Christmas Past: A Look at Vintage Magazine Covers

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some Christmas inspiration from vintage magazines . . .</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXqRRILIN58DLyLeYv5vb3bIuC1wGQuQHhMgXQqzn06ptHNim4HsRPdsDqmQNezsVJg5HaTBQLnSuZGR-rwkFxeIwwT4Mehmhvo6o0KXTaSHnyFD_xhRns420_9t0TBligQ8GSyzptDxn/s1600/helen-dryden-vogue-cover-december-1916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXqRRILIN58DLyLeYv5vb3bIuC1wGQuQHhMgXQqzn06ptHNim4HsRPdsDqmQNezsVJg5HaTBQLnSuZGR-rwkFxeIwwT4Mehmhvo6o0KXTaSHnyFD_xhRns420_9t0TBligQ8GSyzptDxn/s640/helen-dryden-vogue-cover-december-1916.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - December 1, 1916.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Helen Dryden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1916-Prints_i8483408_.htm" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhmnWgFzSv4zySgfJUWTanTbrp3Al55dKI__R1mgpGyTpQL4LgkwOuURm_eVoLi9vdtztq0lKSyVIolVHTG1eODGtfHbhEjEWkTwJwAcswnxxoJ1XP-J6gRRqJ9nlkOyjyVhurAr8pKlJ/s1600/helen-dryden-vogue-cover-december-1914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhmnWgFzSv4zySgfJUWTanTbrp3Al55dKI__R1mgpGyTpQL4LgkwOuURm_eVoLi9vdtztq0lKSyVIolVHTG1eODGtfHbhEjEWkTwJwAcswnxxoJ1XP-J6gRRqJ9nlkOyjyVhurAr8pKlJ/s640/helen-dryden-vogue-cover-december-1914.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - December 15, 1914.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Helen Dryden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1914-Prints_i8483385_.htm" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy70FTogCdLbJuECse8zidQbbAEYvBeZuv3XiUNhFRGZQ9n-EwURDjihUGET_VkZzIIUwvfkUVdUqghn-9U3qXhibzJAIw9cKFEa0PuqL_qS24VkGJVAf8ix8KxrlvaHOLW2KPclnYL2u6/s1600/helen-dryden-vogue-cover-november-1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy70FTogCdLbJuECse8zidQbbAEYvBeZuv3XiUNhFRGZQ9n-EwURDjihUGET_VkZzIIUwvfkUVdUqghn-9U3qXhibzJAIw9cKFEa0PuqL_qS24VkGJVAf8ix8KxrlvaHOLW2KPclnYL2u6/s640/helen-dryden-vogue-cover-november-1920.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - November 1, 1920.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Helen Dryden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-November-1920-Prints_i8483124_.htm" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</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/AVvXsEh6QYH42YieQJ8cpkQFEbSiZZ3tphb6HAaErMecaufX87_mYm1JrwEEuw8woUnAwadzv_h0Dpfu6x0g1LcDCSur1GiUw_pfCU9K6EBR71e1y1ZuobhA1diIvYPbayvuvOzSaY5Khzb7eOO7/s1600/george-wolfe-plank-vogue-cover-december-1913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QYH42YieQJ8cpkQFEbSiZZ3tphb6HAaErMecaufX87_mYm1JrwEEuw8woUnAwadzv_h0Dpfu6x0g1LcDCSur1GiUw_pfCU9K6EBR71e1y1ZuobhA1diIvYPbayvuvOzSaY5Khzb7eOO7/s640/george-wolfe-plank-vogue-cover-december-1913.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - December 1, 1913.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by George Wolfe Plank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1913-Prints_i8483369_.htm" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJZiNtyibm2FFFCFwLvm-3RPNL997o0ViCwdVFydnNwQyLSMzb53pIIo74l4ldLHyaa93UsjKXCEk21eDfojLx9xY7ZjhiH_I95_Ozt8C_rDQCHSKFXlTZiYmpDGSYiO-Ubyaijq3J8ul/s1600/george-wolfe-plank-vogue-cover-december-1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJZiNtyibm2FFFCFwLvm-3RPNL997o0ViCwdVFydnNwQyLSMzb53pIIo74l4ldLHyaa93UsjKXCEk21eDfojLx9xY7ZjhiH_I95_Ozt8C_rDQCHSKFXlTZiYmpDGSYiO-Ubyaijq3J8ul/s640/george-wolfe-plank-vogue-cover-december-1920.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - December 1920.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by George Wolfe Plank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1920-Prints_i8932505_.htm" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFRXx-9s0CfqN6RxvmCaS4kfndMmwDfwfG8pR-U-qqU7x_8fjVSbqyMux3Vjw1JJxvj7fA_VvPSnhCDcDCFOlBedNIEcfik6xjU9_UMoOIKxZ_1AnAlvncY1xhnE4Nk3HQTo7MZ3j81co/s1600/george-wolfe-plank-vogue-cover-december-1911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFRXx-9s0CfqN6RxvmCaS4kfndMmwDfwfG8pR-U-qqU7x_8fjVSbqyMux3Vjw1JJxvj7fA_VvPSnhCDcDCFOlBedNIEcfik6xjU9_UMoOIKxZ_1AnAlvncY1xhnE4Nk3HQTo7MZ3j81co/s640/george-wolfe-plank-vogue-cover-december-1911.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - December 15, 1911.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Uncredited illustration attributed to George Wolfe Plank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1911-Prints_i8483310_.htm" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsAyfVp0ZzcZUeFn_E4jxsJly3RYFr_rRwQ4Pg0ErM68pnjRHx28DPEtfoPsZ6oN9bnwVNFVpGSPgYFJfs-2OCjCPDiKj6Y4opjzyaQYiBJkyvA7F2DN-GDCLX5cd4dHyi3WXLVCiTKmc/s1600/frank-x-leyendecker-vogue-cover-december-1913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsAyfVp0ZzcZUeFn_E4jxsJly3RYFr_rRwQ4Pg0ErM68pnjRHx28DPEtfoPsZ6oN9bnwVNFVpGSPgYFJfs-2OCjCPDiKj6Y4opjzyaQYiBJkyvA7F2DN-GDCLX5cd4dHyi3WXLVCiTKmc/s640/frank-x-leyendecker-vogue-cover-december-1913.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An 18th-century couple sits by the fireplace as he presents her with a gift of a pearl necklace."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - December 15, 1913.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Frank X. Leyendecker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1913-Prints_i8483370_.htm" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLKIhNkr9Yi_IBpnPzCFGJ7RuwLAasNiE9oyldLMsJ5BiLEJkgzWINeLY3o0FL17kp6JTmDgQreNJCDm0bw73ixw_jNvaHmEg7B16HFY6fEdPabGl-bxX3eJRYcKtEj3H1X1pMgP_OuW5/s1600/georges-lepape-vogue-cover-december-1930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLKIhNkr9Yi_IBpnPzCFGJ7RuwLAasNiE9oyldLMsJ5BiLEJkgzWINeLY3o0FL17kp6JTmDgQreNJCDm0bw73ixw_jNvaHmEg7B16HFY6fEdPabGl-bxX3eJRYcKtEj3H1X1pMgP_OuW5/s640/georges-lepape-vogue-cover-december-1930.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - December 8, 1930.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Georges Lepape.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1930-Prints_i8483606_.htm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPXp5ao8zm4jFl-qBBnYUelabQD1XX59qjA12UnlN93ah5BHwnksi2QXvh3PJ3pLD8sqr4P69-_QzbHjwdThcG4D3nPfxVU1xylyq23pn98zjRpj1sVMCIt0svU4H_rU3vDBlNkE8Gbw7/s1600/cropwm+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPXp5ao8zm4jFl-qBBnYUelabQD1XX59qjA12UnlN93ah5BHwnksi2QXvh3PJ3pLD8sqr4P69-_QzbHjwdThcG4D3nPfxVU1xylyq23pn98zjRpj1sVMCIt0svU4H_rU3vDBlNkE8Gbw7/s640/cropwm+(1).jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harper's Bazaar Cover - December 1923.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p12347380-sa-i1765067/harper-s-bazaar-december-1923.htm?sOrig=CAT&sOrigID=25652&dimVals=25652&ui=E90D1DADBE034257A2180D8A42449DF3&aff=conf&ctid=881210169&rfid=945949&tkid=15059376" target="_blank">Photo via www.art.com</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0zGGy2cumMTymtm9epRV4e1njbHGvujbfAQIU7Tt7H7J7qx-sypKOFsEbBs7A4Y8VoZ5BhpnG5VRXppk7JfBmexU1KDBCpSci2VNTvqsYIh0wshgIb2ozTpdxZ0E7jDjrOK0Bgl7J0Np/s1600/cropwm+(6).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0zGGy2cumMTymtm9epRV4e1njbHGvujbfAQIU7Tt7H7J7qx-sypKOFsEbBs7A4Y8VoZ5BhpnG5VRXppk7JfBmexU1KDBCpSci2VNTvqsYIh0wshgIb2ozTpdxZ0E7jDjrOK0Bgl7J0Np/s640/cropwm+(6).jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A. H. Fish's cartoon cover of <i>Vanity Fair</i> magazines traditionally combined minimalist style with mischievous subject matters. Here, a suave partygoer finds himself with a lady on each arm, directly under an extra large bunch of mistletoe." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vanity Fair Cover - December 1,1921.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by A. H. Fish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.art.com/products/p12503280747-sa-i6354797/a-h-fish-vanity-fair-cover-december-1921.htm?sOrig=CAT&sOrigID=0&dimVals=0&ui=E90D1DADBE034257A2180D8A42449DF3&SSK=magazine+covers+december&searchstring=magazine+covers+december" target="_blank">Photo via www.art.com</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqL0NNQK3yhKvnClM7GlHDTgwfda-oD1EoQPfRyKPxTkcuc-74d2nDn5kPj8QGiiPfz55xuMPHoEKmd9FNOwJN12i5R8bnIEuFdGI5NsmJ14unWovE3eyHXr6KsDybDpcIFcjezKgNSDh/s1600/andre-e-marty-vogue-cover-december-1923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqL0NNQK3yhKvnClM7GlHDTgwfda-oD1EoQPfRyKPxTkcuc-74d2nDn5kPj8QGiiPfz55xuMPHoEKmd9FNOwJN12i5R8bnIEuFdGI5NsmJ14unWovE3eyHXr6KsDybDpcIFcjezKgNSDh/s640/andre-e-marty-vogue-cover-december-1923.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vogue Cover - December 1923.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustration by Andre E. Marty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/Vogue-Cover-December-1923-Prints_i8932498_.htm" target="_blank">Photo via Conde Nast Collection Presented by Art.com</a>. </span></div><span id="goog_2096726305"></span><span id="goog_2096726306"></span><br />

