Design Consultation by Pamela Pierce

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sitting at my kitchen table writing this post. The fall colors peaked here in Richmond, Virginia last weekend, but I am fortunate to live on a wooded city lot near the James River. As I look out the windows at all the trees, I see mostly golden-yellows, greens and touches of brownish reds - very similar to the colors in the tapestry pictured below:</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/AVvXsEhE_zz8Dp-dHLvgwOT84Yd8xEybOJ9vjvSXDNYfxnk7pA2g2qMjzIWBPxAggnHFgW5RPC_1-8szUdOGRIeqFVXnl9ssbcehtwuXkpeySLXnyXrUmM0T35QUqOYe6P7rq9k1UgGei4wYjhTX/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_zz8Dp-dHLvgwOT84Yd8xEybOJ9vjvSXDNYfxnk7pA2g2qMjzIWBPxAggnHFgW5RPC_1-8szUdOGRIeqFVXnl9ssbcehtwuXkpeySLXnyXrUmM0T35QUqOYe6P7rq9k1UgGei4wYjhTX/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown6.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom sofa. Antique table, chandelier and altar stick used as lamp. Tapestry, 18th c. Seagrass rug."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This house in the photo belongs to Donna Temple Brown, owner of an antiques shop in Houston called <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>. <a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> featured Ms. Brown's home in its January - February 2009 edition, and I will share the photos with you. The Houston designer <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pamela Pierce</a>, who is such a favorite with blog readers and <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/aflippenlife/boards/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> pinners, provided the design consultation. All flowers are by Mary Jane Ryburn. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy!</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/AVvXsEh07yb5CAQQYs2S-Me9EAcu3jvddBcrfJXXNgQSOV_RYRPbEHdC2xZom1AHePCn1r3S-ap8yC3BV_aHVa6_mmyv_Zuv3E5vD-L91-L7zRsdsx-y4uH9L2yAuY-VHNj9y_GW61cq5J9BOdUg/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07yb5CAQQYs2S-Me9EAcu3jvddBcrfJXXNgQSOV_RYRPbEHdC2xZom1AHePCn1r3S-ap8yC3BV_aHVa6_mmyv_Zuv3E5vD-L91-L7zRsdsx-y4uH9L2yAuY-VHNj9y_GW61cq5J9BOdUg/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique French shutters. Bergere, chandelier and sconces, all 18th c. Venetian  side chairs and Agra rug, 19th c."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</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/AVvXsEj4JA0NeN5kK_1UfEGx_SqaHNlvPMObrjbeqjiFZn5MzWHpCaRvFg8YbJ4t7u27C3Wmv5cjCifcY3c79_-R8EQEnvTAe8HNtgMKITGckZlWtAYWBytJFidcUsiknzxMazk-pC3WHz5SZASF/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JA0NeN5kK_1UfEGx_SqaHNlvPMObrjbeqjiFZn5MzWHpCaRvFg8YbJ4t7u27C3Wmv5cjCifcY3c79_-R8EQEnvTAe8HNtgMKITGckZlWtAYWBytJFidcUsiknzxMazk-pC3WHz5SZASF/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown2.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bench and chandelier, 18th c. Small table and Agra rug, 19th c. Italian stool, lamp and 19th-c. painting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, </span><a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</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/AVvXsEiRqali6Fr6tWhdqOLPipXwpkZQ62nWBlYMyzlp_YZFLJzynhcHUbs33mMxZaGAgiAjzzdgC5yWab2h7QOpKV1IBOvGruFr53-HafiHo1WPO5Lw5HUWmh4c-_rIPaAXytcqPkDVz6BlyfPh/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqali6Fr6tWhdqOLPipXwpkZQ62nWBlYMyzlp_YZFLJzynhcHUbs33mMxZaGAgiAjzzdgC5yWab2h7QOpKV1IBOvGruFr53-HafiHo1WPO5Lw5HUWmh4c-_rIPaAXytcqPkDVz6BlyfPh/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown3.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Houston antiques dealer Donna Temple Brown aims for sophisticated comfort in her French-style townhome."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, </span><a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</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/AVvXsEi0o5fv3MfM_9pKrUJn6TwZcTrZLpXlbtTIN-Fdb5sHZZHuuIr0WOt5zSrtRgip3lzDP0wseyId6cNxz8gPzMoLcb3uWpWgoSgaZQbnHuPYSXH7B0qTQYBoGXWzR6aL6VOUwbsi-t140k7X/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0o5fv3MfM_9pKrUJn6TwZcTrZLpXlbtTIN-Fdb5sHZZHuuIr0WOt5zSrtRgip3lzDP0wseyId6cNxz8gPzMoLcb3uWpWgoSgaZQbnHuPYSXH7B0qTQYBoGXWzR6aL6VOUwbsi-t140k7X/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown4.