…is to change her mind. Though actually, I think that should be a designer’s prerogative, or even better, a human’s. I’ve rabbited on rather tiresomely (here and here, for instance) about my contempt for slogans and phrases painted or stuck on walls. But I love this idea: (found here and here) Why has this changed ...
Can you believe it’s Wednesday again? Just a couple of short messages: Just, why? At least as the letters get larger, the words get shorter. But if you can’t fit a three letter word onto your wall without wrapping around the corner, it might be a sign that it’s just not meant to be… Related ...
Tomorrow KBIS2010 begins in Chicago. I’ll be trudging the vast halls of the McCormick Center, diligently seeking out all the latest and greatest that the Kitchen and Bath Industry has to offer. My courage will need quite a lot of gard ing if I’m to make it through the weekend. Assuming I manage to crawl ...
This picture, featured here at the brilliant Kitchen and Residential Design (hint, Paul doesn’t like shabby chic) led to the question, (I paraphrase) – do the French hang “Hotel New York” signs in their dining rooms and kitchens? Since this is rather a pet subject of mine, I decided to take on the challenge, and ...
Yes, it’s Wednesday, and you know what that means. Back to my little obsession with words and letters. I wonder how it feels to be here when it’s cold and pouring with rain – would you wish for a giant tub of whiteout, or just sit back and appreciate the irony? Here, though the message ...
Here we go, another wonderful word for Wednesday. I absolutely love those gloriously worn floor tiles, and the battered cabinet as island is delicious. But finding an old shop sign doesn’t mean you have to put it in your kitchen: If a completely random word with no apparent relationship to anything in the kitchen weren’t ...
I’ve told you before that I’m not a huge fan of deer antler trophies in interiors. Of course, if you are decorating a rustic cabin or your hunting lodge, that’s a different story, and if you like collecting all that dust, then I say go for it: I do hope we are coming to the ...