Interior design news & notes: Pillow finder; new store in Seattle; and one fabulous kitchen

PILLOW TALK: Having scoured the land for the right pillows for the right price in the right size, I can relate to Laura at Houzz and thank her for the pillow reconnaissance:
"Pillows are often the perfect finishing touch in a room, but it can be frustrating to track down just the right one. This month, I have rounded up my top ten sources for pillows to complement any space, whether you prefer fancy decorator fabrics, shabby chic or soulful '70s style."

OBJECT OPENS IN SEATTLE: News from New York is there's news in Seattle:
"Charlie Schuck, a photographer, opened Object in Seattle last year after hosting pop-up stores in his studio loft to sell the work of local designers. "My idea was to create a Northwest-centered design store without overtly saying, 'This is the Northwest,' " Mr. Schuck, 34, explained."

ORGANIZE IT: I, too, got a kick out of de-cluttering Oprah's BFF Gayle King's closet in the latest issue of "O." From Atlanta blogger, Becky, at Design Public:  
"Because we've been chatting about de-cluttering and getting organized in the new year, I want to tell you to pick up the March 2012 issue of O magazine. Publishing the clutter-clearing issue arrive in March is wise; everyone else is doing it in January, and we've all run out of steam, given up or forgotten about it by March."
When you're done reading it, get organized!

KITCHEN KING: This might be the most elegant and yet quite user-friendly kitchen ever. From Atticmag:
"In this home in suburban Connecticut, a personal vision based on travels to France combined with a love for European furniture inspired a blockbuster kitchen with its own language of ideas and surfaces and – happily -- a budget sufficient to transform the dream into reality. Chief among the many striking features is a complex steel and glass ceiling that resembles a greenhouse, an imposing black La Cornue range with hood to match, and an island styled like antique English furniture that houses a stainless steel prep sink and features a teak-wood top with tiered glass and polished nickel bistro shelves in the center."

-- Bridget A. Otto

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Interior design news & notes: Pillow finder; new store in Seattle; and one fabulous kitchen