Christmas Past: A Look at Vintage Magazine Covers

Some Christmas inspiration from vintage magazines . . . Vogue Cover - December 1, 1916. Illustration by Helen Dryden.   Photo via Conde Nast...

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The Tradition of Tinsel

<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is fitting that I discovered <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cobweb-Christmas-Tradition-Shirley-Climo/dp/0060290331/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387809306&sr=1-1&keywords=cobweb+christmas" target="_blank">Cobweb Christmas</a></i> in the library of <a href="http://www.lewisginter.org/" target="_blank">Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden</a>. Written by Shirley Climo and illustrated by Jane Manning, this picture book explains the tradition of tinsel. The age range printed inside the cover is 4 to 8, and when I showed the book to my seven-year-old daughter, she announced, “A mystery reader read that to us at school last week!” I was unfamiliar with this tale in which an elderly German "Auntie" cleans her cottage and prepares for Christmas. “All her life, Tante had heard tales about marvelous happenings on Christmas Eve. Animals might speak aloud. Bees might hum carols, or cocks crow at midnight. Tante wished she could witness a bit of Christmas magic, too.”  When the curious spiders Tante has swept away enter her home to inspect her tree, they leave tangled webs in their wake. In the morning the old woman arises to discover the Christmas gift she has always wanted. </span></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don’t know how many people put tinsel on their trees these days, but my mother used to reuse the same metal strands each year. Here are some photos from my childhood Christmases with the tinseled trees . . .  </span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpom0MgOXza4G2KfALCv7bE8YN5OKDvTMb_BMR5MrFIZmWdDGo5_0mgDafdgNz5CccnZKWboYv3JokKmci1ZLjhzfdBZ0z-h4L1TgAJHfBoeN-NTB0vFOzq6Lr-lRVtg5_yNbBrnIYvJmH/s1600/BlogTinselTwo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpom0MgOXza4G2KfALCv7bE8YN5OKDvTMb_BMR5MrFIZmWdDGo5_0mgDafdgNz5CccnZKWboYv3JokKmci1ZLjhzfdBZ0z-h4L1TgAJHfBoeN-NTB0vFOzq6Lr-lRVtg5_yNbBrnIYvJmH/s640/BlogTinselTwo.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKtGFBzG6Gu7O4oNJ7u-srcJJFqHGAjcwX26sUY-OW4L-vaDs4asErv5djomS0bFyC2oUp0qFtsMiuvI2I-rv6n-l4B0KPb3BNXSiLj5Y7n1CvBC-vuglgiQF0ILigbphTyq23GZ3-2GB/s1600/BlogTinselThree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKtGFBzG6Gu7O4oNJ7u-srcJJFqHGAjcwX26sUY-OW4L-vaDs4asErv5djomS0bFyC2oUp0qFtsMiuvI2I-rv6n-l4B0KPb3BNXSiLj5Y7n1CvBC-vuglgiQF0ILigbphTyq23GZ3-2GB/s640/BlogTinselThree.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgoWCRqfvuvwwyM5Pt41pW7iaDC6w_oiy4ndWNX2DALn66qgTOAEoNrviAYGXgLZWkCcVcPdFO56Fmd_WdzHonrwQmqjK9wjppB1zGLigphCYbW6bITOH0yzFjmt-DKApGVRY155JUr7e/s1600/BlogTinselFour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgoWCRqfvuvwwyM5Pt41pW7iaDC6w_oiy4ndWNX2DALn66qgTOAEoNrviAYGXgLZWkCcVcPdFO56Fmd_WdzHonrwQmqjK9wjppB1zGLigphCYbW6bITOH0yzFjmt-DKApGVRY155JUr7e/s640/BlogTinselFour.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwB1nHIoHGfpAiqjqSMU7Z4WNBdHGSDLM4n4vyKVrY-0nCHg9nrnyg9OiXAScfdbE0uvuWAI4PmKAJ5vIbCKgx1Rd031v_oeOwPUrXHSTwbP_OWGBCGdK2JWGoFvORAhBaT4m9BcPJNqTG/s1600/BlogTinselFive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwB1nHIoHGfpAiqjqSMU7Z4WNBdHGSDLM4n4vyKVrY-0nCHg9nrnyg9OiXAScfdbE0uvuWAI4PmKAJ5vIbCKgx1Rd031v_oeOwPUrXHSTwbP_OWGBCGdK2JWGoFvORAhBaT4m9BcPJNqTG/s640/BlogTinselFive.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkwKmclbf4Uxsy3Nlu5o_Kpl33A456N5z_Ml1PRs_20DrZEdYtQr1m3CHKI8owQReVWR93c6_viWDbxGV4wLsyGFwpdntv88w0l4JNQnhTNIe8tvRBZQSe_8EiF40EvGRFDmo-nx4bOq0/s1600/BlogTinsel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkwKmclbf4Uxsy3Nlu5o_Kpl33A456N5z_Ml1PRs_20DrZEdYtQr1m3CHKI8owQReVWR93c6_viWDbxGV4wLsyGFwpdntv88w0l4JNQnhTNIe8tvRBZQSe_8EiF40EvGRFDmo-nx4bOq0/s640/BlogTinsel.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wishing you the magic of Christmas - and no, it doesn't come wrapped with a bow!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peace.</span></span></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--></span>

The Tradition of Tinsel

It is fitting that I discovered Cobweb Christmas in the library of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden . Written by Shirley Climo and illustrated...

