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H O M E S T Y L EThe News-Review 2008 Advertising Supplement
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BY PAUL ROGERS
CTW Features
Proper nutrition is on the minds of more Americans
than ever before. Witness the booming organic food
market and the proliferation of salad and fruit offerings
at fast-food chains.
But as the millions who have dabbled with diets
will tell you, eating well consistently is not an easytask.
The main ingredient of a nutritional lifestyle is, of
course, the food itself, but healthy eating starts in and
is significantly affected by the kitchen. From appli-
ances to layout to dcor, kitchen design can mean the
difference between cooking a balanced meal at home
and grabbing a bucket of fried chicken on the way in
from the office.
Certainly the setup of the kitchen has a lot to do
with the quality of the food. If its a difficult kitchen to
work in, so much so that it stresses you out to cook,
you might make some compromises about what youredoing, says Michael Welch, a New York-based person-
al chef who specializes in health and nutrition.
If your prep area is so cramped and cluttered that
slicing a tomato becomes a chore or if the stovetop is so
small that you cant comfortably fit the pots and pans
needed for a meal, Welch says, you might choose to
microwave a frozen Salisbury steak instead of making
home-cooked chicken Nioise.
Healthy cooking needs to be as easy and convenient
as possible to consistently remain the first food option.
And ease and convenience starts with basic kitchen
design.Everyone knows the kitchen triangle: Our kitchen
sink should be close to our refrigerator and our stove
should be close to our sink, says Laura McIntosh, host
of the cooking and travel program Bringing it Home
with Laura McIntosh and author of Entertaining at
Home with Americas Top Chefs (Publications Inter-
national, 2008). The biggest thing is being able to
access your refrigerator and your cabinets. If your food
storage is open and easy to reach, you will minimize
time and frustration. If your ingredients are hard to get
to and it takes more time clearing a space to cook, then
it will be all too easy to grab something that is not ashealthy.
To start, experts suggest utilizing pullout cabine ts
and stair-step storage for easy access, and keeping
counter space uncluttered.
Healthy eating is more than a
fad its a way of life and,
increasingly, a way of living at
home. Roll out the welcome
mat for a new generation of
health-focused appliances,
gadgets and design ideas that
want to redefine your kitchen
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fee maker, but if theyre lined with radios, TVs, gadg-
ets, cereal boxes, yesterdays mail, papers from the
office, cups, dishes and all the other items that seem to
collect in the kitchen, you are probably more likely to
pop a frozen pizza in the oven than clear a space to pre-
pare a salad.A nutritionist kitchen demands plenty of counter
space to prep the greater amounts of vegetables and
fruit youll be eating. Ideally, that space would have its
own rinsing sink, separate and distinct from the cleanup
sink, particularly if more than one person will be mak-
ing meals and doing the chopping and slicing.
McIntosh recommends adding a mandolin slicer to
the kitchen inventory. It makes vegetable prep a snap,
she says, and is particularly helpful when dealing with
the volumes necessary for larger families.
Proper equipment, like the mandolin, is the other
key to creating a kitchen conducive to healthy mealpreparation. Experts recommend five essentials to put
you on the path to better nutrition:
Realistic pots and pans. Every time I look at a
bridal registry, I see the same thing: some really high-
end pots and pans that are aluminum lined and copper
core, says Juan-Carlos Cruz, author of The Juan-Car-
los Cruz Calorie Countdown Cookbook (Gotham,
2006) and host of the Food Networks Weighing In.
That certainly is quality cookware, but not necessar-
ily the most useful. Really, how often does the home
cook need to deglaze? asks Cruz. Get yourself a set of
high-end non-stick cookware. One, the cleanup is mucheasier, so you are more apt to cook. Two, you dont need
as much fat to keep things from sticking.
A three-second spray on non-stick cookware with an
oil like Pam will add about 20 calories while a table-
spoon of olive oil on an aluminum pan adds 120.
A range with power. The average person doesnt
understand heat and its role in healthy cooking, says
Don Silvers, chef, certified kitchen designer and author
of Kitchen Design with Cooking in Mind (Designs by
Silver, 2004). The ubiquitous four-burner, 7,000-8,000
btus per burner stove falls short from a nutritional point
of view.Say you want to pan fry a piece of chicken on a stan-
dard cooktop, says Silvers. You wait until the oil is
about 375 degrees F and add the chicken. The meat
will drop the heat to 200-250 degrees F, depending on
how cold the chicken was to start. Because the oil tem-
perature drops, it fails to seal the surface and oil enters
the meat.
