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When a Lush Lawn is a Bad Thing

<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Much of the United States shivered through a “Deep Freeze” this week. Temperatures in Richmond, Virginia were in the single digits on Tuesday, and I experienced my first frozen water pipe. Thank goodness I had this . . .</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOXdY3SlvdRFt1hpi69rbQxty2s6IKSjYOL7N6WlgquyfunuMAY8p13ktuuspfFAhCGDugxiTO0kwPYLYE0XmfXbSGqK3GINkrOUj7wTFlWxMpNu6yQx9H37Zt8jJLqGxYvbhzz5-Xy2A/s1600/Jan2014+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOXdY3SlvdRFt1hpi69rbQxty2s6IKSjYOL7N6WlgquyfunuMAY8p13ktuuspfFAhCGDugxiTO0kwPYLYE0XmfXbSGqK3GINkrOUj7wTFlWxMpNu6yQx9H37Zt8jJLqGxYvbhzz5-Xy2A/s1600/Jan2014+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water meter key/curb key</span></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I got mine from a plumber a few years ago, but Lowe's offers similar tools online:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEis3UCcDcWul0GBiNuko359EsGyUK0YNpj9GVsJQp_tOB7A6uvoFj7XxbBcKVJQOl1v3jmGM2HtHIVm2HXCH1BwZoXBuirUQIlgiTQST-LTuKOR9RhHTqGC596lignSag1TsIEw98DWbbaU/s1600/046878530348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3UCcDcWul0GBiNuko359EsGyUK0YNpj9GVsJQp_tOB7A6uvoFj7XxbBcKVJQOl1v3jmGM2HtHIVm2HXCH1BwZoXBuirUQIlgiTQST-LTuKOR9RhHTqGC596lignSag1TsIEw98DWbbaU/s1600/046878530348.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=163503-74985-53034&langId=-1&storeId=10151&productId=1039327&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=req&rel=nofollow&cId=PDIO1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Orbit Curb Key Tool</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.lowes.com/" target="_blank">Lowe's</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I came home yesterday afternoon ready to edit an interview I had conducted for <a href="http://www.jamesriverwriters.com/" target="_blank">James River Writers</a>. I put my tea kettle on the stove, turned on my laptop and heard a terrible cracking noise coming from somewhere in the house. I had no idea what it was, so I hurried outside, thinking something was about to explode. A few minutes later, I went back inside and heard the sound of running water. But I couldn’t find a leak. Not in the kitchen. Not in the bathrooms. I went back outside and saw water running down the exterior wall of my house next to the basement door. More water was dripping through an electrical plate on the basement ceiling. I ran to get my meter key and headed to the front lawn to turn off the water main. But I couldn’t find it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With a rake in one hand and my cell phone in the other, I frantically poked my lawn trying to find the main, but it was hidden under lush green grass. I called my plumber who pulled up a satellite image of my house. He told me where the main should be; I had seen it in the past. How could it disappear? Visions of my house flooding and falling apart filled my head. I told the plumber I would call him back as soon as I found the main. I needed two hands. He said he would send one of his men to help me. I continued to rake and tap the lawn with a shovel when I saw a City of Richmond van drive by. I ran down the street waving my arms, wearing my <a href="http://www.llbean.com/" target="_blank">LL Bean</a> Maine Hunting Boots. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VFQ2g3q93_kD8x15lcBnqDOCq85i9Ltc08HJvhQd8qAn4TKMnKjoYoPbmNi7mftVL-GZx0HHW-Dgk6OF95xzaxlLwvvQePK8uaesBvvk9tiK2FMTe04xNol6Z1xiuMGGsdLXUHOmxepq/s1600/Jan2014+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VFQ2g3q93_kD8x15lcBnqDOCq85i9Ltc08HJvhQd8qAn4TKMnKjoYoPbmNi7mftVL-GZx0HHW-Dgk6OF95xzaxlLwvvQePK8uaesBvvk9tiK2FMTe04xNol6Z1xiuMGGsdLXUHOmxepq/s1600/Jan2014+014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Surely a city employee could help me find the main. The driver stopped and came to my aid. “You don’t usually see such green grass in the winter,” he said, as we looked at the ground together. My irrigation system and lawn care company obviously had done their jobs well. After a few minutes, the very kind City of Richmond employee and I found the main. He used my key to shut off the water.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The plumber arrived later and replaced the pipe.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZxRZUt6DwRK2efm5DfOQVvLAJuCxsYej3CtsVBhyCJDUyB7n7PfOKSqSH0117PAof5sRSVUNmAk0onvO8FRxEwcKIxcK1dtXx6N5XMJzGKBBGLCqCrjeaiEDmq7Nk58Lf7V3X9cn90hU/s1600/Jan2014+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZxRZUt6DwRK2efm5DfOQVvLAJuCxsYej3CtsVBhyCJDUyB7n7PfOKSqSH0117PAof5sRSVUNmAk0onvO8FRxEwcKIxcK1dtXx6N5XMJzGKBBGLCqCrjeaiEDmq7Nk58Lf7V3X9cn90hU/s1600/Jan2014+009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I now have a hole in my basement ceiling, but the house did not flood or float away.  I have experienced a fallen tree on my house during a hurricane, a broken sewage line backing up in a basement bathroom, and now a broken, frozen pipe. Home ownership can be expensive, frustrating and a lot of work, but I saw a man on a street corner the other day holding a sign. The weather was rainy and very cold. The man had some sort of plastic bags wrapped around his feet. The bags made me want to cry. At least I have a house – a home that is warm – and a good pair of boots. Sometimes our problems really aren’t so bad; they are merely inconveniences compared to the struggles other people have.  <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18.18181800842285px;">[Note: My pipe froze because it was located near an exterior basement wall that lacked sufficient insulation. Cold temperatures and cold wind combined to cause the damage. Today's <i><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a></i> article, "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/garden/if-winter-takes-aim-at-the-pipes.html?hpw&rref=garden&_r=0" target="_blank">If Winter Takes Aim at the Pipes</a>" by Bob Tedeschi (January 9, 2014, is informative and offers many of the same suggestions my plumber gave to me, including a warning not to leave a hose attached to an outdoor spigot/hose bibb.]</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.18181800842285px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXclsmr6wvxdHDe6nyJIk8VuaWgMCB-N2YwY8SVkFBv7PWdVLwsikb5tMQZMStKzOfnCrhTzCto1QnaFzEq8Jpfvys8sW46H8PKV0c6Sa0u1_ZSJ3QdmozFcgIqjNPFitP5mbzjObAbqS3/s1600/Jan2014+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXclsmr6wvxdHDe6nyJIk8VuaWgMCB-N2YwY8SVkFBv7PWdVLwsikb5tMQZMStKzOfnCrhTzCto1QnaFzEq8Jpfvys8sW46H8PKV0c6Sa0u1_ZSJ3QdmozFcgIqjNPFitP5mbzjObAbqS3/s1600/Jan2014+010.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div>

When a Lush Lawn is a Bad Thing

Much of the United States shivered through a “Deep Freeze” this week. Temperatures in Richmond, Virginia were in the single digits on Tuesda...

