Slide Show: Here Comes The… Sun
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A. STARRY LIGHTS
Spies lusts after these lamps by Dutch company Zenza. With their silver-plated, pierced shades casting shimmering patterns on ceilings and walls, they would pe
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B. MIRROR IMAGE
California artist Deborah Childress finds branches and blossoms and makes impressions of the graceful forms for her mirrors, like this ginkgo-branch design that
C. MATH SET
The elegant, burnished forms of Match pewter, made by hand in Northern Italy, are on Spies’s wish list for every holiday. Her favorite is a champagne bucket—last ye
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D. POWER POUFS
Intricate white silk embroidery softens the masculine black leather forms of these Moroccan poufs. Easily to move, and only 14 inches high, they do double duty a
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E. TRIM TAPERS
Inspired by the classic shapes of Biedermeier, Ted Muehling created a line of candlesticks that look like finely spun eggs resting on long rods of oxidized bronz
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F. COLORS UNDERFOOT
Birds perch on branches of a flowering tree set against a lush red backdrop in this Chinese Hamadan rug by Michaelian & Kohlberg. To satisfy Spies’s pen
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G. WOOD WORKS
From fanciful whorls to intricate forms, Portland furniture maker Kai Fuhrmann has a well-honed ability to create sophisticated styles for custom requests—Spies h
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The master suite is a calm retreat in serene blues. In the bedroom, a Restoration Hardware bed is flanked by side tables made by local artisan Kai Fuhrmann.
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In the dining room, a large Mexican dining table and Crate & Barrel chairs are lit from above by a classic Fortuny pendant.
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“I don’t think a house can have enough mirrors,” says Spies. In the living room, oversize mirrors bounce beams from the various lamps throughout the house.
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In the light-filled master bathroom, an antique chair provides an unconventional lounging spot.
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