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Were you having ‘Beatrix Potter moment? tesa character's name ina whimsical fable I made up.A rabbit in roller boots who goes to the roller disco, Orig rally, twas going to be aastore for kids Sounds like there's @ tot of id tet in you Well, ve never lost my sense of fantasy. And Lalways liked inventing faneifl stories for my children Did your mother tell you lots of bedtime stories? No, she was very English ‘Welcome to the wondrous world of Roberta Freymann—designer, store owner, and lover of every color inthe Crayola box. ‘and very reserved. But iy father, who was Ger- rman but Latin in spin, ‘always told me the most ‘enchanting stories. 1am iy father’s daughter. When Ineed a color fix Igo toone mall about color. I started out in this apart ment saying, want it to be totaly neutral and very chic, but some- how or other my nature ‘always comes out— ‘orange goes on a wall, red on curtains, gold here, lavender there, ‘You really go all out "believe every color goes with everything. When people say it doesn't match orf clashes, | sy, “"Wrong—it works" Doyou always wear color? ‘Always. What's more bor- ing than a black dress? And | don't go near beige ‘Do you change the look of ‘your bed much? Constantly! This bed- ‘cover is something new Tm doing with old suza- ris. frame them in white to make them big ‘enough forthe bed “Are your nightles as color {falas your bedding? sleep in men’s kurtas from indi, all white, I dont know...something hasto be white, | guess. « Intarview oy BARBARA KING Produced by ‘ABBY TABAK Photograph by overiet Kal Standard Shams Ine awauro Shame in fad easier owe Fobereafteymarm com, Printing aie Nod You've spent months decorating your home. Fortunately, it only takes 15 minutes to see how much you could SAVE WITH GEICO. You've looked through every magazine. Decorators seek you out at dinner parties. Youre on a first name basis with the staff of every furnishing place in town. 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Otherwise, you will have transgressed —tastewise, that ie~ from taboo to criminal, “This ate nto the winter basing season, have bumped up more than once against "rich and ftty fatigue syndrome.” soItend to >> mitons memoir, flood, Bones the bral serve Hamilton inthe kitchen OE er eae CEs CLASSICONION RINGS — es O a GABRIELLE’S KITCHEN cook fewer beef short ribs and lamb shanks and more rabbits and hens. In this dish, the relative ightness of the chicken stock and the zingofthecornichons—after along winter of dark brown glossy ‘sauce—feeL it ike the rst day you notice the ight of day lengthening, even fjustby 50r sominutes, Use substantial, meaty legs, ‘with bright. clean flesh If theres ‘papery yellow skinon the backs ofthe ankles, peel ic off with your Sngernall.As4-ors5-0unce ehicken lg wil remind you of ‘some spor trophy you won, ‘nbgh school—they really are quite bigl—so make sureyourpan ‘slangeenough wholdthem all comfortably ‘At irs, when you taste for seasoning, the vinegar wil bit you {ntheback ofthe throat, butasthe dich bases and the legs release their juices into the cooking iquid, the bite will soften considerably, 80 don'thedge. When you add the hard cider, however, taste fe (quently. Hard cider is one ofthe ‘most popular emerging beverages ‘onthe market, and wile the really fineciers from Normandy are dry and tannic, many domestic ‘supermarket brands are seda-pop sweet, As there is already salt nthe dish—and pepper—you should take care adding the cider, You nay be csentially just adding appley ‘sugar—and in my experience, ‘sugar salt and pepperin the same dishisatricky combination to ‘balance properly ‘ry to get a good cider that tastes cofreal, tar fermented apple, And enjoy this bright and cheerful tail end ofthe braising season, both in ‘the pot and in your glass. 4 large chicken legs, ‘approximately 14 ounces teach, seasoned with salt and pepper 1 cup of cornichons in their brine, sliced a few times lengthwise 1 cup thinly sliced shallots 1 cup cider vinegar 1 quart excellent-quality Chicken stock 1 12-ounce bottle excellent- quality hard cider % cup olive oil 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into smal cubes 2 tablespoons roughly chopped atest lealian parsley, Chopped st he last minute Setore serving Coarse kosher salt and freshly round pepperto taste BRAISED CHICKEN LEGS WITH SHALLOTS AND VINEGAR serves 11 Heat a heavy-bottomed, wide pan one witha tight-fitting id that isjustlarge enough t hold all four legs comfortably) over medium heat fora fll minute 12 Add the olive oil. The ol should streak and ripple subtly when the panishot enough to cookin. 