This has always been a jumbly stream of consciousness, so I am sure that you will understand that in the midst of cleaning up paper and breaking down boxes I stopped to look at Carrier and Company’s portfolio.  You can’t convince me that everyone doesn’t do this sort of thing.

Loads of pretty things there, but I was charmed by these hangers on.  Quick and easy curtains – you could make them while your children are playing X Box (or Wii or PS3 or Chinese Checkers if there are still children who play such things) – two small knobs, a finished square and a couple of loops.  No fuss, no muss, but it has the same casual elegance as Astaire’s handkerchief.

Images courtesy of Carrier and Company.

It’s always a treat to see a new Suzanne Rheinstein project and there is a particularly lovely one in December’s Architectural Digest.  You may remember the beautiful mural in Rheinstein’s New York apartment painted by Bob Christian; he struts his stuff again here with great results.  That Rheinstein used a Pottery Barn sisal in this room confirms my impression that she is both charming and down-to-earth.  Knowing where to put the low in high-low is quite a knack.

Image Architectural Digest, December 2010, design by Suzanne Rheinstein, produced by Robert Rufino; photography by Francesco Lagnese.

Image, House Beautiful, July/August 2011; photography Bjorn Wallander.