Newcomers

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Newcomers

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We’ve talked about Lonny Magazine before.  From the editorial staff of the loved Domino magazine, Lonny Magazine was created as one of the first design digital magazines.  It is a favorite.  It packs the the traditional elements in substance and form, with the crisp modern touch.  Then, we have enjoyed TradHome, a digital collaboration of Traditional Home Magazine and Lonny’s editors (A new issue awaits your perusal!).

But, there are newcomers (or those with whom I haven’t previously made your introduction).  Rue magazine is youthful and unpretentious.  Their gallery is full of rooms that you could imagine actually living in.  Matchbook is also new to the scene.  Matchbook is co-authored by the blogger whose blog first inspired me to blog, the Neo Traditionalist.  The co-authors’ style is preppy, classic, and always feminine.  This style affects every page of the digital collage!

Check them out and forgive the format, it has it quirks, except, perhaps, if you’re on your iPad.

Committed

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Committed

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I am committed to a trip to Paris!  So excited to announce; all plans and excitements have crystallized into a booked flight and hotel for July.  Thrilled to have the opportunity to go.  And, now, in addition to a commitment to cross the Atlantic, I recommit to your readership; so sorry to have been so absent.

Carol Sapp; Purple Rosemary; Photography Dream; Jesse Knish

Russell + Hazel

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Russell + Hazel

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Now, I am still doing some pondering about period furniture, so, wanted to make an introduction to Russell + Hazel. The store is a delightfully simple array of office organizing tools!  The notebooks are amazing, the “jotter sets” amazing, and, well, the tassels—though they have little to do with one’s organizing—are my absolute favorite.

Well-Appointed Mantle

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Well-Appointed Mantle

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Visited my sister and brother-in-law this past weekend and had to brag about her mantle (and overall grace with interior design).  Glancing at the mantle, one notes color, texture, weight, and symmetry.  Strip the pleasing Easter indulgence—swap out the candlesticks and lose the poster—and you have a fitting mantle for any season.  Thursday: We’ll fortify our design vocabulary with “period” furniture.

Happy Easter

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Happy Easter

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Now, you can’t hear them (this is the entire brood of my nieces and nephews!), but they were dying to tell you “Happy Easter!”  My counselor recently told me that life is an inescapable mix of heartbreak and rejoicing.  May His Love open your eyes to comfort in your heartbreak and the joy of true rejoicing.  He is good.

Albert Hadley

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Albert Hadley

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Albert Hadley, one-half of the esteemed Manhattan design firm, Parish-Hadley, died this past weekend.  He was on the list—as mentioned in our review of Bunny Williams—to discuss.  So, now, I thought we would review his vast contribution to the design world.

Hadley had an early interest in fashion and antiques as a companion to his mother on her adventures purchasing and decorating various houses.  Hadley studied at Parsons where he was also a young professor.  He soon joined a prestigious design firm, Macmillan, where he was later introduced to Sister Parish.  Sister Parish, was his counterpart at Parish-Hadley.  Sister Parish was known for formal interiors steeped in tradition (and chintz!).  Parish-Hadley become known as a synergy of the traditional (Parish) and the modern (Hadley).  They partnered together from 1976 to 1994 when Parish passed.  Bunny Williams and David Easton (to name only a couple), worked at Parish-Hadley and attribute their expertise to Hadley’s tutelage.

Hadley continued designing after Parish’s passing, as his namesake, Albert Hadley, Incorporated.  He was known for his opinions, his finesse, and, of course, his design.

HIS WORDS

“Never less, never more…glamour is part of it, but glamour is not the essence.  Design is about discipline and reality, not about fantasy beyond reality”

“Its all about acquiring a richer vocabulary”

“Flair—a primitive kind of style—may be innate, but I think knowledgeable taste is learned, the result of travel, experience, living, and education.”

“Nothing comes cheap, though the educated eye will always spot very nice things for the least money.”

HIS WORK

 

Photos and video courtesy of elledecor.com and housebeautiful.com

How to Stay Creative

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How to Stay Creative

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Snagged this wonderful list (whose author is apparently unknown) from South of Market blog.  You should become acquainted with the blog and Kay Douglass’ work.  This list is going to become acquainted with my bulletin board.  Here’s to a great week.