KIM COOKAssociated Press With an eye toward sustainability, makers of home furnishings are experimenting more and more with plant-based materials. You can find things like bark, leaves and seeds transformed […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press If you’re looking for respite from this winter’s weather and news, you’ll find plenty of peace and quiet in the spring offerings beginning to show up at […]
By KIM COOKAssociated Press This photo shows Rhinebeck, N.Y based Sawkille Co.’s salvaged tree trunks made into stump tables and seating. They can be bleached, stained or custom dyed. (Sawkille […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press Designers of hotel spaces have traditionally tended to favor either theatrical flair (baroque finishes and opulent flourishes) or the opposite: a low-key insouciance consisting of neutral, contemporary […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press Ever wonder how paint colors get their names? If you’re shopping for pink, say, you’ll find dozens of shades referencing roses, bubblegum and shells. There are some […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press You’ve probably noticed it in clothing stores: racks and shelves full of high-waisted flares, rib-knit turtlenecks, acid green sweatshirts and disco ball metallics. It’s that ’70s — […]
KIM COOKAssociated Press Author Lucy Maud Montgomery, of “Anne of Green Gables″ fame, loved a good blanket. “I like to hear a storm at night,” she wrote. “It is so […]