Design Notes: Safari decor, window boxes, Parkside tour
Updated: 05/09/08 12:24 PM
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- The Rono bamboo five-drawer chest is from Pier 1.
Safari chic at home The safari look and other globally inspired designs go far beyond fashion this spring. You’ll see it in home decor as well.
Among the pieces that will make you feel as if you have visited exotic places: Zebra-print rugs; bamboo chests of drawers; woven chairs and ottomans; handwoven rope headboards; trunks that look well-traveled, and more.
Planting tip
Window boxes that do not receive any direct sunlight can still be eye-catching. Container Gardening magazine shows one planted with a fern in the middle, coleus on each side and ivy dangling from beneath. Very beautiful.
Trim the coleus periodically to make it bushy and keep it from overwhelming the fern.
Tour time
The Parkside Community Association will present its 10th annual Parkside Tour of Homes from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 18. Nine homes will be open to visitors, including the Gardener’s Cottage and the Barton House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
The tour begins at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Jewett Parkway and Summit Avenue. Information, tickets and maps will be available at the start of the tour.
Tickets are $13 in advance; $15 the day of the tour, and $11 for PCA members. Advance tickets can be purchased from the PCA office, 2318 Main St., or by calling the office at 838-1240 during regular business hours.
Proceeds benefit the continuing work of the Parkside Community Association. No children under the age of 12. Rain or shine.
And finally …
“I love the look of an old, slightly neglected garden.” Gardener Diane Currey, in Cottage Living magazine
Compiled by Home & Style Editor Susan Martin from News and wire sources