13 Add the seasoned chicken legs to the hot pan, skin-side down. ‘There should be a moderate hiss when the mest hits the pan. Don't ‘touch or move them for the First Fewminutes ‘4 Brown the chicken legs on both sides, taking care not to tear the skin when turning, '5 Remove the browned meat to a platter. Pour off any fat from the ppanand discard. Return the panto ‘the bumer and reduce heat 0 low. {6 Ade shallots to the pan and stir to prevent burning. Some of the nice brown bits from the pan will start to coat the shallots, 7 Add the comnichons and their brine and continue stirring, loos ‘ening all the brown bits from the bottom ofthe pan. Adjustthe heat sotheliquidis simmering gently. '8 Arrange the browned chicken legsin one layer inthe pan, pour in the vinegar. the chicken stock, and the hard cider, and then gently stir in and around the legs to bring all of the goodies together: shallots, ‘cornichons, and liquids. ‘9 Season the contents of the an with more salt and pepper to taste—the broth should be bright with acid and rich from chicken stock, and with as much salt and pepper needed tonot taste wan or washed-out, 40 Bring the contents of the pan toa gentle simmer, cover tightly, slightly educe the heat, and allow to braise on the stove top for 30 11 Remave the lid and check the doneness ofthe meat by wiggling the leg and noticing its Flexibility ‘at the thigh joint. The mest of the ‘drumstiek should alzo be eeparat- ing from the bone. Re-cover and continue cooking another 10 min- utes iPneeded to get meat that is, just shy offalingoffthe bone, 4a Transfer chicken to plates. Scatter the cubes of butter into the sauce and stir. Spoon sauce ‘over the chicken. 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OK, the rooms need mare than refresh. Im looking at plaster repair, fresh paint everywhere, metalwork on the steel easement ‘windows, as well asa new opening in awall for vintage French doors tothe bedroom. It’s finally time to say good-bye toa sofa that's ike an old friend but ‘has seen better days, to putthe dining room chalrs ‘on Craigslist, and to rethink the floor planof the living room. The truthis, 'm always collecting decorating. ideas, because there's always some aspect of the apartment or my house n the Catskills that could use alittle makeover. nothing else, it's away to keep life fresh. Evernote, an iPhone app, has changed my Life, Tstill have notebooks, but they're more serap- ‘books of my life's ephemera. See something Tlike in amagazine or abook, or anywhere? Now [take ‘picture with my iPhone and file it in Evernote, along ‘with notes Ican actually finé—no more teetering. piles and bulging folders! And digital images on the Internet are easily pulled and filed in the app. There are always more ways than one to make over your life, 7 (ool Newell Turner, EDITOR IN CHIEF rinesipe I'm drawn to ust about any fireplace this time of year. Who isn't? And Ilove my Tultkivi. Made 2fsoapstone, which radiates the most soothing heat, they come f tnmany styles, with lots of options tocustomize an installation, ‘They also burn super-effciently, x THE A datéd 1940 suburban’ rr \ whole lot of ‘wow’ LINDSEY CORAL WARPER: This ie asg4oe house in North Carolina, and it rally needed a face-lift, a more youthful, upbeat appearance. My client and her husband were moving from New York City, and she basically bought itonline. She and I flew down tolook atit after she bid onit ‘We didn’tdo that much construction. ‘The kitchen and baths were updated, and the biggest project besides those was painting all the rooms. I think when people hire me they realize that Tove color and making an impact. I dont Like things all blah and calm, Youcanonly haveone showstopperina ‘oom. Inthe foyer, its the walipaper; in thelivingroom, itsthecurtains; inthe ining room, i's the chandelier; inthe kitchen, i's that acid yellow color. It's like dinner party—you can only have cone great storyteller. [Ftwo people are vying forattention, itdoesn't work. {grr Curtains in Kathryn M. Ireland's Mar jechingpire the ving room palette. For ust look, Harper glued blue grosgr ribbons onto pleated lampshades: for a ‘modern lok, she painted the replace sur ‘ound ergp white. The eneausti painting Is by Mel Rea “Irs wax, £0 Thope it doesnt ‘melt Harper says. The bench is coveredin ‘Aqua Velvet in Marin from Holly Hunt of The kitchenis my favorite room. It’s everybody's favorite room. My client wanted a white kitchen with ‘concrete countertops, but the room neededa wou factor colar. This shock: ingyellaw on the walls has pizzazz! And the tableis over-the-top. Mixing, Drightyellow with grayand whiteisa ‘now color combination forme—very modern, very now. ‘Sois that painted floor. ‘The floor was stained a deep, dark ‘brown, and itbrought the whole room down. I suggested we do alarge geo- ‘metric design, because the kitchen igso large—it's.20-foot long rectan- gle. The bold graphic breaks itup soit docentfeelaobig. Wekept the pattern ‘clean and simple because the ikaton the sofa is so busy. Did oucarve outthe niche forthe seat- ingares? ‘There were lower cabinets under that ‘opening into the family room, and I said it should be seating instead, And I thought it should be a real sofa instead ofa built-in banquet, Dbecsuse there's somuch eabinetry. It softens thelook ofthe cabinetry, and its more comfortable than a bench ‘would have been. The stools add yet another graphic ‘component. ‘These areactuallylittletables.teaton ‘one and it held me, 801 just whipped ‘up some cushions for them. They're fun, like ghost stools—you see right through them. Iwas nevera fan of red, white, and blue until saw this guest bedroom, Tknow—it can be so hokey. The room. ‘igquitelarge,andTknewitcouldban- dleadeepeolor.Idobluealotonwalls, butonly intense blues, likethis navy ‘Thereare fvewindows,and thought, “Gocz, well need 60. 