John Dickinson: Primitive Elegance

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1502565221"></span>There's a fine line between being amusing and being eccentric.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Dickinson (1920 - 1982)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Dickinson, the late San Francisco designer, was a disciplined perfectionist who described himself as a draftsman first, a decorator second. He reduced his designs to "line, proportion and shape" to create understated elegance, which he emphasized with a palette of "subdued colors." Despite his focus on logic, he valued wit. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I take what I do very seriously, " said Dickinson. "But I don't like design to be too serious. . . . I just like to have a little fun with the work I do." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His sense of humor can be seen in his iconic 1970s three-legged painted plaster side table, which sold at </span><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/john-dickinson-a-three-legged-painted-plaster-side-5521333-details.aspx?pos=4&intObjectID=5521333&sid=&page=8" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christie's</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in 2011 for $30,000.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9iLW60z5qrWRErkYeaiCqOhfsAm-h7U14Je-ccAFPdITiq8IxamwaNvbtjOYAituZ3XL-CCim0VhBY7nlDrU4KcNxYDvDQGCV9Bj_jSZxKvudGz6JhGT81Aow-bKHFyjETXNDbxVYdQ/s1600/john_dickinson_a_three-legged_painted_plaster_side_table_1970s_d5521333h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9iLW60z5qrWRErkYeaiCqOhfsAm-h7U14Je-ccAFPdITiq8IxamwaNvbtjOYAituZ3XL-CCim0VhBY7nlDrU4KcNxYDvDQGCV9Bj_jSZxKvudGz6JhGT81Aow-bKHFyjETXNDbxVYdQ/s400/john_dickinson_a_three-legged_painted_plaster_side_table_1970s_d5521333h.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This piece calls to mind African art, the <i>Flintstones</i> cartoon and ancient Egyptian statues. Primitive, it is elegant in its simplicity.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>As much sculpture as furniture, Dickinson's work in plaster has the edginess of contemporary art. So it should come as no surprise that when he is rediscovered by a new generation of dealers, writers, auction house experts and curators, the first responders were collectors, not designers.</i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quote from R. Louis Bofferding, antiques dealer </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bofferdingnewyork.com/">R. Louis Bofferding Decorative and Fine Art</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sutherlandfurniture.com/pdf/DickinsonBrochure.pdf">David Sutherland website</a></span></span></div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI3jCjNpA9t0xNRNmyoTSJXoyONeRtD-XWPumFxDBLEV2J5s9bkMMRNWnIb-X72FbnOKMwoqnmeCFR2-lf5LOevBAsALxoYz0gUrnc35X6QEXfVu42MvnoPmvvI2JpJMjX6Wh0K5pDOc/s1600/hbx-1210-nygren-hallway-curtains-28-de-84589153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI3jCjNpA9t0xNRNmyoTSJXoyONeRtD-XWPumFxDBLEV2J5s9bkMMRNWnIb-X72FbnOKMwoqnmeCFR2-lf5LOevBAsALxoYz0gUrnc35X6QEXfVu42MvnoPmvvI2JpJMjX6Wh0K5pDOc/s640/hbx-1210-nygren-hallway-curtains-28-de-84589153.jpg" width="500" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer <a href="http://www.smithhanes.com/">Smith Hanes</a> "turned a negative into a fresh, beautiful positive: he broke up the long hallway leading to the master suite by adding a row of ethereal white portieres. Bedside tables are vintage John Dickinson."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Marie Nygren and <a href="http://www.smithhanes.com/">Smith Hanes</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photographs by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The New Utopia"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December - January 2011).</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR1dTngSIxwNwcE4WhKlSPCZvauiNddPlejSr7k-21RlxUu4yezjTU93c6d1hyWJnaU_OuzSykGwB9gpvAZobT88LzdcO_rWnjPdP6sqAsdrYBXduru_7zogOJxH_8kOQThqMYxT5Kdc/s1600/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR1dTngSIxwNwcE4WhKlSPCZvauiNddPlejSr7k-21RlxUu4yezjTU93c6d1hyWJnaU_OuzSykGwB9gpvAZobT88LzdcO_rWnjPdP6sqAsdrYBXduru_7zogOJxH_8kOQThqMYxT5Kdc/s640/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, crystal drops by sculptor <a href="http://www.robwynne.net/">Rob Wynne</a> are mounted above a 1940s vanity and a Samuel Marx mirror; the plaster stool is by John Dickinson, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the curtains are of a Lee Jofa silk."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London duplex.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://alexpapachristidis.com/">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Master Class" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2010 - January 2011)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffUTVYHNACe9vEOjTed2EDaZpu8tKacRhwqOjQOb8S4827qy1rm8s_PvU-k4tcOhfJDsxGZdLL-1y5s-ZwLFECQJNKiEHUW96CV-DBGvoYAQWGysotC8DwRcVOwVmJIPn7ptuvsJe7QM/s1600/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010Jan2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffUTVYHNACe9vEOjTed2EDaZpu8tKacRhwqOjQOb8S4827qy1rm8s_PvU-k4tcOhfJDsxGZdLL-1y5s-ZwLFECQJNKiEHUW96CV-DBGvoYAQWGysotC8DwRcVOwVmJIPn7ptuvsJe7QM/s640/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010Jan2011.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A chair by John Dickinson is covered in a Highland Court animal print, the mahogany commode is vintage, the painting is by Bernard Frize"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London duplex.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://alexpapachristidis.com/">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Master Class" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2010 - January 2011).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSOu_lKxqd7LGbTbxdaRzT5aiwraiBNzIJ6LzWBwKYFYq18ytmAcKfDY6dubhzUNRWXoXmlEAMws8IZ3-Ak3gtMf4J3_pUUq3ZzwTuaTmn3dgrzwCySDMhf2FurDSm5aFJLs93uTyXUY/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-06%255B2%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSOu_lKxqd7LGbTbxdaRzT5aiwraiBNzIJ6LzWBwKYFYq18ytmAcKfDY6dubhzUNRWXoXmlEAMws8IZ3-Ak3gtMf4J3_pUUq3ZzwTuaTmn3dgrzwCySDMhf2FurDSm5aFJLs93uTyXUY/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-06%255B2%255D.