Flipping through this month's Traditional Home magazine

I've been reading Traditional Home for centuries and just about always find a room that I love within it's pages.  The April issue is no exception.  Here's the room:

Oops!  This is the "Before" shot.

Here's the "After."

And this.

The color on the walls is brave and perfect.  I looked for the name of that orange in the Resource pages, but it was a custom color.  However, Sherwin Williams' Robust Orange/6628, is a similar rich hue.  Benjamin Moore's Corlsbud Canyon/076 is another delicious, saturated orange.  Blue is the complementary color to orange, so the huge vase of delphiniums on the table was a brilliant stroke.  The chandelier, the window treatments, the clean lines on the upholstered pieces--so well done.  This room is filled with many details that add up to great design and a space that I'd feel very comfortable and downright happy in.  While this is a very traditional room, the use of color and fabric give it a gorgeous update.  Gerald Pomeroy of Boston did the interior design and the photographer is Francesco Lagnese.  

There was another good "before" and "after" in the magazine.

The bathroom before

Lots of good ideas in this photo, don't you think?  Also by Gerald Pomeroy Design Group.  

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Ciao,

Anne

Traditional Home

Everyone has a favorite magazine.  It's the one you've been reading for more years than you can count and always makes you happy when it arrives in the mail  These days, magazines are folding so fast it makes us all tremble.  I'm happy to report that my favorite is still alive and kicking.  Traditional Home has successfully kept up with the times and is always chock full of information on new products, trends and classically designed homes and their interiors. 

They feature homes of many styles--don't be mislead by the word "traditional."  That word encompasses a feeling of quality, stability and timeless appeal as these pictures from past issues showcase.  Featured each month can be a mid century modern home, a classic cottage in Nantucket, or a renovated townhome in Chicago.  This month's issue focusses on a number of interiors in Brooklyn.  Each home showcases the different ideas and lifestyles of its owners. 

I have a local favorite, too.  Will post about that one tomorrow!

Ciao,

Anne