7oyardsoffab> rrictodocurtains, but [wasnt onan ‘unlimited budget. Thatethis expres- ‘sion butit fits here:'Cheapand cheer- ful’ was what was needed, So did Roman shades in white linen with. grosgrain ribbon in a Greek key pat- ter, Peoplemake Roman shades and they ust throw themup, but ifyouadd ccurtaintape orascallop edgeyougive them somuch more presence. nove: Harper ‘made a Roman shade nthe same Tabeieas the Aitchen sofa, thom Flic Prospect inShadow for Keavet,tocarry thethat pattern Inner Glow—ane aneven brighter ‘tron table from HE Home brought thewhte-and ray kitchen {olife. Harper turned wie side tables From ADC Carper & Home Into stools. Dark ‘brown floors were ‘wansformed with large geometric patter, painted bylaye: Lohmann. Pendant ighe trom Robert abbey. ‘Hugo Guinness prints from ohn Denia. ‘notice that you use valances with most fof yourRoman shades. Ido them so can hang the shades higher. This way I pull the shades up closer to the ceiling, and it pulls, your eye up and makes the ceiling ‘seem higher. Plus they're a way to add a pretty shape toa room. I did the valance in the kitchen because Tthought they would probably keep the shade up most ofthe time and | ‘wanted to see pattern there, to bring itover from the sofa. The twists that Tran the valance fabric perpendicu- lar tothe fabricon the shade and the ofa. It looks totally different done that way. Tell meabout hare showstopper living roomeurtains. Inthat case, we didn't spare expense. Itwas our big splurge. We both fell in love with the fabrie—it seemed s0 fresh and new. A beautiful mod- cer fabric can completely change a room, evenifyoujustuseitonasmall ottoman, (Ora small bench, like the blue one in Front ofthe fireplace? ‘That's actually indoor outdoor fab- rie, but that deep, intense color gave ‘the bench new life. Iwas rally, really sad-looking before, covered in tan ‘mohair. ‘What elses worth splurging on? ‘Throw pillows, They instantly finish the look ofthe room. The guys don’t understand why Iwanttospend $500, on some pillows. They always say. “Why dowe need pillows?" Buthaving room without pillows is like goingto party without your shoes on. Shoes make the outfit right? Every chair, not Justevery sofa, must have pillows. ‘And mustevery bedroom have an uphol- stered headboard, as these do? used upholstered headboards in every bedroom because they're rela tively inexpensive, they'resimpleand fast to make, and they're soft to lean against, They look more expensive than they are, especially with details like nailheads or contrast welting. You're reallyabig believer inthe power of details ‘They make everythinglook so much ‘more finished. love toadd contrast banding on the leading edge and across the bottom of curtains. And grosgrain ribbon, by the way, is an easy DIY trick that makes a lamp- shade feel custom. I glued that blue ribbon onto the lampshades in the livingroom, andvoila! have to ask—didn'tyou commit some ‘great Southern sacrilege by painting thewood panelingin thelibrary blue? ‘Vm from the South, and my mother has a paneled dining room—panel- ing is everywhere in the South. Peo ple are always saying, ‘Look at this ‘wonderful wood paneling!" And I say, “What? Itlooks atrocious, Itneeds & color’ Aubergine or deep blue or some- ‘thing—otherwise itIooks dated tome. ‘And whenyou painta saturated color from floor to ceiling over the mold~ ‘ings and inside the shelves, it makes. ‘huge impact in a small room like this library. Actually, always want to say—about everything— People, put acoloron it?” Don'tyou ever dowhite walls? ‘Whitewallsis talent Idon'thave. “Everyone loves to stay in this bedroom Little details like the monograms and the Greek key on the shades go along way to feel welcome and special.” noserconsnsaves A Eran from my mentor, Sister Parish, along time before I saw it. 1was working for Parish-Hadley, and one day Mrs. Parish deseribed it tome. She had decorated it in 1968. Itwas on the top floor of a modern high-rise on Boston's Charles River, witha grand drawingroom, parquet de Ver sailles floors. and glorious views in all directions Mrs. Parish told me hovr she divided the living roomby installinga chandelier withcandies in the centerofthe room and placing around skirted table uunderit. She used two rugs instead ofonelarge one, thereby creating acozier, warmerroomwith several ‘intimate seating groups—she always planned for ‘mulkiple seating groupe within azoom, The color palette was really more Hadley than Parish. The walls were painted a textured, dark chocolate brown, which I imagine was considered quite modern and unique in the 19608, The rest of ‘theroomwasin mushroom and white, sothe over all effect was very dramatic. Tenew how beautiful it must have been, utit never occurred tome that decades later Iwould see itintact—and be asked to redecorate it by thenew ‘owners. Thad never redone a Parish Hadley interior I worked there forss years, job Iwas encouraged to goafterby my great-uncle, Rory Cameron, awrite, when Iwas fresh out of college. Mrs. Parish was a friend of my grandmother and great-aunt, £0 I called herand she invited me totea. To prep me for my meeting. Rory and Kenny Lane, the jewelry designer, took me tolunch atan exotic Indian restaurant above a movie theater next to Bergdorf Goodman. They told me what to ‘wear (navy blue, not black) and what questions to ‘ask, But Mrs, Parish toldme firmly that she never hired the children of friends orelients, and to boot Tacked any decorating experience. Then, weeks later, che called and asked me tohelpherout