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Monday, April 18, 2011
IT items: Rhodia Notebooks
Friday, August 6, 2010
Kate Spade - Mot June Bon Shopper
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Gino's and the Scalamandre Zebra
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| Remembering Gino's Italian Restaurant 780 Lexington Avenue, New York City 1945-2010 |
The story begins as Gino Circiello leaves his home in Capri and immagrates to New York. Franco Scalamandre, founder of Scalamandre textiles, becomes a patron and enables the creation of Gino Restaurant. At the request of Gino a hunting inspired wallpaper was designed by Franco's wife, Flora Scalamandre. Gino's was a sensation! The likes of Frank Sinatra, Ed Sullivan, Gregory Peck, Jackie O, and Ralph Lauren were regulars. The place had a bit of a "Cheers" feeling to it, the long time staff knew their frequent diners by name.
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| My one and only time at Gino's with my cousin Chris |
As a devotee to this magnificent work of art I made a special trip to New York expressly to eat with my beloved wallpaper at Gino. As if my fate wasn't sealed before, now it was a certainty. I must have the wallpaper!!!
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| Scalamandre - wallpaper in works |
My Scalamandre zebra stalking continued when they re-released the wallpaper in 2007 as part of the Cabinet de Curiosities collection. The original, or should I say "re-original" wallpaper's smaller zebra was missing a noticeable stripe on his derriere {look just left of Chris's head and you'll see it}. The 2007 release had the stripe corrected, I can't quite decide if I think that was a good decision or not. There's something enticing about the imperfect, quaint, and time honored. Additionally the new release is available in 4 colorways.
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| Scalamandre Zebra Wallpaper |
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| From top left clockwise: Liz Banfield, Kate Spade, Lindsay Coral Harper, Miles Redd, Massucco Warner Miller |
I love the wallpaper used in in small nooks, hallways, and bathrooms. Droves of key designers have used this venerable paper in their work, if you have examples of any others please let me know so I can keep on stalking!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Life aloft - making the most of your attic space
I bought my charming petite cottage 3 years ago - it was love at first sight! Its architecture was so inviting, lots of old true-divided-light windows, antique brick, a rounded top front door, and a steeply pitched roof line. I've been daydreaming about how I was going to finish out the glorious attic space created by the steep roof from the moment I moved in...
Above the gloss white paint really bounces the light from the skylights around the room and gets its feeling of warmth from the rich leather and wood hues from the furnishings. I'm a big believer in playing up exposed beams to give a room depth and interest.
With the generous roof style of the dutch colonial above the approaches become more plentiful. I adore the nook that the window dormer creates for the bed - how cozy!
Using an end wall as an accent is fun and gives the above room an anchoring focal point. I love the vertical movement in the wallpaper, it plays up the room's height nicely.
How you get there is as important to me as the final destination. Thom Filicia created a stunning stairway that is the perfect segue into the attic space (my favorite attic inspiration space!).
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