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Displays of glass and ceramics
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The 19th-century English designer William Morris said, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” Display it all together, and it’s more beautiful still, adds New Canaan, Connecticut–based designer Ingrid Leess. Her home is filled with useful art—glass and ceramic pieces that are as practical as they are lovely. And the beauty they add to her home can also be yours for the arranging. Add color to walls without having to paint. Group like objects to lend importance, or mix them up to delight the eye. Fill shelves and cabinets with things you love—and use—and you, too, can bring out both the functional and artistic best in your own collections.
Mirror, Mirror
Reflecting light in the living room, a collection of round mirrors in various sizes creates an easy-on-the-eye tableau. The large white-framed mirror over the mantel seems to float on the white-paneled wall, while a pair of antique convex mirrors framed in walnut provide contrast, as does another mirror set on a plate holder. A pair of tall contemporary hurricane lamps and a clean white planter balance the scene with different shapes and scales.
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