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Downton Abbey

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found the following photos while watching Season Four, Episode One of <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/" target="_blank">Downton Abbey</a> and thought I would share . . . </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/AVvXsEg56y74zCJ-JJRWaVs4oRU5GoicWr6WwiqJ4ruE3W5a3KMdGb_bhUYCTEZIY0oC4jqKKLYQsJFridQdquTxlV0BEHKka_20lyT7dWp_rk6i5WGgpC_UBo6CoymNAccP9aEEY1Ln1oi0T4eR/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56y74zCJ-JJRWaVs4oRU5GoicWr6WwiqJ4ruE3W5a3KMdGb_bhUYCTEZIY0oC4jqKKLYQsJFridQdquTxlV0BEHKka_20lyT7dWp_rk6i5WGgpC_UBo6CoymNAccP9aEEY1Ln1oi0T4eR/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-01.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pair of canephorae decorate the gateposts of <a href="http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/" target="_blank">Highclere Castle</a>, in Hampshire [now the setting of <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/" target="_blank">PBS's hit show <i>Downton Abbey</i></a>], and suggest the dark splendor of treasures within. Home of the earls of Carnarvon, and built during the last century in fashionable Gothic Revival style . . . "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Elizabeth Dickson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-03/highclere-castle-downton-abbey-slideshow" target="_blank">Historic Houses: The Splendors of Highclere Castle</a>"</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> (January - February 1979).</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/AVvXsEjypiX94syKfDNGUKp9SEfWv-Hh1pX3XXh9iPmzP_Bd7PsK_77UatNWynz0BqAxkEsS9zfywgcPnmR4YCGRtfqggknMWX-_xW2jh2ipliOfuMHppjbj1ggZDLn4J93Fj5ON7KkCOqu9Kymq/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypiX94syKfDNGUKp9SEfWv-Hh1pX3XXh9iPmzP_Bd7PsK_77UatNWynz0BqAxkEsS9zfywgcPnmR4YCGRtfqggknMWX-_xW2jh2ipliOfuMHppjbj1ggZDLn4J93Fj5ON7KkCOqu9Kymq/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-02.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pointed arches, decorated with small marble columns, give the entrance hall a feeling of mysterious beauty. An ornate Sarabend rug, placed on a geometric parquet marble floor, produces a richly complex pattern."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Elizabeth Dickson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-03/highclere-castle-downton-abbey-slideshow_slideshow_undefined_2" target="_blank">Historic Houses: The Splendors of Highclere Castle</a>"</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> (January - February 1979).</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/AVvXsEh_9n-2T-wvCo0p_orwdj9diczZ_XXL-yPaUZDWu0rWKXIlsoG_qab-pvcXOKYxgBo5c9GrVaOySMFeVIv_3PDuNVE6OJavnX3GCo96G-4crQD1NwRcGltSeNP3HQ7EIbqCLqpPSeSLqi5K/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9n-2T-wvCo0p_orwdj9diczZ_XXL-yPaUZDWu0rWKXIlsoG_qab-pvcXOKYxgBo5c9GrVaOySMFeVIv_3PDuNVE6OJavnX3GCo96G-4crQD1NwRcGltSeNP3HQ7EIbqCLqpPSeSLqi5K/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-03.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room is seen through a series of arches, and is open to the grandly proportioned central space." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Elizabeth Dickson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-03/highclere-castle-downton-abbey-slideshow_slideshow_undefined_3" target="_blank">Historic Houses: The Splendors of Highclere Castle</a>"</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> (January - February 1979).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMuUOzS_CD2RFyM5SWfMrjSp848pbMHxN85008FEuLsbNxEa4ha2m3pesSXv-A_EuZe908DBEKk_HXfJKrv376E55PYvYGZJr_yP6S5ImKikdSaqzuDzHS7mwGWhGPASueLJM6BpLN-OM/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMuUOzS_CD2RFyM5SWfMrjSp848pbMHxN85008FEuLsbNxEa4ha2m3pesSXv-A_EuZe908DBEKk_HXfJKrv376E55PYvYGZJr_yP6S5ImKikdSaqzuDzHS7mwGWhGPASueLJM6BpLN-OM/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-04.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Van Dyck's monumental equestrian portrait of King Charles I dominates the dining room; other 17th-century portraits are predominately English. The table is scaled for intimacy; appointed with Hepplewhite chairs, it rests on a Caucasian rug."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Elizabeth Dickson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-03/highclere-castle-downton-abbey-slideshow_slideshow_undefined_4" target="_blank">Historic Houses: The Splendors of Highclere Castle</a>"</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> (January - February 1979).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_u4MiOvrikjU3yOLbheUa4yg2C_uRCZlssnr8vpirb1Nxg4i-ikZljI_vje9UryBaMblLF_VVqrVrG3usm3h8AWazZB_QWQwzF-nubV6sVqi8fOrVi_YAuNuSQ2TV87n_MC2uXyb0flY/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_u4MiOvrikjU3yOLbheUa4yg2C_uRCZlssnr8vpirb1Nxg4i-ikZljI_vje9UryBaMblLF_VVqrVrG3usm3h8AWazZB_QWQwzF-nubV6sVqi8fOrVi_YAuNuSQ2TV87n_MC2uXyb0flY/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-05.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tall gilded columns serve to divide the long axis of the library. The rich tones of the coffered wood ceiling and Caucasian rugs give the room a warm Victorian feeling. On the far wall, a massive double-pediment bookcase is filled with old books, their fine leather bindings creating an additional pattern."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Elizabeth Dickson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-03/highclere-castle-downton-abbey-slideshow_slideshow_undefined_5" target="_blank">Historic Houses: The Splendors of Highclere Castle</a>"</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> (January - February 1979).