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Advertorial #9 13x21
2/24/03
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Kitchen
Personal furniture for the kitchen
Making kitchens more personal -- with tailored architectural highlights,
a relaxed, "unfitted" look and free-standing furniture -- is in.
With this kind of freedom, each kitchen can be designed to fit your
unique or eclectic tastes. In one case, for example, a French armoire
was created to house a 54-inch refrigerator and freezer, complete with
hand-carved door and wispy curves, for a couple who collect French
antiques for their home. Skilled designers are able to combine kitchen
architecture and furniture in any numberr of ways to either blend with
or serve as a counterpoint to
the rest of the home. And you
can find these kitchen design
specialists at Klaff's in South
Norwalk.
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Decorative Hardware
Charming turn-of-the-century
English doorbell is here
Ready to replace that broken doorbell? Now would be
a good time since a doorbell that has been adorning
the flats and houses of Britain for nearly 100 years is
finally available to homeowners here. The solid brass
Butlers Bell and accompanying Brass Pull by Byron Bells -still made from the original 1904 molds -- offer an
historic, aesthetically unusual, and easy-to-install doorbell
option for the American home. And you don't need an
electrician! With a ring that sounds like the
bell of a Good Humor ice cream truck,
the tried-and-true mechanical
technology works like a charm.
A decorative hanging hand-pull
greets guests at the door, while
a simple coil and hanging bell
device alerts homeowners from
the foyer that guests have arrived.
You'll find this touch of old-world ingenuity
and easy elegance at Klaff's in Danbury
and South Norwalk.
Tiles
Coming around
to color again
Lighting
From sleek and contemporary
to Country French
The word from the recent big lighting shows is that consumer
trends are changing. A lot of sleek "classic" contemporary
lighting, which can work well with
any interior – even antiques –
is being made these
days to meet the
burgeoning
demand. For
people with more
casual tastes, Country
French is also coming into its own, as evidenced by some uncommon
designs, including wrought iron island lights made with double-faced
clocks and wrought iron candelabras. Country French helps
create an "elegant casual" look that also fits with traditional or
contemporary styles. Whatever your tastes, it makes sense to work
with knowledgeable lighting professionals and designers who are
certified by the American Lighting Association and the American
Association of Interior Designers (ASID). You can find these professionals,
and the most comprehensive lighting selection in the country, at Klaff's in
South Norwalk and Westport.
Bath
Vessel sinks: a unique design
twist in the bathroom
People are coming around to
color again after a 10-year
period where beige, white and
muted tiles were in fashion.
Today, the desire is to make
more of a personal statement,
whether your "thing" is
old-world warm or cool and
contemporary. And just about
any color tile can be created to
match or contrast with a fabric or wall color. What's more,
custom color tiles aren't necessarily more expensive than
selecting from "off the shelf." Suppliers charge only a nominal
fee to make samples, to make sure the glaze recipe is exactly
right. Besides red, which is tough to recreate in ceramic, you
can make any color tiles you want for adding your
personal touch to your
bathroom, kitchen
backsplash or
entrance way.
Learn more about
custom color tiles
at Klaff's Tile &
Stone Showroom
in South Norwalk.
The Art of Porcelain Tile
Reminiscent of charming, old-world wash basins, yet
with fresh, contemporary shapes and finishes that can
accommodate any bathroom design, vessel sinks are
enjoying a surge in popularity these days.
Available in just about any surface -- including marble,
steel, pewter, stone, and weathered copper and brass -vessel basins fit nicely on a counter to replace an old sink, or they can sit
separately on their own stands to fit the specific contours of a
redesigned bathroom space. Hand-made glass vessels are also
particularly popular because they can be mottled, tinted or colored, to
suit any design
scheme. Klaff's in
South Norwalk and
Danbury offer a
complete selection
of vessel sinks.
klaffs.com
The Art of Home Design
Klaff’s Main Showroom: 28 Washington St. So. Norwalk, CT 866-1603
Klaff’s Bath & Decorative Hardware of Danbury: 11 Newtown Rd 792-3903
Klaff’s Lighting of Westport: 14 Post Road East Westport, CT 227-9024