Sharing experiences with one’s friends makes life fuller and richer, whether sipping the perfect wine, sampling an incredible recipe, sinking into a comfortable sofa or watching American Idol. Whatever the reason, everything is secondary to simply visiting with our friends and enjoying the warm hospitality of their homes.
I have gathered with a small group of [...]
Basil Scaljon…9th in a series…
From my perspective, interior design starts from the ground up. The floor covering has to introduce the atmosphere in the space, just as the architecture has to set the style for the whole. Whether the floor is wood, stone, concrete, rubber, or tile, I love to use rugs to create scenes [...]
Roberto Kenigstein, 7th in a series…
Sometime in the late 1980’s I began hearing the name Roberto Kenigstein around the A&D community. I assumed he and I would get along just great as he was originally from Peru, and Jimmy and I had been in and out of his territory for the past 15 years.
It wasn’t [...]
(Part two of two)
Baxter Design Group’s decorative invasion continues at The Broadway!
The second of the two model units featured in this series is the Gershwin; a 2,256 square-foot condo with two bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Located in the southwestern corner of the building, this unit captures striking views of Hill Country in the [...]
In the world of interior design, it is all about the details. What better way to bring your tabletop décor full-circle than by a well-selected salt & pepper shaker? Here we have some of today’s standouts to compliment contemporary, traditional, and whimsical place settings. Enjoy!
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http://www.michaelaram.com/nsite/productlist.aspx?cid=262
http://www.l-objet.com/
http://www.tonfisk-design.fi/products/salt_pepper.html#
http://www.nambe.com
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http://www.normann-copenhagen.com/
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Rudy DeLeon, 6th in a series
There are some basic needs, in the form of human talent, which a professional interior designer MUST have in order to convert creativity into tangible work. Among these requirements is a top notch master upholsterer with an eye for detail and a propensity for transforming designer ideas into logically proportioned [...]
Rodeo time in San Antonio is all about fun, food, livestock, rides, entertainment and good ole boot wearing, jean styles and cowboy hats galore! Not to mention, a wonderful place to people watch.
The livestock barns are so fun for the young and the old; to see up close and personal, these ‘not so often seen’ [...]
My sweet tooth is relentless! It is a never-satisfied, always wanting just one more “little” (translation: HUGE) bite of the most decadent concoction I can find. Though sweets don’t last long enough for a lengthy display in our home, I still love to walk into a kitchen where a sumptuous dessert is beckoning my taste [...]
“Designers are only as good as their resources”. It is an age old quote I have heard throughout my life. My Grandmother said it about her Dallas decorator, my Mother said it about her West Texas male designer, and I have heard this factoid at cocktail parties from Miami to Madrid.
So, it comes as no [...]
What I love right now is how the butterfly is being presented as chic and sophisticated.
A swarm of black butterflies cut from soda cans look as if they are flying out of a hole in the wall above the upholstered headboard. Seen in March 2010 Traditional Home Magazine
Large butterfly painting mounted on a black wall [...]