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajxvH3HBzsk-tkJC48BdVOT5H2rKjAPcjCxFX1R1hhgHyzicQWygxAhYeo98QPguCWwezCPHwDI7Q_nEB8uvDSd0TToKtvhxJTgAVmArBt0swv21dRkeZxQkFoJpD4DME8vtIB27wXSPK/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajxvH3HBzsk-tkJC48BdVOT5H2rKjAPcjCxFX1R1hhgHyzicQWygxAhYeo98QPguCWwezCPHwDI7Q_nEB8uvDSd0TToKtvhxJTgAVmArBt0swv21dRkeZxQkFoJpD4DME8vtIB27wXSPK/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-06.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Exotic forms of griffons decorate a Regency armchair that attends a Regency mahogany and bronze writing desk. A Louis XVI bronze and ormolu candelabrum on a pedestal illuminates antique volumes in a parcel-gilt walnut bookcase." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Elizabeth Dickson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-03/highclere-castle-downton-abbey-slideshow_slideshow_undefined_6" target="_blank">Historic Houses: The Splendors of Highclere Castle</a>"</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> (January - February 1979).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuABB6wyERR0J2wOM_aq5SM90hUk7KD7D8Y9RsqiiDXabEVHBmkLUMQbKlE4s2wakAOE17QAeBYCD9ZPz0Oq_sROl6ckPf9_RmqJEQdwJYaKLLc9bU5LSfa3hvdGTSnb_1kSDJBrpdpm-/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuABB6wyERR0J2wOM_aq5SM90hUk7KD7D8Y9RsqiiDXabEVHBmkLUMQbKlE4s2wakAOE17QAeBYCD9ZPz0Oq_sROl6ckPf9_RmqJEQdwJYaKLLc9bU5LSfa3hvdGTSnb_1kSDJBrpdpm-/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.downton-abbey-highclere-castle-07.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Romantic and serene, Heaven's Gate is a 19th-century folly built atop a grassy mound in the castle's extensive private parklands."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Elizabeth Dickson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-03/highclere-castle-downton-abbey-slideshow_slideshow_item6_7" target="_blank">Historic Houses: The Splendors of Highclere Castle</a>"</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> (January - February 1979).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJNa5ueIjT2gpHORr1Mejn50BEP43Lm7hBDckNCEFo08XKqDU_UY1-kkeNHSCy77agWzpchnJsSHO0YlruMPvUnEbA5Uttq3uKQkX2bpk9KU0hrrg7qujAUPICRyC60YGTooTj9whTnEW/s1600/42a5f5d2ffb1e944e94f9f163d6e1c99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJNa5ueIjT2gpHORr1Mejn50BEP43Lm7hBDckNCEFo08XKqDU_UY1-kkeNHSCy77agWzpchnJsSHO0YlruMPvUnEbA5Uttq3uKQkX2bpk9KU0hrrg7qujAUPICRyC60YGTooTj9whTnEW/s1600/42a5f5d2ffb1e944e94f9f163d6e1c99.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/home/index.jsp?ab=Geo_iUS_rUS_dUS" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">held a private fashion show at</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Highclere Castle</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where the TV series</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Downton Abbey</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is filmed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Chris Allerton courtesy of Ralph Lauren.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/253116441529078897/" target="_blank">Photo via Ralph Lauren's Downton Abbey Pinterest board</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSk6W8iD096xglWm_eORBcFjhLysCnHKfYuillc5HLqjnRWYkjJ1lbuBWKa1I7p25c5euIv-XqFY0oo7qnmkyZC2ltFkhvoC-2YRSGOE84hHFT7xF9vR3yXuaha7_6NAO4kXvJyMav1Lv/s1600/9000976a682d65a6841fa80e8cdd9ea9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/554013191632235101/" target="_blank">Photo via Pinterest board of Downton Abbey</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC420rmzeyJugxnjLECIDGN4NbOZV1zcgadKPdj2xKtUYeE8OQnBO8mL1yu_FqDSmykuv9LhPnOzMejfdsQ3Hb71PGFqoYj0HNCfJlDTWeIWogoucwDOkCZJgUtUgiu0dY2XwvNgvkMXTm/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.downton-abbey-design-sets-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC420rmzeyJugxnjLECIDGN4NbOZV1zcgadKPdj2xKtUYeE8OQnBO8mL1yu_FqDSmykuv9LhPnOzMejfdsQ3Hb71PGFqoYj0HNCfJlDTWeIWogoucwDOkCZJgUtUgiu0dY2XwvNgvkMXTm/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.downton-abbey-design-sets-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Actor Hugh Bonneville, who plays the Earl of Grantham, is pictured here in <a href="http://www.highclerecastle.co.uk/" target="_blank">Highclere</a>'s drawing room, leaning against a mantlepiece lined with early Victorian porcelain urns."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via Architectural Digest courtesy Carnival Film and Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Cathy Whitlock.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/set-design/2012/downton-abbey-design-sets-slideshow" target="_blank">On the Set of PBS's Downton Abbey</a>"</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVyEpJatTap7uAblXXg366fVJFGeJ1EH1wgShrchv_w00cTlrqfQFrwNQsBNPFuHmJ1sRPTic5i71WsayoUamunwbKQEplZy1Xa3qNBr59c352UCMuY-ta85B8KhaIcNxl55cq5GBaKjN/s1600/db9a7c47528d2974d7cb9728204389e9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVyEpJatTap7uAblXXg366fVJFGeJ1EH1wgShrchv_w00cTlrqfQFrwNQsBNPFuHmJ1sRPTic5i71WsayoUamunwbKQEplZy1Xa3qNBr59c352UCMuY-ta85B8KhaIcNxl55cq5GBaKjN/s1600/db9a7c47528d2974d7cb9728204389e9.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Of Sybil's shocking new outfit, [Julian] Fellowes explains, 'no woman of her class, before Poiret's harem look, had ever been seen in trousers.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_world_style.html" target="_blank">Photo via PBS</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_world_style.html" target="_blank">The World of Downton Abbey: Styles From Formal Dining to the Front</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/AVvXsEjNL19Fxhnnd6z2hvMm0skPNbk7I_p60kCTOaeo-oL1VKHXsvNnl_nSHwDJjsIr0q-TcxJVII56oFDa5c6Ty5dWzK13b-XKBM5lelQDqoamWW4CfQozjRHdS6d_3FrfWD1Vywx-FA-5ddCU/s1600/157cd86f7395d804a8fe88315f869e63.