BraveNewBathrooms,
February 1978
Theavocadobathroomsuite,oncesopopular,has
recentlyre-emergedfromstyleexile.Executiveeditor
KateFrenchapproves.‘I havealwaysbeendrawntothe
fantasticgreenhue,admittedlywithoutthe22-caratgold
“Versaillesdesign”featuredhere.Thecomboofthebasin
withtheAcornSandersonwallpaperbringsit tolifefor
me,nottomentionthedaintyaccessorieswhichremind
me of the French country interior I’ve aspired to for years.’seasidehouseForsummer
weekeNds,may 1972
ThisbeachhouseonFireIsland,offLongIsland,was
fullofmid-centurycharmthatappealstonewsand
shoppingeditorLauraVinden.‘I particularlylovethe
expanseoftimber,whichI’msurewillhavemellowed
beautifullyoverthepast40-somethingyears.I’mnot
a fanofthescarletsofa,butif I’dbeenhandedthekeys
to a Fire Island beach house I wouldn’t be complaining.’
moderNiNteriorsFora
CeNturyoldhouse,march 1978
TheSeventiesweren’tallswirlycarpetsandautumn
tones,asevidencedbythisglamorousneutralscheme.
HouseseditorVivienneAyersis ‘ratherpartialtochecks,
particularlyif usedina calmcolourway.A windowpane
patternisa fabwaytointroducesubtlepatternandI love
the vibrant green accents that break up the order.’&100
years