House Elite Decoration

Im smitten by these chairs in Conway designer Tami Risingers lake house in Hot Springs.  Theyre based on a design from the legendary designer Frances Elkins, and Tami used them in just the right way: to make a sculptural statement, turning a small sitting area into a focal point. (if youre smitten too, she found them in Little Rock at Bear-Hill Interiors).

Tamis chairs are in good company.I spied them in a recent House Beautiful issue as well! Fresh looks for two very different styles.

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To many people, it seems almost inconceivable that you can sleep through the aural brutality of an alarm clock, yet a small percentage of us can indeed, mask out all but the loudest of sounds without batting an eyelid. For those people, there is now “The Skull”, a Sonic Boom alarm clock on steroids that pumps out 113 db of sound, flashes bright red light from its eye sockets, and strobes bright orange from a strip of flashing lights on the front.

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Do you know why everybody seems to love granite counter tops? What you need to understand is that a granite counter top is more than just a place to set down dishes or hold your toothbrush, it is a way to express yourself and design your home. What most people don’t realize is that every piece of granite is different and the reason is because granite is not produced, it is cut from big boulders in order to make smaller pieces of rock which eventually will turn into a granite slab.

One of the main reasons why so many people love granite counter tops is because there are no two that are the same. Think about it, there are no two rocks that are exactly the same so there is no way there will be two granite counter tops that will be the same. What many people like in their home is something unique and different and that is exactly what granite counter tops bring to the table. T Read more…