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL19Fxhnnd6z2hvMm0skPNbk7I_p60kCTOaeo-oL1VKHXsvNnl_nSHwDJjsIr0q-TcxJVII56oFDa5c6Ty5dWzK13b-XKBM5lelQDqoamWW4CfQozjRHdS6d_3FrfWD1Vywx-FA-5ddCU/s1600/157cd86f7395d804a8fe88315f869e63.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lady Mary's "red dress is made from a turn-of-the-century Spanish evening dress."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_world_style.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Photo via PBS</a><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.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_world_style.html" target="_blank">The World of Downton Abbey: Styles From Formal Dining to the Front</a>.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYFtHZ1wFz7Otr4_MjoRB9QfaK5WHpwCx3QoMRasUBP1hHxeio0C-RzmnRZ1w6AhAh07LShGv12JXr3RHJ2kgXHA8e9IdjbTEIIxoa2_X_s4ozkA3LX-pjGt1JfpGJdhsghITrEqbnSJ1/s1600/0bb7087e86ebcc7060a2147295ddc2e7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYFtHZ1wFz7Otr4_MjoRB9QfaK5WHpwCx3QoMRasUBP1hHxeio0C-RzmnRZ1w6AhAh07LShGv12JXr3RHJ2kgXHA8e9IdjbTEIIxoa2_X_s4ozkA3LX-pjGt1JfpGJdhsghITrEqbnSJ1/s1600/0bb7087e86ebcc7060a2147295ddc2e7.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Julian] Fellowes describes how Edwardian period footmen were a true measure of status, hired for their good looks and height, with the taller footmen earning a higher salary. 'The real showpieces of the house were the footmen. Their uniforms would be provided by the house at great expense; when the men were offered the job, they would be told to go to the tailors to be fitted for the livery, trimmed with the family's crested buttons, and the cost would be charged to the family's account.' "</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_world_style.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Photo via PBS</a><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.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/season2_world_style.html" target="_blank">The World of Downton Abbey: Styles From Formal Dining to the Front</a>.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuVsGA9zjYBD6AUotimdAGhkqM0K3RUvctHqUN4HPIXDoifsJ1Cmcy1EFJeUR6bSFDgRDHypdssApKs1hT_oKkHff8Vav4KlPFILvNi0Wnl3IAKex1DnmMtOC0zK0Io9ZyH5dF5TfXhgJ/s1600/555c8d4b11b0a4657ab0e8b88066cf97.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuVsGA9zjYBD6AUotimdAGhkqM0K3RUvctHqUN4HPIXDoifsJ1Cmcy1EFJeUR6bSFDgRDHypdssApKs1hT_oKkHff8Vav4KlPFILvNi0Wnl3IAKex1DnmMtOC0zK0Io9ZyH5dF5TfXhgJ/s1600/555c8d4b11b0a4657ab0e8b88066cf97.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/554013191632197938/" target="_blank">Photo via Pinterest board of Downton Abbey</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Downton Abbey

I found the following photos while watching Season Four, Episode One of Downton Abbey and thought I would share . . . "A pair of cane...

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Room to Grow: Designing for Children

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love a grown-up chandelier in a little girl's room or handsome navy drapes for a boy. My favorite children's rooms celebrate youthfulness but have a dash of sophistication. A colorful collection of toys against a backdrop of chic wallpaper. A beloved and worn stuffed bunny resting on a beautiful antique bed. Timeless furnishings such as vintage armoires and elegant mirrors are practical choices because they can transition from nurseries to teen spaces. You may notice one thing all the rooms pictured below have in common: there are no visible electronics. I think everyone sleeps more peacefully without the glow of televisions or computer screens. I also believe children deserve quality sheets and bedding - just like adults. [I add waterproof mattress pads for practicality.] While I think the furnishings in a child's room should relate to the rest of the house, boys and girls should have some say about the decor in their spaces. After all, a child's bedroom is the one place where he or she can close the door and dream . . . </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/AVvXsEhVSZlkY5Eem_clMO2tTdySDElUl5LR7rWwdPS2yuWEo693PDhUfN-zYXrWqftquCIIOT5DyeEkqNwvOTlkxil5YBTHN_HBvFBINe2F23IcCUMyRFN5Pwt5YvPaHNGdIo90X_tghZODc_r_/s1600/hbx-kids-bed-twin-teddy-bears-18-1010-xl-82922560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSZlkY5Eem_clMO2tTdySDElUl5LR7rWwdPS2yuWEo693PDhUfN-zYXrWqftquCIIOT5DyeEkqNwvOTlkxil5YBTHN_HBvFBINe2F23IcCUMyRFN5Pwt5YvPaHNGdIo90X_tghZODc_r_/s640/hbx-kids-bed-twin-teddy-bears-18-1010-xl-82922560.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In designer Dana Abbott's comfortable and casual California home, a pale green antique French bed snuggles behind curtains in her youngest daughter's bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beautiful-designer-bedrooms#slide-73" target="_blank">Beautiful Designer Bedrooms</a>"</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyO3vNS8ILnm5_uVG7FRnyXotlojtB7rwSwQV9FstyJ6uCVmyGkuPBe4dGMzvxDJ7OfDrlS6mKoTGSqQIMAuVaEgk1TgXdWNfS3MHzM3tgeJjjnwov0SLtnNK9lIShn6synGJ6hBfozEf/s1600/BE_nbjGldmWl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyO3vNS8ILnm5_uVG7FRnyXotlojtB7rwSwQV9FstyJ6uCVmyGkuPBe4dGMzvxDJ7OfDrlS6mKoTGSqQIMAuVaEgk1TgXdWNfS3MHzM3tgeJjjnwov0SLtnNK9lIShn6synGJ6hBfozEf/s640/BE_nbjGldmWl.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The ABC Carpet and Home chandelier in Olivia's bedroom inspired the remainder of the room, which [Laura] Day wanted to feel calm but exciting, magical, and intriguing."