L. HOME IMPROVEMENT. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2003 PAGE 2 Notes for the would-be con- noisseur: - If you can’t find or afford the originals, good-quality repro- ductions are the next best thing. A neoclassical dining table designed between 1815 and 1819 by Charles Honore Lan- nuier, a French emigre working in New York, has been repro- duced by Kindel Furniture as li- censee for the Winterthur Mu- seum. The Lannuier Dining Table ($14,000-$18,500, depending on finish and gilding) has a veneer top with rounded corners over a deep apron, supported by two pedestal sets comprised of four hand-carved mahogany columns, S-shaped legs with leaf designs carved on the knees, ending with carved paw feet. The original, now in the Georgia Dining Room at Win- terthur, is said to have been owned by John MacPherson Berrien of Savannah, attorney- general in Andrew Jackson’s ad- ministration. - A small space need not de- mand a compromise in style. The Demi-Lune Table ($995) at. Pierre Deux replicates a Louis XVI original and can be set against a wall in its semi-circu- lar format. A hinged top can be Before you If you have nothing else for your home, you can at least line your shelves with books: - Jeffrey Bilhuber wants his clients — and readers — to un- derstand that a decorating proj- ect isn’t a matter of waving a magic creative wand, inspired by a tub of money. In “Jeffrey Bilhuber’s Design Basics” (Rizzoli, $39.95 hard- cover, October), the designer of- fers an inside look at some of the real details: how the profes- sional can help the client focus on what he or she really wants; how to work toward a plan that’s livable and pleasurable; how to set a budget; how to read blueprints and working sketches; and how to get through the actual project. “Part of fear-free decorating is figuring out the money part,” he writes. “Never start a project be- fore outlining the budget! This will help you prioritize what youd like to get done, give you a realistic idea of how much decorating work costs, and pre- put up to form a console or completely opened to become a 44-inch round dining table. It has a walnut finish, paneled apron, and straight fluted legs with bronze end caps. - Pierced scallop edging dis- tinguishes a sterling silver tray ($775) and bowl ($900) from Tiffany & Co. Neither too plain nor too fussy, these subtly ele- gant pieces can be used as servers or as tabletop accents. - Also from Tiffany are a se- ries of Italian handblown glass candlesticks by Archimede Se- guso. One design features fluted cobalt blue crystal columns mounted on clear crystal bases and holders ($525 tall; $425 medium, $350 small). Another has clear glass stacked globules separated by classical pedestal stations ($500 tall; $450 medi- um, $425 small.) - Dinnerware with unifying designs but with different mo- tifs on each piece have proven their popularity (think of Port- ‘meirion’s Botanic Garden range, for example). Now Herend, the Hungarian firm, looks to the U.S. market with its American Wildflowers line in handpainted porcelain ($795 for a five-piece setting). Match the pieces or mix them: Prairie Rose, Butter- fly Weed, Morning Glory, Texas Bluebonnet, = Meadow Lily, able in either Japanese or Chi- G2t an authentic lock with reproductions Mideast styles. Designed by The Lannuier Dining Table, a copy of a neo- classical early 19th century original at the Win- terthur Museum, is made by Kindel and market- ed by Winterthur. It comes from a collection highlighting American-made pieces in interna- tional style. (AP Photo/Winterthur) Evening Primrose, Indian Blan- ket Flower, Blue Wood Aster, Red Clover, Tall Goldenrod and California Poppy. The pieces also can be integrated with Herend’s Golden Edge pattern. - It’s unlikely that your flat- ware service includes chop- sticks. Christofle fills the gap for formal dining with resin sticks capped in sterling silver. The Cannele ($160 a pair) or Perles ($115 a pair) patterns are avail- start, try reading these vent any unpleasant surprises when you get your Visa bill at the end of the month.” - Perhaps you are unlikely to sleep in a bed under an aristo- cratic canopy, but don’t be sur- prised if your choices of furnish- ings and decor bear more than a passing resemblance to the pref- erences of titled families of the past. After all, the visual pleas- ures of the designs are part of what makes them classical. Henrietta Spencer-Churchill takes the reader on a tour of some of the progenitive styles in “Classic Interior Design: Using Period Features in Today’s Inte- riors” (Rizzoli, $45 hardcover, October). Spencer-Churchill, as daugh- ter of the 11th Duke of Marlbor- ough, has an insider’s view of the originals but at the same time is a professional decorator. She offers advice about translat- ing the look to your own little palace. - Just like plants and other liv- ing things, humans instinctively are attracted by natural light, ar- gues Elspeth Pridham in “Trans- parent: Contemporary Interior Design Elements” (Mitchell Beazley, $37.95 hardcover). “Plenty of natural light, com- bined with the feeling that we are not totally enclosed, is con- ducive to good mental and phys- ical health,” she writes. What's different now is that improvements in glass technolo- gy make it possible to use greater amounts of glass in ar- chitectural elements, including walls and ceilings. And inside, translucent or clear panels can be used instead of light-blocking interior walls. Her book shows creative examples to lighten both domestic and commerical interiors. - Remember all those house- hold appliances ce long since re- cycled to the junkyard and re- See BOOKS, pg 7 nese styles. There’s also a Galet pattern set ($140) Chinese-style chopsticks with a matching ster- ling silver rest. - The Royal Elephant and Royal Camel needlepoint pil- lows ($90 each) from Peking Handicraft make excellent foils for rooms decorated in tradi- tional Mediterranean or pape TK Hilly i im 5 g Or A lw _Great Additions WE BUILD ALL TYPES OF ADDITIONS: * SUNROOMS WITH CATHEDRAL CEILINGS & WOOD BEAMS * WOOD FRAMED ADDITIONS * BASEMENT, BATH & KITCHEN REMODELING * PORCH ENCLOSURES - SCREEN & GLASS * STRUCTURAL WALL REMOVAL TO ENLARGE ROOMS OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF WILL HANDLE YOUR REMODELING PROJECT, INCLUDING FOUNDATIONS, HEATING, PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL Great Additions Ine. i SU Stephanie Stouffer, the 16- by 20-inch pillows show each ani- mal wearing fringed regal tapes- tries, against a beige back- ground. The theme is picked up in the tapestry-design border with coordinated fringes. 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