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More from the Showhouse tour: Rooms with a viewpoint
Of The Morning CallCan you use an occasional room frequently? Stroll around the 2006 SOTA Designer Showhouse and you know the answer is yes. There are several rooms that would be perfect for reading, writing, watching television or just spending a little downtime in at...Tags: House and Home, Breinigsville, La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Furniture, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Today's 'silks' make rooms flourish when you employ designer strategies
Of The Morning CallGone are the days when the only places you'd see artificial flowers were in office buildings and your great-aunt's foyer. Fabricated plants, trees and florals -- long known in the interior design world as "silks," although they are usually made of...Tags: House and Home, Furniture, Allentown, Floral Design, Death
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The Fans Go Wild!
Of The Morning CallCeiling fans used to be a designer's nightmare, ranking right up there with wide-screen televisions. Big and ugly. When it came to style, there were few choices. You could get faux Victorian or something plain and unadorned. "The first thing we used...Tags: House and Home, Family, Furniture, Fencing, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Tassel mania
Of The Morning CallTassels are hot. Consider the the recent Society of the Arts designer showhouse at which almost every room featured the charming novelties dangling from cabinet knobs, bedposts, pillows, curtains, lamps and even wall sconces. Though these simple...Tags: House and Home, Jo-Ann Stores Incorporated, Furniture, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Homes
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The man who invented the California Look
Michael Taylor (1927-86) invented what was three decades ago dubbed the California Look: white interiors with stone floors and over-scaled, sculptural furniture, often upholstered in simple yet sumptuous chenille. "In response to the casual West Coast way...Tags: West Hollywood, House and Home, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Lifestyle and Leisure, California
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Swaying to an island rhythm
Times Staff WriterParty guests have begun to arrive even before the appointed hour of 5 at the Malibu home of Chantal and Carl Gillberg, high on a distant knoll of the Santa Monica Mountains. A haze has settled over the sliver of ocean view, but in the terraced gardens...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Eyewear, Game Playing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bill Gates
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A fixer turned fabulous
Times Staff WriterTHE spine stiffens and the spirit goes cold. Here, on a bosky Montecito lane, is a house so improbably huge and overbearing, it takes on a momentary aspect of menace in the half-light of late afternoon. This must be the one — no other house in...Tags: Georgetown, Marisa Tomei, James Spader, Animals, Horse (animal)
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Plotting a page-turning setting
Times Staff WriterCREATING an ideal reading environment is like giving yourself a gift. Blessed with the perfect chair, lighting and accessories, you can create a haven that is all your own. The key? Make it comfortable and flexible, says interior designer Velvet...Tags: Turkey, House and Home, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Backyard landing
Special to The TimesCAN the seats double as flotation devices? It probably doesn't matter when the rest of the plane is this cool. The Jet Set playhouse, shown here, is equipped with cabin windows, a flight simulator in the cockpit and overhead bins to store stuffed animals....Tags: House and Home, Sunset Boulevard, Arts and Culture, Architecture, California
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A throwback that's a step forward
Times Staff WriterLunch was long over, the conversation lingered, and Alice's patience was wearing skittishly thin. A girl couldn't wait all afternoon. At last the guest stood from the dining table to leave, but not just yet, please, journalist and photographer Jamie...Tags: West Hollywood, Health, House and Home, Sunset Boulevard, Furniture
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Bring some flair to the table
Special to The TimesFRESH design ideas are giving tables a stylish presence. Over the last year, there have been innovations in table shapes, tops and details thanks to advances in technology and sophisticated finishing techniques. Silk screening can give a coffee table a...Tags: Walnuts, House and Home, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The round bed comes full circle
Times Staff WriterREMEMBER the revolving circular bed from which the Mike Meyers' character Austin Powers proclaimed his shag-ability? Laugh if you must, but the Lazy Susan sleeper — that semaphore of swinging bachelorhood — is no longer a joke to be found...Tags: John Wayne, Health, House and Home, Bedding and Linens, Furniture
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