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The screened-in porch features a plaster side table by John Dickinson, pillows upholstered in African textiles and a stained concrete floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A circa-1883 factory converted by San Antonio designer Gwynn Griffith </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as her personal home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Brinkley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Texas Treasure" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCH2_F8fmK-WkZedm-gp8KroYNQzI0hBvQF88WPbzXlF5CxhUTYACCzGtBtngxgjjiLrJDpC8LUZ3JVT_aimYcMCDydpusxA5PJlYNaqCOEpYONujxdRK-R_5VQcDDpz205a8MJKvrsSM/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-main%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCH2_F8fmK-WkZedm-gp8KroYNQzI0hBvQF88WPbzXlF5CxhUTYACCzGtBtngxgjjiLrJDpC8LUZ3JVT_aimYcMCDydpusxA5PJlYNaqCOEpYONujxdRK-R_5VQcDDpz205a8MJKvrsSM/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-main%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room  . . . features a John Dickinson plaster table, a wicker tub chair covered with a shearling throw, a French chandelier, and a Spanish cabinet; the wall of artwork includes paintings by [homeowner and decorator Gwynn Griffith]"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A circa-1883 factory converted by San Antonio designer Gwynn Griffith </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as her personal home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Brinkley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Texas Treasure" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuiJtx_QfgQ_0hIZN6UofaUX1JbJlzIeB8D8h5_6-i7GmWYZNByQZhfY5MxzkFqHECcROAKzQrQQKJ5r59zVaUBuMmIfsrrap4XpVWcDgak5HMJTOgdXbOvVNtohOznph3LmC3DBpOwI/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.inez-van-lamsweerde-vinoodh-matadin-04-living-area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuiJtx_QfgQ_0hIZN6UofaUX1JbJlzIeB8D8h5_6-i7GmWYZNByQZhfY5MxzkFqHECcROAKzQrQQKJ5r59zVaUBuMmIfsrrap4XpVWcDgak5HMJTOgdXbOvVNtohOznph3LmC3DBpOwI/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.inez-van-lamsweerde-vinoodh-matadin-04-living-area.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The circa-1970 faux-bois plaster table is by John Dickinson."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin's Manhattan Apartment" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPeA2DYZOZvHK6p_U47weWeh9GrD6wkwMYwnkqaoMqi5YHnKtf5Mfmn-JiTbD1ig9bp6CujJo81au6eA3IKXa94P-DQi8GOr0szIkN07-VWvbicDH4tYrIz_xwFmmFl1V2GnGduaha8U/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.daniel-romualdez-los-angeles-home-05-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPeA2DYZOZvHK6p_U47weWeh9GrD6wkwMYwnkqaoMqi5YHnKtf5Mfmn-JiTbD1ig9bp6CujJo81au6eA3IKXa94P-DQi8GOr0szIkN07-VWvbicDH4tYrIz_xwFmmFl1V2GnGduaha8U/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.daniel-romualdez-los-angeles-home-05-living-room.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"John Dickinson lamps flank a geological specimen atop an Aldo Tura console."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of architect and designer Daniel Romualdez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Breaking Away" produced by Carolina Irving.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsVel83BdfrLsbE3gKeZh-KqwsNOfbP0oxX1EwZfdcb6vrUnpADDgEzubDYWgFXFiL4MAhCpIn_liQrkgr6lsMr7l8T_ATJGT-e9Enoh_ImzdoVFmpe_K6IttvlEF1yQT0hcTLLbckFA/s1600/Steven-Volpe-ed0911-03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsVel83BdfrLsbE3gKeZh-KqwsNOfbP0oxX1EwZfdcb6vrUnpADDgEzubDYWgFXFiL4MAhCpIn_liQrkgr6lsMr7l8T_ATJGT-e9Enoh_ImzdoVFmpe_K6IttvlEF1yQT0hcTLLbckFA/s640/Steven-Volpe-ed0911-03-lgn.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Piero Fornasetti cabinet in the living area with a Diego Giacometti sculpture and a prehistoric stone object; the galvanized tin console is by John Dickinson."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco apartment of designer <a href="http://www.stevenvolpe.com/">Steven Volpe</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rare Form" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sutherlandfurniture.com/pdf/DickinsonBrochure.pdf">David Sutherland</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> sells pieces that are cast from John Dickinson's original works and molds. These pieces are made of glass fiber reinforced concrete and can be used indoors or out. Buyers looking for original John Dickinson items can purchase from </span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?i_creator=John+Dickinson" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1st Dibs</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, which currently is offering plaster pieces and a pair of custom "Etruscan" chairs somewhat similar to the gold chair pictured above in the apartment designed by Alex Papachristidis. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dickinson's work has influenced numerous other designers including <a href="http://odada.net/">Orlando Diaz-Azcuy</a>, who recounts his relationship with him in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Designers-Inspiration-Behind-Great-Interiors/dp/0071421602">Designers on Designers</a> by Susan Gray, which is the source for some of the quotes in this piece. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Elegance is self-assurance in one sense and nothing is as easily spotted as false elegance. Elegance requires leisure and thought and the ability to carry it out. </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A modest small thing can be elegant.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Dickinson, 1971</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

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Black and White

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black and white. Perfect for the kitchen, the bath, a foyer or a gracious curving stair. Perfect even for circus tents, or the illusion of one . . .</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvqN7FQnICtfwA2k4w1fWVnU1C5EPfUTE7H7cfmoka3mUrjaHKwR18pUdY_n38VQk71Aiu91U1JuwOtBDzfMRg6TQAWU4cfgzh21PttX0vUJSc7EX0TvZowTpXjPKTImqwegoh2LvJ-Q/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-07-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvqN7FQnICtfwA2k4w1fWVnU1C5EPfUTE7H7cfmoka3mUrjaHKwR18pUdY_n38VQk71Aiu91U1JuwOtBDzfMRg6TQAWU4cfgzh21PttX0vUJSc7EX0TvZowTpXjPKTImqwegoh2LvJ-Q/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-07-kitchen.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I told Jean-Louis [Deniot] I wanted the apartment to be beautiful without a stick of furniture in it," the wife says. "You had to say, 'Ooh,' even when it was completely empty."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar apartment in Chicago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.com/">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The French Connection" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJigQ67yk8RHCSx3cQjI7DKh_mabOGsmBKwi45QyyJ2SUW8z_RQhbhBWeggJd9nMex35ZYE0I2v2fswYULhfU03eKDlDSXxy5kze5fJRClqcnrkpgtKskgUBlSnaJ2TXhBR3m3dbZAH5I/s1600/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesEDDec2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJigQ67yk8RHCSx3cQjI7DKh_mabOGsmBKwi45QyyJ2SUW8z_RQhbhBWeggJd9nMex35ZYE0I2v2fswYULhfU03eKDlDSXxy5kze5fJRClqcnrkpgtKskgUBlSnaJ2TXhBR3m3dbZAH5I/s640/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesEDDec2008.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The walls of the bathroom and adjacent laundry are covered in <a href="http://www.clarencehouse.com/">Clarence House</a>'s Large Stripe wallpaper applied both vertically and horizontally, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the checkerboard ceramic-tile floor is American Olean."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chicago apartment of decorator <a href="http://www.branca.com/">Alessandra Branca</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Return Engagement" text by Jan Parr.