Friday Favorites 7/5/2013
July 5, 2013
Cheryl Katz, Contributing EditorÂ
Toile de Jouyâa traditional French fabric depicting pastoral scenesâis seductive, but the message it telegraphs is often a bit too demure for my tasteâŚuntil, with a few carefully placed stitches, artist Richard Saja infuses toile with an irreverent sense of humor and recasts its once-staid message. Sajaâs firm, Historically Inaccurate Decorative Arts, is based in New York, where he produces his decorative fabrics along with fine art and apparel pieces. For more on Saja and these and other commissioned pieces, go to historically-inaccurate.blogspot.jp.
Paula M. Bodah, Senior Editor
Red, white and blue are everywhere this weekend, but the patriotic combo doesnât have to manifest in the expected stars-and-stripes theme. Iâm pledging my allegiance to a handful of things for the home that take the colors of America in a new direction.
Your guests will feel at home instantly when theyâre welcomed by the Lobsterfest doormat from Company C.
Add an unabashedly patriotic tone to your living room, den or deck with Jonathan Adlerâs needlepoint pillow portrait of George Washington.
Set a red, white and blue table without a hint of cliche with these pretty napkins from Henhouse Linens.
Kyle Hoepner, Editor-in-Chief
Canât manage to wangle as many vacations and day trips as youâd like this summer? Not quite able to arrange that fondly imagined afternoon spent sprawling in a hammock, listening to the breeze?
When the real thing just isnât possible, I will sometimes take a virtual holiday simply by visiting the website of a gifted landscape and garden photographer. One such is Matthew Benson, who not long ago captured a lovely Litchfield County garden for New England Homeâs Connecticut edition.
Check out a few other of Matthewâs images for your own quick refresher course in outdoor calm.
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