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Jacques Adnet lamp. French 19th-c. chair. Collage by Ida Kohlmeyer."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8MicViV6N3Z0lXWYy32oh8v648efsXliTRABqWwmE8KjuAoRDXsXVfg6W8fLvLraqit27WtRDvxoxTIEOlqu0v8701fzkBQGME5kbNe1nhrUCfmhSKnXo-AVbMgCKf-TS98wZSWFqVa9/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8MicViV6N3Z0lXWYy32oh8v648efsXliTRABqWwmE8KjuAoRDXsXVfg6W8fLvLraqit27WtRDvxoxTIEOlqu0v8701fzkBQGME5kbNe1nhrUCfmhSKnXo-AVbMgCKf-TS98wZSWFqVa9/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown5.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Donna Temple Brown was inspired by designer <a href="http://saladinostyle.com/" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>'s "use of drapery to define areas." She "hung a tall, sheer panel alongside the staircase in the same hue as the wall, downplaying the stairs and creating a backdrop for art displayed on an easel."</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Settee, bergere and table, all 19th c. Rogers and Goffigon sheer as drape. Drawing, vintage lamp and 19th-c. brazier, all Italian."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxJZGZob_op2wJcxuRDNit3MC6-otpu8mJzCJiccc6Wxoh_6ckQ6ShF6O4OF2qZSHAumYN_MeC2yT8i_VeHJBrdeWiWkuyYCQph0IruiyFS91xufPvSc89Zk6CFtEg8V_tv18di0C3TxB/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxJZGZob_op2wJcxuRDNit3MC6-otpu8mJzCJiccc6Wxoh_6ckQ6ShF6O4OF2qZSHAumYN_MeC2yT8i_VeHJBrdeWiWkuyYCQph0IruiyFS91xufPvSc89Zk6CFtEg8V_tv18di0C3TxB/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown7.jpg" width="478" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"French chaise and fauteuil, Swedish cupboard and Italian sconce, all 19th c. Pillow, in Flemish tapestry, and Venetian table, both 18th c. Custom lamp. Silk draperies."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMqDEEDGZrnsjhmH4LD_Tz2UoniYsnZniXJYh6Om0_JTRLrgH5eQKF2A3fGBfd_xvHEKOHCJVNhZ6kNGHejr5CjxtJc_7bFB1_R5ZNX4oSnitRBEQk7isQ-0LI6K_yB79mQ3oYlQjDnAI/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMqDEEDGZrnsjhmH4LD_Tz2UoniYsnZniXJYh6Om0_JTRLrgH5eQKF2A3fGBfd_xvHEKOHCJVNhZ6kNGHejr5CjxtJc_7bFB1_R5ZNX4oSnitRBEQk7isQ-0LI6K_yB79mQ3oYlQjDnAI/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown8.jpg" width="498" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=1760785&ab=global_home" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a> coverlet and shams. English 19th-c. bed. Pillow in Flemish tapestry. Bench, manuscript and stool, all 19th c. Torchere, as lamp, and table, both vintage."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</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/AVvXsEh1y_XW79UUJNjCZIq2qvcO28GhJLhBc3J38SqUpyVsNSJiNBl1zgmYeuzU_MN80cNfaW86qfR8M0lIiSsCsHjV0nvO5eT3uPSpXJwxI49uY1dKpH9LggzBX-OQlCS2kqT-OtwT_TNb3VfJ/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1y_XW79UUJNjCZIq2qvcO28GhJLhBc3J38SqUpyVsNSJiNBl1zgmYeuzU_MN80cNfaW86qfR8M0lIiSsCsHjV0nvO5eT3uPSpXJwxI49uY1dKpH9LggzBX-OQlCS2kqT-OtwT_TNb3VfJ/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown10.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Vintage French table. French 19th-c. chair in linen. Draperies of Belgian linen. Seagrass carpet."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (January - February 2009).</span></div></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0LVrFgizNtYFYOkPNRJRol9ckIPRf2aXdoB2qCE92TedUEQ4TbmxT2q_x7DV8XdTOFFV5SnHgrz_jGFXMtKT9pkDT2dGW05zI2YLq1NHgt0UhO9Rm9CTaWr0M8GEzjT3jy9ENHMe8k5X/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0LVrFgizNtYFYOkPNRJRol9ckIPRf2aXdoB2qCE92TedUEQ4TbmxT2q_x7DV8XdTOFFV5SnHgrz_jGFXMtKT9pkDT2dGW05zI2YLq1NHgt0UhO9Rm9CTaWr0M8GEzjT3jy9ENHMe8k5X/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown9.jpg" width="498" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom linen cushions on ledge as daybed."