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Antlers: Rustic Chic

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The antlers-on-the-wall trend has been around for a few years now, and many people are tired of it. While I am not crazy about numerous horns hanging on a wall, I do appreciate the sculptural beauty of a single set of antlers. They remind me of the beautiful bare arms of a crepe myrtle in December, and they make a striking addition to a winter tablescape. I understand that male deer and moose shed their antlers after the breeding season, so it is possible to find dropped antlers in the wild. I wouldn't mind if one of the many deer who eat my azaleas and hostas dropped an antler for me, but until then, the following photos will have to do . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF6Mqm7icp1YT_d_2jXQzYhkc1JJjqPFCNbnQNaIjk0uQSXRlvou5zx2W9QIp8qMUIspIo_VgcU8o3WEQU9YLP0mWwkcuDqkM0WPUh9BTpWO45nnThtVX7IcbZYUHAFiUphIrk4UsZuxi/s1600/votives.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF6Mqm7icp1YT_d_2jXQzYhkc1JJjqPFCNbnQNaIjk0uQSXRlvou5zx2W9QIp8qMUIspIo_VgcU8o3WEQU9YLP0mWwkcuDqkM0WPUh9BTpWO45nnThtVX7IcbZYUHAFiUphIrk4UsZuxi/s640/votives.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun website</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/blog/ten-tips-easy-entertaining" target="_blank">Ten Tips for Easy Entertaining</a>" by Jessica Mischner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (December 1. 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauFPfjU7sz4zYUCOOyRGhdBgx5NDd55APLPoYSUMfWfSYk2fDPbvGzxaDfA5Ev2cFCTI8tO-EEZpVRr6hPiVh7bG_3WXgHaM_ZeR1VovPj5jc8HpjFj8LiPhBbbbelnUCXX3y9M9JxZJM/s1600/oldworldNO08_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauFPfjU7sz4zYUCOOyRGhdBgx5NDd55APLPoYSUMfWfSYk2fDPbvGzxaDfA5Ev2cFCTI8tO-EEZpVRr6hPiVh7bG_3WXgHaM_ZeR1VovPj5jc8HpjFj8LiPhBbbbelnUCXX3y9M9JxZJM/s640/oldworldNO08_0.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Create a variety of stations for guests to help themselves to drinks, appetizers and desserts. In this dining room, purple calla lilies, pewter antiques and variegated feathers offer traditional holiday charm." Antler candleholder.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Virginia Macdonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/vintage-looking-party-sideboard" target="_blank">Old-World Style Party Sideboard</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEw31HVjp4vKeXEEGoFQM8UNWgzNs420LadRPXz1y_dBXvpwhmcneFHEbp5zVRooNhS5WQFvrol9e7456ajOLGYzNp3F95A74Y-8fuKf2vVUAeonKNX8c1W2YjsizzvzbbwDt4AF2s3uE/s1600/norris-0210-1-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEw31HVjp4vKeXEEGoFQM8UNWgzNs420LadRPXz1y_dBXvpwhmcneFHEbp5zVRooNhS5WQFvrol9e7456ajOLGYzNp3F95A74Y-8fuKf2vVUAeonKNX8c1W2YjsizzvzbbwDt4AF2s3uE/s640/norris-0210-1-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The decorous white facade of Richard Norris and Mark Leslie's Montgomery, Alabama, house hardly prepares visitors for the embrace of its dark, intimate foyer. It's furnished in a freewheeling mix, including moose antlers, a Gothic crystal chandelier, and a rustic 19th-century French grandfather clock."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/remodeling-old-southern-home?click=img_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Remodeling a Southern Home</a>" by Mimi Read.</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/AVvXsEg7lAGOwRkzg8AMSXeDb_l94dDmGFvOzvx5o8Zy0qSzVFwqnk-jMfSucyZ8nhjKfImcMi7GfpqUnWjpqT7mpB3iOWSeNFLtKxbR2hyphenhyphenxB6H5NGRtGG3aQwaOD0i_epEvXsrV32KQe1gVw5RH/s1600/Neutral_CT_JA11_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lAGOwRkzg8AMSXeDb_l94dDmGFvOzvx5o8Zy0qSzVFwqnk-jMfSucyZ8nhjKfImcMi7GfpqUnWjpqT7mpB3iOWSeNFLtKxbR2hyphenhyphenxB6H5NGRtGG3aQwaOD0i_epEvXsrV32KQe1gVw5RH/s640/Neutral_CT_JA11_0.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The hallway is a study in neutrals with wall-to-wall seagrass and patterned wallpaper. Homeowner and designer Colette van den Thillart accessorized the foyer with gilded antlers, a unique art piece with a plaster frame and warm white furnishings, including an 18th-century Russian side chair. The console works to conceal a radiator underneath."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London home of interior designer Colette van den Thillart, <a href="http://www.nh-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nicky Haslam Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Chris Tubbs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/subtle-feminine-hallway" target="_blank">Subtle and Feminine Hallway</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> (January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVwTEYDF3mwptXEg39ePGcmS2kbBIlogfxMkZJbUCGxIP0QV3WcPhy4oinJPWbHe09qQD9-WJJ7VuS-J-SYs91SfcvNTHhCEeKWj_T9z-SecMvyOPysAlUSaAgRrMyhdqA_bxky-f0PSF/s1600/hbx-gold-mirror-daybed-fireplace-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKVwTEYDF3mwptXEg39ePGcmS2kbBIlogfxMkZJbUCGxIP0QV3WcPhy4oinJPWbHe09qQD9-WJJ7VuS-J-SYs91SfcvNTHhCEeKWj_T9z-SecMvyOPysAlUSaAgRrMyhdqA_bxky-f0PSF/s640/hbx-gold-mirror-daybed-fireplace-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The parlor's daybed, gilt tables, overmantel, and chandelier are all French. Brahler found just enough vintage wallpaper in France to top wainscots painted <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a> Cloud White. The mantel shelf holds one of the designer's hallmark 'extreme juxtapositions': a massive empty picture frame, propped against the mirror, alongside antlers her children collected on hikes. Glass domes shelter antique taxidermy."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jacksonville, Illinois, home of designer Annie Brahler, <a href="http://euro-trash.us/about/" target="_blank">Euro Trash</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/victorian-house-design-0512?click=img_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">An Antique-Filled Victorian House in Illinois</a>" by Douglas Brenner.</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 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNZvIn42eoQ9FvSSSlTcngttyDWUIv7ZCLkA_NEw6vGMqrxwEG4jZFaCzy9Zjscu3qH5majA2UfPf4Rjb8QwlqzgX0JOAt1miFHvpoGcbxVhNRZLjbaCvQsbbuqQdEMdIP4mwX98B-77r/s1600/mountain-homes-turner-ed1210-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNZvIn42eoQ9FvSSSlTcngttyDWUIv7ZCLkA_NEw6vGMqrxwEG4jZFaCzy9Zjscu3qH5majA2UfPf4Rjb8QwlqzgX0JOAt1miFHvpoGcbxVhNRZLjbaCvQsbbuqQdEMdIP4mwX98B-77r/s640/mountain-homes-turner-ed1210-01-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At the Ketchum, Idaho, home of Mary Lynn and Rusty Turner, custom-made steel bookcases line the walls of the dining area in the great room; the wood-and-iron chandelier and oak dining table are by Lucca Studio; the chairs are slipcovered in herringbone linen, and the rug by F. J. Hakimian is made of vintage kilim panels."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by homeowner Mary Lynn Turner and her daughters, Marie Turner Carson and Emily Turner, all of <a href="http://www.melledesign.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">M. Elle Design</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Bob White, <a href="http://www.foreststudio.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Forest Studio</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/the-peak-of-rustic-chic-67276#slide-1" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">The Peak of Rustic Chic</a>" by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Elle Decor</a> (December 2010 - January 2011). </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxkPA8cre5OlxyqzSikWKHfwpHSl2WzliIQvL4CxQ-l59QR82yAGVM-9y4zyxAv6r_D4u4vXcaIliycICcbXa9SbZRMAZWbRYtfr77aGZwaghebiPxjEVL_wbZOvwmjxIUHsXS2_eG3Z-/s1600/sarcozy-EDC-12-13-02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxkPA8cre5OlxyqzSikWKHfwpHSl2WzliIQvL4CxQ-l59QR82yAGVM-9y4zyxAv6r_D4u4vXcaIliycICcbXa9SbZRMAZWbRYtfr77aGZwaghebiPxjEVL_wbZOvwmjxIUHsXS2_eG3Z-/s640/sarcozy-EDC-12-13-02-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the entry, an 1880 Belgian table, a 1940s Kaare Klint sofa, and a 1937 Josef Frank cabinet found at Christie's; the staircase is made of antique oak, and the floor is paved with Belgian bluestone. The chandelier in the entry hall, meanwhile, is one of the rare exceptions to the anti-log-cabin rule. It's made of deer antlers - as classically Western as it gets. Bourgois says, 'There had to be at least one thing - an homage to the spectacular surroundings.