Pamela Pierce in the Garden

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday was the first day of spring, so it is the perfect time to visit a French garden pavilion designed by Pamela Pierce . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-hpBKY44YO2-PEYRqYexMFMkXJ1Ruivp4j9PM1pRVcy4K63ioYi7_z9dGeVXb1DNNNsf3FcxZ4Z5Qh2RbWIgg89TKdNGaPLtYMSl-brcn5b-f2hw4H0hVl3jAewPk9nabAhKd4LzKDk/s1600/5a4ee34cdd4dfd2c3325671c6b5b2bcb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-hpBKY44YO2-PEYRqYexMFMkXJ1Ruivp4j9PM1pRVcy4K63ioYi7_z9dGeVXb1DNNNsf3FcxZ4Z5Qh2RbWIgg89TKdNGaPLtYMSl-brcn5b-f2hw4H0hVl3jAewPk9nabAhKd4LzKDk/s1600/5a4ee34cdd4dfd2c3325671c6b5b2bcb.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Pamela Pierce and homeowner Kellie Hepper designed the French garden pavilion. Antique stone including door and window surrounds, all 18th-c. French [via <a href="http://www.chateaudomingue.com/" target="_blank">Chateau Domingue</a>]. Custom band detailing, French lanterns halved and  mounted flush. French antique urns and stone deer. Boxwood topiaries."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</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> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDQjPYiJgUVjw3kq4kZJoNrVaASZ60RMVfq5HHAaFTrBrrcx4wvKRlXtRdLxe4hZ56r2lTGvJh6Ps_nl1qpba1VqNs5SelCX11zs3xbr35mxloT9rl0PYNLzyw7rCr6rxJhHQ5hAf4Xk/s1600/bd62d3e8ea0b1e9d184e64b19105f402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDQjPYiJgUVjw3kq4kZJoNrVaASZ60RMVfq5HHAaFTrBrrcx4wvKRlXtRdLxe4hZ56r2lTGvJh6Ps_nl1qpba1VqNs5SelCX11zs3xbr35mxloT9rl0PYNLzyw7rCr6rxJhHQ5hAf4Xk/s1600/bd62d3e8ea0b1e9d184e64b19105f402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This photo via <a href="http://www.chateaudomingue.com/" target="_blank">Chateau Domingue</a> offers a slightly different view of the pavilion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ruth Gay is the owner of Chateau Domingue, "the premier source of European, architectural antiques," in Houston, Texas. Pamela Pierce often uses antiques from Chateau Domingue in her designs.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hv2rOYfrnTvtOjU4rxmq-EO98WP_DiOlsdfWGZuisfl5mhstFC3JIo03Far3OuQLTHkIRvpwPYaD8An9TUSLLWTP_-o1RApSUpAjdivYHhSbQUXnq76EKi2V8i1R0UJ74JI94KM-nAU/s1600/Untitled3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hv2rOYfrnTvtOjU4rxmq-EO98WP_DiOlsdfWGZuisfl5mhstFC3JIo03Far3OuQLTHkIRvpwPYaD8An9TUSLLWTP_-o1RApSUpAjdivYHhSbQUXnq76EKi2V8i1R0UJ74JI94KM-nAU/s1600/Untitled3.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Terrace of main house (<a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> Nov. - Dec. 2006) offers garden views. Vintage French chairs. DeLany and Long fabrics. French 19th-c. zinc urns on butcher's shop display tables. Antique French flooring."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</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/AVvXsEhgBl1o7ruWhkHrHDyuXK5lx1zr5WT6bkg0bnQSA_URyY0K2bChIFNdbgAvedivnHPMIvmT6j5T-uO0H6Vv6iSSxFiuC3G9JOsb9jIRpqh8skkT31TvH78G0afOf6pBkKE_LlZhPrKiGDk/s1600/Untitled4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBl1o7ruWhkHrHDyuXK5lx1zr5WT6bkg0bnQSA_URyY0K2bChIFNdbgAvedivnHPMIvmT6j5T-uO0H6Vv6iSSxFiuC3G9JOsb9jIRpqh8skkT31TvH78G0afOf6pBkKE_LlZhPrKiGDk/s1600/Untitled4.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inside pavilion, Herve Baume iron seating. Delany and Long fabrics. Finial on bricklayer's tabletop with vintage base, tole chandelier, center table, 19th-c. table lanterns and 18th-c. stone floor, all French. Florals by Pamela Pierce."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</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/AVvXsEiibc2bpMVrMRqRc5UGaF92DRBaEtNvj0JqmHGnyBB82g6j7Un5Aqp2CygRQ35SvKK2S7V8zBoTw2qSul5ID6FZDADnnVa2uuUnf5_fED629S5WvL04RJo4k2zgMiAe8dK7pVvGL9L7KXQ/s1600/Untitled5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibc2bpMVrMRqRc5UGaF92DRBaEtNvj0JqmHGnyBB82g6j7Un5Aqp2CygRQ35SvKK2S7V8zBoTw2qSul5ID6FZDADnnVa2uuUnf5_fED629S5WvL04RJo4k2zgMiAe8dK7pVvGL9L7KXQ/s1600/Untitled5.