On occasion I take a call that goes something like this: “I was looking at a piece of furniture and I want to know where it’s made.” (Describes the piece, which is easily identified.) “Is it made in China?” “Most of the pieces by that manufacturer are made overseas, yes, but the country of origin [ read more… ]
Go west and the farmhouses of the Ohio Valley turned into whole communities of Sears craftsman houses, where the Mission and Arts and Crafts styles are right at home. The style continues but gets ever more rustic as you head into the mountains. By the time you hit L.A., few vestiges of east coast tradition [ read more… ]
It’s easy to identify a look that’s French or Italian or Japanese. Scandinavian Design was once a company as well as a national style! The intricate patterns and lush colors of Indonesia are becoming more familiar as the world markets expand. America has incorporated so many styles, in various forms and places, but each part [ read more… ]
After our fireworks viewing 4th of July experience we all go home to the different corners of America, all of which look distinctly different from each other. When you think about it, few other countries have the regional diversity of styles that we enjoy.
Was there anything that got you more excited as a kid than the fourth of July fireworks? Years later it’s still a thrill to look up at the exploding sky and realize that, at that very same moment, millions of people in four different time zones are doing exactly the same thing and feeling exactly [ read more… ]