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jVpke1eYlNum7W7yXL94q5elTk2zKneIFqnGE3hNVn_7c6gw9WyL0GBlgWkIw7lw93FV73gbble0IJ3DYadZzvwak4bV5yjKNCZKTVzB73hTvIOT_2hHSyYAyaqCGWlaz9ZkrBAh97Fd/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jVpke1eYlNum7W7yXL94q5elTk2zKneIFqnGE3hNVn_7c6gw9WyL0GBlgWkIw7lw93FV73gbble0IJ3DYadZzvwak4bV5yjKNCZKTVzB73hTvIOT_2hHSyYAyaqCGWlaz9ZkrBAh97Fd/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown11.jpg" width="496" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Oil paintings, beds and side table, all 19th-c. French. Linen and Belgian lace on pillows. Antique Oushak rug. Spanish candlestick used as lamp. Italian 18th-c. engravings."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqVyY4pwcDFA4MWsAgJgI81VzQmA_EuzdwNlJnBVeRsSRUEoM-iWKdsyKE8SqRk7_wZX_TMQ2C8Zf_UXomCttXgxPtSCQzakA3TyC6M_AS_dZ-4-sQ9cZdRWhjMhy8K1eQRv4XahJgxqf/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqVyY4pwcDFA4MWsAgJgI81VzQmA_EuzdwNlJnBVeRsSRUEoM-iWKdsyKE8SqRk7_wZX_TMQ2C8Zf_UXomCttXgxPtSCQzakA3TyC6M_AS_dZ-4-sQ9cZdRWhjMhy8K1eQRv4XahJgxqf/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown12.jpg" width="506" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom linen sofa. Pillows in Rogers and Goffigon fabrics and 18th-c. tapestry. French 19th-c. stool, table and chandelier. Seagrass rug."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72Pk3tQVrd7xTUVBzjHoE-ncQRz87DXEhPg2Bkzjf1bqwztmxUMiF_98IcOTOf-LN2cA4T8ML8WYmd95cvzVolvqNKipBOmLmHrHouNOBZ-lIuVe9bkuKA0KMCSYdmuDk7PmPIUbx-Ql2/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72Pk3tQVrd7xTUVBzjHoE-ncQRz87DXEhPg2Bkzjf1bqwztmxUMiF_98IcOTOf-LN2cA4T8ML8WYmd95cvzVolvqNKipBOmLmHrHouNOBZ-lIuVe9bkuKA0KMCSYdmuDk7PmPIUbx-Ql2/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown13.jpg" width="496" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"English baker's counter. Vintage Italian chair in linen. Painting from 17th c. Seagrass rug."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONR0REqN0InNHYiqp_V03YFOF2krBFTKCXH87I7IRYkc2o7kXng0O6ZTiNutBZ7YRcVvhVOpDgk2fSp3wa-YZbETaH2XfXGQgJMe4PMQqmWxsXyK9SJDjNRbVPeDqj6a742gZ8DJysx8X/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONR0REqN0InNHYiqp_V03YFOF2krBFTKCXH87I7IRYkc2o7kXng0O6ZTiNutBZ7YRcVvhVOpDgk2fSp3wa-YZbETaH2XfXGQgJMe4PMQqmWxsXyK9SJDjNRbVPeDqj6a742gZ8DJysx8X/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown14.jpg" width="560" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In kitchen, DCS stove-oven. Legend Valve pot filler. French 19th-c. store counter as island. Table with skirt, wine cage, lantern and chair, all vintage. <a href="http://www.kitchenaid.com/" target="_blank">KitchenAid</a> refrigerator. Price Pfister faucetry. French 19th-c. round table."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82O3narbHIWl2GGfWv-sv3UZe46AQVfDmcu01vS5jxKTd9QTzwbTFH-LsMYY5zsK6a09zFoPJiDpJKCmTdZsPgFKiP72ax2BcXctELuTE1FfwvS9RLc7vw0H4YoWeRj2B2mNt2hTpU8Cz/s1600/BlogDonnaTempleBrown15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82O3narbHIWl2GGfWv-sv3UZe46AQVfDmcu01vS5jxKTd9QTzwbTFH-LsMYY5zsK6a09zFoPJiDpJKCmTdZsPgFKiP72ax2BcXctELuTE1FfwvS9RLc7vw0H4YoWeRj2B2mNt2hTpU8Cz/s640/BlogDonnaTempleBrown15.jpg" width="502" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In entry courtyard, vintage tables, chairs, lantern and fabrics on pillows. Dutch driftwood bench."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Donna Temple Brown, <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/" target="_blank">The Gray Door</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultation 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;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Little Shop Talk" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn and Tara Shaw.</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> (January - February 2009).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For additional posts featuring the designs of Pamela Pierce, please visit the following:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<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><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/12/pamela-pierces-rustic-sophistication.html" target="_blank">Pamela Pierce's 'Rustic Sophistication'</a> "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

Design Consultation by Pamela Pierce

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