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tS1MCz_5ezXwm2hqzIj3yy_xhb97gen0zp1b6lAGiDVC0VoKn0fvalh6N5HjcvyLUGNhXoPMyfACqlSF0Z0S9bfkkkgRdYrAwJVbcJFkYkUdx1GDxsBDl8mDQZMMqgbIuOP7d2q9vgo/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-01-foyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5tS1MCz_5ezXwm2hqzIj3yy_xhb97gen0zp1b6lAGiDVC0VoKn0fvalh6N5HjcvyLUGNhXoPMyfACqlSF0Z0S9bfkkkgRdYrAwJVbcJFkYkUdx1GDxsBDl8mDQZMMqgbIuOP7d2q9vgo/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.shelton-mindel-manhattan-01-foyer.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Iconic photographs of New York greet visitors in the foyer; the plasterwork ceiling and picture lights were designed by <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Historic Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and furnishings by <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leading Role" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5QWucCS-TUxwc2YJspBXklJBnwLWuJC4lo82IsOXd7x_47Z7laBvNpOCs_jSgseewOcKBIHQOpFD-Z9YqkX7qplzKV0X6lqIR7cn30sLqTbv4To2iPqm93geffCjv7O2UOyke2jW4Bo/s1600/item01.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.then-and-now-01-entry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5QWucCS-TUxwc2YJspBXklJBnwLWuJC4lo82IsOXd7x_47Z7laBvNpOCs_jSgseewOcKBIHQOpFD-Z9YqkX7qplzKV0X6lqIR7cn30sLqTbv4To2iPqm93geffCjv7O2UOyke2jW4Bo/s640/item01.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.then-and-now-01-entry.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oval entrance hall with a ceiling dome. Belgian marble tiles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco apartment of Gary and O.J. Shansby.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suzannetuckerhome.com/">Suzanne Tucker</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.skurman.com/">Andrew Skurman</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Wish Fulfillment" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJ2fE0k-tTPvQwUInN9OkwpWZeonNgwNuMSJb_s84A__kIodzmt_fL4gznrFfqxgTbAFFna7AUEttx-s1JZ-5QT4-QrN-fl8GAqLsFBzirhCnrGgVcW75BogsNkLEQYDZnx_fI2rbr8g/s1600/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesHBSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJ2fE0k-tTPvQwUInN9OkwpWZeonNgwNuMSJb_s84A__kIodzmt_fL4gznrFfqxgTbAFFna7AUEttx-s1JZ-5QT4-QrN-fl8GAqLsFBzirhCnrGgVcW75BogsNkLEQYDZnx_fI2rbr8g/s640/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesHBSept2011.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer <a href="http://www.martynlawrencebullard.com/">Martyn Lawrence Bullard</a> creates an MGM musical moment with a checkerboard floor and a coordinating staircase in high-contrast black and white. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'The contrast creates a sense of drama,' he says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walls are Decorators White by Benjamin Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.martynlawrencebullard.com/">Martyn Lawrence Bullard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tim Street-Porter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Drama, Dahling" written by David A. Keeps.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWUVQjVY-S4f_90u8ZGHDemapL8-z_AK_hD3WP8Ctz5xly-wUXMLKcAghuzg_-kqHamJFBc4O7HQCLVbnkVx_qsqsNBFLulfiM4QxkNwuJv3cMEGve-Ypl-xTYoVJI_GfIRqUiOM-DAc/s1600/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesDominoMay2008Two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWUVQjVY-S4f_90u8ZGHDemapL8-z_AK_hD3WP8Ctz5xly-wUXMLKcAghuzg_-kqHamJFBc4O7HQCLVbnkVx_qsqsNBFLulfiM4QxkNwuJv3cMEGve-Ypl-xTYoVJI_GfIRqUiOM-DAc/s640/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesDominoMay2008Two.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A striped tent on the terrace "shelters outdoor tools and extra furniture."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer <a href="http://www.stephenshubeldesign.com/">Stephen Shubel</a>'s San Francisco "office and overnight getaway."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Master of Illusion" produced by Dara Caponigro.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> (May 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOk6niuMLvuNiXegQn-sANyxoI4SIQwadrGcHy_P4GXjQ_N5n-S4coKo3l03Xxb1U70o48ELzl00mFq7olLt2UiAlUgGUEQ-Zhnv-Z0GyqnRBzLbNLOUDhH6gT5YjqN2bto1cSVVWncms/s1600/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesDominoMay2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOk6niuMLvuNiXegQn-sANyxoI4SIQwadrGcHy_P4GXjQ_N5n-S4coKo3l03Xxb1U70o48ELzl00mFq7olLt2UiAlUgGUEQ-Zhnv-Z0GyqnRBzLbNLOUDhH6gT5YjqN2bto1cSVVWncms/s640/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesDominoMay2008.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Don't let your eyes deceive you: the ceiling of the studio's bathroom is completely, 100 percent flat. Shubel hired local decorative painter <a href="http://www.willemrackestudio.com/">Willem Racke</a> to paint stripes that make the room . . . seem like a dramatically peaked tent, inspired by the circus-like storage tent on the terrace. . . . A matching curtain hides not only a washer and dryer, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but the studio's trove of research materials."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer <a href="http://www.stephenshubeldesign.com/">Stephen Shubel</a>'s San Francisco "office and overnight getaway."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Master of Illusion" produced by Dara Caponigro.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> (May 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrezNkxgTyIoUFu0zavDg4zzvbXp6uFKuaInc2vdqrBqRpq5F2nNkpzOKYYefABII2az0X8qFb7mk612ewZQzUB9czpA9GxWvMO1-TDrn9ngoogrM0pVwNPamIaKaqFU3KAgDYB1fyhE/s1600/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesADJuly2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirrezNkxgTyIoUFu0zavDg4zzvbXp6uFKuaInc2vdqrBqRpq5F2nNkpzOKYYefABII2az0X8qFb7mk612ewZQzUB9czpA9GxWvMO1-TDrn9ngoogrM0pVwNPamIaKaqFU3KAgDYB1fyhE/s640/BlogBlackandWhiteStripesADJuly2011.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lined with marble and painted decades ago to resemble a tent, a bath is furnished with a Judi Boisson rug and antique Chinese garden stools."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greek Revival house in Philadelphia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jaynedesignstudio.com/">Thomas Jayne</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jean Nathan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Restorative Power" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZqIBLcAfmriY_yJEYzuBSS7T7iqHYmMI998MWO6CT9aa5vOeAfCP88N5rVGwk0oJAePnFj9Zrus1N1W1ovXnqbHM9xrMPX4pdtk3kkmPzlmSpR8gf6pMq2B9sqRKKHeZ2Pq2He8gM_o/s1600/BlogGamesPeoplePlayADMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZqIBLcAfmriY_yJEYzuBSS7T7iqHYmMI998MWO6CT9aa5vOeAfCP88N5rVGwk0oJAePnFj9Zrus1N1W1ovXnqbHM9xrMPX4pdtk3kkmPzlmSpR8gf6pMq2B9sqRKKHeZ2Pq2He8gM_o/s640/BlogGamesPeoplePlayADMarch2011.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Graphic patterns give the exercise room a fanciful attitude; the bold carpeting is by Durkan, and the striped fabric that tents the ceiling is by Romo."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.richardkeithlangham.com/">Richard Keith Langham</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Julia Reed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"State of Grace" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

Black and White

Black and white. Perfect for the kitchen, the bath, a foyer or a gracious curving stair. Perfect even for circus tents, or the illusion of o...