fora ‘month or so putting together an apartment, That ‘month turned intoafull-timejob. Iwould sit fascinated, watchingher draw floor plane, She would draw sofasthat werethe shapeof little lima beans, and nothing had any scale. She carried her decorating ideas in herhead, and she Jknew what would ft and what would work. Itwas ‘instinctive with her,a sixth sense. Albert Hadley, on the other hand, was always mereexactingand precise. Furniture, rugs, curtains, lampshades— all had tobe drawn properly, andto scale. Together they worea wonderful yin-and-yang duo, Mrs, Parish died inig94, and notlongafterthat Iwent out on my own. Then, morethan 4o years after she had decorated the Boston apartment, there Iwas, entering the nondescript building, so lacking in charm compared with the lovely brick. townhouses and brawnstones along the river. Net ther the lobby norhallway leading tothe apartment ‘give you any clue about what's behind the doors, It was magical I stood in that chocolate brown room. seeing what Mrs, Parishhaddoneas ifitwereyesterday— the furniture was the same, and itwasarranged in the sameway. My clients loved the feel ofthe roorn somuch, they bought all the contents from the for We realized that everything still looked fab uulous, classically modern and just right for the space. And most ofitwas in great shape, including the brown satin sofa and the Fortuny table skirt. We did freshen the upholstery on the Louis XV- style fauteuils, but with the same fabries, and we replaced the rugs with identical ones. My clients ‘added paintings and pieces from theirglass calle tion, as well as the curved channel back sofa, the ‘blue Victorian chair, and the Coromandel screen, one ofapair inthe far corners ofthe room, Elsewhere, there was quite a bit of work to be done. Weupdated the bathrooms, eplaced the win: ows, and refinished the fore. The only structure changewasinthe kitchen, Itwasveryold-fashioned and inefficient, and i's now one large, open space, with glass doors overlooking the terrace. All the rooms desperately needed tobe repainted cor repapered. The dining room felttired, and the wallpaper was old, Thewalls are now glazedin the pale apricot-peach color that's in the Oushakrug, ‘The windowis framed onlyby avalance—there are ‘whitewoven matchstick shades behindit. The master bedroom and sitting room are a symphony of corals and patterns. In fact, there's ‘aneclectic mix of patterns and textures through cout the rooms—toile, florals, hooked rugs, cotton, silk, velvet, canvas—whichis what ralwayslove, 0 the formality of the apartment is softened. Proba- bly my favorite room isthe guestroom. The red and cream wallpaper s animated and playful, and the toile matelassé quilts and striped bedskirteon the fourposter beds make the room so cheerful Italways amazes and delights me tosee aplace comeback tlife, especially when twas beautifully decorated tobegin with. It'sincredible tothink that what was done 44 years agois as timeless andas perfect now asitwasthen. ul-glass chandelier inthe middle ofthe large raom to divide into distinct seating groups, Cameron replaced worn Tibetan dhur painted Lou's XV-tylefauteuils in the same fabric Mrs, Parshused, Sionel from Beacon Hil A) Era The BEFORE /5:30 AM anne nate IMAGINE having one room in your house that has to play four roles—lounge. library, dining ar home off v KEVIN West thought it was time to update designer PETER DUNHAM, owner of Hollywood at Hom up for the challenge. THe Twist? He had to get it all done in one day. Look at how Dunham transformed the living room in only nine hours. It’s 8:30 A.M. Time to get busy Interiordesign by PETER DUNHAM Reported by DAVID A. KEEPS Photographs by AMY NEUNSINGER. is multipurpose living room. Interior AFTER / 5:30 P.M KEVIN WEST, oxthor/homowner 8 PETER DUNHAM, devigner 8:35 A.M + Iwant aroom + My aesthetic isall about Theroomnecésiobe bigger. more masculine share ican entertain De iso work, Imorefixblesbutalso andcomfora ed in Paris for years, “We can put two of them together and exhausted. I'll ta adrink now” Ina ny footprint, Dunham ereates aworkarea for West, ‘who writes a blog, Ervingtheseason. om, about home canring. pickling, and preserving. His book Cathe same subject | willbe published byknopf next year Osiochair Hendrix desk, and louse table lamp rom Crate & Barrel. kat shade from Holywood at Home. orPostre, painting by Kon- Stantin Kskanias Drovides focal point Inthe seating area. To ppuneh up ane i out the deep Verano sofa from Crate & Bare, Dunham added pi lows rom his ow texte callction. The supersize Serabble game's fromRestorx: tion Hardware WHAT KEVIN LOVES ABOUT THE ROOM ‘methatichasabit of 2tsteenury. Yeti si iy-butieanuse Fels ihean ld house mareinfonmal “Theresa separate work andlayeres, making fea, butitdorsrtook | tverysoryandvery brfeeikeahome. Calforia howitspeasstothe Makeovers Ai) aw \elo)<| oo A.cozy English rte ites MILES REDD: Icut my decorating teeth with you, and. infact, | stil mimic your process every day. But talk tome about this house. How did you turn a barn-ike space intoacozy English country house? BUNNY WILLIAMS: The main room is huge, and one of the biggest challenges in big rooms is to make them cozy, because you can come in and go, Oh, dear: Alot of people make the mistakeof thinking. everything should simply bebig:"Thave abigroom, som going