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I was starting to think it would never get here; that I was stuck in some sort of “Groundhog Day” world of endless days with temperatures in the high 90s, but I can sense that autumn is right around the corner. I r

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Enjoy the last days of the summer, while it’s still hot. Sadly, I have spent a total of about 10 hours in the sun, and this apparently was one of the best weather summers we have had. Agggh, I envy all of you who had the summer off, including my sister-in-law who is a teacher. Anyway, since I have this weekend — and Monday — off, I will plan a small gathering and host a wine party. This means, of course, that my hand-painted wine glasses will come off the shelves. My sister hand painted them with flowers in blue and yellow, and they are gorgeous. Other wine glasses I like are listed below along with a few accessories. So cheers to the last summer days until 2011. Let’s see what we have in store for fall; maybe it’s going to be an Indian summer, what do you think? I know my

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Good designers are onto it.

An unexpected element can make a room. Like a corrugated-steel barn door in a dining room.

“I love them because they are textural and sculptural and unexpected…perhaps three important design concepts I incorporate in all my projects,” said New York designer Gail Shields-Miller, on her design for a Fire Island dining room and kitchen.

“It was a costly choice but undoubtedly the right decision. They are beautiful opened or closed and I adore the fact that they are not swing doors. For the most part they are left open and allow the eye to get a small glimpse of the hall to the master bedroom.”

View into the adjoining kitchen space with a second barn door.

And the unexpected doesn’t stop with the doors. Shields-Mil

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E. Pearce Revisited

Designers often turn to history for inspiration. But rather than looking to reproduce past works, what if instead we interpret, using technologies that are completely current? Extraordinary design can result.

Case in point? This staircase that design firm, workshop/apd created for its contemporary update of a modern Tribeca loft.

The work pays homage to this Baroque staircase attributed to 17th century English master Edmund Pearce (on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.)

According to the firm, “Where Pearce incorporated oak leaves and pine cones, we digitized interlaced tree branches to create an element of modern-day beauty and craft in water-jet cut steel, bringing fancifulness and ornamentation back to architecture. <

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What’s the Best Color You Ever Painted Something?

You can still see it in your mind’s eye. Or maybe you are surrounded by it right now. Perhaps it was for you, or designers — for a client. But you could feel it in your gut.

You nailed that color choice.

Tell us the story of your best color ever. Share with us by Leaving a Comment, OR–even better–if you have a photo, share with us in the Challenge Entry Form here.

We Design Junkies want details, so if you remember, tell us the paint brand, the color name or number, and the finish. But mostly describe for us what made you weak in the knees for the color, and why it ended up being a great choice.

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