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DC Designer In Traditional Home

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxgXtynQwHgaHj-5PKQIWnpsdjAUl1EGgaCKcVMCSNWA3IGilNoMaAPGnPhqnPYuqd4fiAfi28BDAf6ypd3BqyjQ1x_zv9o5ZB_RNoEdBFDFtMNSqwxXCJavEm7_fwHC_t_Ufkz-vDkgc/s1600/whitney.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717949745063373826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxgXtynQwHgaHj-5PKQIWnpsdjAUl1EGgaCKcVMCSNWA3IGilNoMaAPGnPhqnPYuqd4fiAfi28BDAf6ypd3BqyjQ1x_zv9o5ZB_RNoEdBFDFtMNSqwxXCJavEm7_fwHC_t_Ufkz-vDkgc/s640/whitney.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>DC designer <a href="http://www.whitneystewartinteriordesign.com">Whitney Stewart's</a> work will be featured in the upcoming issue of <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com">Traditional Home</a> magazine.  Here's a sneak peek that was forwarded to me, more images to appear in the published issue.  This is one of the best kitchens I've seen this year - absolutely love how the freestanding hutch was incorporated into the visual field of the kitchen and what seems to be glass backed cabinets that let light stream through. <span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#333333;">Photography by Francesco Langese</span>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSisAcO_4YjvGmN1YpYAnKzkTTwsS4dows1DuKV8cTx_rbkGbz83uc3asXtAfX79EeFDMyH7kNsUKinIn4ZjrM7M3tw6dJDZ4ABxy3UDqeY0xEAKxnQopMN8loq8pPazvKk68LavF2HNs/s1600/whitney2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717949536287511794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSisAcO_4YjvGmN1YpYAnKzkTTwsS4dows1DuKV8cTx_rbkGbz83uc3asXtAfX79EeFDMyH7kNsUKinIn4ZjrM7M3tw6dJDZ4ABxy3UDqeY0xEAKxnQopMN8loq8pPazvKk68LavF2HNs/s640/whitney2.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Here are a few of my favorite images from Whitney's web site <a href="http://www.whitneystewartinteriordesign.com/">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAKEaWxS5W0GM9fzve6iptcD7Pg5aebt4ZfTmbW8tF2AiNIBZmb4rdUjh5XkGbQnwvhr-aMBoBLYZX4lXTlZk7CcXHkpHc-hw2mWI7WYoD60Vs0St7qFdCn9TjGryKSYolsHugdppJBqK/s1600/whitneykitcbest.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717949347947201890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAKEaWxS5W0GM9fzve6iptcD7Pg5aebt4ZfTmbW8tF2AiNIBZmb4rdUjh5XkGbQnwvhr-aMBoBLYZX4lXTlZk7CcXHkpHc-hw2mWI7WYoD60Vs0St7qFdCn9TjGryKSYolsHugdppJBqK/s640/whitneykitcbest.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAilfRplwBmwdwGD1B9DlN1OMTK65GkWA4-uWJJOO07N3ZSVCy4JzhJmbFuGaNWNrFXIGkFNgkaAOJpjbnO-LSsh0QYVe3dOa3eRlAX-q59QSoVjUqQl0STRKrBuyeMBR5H5-U2TTMYtT/s1600/whitneycalder.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717949187895824514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAilfRplwBmwdwGD1B9DlN1OMTK65GkWA4-uWJJOO07N3ZSVCy4JzhJmbFuGaNWNrFXIGkFNgkaAOJpjbnO-LSsh0QYVe3dOa3eRlAX-q59QSoVjUqQl0STRKrBuyeMBR5H5-U2TTMYtT/s640/whitneycalder.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Looks like a Calder painting to me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0j7ZvuI1PqgkLLIo1hArtS4w1Gb70dfqmofLHPbexbjsSM2bLL_8wFbr3nyvCG1h59TK4Qq1UJqBw1mur4ED-3fs6kg8uzqAsyPYllJ7PXFNsmLv4VqwofSS0B_nYJJVZFGjx7pfhskS/s1600/sink.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717948966439530466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0j7ZvuI1PqgkLLIo1hArtS4w1Gb70dfqmofLHPbexbjsSM2bLL_8wFbr3nyvCG1h59TK4Qq1UJqBw1mur4ED-3fs6kg8uzqAsyPYllJ7PXFNsmLv4VqwofSS0B_nYJJVZFGjx7pfhskS/s640/sink.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>This sink and faucet combination is perfection!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhND3Zw-O5UsIdGsm08At3xIsxPdi62cPj8Jr_vmA2KmkhlCo9c8KZ1kVPRBbIMccE4KEI9iFd-cFAAJglsWzI562ljPIVxmdNMbGpvRzLF76h4x7-0MmDWKrSU0M0u7DCAHPUhCoAgRrDu/s1600/whitneybath.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717947359226636306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhND3Zw-O5UsIdGsm08At3xIsxPdi62cPj8Jr_vmA2KmkhlCo9c8KZ1kVPRBbIMccE4KEI9iFd-cFAAJglsWzI562ljPIVxmdNMbGpvRzLF76h4x7-0MmDWKrSU0M0u7DCAHPUhCoAgRrDu/s640/whitneybath.tiff" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>Hope you have a great weekend!<div><br /></div><div>If you're interested in checking out my recent post on Brass is Back for Washingtonian magazine go <a href="http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/homegarden/openhouse/23162.html">here</a>. </div>