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Aspen, Colorado owned by a European couple.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Caroline Sarkozy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Laurent Bourgois.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/aspen-mountain-chalet?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">International Summit: A Mountain Chalet in Aspen</a>" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</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/AVvXsEj8-ZDaS-AcctvGmFlznPrEmuM8bfY3Fr5VsW2BgGoriGIyW5FSAXnWCWN1dWj0cXpO_c8gsyg88q65bXmRsp8SbLwqUCDcN62hKYZ3YQ7xVpDfHtdgmNBIMjMsZIwDpg9oUxB_6kjmHVGr/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.markham-roberts-06-seating-area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-ZDaS-AcctvGmFlznPrEmuM8bfY3Fr5VsW2BgGoriGIyW5FSAXnWCWN1dWj0cXpO_c8gsyg88q65bXmRsp8SbLwqUCDcN62hKYZ3YQ7xVpDfHtdgmNBIMjMsZIwDpg9oUxB_6kjmHVGr/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.markham-roberts-06-seating-area.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A seating area contains several [Markham] Roberts designs, among them a sofa in an Old World Weavers fabric from Stark, faux-horn side tables, and a set of chairs in a Jasper stripe; Yuji Obata prints hang above the mantel, and the abaca carpet is by Stark."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big Sky retreat of Julie and Tommy Frist.</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;">Architecture by Paul Bertelli, <a href="http://www.jlfarchitects.com/" target="_blank">JLF and Associates, Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styling by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-06/markham-roberts-paul-bertelli-montana-mountain-home-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">A Rustic Montana Mountain Retreat</a>" produced by Senga Mortimer.</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> (June 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP8JgYKhyphenhyphen004ikAvrCJHwvbegEqdIopAGoSk8gDKAyxS9tLueQ2fKvxt12Pf9LVJTqMqNfZNHz8i5MusaqpM5TUhpTwM0nYdo2YZsYRGX1DKOyMBTVnKUVPm9A4dZgLYAO9S6UBzqyVEg/s1600/house-home-suzanne-cottage-oct11-vignette_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEP8JgYKhyphenhyphen004ikAvrCJHwvbegEqdIopAGoSk8gDKAyxS9tLueQ2fKvxt12Pf9LVJTqMqNfZNHz8i5MusaqpM5TUhpTwM0nYdo2YZsYRGX1DKOyMBTVnKUVPm9A4dZgLYAO9S6UBzqyVEg/s640/house-home-suzanne-cottage-oct11-vignette_0.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The coffee table vignette illustrates Arriz Hassam and Suzanne Dimma's approach to design. Shed antlers found on the property are used as organic sculpture throughout the space."</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/rustic-coffee-table-vignette" target="_blank">Rustic Coffee Table Vignette</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> (October 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgOqt8-dVD6lUX6hKPJQumvo-3qKilYxjqbdR1etBi3NgKjGkcFByZm3ElA8ybO73NacaD1d0nYnC64_-II3ZMZj6qTPg_WTE95Gm8JB3q0tYj_pUeUFot3uGymM0CCu5g8y1oMr2lHep/s1600/large-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgOqt8-dVD6lUX6hKPJQumvo-3qKilYxjqbdR1etBi3NgKjGkcFByZm3ElA8ybO73NacaD1d0nYnC64_-II3ZMZj6qTPg_WTE95Gm8JB3q0tYj_pUeUFot3uGymM0CCu5g8y1oMr2lHep/s640/large-19.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'They're vintage European antlers, and they add a hundred more tones to the palette. One thing the wife was adamant about was no new antlers. It was important to her that no animal die for the decor - at least not in this century."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A rural Alabama plantation house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Betsy Brown, <a href="http://betsybrowninc.net/" target="_blank">Betsy Brown Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tone on Tone on Tone" produced by Olga Naiman.</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 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx-7YX9KO39QjqlYxyyWbOZCgu-TPoP1zLU2Ym7gq8tz0lfBdEWMx1k4BoTPRIPqn7U21ZYvaFpoCXCIeumrcRQ-ivAKpNODHZ9oyoXyuu_REfvwcQBv93Oospui0lQUD55Y0235WGeCH/s1600/18-fulk-guestbedroom-0708-xlg-53765231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx-7YX9KO39QjqlYxyyWbOZCgu-TPoP1zLU2Ym7gq8tz0lfBdEWMx1k4BoTPRIPqn7U21ZYvaFpoCXCIeumrcRQ-ivAKpNODHZ9oyoXyuu_REfvwcQBv93Oospui0lQUD55Y0235WGeCH/s640/18-fulk-guestbedroom-0708-xlg-53765231.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A rattan guest room bed and bedding by Ralph Lauren looks cool and comfortable in the guest room. Vintage French antler lamps from Stephanie Olivier."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California weekend home of Ken Fulk.</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;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/fulk-small-idyllic-0708?click=img_sr#slide-17" target="_blank">A Classic Cottage in Napa Valley</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Nnm4mD1EbDHi7M4rFuqPkxwEmJTqJ_mnpfNjWWGdU7BYbe1v9NIKpPyhquixawTTn3O2nfK0TsG98r_Ie7KFZzJSJSSWSuXZhCGwI-CDQQighDby54FmPTNTPwxkzOaDi5jagBQbxKjA/s1600/11-hoefer-0109-xlg-33589374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Nnm4mD1EbDHi7M4rFuqPkxwEmJTqJ_mnpfNjWWGdU7BYbe1v9NIKpPyhquixawTTn3O2nfK0TsG98r_Ie7KFZzJSJSSWSuXZhCGwI-CDQQighDby54FmPTNTPwxkzOaDi5jagBQbxKjA/s640/11-hoefer-0109-xlg-33589374.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"More moose antlers, hung upside down over the living room fireplace. Patricia Edward Jordan chair in chocolate Atlas mohair from Pindler and Pindler."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1880s house in Healdsburg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Myra Hoefer, <a href="http://www.myrahoeferdesign.com/" target="_blank">Myra Hoefer Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-white?click=img_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">A California Home is Powerful in White</a>" by Amanda Lovell.</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/AVvXsEi21hDMkRKh7A9LBfwrMNq64xtmht7ipsPmXWNPF-k-Cz8k6hQkL8bxzZQ1p5AFG-k43zBcsRG2aU4h5IOsljgjpzqzGWwOoErveEVTX4F3V7QeOD35mQGoksUK_Uvx1WYQaN3aaaYD06or/s1600/8-hoefer-0109-xlg-51376467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21hDMkRKh7A9LBfwrMNq64xtmht7ipsPmXWNPF-k-Cz8k6hQkL8bxzZQ1p5AFG-k43zBcsRG2aU4h5IOsljgjpzqzGWwOoErveEVTX4F3V7QeOD35mQGoksUK_Uvx1WYQaN3aaaYD06or/s640/8-hoefer-0109-xlg-51376467.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An old moose antler makes a beautiful natural sculpture."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1880s house in Healdsburg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Myra Hoefer, <a href="http://www.myrahoeferdesign.com/" target="_blank">Myra Hoefer Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-white?click=img_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">A California Home is Powerful in White</a>" by Amanda Lovell.</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/AVvXsEjg5Z8TrgTLIQ0B-lYUXNa655zU4-HCD2AQLgRjm_JAotEbDGH4tYNEZluveWitgL0mdu0Vv-CxkCvdD1yxm2siK98WXewpXQ3ReygGY9bmykbDOTGHSTdUhSR99Ibs6FT50U-pRd5c5s8n/s1600/44004_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5Z8TrgTLIQ0B-lYUXNa655zU4-HCD2AQLgRjm_JAotEbDGH4tYNEZluveWitgL0mdu0Vv-CxkCvdD1yxm2siK98WXewpXQ3ReygGY9bmykbDOTGHSTdUhSR99Ibs6FT50U-pRd5c5s8n/s640/44004_p.