Articles for March 27th, 2008
Rock ‘n Roll Rooms
Hip jeans designer Diesel just got into the home decor act. Newly launched during the recent Milan furniture show, Diesel’s Successful Living textiles include bed linens, towels, and throw pillows.
Charlotte Moss Loves the Mews
Famed designer Charlotte Moss had this to say in the latest edition of House Beautiful: “When I’m in Dallas I always make time to visit The Mews, two antiques collectives. I always find something unusual — a carved gilded chandelier, a chinoiserie box, Moroccan leather desk accessories, a tiny mirror — all sorts of surprises that will finish off a room perfectly.”
House Porn In The Air
I’ve been pushing to do a story on interior design of private jets for some time now… so what do you think of this?
Why Hire an Interior Designer
Local designer Dona Rosene sent me this link to a talk that Architectural Digest hosted at the Kravet showroom for the design community about the good reasons to hire a professional designer. I couldn’t agree more - with all the instant re-dos and easy decorating shows on television, it’s easy to think it’s easy. Sure, it’s a beauty business - but it doesn’t happen without effort and expertise. People used to say what a glamorous job a showroom would be. What they didn’t see was hours moving furniture and heavy fabric wings until my arms wouldn’t move. With all the design options out there now, I think that’s more the reason to hire a decorator.
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