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Townhouse of designer Laura Day and her family on Manhattan's Upper East Side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://lauradayliving.com/home.html" target="_blank">Laura Day</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/April+May+2010/kkIbfag9zwU/1#56" target="_blank">Trading Places</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lonny (April/May 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi4taEahIWctaOBe4315r0Kc2KyUpGvPXw8KgmjPZ6hKunJmrfbLNP5o4Bnlni6RYIWU76fhXcZVHs8Xzaqz3UPaWzqP2YSIt5N018tV5aO8H9X3RW77SpqzIRRmrWeD-1DWTLbfCPXJr/s1600/2038.243-166_SUP_HH_MY09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi4taEahIWctaOBe4315r0Kc2KyUpGvPXw8KgmjPZ6hKunJmrfbLNP5o4Bnlni6RYIWU76fhXcZVHs8Xzaqz3UPaWzqP2YSIt5N018tV5aO8H9X3RW77SpqzIRRmrWeD-1DWTLbfCPXJr/s640/2038.243-166_SUP_HH_MY09.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A soft palette and elegant antiques give this space classic appeal. Invest in traditional pieces for a child's bedroom and you'll be rewarded with maximum flexibility and longevity. Although this room belongs to a four-year-old girl, it could just as easily work as a pretty guest room, thanks to a vintage bed, needlepoint rug and antiqued gold chandelier. Similarly, the lavender paneled walls can be toned down with cream paint when she gets older."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wall colors: Pale Amethyst (SW 1547) and First Blush (SW 1571), <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer: <a href="http://www.tarafingold.com/" target="_blank">Tara Fingold</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/kids-rooms-ten-designs?page=25" target="_blank">Kids Rooms: 28 Designs</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (May 2009). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshamRHJbwZ1S8zqHFyxNKtuiD2ypbmrD1bbOReDc7YHh93ho1MbZoPvVaUxU-CeCZGiJOQ2ba4K8S8F999cUvh7L3-UfczyHdutfQArffIXQbg1B2OjqqG3mEITs6g3JC6UZ5Ee4vLvIP/s1600/209045-Vickerman-0572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshamRHJbwZ1S8zqHFyxNKtuiD2ypbmrD1bbOReDc7YHh93ho1MbZoPvVaUxU-CeCZGiJOQ2ba4K8S8F999cUvh7L3-UfczyHdutfQArffIXQbg1B2OjqqG3mEITs6g3JC6UZ5Ee4vLvIP/s640/209045-Vickerman-0572.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Grown-up architectural details add unexpected elegance to a child's bedroom. Soft bubblegum pink walls and artwork create a decidedly feminine look in this young girl's room. A steel gray marble fireplace provides a dramatic focal point and keeps the space from appearing overly sweet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ted Yarwood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-decorating-pink?page=25" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Decorating With Pink</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHikHCSVxqZPsYlBi4KCVODFomU4oFiAp13o3fTW2hrG7dJFHAzdUSMG-1rtvWjMOaPloI4DT7k56F0GNHkQKep_KW8oc7Exs0T4RSDzRuR10tOutHIENoIODrMpyRhCJHBAyb89BY8mJ9/s1600/VER-INDIA-HICKS-BAHAMAS-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHikHCSVxqZPsYlBi4KCVODFomU4oFiAp13o3fTW2hrG7dJFHAzdUSMG-1rtvWjMOaPloI4DT7k56F0GNHkQKep_KW8oc7Exs0T4RSDzRuR10tOutHIENoIODrMpyRhCJHBAyb89BY8mJ9/s640/VER-INDIA-HICKS-BAHAMAS-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Domino's antique bed nestles in a nook amid hand-colored English prints."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hibiscushillharbourisland.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; background-color: white; color: #009eb8; display: inline; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Hibiscus Hill</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">, the Bahamas home of India Hicks, David Flint Wood and their children.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation, interior design and landscape design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by India Hicks.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/-india-hicks-Bahamas-home?click=main_sr#slide-17" target="_blank">Island Girl</a>" photographed and produced by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Veranda</a> (May - June 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/AVvXsEigHDcx_bRK4ozphtH0yBvN6T7QK6yCa1EaOYBaO5jqoaASA-dD8gWWULQbq5d-id097372cU9knMLRtwZucPpXw5teJ4tB4Rzm_hud5uv8Z7O2EFeNoj4L9W3bEIuRuoQmSLs2MUzf3hzv/s1600/rNdSCoaenZXl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHDcx_bRK4ozphtH0yBvN6T7QK6yCa1EaOYBaO5jqoaASA-dD8gWWULQbq5d-id097372cU9knMLRtwZucPpXw5teJ4tB4Rzm_hud5uv8Z7O2EFeNoj4L9W3bEIuRuoQmSLs2MUzf3hzv/s640/rNdSCoaenZXl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A young girl's bedroom is youthful and sophisticated and is capable of adapting to the changing tastes of its maturing occupant."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Spanish Colonial in Los Angeles's Brentwood neighborhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Estee Stanley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/August+2012/MjOUVzsleVV/1#64" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Hollywood Remake</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (August 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/AVvXsEiBNvvQIXvmUcqIKaQpQw8OuBZKkG0-2RCt-Q0Pk-5SpOSR_16yFl6QgO7AvlkoK66A7TKKKEL6nKLWtXAa_ponGHcUt8Qjbp8x-8AuGiqPzKdHpDf_hVYGMMoe6tEcQvpn6ApaPTztyTPX/s1600/ew8Oa4DO2SPl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNvvQIXvmUcqIKaQpQw8OuBZKkG0-2RCt-Q0Pk-5SpOSR_16yFl6QgO7AvlkoK66A7TKKKEL6nKLWtXAa_ponGHcUt8Qjbp8x-8AuGiqPzKdHpDf_hVYGMMoe6tEcQvpn6ApaPTztyTPX/s640/ew8Oa4DO2SPl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The nursery is suitable for a small child, yet in keeping with the rest of the home's decor. While a wool rug's softness makes