A gas cooktop with 15,000-20,000 btus per burner
or an energy-efficient induction model can maintain oil
temperatures when meat is added, sealing it a nd not
allowing fat to enter.
Quality cooktops are very important to a nutrition-
ist kitchen, Silvers says. Steam and/or pressure Steam ovens utilize super-
heated steam while pressure cookers use a combination
of steam and pressure to rapidly cook foods. The bene-
fits are two-fold: speed (steam ovens can cut cook times
in half, pressure cookers can reduce cook times by as
much as two-thirds) and nutrition. The cooking process
locks in nutrients and flavors, ensuring a moist and ten-
der end product.
Steven Bullock, certified kitchen designer with
New York-based In House, hears calls for steam cook-
ing more and more frequently from clients. Welch rou-
tinely introduces his clients to pressure cookers, as wellas bamboo steamers.
A pressure cooker significantly cuts down on the
amount of time it takes to cook whole grains, which
have more nutrients, says Welch. At first, people are
really intimidated, but once they realize how quickly
they can get meals together, they really embrace it.
A blender. There is nothing easier to make than a
smoothie, and with great ingredients, your recipe choic-
es are endless, says McIntosh.
Plus, smoothies are versatile applicable for break-
fast, lunch, dinner, snack or a light dessert. And to
make the process even easier, Blendtec, Orem, Utah,makes a blender model integrated right into the coun-
tertop.
A top-notch crisper. Food preservation is huge,
says Jackie Zunke, business development/designer at
Lube of Atlanta. A lot of people stay away from buying
fruits and vegetables because they go bad so quickly and
they end up throwing them out.
Refrigerator manufacturers are constantly tweaking
models to increase food protection features. Madison,
Wis.-based Sub Zero Inc.s latest built-in refrigerator
series features an air purification system that scrubs
the entire volume of air in the refrigerator an average ofonce every 20 minutes to eliminate odors, viruses, bac-
teria and the ethylene gases that hasten ripening and,
ultimately, food spoilage.
Bullock lauds Diamond Bar, Calif.-based Dacors
refrigerators, which he says can keep a peach fresh in a
drawer for two weeks. Everyone has
crispers in refrigerators, but they dif-
fer depending on the unit. Some pre-
serve fruits and vegetable better than
others, he says.Beyond equipment and layout,
experts say simple visuals will help
any health-conscious eater fulfill
nutritional goals. The adage, Out of
sight, out of mind, applies to
healthy eating regimens.
Keeping non-refrigerated,
counter-safe fresh fruits and vegeta-
bles on the counter will instantly
sway your appetite toward healthier
food choices as you walk into your
kitchen. If you see them, you will
use them, says McIntosh.
Putting ingredients out in glass con-
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particularly helpful for people just start-
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not be familiar with some of the products
they should be using, like whole grains or
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For me, eclectic looks like a room that was pulled
together over time, he says. That you just didnt go to
the furniture store and buy a display. If you have a
black and red Oriental bedroom, for instance, you
might make it eclectic by adding in teal and ochre. The
overall color palette works together, but its unexpect-
ed.
Adrienne LaBelle, of New York City-based Adri-
enne LaBelle Design, believes the most important part
of eclectic is not being afraid to use any one thing,
which gives you permission to bring home a funky
chair you fall in love with at the flea market. But
Barnard cautions that you need to think through those
bold choices. Being brave is not enough, she says.
There needs to be some intention behind that bravery.
To keep an eclectic look pulled together, its key to
choose a unifying element. I think its always impor-
tant to ground the eclectic-ness and make sure theres
a central theme running through the room, says
Vinitha Watson, Belmont, Calif.-based creative direc-
tor of home dcor and textiles company Kaaya. You
might choose a neutral color, a common fabric, such
as silk, or a common pattern to make the room feel
cohesive.
