Indholdsfortegnelse for February 2016 i House Beautiful

A MONTH BEFORE my family moved into our new place—our first real family home, a home we’d been waiting 15 years to buy, a home we pined for as it was lovingly renovated for months on end—I received that amazing call welcoming me to House Beautiful as editor in chief. Talk about overload: new role, new team, new—big—responsibilities. And all of a sudden, the apartment I’d been champing at the bit to decorate had to take a backseat. In my first months at the office, I barely had time to return my designer’s calls and texts, let alone review fabric memos, tile samples, and lighting ideas. Imagine my frustration—all day I’d see other people’s exquisitely designed homes, yet I was returning each night to cardboard boxes and bare walls. Brutal!…

Our Picks From hot artists like Wayne Pate and Martyn Thompson to top decorators to our dot-com faves— everyone’s in on the shade craze. Cerulean Prisms. Cotton. 16? Dia. $118. anthropologie.com Ballets Russes. In Yellow. Hand-painted on rice paper. 14? Dia. $650. voutsa.com Stone Plume Hand-Marbled. In Dark Iris. Silk. 12? Dia. $450. ruleofthreestudio.com Geo Zipper Drum. In Orange and White. 16? Dia. $69. shadesoflight.com Roman Skies. In Off-White. Hand-painted on paper. 16? Dia. $250. waynepate.com Small Tie-Dyed. Silk. 12? Dia. $390. xeno-mania.com Voile. Cotton. 18? Dia. $450. bunny williamshome.com Bongo Print. In Yellow. Cotton. 10? Dia. $511. portaromana.co.uk English Garden Drum. In Dusty Blue. By Alethea and Ruth. 8? Dia. From $45. minted.com Lamp Shade Hide Blue. Paper. 16? Dia. $45. robertarollerrabbit.com Tangier Multi Tangelo. Linen. 22? Dia. From…

1. Hand-lined with heavy cotton paper. Casa Azteca in French Blue. $28 for five cards and envelopes. parkerthatch.com 2. An ode to the glory days of snail mail. Vintage Cent Stamp Collection in Viva Red. $55 for 10 cards and envelopes. dempseyandcarroll.com 3. Evocative of 19th-century engravings. Botanical Fern Patterned. $14 for 10 A7 envelope liners. shopantiquaria.com 4. Lined with Japanese silk-screened paper. Elephant Engraved Stationery. $60 for 12 cards and envelopes. bellinvito.com 5. Inspired by hand-painted floral prints. Birch Monarch. By Rifle Paper Co. $30 for 10 cards and envelopes. paperlesspost.com…

“I have a major weakness for chairs— I own too many and love them all. Some are built for comfort, others for style, but it’s rare for one to embody both. So I say, stock up! There is always a need for squashy, upholstered pieces that lull you to sleep, as well as prim, upright ones for desks. Antique frames are striking in contemporary spaces; a bright fabric adds a jolt of contrast. Remember, chairs are decorative objects— if your grandma’s heirloom is too delicate for sitting, make it a pedestal for a pile of books or a tub-side stack of towels. Whatever you do, don’t get rid of it!” A MEMO FROM THE CHAIRMAN • “Lumbar pillows are my secret weapon— they add major comfort, plus pattern, color, and…

SEE THE BEFORE PICS AT HOUSEBEAUTIFUL.COM/MICHIGANMAKEOVER I SPENT MOST OF MY 20s AS A MAGAZINE EDITOR, photographing stylish spaces in New York City and around the world for Domino and Lonny.com. And go figure: My personal style was all over the map. I was inspired daily by the people I met, the homes we shot, and, of course, every trend that hit the market. I moved often in those years and greeted every new apartment as an opportunity to redecorate. When I entered my 30s, my priorities began to shift. I longed for someplace more permanent, where I could hammer a nail into the wall to hang a painting at 3 a.m. and sing loudly at any hour of the day (without my neighbors banging a broomstick). I switched careers…

THE SYMBOL (T) = TO THE TRADE. “To the trade” means a manufacturer sells primarily to design professionals. Many design centers offer hourly decorating and shopping services that can assist you; some fabric shops, workrooms, and websites may be able to place an order for you as well. PAINT BENJAMIN MOORE benjaminmoore.com C2 PAINT c2paint.com CALIFORNIA PAINTS californiapaints.com DONALD KAUFMAN COLOR donaldkaufmancolor.com FARROW & BALL farrow-ball.com FINE PAINTS OF EUROPE finepaintsofeurope.com PRATT & LAMBERT prattandlambert.com RALPH LAUREN PAINT ralphlaurenpaint.com SHERWIN-WILLIAMS sherwin-williams.com FABRIC & WALLCOVERING ARCHIVE NEW YORK archivenewyork.com CHELSEA TEXTILES (T) chelseatextiles.com CHINA SEAS (T) through Quadr ille quadrillefabrics.com CLAREMONT (T) claremontfurnishing.com COLEFAX AND FOWLER (T) through Cowtan & Tout cowtan.com D. BRYANT ARCHIE dbryantarchie.com DESIGNERS GUILD designersguild.com DESIGNTEX (T) designtex.com HARBINGER harbingerla.com HB LUXE hbluxe.com HOUSE OF HACKNEY houseofhackney.com…