to put in 20-feotlong sofas and a cof {ee table the size of atwin bed’ But the frst thing you have todo is breakup the space. Iereated two ‘seatingareas in the middle ofthe room with back to-back sofas—one facing the TV, the other facing, theoceanview. (One of my favorite parts is how youused the writing tables as endtables forthe sofas, Bacleto-back sofas create about eight feetofdepth, ‘0 to put little dinky end tables there wouldn't ‘work—they have tobe big. It’s all about scale. "venever embraced puttinga TV overthe mantel, ut ‘do now, beceuseit's the practical place fa rooms, meant for TV. ‘Pmlikeyou—we came from aschool wherewe don wanttosee the TV, but we'reinadifferentera now. It’s something that's afactoflife, andthe technol ogy has gotten really beautiful. TVsare sothinand clegant, so you know—why not? I think it makes rooms usable. How doyou light such abig, high room? thas to be lit from high, eye level. and low. It's the combination that gives you an even light that’s warm and cozy. You have to light the ceil- ing—lamplight is never going to reach the top of a 20foot space. Sowe have spotlights on the tops of the crossbeams, And there's the chandelierin the ‘middleofthe ceting, sconces all around the room, standing lamps by the fireplace, and biglamps in theeenter ofthe room, What clevertricks do youhave for makingthings feel cold and timeless, but atthe same timemodern? Nove textiles, particularly inahouselikethis. They relaxthe decoratingand make it seemlikeitdidn't Justeomeoutofadesign center. You find quiltsand ‘ld textiles, and it gives a layer of warmth to the placethatie more collected looking. Itsmuch eas iertogoand buy one fabric and put toneverything, butit'ssortof boring when you finish. like touse alot of different fabrics, so you feel that if some thinghappens toone thing, the whole room doesn't {allapart. love feelinglike youcan change the pil- lows if youwant, or puta different throw over the back ofthe sofa, so that it doesn't always have to stay the same. To me, rooms are never static, and there's always something I ind and think, ‘Ob, this will be great.‘ want rooms tohave a feeling of spontaneity. ‘Those giant Jeff Koons-ish acorns—didyousee them ‘and think, Oh, those willbe greatin the corner"? [found them ina shop in Connecticut, and [just thought they were sculpture, a kind of folk art. ‘The dealer didn't know who made them. (Orwherethey would have been used. But it’s these kinds of things that have the person: ality. mean, Tthinkall ofus, as designers, look for ‘things with character, that are unexpected, [And they givea room curiosity. ‘That's what's fun. If everything is too perfect, its alittle boring. So you're alwayslooking foran coddity, You havean intriguing mixin the blue bedroom—the ‘modern print over the bed, the Indian textiles, the painted beadboard Heverythingis alike in a room, you're not going to seeanything. I’slike goinginto.ashopofall brown, Furniture—at acertain point tall looks alike. Ive learned over the years that when youput something nexttoits opposite, it's going tostand out—painted furniture next towooden furniture, metal next to lacquer. Soifyou putan angularheadboard next to bench that has rococo legs, i's the contrast that ‘becomes interesting. What's your favorite part of decorating? And what's your least favarite? My favorite partis shoppingand hunting. Myleast favorite partis finding something great and having ‘tbe too expensive. Soyou're constantly thinking, ‘Ifleantthave this, then what else can dothat will, ‘work? But you can always find other, less expen- sive things that ar stylish ‘Thekitchenisrealy clean and crisp. People say to me, Oh, do I want another white kitchen?" Butyounever get tired ofawhitekitchen I think youdo get tired of one that's too decorated. Ivehad many kitchens in my life, and Tim always happier when they're fairly neutral. ‘You put nathing in the hallway excepta bench and threebell pendants. Decorators need to now when toleave great archi tecture alone. IthinkweaRten feel we have tofillup every space, but I didn't even want curtains here, The ight pouring in wasall itreally needed, 1.Soldier-biue mikpaint on guest room wall highlights artworkby Jenifer Bartiett Theantiquebobbin chairis covered Ina Shyam Abujaikat. 2 The old flooring inthis Beautiful, moder kitchen realy works withthe cleanness ofthe black ‘andshite" Willams says. 3. Dining feels alfrerco when the doors, painted Benjamin Moore'sGuiford Green, side open. ‘Alohn Rosell lesflantern hangs from the high pitched cling sbove the landing, 6A play of patterns. 6. An Apri CGornik painting in another guest roam Is set off by wall in green milk pait. An Indonesian quilt adds texture”and a ‘Deco fling.” 7 Willams eschewed hallway curtains—she didnt want to lock thelightor detract From thearchitecture 1.c0co it) S.COASTAL PLAIN sdby ORL! BEN-DOR Ilustrations by MIYUKI SAKAI S.TERRY 7 MontauK. evetor ‘.uinen 10, GRAND CHEVRON / 1 15395 2, OTTOMANOVATION 13. AMAZING MAZE GONE TO THE DOGS With or without friendly fabrics, caro prisant wouldn't have it any other way, nave A NEW 008. Myssth. (No, no, 1my lifetime sth) She's a tay breed, a fourpound Mi-Ki. Her name is Bean, and she's been guaranteed not to shed, not tobark, and not to gowalle ies, Shehas litterbox. ‘Okay, I see you out there, wondering if I'm dog-savvy or naive. Or just masochis- te, 1fT'm a hair covered recluse; a regular at Westminster; a pathetically lonely per ‘son; a compulsive dog: groomer; an indiffer centhousekeeper, and/or, an addict. Three of these things aretrue, Likeyou, perhaps, 'malover ofhardwood floors. 