One good strategy: Start with the bed and slowlyadd layers to the room. The bedding itself, for
instance, is a good place to begin experimenting,
especially if you dont want to spend too much
money. If youre drawn to patterns and colors, you
might mix three to five different fabrics on the bed
perhaps a Moroccan fabric with an Asian one and a
few contrasting textures. These textiles can be uni-
fied, Glisson says, with a common color that appears
in each one. For curtains or chair upholstery, consider
picking up that same solid color rather than adding
in another pattern.
Want an even easier way to help keep an eclecticroom unified? Cut down on all the stuff. Clutter is a
huge thing, LaBelle says. I think its good to have
some closed storage space. A hutch can do the job, but
dont choose something so big that it
dwarfs the other furniture. Shes also f ond
of a chair in the bedroom, where you can
dump discarded clothes, or even a few wall
hooks to hang those shirts and slacks.
On the style front, LaBelle is a fan of
adding a few vintage pieces to a room.
They bring character and detail into a
space, and the craftsmanship tends to bebetter than new pieces. Its also a complete-
ly green decorating choice, because youre
recycling an existing product rather than
buying a new one.
Mixing and matching styles also requires some sim-
ple math. If you add one contemporary chair to a tradi-
tional room, for example, Barnard says youre basically
putting a big spotlight over that seating spot. She
believes a true eclectic look would mean making about
20 percent of the pieces in a traditional bedroom con-
temporary. Then the two styles truly start to co-exist.
If you want to start slow, LaBelle suggests adding alarge headboard to your bed. You can pick out the fab-
ric and find an upholsterer to put the whole thing
together without spending a fortune. Try taping some
kraft paper behind the bed and sketching out the shape
and size you want, but its a good idea to make it a lit-
tle larger and higher than you might think necessary.
After all, you may want to lean up against it while you
read a book.
The real beauty of the eclectic look is picking out
things you love. If you stick with items that really grab
you, Barnard says the common denominator in the
design becomes you. Youre not re-creating a styleweve seen a hundred times before, she says. Youre
creating your style.Sweet dreams:Combine furniture, fabrics and accessories like spice boxes to create a bedroom of inspiringcomfort and style.
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BY KATE SULLIVANCTW Features
Dont give up on adding tile to your
bathroom accent the sink, shower
and walls with splashes of color,
design and texture courtesy of the
latest tiles.
More beautiful, popular, durable, functional and, in
some cases, inexpensive, todays tiles serve multiple
purposes. Here's how to inject your interior with a style
infusion.
When it comes to tile, choose from any size, shape,
texture and color. Costs can stay low while style soars
when it comes to tile choices in the bathroom, says Jen-nifer Condon, market editor of home-dcor magazine
Domino. Bathrooms are high traffic areas with lots of
visibility. When working with a small space, a little
money goes a long way. Talk about bang for your
buck.
The first step to accenting your bathroom with tile
is assessing what type will work best. Like choosing a
paint color for a new room, when it comes to piecing
your bathroom together with tile, get ready to make
some choices. Senior designer DeeDee Gundberg of
Ann Sacks points out the popular options: River rock,
ceramic, glass, stone, clay, recycled materials, and met-als in metallic, pastel, earth tones, tiles with lots of
facial activity, mosaic designs, square and rectangle.
And this is one accessory worth thinking through
ceramic or stone should last longer than you.
Less is More
Like the perfect bauble with your
favorite black dress, think accessory.Known for designs from highly decora-
tive to super mod and ethnically
charged to personalized pieces, Gund-
berg says, A fabulous way to use tile is
as an accent. Her top pick? Surround-
ing a mirror with tile offers just enough
interest to be sophisticated without
being overdone.
Shower Show
Condon sees a trend in using one shower wall as the
canvas for creativity. Using highly detailed mosaic tiles,People personalize this space like a tattoo, creating a
custom look. She recommends brands like Bizassa and
Sicis for decorative, colorful pieces. Or take this look
out of the tub and mount pieces on the center of the
wall. With just 12 pieces, create a piece of art.
Border Patrol
Taking Gundbergs mirror idea to the next level, use
tile as a border for the entire bathroom. This is a fan-
tastic option to incorporate tile in a chic way, Condon
says. Use black and white tiles at the top, bottom or
through the middle of the wall to create a checkerboardlook.
