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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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