The human body is a work of art. Our bodies are our link to the world around us. Science continues to make new discoveries about how we work and what we’re made of. This modern painting by designer Dora Drimalas features a man and a women connected by the heart.

Tavern on the Green is known throughout the world as a ritzy, fancy-schmancy place. Only the upper echelons of the silver spooned snobs go there. So, of course, when I was presented with the opportunity to go inside this notorious universe I jumped at the chance.

I have a little thing for speakeasys.  I can’t seem to get enough.  So when I stumbled upon this one, completely by accident, I was pretty excited to try it out. 

As I tossed and turned on a flattened mattress last night, I daydreamed about having a new bed.

Max Fish is a place of visual wonder, if not visual overload.  It’s hard to say if the space was designed, or it just happens to work out of luck.  While the intent of the place is hard to determine, it’s easy to say that it holds incredible visual interest.  

Living in an apartment in New York almost always means you don’t have a garden of your own.  Since I fall into that category I never purchase outdoor furniture, I just covet it.  I am a big believer in buying used so when I say I am interested in a new product, you know it’s cool.  So when this lighting fixture…seat…sculpture….functional art piece from Foscarini came to my attention, I began to covet.

Adorning the walls of your space with art is one of the best ways to add a sense of personal style to the space. Especially for people living in rented apartments where painting is forbidden.

Nightwood is a Brooklyn-based home furnishing business that specializes in reconstructing pre-existing furniture into their own creations.

Once again the end of summer sales have been adding up and Urbania.us is doing its best to bring you the important ones.   Lamps Plus is having is summer sale with many items discounted up to 50%.  Make your choices carefully and add some magic to your home.  As Urbania.us has mentioned before it is important to pay attention to the importance of light while planning and designing your space. The New York Times, Saturday May 10th, put together a summary of various articles and lighting resources found on the Web about lighting. We recommend you review those articles before embarking on any lighting projects. Below are some of the simpler points of the articles to help the decorator 'keep it simple.’

Simple mindful points to ask about lighting
• What kind of lighting do I want?
• How do I want the space to look?
• Are there any special lighting needs that should be addressed?
• Is there daylight available?

Simple mindful rules for lighting - At least three kinds of lighting
• Soft, indirect ambient light should illuminate the whole room with a glow
• Task lighting should be positioned (usually between the top of the head and the work surface) to enable working or reading.
• Accent lights should be used to highlight artwork and decorative objects.
• Lighting has to be flexible and purposeful
• The eyes does not like to deal with extreme contrast in light (the longer one uses the room the less contrast in lighting the better)

Some of the articles in the New York Times Urbania.us thought would be interesting for our readers to review and consider for their decorating needs are
Chasing the Darkness With Sleight of Hand

A Light Show in a Bulb

Room to Improve

The most important decorating a person can do in his home is to organize for maximum utility and beauty.  Creating order out of chaos can transformer a house into a home.  With that said our readers should take advantage of the summer sale at the The Container Store and correct the imbalance in the home setting. This simple act of better organization and placement will allow space and layout to meet the homeowner’s needs and enhance the living environment.

Also Spotted At: The Container Store - The Original Storage and Organization Store®