Master the Shapes BELL “If you want a classic ‘decorator’ look with a graceful sensibility, go for this shade, which lends itself well to traditional spaces. It works on all kinds of lamps, but I love it on a ginger jar.” DRUM “The drum is versatile enough for both modern and traditional interiors and almost all lamp bases. Its clean lines can help make a dated lamp seem now.” OVAL “Useful in smaller rooms, an oval shade should be used with flatter lamps that have a distinct front and back with sides. It feels sophisticated.” PLEATED “An old-guard designers’ staple. Pleated shades—with their dressmaker details—make a space feel ‘decorated’ and bring a bit of femininity to a room. They work best on more traditional lamps.” SQUARE or RECTANGULAR “These give…

NEXT WAVE AFTER WINNING A TRAVEL PRIZE as an architecture student in South Africa, Frank Bostelmann grabbed his portfolio and hopped a flight to New York. “I spent a rainy week walking into architecture firms without appointments and introducing myself,” he recalls. It worked. Upon graduating, Bostelmann was hired at Robert A.M. Stern, where he spent his lunch hours sifting through fabric samples in the interiors department and falling in love with decorating. His resulting dual passions for architecture and design make for exquisite yet high-functioning homes that blend eras and cultures—as seen in his own library (left), with its Jean-Michel Frank–style desk and Masai spears.…

ONE ROOM THREE WAYS Quick changes for big impact! THE CHALLENGE “Create a flexible space for relaxing and entertaining with these three no-fail floor plans.” 1. THE ROOM WITH A VIEW “People are afraid of blocking glass doors and windows with furniture, but a few chairs won’t hurt—most are only 35 inches high. A sofa on the opposite wall provides a comfy spot to enjoy the view. Just leave 30 to 36 inches between the furniture and walls for flow, and add movable tables and ottomans for putting your feet up.” 2. THE BALANCING ACT “This layout is all about symmetry: Chairs flank the fireplace, and a pair of end tables sit on either side of the sofa. The sense of balance is serene, but be sure to set something…

Walnut cabinets and ink-blue tiles add a masculine heft to a relatively small galley kitchen. “We could pull off the dark colors because we balanced them with a lighter countertop, walls, and floor,” says designer Rebekah Zaveloff. The black BlueStar RNB Series range was one of her first purchases, and she topped it with a custom brass-trimmed hood. “It has a vintage look, which makes a new kitchen feel as if it were created over time.” 1 MIX OF BRANDS “Appliances, like colors, do not have to match,” says Zaveloff. The Liebherr refrigerator packs a lot of storage into a tall, slender form. She likes the easy accessibility of Sharp’s microwave drawer. And she recommended the BlueStar range, trimmed in brass, to her client because she has one herself. It’s…

“I LIKE GLAMOUR,” says Karen Williams, who designed this master bath in a Vero Beach, Florida, house. “I wanted it to be somewhat simple in the choice of elements yet very sophisticated.” Marble is not exactly a new concept, but Williams makes it more interesting by having Calacatta Regina marble carved into moldings, chair rails, and wainscoting. A mosaic of Thassos marble ribboned with motherof-pearl surrounds the bay window and catches the light. “I treated marble as if it were wood, and that kind of detail makes it feel less flat,” she says. “If you’re going to use the same material throughout a space, you’ve got to layer it. This is basically a marble version of a wood-paneled room.” Williams added the bay window to create an alcove for the…

TANNER’S BROWN 255 FARROW & BALL “If you’ve ever been to one of the great old-school galleries where they show treasures against a dark red velvet wall, you know there’s more to life than white. What you want when you feature paintings and drawings is not necessarily lightness but minimal distraction—and that can come from a dark, inky-brown background, which delivers a little drama as well.” DAVID NETTO SPRING BUD 520 BENJAMIN MOORE “In a Connecticut dining room, we painted the walls a delicate sage green to open the room to the landscape and create a calm setting for a large-scale photograph by Robert Polidori. Over the years, I’ve found that any color whatsoever works as a backdrop for art. White can be sterile—more gallerylike than homey— so we embrace…