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Gracie Wallpaper

<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">One way to make a room truly special is to cover the walls with Gracie’s hand-painted wallpaper. <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/" target="_blank">Gracie</a> is a family-run business that Charles R. Gracie founded in New York City in 1898. Gracie originally created custom lamps, but started selling Asian antiques in the 1920s and 1930s. The company began offering hand-painted wallpapers after one of Charles Gracie's friends, who was a textile trader, brought some back from Beijing. The company is best known for these beautiful wallpapers, which are still hand painted in China by a studio that has been managed by the same Chinese family for the past fifty years. For homeowners who don't want to paper an entire wall, a framed panel or two of the hand-painted wallpaper can add a touch of Gracie to any room. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6SNoA3EqUxbTaSdUhKqeMrsUfoaii_S3hANMIY50PveIKF9ZaSD73lCnZEKf4oC5fLiXGoMVn59SggcXSBpk5X-lUGOT9QUcfmk25-gxd09ui_vyn2-MUNf66DgQVPZ5ZyNhbZZ3mjg/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-smith-09-dining-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb6SNoA3EqUxbTaSdUhKqeMrsUfoaii_S3hANMIY50PveIKF9ZaSD73lCnZEKf4oC5fLiXGoMVn59SggcXSBpk5X-lUGOT9QUcfmk25-gxd09ui_vyn2-MUNf66DgQVPZ5ZyNhbZZ3mjg/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-smith-09-dining-room.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/">Gracie</a> restored the [dining] room's antique wallpaper, which once belonged to publisher Conde Nast; its design motif was hand-painted on the window shades."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York City penthouse of decorator <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a> and HBO executive James Costos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michael S. Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Judith Thurman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"L'Art de Vivre" produced by Carolina Irving.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J0HJyrIHx4kE9W1RN5-bmQgaGkWbFZL49kcm6fZSrNmtrMxSSe9KCbBKpM9eiebnK9ppn3LDqkDkiUibP_OsDYDk-VrcQ-PAuAki3GWPnEj6JaFtZH6TryMxxkVJJt8A_VlA_8-pzc0/s1600/BlogGracieADSept2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4J0HJyrIHx4kE9W1RN5-bmQgaGkWbFZL49kcm6fZSrNmtrMxSSe9KCbBKpM9eiebnK9ppn3LDqkDkiUibP_OsDYDk-VrcQ-PAuAki3GWPnEj6JaFtZH6TryMxxkVJJt8A_VlA_8-pzc0/s640/BlogGracieADSept2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Detail of the <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/">Gracie</a> wallpaper."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York City penthouse of decorator <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a> and HBO executive James Costos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michael S. Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Judith Thurman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"L'Art de Vivre" produced by Carolina Irving.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gG1KOWY2mJJXcD4DUFbD0EtC7sKBwWtnt3zT6ChzSQHn96Liycl1EZiFjJlhl6hkTIYicKF8Nl-uty1CE7T1D8GWosWs44yv6YuRLDs1BBrRmjg9snkjTP2l1sNwhdv3xOi4eukfVk8/s1600/04_interior-design-styles-ED0709-LAUDER24-5-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gG1KOWY2mJJXcD4DUFbD0EtC7sKBwWtnt3zT6ChzSQHn96Liycl1EZiFjJlhl6hkTIYicKF8Nl-uty1CE7T1D8GWosWs44yv6YuRLDs1BBrRmjg9snkjTP2l1sNwhdv3xOi4eukfVk8/s640/04_interior-design-styles-ED0709-LAUDER24-5-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dressing room in the Manhattan apartment of Aerin Lauder, style and image director of <a href="http://www.esteelauder.com/">Estee Lauder</a>, who has started a new lifestyle brand, <a href="http://www.aerin.com/">AERIN</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/">Gracie</a> wall covering, chandelier by Bagues, circa-1970 desk by Gabriella Crespi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At Home With Stylesetter Aerin Lauder"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gihPbaFxERyXqUwsg_BswNsbnTf6EXQdQT9yGT4g2hOOO88kTKPCroTgiJyOIVFQBdw2-e4ymvmG4h4-Jfow-zSMfvFh0uzo-WAkFuhnjGHObBeL2GhzG6o2VdBJzTFxY0lUZM1e9BA/s1600/BlogGracieADDec2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3gihPbaFxERyXqUwsg_BswNsbnTf6EXQdQT9yGT4g2hOOO88kTKPCroTgiJyOIVFQBdw2-e4ymvmG4h4-Jfow-zSMfvFh0uzo-WAkFuhnjGHObBeL2GhzG6o2VdBJzTFxY0lUZM1e9BA/s640/BlogGracieADDec2011.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"A <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/">Gracie</a> chinoiserie wallpaper wraps the dining room, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">which is furnished with an 18th-century English table and chairs."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Home in Marin County, California.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suzannerheinstein.com/">Suzanne Rheinstein</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Architect: Ken Linsteadt.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Fascinating Rhythm" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgLZRXD5Xy6WXW2ldiCWncMDXVBSe6iH4GIt7JMLZ4u6tsqTmbp0DEV7WPHE5djyRsuRHH7H0vHzMhODKziK_eYUcRX47oR04MPcFz7pt_P9QBZ87hCoxS-ED9ckxXUGJxR3EzLDFCzc/s1600/BlogGracieAdMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgLZRXD5Xy6WXW2ldiCWncMDXVBSe6iH4GIt7JMLZ4u6tsqTmbp0DEV7WPHE5djyRsuRHH7H0vHzMhODKziK_eYUcRX47oR04MPcFz7pt_P9QBZ87hCoxS-ED9ckxXUGJxR3EzLDFCzc/s640/BlogGracieAdMarch2011.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"The dining room's <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/" target="_blank">Gracie</a> wallpaper depicts Mississippi River scenes."