Monthly Archives: March 2010

Setting the Stage: Charles Pavarini III

From classic to modern, Americana to European, Charles Pavarini III creates dramatic spaces reminiscent of the theater but made for today’s living. How did you become interested in interior design? Who were your mentors in the early days? I had a career in theater as a performer and set designer. I had just come-off a tour with [...]

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Design Tips On the Best Color Choices to Enhance Your Art

It’s a myth that white walls always show art to its best advantage. Galleries paint most of their walls white because they continually rotate their art and don’t want to have to repaint all the time. But using wall colors in your home to bring out the best in your art plus incorporating colored accessories [...]

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The Buzz: Klismos

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. Klismos, pronounced “KLIZ mahs” (plural is KLIZ moy) is a chair style first created in 4th-century BC Greece with outswept saber legs and a concave toprail back. [...]

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Honoring Design Success University’s Second Birthday

Interior Design Industry Leaders Throw Life Preserver To Struggling Interior Design Firms Honoring Design Success University’s Second Birthday March 24, 2010 10 am – 9 pm Eastern By Webcast Who could predict just two years ago that the interior industry would face such turmoil? Radical shifts in consumer behavior sparked by the economy, the Internet, [...]

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Elizabeth Dinkel

Keep reading to learn how Elizabeth Dinkel’s design upbringing helped to create her own traditional style composed of fun, bright and sophisticated taste. How did you become interested in interior design? Though I have been exposed to interior design my whole life, via my mother’s company, my decision to follow the ‘family business’ – so to speak [...]

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Win a Free Copy of An Island Sanctuary

This week’s book giveaway features An Island Sanctuary by John Stefanidis. Thanks to our friends at Rizzoli, one lucky reader will win a free copy of this wonderful design book. After falling in love with the island of Patmos on a boating trip around the Greek isles in early 1960’s,renowned interior designer John Stefanidis purchased a [...]

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Highlights from Armory Week 2010

Armory Week draws visitors to New York from all over the globe to participate in art fairs and exhibitions. In it’s 12th year, the Armory Show on the Midtown piers expanded to a size comparable with Art Basel / Miami Beach. Last year the Armory Show introduced a second pier for modern art dealers. The [...]

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Timeless Comfort: Kathleen Hay

Keep reading to learn how designer Kathleen Hay creates crisp, clean, colorful spaces…painted with style and sophistication. What do you consider to be the most significant design improvement of the last 10 years? It is a tie between the flat screen TV and the iPod. Both of these technologies have changed the way we furnish houses. [...]

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The Buzz: Word of the day-VAISELLIER

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. A client of mine dropped by the other day and said, “Hey Buzz, do you have any of those French cupboards that have plate racks on the [...]

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The Dress Mess: How to Organize Dresses in a Closet

By Lisa Adams, LA Closet Design From the 19th century to the present, dresses have dramatically changed in variety, shapes and sizes. And with every designer’s collection each season, we are introduced to new patterns, cuts and hemlines for every occasion. While keeping current with fashion can be a challenge in itself, translating the collection [...]

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