Ellen Niven “I love Pierre Frey’s Le Manach Balmoral and, inspired by French bedrooms, I used it all over. Customcovered shades add so much.” Sara Gilbane “I matched the colors from a piece of art to a small- to medium-scale print for the shades. Pleating puts the focus on the hues, not the pattern.” Tom Scheerer “Zuber wallpaper is too expensive to not use every square inch of it, so we made shades from leftover scraps. They lend a surrealist touch.” Michael S. Smith “In one of my favorite master bedrooms, this patterned shade adds dimension and an unexpected wit while staying traditional.”…

WAXED WALLS “I built the whole room around this wallpaper, which is like lacquered tortoiseshell. It transports you immediately.” TORTOISE WALLPAPER BY CELERIE KEMBLE. fschumacher.com COLOR PLAY “Painting accent tables in feminine shades balances out the muscular palette.” EGGPLANT, LEFT, AND SHARON ROSE, $70 PER GALLON. benjaminmoore.com ETHNIC PRINTS “Covering a tailored sofa with a densely patterned fabric makes a high-impact statement that’s bold yet refined.” QUBILAI IN PORPORA BY ETRO. clarence house.com. HUXLEy SOFA, $3,450. lawson fenning.com TOUCHABILITY “Try layering a group of hide rugs. The tactile, organic forms softly break up the confining lines of a square space.” MALTED COWHIDE RUG, $485 FOR 6•× 6•. luluand georgia.com “Sip a rye Manhattan and decompress to the music of Christine and the Queens.” FRESH LIGHTS “These add sculpture to the…

1. IT TAKES TWO “Jag Trellis is a nod to both Sister Parish’s avid gardening—note the lattice—and Albert Hadley’s love of animal prints, which he felt brought luxury and glamour to a room.” 2. SMALL STUFF “The last stage of an install was always Sister Parish coming in with accessories. She used objects to humanize grand spaces.” 3. INNER ARTIST “Albert always said everyone should draw, even if they were bad at it. He felt the act of putting pencil to paper forced you to think things through.” 4. GLOBE-TROTTERS “In the 1970s, they were really into ‘ethnic’ prints, which they’d put on a Chippendale chair. Cutting edge!”…

WITH A CLIENT ROSTER that includes Bill Clinton and Madonna and a second book on the way, Los Angeles entertaining designer Lulu Powers is swamped. But she’s never too busy to host—she threw a bash for 200 the night of this shoot! “I’ll have someone over for Champagne and potato chips!” Powers says. Raised in a partyhappy Connecticut household, she learned feting tricks from her parents: “They always adorned their drinks. Dad threw in whatever was in the garden, even a green bean! He was a little avant-garde.” Powers moved to L.A. for screenwriting, only to find it was her kitchen skills that had star power. As evidenced in her first book, Lulu Powers Food to Flowers (William Morrow), her trademark is lush, abundant arrangements that look as painterly as…

“MODERN ART IS ESSENTIAL TO MODERN LIFE. IT INVIGORATES A ROOM.” CHRISTINE PITTEL: Lime green, mandarin orange, purple...this doesn’t look like any farmhouse I’ve ever seen. JEFFREY BILHUBER: I know. It’s pretty jawdropping. When you think of a farmhouse, you think of scrubbed white rooms, but I wanted this to be bright and optimistic and strong, with great jolts of color. These are rooms for an active, growing family. There’s nothing namby-pamby here. It’s about confidence and clarity. Describe the setting for me. Picture-perfect bucolic, rolling hills as far as you can see. We’re in Far Hills, New Jersey, at Dunwalke Farm, which was founded by my client Andrew Allen’s great-grandfather in 1928 and is still an active farm. This house was originally built for one of the tenants who…

1. RESTYLE YOUR BOOKCASE Strip off those garish dust jackets, assemble an arsenal of pretty like-colored objets, and paint the back wall of the shelf a calm—or glamazonian—hue to make it all pop. 2. WRAP BOOKS IN SHIMMERY MARBLEIZED PAPER Available at craft stores, it makes even the fluffiest beach read look smart. Luxe much? 3. Good lighting changes everything. This update doesn’t require an electrician: Mount a plug-in sconce to spotlight a painting or your nighttime reading. Illuminating! $595. serenaandlily.com 4. Class up cabinets with knobs that wow you. You can swap out the pulls yourself in minutes. 5. Take down all the pictures in a room and rehang them as one statement-making gallery wall. Visual mishmash out, big beauty moment in! 6. IT’S NOT YOUR WATER PRESSURE... It’s…