Ruthie is the 21st century version of Sister Parish, Eleanor
McMillen Brown, and Ruby Ross Wood all rolled into one.
She showed us that traditional can be fun, young, and hip by adding bold colors and great graphic prints. It's great American design- comfortable, classic, and exuberant.
Miles Redd's home- Can't narrow down a room, but I do think Miles is the Billy Baldwin of our generation.
It's all about unabashed glamour, something which we've gotten away from over the last few decades (in my opinion). It's proper, civilized glamour, not tacky glamour. And what's wrong with a little glamour in our lives???
His interiors make you want to behave... but be naughty too!
And, Bunny Williams' Connecticut home featured in "An Affair with a House." There's a reason this book is in its tenth printing.
Yes, the home is gorgeous, inviting, comfortable. But she also showed us that a house is something which we should nurture - and something that can nurture us in return. Bunny's home is a money home, so to speak, because it showed us how to live with joy and grace. It goes beyond the home's design."
Up tomorrow, An Aesthete's Lament's choices - here and across the pond.
All Sommers' images domino, Spring/Summer 2005; Miles Redd images from So Chic and Bunny Williams images from her book, An Affair with a House.