Counter Couture
Tiles dont just live on walls. Mount the top of a count-
Strategic mini-designs with bathroom tile can create
a whole new look. Armed with ideas, tips and advice,
the experts break down your possibilities
Hip to be square: Play with shapes, sizes,color and texture when it comes to peppering a bathroomwith accent tile.Find your comfort zone, then stretch it a bit for a noticeable creative touch.
A Bit ofThis,
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er or vanity. Keep it mod with black and white or go
highly decorative with a Spanish floral design.
Anything that appeals to you works on this space,
Condon says.
Get Grouting
Make style stick and use grout in a creative way. With
small penny tiles, be generous with the grout and use a
contrasting color. Think black grout with white tiles or
white grout with black tiles, says Condon.
Tile Tips
Use accents sparingly, warns Gundberg.
Overuse can result in a room that is busy and
overdone. For Condon, If the bathroom is
small, stay light or dark. Keep the colors all the
same in a really small space. For timeless tile,
Its best to keep trendy colors as accents so you
dont have to re-do if the colors become dated or
out of style.
Material Matters
When ready to showcase tile talents, its okay to
be materialistic. Heres a look at some popular
picks.
Ceramic: Dubbed the gold star of the bath-
room world, ceramic offers a broad range of
selection. Ceramic is cost effective, comes in a
wide range of sizes, shapes, colors and finishes
and its the most durable, says Condon.
Porcelain: Ranking up there with ceramic,
this tile choice offers more shine.
Glass: Mass appeal with maximum color
choices.
Concrete: Forget building blocks, this
smooth stone is ideal for busy mosaic designs and solid
shades too. Gundberg sees popularity with these tiles
done in earth tones, chocolate browns and white.
Marble: If moneys no matter, marble is your match.
Everyone loves the classic, clean look of marble, says
Condon.
Eco-edge
As going green goes mainstream the bathroom is no
exception. With recycled glass, the finished product
looks like specially produced glass only reconstituted to
be stronger and more durable. Aluminum also enters
the green scene. When done all over this look comes
off too industrial, but when used as an ac cent or border
around a tub or as a countertop, it can be really pretty,
Condon says. Recycled brass makes for another beautiful
bathroom option. Use this metal all over for a vision of
Versailles or use as an accent contrasted with plain
white fixtures for a warm shine.
Tidy Tile
Todays tiles stay low-maintenance regular cleaning
keeps mildew and mold at bay. Ceramic makes is natu-
rally resistant to germs, fungus and bacteria, Condon
says. Most clean up is aimed at buildup in the grout.
When it comes to stone however, watch for different
levels of pores. The larger the pore, the more room for
dirt and water. Stones need to be sealed with a pene-
trating sealer, says Gundberg.
No grout about it: A dash of floral tile in the shower livens up a painted bathroom, and a combination oftile and grout styles helps define different areas within a space.
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Las Vegas may not be the capital of culture, she
says, but its the ultimate playground for a designer.
HOMESTYLE: I think of you as someone who knows her
way around Hollywood. How do you define Hollywood glam-
our today?
TRACIE BUTLER: Its all about being young, sexy
and hip, and fashion plays a big role in that. Take some-
thing like Swarovski crystals. Theyve been all over the
runways in New York for the last few years and now
theyre starting to show up in home merchandise. I
recently did Swarovski crystal drapes for a master bed-
room. They look like evening gowns, so gorgeous.
HS: What are the other essentials?
TB: Fine fabrics, soft leathers, exotic woods and
funky wallpaper with lots of patterns and colors. And,
of course, this being Hollywood, the right lighting is
incredibly important. People love their crystal chande-
liers.
HS: What are the hot colors?
TB: That whole organic back-to-the-beach lifestyle
is big and that usually means a lot of neutrals and a lot
of white. But color is also important. Right now, Im
loving neons hot pinks, bright oranges, citrines. They
make great accent colors.
HS: Whats definitively out of style?
TB: I am ready to give the whole Mediterranean
look a rest. Enough with all that wrought iron!
HS: It doesnt sound like there are too many antiques
involved.
TB: No. Not with my clientele. I deal with a lot of
young actors and models and musicians, and they just
dont have that appreciation. Its funny I personally
love antiques. Im a big fan of Art Deco the black lac-
quers, the silvers. Its so formal and elegant. But its not
part of my current business. On the other hand, howev-
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popular.
HS: I hear that a lot today. Why do people continue to
love that period?