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</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/AVvXsEjRbJVLDZ8mOkoUFZ_unaIQ3IuBctMUQ8djFT2L0aQ7WKDDrx1zMvHAK5jW_ARAHvaYWHgE6ozr9nFlKICjb4KJmicrAosARB22UrJJDD_CmcP_lj38aUJTb9DVnaYQyZ5-5nTo5084LtY/s1600/Untitled6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbJVLDZ8mOkoUFZ_unaIQ3IuBctMUQ8djFT2L0aQ7WKDDrx1zMvHAK5jW_ARAHvaYWHgE6ozr9nFlKICjb4KJmicrAosARB22UrJJDD_CmcP_lj38aUJTb9DVnaYQyZ5-5nTo5084LtY/s1600/Untitled6.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</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/AVvXsEg81MQnV1VCijyqyxyhyxl2C35ZFFsd5zKm4pA69RXpi0Dxzi0W_y7QlA4pVvR6A-ATtoeHqUv2YpyTwAg826Wl591w85d8zdPzX7_DTQwhA6fExWoorc3gw68e8YTs85HB5fjH-pbksyc/s1600/Untitled7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81MQnV1VCijyqyxyhyxl2C35ZFFsd5zKm4pA69RXpi0Dxzi0W_y7QlA4pVvR6A-ATtoeHqUv2YpyTwAg826Wl591w85d8zdPzX7_DTQwhA6fExWoorc3gw68e8YTs85HB5fjH-pbksyc/s1600/Untitled7.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Clipped boxwood hedges outline parterres in exquisite French-inspired garden cooled by evergreen and deciduous trees. French garden elements include late 19th-c. stone cherubs from Provence atop vintage iron plinth." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEg78eYXS265mNBk502K5f8ATPF256Vx8AFgxiS1I5bqb8bXHnaH13D3rUX8SM8kRfZ9msrmDrI601-ChSDsWNOi6hLf1WOl9Op4XhH8kF119_s8lDpgsejQe2Ab-N9QUoeRm93sh1Hq5uM/s1600/Untitled7+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78eYXS265mNBk502K5f8ATPF256Vx8AFgxiS1I5bqb8bXHnaH13D3rUX8SM8kRfZ9msrmDrI601-ChSDsWNOi6hLf1WOl9Op4XhH8kF119_s8lDpgsejQe2Ab-N9QUoeRm93sh1Hq5uM/s1600/Untitled7+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Arras 19th-c. garden bench, vintage table and chairs, antique breadboards and Provencal yellowware."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_ATpg5Mvw_K0RsIH9Nj0DgfEUz596s35UsarNTLZNpyz7ivgL0N7RtTHk9pDAmZAoQIBzfzfbZiEtoBe_KdetZni5fj7YLxb_JxyuTaReSwskt8dFRK_6vdkPhyphenhypheneaBeKXJIRlW1b8oc/s1600/Untitled8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_ATpg5Mvw_K0RsIH9Nj0DgfEUz596s35UsarNTLZNpyz7ivgL0N7RtTHk9pDAmZAoQIBzfzfbZiEtoBe_KdetZni5fj7YLxb_JxyuTaReSwskt8dFRK_6vdkPhyphenhypheneaBeKXJIRlW1b8oc/s1600/Untitled8.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Herve Baume seating. Delany and Long fabrics. Paul Ferrante lanterns. Italian 19th-c. terra-cotta urn on French iron table. Biot jar with lemon tree."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</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/AVvXsEg8v6Yt_Hc1zlGI3fVJOvlvgpMTh6eWqO7JjCUasN47Q_EkN1QepobdPYxvACj1_0RuBmEWAppPhk8jwDnTU_NU6SpdTOafMopEIecqEizijYKgxWDQFUSVfrVL-34288FYZCiWwWmEk4Q/s1600/Untitled9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8v6Yt_Hc1zlGI3fVJOvlvgpMTh6eWqO7JjCUasN47Q_EkN1QepobdPYxvACj1_0RuBmEWAppPhk8jwDnTU_NU6SpdTOafMopEIecqEizijYKgxWDQFUSVfrVL-34288FYZCiWwWmEk4Q/s1600/Untitled9.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Anchoring rose garden, painted 19th-c. <i>gloriette</i> shades 19th-c. French faux bois fauteuils."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</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/AVvXsEjJxQIQsvFe4MKGKhURqovJOj21kN4pTbr5SpdGQzwdv1hWqfFwUdXmRXnoIHtjEDQkpFllo0Q-L39gr25IEdj3BNavzW2k5h8V4eTQi1iJDsRb5wzauUvurC81oyQjhRVPcVCMyIX_nUU/s1600/Untitled10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxQIQsvFe4MKGKhURqovJOj21kN4pTbr5SpdGQzwdv1hWqfFwUdXmRXnoIHtjEDQkpFllo0Q-L39gr25IEdj3BNavzW2k5h8V4eTQi1iJDsRb5wzauUvurC81oyQjhRVPcVCMyIX_nUU/s1600/Untitled10.