Now comes the best part picking out all those great accessories that make the pool easy to maintain and fun to use. It's time to get naked. That seems to be the message emanating from certain quarters of the design world. Renewed interest in see-through furnishings and fixtures is shining a fresh light on the possibilities of transparency. It seems as if half the world hangs a mirror over the living-room fireplace.
Mirrors can be as beautiful as they are functional, but they also can be cliches.
Listen to the chorus of design experts we talked with who don't think a fireplace mirror does much for a room. First, when temperatures start to soar, there will be a rush to buy ceiling fans. It will be a lot easier to get the one you like now. Author William Bryant Logan loves tools their beauty, their practicality and how they feel in your hands when you use them. In The Tool Book, he also talks about good craftsmanship.