'mabig fan ofcarpeting, too. But ve at last renounced the former for plain-old painton plywood. The latter, to be honest, regularly and foolishly invest in, knowing that it's way wrong for my animal house. Butthere's snow-blue carpeting in my bed- room right now, and guess what?—{(you've sguessed)—Bean the Wonderdog prefers it infinitely to her grass lined litter box. Car pet's so much plusher than plastic grass afterall, retaining, asitdoes, the delicious, yet somehow indelible, scents ofall the dogs ‘who've, um..."gone" before: all the heady aro ‘mas and ineradicable stains left by Juno, for instance, my sweet basket ease ofa Lurcher; plusplenty ofeaud’Ajax, the big, soulful grey- hound wholives with me now and who's ¢o ‘mannerly hei rather wake me at twoin the ‘morning andat fourinthemorning, thenat sixin the morning) than sullyafloot, He's unusual, my Ajax, because, unlike the four Jack Russells who wrangled con- stantly andoften drewblood over whowould xgetto gnaw the gimp on my sofa, he never puts his paweup. Noton guests. Notonbeds. ‘Noton counters. Which isaserendipityinthe kitchen, naturally, since he doesn't snatch ‘my Cheetos or pizza. But, oh...it's hard to accept thathe'l never hop up and watch the ‘ews with me, or loll on the soa like other retired racers do, or sleep winsomely beside ‘meindead-roach position. ‘Bean makes up forhim, however. As Bean ‘00s it, her job hore is to cruise every cush- ion and winkle out the smells, the stains, thedoghair, the stuck-on pieces oftreat that ‘make my house her happy own. My Bean's super eestatic when she's snuffling up the residue of crumbs left by Emma and Diva and Jimmy Cagney and Cosi and Billy and 'Blue—all those lovely dogs who've made me thanlefulthat, among other things, mytaste has always run to the socks-under-the-bed school of decorating (otherwise known as Britishor Shabby Chic. I've found this tobe aan especially forgiving decor because, along with antiques and granny-type gewgaws,it allows me to hide a multitude of doggy sins under the mixed blessings ofthe daily fur- niture polish and wall-to-wall slipcovers: You know, those ill-fitting things that slide around and never quite cover completely ‘while still being—sadly—permeable. (And entirely unsuitable, BTW, for mideentury ‘modern or Louis XV) Beneath such concealments lie the mile- posts of my life: the thoroughly down-less cushion where Emma loved tocurl;the oily patch on the club-chair arm—a perfect sil hhouetteof Juno's chin; the inexpungible rem: nants of someone's dog-sick (I never knew whose) on the pricey chintz, centered, inevi tably, in that large white space between the cabbage rose and the lilacs. Notto mention thetraces of God knows-whatin the mean- dering paw prints whose crazy patterns I've learned (Ithinlg tolove. ‘But wouldn'tbe human if didn't some: times ask myself: "Would I completely lose it if my friends, say, sat on the sofa in their swet, muddy clothes? If they ate pité on my throw pillows? If they drooled? Or forgot their Depends?" Well, totally! Yet only dogs can convincingly create that bona fide lived-in’ Jook. (You can try with children, ofcourse, Dutthey don't smell the same.) Besides, my own fur family has always seemed so apologetic about the triannual carpet cleaning and the plywood floors ll, except the Jack Russells) and so endearingly puzzled and saddened as well by the recur ring disappearance of the tasty bits. And hey, 'velearned tobe semi-serene about the chewed woodwork, the overnight surprises, andthe toilets awaterbowls, Perfecthouses are scary. don'tyou think? ‘Which is not to say that, tucked behind the smaller books on dog training on my ‘bookshelves, there isn't ample space for paper towels, sticky hair pick-ups, wholly inadequate stain removers, and extra strength room deodorizers. (Ifyou see me at the supermarket with one more FABU- 1LOUS, NEW, ADVANCED, INCREDIBLE stain remover in my cart, just spray me) There's space, oo, forthe dog toothpaste Tbrush my canines’ canines with. (Iknow, Tknow, butit “Tastes Like Chicken!”) And forthe drawers fullofpricey, fartoo-large meds that sort of exploded when I tried to get Ajax to swallow single capsule wrapped in peanut butter andhe bit intoit and spitwhatwasevidently the dogequivalent of Brassels sproutson my newly repainted floor. “And why, suddenly, am I finding myself remembering this resin Solar Puppy saw online? Guaranteed not to shed, not tobark, andnotto gowalkies, it simply wags its tail, Endlessly. Unless it's cloudy. My ath dog, perhaps? Only in some house that's notahome. i White walls turned the darkinterr ofaCrakemen bungalow in Venice California, Nickey and Amy. Kehoe llowing them tousea mix ‘oFeldand new furniture styles. {Victorian arm= chairsits under photograph by 1. Rapoport. rostre: The Classic Craftsman fexterioris painted Iron Mountainby Benjamin Moore. Interiordesign by NICKEY KEHOE THEN Dark and claustrophobic Now Lightened upand liberated Interview by DAVIDA. KEEPS Photographs by AMY NEUNSINGER HW Ce eer table eperneirs DAVIDA. KEEPS: Iwas totallyunprepared forallthisbright