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Iron 18th-c. cherub 'fountain' in stone '<i>bassin</i>.' </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span><br /><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Veranda</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1xawQxt6JVy6xPlxc_IEakfzb1ENb_BjxOJjA9JoRimLvheiLeZGXstISTOWQYYRoXRHVKkDySb64rS8IFWnL8H3Crus2iGI4n-X2cdUdPXSRfSFPAh-XggKOn-WqBDtDElk9nNV2mQ/s1600/Untitled10+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1xawQxt6JVy6xPlxc_IEakfzb1ENb_BjxOJjA9JoRimLvheiLeZGXstISTOWQYYRoXRHVKkDySb64rS8IFWnL8H3Crus2iGI4n-X2cdUdPXSRfSFPAh-XggKOn-WqBDtDElk9nNV2mQ/s1600/Untitled10+(2).jpg" width="570" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"French 19th-c. grand fountain once supplied water in a town, or <i>bastide</i>, square."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></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> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM8VO_CK1H3tpt1fYq6yghW3DAHXxTYXD58tA70JjJYjp9jibDvZwzKUXOfcVYOc2DqabPTVkWwzvKdO4e-L3xo3L_p0LT-GjoMl4sAQm2p9iBC9XJvLO_CHodCVSV6nX3CXzfIot1g0/s1600/Untitled10+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCM8VO_CK1H3tpt1fYq6yghW3DAHXxTYXD58tA70JjJYjp9jibDvZwzKUXOfcVYOc2DqabPTVkWwzvKdO4e-L3xo3L_p0LT-GjoMl4sAQm2p9iBC9XJvLO_CHodCVSV6nX3CXzfIot1g0/s1600/Untitled10+(3).jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pair of 18th-c. French iron candelabra on stone columns, c. 1750, flank 19th-c. faux bois garden bench with original paint; stone 19th-c. urns; white hydrangeas brighten background; crushed limestone underfoot."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></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> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5uIoCaM2F0-6dMUOtlaf6l8H9gS7F2e5y_O7SIx-EmipTSCC4aRjvPqzex3iNLKnEGPffes70sKRRJmjw-FV4jzFLxI0A5_5Rf3Go7tmN684f5JRAOgDF_lWBGrnHUky5KxC0U0uwI4/s1600/Untitled10+(4).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5uIoCaM2F0-6dMUOtlaf6l8H9gS7F2e5y_O7SIx-EmipTSCC4aRjvPqzex3iNLKnEGPffes70sKRRJmjw-FV4jzFLxI0A5_5Rf3Go7tmN684f5JRAOgDF_lWBGrnHUky5KxC0U0uwI4/s1600/Untitled10+(4).jpg" width="602" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Provencal terra-cotta fruit-basket finials and antique French carriage lanterns flank pine barn doors. with antique hardware, which open to north garden and porte cochere."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></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> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(July - August 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPudUsl2nRPPn1aqMypUUD_ZaeFW7Oh6HfELPyiTwqqyWd86hhKKMSh2K6B259t6VvBxJwIgIG1212LalQCYvIZnGYmpQh1I4ZyQ2-cptVqsqv8yIfQi8xnIXkZsGKliasd3Q0qvlTNBY/s1600/Untitled11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPudUsl2nRPPn1aqMypUUD_ZaeFW7Oh6HfELPyiTwqqyWd86hhKKMSh2K6B259t6VvBxJwIgIG1212LalQCYvIZnGYmpQh1I4ZyQ2-cptVqsqv8yIfQi8xnIXkZsGKliasd3Q0qvlTNBY/s1600/Untitled11.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stone surround, 1616, from Provence. Pair of 19th-c. jardinnieres. Bell and bracket, c. 1900. Pair of 18th-c. Tuscan doors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Danny McNair.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Tom Woodham.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European Influence"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></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> (July - August 2009).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For a look at Pamela Pierce's own Houston, Texas, home, please visit my September 2013 post, "<a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2013/09/milieu-pamela-pierces-magazine-of-style.html" target="_blank">Milieu: Pamela Pierce's Magazine of Style</a>."</span></div>

Pamela Pierce in the Garden

Yesterday was the first day of spring, so it is the perfect time to visit a French garden pavilion designed by Pamela Pierce . . .  "De...

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