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.richardkeithlangham.com/" target="_blank">Richard Keith Langham</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Text by Julia Reed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"State of Grace" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU1nmQOl1t39YWO6uM8MtDxn0oJvgLriN-1eyDKyhSiuOWaOwM6Kbv-sA80jXK-iEq8RkAYJNTqga58Wzryb5JVK_qRjJvXmob1gaDqXop1XI9xK-V9QWZFy4HB_NyfEjPmcB7K6IR5s/s1600/BlogGracieADMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU1nmQOl1t39YWO6uM8MtDxn0oJvgLriN-1eyDKyhSiuOWaOwM6Kbv-sA80jXK-iEq8RkAYJNTqga58Wzryb5JVK_qRjJvXmob1gaDqXop1XI9xK-V9QWZFy4HB_NyfEjPmcB7K6IR5s/s640/BlogGracieADMay2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Hand-painted wallpaper by <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/" target="_blank">Gracie</a> adds shimmer to the dining room."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">New York City apartment of Nina Bauer and Andrew Shapiro.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.dessinsllc.com/" target="_blank">Penny Drue Baird of Dessins</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Calm, Cool, Collected" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (May 2011).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJE2U6Uu4Encnml9yx83raK0i8PC3Z7isDiW0f3J1EDNVZVF3GYL19qps64ujiUm9Nm2uBbypmg2IF1Nfyeq-SN0TWpxT9hWZCfU2vpu85LzaEBXUbP4Vbn2wvvidAlplgZTtQ7d-uEs/s1600/0910-raquet-oriental-decoration-01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJE2U6Uu4Encnml9yx83raK0i8PC3Z7isDiW0f3J1EDNVZVF3GYL19qps64ujiUm9Nm2uBbypmg2IF1Nfyeq-SN0TWpxT9hWZCfU2vpu85LzaEBXUbP4Vbn2wvvidAlplgZTtQ7d-uEs/s640/0910-raquet-oriental-decoration-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"A four-foot-high pagoda in the dining room of a Brookville, New York, house 'is just here to make people smile.' . . . The silver tea-leaf wallpaper is from <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/">Gracie</a>."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.andrewraquet.com/">Andrew Raquet</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"The Glamour of Gray" interview by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBlOFpcvShh4nQr93XfaJMsn7Eao5NC3E1j8sxK5wje00bMeMl21SN8AHggDc9TVywCnMP4569I6gkRQS6ALsSyslgXdSNOZraZn0Iyy5kceyjTH6VArJYYDvshJbHaJIZusNTmCwNR4/s1600/BlogGracieADMarch2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBlOFpcvShh4nQr93XfaJMsn7Eao5NC3E1j8sxK5wje00bMeMl21SN8AHggDc9TVywCnMP4569I6gkRQS6ALsSyslgXdSNOZraZn0Iyy5kceyjTH6VArJYYDvshJbHaJIZusNTmCwNR4/s640/BlogGracieADMarch2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper by <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/" target="_blank">Gracie</a> forms a backdrop to the master suite's Italian neoclassical bed, which is dressed in Nancy Koltes linens."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ali Wentworth.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At a Moment's Notice" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2yscTbmoEfU0Y1PvRWTE7CAjezI9hafjCiuzcxAFjAfPaLmu41VVF88VASh79h8tjb2dLBsE-F6rP-r0_eGBwAEZQ4BmBOY73X_ymks8aT7eZM8Mll3Dh-jP2Lj1UlY2mqTUlrwTi1E/s1600/BlogGracieHBMay2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2yscTbmoEfU0Y1PvRWTE7CAjezI9hafjCiuzcxAFjAfPaLmu41VVF88VASh79h8tjb2dLBsE-F6rP-r0_eGBwAEZQ4BmBOY73X_ymks8aT7eZM8Mll3Dh-jP2Lj1UlY2mqTUlrwTi1E/s640/BlogGracieHBMay2012.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decorator Suzanne Rheinstein "brought the dining room to life with a vibrant, scenic Chinese wallpaper by <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/">Gracie</a>. . . . </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Rheinstein] loves painted pieces against rich, dark woods, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so she paired chalky Gustavian dining chairs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with an antique English mahogany table."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar apartment in New York City.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suzannerheinstein.com/">Suzanne Rheinstein</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francois Dischinger.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Have Fewer Things, But Better Things" produced by Sabine Rothman.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Olga Naiman.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (May 2012).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNJN1W0TwbC00eAO4BIWslKyXpYPSau_If7thh9QaJhcTbapd3CvqeB7rDGfeqt76gFcAXtNYauuT7YcmM59evFFvjh2lg_SwpjByAe_-iTsNbe6HUS3rj7TfZrFj9xU4Muak5QA8esA/s1600/BlogGracieEDNov2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNJN1W0TwbC00eAO4BIWslKyXpYPSau_If7thh9QaJhcTbapd3CvqeB7rDGfeqt76gFcAXtNYauuT7YcmM59evFFvjh2lg_SwpjByAe_-iTsNbe6HUS3rj7TfZrFj9xU4Muak5QA8esA/s640/BlogGracieEDNov2010.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A mirror by <a href="http://www.johnrosselliantiques.com/">John Rosselli Antiques and Decorations</a> hangs above a Gustavian settee covered in a Claremont cotton-silk; the painted floor is by Bob Christian, and the walls and ceiling are sheathed in wallpapers by <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/">Gracie</a>."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York Pied-a-Terre of Los Angeles decorator Suzanne Rheinstein.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suzannerheinstein.com/">Suzanne Rheinstein</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Julia Reed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Age of Elegance" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (November 2010).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyuYz4OOPHtbLgHyWFE5Wul_cjZMLMhivumbcZOiE0-eqyqBJ-Bqfk3uHHnTpQiobcWO2MZVPhH2FNd8Z7AW9qXMcQVw_ZVrpDitzyrAsat7Xtn0wIF-CZDTM81BFqSVwrDRAxuIQzyQ/s1600/BlogGracieVerandaMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyuYz4OOPHtbLgHyWFE5Wul_cjZMLMhivumbcZOiE0-eqyqBJ-Bqfk3uHHnTpQiobcWO2MZVPhH2FNd8Z7AW9qXMcQVw_ZVrpDitzyrAsat7Xtn0wIF-CZDTM81BFqSVwrDRAxuIQzyQ/s640/BlogGracieVerandaMarch2011.