Inspirational Design

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Water Elements

If you want a touch of the outdoors indoor and you don't have a green thumb, try an indoor water fountain. They can come in many different flavors - tabletop fountains, free standing, or wall fountains. Fountains are made of natural stone such as slate, river rocks, pebbles or metals such as copper and steel. They can boast of bamboo spouts, lighting, chimes, and even a device that creates fog - now that's atmospheric!

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indoor fountains

Okay, some excellent questions have come in from a reader, about indoor fountains. How exactly would that work? and how much water would one use? and what makes it better than just hearing a broken toilet running ? See the comment on the last entry, and please, anyone with knowledge of indoor fountains, let us know the answers...

fountain of life

On a recent trip to California, I became obsessed with fountains. And that funny thing happened, where you see (or hear of) something, and then you see (or hear of) it everywhere you turn, like when you're thinking about getting a little dog you can carry around in your purse and suddenly the world is filled with chihuahuas and mini toy poodles.

Here's the fountain that started it all, which my brother himself installed in his garden in front of his house. First, as you approach the doorway:

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Gasin’ Up

Guess what? Gas prices are rising. Okay, I know you know this already, but did you also know that the skyrocketing prices of everything else are being traced back to the price of gas? An editor I know says that the prices are being blamed even for things that have nothing to do with petroleum ("Well, we decided not to publish that book---you know, with gas prices going up, no one wants to read about the habits of cats.")

Now, it's nylon carpets that being hit---really. The cost of nylon carpets once made them preferred (often, not always) over wool; now, the cost is surpassing that of wool. Why? remember, nylon is actually petroleum, in another form. More on this at Abby K's blog at oninteriordesign.com
And while you're there, to cheer yourself up about the collapsing economy, scroll down from the nylon carpet entry to see some great samples of wall paper from Farrow and Ball. Here's one: