Wish List: Prestige Furnishings from Donghia

Irwin Weiner ASID - The late designer Angelo Donghia would approve - his D&D Building showroom is looking luxe and fantastic these days. Here are some of the prestige Donghia furnishings I've been lusting after these days. Clients take note - some of these items will blow your decorating budget, but in my Wish List fantasy world, every client would have a blank check in the ready to cover some of these beautiful, high-end necessities. Click on each photo below for more information on some of my favorites.

Elegant Side Seating: Versailles Bench

Light Up: Stellare Chandelier (Tall)

Great First Impression: Touro Center Table

Masterfully Modern: Anziano Chair (Natural)

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Deck Your Halls With Sparkle Aplenty

Janet Ramin - It’s that time of the season to create a holiday wonderland in the home. Here are a few suggestions to brighten up your rooms and your table. 

In our first décor setting, we have what I call the Golden Door – the entrance to a fabulous, luxe-filled ambiance. Gracing our holiday table is the Gold Nest runner and placemats from Z Gallerie. The dinnerware is the very chic black and gold Metropolitan set, also from Z Gallerie. Instead of the usual evergreens, we have the aromatic Golden Clove tree from Horchow, coming in a variety of heights. For pure luxury, we have the Snow Lynx pillow (faux, of course) and the Sparkle pillow, both from West Elm.

For our second décor setting, the Silver Peacock, we turn to the blues and silvers of the winter landscape. To provide instant color and drama to the room, we used several branches of the Ice Spray – made of rough cut crystals - and Peacock feathers from Z Gallerie. All the branches are held in the elegantly curvaceous porcelain Artura Vase from Crate and Barrel.

For our table setting, we have a lacey bowl, the Aqua Nest, designed by Heather Palmer and available from Artful Home. To match the silver décor, we've chosen the hammered Savoy pitcher and shaker from Crate and Barrel. Candlelight is provided in the iridescent Coastal Mosaic hurricane lamps from Pier 1 Imports. And for that something unusual, we have the Aqua Finial from Kirklands, a ceramic sculpture for your holiday table. 

Thanks to the Sheffield School in NYC for permission to reprint this article. Are you interested in learning more about decorating and accessories?  Take a look at Sheffield School's Complete Course in Interior Design.  At Sheffield, you'll learn how to transform a space, create color schemes, and select furniture, lighting, and accessories. 

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Holiday Cards from Egg Press

Irwin Weiner ASID - Aren't you tired of the same holiday cards year after year? I remember once opening a box of glittery Christmas tree cards at the checkout lane of Home Goods and later finding silver sparkles all over my clothes once I got into the car. I'm over the usual greetings and messages "of the season." It's like looking at a boring interior - time to change it up and get something fresher happening! That's why I'm liking egg press, the Portland OR stationery and design company, more and more. They've been doing custom stationery and cards since 1999, but also getting into branded design ventures with home goods companies like West Elm and Schoolhouse Electric. Some of my favorite alternative egg press holiday cards are below ... and by now you know the drill - click on each picture for more information. By the way, if you get a holiday card from me this year, I'd better warn you to check your clothes for silver sparkles afterwards. (Next year, I'll go with egg press....)

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Wish List: Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co.

Irwin Weiner ASID - I just received the catalog for Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co., and I must say ... I was impressed. The crunchy-granola, green-oriented Portland, OR lighting company just matured into a full-blown purveyor of home goods and furnishings. Everything ties together in a retro, industrial, casual, relaxed way that I think will be a big hit with consumers. Here's a video from eco-friendly interior designer Cheryl Janis that gives you a bit more background on the company and their home base.

I picked out some of their items for our Design2Share holiday wish list. Click on each photo for more info.

Simon Pearce Revere Bowl

Natural Cork Umbrella Stand

Aria Shades

Ana Striped Candles

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