white Topo wicker: It's a surprise, I know. ‘The exterior doesn't prepare you for it, and classle Craftsman houses are typically pretty dark inside. White ‘modernizes the interior and makes the house feel light and happy. Andit'snotweighed down by roomfuls cofheavy brown Furniture, ‘wy KEHOE: Painting eye-level archi- tectural elements like the wood pan: lingand chairrails white quiets the Craftsman details and allows you to putin the furniture youlove, regard lessofstyle—Louis, Nakashima, B&B Italia, Why net paint the crown molding and ceiling beamswhite, too? ‘rw: You would start to lose the defi- nition ofthe room ifeverything was, white, Black adds dimensionality. It outlines and articulates the space. Did you ever wonder whether a crisp black-and-white theme might be all wrong fora Craftsman? ‘Tw: The vision was to maintain the integrity of the Craftsman, without being tooliteralor formulaic. Wewere able to reinvent it and make it feel fresh, but at the same time wedidn't sacrifice the cottagey charm. Ts the ind ofhouse we could imagine Cath- rine Keener shootinga movie/n. [nd the theme song on the sound track Wwouldbe...2 ‘ak: Maybe “California Stars" by Billy Braggand Wileo, Iva sweet, relaxed familiar sound, a sound for every- ‘one~and this is a home for everyone. (What makes a house homey? ‘ak: Layers. We'll have all the pieces ‘inplace, every little accent table and lamp, and then we wait a couple of ‘weeks and come back with that extra layor—a miscellaneous accenton the wall, anotherthrow, a stool that's not necessary but looks good. I's those layers that make it feel homey. How do you work out the furniture arrangements? Te: We often start a project by bring ing over a roomful of furniture and playing with ittogeta realistic sense ofscale and how pieces relate. ‘ne Floor plans are okay, but there's ‘anove: An antique ‘mirror above the livingroom mantel ects avintage Paavo Tyre i ture from Rewire fovrasire lossy ‘Blackpainted Paul MeCobb chairs from Modern Living Supplies surround walrut ining table that the designers| sitered They tapered one end ofthe rectan~ sgulartopand ‘eplaced the heavy block base with lighter ainer one. Industrial lighting Fitures| ste"period appropriate ora Craftamancetyle house but also look fresh and smodernin black nd white? Niky nothing that tells you you're going to bump your hip onthe corner ofthe diningtable. Did your ™. Yes! Itwas originally rectangular, ‘but the diningroom is athroughway. and it didn'tallow for an easy flow— ‘we kept bumping into it. So we had itcut intoa shield shape. Its really smart thing todowhen there arekids runningaround. ‘ak: This is an open floorplan, which ‘was pretty challenging, and the space Isn'tvery generous. Whatwasyoursolution? ‘TW: Alot of people have atendency to push their furniture up against the walls and shove it into comers. But floating the furniture makes a room Digger. I's almost counterintuitive, because it doesn't feel likeyou're max- {miaing space. And the way we loated the green sofa in theliving roorn exe- ated a pathway. ‘What rooms are imprinted on your psyche? TN: My Utopian roomexists only inmy imagination, Ithasold parquet floors, super high ceilings, huge fireplaces, a32-foot long velvet sofa, rug,anda, floor lamp. Nothingelse. Ax: My grandmother's apartment. Tt was modest, but she had rococo and reproduction Napoleon furniture, antique carpets, oil paintings by her brother. It influenced meby showing how you couldlivein a refined way on budget. Thathas become partofmy decorating philosophy. Tell me one ofthe main ways you deco: rateona budget, ax: Burlap curtains, dave Tsay, areour signature, Curtainscankillyour bud get. But burlap curtains look great, they don't need to belined, and they Slterlight beautifully ‘TW: And how about Roman shades ‘made from tent fabric? Giveus an old tent andwecan do anything withit And do you havea favorite chain store forfinding wel-priced pleces? ‘ak: CBa,forlittleend tables and accent pieces 16: Target, for the Thomas O'Brien sheets—ahomerun, What designidessare played out? TW: Morocean rugs and suzani pil- lows—let’s put them away fora while Anythingwith abirdonit—putitina cage. And am the biggest criminal, because I have had it for years, but letegive taxidermy arest, ax: Things that are too decorated. Mess up that stack of books; don't fold thatthrow so perfectly. Are there any houses you dream of decorating? ak Tvealwayshada fantasy ofrestor- ing @ hacienda someplace in Mexico or South America. My first job in fact, ‘was at ahistoric-preservation archi- tectural rm, ‘TW: little loftier than my frst job— Lassisted a stylist on a Salt-n-Pepa video. To answer your question: The Eames House. They nailed it, but T think there are more ways it can be nailed. If guests were coming to visit these houses, what would you tell ther? Ax: If you wake up first, make the coffe. 