Southwestern Architecture and Décor

Southwestern Architecture and Décor

My nephew moved to Nevada from Knoxville, Tennessee. He enjoys decorating and  has been incorporating some local motifs. Just the light makes everything he already owned look different. I pulled out a book I bought in the early ’90s, The Southwestern Companion by Norman Kolpas. The book has beautiful photography. It tells some history and includes…

Blue & White and Blue Willow Table Lamps
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Blue & White and Blue Willow Table Lamps

The January 2018 issue of Southern Living regular series Home & Garden, Beautiful Spaces – Inside and Out, Before & After shows how decorator Allison Allen transformed a 1951 Atlanta house in the article titled The Best Kind of Hand Me Downs. The article is by Elizabeth Passarella with photographs by Hector Manuel Sanchez.The family…

What is Swedish Style? Light and Lighting

What is Swedish Style? Light and Lighting

I thought I would share one of my favorite decorating books, New Swedish Style by Sasha Waddell. In the section What is Swedish Style? The chapter Light and Lighting describes the elements of Swedish lighting. She first discusses letting in the sun, light colored surfaces, mirrors and window treatments. She next comments on using candles….

Track Lighting – Lots of Light for Any Style Kitchen
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Track Lighting – Lots of Light for Any Style Kitchen

Are you trying to get a lot of light where you want it in your kitchen? One option is track lighting. Just replace whatever light is already there with track. You can aim the light wherever you want. You can even add more light. You don’t want to overload the circuit. It’s not just annoying…

Use a Lantern Over a Table
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Use a Lantern Over a Table

House Beautiful October 2017 Article The Experts: Instant Room quotes Richard Keith Langham, author of About Decorating on his design for a “mountaintop spot for fall fetes.” “A copper lantern illuminates an octagonal wooden table.” The Experts: A Cozier Dining Room Richard Keith Langham House Beautiful October 2017 A lantern can make an ideal statement…

Laura Ashley Summer Palace
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Laura Ashley Summer Palace

If you love Chinoiserie and blue and white, you are going to love the Laura Ashley Summer Palace Collection. It is a beautiful interpretation of Chinese artistic traditions realized in blue and white. The print has birds and flowers in royal blue against a white background. The collection includes window treatments, bedding and coordinating fabric…

Tech Lighting Cable with Exposed Beam Ceilings
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Tech Lighting Cable with Exposed Beam Ceilings

Whether you remove an existing ceiling to expose the beams, or add the look, revealed wood ceilings add wonderful architectural interest. This open floor plan home shows that the exposed ceiling doesn’t have to look rustic or industrial. The room has a high exposed ceiling painted a little darker than the walls. Cable runs between…