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Imagine these magnificent gold antlers as your table's centerpiece, or resting on your mantel. Gorgeous enough to shine on their own, or surround with greenery for a beautiful contrast of colors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/gold-antlers-set-of-2/productinfo/44004/" target="_blank">Gold antlers (set of 2)</a> offered by chasing fireflies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.chasing-fireflies.com/" target="_blank">chasing fireflies website</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/AVvXsEixm7sVLHY6yxcqT_nepn3yDzYdpm55UkLrEFSIY3l5wWvVFwINI1MsrmDMdKnyIFuoLOfV7eWuVgY0N4nmAVpOnxOlvSejgwQwAvJFxkF8ayYVbLiiMppmhC9Z68n2b-KPN6HuuwCQZgHH/s1600/T_WithoutZoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixm7sVLHY6yxcqT_nepn3yDzYdpm55UkLrEFSIY3l5wWvVFwINI1MsrmDMdKnyIFuoLOfV7eWuVgY0N4nmAVpOnxOlvSejgwQwAvJFxkF8ayYVbLiiMppmhC9Z68n2b-KPN6HuuwCQZgHH/s640/T_WithoutZoom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/set-of-3-faux-antler-ornaments/286681?redirect=y" target="_blank">Set of 3 Faux Antler Ornaments</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by Ballard Designs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs website</a>.</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/AVvXsEjuS-J8ssMDoKYWDlmuhim1mvATcshIdYo132K-dY3ag6XB99-bReXPYmeXn3caJqMZJmSxuDQEO875jwLszQdspAOU50ZHO1XTTj6lKpCVX0BJmyZ8jUHZ98ZMtGamv0jxUaPhT7M6mbao/s1600/ss_102101859+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS-J8ssMDoKYWDlmuhim1mvATcshIdYo132K-dY3ag6XB99-bReXPYmeXn3caJqMZJmSxuDQEO875jwLszQdspAOU50ZHO1XTTj6lKpCVX0BJmyZ8jUHZ98ZMtGamv0jxUaPhT7M6mbao/s640/ss_102101859+(1).jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Menswear designer Joseph Abboud's pied-a-terre in a 19th-century Boston building.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Kelly McGuill. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/home-fashion-designer-joseph-abboud_ss13.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; 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">Tall and Handsome</a>" written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a> (September 2013).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudGENj55j6t8Ib5-9Hwykf3psENUmXYE5OV0-HYvY9K7AheqQH8uAEMzDddPaA_Cd9R4zdlVXoXmANory8Ll7V3VeHZSG52hMIHbQTfiR4ef6gt8PAOwI7b12bZKh611aNowsODRBWyXN/s1600/ss_101973456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudGENj55j6t8Ib5-9Hwykf3psENUmXYE5OV0-HYvY9K7AheqQH8uAEMzDddPaA_Cd9R4zdlVXoXmANory8Ll7V3VeHZSG52hMIHbQTfiR4ef6gt8PAOwI7b12bZKh611aNowsODRBWyXN/s640/ss_101973456.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antler serves as a handle on the porch door."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer: Mick de Giulio, <a href="http://www.degiuliokitchens.com/" target="_blank">De Giulio Kitchen Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Veronica McGraw, Lakeside Living Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/enormously-appealing-lakeside-cottage_ss8.html" target="_blank">Enormously Appealing Lakeside Summer Cottage</a>" written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWnsl_7np9FOoScbWi_xUElu_fWo9p1yurcAT3ArYs5-bAKs5vK4SJnd0U-9k0tRfr0o15GfzfuE_M0BXmLz7mWrh14JjKbYuH1dbi7fcE3Dqbcdwe4eFgRRa64Q9pmg1dn7LIhdVPTKd/s1600/Mellen-EDC-12-13-05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWnsl_7np9FOoScbWi_xUElu_fWo9p1yurcAT3ArYs5-bAKs5vK4SJnd0U-9k0tRfr0o15GfzfuE_M0BXmLz7mWrh14JjKbYuH1dbi7fcE3Dqbcdwe4eFgRRa64Q9pmg1dn7LIhdVPTKd/s640/Mellen-EDC-12-13-05-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pine-beamed ceiling is original to the house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upstate New York cabin owned by Amy Mellen, creative director for Calvin Klein Home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by JC Garcia-Lavin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/modern-pastoral?click=pp#slide-3" target="_blank">Modern Pastoral: Inside a Calvin Klein Home Exec's Cabin</a>" by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHo1N4TlT_GXEyPiUKoGJtdvrequLv8LwwBjsrD9HiIjlVjR7ZYTnUq1VY5BOzXICMpbXpcnTqubYuXFUyrfujK6yDDJvxAal3VdKIASnOLUp6p2nX8GE8jmZd-_fw4ktgIKOCXBm_i-2/s1600/ss_101641924_wCROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHo1N4TlT_GXEyPiUKoGJtdvrequLv8LwwBjsrD9HiIjlVjR7ZYTnUq1VY5BOzXICMpbXpcnTqubYuXFUyrfujK6yDDJvxAal3VdKIASnOLUp6p2nX8GE8jmZd-_fw4ktgIKOCXBm_i-2/s640/ss_101641924_wCROP.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Decorated with rustic antlers and freshly split wood, a fieldstone fireplace is the focal point of this sunroom sitting area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mount Washington home of Nancy and Dick Gould.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architects: Robert Turpin and Sonja Misiaszek, Misiaszek Turpin Architecture and Planning.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jonny Valiant and Joseph St. Pierre.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/mountian-home-great-view_ss5.html" target="_blank">Mountain Home With Great Views</a>" written and produced by Doris Athineos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NoR6ww8eb1CU8ZkSndIolTMqPhAEp1GysXZDBj74-DYEGeirbcE1SsIEE0H1BcLx6Oxn50KaDp5QuMh_F0dVTS2NI9gym3kvAxbPu_r1tKcK-7Cg4qAcae_fXN6xPdpo3o1ibPkvJn_J/s1600/7-restraint-library-0408-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NoR6ww8eb1CU8ZkSndIolTMqPhAEp1GysXZDBj74-DYEGeirbcE1SsIEE0H1BcLx6Oxn50KaDp5QuMh_F0dVTS2NI9gym3kvAxbPu_r1tKcK-7Cg4qAcae_fXN6xPdpo3o1ibPkvJn_J/s640/7-restraint-library-0408-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Kasler arranged four Adler lounge chairs in a circle to create the atmosphere of a reading room in the library, 'and it's great for conversation,' she says. Rose Tarlow mirror; MacRae antler table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Normandy-style home in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Frances Janisch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/kasler-power-restraint-0408?click=img_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">A Fresh Take on Traditional</a>" by Christopher Petkanas.</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/AVvXsEj0bSlvi7XfiemwBKZJZBjiV2OqtG8XhC3QUR7LJUdhJRQiFgJwLV3jpJu6-LCW2XAMnq0zNTRXX369f7cKTbGAneIsLXCQc9gpESazzbF3pXhzuU1Gdlhmzh4cCNrFrF4BV3mXS9QvkVnF/s1600/2-wolferizor-livingroom-xlg-67026026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bSlvi7XfiemwBKZJZBjiV2OqtG8XhC3QUR7LJUdhJRQiFgJwLV3jpJu6-LCW2XAMnq0zNTRXX369f7cKTbGAneIsLXCQc9gpESazzbF3pXhzuU1Gdlhmzh4cCNrFrF4BV3mXS9QvkVnF/s640/2-wolferizor-livingroom-xlg-67026026.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room is a careful study of tonal harmony and textural contrasts. Architectural interest is heightened with the fireplace wall, antler mounts, and beige trims darker than the ivory-colored walls. The antler coffee table is from Elephant Walk Antiques; the trio of candlesticks mimic the antlers' prongs."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Florida house of designer Abby Rizor, <a href="http://www.wolferizor.com/" target="_blank">Wolfe-Rizor Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/earthy-florida-wolfe-rizor-0908#slide-2" target="_blank">An Earthy, Elegant Florida House</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> (September 2008). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDtxpW8QZHxMjrn23k_PPanYybo6ICdP1ei5uZo_5F3CPLWDQ-p8bJyQaVc9l8TGPBdr_TA_OAmy30RHThkDoH06uwR1BPhRZWlX5hAT492Q0Sv9hrwlg0bQBTW0kh2XNPYHrkQQLu2LJ/s1600/1-sendus-schafer-0708-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDtxpW8QZHxMjrn23k_PPanYybo6ICdP1ei5uZo_5F3CPLWDQ-p8bJyQaVc9l8TGPBdr_TA_OAmy30RHThkDoH06uwR1BPhRZWlX5hAT492Q0Sv9hrwlg0bQBTW0kh2XNPYHrkQQLu2LJ/s640/1-sendus-schafer-0708-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'My front hall table is a 19th-century mirror-backed English mahogany console, where I keep my Blackberry, cell phone, keys, glasses, and all-important fountain pen in a dish. I never got around to hanging those antlers, and eventually I just got to liking them there. The staghorn fern is just my dumb sense of humor. I don't have a doorbell. so friends gave me the bell as a housewarming gift.' " - Gil Shafer, <a href="http://www.gpschafer.com/" target="_blank">G. P. Schafer Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/send-picture-entry-hall-0708?click=img_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Send Us a Picture of . . . Your Entry Hall</a>" by Shax Riegler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Antlers: Rustic Chic