TB: Its happy, playful and affordable three things
that are always important for young people. Its also a
style that has a real history here. That whole early Palm
Springs lifestyle was a very big deal in its day and it
continues to inspire people.
HS: People seem to live outdoors for most of the year in
L.A. What role does weather and climate play in your work?
TB: Its huge. A big trend in the last few years is to
have what I think of as an outdoor living room a ter-
race or patio with big couches, nice coffee tables, com-
fortable pillows and a lamp or two. Usually theres a
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In L.A., just about anything goes, says Tracie Butler.You drive down any boulevard and its every style youcould want or imagine.
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lywood style and glamour. Since opening her firm, Tra-cie Butler Interior Design in 2001, Butler has becomethe citys go-to designer for everything from i nnovativeresidential work for numerous actors, models and musi-cians, to hip clubs and restaurants.
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HS: You deal with a lot of celebrities and rising stars.
Are they more demanding than regular clients?
TB: I dont know if demanding is the word. Maybe
complicated is better. Take something like security.
They want to make sure the carpenter I hire to do their
bookshelves isnt some kind of freak or a reporter for the
National Enquirer.
HS: Whats the first thing you think about when youre
designing a room?
TB: The functionality of the space what does the
room need to do? What role does it play in my clients
life? Everything flows from that.
HS: What are the big mistakes people make when decorat-
ing?
TB: They dont realize that
the devil is in the details. I go
into so many houses where peo-
ple have invested in what I
think of as the basics a couch,
a cocktail table, a flat screen TV
but they havent spent a dime
on drapes or area rugs or wall
coverings. I mean, at the very
least, you have to have a beauti-
ful paint job. Its not that
expensive and it makes all the
difference in the world.
HS: You also are well known
for designing hip restaurants and
clubs. How do these differ from
residential commissions?
TB: In general, theyre
easier. And the reason is
theyre less emotional. You
deal primarily with busi-
nesspeople whose main con-
cerns are budgets and time-
lines. They dont question
every little design decision.
But with residential commissions, you and your client
can go back and forth for weeks on something like the
tassels on the drapes. Its a very drawn-out process.
HS: Do you prefer one more than the other?
TB: I get different things from them. Its so much
fun to design a hip new restaurant because you know
the whole city is going to see it. Its all very high pro-
file. But houses are wonderful because theyre mainly
about relationships. Youre creating an environment
where people are going to live their lives and raise their
families, and thats a really nice feeling. Also, with
houses, you get to buy the kind of really beautiful art
and furniture that is sort of unheard of for a commercial
interior.
HS: What kind of house did you grow up in?
TB: It wasnt fancy. My mom was a dental assistant.
I did, however, have an aunt in Palm Springs who had a
great funky house that I loved.
But I think I was born a designer. At 14, when my
friends were buying cosmetics, I was saving my
allowance to buy new wallpaper for my bedroom.
Continued from page 9
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Oh, Brun-Sanglard also happens to be
blind. Though at times, according to those
who know him, the 45-year-old is the last
to realize that he has what many would call
a disability. Its true I guess I dont
think Im blind, he says during a rare
quiet moment in the bustling office that
houses his company which is called, fit-
tingly enough, The Blind Designer, Inc. I
dont go around thinking, Oh my God,
Im blind.
His attitude is a far cry from the reac-
tion he thought he would have when he
was younger. Growing up in his native
France, he would have nightmares about
losing his sight, and he resolved that if that
ever happened to him, he would take his
own life rather than live that way. In 1995,
Brun-Sanglard, who is HIV-positive, saw
his fears become reality when he suffered an
attack of cytomegalovirus, a disease that
can run rampant in patients with sup-
pressed immune systems. The virus
destroyed his optic nerves, and suddenly a
man who had worked with visuals as an
advertising executive with companies such
as Chanel and Christian Dior was left in the
dark.
Rather than feel sorry for himself,
though, Brun-Sanglard decided to get on
with his life and it wasnt long before life
handed him a surprising new career. While
Brun-Sanglard was getting his guide dog
in San Francisco, his then-partner was in
L.A. searching for their new house. When
two were found, Brun-Sanglard made a
decision after he walked through both pos-
sibilities.