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Vintage tea-paper wall panels, <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/">Gracie</a>."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Master bedroom of Philadelphia apartment.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.carlsteele.com/">Carl Steele</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Hall.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Olga Naiman.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"City Comforts" text by Linda O'Keeffe.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (March 2011).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DixP7e4cmdfdeRzXyQmYeaitSgIcwgFJMmC_W_THwke9d5m5VPsHzfMDZx3SSN62vslm-ZKTGtZWmkGL60smSneXW5vKSe7MqWMbnonPyeRpDIpSYvMTCArVdZ9Fkoc1zmTsgz26pYY/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.jorge-elias-sao-paulo-home-12-master-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DixP7e4cmdfdeRzXyQmYeaitSgIcwgFJMmC_W_THwke9d5m5VPsHzfMDZx3SSN62vslm-ZKTGtZWmkGL60smSneXW5vKSe7MqWMbnonPyeRpDIpSYvMTCArVdZ9Fkoc1zmTsgz26pYY/s640/item12.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.jorge-elias-sao-paulo-home-12-master-bedroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Above the Eliases' bed is a Bert Stern image of Marilyn Monroe, </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">flanked by silk panels by <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/" target="_blank">Gracie</a>."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sao Paulo home of architect Jorge Elias and his wife, Lucila.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Raul Barreneche.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tropical Baroque" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2012).</span></span></div>

Gracie Wallpaper

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Artist Easels

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hanging art can be intimidating to many people. They are afraid of making a mistake and ending up with a wall full of nail holes. They are unsure how high or how low to hang a painting. They don't know the best way to arrange a varied collection. One alternative to fastening pictures to a wall is to use an easel. Placing art on a stand or lectern is a good option for people who like to change their displays. Small easels on tables or mantels allow homeowners to layer art or other objects to create vignettes. Like canvases without frames (the topic of my last post), paintings on easels can add an air of insouciance to a room, especially when the art is of a high caliber. Here are some examples . . .</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5HJOtzUkAR3mxxmrC91D8gQj_2hE2lrrnuvJ6askSpUIohyf3hhZZVLOD2Uq2cfHBLDj5fQx-g_ljwbPCXezW00bdm5usx8QmV3RqphnH2nkd_mPOBldBuwJJ2YvfGQcJfaptvKzQMo/s1600/BlogEaselVerandaOct2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5HJOtzUkAR3mxxmrC91D8gQj_2hE2lrrnuvJ6askSpUIohyf3hhZZVLOD2Uq2cfHBLDj5fQx-g_ljwbPCXezW00bdm5usx8QmV3RqphnH2nkd_mPOBldBuwJJ2YvfGQcJfaptvKzQMo/s640/BlogEaselVerandaOct2011.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique English lectern displays art by Robert Motherwell."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Homeowner George Mason collects clocks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas townhouse of George and Sandra Mason.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jrandallpowersinteriordecoration.com/" target="_blank">J. Randall Powers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Residential design by Preston Wood and Associates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mayfair Redux" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (October 2010).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKbGbr8sELoPj2Zh6Ys__cRS2yZBC9XD5rnInzKrhazJ1JhSnS9o1jS66Mq8xxmFA_oWp82wQqYvAZhOrauN5JGpxqcgRe3f8hftdzENQVuSLvRXVmzsWtuAyEv3skNKmLR77M2PR_mk/s1600/16-shimmering-mstrbr-dec0907_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKbGbr8sELoPj2Zh6Ys__cRS2yZBC9XD5rnInzKrhazJ1JhSnS9o1jS66Mq8xxmFA_oWp82wQqYvAZhOrauN5JGpxqcgRe3f8hftdzENQVuSLvRXVmzsWtuAyEv3skNKmLR77M2PR_mk/s640/16-shimmering-mstrbr-dec0907_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, a bedside vignette includes . . . .a small watercolor on an easel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/" target="_blank">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by J. Savage Gibson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADmJ5bpaTFueWGvm3yCCUshbmhmaO7YGY2iVgCeOapfM02IY6fqp7jN8Y0dm5NoYbq1vNggXbP4-cZVSVWSv6E3U_eaqnV7aSqxU58JYjWD3r6QjMCSeJZxWhD0mXb5ZZJ4QgR6PQ91Y/s1600/101841385_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADmJ5bpaTFueWGvm3yCCUshbmhmaO7YGY2iVgCeOapfM02IY6fqp7jN8Y0dm5NoYbq1vNggXbP4-cZVSVWSv6E3U_eaqnV7aSqxU58JYjWD3r6QjMCSeJZxWhD0mXb5ZZJ4QgR6PQ91Y/s640/101841385_ss.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Painting on easel by <a href="http://georgethomasart.com/" target="_blank">George Thomas</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antique wooden chest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nantucket Island cottage owned by designer Trudy Dujardin and husband Frank Fasanella.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Terry Pommett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Eco-Friendly Summer Home" written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLcZ9t_20poWW8gbt4bXPhMD4zMkAO9IqCTCV80ku0_C-iwpDWX7ljbOx2LSMF2Ug6qZYrmJ24oq-bMr-Dt4c9fDBQYRXMZJTHI-A7bC-i9amSVz59HuTvhbwR9bUWGWivG9cOuhyphenhyphenmrM/s1600/BlogEaselVerandaOct2011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLcZ9t_20poWW8gbt4bXPhMD4zMkAO9IqCTCV80ku0_C-iwpDWX7ljbOx2LSMF2Ug6qZYrmJ24oq-bMr-Dt4c9fDBQYRXMZJTHI-A7bC-i9amSVz59HuTvhbwR9bUWGWivG9cOuhyphenhyphenmrM/s640/BlogEaselVerandaOct2011+(2).jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Horse stable designed as art studio and retreat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Horse painting by Karen Bezuidenhout.