The antlers-on-the-wall trend has been around for a few years now, and many people are tired of it. While I am not crazy about numerous horn...

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Purple Reigns

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of you know that Pantone recently chose "Radiant Orchid" as 2014's Color of the Year. I have read some comments online in which posters state that Pantone has made a mistake with this choice. I personally am not a huge fan of a full-on orchid room. However, I think the color can look quite elegant in small doses or tempered with brown, gold or shades of blue. Orchid is the perfect partner for green - in home decor, as in nature. Mixing shades of lavender, amethyst, plum, lilac and mauve can create a soothing palette. Here are my picks for rooms inspired by Pantone's favorite new shade . . .</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/AVvXsEgTuPJGbRS22Ez9eoo9hfsM0G05AcpkLPdAQqBr24__VOBIQcVE8xDVrxvROSWpzkGIh3WGNTGdifqgl23ugihkkUn-k8fxT1sdgKmCp02Hrp4-XVJVZegoonzGZjzsH2Lhp8ezPT-ta3vo/s1600/radiant_orchid_HomeSlider_Final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuPJGbRS22Ez9eoo9hfsM0G05AcpkLPdAQqBr24__VOBIQcVE8xDVrxvROSWpzkGIh3WGNTGdifqgl23ugihkkUn-k8fxT1sdgKmCp02Hrp4-XVJVZegoonzGZjzsH2Lhp8ezPT-ta3vo/s640/radiant_orchid_HomeSlider_Final.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.pantone.com/" target="_blank">P</a></span><a href="http://www.pantone.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">antone's website</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BFif_ncD0nPvHnihhyXQjcpEVaalzwyMZ2MypRokLvrgxurH0_Zj7a1OzFaqqcDStL3ec-GDCjU0sV2r-Ex7j_iMbDiuot5AHi0SjzjLOKkQiAhPqO_TNSE3jZBAx3RMFAz-c5F8oBUJ/s1600/101546175_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BFif_ncD0nPvHnihhyXQjcpEVaalzwyMZ2MypRokLvrgxurH0_Zj7a1OzFaqqcDStL3ec-GDCjU0sV2r-Ex7j_iMbDiuot5AHi0SjzjLOKkQiAhPqO_TNSE3jZBAx3RMFAz-c5F8oBUJ/s640/101546175_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Several shades of lavender give this guest room a sweet personality, ranging from barely-there lavender on the walls to near-purple banding on the coverlets. An elegant lavender print was chosen for the twin beds' upholstered headboards. Guests share a nightstand, but get their own reading lights for comfort. An illuminated oil painting serves as a refined focal point."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/bedrooms/gorgeous-guest-bedrooms_ss24.html" target="_blank">Gorgeous Guest Bedrooms</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0jdmD54auuXfdaCSfVrNanFjwLBPQug6TDC6NuEsBcFmP2KPMzieNqHxLPnc7qbwKFXk902yZMCwnGKfq6ynznm4Er9pbnsP4JqEAy7SDqJWrBCS_rNQJ-U1KfZIFTWeqkjjaVlgIciA/s1600/101663984_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0jdmD54auuXfdaCSfVrNanFjwLBPQug6TDC6NuEsBcFmP2KPMzieNqHxLPnc7qbwKFXk902yZMCwnGKfq6ynznm4Er9pbnsP4JqEAy7SDqJWrBCS_rNQJ-U1KfZIFTWeqkjjaVlgIciA/s640/101663984_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A sitting area in the living room accommodates a sophisticated work space. Blanched wood paneling establishes the office area, while a sisal rug stretches into the living area and ties the room together. Clean lines and crisp, creamy upholstery give the room a mature and contemporary feel; floor-to-ceiling windows drench the space in light. Touches of lavender lend a feminine feel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Tanglewood, a Houston, Texas, neighborhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by homeowner Virginia Mary Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Dillon Kyle, <a href="http://www.dkarc.com/" target="_blank">Dillon Kyle Architecture</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/bodyandsoul/sophisticated-office-spaces_ss2.html" target="_blank">Sophisticated Office Spaces</a>" written and produced by Debra Steilen with Lucy Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEjYqsYr-IS8T3jgeHiyUlHzat6iIg-RPgkFg8KZQZtsZ7ckfZ6NzQUT6rak0prGTMzS7znEckGT7LmICtvxNBdEyJU-79dOm5fAz96x8D0h6zxRV1JYLZY1-FT7ykAnoAUK9OtarG7p2iko/s1600/6-editorswinterpaints.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqsYr-IS8T3jgeHiyUlHzat6iIg-RPgkFg8KZQZtsZ7ckfZ6NzQUT6rak0prGTMzS7znEckGT7LmICtvxNBdEyJU-79dOm5fAz96x8D0h6zxRV1JYLZY1-FT7ykAnoAUK9OtarG7p2iko/s640/6-editorswinterpaints.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I love the soft plum color Flamboyant by <a href="http://www.para.com/" target="_blank">Para Paints</a>,' explains executive editor Alice Lawlor. 'I used a similar shade in my ensuite bathroom. I was worried about going with such a strong color, but it really brings warmth and character to a space that would otherwise be dominated by white subway tile and grey marble accents."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer: Joel Bray.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus Fergusson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/paint-pick-flamboyant-0" target="_blank">Paint Pick: Flamboyant</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (October 2012).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxdQNmU9-UtmDbnWc68P-L2Eg8bP5nHRW1bQxKwhfM9WD9Sgh2Y_SjiuSuy2slKStpI3Y6ZD0g8yuASg0Ch-eDD3mO5VGGgMyC9m3rZ9JVayL8FHXhlUYqsglyPaMKgSXUuG7NcWsMph7/s1600/4-romance-livingroom-1008-xlg-47851447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxdQNmU9-UtmDbnWc68P-L2Eg8bP5nHRW1bQxKwhfM9WD9Sgh2Y_SjiuSuy2slKStpI3Y6ZD0g8yuASg0Ch-eDD3mO5VGGgMyC9m3rZ9JVayL8FHXhlUYqsglyPaMKgSXUuG7NcWsMph7/s640/4-romance-livingroom-1008-xlg-47851447.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room is alluringly feminine with its subtle range of purples: amethyst, lavender, lilac, plum. Walls are <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s mauvey Driftscape Tan."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Interior design by Hal Williamson, <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Williamson Designs</a>.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Photography by John Kernick.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Change it with Romance</a>" produced by Mary Emmerling.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUkqQjiFuNYhVVcM3fy1bhlo9b0RE7FOkcQfCotVDTFsW9SCi0EE3VeMQWzz5UrXqZX38_O9JlhQGDYvwn89OgRLt2fkIw9v59wEfgoKQ_My6ClTwQ8ngYjcxgyYPFH5jORIZ7MqeCewD/s1600/101755509_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUkqQjiFuNYhVVcM3fy1bhlo9b0RE7FOkcQfCotVDTFsW9SCi0EE3VeMQWzz5UrXqZX38_O9JlhQGDYvwn89OgRLt2fkIw9v59wEfgoKQ_My6ClTwQ8ngYjcxgyYPFH5jORIZ7MqeCewD/s640/101755509_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique flatware with mother-of-pearl handles flanks gold-trimmed lavender porcelain. An assemblage of randomly-placed clear tealight holders imbue elegance to the outdoor setting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Event planner: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rachel Hollis, </span><a href="http://www.thechicsite.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Chic Events</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/food_entertaining/entertaining/patio-party-rosemary-recipes_ss4.html" target="_blank">Entertaining: Patio Party with Recipes</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">text by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3bOM_j39wP9qsb28vlNsIBK5y7AYz6D9jOxRcNrug0mqmY-uONU26DC8XaCx4Fiqd-R-m1Oo_xWW__jt5yrGKAoAd3MkFp4_stZeuxXxO_f8hXiaq5qNIEP1U32oKm-rlP6QcXF4U-U6/s1600/hbx069910-purple-gold-brunette-room-de-72531932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3bOM_j39wP9qsb28vlNsIBK5y7AYz6D9jOxRcNrug0mqmY-uONU26DC8XaCx4Fiqd-R-m1Oo_xWW__jt5yrGKAoAd3MkFp4_stZeuxXxO_f8hXiaq5qNIEP1U32oKm-rlP6QcXF4U-U6/s640/hbx069910-purple-gold-brunette-room-de-72531932.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Who said blondes have more fun? Don't believe it. We brunettes are so much more versatile. We can swing with any color, like this lavender. It's neither old-fashioned nor too crisp. Totally relaxing to live with. I use it as a neutral, with brown mohair, white duck, dark plum linen. Mahogany furniture looks great in these rooms, and so do we.' " - Whitney Stewart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint color: Providence C2-6264 from <a href="http://c2paint.com/" target="_blank">C2 Paint</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francis Janisch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/500-favorite-paint-colors-bookazine?click=img_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">The Best Paint Colors for Your Style - A Color for Brunettes</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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNLnEOUr8gpmCWqNbYJJ-d_D4dhbHT736vRU7aCEso7Y9dmEDL-Bz1RLYQSA9Y1bt7Np318LTNFD-PcrlysM_-ietucKiQ3Ixo5tcuF245rkPXj8Zn_WuqcmerUTy-BDy0JcQatTuSciw/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jamie-drake-03-foyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNLnEOUr8gpmCWqNbYJJ-d_D4dhbHT736vRU7aCEso7Y9dmEDL-Bz1RLYQSA9Y1bt7Np318LTNFD-PcrlysM_-ietucKiQ3Ixo5tcuF245rkPXj8Zn_WuqcmerUTy-BDy0JcQatTuSciw/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jamie-drake-03-foyer.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Jamie Drake of Drake Design Associates employed a moody color palette to transform a spacious apartment in a historic New York City building. In the foyer, a Jasmina Danowski painting joins an Herve Van der Straeten lantern from Ralph Pucci International and a Lorin Marsh ottoman."