Personalize with Accessories, Take These BABY RATTLES...

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When I am working on a clients home, after making sure that all the
Basics are taken care of …..them comes Accessorizing.

The thoughtful part, the time consuming part,
And often the laborious part of design.

The fun part is the actual HUNT, and most times you have to
very carefully get it to the client‘s home in one piece if it is breakable.
Me personally, I don’t like breakable anything but what choice do I have?
If it is RIGHT, it is RIGHT!!

And I have always had great luck when ignoring the shop keepers
who want to wrap it up like a mummy in bubble wrap.
It seems to me it often increases the risk of breaking it just getting
the bubble wrap off that an overly zealous salesman has wrapped.

I always have a lot of the big beach towels in my car.
Depending on the Accessory, I may roll up in a towel and place it behind
the front seat of my car on the floor.
It seems to brace it there.
If it is larger I just wedge it to death with all the towels.
You might carry a couple of old pillows in your trunk
when on an Accessory Hunting Expedition.

After all this……it’s always nice if they appreciate how ’brilliant’
the piece is for that particular space.

I was doing a Baby Doctors Home, hence the BABY RATTLES.

I was in Paris and saw these in a shop window and was so intrigued.
What in the world could they be?
They were beautiful.
They were antique baby rattles, and to me they looked like some sort
of jewelry.
They were made of sterling silver and some had ivory as well.
These were referred to as ‘Nanny Rattles’ because
each one would do something different, and the Nanny would use
these ‘Nanny Rattles’ to distract the infant.
Some rattles had whistles, some had quickly moving parts
( the sterling portions of the rattle ) including noise makers.
They were so great.I purchased about 7 and placed them in a bowl.
They were a huge success.
But, most importantly they were very personal and related to the Doctors Profession.
I was told that anyone who saw them always asked what they were, and he proudly
Tell them , “ oh my designer picked them up for me in Paris “ and proceeded to tell his guest the Nanny Rattle story.

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Using The Greek Key In Design

Do you think there is too much of the Greek Key Pattern in this room ?

I love the piano !

My Post On The Greek Key

1st dibs
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A Neat And Tidy Residence In 'The Flower-Box Building'

This apartment is in the 'Flower Box Building' in Manhattan.

The furniture opens and closes back into the walls as if it were a Swiss Army Knife.
"A wall of ivy was planted along the interior balcony that overlooks the living area. Directly below the garden is a shallow, 12-foot-long reflecting pool, where goldfish dart just below the surface."
I am a real sucker when it comes to English Ivy. I think this ivy covered wall, and the indoor pond are just wild, clever, and certainly unexpected. I love love love love it !

If I were a kid living in or visiting this place ... I would be dropping a 'Super Ball' off that kitchen balcony, and bouncing it back up to try and catch it ...and do it all over again.

Does anybody out there in the blog-osphere 

remember ' super balls ?'...They would bounce crazy high....

Not to mention , these are polished concrete floors.

Excellent for bouncing a Super Ball.
Come on people, get playful, maybe even a little mischievous. 

It will keep you young and happier than you were before the mischief.

Nothing like a good giggle to get the blood flowing in the right direction.

(Neat and Tidy Living, The Flower Box Building in NYC)

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This Might Be Boring...

But It Can & Will Make A Big Difference.
ONYX
Onyx can be lit from behind......
Do you have a powder room you would like to be truly special ?

Take a chest like this,

or this,
or this, 
or even this... then you top it with onyx, drop in a sink (or two, if the size is right for a master bath) with beautiful hardware, and you are set ! Now , hang a fabulous mirror over the sink, hang a set of sconces on either side of the mirror and ' voila !'

But, make every piece you choose special. 

Onyx can be costly, but is small quantities, it is worth the money for the amazing impact that it will give you.

Onyx. It is like a jewel.

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And pictures DO NOT show you how truly beautiful it is
If you under mount a sink , try a hammered brass, nickle, or oiled bronze sink.

Do You Like Onyx ?

I feel that the powder room

is the one room in the house that you can, 

and should... go all the way out for !

Be a bit wild, and extravagant. 

You won't regret it, 

and your guest will always comment on it.

It is a no-brainer. 

After all, a person is only in a powder room 

for a few minutes....

so do something unexpected.

see a powder room I did for a client, click here.

Onyx, Powder Rooms, Counter Tops
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Exposed...

Walls.

I lived in Montreal for 9 months, it was so cold in February that I ended up down here in Florida.

And Florida is hotter than ' you know what !'

Anyway, I adored old Montreal, and many of the buildings had exposed brick , stone, or granite on the interior walls.

I miss that. I was crazy about it !!!

Do You Likie Too ???

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Exposed Walls, Country Living
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