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/" target="_blank">Kathryn M. Ireland</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This outbuilding is part of part of Veranda's first concept house in Los Angeles designed by Windsor Smith, Kathryn M. Ireland, and eight other designers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were under contract to purchase the property</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gwyneth-paltrow-is-under-contract-for-stunning-la-home-2012-6?op=1" target="_blank"> as of June 22, 2012</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"House of Windsor" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Mario Lopez-Cordero.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (October 2011).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOs3nrQEAkDle06F9ocjx2yzfCjyC1eXQTGT6e_qc0myWv8WZSYs2MFR8JMOuuZiC1JDGLU9ueAUS1NPGMHhytdwxQv8aiuILhyNUqiAnVZByH8onp50xVZSdTokFvVa_7U3L50scJgns/s1600/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-08-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOs3nrQEAkDle06F9ocjx2yzfCjyC1eXQTGT6e_qc0myWv8WZSYs2MFR8JMOuuZiC1JDGLU9ueAUS1NPGMHhytdwxQv8aiuILhyNUqiAnVZByH8onp50xVZSdTokFvVa_7U3L50scJgns/s640/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-08-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1865 brownstone of Christopher Knight, director of New York gallery Maison Gerard, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Carlos Aponte, an artist and illustrator.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jersey City, New Jersey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Christopher Knight.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Terzian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by JC Garcia-Lavin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Poetic License"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRicEYlxQlZoV3xbQMwmi22F16IKyY80en7W_RxmuTS3DrvEIAdH87bRij5wbixp37Z-jf-DRZgCONeLtBfhHQdfGrjcvHCiuwWMu_6hh5doKV8TMpZ7TJIw-lL9XbzJ3brojEFAlQpc/s1600/cn_image.size.alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-03-living-area-h670-wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRicEYlxQlZoV3xbQMwmi22F16IKyY80en7W_RxmuTS3DrvEIAdH87bRij5wbixp37Z-jf-DRZgCONeLtBfhHQdfGrjcvHCiuwWMu_6hh5doKV8TMpZ7TJIw-lL9XbzJ3brojEFAlQpc/s640/cn_image.size.alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-03-living-area-h670-wm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">East Village, NY Apartment of Alfredo Paredes and Brad Goldfarb.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alfredo Paredes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Brad Goldfarb.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Partners in Style" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Sa4OvseeRJ7kQBSQbDviQG-Oz3l0IrZlsQ9LPJmByKNPjA2CqqIWReIT40544zi31Q6KjIDkTqHkPSi3D5lZk0TPdNIt5lnPXHFVGn2bR-Cgx_PHsl7KXlzej3abIuH9_kk9VsMYoes/s1600/framed-photos-wall-0710-o-neill-01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Sa4OvseeRJ7kQBSQbDviQG-Oz3l0IrZlsQ9LPJmByKNPjA2CqqIWReIT40544zi31Q6KjIDkTqHkPSi3D5lZk0TPdNIt5lnPXHFVGn2bR-Cgx_PHsl7KXlzej3abIuH9_kk9VsMYoes/s640/framed-photos-wall-0710-o-neill-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side view of easel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July-August 2010).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheorIWuYq93b_GRWoQM6eTaZUzBDR4JRtGiFab5i0gPimN6ACNuW4u60h6urrV24tRQxZPDt6OPi6t_1bzbENyQv9bOVo37Nbsj2iv9PiKhIZ1fjZmpI1KfggmqAaMSsVKb__TriPqK3E/s1600/livingroom-paper-wire-0710-o-neill-03-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheorIWuYq93b_GRWoQM6eTaZUzBDR4JRtGiFab5i0gPimN6ACNuW4u60h6urrV24tRQxZPDt6OPi6t_1bzbENyQv9bOVo37Nbsj2iv9PiKhIZ1fjZmpI1KfggmqAaMSsVKb__TriPqK3E/s640/livingroom-paper-wire-0710-o-neill-03-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The easel can be seen against the window on the right.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July-August 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJvfCnF0HE5MXHA22Nlbp2aAcRZgB9ljhrRNsjbRWAPe_OoG5eVvnwX6KMtjzatTCRBcy99ACZR3AIpUOXPchrc5avBy7T2yrZ-KziLBf_1JEUTkFHskDvlzHJXOaoC6nV7i6nhN_SgM/s1600/mantle-pictures-display-0710-o-neill-14-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJvfCnF0HE5MXHA22Nlbp2aAcRZgB9ljhrRNsjbRWAPe_OoG5eVvnwX6KMtjzatTCRBcy99ACZR3AIpUOXPchrc5avBy7T2yrZ-KziLBf_1JEUTkFHskDvlzHJXOaoC6nV7i6nhN_SgM/s640/mantle-pictures-display-0710-o-neill-14-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Close-up view of easel holding "photos of friends, gallery invitations, vintage portfolios."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July-August 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zqOVmHQH0Lex67pZVJ83g4fH7GUryvl1t8yt00C4yQe4hgRlSBaxGSwcHXBKkH4O0OjEckOXFfpzAwrA40ZzSPnP0CeN5GeZzKCg77iJtugDhaZfQgsb72dDgDhcSKzU_OxgpYbHAlc/s1600/img_Hamptonlg_ss48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zqOVmHQH0Lex67pZVJ83g4fH7GUryvl1t8yt00C4yQe4hgRlSBaxGSwcHXBKkH4O0OjEckOXFfpzAwrA40ZzSPnP0CeN5GeZzKCg77iJtugDhaZfQgsb72dDgDhcSKzU_OxgpYbHAlc/s640/img_Hamptonlg_ss48.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art by Michael Allen Lowe (<a href="http://www.wallyfindlay.com/" target="_blank">Wally Findlay Galleries</a>) </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">displayed on easel from Ann-Morris Antiques.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guest room designed by Benjamin W. Bradley and David Thiergartner</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of <a href="http://www.bradleythiergartnerinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Bradley Thiergartner Interiors</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hampton Designer Showhouse.