Christopher Lowell has created four “lifestyles” for Smith+Noble.  From the website:

 America’s leading resource for window treatments teams with America’s most trusted designer to bring you an exhilarating new way to decorate your home. With easy, beautiful, premier quality window coverings and décor accents personally selected by Christopher Lowell. Achieve top-notch designer results in any room with materials pre-coordinated to harmonize beautifully with four universally appealing lifestyles: TOWN, COUNTRY, CITY & SHORE Each lifestyle covers a world of design influences from global destinations visited by Christopher Lowell.

I have two of Christopher Lowell’s books.  I was introduced to him by a friend about 10 years ago who had checked out of the library Seven Layers of Design and used his advice to paint her family room.  EXACTLY as he listed in the book.  At that very moment, I knew I needed to write a business plan.

(I purchased that very book the day I registered my business license.  If ministers and nuns have a higher calling, than this was mine.  All those lost souls using a color palette out of a book…when millions exist in nature…)

I spent a little time perusing  the site and thus far the lifestyles consist of exactly the same products.  Perhaps the release came before the website was ready??

Order now for free standard shipping.  Just don’t expect pre-coodinated universally appealing lifestyles.

I looked through 7 books on window treatments.  I only found ONE picture of a small window, can you believe that?  I found this in House Beautiful Window Workshop.

 I guess it makes sense.  Small windows do not allow enough space for the elaborate treatments usually on display in books and magazines.  Any they certainly don’t photograph well.  But still, they are a decorating reality. 

Any ideas?