New on the market: a Summerour designed home
on Oct 9, 2009 in keith summerour new on the market One of my favorite areas to walk the dog is in the Haynes Manor neighborhood of Atlanta, and as I walk I often wonder what the homes look like on the inside. Thanks to the wonder of online real estate listings, I sometimes get to have a peek into som...

French Barometers
on Oct 6, 2009 in French Barometer Earlier this year, I did a post on beautiful clocks, and included all sorts of examples from my inspiration files. The clocks that seemed to catch my eye were the ones with large round faces that resemble train station clocks, as well as mora clocks...

Favorite Design Element: Framed Intaglios
on Oct 2, 2009 in intaglio intaglios Image via Quatrefoil Design From the first time I saw a framed intaglio, I thought is was the perfect combination of sculpture and art. An intaglio is a figure or design carved into stone or a hard material. "Intaglios, cameos, and medals wer...

Inspiring Architect: Steve Giannetti
on Sep 28, 2009 in Steve Giannetti Brooke Giannetti inspirational architecture Last year, a new blogger burst onto the scene, and from the moment her blog started I was a fan. The blogger is Brooke Giannetti from Velvet & Linen, and one of the things that immediately endeared me to her blog was its unique focus on both des...

Inspirational Design Talent: Amy Morris
on Sep 25, 2009 in intaglios Amy Morris Interiors I was first introduced to Amy Morris through the Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles bathroom design contest: This is such an exquisite vignette, with the freestanding tub, the beautiful French style mirror behind the tub (reminds me a bit of the work o...

Glee
on Sep 23, 2009 in Glee I am going a little off topic to spread the word about my new favorite show: Glee. Have you seen it? It is a wonderful mixture of adult soap opera, high school drama (which, despite being in my late 30s, I have an unreasonable love for high school...

The Third Dimension in Architecture and Design
on Sep 22, 2009 in Architecture third dimension in design Recently, I profiled Massachusetts architect Katie Hutchison. When I first learned of her online articles, I was particularly smitten with Katie's discussion of the third dimension in design and architecture. In her article, Katie wrote: "...

The House Beautiful Color Institute Event
on Sep 18, 2009 in eric cohler House Beautiful Suzanne Kasler A few weeks ago, I received a special 'press' invitation to attend the House Beautiful Color Institute Event at the Atlanta Design Center. The big event was yesterday; when I arrived, I had a name tag that identified me as the author of the 'Things...

A new book by one of my favorite designers: Jan Showers
on Sep 16, 2009 in jan showers When I reflect upon the evolution of my own personal design style over the past 10 years, I cite Jan Showers as one of the most pivotal influences. I first started to notice her work in my favorite magazines several years ago, and the discovery was...

New on the market: the home from my favorite magazine article
on Sep 12, 2009 in Liz Williams Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles new on the market One of my all time favorite articles from Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles featured a charming home in the Ansley Park area of Atlanta. I have not written much about Ansley Park, because it is not on my beaten path, but it is a lovely area of Atlanta.