October 2005

Colorful Seminar Partner
 
We are happy to announce that Benjamin Moore Paints is sponsoring the cocktail hour of Linda's Design by the Bay seminar in Sausalito on October 23. For years, Linda has been using Benjamin Moore Paints in many of her design projects to achieve her unique "Glow Palette." We can't think of a better partner for this event, and the best part is what this sponsorship will mean for our guests. Everyone who attends will receive:
...and last but certainly not least,
  • Cocktails are on the house!
For a detailed seminar agenda and registration information, please click here, or contact our office at 415 331 2040.
 
Marin Magazine Dream Kitchens
 
This delicious room looks and feels like it's in a French country chateau, but it's really a remodeled 1920s Mediterranean-style home in California. The current (October/November) issue of Marin Magazine features the impeccably detailed kitchen of a home Linda remodeled from the ground up in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Belvedere ("French Toast", p. 92-93). The faux-painted walls provide a warm glow, a large black kitchen island topped with distressed onyx anchors the light palette and echos the black Lacanche range. Fleur-de-lys tiles, curvy corbels, a newly electrified antique French chandelier and an ochre concrete farm sink add to the grand illusion. Additional photos of this home can be seen on our website's home page, and Portfolio Pages.
 
The Cottages of Napa Valley 
 
Linda's latest design project in Yountville, California, is now complete and open for business. Eight historic cottages have been completely redone in an updated farmhouse fashion, with chunky king-sized four-poster beds, colorful vintage-look fabrics, boldly painted furniture and luxurious bed and window coverings. Sumptuous bathrooms have large showers, giant oval soaking tubs and double trough concrete sinks. Each room is different, with Linda's whimsical touches everywhere. Weathervanes on roofs, porch swings on decks, milk bucket trashcans and pitchforks on walls all add up to an unusual ambiance unlike anything in Napa Valley. For information about these charming accommodations in the heart of the Wine Country, visit www.napacottages.com.
 
HGTV Dates
 
Sensible Chic
October 12, 2005 1:30 PM ET/PT
Wine Country Living Room #607
    
October 13, 2005 1:30 PM ET/PT
California Country Dining Room #512
  
October 24, 2005 1:30 PM ET/PT
Country Chic Family Room #710
October 25, 2005 1:30 PM ET/PT
Modern Whimsy Living Room #713
 
October 29, 2005 4:00 PM ET/PT
Antiques-Filled Bedroom #613
   
Curb Appeal
October 27, 2005 7:00 PM ET/PT
Escape From 1950 #1305
 
Visit hgtv.com's Designers' Portfolio to see 14 more rooms designed by Linda.
 

Seminar guests will receive
their own Benjamin Moore
design tools
Alta Mira
Design by the Bay seminar includes
lunch overlooking the bay
French kitchen
"French Toast" kitchen as featured
in the current Marin Magazine
Red Cottage
The Cottages of Napa Valley
Wine Country Living Room
Additional photos of
"Wine Country Living Room"
 and other projects seen on HGTV
are available on our Portfolio Pages