DC Designer In Traditional Home

DC designer Whitney Stewart's work will be featured in the upcoming issue of Traditional Home magazine. Here's a sneak peek that ...

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A Winner from Wisteria

A Winner from Wisteria

The new catalog from Wisteria has some great pieces - here's just one that caught my eye. French Urn Finial, $159 here .

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Painting Ceramic Tiles & Bathroom Makeover

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2_26wPUREN6oFCCGJ1NO0vsuiYRAFlYZm75kGbQECUZBJnKwhJJrhAvlxxwneUaO4A7uTxE1BoH9ELPC_BorlNomABTAVnkPn2eF8g-supDMZTGou7mE2o25VZB1es4ZFWiGshCvhxdV/s1600/b1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715290808412518786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2_26wPUREN6oFCCGJ1NO0vsuiYRAFlYZm75kGbQECUZBJnKwhJJrhAvlxxwneUaO4A7uTxE1BoH9ELPC_BorlNomABTAVnkPn2eF8g-supDMZTGou7mE2o25VZB1es4ZFWiGshCvhxdV/s640/b1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a><b>Back in 2010</b> I had reached my limit with our <span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#CC33CC;">1950's pink</span> master bathroom so I had to choose:  gut or make-do somehow.  If we were going to spend the money to gut-it, then I would want it to be larger but that would mean giving up on the plans for an expanded closet.  I also realized that if the pink tiles had been white then I would have just gone ahead with a cosmetic makeover.   Since I had success painting the seafoam green accent tiles in our hall bathroom (post <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-inexpensive-bathroom-makeover.html">here</a>), the decision was made to paint-out the pink.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8TtbwjldfoYclraq8ODkXciFyb-TxtnH7Ny45poJ-WwT5ndo03QOCaGB50bJhbW9XfyEj66ZjFjA0OLNQK721xUOeokMSg7sV4BAkIjD57SRiooxzWEQln652yN5lEavTGVk87IjxBQQ/s1600/b2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715290736673679906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8TtbwjldfoYclraq8ODkXciFyb-TxtnH7Ny45poJ-WwT5ndo03QOCaGB50bJhbW9XfyEj66ZjFjA0OLNQK721xUOeokMSg7sV4BAkIjD57SRiooxzWEQln652yN5lEavTGVk87IjxBQQ/s640/b2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width;" /></a>I used two thin coats of Sherwin Williams Prep-Rite Interior/Exterior Bonding Primer and two coats of Benjamin Moore Decorator's White, applied with a sponge brush. I know there are specially formulated paints for ceramic but I didn't want to be exposed to the fumes. Plus, these tiles won't regularly come into contact with water.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT54ka4iXACN_VUvtxpIlk6Zl9ykZePmoOed4ZYoC5P7hcllIxAh0zfjF29S3yBRzfuhZt_gwru89ogqbG7-E4DudIUnBRIT-ByFcsUqCPlF3QoDKz_EOk3YnQTuRVIjMxgzNj5Fj0Hgfp/s1600-h/bath.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440888921011019986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT54ka4iXACN_VUvtxpIlk6Zl9ykZePmoOed4ZYoC5P7hcllIxAh0zfjF29S3yBRzfuhZt_gwru89ogqbG7-E4DudIUnBRIT-ByFcsUqCPlF3QoDKz_EOk3YnQTuRVIjMxgzNj5Fj0Hgfp/s640/bath.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>For years I had kept my eye out for a narrow vanity. That year Ikea came out with the Lillangen, which offers both concealed storage and creative two-sided open storage. This model is 24"w x 16"d x 36" h. I bought the beech version because the wood finish is easier to paint than the white melamine option.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRGhAZ8eGs2nyf921BOAxWPgdQD5RE9cNILYDHUccJ_cjE2qq2y24CCT6x5MIumXmnwUrUTmws9ZVVpFcNBfdCyOKTCRNyIl5QnUSCeNQF13n2VdmxgM5rsCcR3_EjmvzN7FL7eMujwMF/s1600-h/bathroom7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440887996137086738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRGhAZ8eGs2nyf921BOAxWPgdQD5RE9cNILYDHUccJ_cjE2qq2y24CCT6x5MIumXmnwUrUTmws9ZVVpFcNBfdCyOKTCRNyIl5QnUSCeNQF13n2VdmxgM5rsCcR3_EjmvzN7FL7eMujwMF/s640/bathroom7.