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Annual 2007

Features

3 Designing Women

3 Designing Women

One woman makes handmade rugs that are works of art. Another crafts hip ottomans to rest one’s feet. The third goes high-tech, creating natural fabrics with captivating graphic designs. All these...

City Slicker

City Slicker

Acclaimed New York designer John Bardsley took his clients’ love for Asia, added a dash of urban chic, and elevated a new loft in an old Pawtucket mill to celebrity status.

Down by the Sea

Down by the Sea

A young family with a passion for the water recruits a savvy local architect to help transform their dated, disjointed house into a spacious dream home complete with views and light.

High Risers

High Risers

Languorous and leggy or elegantly compact, climbing vines are a lush and colorful resident in the garden.

Kitchen Confidential

Kitchen Confidential

The ceiling is striped; the chandelier hangs crooked; the table’s a castaway. And there’s a story behind each one. The owners of Al Forno divulge their design secrets.

Splish, Splash

Splish, Splash

When creative people conspire, the result is amazing. Their squeaky clean approach transforms small, everyday bathrooms into sophisticated retreats.

Departments

Shop Talk: Butterfield: Downtown Chic

We may be a bit biased (our office is in Providence), but we’ve discovered that Downcity is becoming a trendy place to shop. Really! And one of our favorite downtown places for furniture, gifts,...

Hands On: Seating Plan

Layers of old paint and rust had turned our favorite garden chair into a backyard horror. To give our old dog new polish, we took it to American Painting and Sandblasting, Coventry

Do It Yourself: The Big Brush

Paint can make a bold architectural statement, add a decorative accent to trim, or freshen up a room that’s become ho-hum. Harry Adler of Adler’s Hardware in Providence explains how to get...

Hot Trends: The Collectors

Fashions may change, but decor that’s uniquely you never goes out of style. One surefire way to get there is to display your collectibles. Can’t beat it — all that personality, and a bonus,...

Ask the Experts: Hibiscus: the Blooms with a Hue

Are your flower beds looking drab? Consider adding the hibiscus, a flamboyantly colorful perennial with trumpet-shaped blooms, to your garden. We asked Marion Gold, director of outreach at the...