Good Read

The Great American House

by Gil Schaffer III

I have a weakness for wonderful design books and this, my latest fix, is truly a great one. Not only eye candy galore, but thoughtful text.    

Gil Schaffer is a renown architect who works with the traditional elements of classical American architect and reworks them to suite the way we live today.  

The book explores the elements of a great house; architecture, decoration, and landscape, and how Schaffer integrates the three to create truly exceptional places.  A great addition to anyone's library.

Great Read

At last! My much anticipated copy of Good Bones Great Pieces by Suzannne and Lauren McGrath has arrived.  Thank you UPS Man.  The McGraths have put words and pictures to what many seasoned designers have known.  There are some basic pieces, that if chosen wisely, can carry us from first apartment to retirement community.  I've finished the chapter on love seats and am moving on to benches.