Mary Engelbreit Home Companion
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Always in Season

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Text By Mary Forsell • Produced by Kathy Curotto

the latest dish
(a) Fish-shaped plates team up with hot pink linens. (b) Hang a flock of wood birds by Lush Designs for Sweet Bella. (c) Dishes with this much graphic impact shouldn’t be hidden in a cabinet. All plates, Vietri. Table linens, Tissage Moutet.


a lot on his plate rack
Illinois woodworker Dave Stine harvests his own trees for furniture and cabinetry (d). “Don’t worry about matching woods,” he says. “Natural things go together.” Bench, Maine Cottage. Tablecloth on bench, Tissage Moutet. Bowls on bench and floor, Vietri. (e) Bird tiles by ceramicist Lee Page Hanson for Sweet Bella can be displayed as tiny paintings.

everything for the kitchen sink
(f) Treat the sink and window above it as a focal point, just as you would a mantel. Romantic aqua fabric from Decorator’s Walk makes curtains that soften the utilitarian edge. Faucet, Brizo. Sink and cutting board, Kindred USA. Dishwasher, Bosch. Pottery in cabinet, Vietri. Plates in dishrack, R. Wood Studio.

bowled over
(g) Food just seems to taste better served in dinnerware by R. Wood Studio in Athens, Georgia. Using local clay, Rebecca Wood and her team of artists create handmade ceramics that shimmer with up to five coats of glaze. (h) Botanically scented soy votives by notNeutral perk up countertops with their nature designs. (i) Culinary inspiration strikes again. Curtain fabric, Decorator’s Walk. Microwave, Amana. (j) Refrigerator, Sub-Zero. Prep sink, Kindred USA. Faucet, Brizo. Wall paint, Benjamin Moore. Mixer, KitchenAid. Range, Thermador. Towel, Tissage Moutet.



fan fare
(j) Nature prints and graphic photography by the mother-son team of Madeline and Robert Longstreet have a powerful simplicity. “We were inspired by the French obsession with anything Japanese,” says Robert of these photographic collages of Asian wedding fans, Known as the Longstreet Collection, their work has attracted a celebrity audience, including style gurus like Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein.

Grocery list: eggs, butter, art…
(k) Liven up your list-making, bill-paying corner with wall art by Wallter Paintable Wall Applications. Brainchild of artists Max and Linda Geiser, the pieces come primed and ready for painting. Desk and chair, Maine Cottage. Pillow fabric, Decorator’s Walk. Pitcher, Vietri. Rug, Dash & Albert. Aprons on coat tree, Tissage Moutet.
(l) Our palettes are inspired by herbs; our souls are inspired by one-of-a-kind abstract plates from R. Wood Studio.


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