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Home Accents Today August 2008 Summer Sketchbook

-- Home Accents Today, 8/1/2008

Modern glamour goes uptown, deftly blending contemporary and classic with the accent on chic. Poised for entertaining, this panache-laden setting extracts the maximum drama possible from pristine porcelain pieces, elementary forms and lush silks and satins. Concluding with a dashing animal print, the Manhattan pied à terre is ravishingly ready to take on the urban jungle. — Tracy Bulla

Metallic embroidery glamorizes iridescent silks in Siw Thai Silk's shimmering new pillow collection

pillows Metallic embroidery glamorizes iridescent silks in Siw Thai Silk's shimmering new pillow collection, offered in gold, ivory, copper and pewter ($78 to $130).

accent The Van Cleve Collection's porcelain artichoke instantly evokes stylized sophistication, with each leaf hand-applied.

The Van Cleve Collection's porcelain artichoke

Vellum's luxe Gramercy frames and tray

frames&tray Chrome outlines Vellum's luxe Gramercy frames and tray, outfitted in ostrich-embossed leather ($415, tray; $175 to $225, frames).

bedding Contemporary luxury dresses up the bed with Blissliving Home's silk-satin channel-quilted comforter and shams, reversing from brilliant peacock to chocolate.

Blissliving Home's silk-satin channel-quilted comforter and shams

Festoni's classic double gourd lamp

lamp Festoni's classic double gourd lamp takes on a modern slant with hexagonal shaping, popping pure white porcelain with a shot of color in the shade ($375, base; $90, shade).

tabletop Abstracted shapes turn the simple act of having coffee into an art form with Weimar's edgy Colani Collection ($50 and up).

Weimar's Colani Collection

Mirror From Cabot Lane

Mirror From Cabot Lane, the Anna Arch mirror infuses hand-tooled wood with a graceful, Florentine sensibility in a rich, chocolatey hue ($599).

table Exotic woods, glass and metal combine in architectural balance on the Tempo table from Moderna by Roberta Schilling ($4,340, base and top; $2,510, base only).

Tempo table from Moderna by Roberta Schilling

Annie Selke's tufted wool design for Dash & Albert Rug Company

rug High-contrast zebra patterning creates drama underfoot in Annie Selke's tufted wool design for Dash & Albert Rug Company ($474, 5x8).

bowls Transcending contemporary and classic, Sieger's Treasure Gold & Platinum Collection rims pristine porcelain with precious metal bands in elegant fusion ($325).

Sieger's Treasure Gold & Platinum Collection rims decorated Bowls

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