The Gilded Room refers to themselves as, “Bon Bons for the Home” and with all of their delicate pieces, I can see why. With chic antiques and decorative accessories, your little heart will go pitter pat if you love mixing a few upscale antiques in with your modern decor like I do.
Archive for the ‘furniture’ Category
I was so completely uplifted when I read an interview that Canadian House + Home conducted recently with husband and wife team John Booth and Arounna Khounnoraj of Bookhou Design in Toronto. (If you happen to stop by your local bookseller, pick up a copy of the July [...]
When I spotted this brilliantly bold credenza, I had flashbacks to 1950s American television. I just love this storage unit from designers Norman and Quaine.Not sure if you know much about them, but they’re from Australia and both interior designer Katherine Norman and industrial designer Caroline Quaine collaborated in 1989 [...]
While enjoying the South End Open Market this past Saturday in Boston, I spotted a booth that stood out in the crowd featuring modern furniture with very clean straight lines combining wood and metal, all of which instantly appealed to me. I promptly made a beeline over to see [...]
Design Public is at it again. These guys are constantly churning out the smartest, freshest new designs for the home and now, they’ve added the Becca stools from Adapt Design. Handmade of smoked bamboo, these stools can be used to seat yourself or your favorite lamp and a stack of books. Gorgeous! Available [...]
Fresh finds from Design Within Reach! DWR just introduced the gorgeous Brazilian Juliana Armchair ($598) by Aristeu Pires along with 50+ additional brand spanking new items available in stores or online. This armchair can’t be described as simple or cold, but rather comfortable and curvaceous, oozing with warmth and [...]
I never in a million years thought that La-Z-Boy would appeal to me, images of beer-bellied sports addicts parked on recliners spring to mind… However, Todd Oldham seems to be changing the face of La-Z-Boy with a fresh new generation of furnishings for the home. Interestingly enough, some of the collection is sold online [...]
Jeff Benzenberg from Follow Function wanted to contribute to decor8 so after zero arm twisting, I readily replied, Yes! Yes! Yes! Allow me to introduce Follow Function.
“I graduated with a BS in Industrial Design from The Ohio State University in 2004. I spent the spring of 2005 designing cell phone cases for a [...]



