it perfect for playtime, its well-seasoned style keeps it aesthetically appropriate for any room in the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Spanish Colonial in Los Angeles's Brentwood neighborhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Estee Stanley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/August+2012/MjOUVzsleVV/1#63" target="_blank">Hollywood Remake</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (August 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfkB3NsLWq1C-zwc0yb4XjOrpCd6DZgruAPGwYAprt4IWFz1_lH7ZRuInGJz6FkMbkejyEtah7AtoLgDiudHAYXOjgywvfegMTmEy-HfOKlpvmDzlyq6SB7sha37ohSA-edpXJTvDNkSR/s1600/HBX-Scaglione-9-0909-xl-85473253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfkB3NsLWq1C-zwc0yb4XjOrpCd6DZgruAPGwYAprt4IWFz1_lH7ZRuInGJz6FkMbkejyEtah7AtoLgDiudHAYXOjgywvfegMTmEy-HfOKlpvmDzlyq6SB7sha37ohSA-edpXJTvDNkSR/s640/HBX-Scaglione-9-0909-xl-85473253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Designer Sara] Scaglione mixed twin beds and lamps from <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a> and pink toile bedding with a vintage mirror and chandelier to create 'a room that's not too grown up or too little-girl.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sara Scaglione.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/relaxed-design?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">Relaxed Style in Austin</a>" by Fred Albert.</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> (September 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lc84l74zH4SeeJktirK8oETg-uvDL5hYv5o-8QOQJdKRKxIfUNP5zUm5mzokKS1Zxau2t_6nvUqqaKsxB7WHC4UiLADPm0gNp6yklsSY2oAd5V9etTCQ_wNqpQFcrLJRMp0BgKvtHv5l/s1600/0zStFiF_DjNl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lc84l74zH4SeeJktirK8oETg-uvDL5hYv5o-8QOQJdKRKxIfUNP5zUm5mzokKS1Zxau2t_6nvUqqaKsxB7WHC4UiLADPm0gNp6yklsSY2oAd5V9etTCQ_wNqpQFcrLJRMp0BgKvtHv5l/s640/0zStFiF_DjNl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage Lilly Pulitzer bed in Eloise's room is paired with a side table from West Palm Beach's Shi and Erhard. The chandelier is original to the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of Ruthie Sommers and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/" target="_blank">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/July+August+2011/ff86ZLelSSi/1#76" target="_blank">Informally Elegant</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (July/August 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/AVvXsEiVxKYniYEJdKm9bq-teYXPJKNc7G2LTMZZaXW5yCmIPF2SU8Ij6j2TWtr_EUZzvwenniSl-GeISP1p0q_cbs2VK0Ji_li2Is8cp8YUhCx9Aay8TpZI7fEAvGbOh_-UyhYW5KoYzXHgd9AM/s1600/X_ZYk4DJa-4l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxKYniYEJdKm9bq-teYXPJKNc7G2LTMZZaXW5yCmIPF2SU8Ij6j2TWtr_EUZzvwenniSl-GeISP1p0q_cbs2VK0Ji_li2Is8cp8YUhCx9Aay8TpZI7fEAvGbOh_-UyhYW5KoYzXHgd9AM/s640/X_ZYk4DJa-4l.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Roman shades, made from Sister Parish Design's Dolly print, enhance a bedroom's natural light."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home on Maine's West Penobscot Bay belonging to Ramey Caulkins and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ramey Caulkins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/January+February+2013/n0gZ2qHN5cu/1#84" target="_blank">Maine Stay</a>" written by Caroline Biggs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (January - February 2013).</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/AVvXsEhgb-dwFETGYy__jeXm_Qys58CivdiXxYDpojN7d2Q8NhFPQzDXMwRRISLAsbJipb11DqvFE-Q6kqUTYF204f4rlM0YwrbihX2lKXW6PQBHlcx0nseDv7FmeJyGpVovuhVGRVkpcpm06gtg/s1600/13-hbx-eyelet-sheer-curtains-roberts-1113-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb-dwFETGYy__jeXm_Qys58CivdiXxYDpojN7d2Q8NhFPQzDXMwRRISLAsbJipb11DqvFE-Q6kqUTYF204f4rlM0YwrbihX2lKXW6PQBHlcx0nseDv7FmeJyGpVovuhVGRVkpcpm06gtg/s640/13-hbx-eyelet-sheer-curtains-roberts-1113-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A former sleeping porch became a daughter's bedroom. Roberts hid blackout shades behind eyelet sheers on the three walls of windows, then added linen curtains trimmed in Lee Jofa's Portofino Headboard and bed skirt in Sister Parish Design's Dolly, through John Rosselli and Associates."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://markhamroberts.com/" target="_blank">Markham Roberts</a>.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/mixing-old-and-new-design-1113#slide-13" target="_blank">A Nashville Home That Plays with the Past</a>" by Carrie Nieman Culpepper</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> (November 2013). </span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEiyOr0Seb-nV0pCahYa7I7nOrjvCshZG2sNjqwmqCTqjsssLT6GNypAaqMds202LV6Wbo30inP9xcRBvpEvDc-PazqxoqQGguL2G12Cy8vOXHIX13r-UZ4nBjwQKlFNgLrw-rr7jiGbrG1x/s1600/Dm2a0AacJwel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOr0Seb-nV0pCahYa7I7nOrjvCshZG2sNjqwmqCTqjsssLT6GNypAaqMds202LV6Wbo30inP9xcRBvpEvDc-PazqxoqQGguL2G12Cy8vOXHIX13r-UZ4nBjwQKlFNgLrw-rr7jiGbrG1x/s640/Dm2a0AacJwel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the nursery, vibrant window treatments recall hot-air balloons."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Lilly Bunn Weekes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/September+2012/XM2CP-OlJkd/1#72" target="_blank">East Side Story</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (September 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyprysoS6Lgd9tkVKvO9c2g5ksYtSJOj91N3FWNPZH6-S9H9WjspwVOFCJ2P5g2inMNRk71mtkTawNRWYCgBV6hqETnH7UJ7u6Mtw-lKcbYQSkzadNkoL8Q-s6o6e4Miqn-aX2aaZL2gI-/s1600/Kate+Townsend+nursery+pink+upholstered+chair+sY9HMIi8dPql.