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nineteenth-century apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jamie Drake, <a href="http://www.drakedesignassociates.com/" target="_blank">Drake Design Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jen Renzi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/jamie-drake-manhattan-apartment-slideshow" target="_blank">A Plum Assignment</a>" produced by Noemi Bonazzi.</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> (September 2012).</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/AVvXsEhco8xfTFbUMImYBvvlwJNIFUUfSLor1qccuY6GrIoq4S_a0r1HW1yG-2ArRayPnspoo6QtbGsdnvcroM2XFf90KFTJGWfAIev-13BWUXPdZ5QBXHtn_f4_EWlAoYciJxoeespjiw23zB8I/s1600/8-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/AVvXsEhco8xfTFbUMImYBvvlwJNIFUUfSLor1qccuY6GrIoq4S_a0r1HW1yG-2ArRayPnspoo6QtbGsdnvcroM2XFf90KFTJGWfAIev-13BWUXPdZ5QBXHtn_f4_EWlAoYciJxoeespjiw23zB8I/s640/8-jeweltones-bedroom-0308-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom is pure creme fraiche, starting with the white Berber carpet. An ivory mohair headboard from Elitis cozies up to two layers of curtains. The zippy fuchsia velvet Louis XV chair adds pop. Painting above it is <i>Much Magenta</i> by Wolf Kahn."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Amanda Nisbet, <a href="http://www.amandanisbetdesign.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Nisbet Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1883431627"></span>Amanda Nisbet's Jewel-Toned Manhattan Apartment<span id="goog_1883431628"></span></a>" by Carol Prisant.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2008).</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/AVvXsEg2xb6Xz9TgoUR35wyr9FDsPVwXt-qY_PYDpBbZxeq4M2Y8g6hIrU8eXtZ12TA0ImGApsVRiiPFD2tLE1hI5rHnTJPoV76KgH2bdVEZ_CZxYHiB9iZ7OjudFW5aPQiEfD_kgyKoH-L5jad7/s1600/ver-ford-monogram-0111-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xb6Xz9TgoUR35wyr9FDsPVwXt-qY_PYDpBbZxeq4M2Y8g6hIrU8eXtZ12TA0ImGApsVRiiPFD2tLE1hI5rHnTJPoV76KgH2bdVEZ_CZxYHiB9iZ7OjudFW5aPQiEfD_kgyKoH-L5jad7/s640/ver-ford-monogram-0111-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Kelli Ford regarding monogrammed bed linens: "They add such a nice personalized touch to the bedroom - a sense of old-world elegance and luxury. You can be conservative and stick with the color scheme of the room, which is always nice, but then you can also pick out a secondary accent color that's a bit more daring. The color palette in my bedroom - the white and the beige and the taupe - is obviously very neutral, so we thought it would be exciting to bring that shade of purple into the mix."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford, <a href="http://www.kirstenkelli.com/">Kirsten Kelli LLC</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/kirsten-kelli-interior-design-ideas?click=img_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">Well-Advised: Kirsten Fitzgibbons and Kelli Ford</a>" by Stephen Singerman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdJsAP0e-KeGGp4XCTvr24cFjEKcv3gX6RXQxfXxsMdsOfl_mcpM8tCM5PIl389H96NT-UUxNMxmi_Fg01TdaHT_yAfDYi0YFOYkOEQ30iv3JT68uaSr-pw772dkZmHT0lY6ZXOuCUD4m/s1600/house-home-sarah-richardson-design-girls-bedroom-3-photobystaceybrandford-march2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPdJsAP0e-KeGGp4XCTvr24cFjEKcv3gX6RXQxfXxsMdsOfl_mcpM8tCM5PIl389H96NT-UUxNMxmi_Fg01TdaHT_yAfDYi0YFOYkOEQ30iv3JT68uaSr-pw772dkZmHT0lY6ZXOuCUD4m/s640/house-home-sarah-richardson-design-girls-bedroom-3-photobystaceybrandford-march2012.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique chandelier and bergere chair lend a classic, feminine look to this bedroom. [Designer] Sarah [Richardson] chose a stately British Colonial-style armoire for storage and style. The pale lavender ceiling casts a flattering glow."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sarahrichardsondesign.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Richardson Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stacey Brandford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-sarah-richardson-designs?page=15" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Sarah Richardson Design</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> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgBNxiNlB42SQvv2RwNeGlOphlr8CYtZltT_A4-pPr-RdHXDgaxuOtHYFK1V8rCrbKp5ybQP-jCyEI1qzB9Jj9JdM-ejQXyZ_OoGSnHlR5HXdiwakUAloRmZqVjR54sEtC5THsHMwhgkv/s1600/img_goldenglam_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgBNxiNlB42SQvv2RwNeGlOphlr8CYtZltT_A4-pPr-RdHXDgaxuOtHYFK1V8rCrbKp5ybQP-jCyEI1qzB9Jj9JdM-ejQXyZ_OoGSnHlR5HXdiwakUAloRmZqVjR54sEtC5THsHMwhgkv/s640/img_goldenglam_2.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In front of French doors that overlook what [designer] Angela [Free] calls a 'not-so-nice view' sits a settee covered in lavender silk. To handle wear, the seat cushion is covered in mohair of the same hue."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco Decorator Showhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Angela Free, <a href="http://www.angelafreedesign.com/" target="_blank">Angela Free Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michal Venera.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/goldenglam_2.html" target="_blank">Golden State Glam</a>" produced by Carla Breer Howard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FPC-Q9DcF70cUFqYsLkCuKiK-vtthJUUzQ2GhNi14dv_sfXW6ml_qutImjHlNQvRBNAOdb_JYu9GoNhyKUsN0gKiHAm1uChqQ6NRGCZsjbCwbzo6TEuUERNKSy3lJ7Uoen8swblA3sXo/s1600/img_Lizan_ss10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FPC-Q9DcF70cUFqYsLkCuKiK-vtthJUUzQ2GhNi14dv_sfXW6ml_qutImjHlNQvRBNAOdb_JYu9GoNhyKUsN0gKiHAm1uChqQ6NRGCZsjbCwbzo6TEuUERNKSy3lJ7Uoen8swblA3sXo/s640/img_Lizan_ss10.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Quintessential Drake - amethyst upholstery adds an exotic touch to the lavender bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grasscloth wall covering: "Extra Fine Arrowroot"/ Hyacinth #1968 by <a href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/" target="_blank">Phillip Jeffries Ltd.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Checkerboard square rug by <a href="http://www.edelmanleather.com/" target="_blank">Edelman Leather</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1938 Greek Revival home of art consultants Arnie and Elizabeth Lizan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jamie Drake, <a href="http://www.drakedesignassociates.com/" target="_blank">Drake Design Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/classic-house_ss10.html" target="_blank">Classic House, Great Color</a>" written and produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pvDaGw324KzYSn9yh7_C9Kr7bI1wVbNb0CCDgeUZhyphenhyphen62hn6LRbrr2vR1f36_6515FqXluVUd2_dTK3hCJ3JqKZDFXxYKrrIYZOodwrGn9JnV45gDjeC6OacSm63fnFE0raECxX4NqMTP/s1600/img_Lizan_ss11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pvDaGw324KzYSn9yh7_C9Kr7bI1wVbNb0CCDgeUZhyphenhyphen62hn6LRbrr2vR1f36_6515FqXluVUd2_dTK3hCJ3JqKZDFXxYKrrIYZOodwrGn9JnV45gDjeC6OacSm63fnFE0raECxX4NqMTP/s640/img_Lizan_ss11.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The guest room's charm is amplified by [designer Jamie] Drake's attention to detail and color."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1938 Greek Revival home of art consultants Arnie and Elizabeth Lizan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jamie Drake, <a href="http://www.drakedesignassociates.com/" target="_blank">Drake Design Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/classic-house_ss11.html" target="_blank">Classic House, Great Color</a>" written and produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtn2uOyaAH1l8wZbYY32BT25S81lE9QOlxeKxFyxbl_S0VibEMuG2JfRHsIuJClDNhAWSJ8MR3HCow2l9c4vxLmMnDnitsE8Lo1emVf1OeayZEkS3E3IDrXbfZ51-UXVxQ5vx8Cse6v3X/s1600/ss_100107763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtn2uOyaAH1l8wZbYY32BT25S81lE9QOlxeKxFyxbl_S0VibEMuG2JfRHsIuJClDNhAWSJ8MR3HCow2l9c4vxLmMnDnitsE8Lo1emVf1OeayZEkS3E3IDrXbfZ51-UXVxQ5vx8Cse6v3X/s640/ss_100107763.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You don't have to move to Bali to capture the exotic island look in your bedroom. A 19th-century opium bed airily dressed in a simple white canopy with curtains tied back to the bedposts establishes the South Pacific style of jewelry designer Carolyn Tyler. Lavender terrazzo floors splash the pastel jewel tone underfoot. The oversize tiles also offer a starkly simple counterpoint to the intricate carving of the bed."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written and produced by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/bedrooms/bedroom-decorating-arty-exotic_ss3.html" target="_blank">Bedroom Decorating Ideas: From Arty to Exotic</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycBVAeyO2BmVtj_mw4bd1KeGlMMVmMzvgzd2yRt859Yb5fg62EqfiF8TI3KTYyNT3oirqMs71a3JHSAdDd3tEYg0Uo_K6tOEk-mc9DtJEsAf79QWNexbw1x5hyphenhypheneZLhKC3F51SN-zCFs4U/s1600/ss_100536603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycBVAeyO2BmVtj_mw4bd1KeGlMMVmMzvgzd2yRt859Yb5fg62EqfiF8TI3KTYyNT3oirqMs71a3JHSAdDd3tEYg0Uo_K6tOEk-mc9DtJEsAf79QWNexbw1x5hyphenhypheneZLhKC3F51SN-zCFs4U/s640/ss_100536603.