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>The cabinet is painted Farrow & Ball's Pavillion Gray and the walls and ceiling are Benjamin Moore's Bunny Gray. The floors are 1 x 1 Bianco Carrara honed marble surrounded by a border of 3 x 6 honed subway Bianco Carrara.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexU5tFnF8yYXnCywUoM1dXPHle0u5p_D4u1AZELUiUun11qOXTUohO-mlKplwOU2sCR05QZiP_GDzDnEyismKu646ox4avui1VoCCv8tGCE0dhyo3JkMR2maCjoNc5-zYhMonR4Weqxia/s1600/b5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715290463569069890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexU5tFnF8yYXnCywUoM1dXPHle0u5p_D4u1AZELUiUun11qOXTUohO-mlKplwOU2sCR05QZiP_GDzDnEyismKu646ox4avui1VoCCv8tGCE0dhyo3JkMR2maCjoNc5-zYhMonR4Weqxia/s400/b5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" /></a>I don't have it pictured here but we had a Panasonic Whisper ceiling exhaust fan installed. We were so happy with the Toto Aquia Dual Flush we put into our hall bath that we used it again here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18HAi07lTQ4zVuyzP8oKlzJ6JXIjXMfv2jg-1W0ZtYZorLB44OKtsfSd7Vntc0ep3XPBq5YmtBXirtnncVxjVe65VbwAnsvzZxsqlIS6ZF42_m9aX2c8ZTTM5qSpLjk51SJX0bbBZe8GC/s1600-h/bathroom3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440887760557285714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18HAi07lTQ4zVuyzP8oKlzJ6JXIjXMfv2jg-1W0ZtYZorLB44OKtsfSd7Vntc0ep3XPBq5YmtBXirtnncVxjVe65VbwAnsvzZxsqlIS6ZF42_m9aX2c8ZTTM5qSpLjk51SJX0bbBZe8GC/s640/bathroom3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>The Ikea sink only had one opening and I wanted to avoid a single lever faucet so I chose Porcher's Reprise faucet in chrome (now discontinued). The handles are labeled hot and cold and have a nice feel to them. Off to the left is a Bombay Saphire gin bottle converted into a soap dispenser. You might notice the faucet is off center by about a 1/2 inch. I forgot to take into consideration the cold water valve when measuring!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRr2jZdniD_rP3kGkRyjJHoZez3fQ3ZAjIzl-5Mmk8EwIpG0dHIJqUSESL8W26EwFEYoRkrm1jZ0SmPBAqocnNsneghO2MJ1MS0liht1lfR-AbPt1ctCPyuQcaj471SaF2oKZcMV7_Bmw4/s1600/b8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715290257949330466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRr2jZdniD_rP3kGkRyjJHoZez3fQ3ZAjIzl-5Mmk8EwIpG0dHIJqUSESL8W26EwFEYoRkrm1jZ0SmPBAqocnNsneghO2MJ1MS0liht1lfR-AbPt1ctCPyuQcaj471SaF2oKZcMV7_Bmw4/s400/b8.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Lillangen cabinet and sink: $229<br />Mosaic and subway tiles: $740<br />Installation of floor, labor cost: $800<br />Porcher faucet: $270<br />Toto Aquia dual flush - $392<br />Paint: $100<br />Ceiling exhaust fan and installation: $400<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#000099;">Total cost</span>:  $2931</div><div><br /><b>2012</b> - The shower stall is still pink. It doesn't bother me so I have a feeling that when we finally decide to sell our house, I'll have it professionally reglazed. However, this summer I am planning to replace the old glass door with a new, frameless one.  (We also had the carpenter remove the drywall overhang so the opening goes straight to the ceiling.)</div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLj-1p3sWMTu9cUw4hSCNbOHBIO0UX_RW4JYbNYYJhO8Ybq35cBIWoaCn8cO5SyjeW05YRI58axkbvG7y3X9ljVcixEJqeZC7vOxXsSzpaTYfs-QtL_ZZfNzAUng4ppcfab0vl1c4Kr6F-/s1600-h/bathroom4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440887171270504178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLj-1p3sWMTu9cUw4hSCNbOHBIO0UX_RW4JYbNYYJhO8Ybq35cBIWoaCn8cO5SyjeW05YRI58axkbvG7y3X9ljVcixEJqeZC7vOxXsSzpaTYfs-QtL_ZZfNzAUng4ppcfab0vl1c4Kr6F-/s640/bathroom4.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>

Painting Ceramic Tiles & Bathroom Makeover

Back in 2010 I had reached my limit with our 1950's pink master bathroom so I had to choose: gut or make-do somehow. If we were goin...

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