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyprysoS6Lgd9tkVKvO9c2g5ksYtSJOj91N3FWNPZH6-S9H9WjspwVOFCJ2P5g2inMNRk71mtkTawNRWYCgBV6hqETnH7UJ7u6Mtw-lKcbYQSkzadNkoL8Q-s6o6e4Miqn-aX2aaZL2gI-/s640/Kate+Townsend+nursery+pink+upholstered+chair+sY9HMIi8dPql.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Kate] Simpson outfitted Ellie's room with <a href="http://www.matouk.com/lulu-dk-for-matouk.html" target="_blank">Lulu DK for Matouk</a>, which launched its line when Simpson was pregnant. 'I had to have it!' she says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rowayton, Connecticut, home of Kate Simpson and family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/October+November+2009/j4HIc8LHdqA/1#28" target="_blank">Beach House</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (October - November 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiQj2WkjIb3U1JNywEgc_qCU9_VNJWjz9G5S2_Z0DldkdIpdFq3wTZIY_5Zat9M-U90JCd7L6pIy2N5wmvRPgH54NKU1KMzgJ-dR7nZzm04WrvFjyn17PYh_UNU8jtaDMT2-GoNU_y0Xp/s1600/Kid-room-8820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiQj2WkjIb3U1JNywEgc_qCU9_VNJWjz9G5S2_Z0DldkdIpdFq3wTZIY_5Zat9M-U90JCd7L6pIy2N5wmvRPgH54NKU1KMzgJ-dR7nZzm04WrvFjyn17PYh_UNU8jtaDMT2-GoNU_y0Xp/s640/Kid-room-8820.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Designer Julie] Charbonneau created this large bedroom suite for her daughter Alexia by joining two small bedrooms together via a former closet. It features antiques, a chandelier, a neutral off-white palette and a simple, large mirror that will age well as she grows. Julie designed the crib-sized girls bed to look like a sofa, which it can be once Alexia graduates to a full-sized bed. The focal point of the room, the fireplace, is original to the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Julie Charbonneau, <a href="http://www.depoitiers.com/" target="_blank">de Poitiers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus McRitchie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-julie-charbonneaus-montreal-home?page=3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Classic French Style</a><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.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 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/AVvXsEh7Uva1QnT3RxTR-_P_rUka8_pgZbI5atQV7DKUMfHYU3sXyxXJSBUF_NvqCBhsKErIMyRyIvaBoFIgnsxZiXDRMAEU2dIldMlr0yKYNLZuKfetZTPZvehQysk2TOWflxT26XMUFckiECTU/s1600/Kid-room-8824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uva1QnT3RxTR-_P_rUka8_pgZbI5atQV7DKUMfHYU3sXyxXJSBUF_NvqCBhsKErIMyRyIvaBoFIgnsxZiXDRMAEU2dIldMlr0yKYNLZuKfetZTPZvehQysk2TOWflxT26XMUFckiECTU/s640/Kid-room-8824.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique cabinet creates a grown-up look. For her young daughter's bedroom, designer Julie Charbonneau mixed kid-friendly decor, like a miniature tea set and lamb figurines, with gorgeous French-style antiques and a pretty lamp. It's a look that will last as her little girl grows. The designer created a unique art display by framing a large panel of silk toile and using it as a backdrop for a Peter Rabbit print." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Julie Charbonneau, <a href="http://www.depoitiers.com/" target="_blank">de Poitiers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus McRitchie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/kids-bedroom-storage-0" target="_blank">Storage in a Girl's Bedroom</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2009). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm4g544n_tIzkcIiGi7_l0JwVT3JyTNuAeTjSkDLp4WDhl92eGvZ-XaJaUoOtFmv4RDY72Q6v9H7pF4k-ucYeGU3k377pJRo5BlpkQ_jK6Wd0cCDJ-lYS5QYuUG5p7TlTeyKjIVqI8bDF/s1600/vKJ2wMurLDPl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm4g544n_tIzkcIiGi7_l0JwVT3JyTNuAeTjSkDLp4WDhl92eGvZ-XaJaUoOtFmv4RDY72Q6v9H7pF4k-ucYeGU3k377pJRo5BlpkQ_jK6Wd0cCDJ-lYS5QYuUG5p7TlTeyKjIVqI8bDF/s640/vKJ2wMurLDPl.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A botanical wall covering lend[s] depth and sophistication to the girls' bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Swedish summer home of Jennifer and Mikael Jansch and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jennifer Jansch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jenny Brandt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/March+2013/4SlmgZQ0t5k/1#82" target="_blank">Field of Dreams</a>" written by Caroline Biggs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (March 2013). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ-_JLDcF-tRGlaovIv7pFpfe65p8685IWDns2d642JyAZAZ-gAXnkhES63AUj68YNIrjNiTmQlp9d9ngqKW7npcFR51FjD-dBwG0T2eZh5EFMNRhTRvEGKj4RiBcJZxhtoqBHCfJDru7/s1600/6-jeweltones-bedroom-0308-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ-_JLDcF-tRGlaovIv7pFpfe65p8685IWDns2d642JyAZAZ-gAXnkhES63AUj68YNIrjNiTmQlp9d9ngqKW7npcFR51FjD-dBwG0T2eZh5EFMNRhTRvEGKj4RiBcJZxhtoqBHCfJDru7/s640/6-jeweltones-bedroom-0308-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Designer Amanda Nesbit's] teenage daughter's room is 'hip and young, with splashes of modern art' by Polly Apfelbaum hanging on the bookcase, and Gregg Carbo over the bed, 'It's a room she can grow into, although I've left some little-girl elements' The extra-tall headboard and the window shade are Canovas's Montego Tourmaline within navy-blue cotton tape. Carpet is <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/" target="_blank">Stark</a>'s Beaton in brown. Note the stylized Greek key on the rug and headboard."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://amandanisbetdesign.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Nesbit</a>.