Feathering the Empty Nest

Finally, the kids have moved out and your want to take that spare room and turn it into a Reading Room. Start with these key pieces: a figurative painting by Carol Levy from the Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale May 9-13 at Fort Mason; an antique wool Oushak rug from abc Carpet in NYC; Koele koa rocking chair from Martin and MacArthur in Honolulu, a Heritage Natural Spectrum by Verilux reading lamp; add lots of books from Penguin Hardcover Classics series.

Or maybe create a music room? We chose a large-scale color photograph by John Martin – his series about the San Francisco Opera – from the Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale. You’ll need a media cabinet like this one from Ikea. Add a cashmere throw from Schweitzer linens, and order the Arturo Toscanini: The Complete RCA Collection box set from Amazon.

This Game Room is inspired by Michele Sudduth’s Puzzle Piece series which will be available at the Artists Gallery Warehouse Sale. Crate and Barrel’s Basque Honey square table can be used as a card table for your old-school board games.  Don’t forget See’s Candy bridge mix to nibble on.