We came up with the idea of buying
both and fixing up [one] and selling it, he
says. I started designing it and getting the
materials, and it was really fun. And thats
when I realized that I could do that. So we
redid that house, we sold it right way, got a
bunch of offers on it. And we moved on to
the one that we lived in and totally redid it
so it looked really nice. So it really hap-
pened by accident. Its not like I got up one
day and said, Im going to become a
designer. And when people started seeing
my work and seeing the final product, they
started asking me to work for them.
By 1997, Brun-Sanglard and his part-
ner were running a business that special-
ized in both interior design and con-
struction. But Brun-Sanglards chal-
lenges were far from over. A profes-
sional and personal split resulted in
the business going under and him
having to start over, but later
rebounding with his current opera-
tion. Then in 2006, just as he was
wrapping production on an A&E
series called Designing Blind, Brun-
Sanglard went into kidney failure,
which caused his work to grind to a
halt. Last November,
he underwent a suc-
cessful transplant, and
soon after he was back
up to speed. Today his
health is good and his
viral count is virtually
infinitesimal.
I believe that
each challenge makes
me stronger, and I
learn more about
myself and more
about life, and I get
more tools in my
The of DesignFor a blind interior designer, the creative process is nothing short of an eye-opening experience
Eric Brun-Sanglard is more than just another successful inte-
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short, Eric B., as friends and clients alike know him, is a typi-
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about myself and more about life, and I get more
tools in my toolbox, he says.
One of these said tools is Brun-Sanglards ability to
relate to his clients on their level. The role that his own
houses played in his recoveries following his health
crises have given him perspective about the importance
of everyones personal space.
When I lost my sight, I realized that my home was
my sanctuary, my safe place, my safe haven, he says.
And thats probably why I started designing homes,
because I needed to have a space around me where I felt
good, where I felt like it was going to be a special place.
And I think its helped me create homes that are
more about the person about being a cocoon. And
thats what Im really good at creating, a home that feels
really good. Yeah, it looks good and its everything they
might want, but its more than that. Its about coming
home and feeling, Wow, its so great to be home.
I think there are a lot of designers who dont get
that, who just create a beautiful space, but its a place
where you dont even want to be because its like a
museum or like a showroom. Its beautiful to look at,
but not really inviting.
The most important thing to creating a home is
giving it a feeling of being a home. And that means
something that is not only going to reflect my work,
but reflect the persons needs and emotions and life
their life, not my life.
Brun-Sanglard describes the relationship that he has
with his clients as very intimate, a matter of trust.
But he also wants them to become intimate with their
homes. To that end, he encourages those he works with
to see their rooms as he does with everything but their
eyes. I ask my clients to close their eyes and discover
their spaces without looking at them, and by just going
around and feeling the walls, feeling around the space,
he says. Your body can be your measuring tape, and
you can use your own body to judge the space around
you. So you feel good moving around, sitting in your
chair, sitting on the couch. How much room do you
need?
The designer also has his clients sit in the soon-to-
be-redesigned room to get the sense or senses of
things. (I have them) take notice of the smells, make
noises to see how sound travels, Brun-Sanglard says.
At different times of the day, sit in the room and see
how the sun comes in, and all of those different aspects.
I really want them to get in touch with the energy of
the room. I dont care whats in right now. It should be
what feels good to you, what inspires you.
Brun-Sanglards own inspiration is quite abundant
these days. When hes not juggling multiple projects for
others, he occasionally works on his own property, hav-
ing just redone his backyard. Hes also developing a new
TV series, Sight Unseen, along with writing his
memoirs. Its probably in bad taste (not to mention a
clich) to say that Brun-Sanglards future is so bright,
he has to wear shades. But the future is definitely where
his attention is directed.
I dont even have a portfolio from my advertising
days, he says. At times that makes me sad, because I
wish I had a portfolio that would at least show the work
that Ive done. But I think it really helped me to move
on to where I a m today. I didnt want to keep things
from my past; I only wanted to let go of that and to
move forward.
Continued from page 11
Interior designer Eric Brun-Sanglard knows hesdone a great job on a project when his clientsspeak of their home in terms of how it makesthem feel. His goal is to create personal sanctuar-ies through his designs, not museums.
Triple threat: In between filming for his new TV show Sight Unseen,writing his memoirs and design-ing for clients, Eric Brun-Sanglard manages to find time to spend working on his own property.