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designed by Caitlin Moran for the San Francisco Showhouse, this home office is drenched in juicy purples. Using wallpaper with oversized royal irises against an orchid-colored background and bold plum for the floor, she turned out a stunningly chic workspace. A simple Parsons desk, typically a silhouette in white, was tinted lavender to give the piece a modern edge. Pinch-pleated draperies in orchid-colored brushed cotton dress the recessed windows and sweep the floor covering, a plum-colored carpet that melts into the baseboard painted to match it."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/bodyandsoul/sophisticated-office-spaces_ss9.html" target="_blank">Sophisticated Office Spaces</a>" written and produced by Debra Steilen with Lucy Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The same wallpaper is available in a different colorway - offering the look of orchids without the purple color . . .</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wLTdYCddesAjuhjbjxQ42gWivP-4qImiUk8_1ePcKP2z_glSkLFhd5vaOWzKneZ2mrfoPIOefNInYuBQGbDSpaQIPGspWirnrUPhDx58Ldix65AjruUBAJyeujTeM3I73poLQ2LfHhyV/s1600/0310-Panitch-05-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wLTdYCddesAjuhjbjxQ42gWivP-4qImiUk8_1ePcKP2z_glSkLFhd5vaOWzKneZ2mrfoPIOefNInYuBQGbDSpaQIPGspWirnrUPhDx58Ldix65AjruUBAJyeujTeM3I73poLQ2LfHhyV/s640/0310-Panitch-05-de.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The powder room was plain and forgettable until [designer Kristen] Panitch gave it personality with <a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/en/" target="_blank">Cole and Son</a>'s Orchid, 'the wackiest of all wallpapers in the house.' Gilt mirror from <a href="http://hollyhockinc.com/" target="_blank">Hollyhock</a>."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Los Angeles, California.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kristen Panitch.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mikkel Vang.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/denim-blue-decorating?click=img_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Denim Blue Decorating</a>" by Alexandria Mott.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEjNLHUsRaofZbvckqZt-yZbfGoBABWjSlOAzEfVnO49q25j48ClqZKKGUaeG1qXCMyTfU71EYDqYcpAZ2gcRALyGpincEe8CQNWzHUDsyabZcwwijDZP1hVbz_74joDRvymkJASA83Nd4uO/s1600/ss_101934116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLHUsRaofZbvckqZt-yZbfGoBABWjSlOAzEfVnO49q25j48ClqZKKGUaeG1qXCMyTfU71EYDqYcpAZ2gcRALyGpincEe8CQNWzHUDsyabZcwwijDZP1hVbz_74joDRvymkJASA83Nd4uO/s640/ss_101934116.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fuchsia-rimmed porcelain plates trimmed in opulent gold infuse settings with vibrant color in a refined and quiet manner. . . . tangerine-colored linen napkins make a sporty contrast . . . "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Event planner: Rachel Hollis, <a href="http://www.thechicsite.com/" target="_blank">Chic Events</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn Millet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/food_entertaining/entertaining/glamorous-dinner-party-recipes_ss2.html" target="_blank">Great Gatherings: Glamorous Dinner Party - With a Purpose</a>" written and produced by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is some orchid inspiration from the past:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O1aoDNqjqmMKIRTbi5fSqpexsiYJ4eDgQz7PCyjrfGCNzheQZ_S5mbuq24trjNVrySwfpcZ9fr3rliShHHMfwEhztk8uSruX8vNPqQ8VIGeSitxAE5VhJMqBlud_mZKnuq5w0EIxA43V/s1600/10.AL.fellowes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1O1aoDNqjqmMKIRTbi5fSqpexsiYJ4eDgQz7PCyjrfGCNzheQZ_S5mbuq24trjNVrySwfpcZ9fr3rliShHHMfwEhztk8uSruX8vNPqQ8VIGeSitxAE5VhJMqBlud_mZKnuq5w0EIxA43V/s640/10.AL.fellowes.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Swathed in Christian Dior, embossed satin, the Singer sewing-machine heiress perfectly matches her sitting room. 'Bold colors scare people, and mixing more than one can terrify, but the Honorable Mrs. Fellowes showed how to do it with nose-thumbing aplomb,' says The Aesthete - anonymous author of the now-defunct <a href="http://aestheteslament.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Aesthete's Lament</a> blog. 'Her sitting room in the English countryside was like a great big petit four, with green marbleized woodwork outlining walls painted in colors like orchid pink. It was an extreme combination - even before the blue-glass chandelier, leopard-spot slipcover and candy-colored Aubusson carpet are factored in - but it worked.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daisy Fellowes's Sitting Room</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/daisy-fellowess-sitting-room-berkshire-england" target="_blank">Photo via Canadian House and Home</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: Maurice Tabard for British <i>Harper's Bazaar</i> (September 1960).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But perhaps the easiest way to celebrate orchids in 2014 is to place a living flower in your home . . . </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK6R8HSlEPBVRY-98_yVbstGmNTXXSt8fToYM0AZqCwKiu6zFIa93zqfGX0aypXcxhL9KMrpaHsIHp3DZapEdxtD-Mnz40_htNX0D9bB-Lpis3ssCTuQ0JPGnqoJNeE8uQh-QNZ_Jywg1/s1600/12-romance-dresser-1008-xlg-24195804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK6R8HSlEPBVRY-98_yVbstGmNTXXSt8fToYM0AZqCwKiu6zFIa93zqfGX0aypXcxhL9KMrpaHsIHp3DZapEdxtD-Mnz40_htNX0D9bB-Lpis3ssCTuQ0JPGnqoJNeE8uQh-QNZ_Jywg1/s640/12-romance-dresser-1008-xlg-24195804.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An etched Venetian mirror and a blue-painted commode were meant to go together."</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Interior design by Hal Williamson, <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" target="_blank">Williamson Designs</a>.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Photography by John Kernick.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">Change it with Romance</a>" produced by Mary Emmerling.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</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/AVvXsEipjz_r6Bp13OQGWak0DdMZG-nMM_Hco-YnoHkDXiFN9FenU_rKVXkOwAVxc52IXP70ktmSzXH8uhR9PQuiDArrA8ujwT6cD14xbQpBI6DaRTRUTksucalRytyHMMujgVQ4nQ8gGkdf2ZnB/s1600/img_Lizan_ss12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjz_r6Bp13OQGWak0DdMZG-nMM_Hco-YnoHkDXiFN9FenU_rKVXkOwAVxc52IXP70ktmSzXH8uhR9PQuiDArrA8ujwT6cD14xbQpBI6DaRTRUTksucalRytyHMMujgVQ4nQ8gGkdf2ZnB/s640/img_Lizan_ss12.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pair of shapely vintage chairs provide a cozy retreat in a sun-drenched corner of the guest room."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1938 Greek Revival home of art consultants Arnie and Elizabeth Lizan.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jamie Drake, <a href="http://www.drakedesignassociates.com/" target="_blank">Drake Design Associates</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/classic-house_ss12.html" target="_blank">Classic House, Great Color</a>" written and produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys2eS43T64yPRJQ-7HwwB5qrW_2NdZdd7M2FNSHZqrxInraja2KWx-dIWj-uC8tcpvrzarNudj28zzJbg_dlFOHHdiY6336lFy84URnbIlueXqiHjEq9vNeYdcdUWPT_7u8x8GhRDKIsK/s1600/ss_101934121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys2eS43T64yPRJQ-7HwwB5qrW_2NdZdd7M2FNSHZqrxInraja2KWx-dIWj-uC8tcpvrzarNudj28zzJbg_dlFOHHdiY6336lFy84URnbIlueXqiHjEq9vNeYdcdUWPT_7u8x8GhRDKIsK/s640/ss_101934121.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Silver-plated, trophy-style containers filled with Phalaenopsis orchids match the dinnerware, but make their own colorful statement."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flowers by <a href="http://www.rjackbalthazar.com/" target="_blank">R. Jack Balthazar</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Event planner: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rachel Hollis, </span><a href="http://www.thechicsite.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Chic Events</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn Millet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/food_entertaining/entertaining/glamorous-dinner-party-recipes_ss5.html" target="_blank">Great Gatherings: Glamorous Dinner Party - With a Purpose</a>" written and produced by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For additional photos of lavender rooms, please visit my October 2012 post "<a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/10/lavender-dreams.html" target="_blank">Lavender Dreams</a>."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For information about live orchids and the custom hybrids created by <a href="http://www.chadwickorchids.com/" target="_blank">Chadwick and Son Orchids Inc.</a> in Richmond, Virginia - please see my July 2012 post "<a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/07/custom-cattleyas.html" target="_blank">Custom Cattleyas</a>." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fun fact: the "<a href="http://www.crayola.com/explore-colors/orchid.aspx" target="_blank">Orchid</a>" crayon first appeared in the Crayola box in 1949.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think of "Radiant Orchid?"</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

Purple Reigns

Many of you know that Pantone recently chose "Radiant Orchid" as 2014's Color of the Year. I have read some comments online in...

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