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMfUfpNvy05X8A5OdcSrl9eZt2IINHStRgP2mPAm6mZYWEVKvHqW9BOy9YNy5YLKqc7mMaOl6sXrRy7f6CC7uytpr4DCOsjvdvevpxQuck8686KFTob3IOuHXyej-m5SVN8tl7O-Wie4/s1600/hbx-campion-platt-easel-kipsbay-0411-2318-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMfUfpNvy05X8A5OdcSrl9eZt2IINHStRgP2mPAm6mZYWEVKvHqW9BOy9YNy5YLKqc7mMaOl6sXrRy7f6CC7uytpr4DCOsjvdvevpxQuck8686KFTob3IOuHXyej-m5SVN8tl7O-Wie4/s640/hbx-campion-platt-easel-kipsbay-0411-2318-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Campion Platt liberated this picture from the wall by bringing in a modern easel. Such a display stand makes it easier to get up close to the art -- and to switch it out for a different piece, depending on your mood."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kips Bay Showhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Orli Ben-Dor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMn5iQ2ZR3zYr2uPqa4De7YJVqPYujt5Jn5vQNu4WZIl6v8XiCQDJMS8ZQnrBzOKaoT3F3U-k_Dp9ZWv5ibla5gAoSOAKulkowx_X5cLGhzrsDSTCKv2P8E4E74q6PQ4cj39OI_qxNlo/s1600/hbx-romantic-flowers-dining-area-1110-DesignerVisions03-de-55172606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMn5iQ2ZR3zYr2uPqa4De7YJVqPYujt5Jn5vQNu4WZIl6v8XiCQDJMS8ZQnrBzOKaoT3F3U-k_Dp9ZWv5ibla5gAoSOAKulkowx_X5cLGhzrsDSTCKv2P8E4E74q6PQ4cj39OI_qxNlo/s640/hbx-romantic-flowers-dining-area-1110-DesignerVisions03-de-55172606.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.studiolo.com/" target="_blank">Richard Shapiro Studiolo</a> easel in polished steel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An Apartment Inspired by <i>Something's Gotta Give</i>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/" target="_blank">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKFo1ZN3GHRsmQ0DNb933q9ZGY_Dko-fIH-OSO-VZCnIU0rpNSPP1Y-Yq8G01j1cdt2Oa_QI5e0H6P2tOE4YTe67MqClotOTdBxxaHidJPqNOReSM3NuxpJGJFOcr6Y8o16TA8wzDzSg/s1600/img_bodysoul_ss5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKFo1ZN3GHRsmQ0DNb933q9ZGY_Dko-fIH-OSO-VZCnIU0rpNSPP1Y-Yq8G01j1cdt2Oa_QI5e0H6P2tOE4YTe67MqClotOTdBxxaHidJPqNOReSM3NuxpJGJFOcr6Y8o16TA8wzDzSg/s640/img_bodysoul_ss5.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art on antique easel and on wall is by <a href="http://www.julieheadland.com/" target="_blank">Julie Headland</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2009 Hampton Designer Showhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Skye Kirby, <a href="http://www.lillianaugust.com/" target="_blank">Lillian August</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Squire Fox.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Couple's Retreat" written by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMs0O2Hw0XjBRMnDVFFlNIJl5xltbbBVVSJe3eLSkn9CdW7KR2mmpL2JF5hhX_oO98tlYNvpSNZHfTeKZrnYAvKnxQuAhsD_DFsHjK-jqX16NpJjpjcSOd1R1qQrF8os0OhIGUHYlMtk/s1600/ss_101945413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMs0O2Hw0XjBRMnDVFFlNIJl5xltbbBVVSJe3eLSkn9CdW7KR2mmpL2JF5hhX_oO98tlYNvpSNZHfTeKZrnYAvKnxQuAhsD_DFsHjK-jqX16NpJjpjcSOd1R1qQrF8os0OhIGUHYlMtk/s640/ss_101945413.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bel Air, California living room of Sela Ward, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">who painted the large-scale piece over the fireplace.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art on easel: <a href="http://www.emilyamygallery.com/" target="_blank">Emily Amy Gallery</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ann Runyon Carter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: Dominique Vorillon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sela Ward's Stylish Bel Air Home with a Southern Soul"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written and produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMmT8Zd1vZCDmT3AB88yEPg6mnLxGCrhsrWXgWTtO5yP23q7zuaVLUR_ijUCDZxTEwnWK9Bkxbcz5V0f_xLoE2TXQbyRn_VoOvfBR6kqjqFViiwKuv1x-Yx9Ew-kQ1yea-XqXoC8L3uE/s1600/img_atlanta-couples_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMmT8Zd1vZCDmT3AB88yEPg6mnLxGCrhsrWXgWTtO5yP23q7zuaVLUR_ijUCDZxTEwnWK9Bkxbcz5V0f_xLoE2TXQbyRn_VoOvfBR6kqjqFViiwKuv1x-Yx9Ew-kQ1yea-XqXoC8L3uE/s640/img_atlanta-couples_11.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art by Bill Lowe Gallery. Acrylic easel by Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An artisan-painted wall covering from Fromental ["Chinese Sparrow"] that depicts cherry blossom branches adorns the guest room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home Showhouse in Atlanta, Georgia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior designer: Robert Brown, <a href="http://www.robertbrowninteriordesign.com/" target="_blank">Robert Brown Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Atlanta Showhouse: Couple's Night In" produced by Robert Young.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4vB-Ftr6rU4EQSu0rM0kN2zf9vzTUwSN59QN-eznKpZsfoXp3HLBOTAhVFtVMPIHTSCpUbRxKKB52SzeHxx8Kh_c8KVJ7UwRh0JT9gcN8AISk2R8Yo6Gu9UvQO7Z5Gz0K9GoWfK7dpA/s1600/BlogEaselVerandaApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4vB-Ftr6rU4EQSu0rM0kN2zf9vzTUwSN59QN-eznKpZsfoXp3HLBOTAhVFtVMPIHTSCpUbRxKKB52SzeHxx8Kh_c8KVJ7UwRh0JT9gcN8AISk2R8Yo6Gu9UvQO7Z5Gz0K9GoWfK7dpA/s640/BlogEaselVerandaApril2011.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Light-filled studio in townhouse of Robert Rhea. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Frank Babb Randolph.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Olga Naiman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Painterly Palette" written by Susan Stiles Dowell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (April 2011). </span></div>

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