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When it comes to emitting a special
glow through an outdoor space, the
sky is the limit. Lighten up your
next gathering with an assortment of
ideas that range from whimsical
groupings of candles to strategically located moon-
lighting fixtures placed in a tree canopy.
Lights add so much to the mood, especially at
night, says Phoenix writer and designer Kathy Cano-
Murillo.
Known as Crafty Chica, shes an expert at finding
low-cost ways to illuminate patios and decks with
strings of lights that she transforms into Boudoir box
lights and baby food jars that become hanging cande-
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guests praising you for hours.
Even non-crafty types can find ready-to-light tiki
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of any outdoor setting. Consider creating an inviting
setting with a few permanent lighting additions.
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John Pletcher, owner of the architectural and low-volt-
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lights, he says.
Well-lit patios and decks also keep guests and fami-
ly members from tripping. Decks, for instance, could
benefit from recessed fixtures that mount on the walls
of the steps or larger fixtures that attach to deck railings
or posts and illuminate either outward or downward.
Pletcher suggests down-lighting to replicate the
soft glow of natural moonlight. Fixtures are discreetly
placed on eaves or in tall leafy trees. He sometimes uses
lightly tinted lenses to produce an even softer light or
enhance skin tones in gathering areas. For a cross-light-
ing effect, use two or three fixtures that are aimed so
their beams intersect. Down-lighting works well in
patio areas or tree-lined drives.
Up-lighting with spotlight fixtures recessed into
the ground creates a focal point. Backlighting creates a
silhouette effect by illuminating a wall or structure.
Outdoor lighting kits exist for many projects at
specialized shops or large hardware stores. Also, look for
lighting specialists who can share some new techniques.
Pletcher says he uses low-voltage lighting for all his
projects to avoid excess light. This approach minimizes
glare, light trespass and light pollution.
Electrician Ian Miles, owner of Orlando, Fla.-based
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, says his clients are
increasingly aware of how their choice of lighting
intrudes on their neighbors.
Weve come a long way from when people would
put flood lights at the four corners of the property, he
says.
Companies such as his also provide elaborate tempo-
rary lighting options for gatherings. For instance, he
has created temporary path lighting from a home to a
nearby waters edge for a wedding.
Quick fixes
Sometimes owners become enamored with what they
initially labeled as seasonal lighting. Miles used LED
string lights to illuminate a covered porch area around
his pool.
We liked it so much that we ended up keeping it
up all year. It adds a lot of charm to the area, he says.
For those looking for some quick fixes, try these
ideas:
Romantic dinners: Use candles of all sizes to light
the area around a small table for two. Consider cluster-
ing near the table several ceramic pots lined with peb-
bles or sand and candles. On the table, use a floating
centerpiece or glasses made for floating candles.
Family gatherings: Outdoor patio light strings,
which use small bulbs that emit a warm light, can lend
themselves to any theme imaginable. Cano-Murillo
uses soda cans to make stars. By punching several holes
in the center of the star, shes able to fit it through the
light bulbs. Another idea is to fit tiny terra cotta pots,
about 2-inches in diameter, over the lights. You can
dress them up with any color fabric or ribbon. She likes
the look of fabric scraps from a Mexican serape. Small
plastic or silk flowers can also fit over the light bulbs.
Cocktails: Line the perimeter of your yard with
luminarias, traditionally candle-lighted, sand-filled
paper lanterns. Youll find reusable, non-flammable kits
that feature various images, such as butterflies and flow-
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Formal celebrations: Tiki torches can make a regu-
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more traditional bamboo tiki lights, youll find metal
torches made of copper, bronze or steel. Electric tiki
torches are also in the market. The AGI Group, Inc., in
Sarasota, Fla., suggests placing a few large torches
around a central gathering. Then, to create the look of a
Polynesian fire dance, cast a sizzling glow around a
pond, fountain or waterfall with six torches.
Down-lighting, cross-lighting, up-lighting play with the function of lighting sources to create the right mix.
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1. Make sure the gutter doesnt hold water. Sounds
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drainage, simply get a ladder and hose and run water
into the gutter. If it pools, theres a problem.
