Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Modern TV Wardrobe

By Decorati | Published: January 31, 2010

By Lisa Adams, LA Closet Design Sleek, sexy, and seductive. The latest in luxury media and wardrobe storage has finally migrated from Europe to the United States…

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The Buzz: How High Should a Dining Table Be?

By Buzz Kaplan | Published: January 28, 2010

By Buzz Kaplan, Decorati Contributing Antiques Editor and author of The Buzz on Antiques, and Executive Director of Decorati manufacturer C. Mariani Antiques, Restoration & Custom in San Francisco. My most popular post on Decorati was the one on How Many People Can Sit at a Dining Table?” Go figure. Just as surprising was the number [...]

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Product Spotlight

By Decorati | Published: January 26, 2010

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The Buzz on William R. Eubanks

By Buzz Kaplan | Published: January 26, 2010

By Buzz Kaplan, Decorati Contributing Antiques Editor and author of The Buzz on Antiques, and Executive Director of Decorati manufacturer C. Mariani Antiques, Restoration & Custom in San Francisco. I admit it. I’m jaded when it comes to fine antiques and the interiors that showcase them. But that’s comes with the territory when you work at [...]

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Separation of Space

By Decorati | Published: January 25, 2010

By Lisa Adams, LA Closet Design It is hard these days to draw a line between where work ends and where your home life begins. Even if you don’t intentionally work from home, your Blackberry, papers and stress inevitably come home with you at the end of the day. Within the context of organization, a “separation [...]

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The Buzz: The Dark and Stormy History of English Tortoise Shell Tea Caddies

By Buzz Kaplan | Published: January 21, 2010

By Buzz Kaplan, Decorati Contributing Antiques Editor and author of The Buzz on Antiques, and Executive Director of Decorati manufacturer C. Mariani Antiques, Restoration & Custom in San Francisco. The history of antique English tortoise shell tea caddies is a tale of intrigue, drugs, prestige and power. Just like MTV’s The Real World only classier. Tea [...]

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Product Spotlight

By Decorati | Published: January 19, 2010

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Design Therapy: Tom Stringer

By Decorati | Published: January 19, 2010

By Donna Sapolin It’s not uncommon for designers to cite travel as a source of inspiration, mention the role they must play as psychoanalyst to their clients as the least favorite aspect of their jobs, and denigrate the design disruptions that occur after projects are delivered to the families who commissioned them. Tom Stringer, Chicago-based [...]

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Paint Color Samples Everywhere, and You Still Have White Walls? Part 2

By Decorati | Published: January 15, 2010

By Pangaea In part 1 of this article, we checked to see if painting is truly the next step for you. We also looked at what to do before your professional paint color consultation to really be prepared. If you haven’t read part 1, see Paint Color Samples Everywhere, and You Still Have White Walls? [...]

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The New Design Process Series: Part 1, Digital Catalogs

By Decorati | Published: January 14, 2010

At the end of 2009, Decorati moved to a new office space and a new way of working – we’re going 100% paperless.  Instead of packing, we threw out almost everything – over three years of Decorati stuff and about eight years of a design library I accumulated from projects in both New York and [...]

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