House Beautiful May-14

Key Tags A playful, colorful way to organize keys for pretty much any place in your life—and some that might exist only in your imagination. 2"× ¾, $15 each. variouskeytags.com. 1. Planters Perfect for tiny houseplants or for growing herbs on a windowsill. Striped Terracotta Pots, 3"Dia.× 2"H, $8; 4"Dia.× 2¾"H, $12; 5"Dia.× 5¾"H, $19. westelm.com. 2. Table A pretty form made from surprising materials: sheet metal hand-shaped over an oak base. Gray Skirted Table, 37"W× 33"H × 17"D, $998. grayliving.com. 3. Lamp One of three shapes in a new handmade and hand-glazed collection. Charleston Lamp in Bolero with Brushed Gold Base, 23"H× 9"Dia., $950. oomphonline.com. 4. Salad Spoons Add a punch of color to your next outdoor tablesetting. Temple Servers in Magenta Swirl, 3"W× 12"L,…

"I find it relaxing when ever any dark, rich color is used throughout a room. Your eye is not jumping from dark walls to light trim, and you sink into the color just as you'd sink into a comfortable sofa. It's almost as if you're swimming in it. And it opens up the space, because you can't see where the boundaries are." EDDIE LEE VALSPAR SIGNATURE Purple Royalty 4009-10 "Imagine sitting back in a wicker chair on a veranda, sipping a martini, and reading F. Scott Fitzgerald. This lightest of greens has the dappled, fading light of a summer afternoon. It allows you to be quiet. It doesn't shout; it's still." WHITNEY STEWART C2 LUXESEEDLING C2-188 "Nothing is more soothing in a bedroom than this celestial blue. Pretty and fresh,…

"I don't believe in, 'Whoops, I almost got it right.' I draw out everything. The closest I get to an accident is when I spill a drink." SPEAKMAN SHOWERHEADS are my go-to whenever possible—they have excellent flow and adjustability and are easy to fix. They work. CHAIRS ARE MY passion. As one of my clients said, with me, "to chair" is a verb—getting the right mix in a room is crucial. Rose Tarlow's saber-leg design is so graceful, and the pitch of it is perfect. I COLLECT BASKETS, AND Wedgwood's Nantucket Basket pattern has been my everyday china for decades. NEWCASTLE'S RAFFIA wallcovering is durable and great looking. I hung it in my office more than 20 years ago. You can't kill it. I WAS A GOFER FOR Billy Baldwin…

"A room needs low things, high things, things at different levels to move your eye around and give a space energy. If everything is the same height, it doesn't make sense." WHAT'S YOUR… 1. WALL MIRROR OF CHOICE Bungalow 5's Romano. With its shimmer and shape, it feels both Deco and modern. 2. LIGHTING OBSESSION David Wiseman's pendants—showstoppers. Together they'd make an innovative chandelier. 3. FANTASY FABRIC Anything Fortuny. I'm using Cilindri on a client's bench right now, and it's very exciting! 4. COLLECTING WEAKNESS Majolica. I've been shopping for it since I was a kid. It's so colorful and pretty. 5. GO-TO CHAIR Billy Baldwin's slipper chair. It's timeless, and the size is great for small spaces. I like to do the seat and frame in different fabrics. 6.…

HERMISTON RED 5-20 PRATT & LAMBERT ACCOLADE WATER CHESTNUT GLN05 GLIDDEN PREMIUM WALNUT BARK GLN20 GLIDDEN PREMIUM MATTÉ 7-21 PRATT & LAMBERT ACCOLADE NAME THIS COLOR AND YOU COULD WIN! 1. Come up with an evocative name that describes the color at left. Please include your reasoning in a sentence or two (50 words or less). BE INVENTIVE AND HAVE FUN! 2. Go to HOUSEBEAUTIFUL.COM/NAMETHISCOLOR—or scan the photo above with your mobile device—to enter, from April 18 through May 22, 2014. 3. We'll pick a winner who will receive a $500 AMERICAN EXPRESS GIFT CHECK! Three runners-up will each receive a copy of House Beautiful's newest book, Color: The Perfect Shade for Every Room. ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN! SCAN THE PHOTO—YOU CAN ENTER THE CONTEST ON YOUR MOBILE…

BARBARA KING: Your room has a softness that makes me think 'peaceful sleep.' NINA CAMPBELL: It is quite calming with all these gentle pink and blue flowers around me, a magical garden. I've just redone the walls in this chintz, a fabric I designed a few years ago. What was the impulse? Everybody is talking about chintz again, and I thought, Why not envelop myself in a pretty floral? You need to have a bedroom that cocoons you, that's your moment of sanity, of rest. And for me, it's frightfully important to have a crisp, beautiful bed to climb into after an exhausting day. I like to feel as if I've fallen onto a cloud. Is the cloud always white? No, sometimes the bed linens are gray, like the satin…