2. Check for downspouts. Architects and engineers
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Gutters come in several different
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BY GRETCHEN ROBERTSCTW Features
If your furniture has been in the
same tired spot since you moved
into the place 10 years ago, maybe
it's time to get those pieces out of a
rut. There's nothing like a simple
(and free) room makeover to shed new light
on your old things.
Furniture arrangement isnt an absolute
science, but keep these six basic principles
and the following room-by-room rules in
mind before doing any heavy lifting.
1. Look at the big picture, advises Sharon
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interior designer and author of Decorating
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ating The Home You Love (Thomas Nelson,
April 2007). Does your room have a focal
point? How will you direct traffic through
the room? What do you want people to see
when they first walk in?
2. Decide whether you want a symmetrical or
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leaning one way or another, its not balanced.
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domly placed so your eye is compelled to
wander around the room.
3. Think creatively about placement, says
Kathy Wilson, editor of TheBudgetDecora-
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timeTV.com.
Many people stick to the traditional
lining-the-walls technique, which is rarely
the right way to arrange a room, she says.
4. Honesty is the best policy. If you eat din-
ner in your living room every night, then
arrange for it, Hanby-Robie says. Dont
pretend to be someone else. Make yourself
comfortable in your own house.
5. Plot the design on graph paper first, using
one square for every square foot in the room,
Wilson suggests. (This will also help save
your back.)
6. Dont overcrowd the room. The best rule
is, when you think youre done, take one
thing away and it will be perfect, Wilson
says.
Living room/family room: The standard liv-
ing room arrangement is uninspired: couches
and chairs turned toward the television, Wil-
son says.
Dont assume the furniture has to face
the TV. Try to find a focal point in the room,
like a fireplace or window, that can take cen-
ter stage while still allowing comfortable TV
viewing.
Mary Mihaly, a certified feng shui practi-
tioner in Cleveland, believes furniture renew-
al can be symbolic and psychological as well
as physical. In the living room, decide what
you want to accomplish there. If you want
people to be convivial and to encourage more
conversation, arrange the room in a way that
facilitates that, with furniture placed where
people can easily talk to one another, she
says.
Make sure all the items in the room have
a relationship with each other, Hanby-Robie
advises. A lamp stand next to a chair works
better than in a corner by itself, she says.
Bedroom: The bed should be the focal point
of the room, Wilson says. All other furni-
ture pieces are supporting players. If you
have room, consider creating a reading corner
with a comfy chair and ottoman, but make
sure theres still a good traffic flow in the
room.
More important than whats in the bed-
room is what shouldnt be in there. Two
things that dont belong, according to
Mihaly: exercise equipment and family pho-
tos.
When you have an exercise bike in the
bedroom that you never use, the first thing
you see when you open your eyes in the
morning is that youre a failure. Its subcon-
scious, but you feel guilty, and theres no rea-
son to start the day that way. Family photos
are a distraction, Mihaly says. They take
away energy that should be focused on two
people and their relationship.
Dining room: The dining room seems to be a
no-brainer to arrange: Insert table in center,
populate with chairs. But there are a few
alternative arrangements. As in the living
room, focus on a focal point like the chande-
lier or a large piece of artwork, Hanby-Robie
says. In the chandelier example, the table
belongs in the center, but if its wall art
youre highlighting, putting the table under-
neath, closer to the wall, makes sense. Then
youve got room on the other side to multi-
purpose, Wilson says.
If the table sits against the wall with
benches, you can add a family library on the
other side.
Home office: Start with the desk, which
many people place against a wall. More than
in any other room, the command position
sitting so you can see the entry and most of
the room is important here, Mihaly says.
Otherwise, surprises may come up behind
you.
The home office is often a multipurpose
room, serving as a guest room as well as the
place you pay your bills. Place the desk out
from the wall, facing the room, and add a
futon opposite that doubles as a comfortable
place to sit and a bed for overnight guests.
Dont be afraid to use the closet, Wilson
says. You can take off the door, paint the
interior, and use it as a niche area for a desk
to open up space in the room. Just dont for-
get good lighting.
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No fear: Dont be afraid to swap furniture and accessories out of their traditionalrooms. A piano in a sunroom is an invitation for guests to gather and lounge some-where new, and pitchers double as vases without missing a beat.
Page 16The News-Review, Fall Home & Garden, Roseburg Oregon, Monday, September 15, 2008