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/nesbit-jewel-tones-0308#slide-6" target="_blank">Amanda Nisbet's Jewel-Toned Manhattan Apartment</a>" 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> (March 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VEFrFbyjDC1PSUjhFwGSZFWy6ncNb37XuyQgDbn0YBjaOODscqt5dp_-iGHnhZy78rVhkBr1Di6beaPOhQmQ5WGQV23zDBIbAiYsIUFDt2pE4aw3UrpMPsJjOhHffe20K-DTdrVbUYUr/s1600/hbx-antique-french-mirror-in-bedroom-GtTUhn-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VEFrFbyjDC1PSUjhFwGSZFWy6ncNb37XuyQgDbn0YBjaOODscqt5dp_-iGHnhZy78rVhkBr1Di6beaPOhQmQ5WGQV23zDBIbAiYsIUFDt2pE4aw3UrpMPsJjOhHffe20K-DTdrVbUYUr/s640/hbx-antique-french-mirror-in-bedroom-GtTUhn-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Annie] Brahler's 14-year-old daughter, Isabel, a softball-playing Francophile, decorated her own room with a Louis XV-style bed and French mirror." </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;">Annie Brahler's Jacksonville, Illinois, home.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Annie Brahler, owner of <a href="http://euro-trash.us/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Euro Trash</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Philippa Brathwaite.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/victorian-house-design-0512?click=main_sr#slide-11" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Overdoing It With One Thing is Kind of Not Overdoing It</a>" produced by David M. Murphy.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2012).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xaiC1O9D4hyphenhyphenE96xsQhas3ttVK9t6HpkpCCGZ5eEDoQ4nFdetOv3sUTQzNBP7pZhLEc0_DziOW5S-UZvm2QT3l2VDYMR0lM67_ORd0fRUCcwlm12COvB-xxmo6gJ-PbGuCIKyMXf3KHB1/s1600/Caroline+Robert+upholstered+headboard+white+TXXzgIaWLNrl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xaiC1O9D4hyphenhyphenE96xsQhas3ttVK9t6HpkpCCGZ5eEDoQ4nFdetOv3sUTQzNBP7pZhLEc0_DziOW5S-UZvm2QT3l2VDYMR0lM67_ORd0fRUCcwlm12COvB-xxmo6gJ-PbGuCIKyMXf3KHB1/s640/Caroline+Robert+upholstered+headboard+white+TXXzgIaWLNrl.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For two-year-old son Eli's bedroom, [Caroline] Robert chose soft blues and neutral tones. 'I wanted it to be peaceful and sweet because it's his nursery, but not <i>over-the-top baby</i> so he can live in it for a few years,' she says. The architectural piece above the bed was originally part of a Catholic confessional."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans home of Caroline Robert and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Caroline Robert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/May+June+2011/3L1wLsWcJgC/1#64" target="_blank">Historic Style</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (May/June 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU7CZ2YWlhWEkl83I29LVhz6aiK0VutUst9Q0-byaCGfWIeUVqyDRS8rhJ_OAqbWh1cTv2BZzJ8kM5CfCZ7-HJ_e1yyCAL6GCNlha3J_bttXlG3AFWt0i7U5YuAC8hzqbul7EsRgElK42/s1600/116-blue-bedroom-0506_xlg-72285792-8839025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU7CZ2YWlhWEkl83I29LVhz6aiK0VutUst9Q0-byaCGfWIeUVqyDRS8rhJ_OAqbWh1cTv2BZzJ8kM5CfCZ7-HJ_e1yyCAL6GCNlha3J_bttXlG3AFWt0i7U5YuAC8hzqbul7EsRgElK42/s640/116-blue-bedroom-0506_xlg-72285792-8839025.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A child's sophisticated blue and white bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/good-life-lake-0506?click=img_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">The Good Life on the Lake</a>" by Frances Schultz.</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> (May 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJQ0xZsD6H9dnrX2IhMPp2QgHcEoWl8CwAxTEkyXdBi8YtFT0I00cP9OV3CFLx37AjE9BYA4RrqzLqVQppo5d3OlSomM-j6EiSe2sdtqB4hp6H8NQUzQjGx2sszlDdIOGhYFjgLpTeOkU/s1600/Yetman-luxurycabin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJQ0xZsD6H9dnrX2IhMPp2QgHcEoWl8CwAxTEkyXdBi8YtFT0I00cP9OV3CFLx37AjE9BYA4RrqzLqVQppo5d3OlSomM-j6EiSe2sdtqB4hp6H8NQUzQjGx2sszlDdIOGhYFjgLpTeOkU/s640/Yetman-luxurycabin.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Twin beds in the attic. Tailored lighting and rugs grant this room a crisp, preppy air. Here, designer Scott Yetman created a space that was playful yet sophisticated. 'Kids grow up fast, so keep their rooms fun, but not too childish,' he suggests. Instead of bringing color through the bedding, he chose blue bed frames to contrast against the wall paneling."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://scottyetman.com/site/" target="_blank">Scott Yetman Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Leona Mozes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/kids-rooms-ten-designs?page=2" target="_blank">Kids Rooms: 28 Designs</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</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/AVvXsEjAkNLWkmqSRvQTNTatbx2JJ0Snd4YkLXiOr5ZHQ9GoJ7xIGn5KbjoxTO3_BRS5sJSaZiA1y9fKtK1CGMbengJ7sO5GoyrqQoXAhqzJLRwNDFFeUfqMIehevOrztuHPT0LJDIDlpMmJxp1t/s1600/126-white-bedroom-0706_xlg-68329255copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkNLWkmqSRvQTNTatbx2JJ0Snd4YkLXiOr5ZHQ9GoJ7xIGn5KbjoxTO3_BRS5sJSaZiA1y9fKtK1CGMbengJ7sO5GoyrqQoXAhqzJLRwNDFFeUfqMIehevOrztuHPT0LJDIDlpMmJxp1t/s640/126-white-bedroom-0706_xlg-68329255copy.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In this little boy's room, designed by Ken Fulk Design, the bedding is Frette's Hotel Collection. The ceiling is painted Robin's Egg by <a href="http://www.philipsperfectcolors.com/" target="_blank">Philip's Perfect Colors</a>, and the wainscoting is <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Decorator's White"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beautiful-designer-bedrooms?click=img_sr#slide-33" target="_blank">Beautiful Designer Bedrooms</a>"</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>

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