1M: Stay in ahotel cores erry ponte Balls Lamp Room Corrie Penrerepens ness ofthe room, Pree Paes corn Pocoan ee pismo oats oes Peareni rome penta come Pare erat ee cr caer eo ih Ces A\| i Te KITCHEN OF — ManmothZakes, California ChisTINe PITTEL Photography I ‘ Thestainless steel glows in the UisaRoweneny T A E M O N T H cool northern light, but it’s the fireplace Designby MARK EGERSTROM that keeps you warm. Philips LED lighting can change a room, a mood and the way you live. I's lighting at its full potential. Lethe Philips AmbientLED 12.5W bulb, It replaces the inefficient standard GOW Incandescent bulb, And its beautiful light turns your room inte ene yeu want to stay in, while saving you money. Not to mention you won't need to change the Bulb for very long time. ‘See what LED light can do for your home! ‘See more at www.philips.com/beautifullght «D>, PHILIPS sense and simplicity HouseBeautiful.com/Prometions KITCHEN OF THE MONTH MARK EGERSTROM: That's all thanes tothe owner, Sherry Anselmo. She would show me French ‘magazines with images of ld barns and farmhouses that had been redone with a contemporary twist. be lke, "Yeah, but those are 200 years old. We're building this house from serateh” So you designed this as f were old- meets new. The driving thought when we were look ingat kitchen systems was thatthe functional aspects lke lighting and faucets would be super high-tech, And the other aspects, ike comfort, would be kind oftaking astep backward Such as having a fireplace inthe kitchen That's something you would find in an old French Farmhouse, the big hearth fireplace that you can see from anywhere in the room. wanted to create that feeling, but with the con. temporary twist of con- crete and a raised hearth, softened by seat cushions and pillows I's 2 cozy place to snuggle up. ‘That island really stand me the usual ring of perim Iesalmost as itis futur- Ist kitchen had been ropped inte the middle ofan old house. OF course, BoM kitehens are very minienal iow bigs Ie'sabout four by nine feet. Andu op Stainless steel.’ all stainless steel, with a sold sheet on top that ‘morphs into the sink and has a cutout for the cooktop. No seams any where | love an inte= grated sink. I seems cleaner both visually and bhygenieally—fewererev- Joes for dirt ta collect i, Ifyou try not to scratch youl drive yourself crazy. After the frst few ‘months it develops anice patina, And it's pretty ‘easy to take care of This stu called Bar Keepers Friend cleans itup tke nothing else use it on ‘my Corian, too. ell take a blueberry stain right of My favorte thing's that floating shelf That's in eu of uppers. “They would have changed the whale oak, We gave Boff the specs and it was, fabricated in aly to fit their hood. Itean be a display unto itself You can let the objects shine, whether i's a pitcher or a bottle of olive ol It echoes the floating I wanted to make things isappear. You might not ‘even notice the shelf at frst. Same withthe glass onthe table, And the ‘sland may be huge, but the stainless stee! has an ethereal quality contrast othe tee Hel like we needed some ‘wood ta warm upthe house. 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More ree~ ‘linear and masculine, Buthis bathroom isn't ‘vied that's wallpaper. For budget reasons we ‘couldn't do tle in there, but stil wanted the ook ‘of tile The seale ofthe patterns in both rooms is ‘most identical: they're ‘small-scale, 0 wanted large-scale pattern on the floors. We used 12-by- ‘winch stone tls laid on the diagonal to visually ‘expand the spaces. These arenot large bathrooms. ‘Those full-length mirrors ‘make her bath feel huge. Tealso creates the feeling ‘of adressing room, which istice fora preteen gir Buthere's what really love. Because there are mirrors on bath sides ‘of the vanity niche, they reflect the tled wall, and itcreates the illusion that all the walls aettiled, You feel enveloped intl Why does that appeal to ryouso much? People react to tle on primal level. Itsan ‘way water splashes on tile and catches in the ‘grooves’ beautiful And Ilove pattern. Give se whitetile and il ay it ina herringbone pattern every time. A benign grid creates a benign exper tence, and a boring one. Sois there a trick to using tile to create interest? People tend to overdeco- rate. When they have a fantastic Focal point like awalloftile, they need toeditthe rest of the roam. In her bath, every- thing but the wall of tie has a white-cloudy look, azense of the heavens. So the litte bits of blue land green really stand tout, had those simple green polka dots on the floor laser-cut out oF sgreen tile tothe exact same size as the round white voids in the pat fern on the wall. You need to create synergy like that fora room to be successful. And how did you ereate ‘synergy in his bah? “The front of his maple vanity is stained brown, land the inside is painted black. That ereates sym- retry with the browns ‘and the blacks in the speckled granite on the ‘countertop and floor. And ‘we painted the window trim black Do you always work this hardon children's bathrooms? "have to say find it refreshing when a fam~ ily wants attention paid to the children’s rooms, “They don’ have tobe ‘extravagant, but Ike to think a well-designed, ‘orderly space puts them ‘on the right path for life. « fea: Festononrear com Seigeememes ‘trinconore.com. Seesyan” ee ‘serine veut, ose Snot aie Goro noUSEBEATTIFUL com ResouRces The showstopper ina preteen girs bathroom is the marble ile, Marquee Grande by Mosaique Surface, Cavi- Winfrey designed the vent t look lke furniture and Roated it feurinches from the mierors oneach side, which erates the ilusion of more space ‘Avallefiecoratvestone Risconmaresioe buthcomettif Herware fomoreuacingpatern == = lll Ry SONOS. BAVA SOOO PLB SH

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