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Horse
Birth year: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014
Popular and attractive to the opposite sex. You are often ostentatious and impatient. You need people. Marry a Tiger or a Dog early, but never a Rat.
From the Chinese Zodiac - as printed on a Chinese restaurant menu


Chinese New Year begins on Friday, January 31. In honor of the Year of the Horse - specifically, the Year of the Wooden Horse - I share photos of spaces celebrating the beauty and spirit of the horse . . .   

"Two mares and a foal, part of Ryan's stock of Thoroughbreds, exercise in a field near a stone tower that Ryan had built to conceal a disused water tank. 'It's the first round tower built in 1,200 years,' he claims. 'There are 100 of them in Ireland. Now there are 101.' "
Castleton Lyons, the Lexington, Kentucky, horse farm of airline mogul Tony Ryan.
Interior design by Tiggy Butler.
Photography by Scott Frances.
"Kentucky Blue Blood" text by Susan Sheehan.

"Triptych by Gracie; third panel conceals door to downstairs bowling alley. Kangxi-era chairs. Antique candlestick as lamp. French table, c. 1800, and sconce. Oushak rug."
Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.
Interior design by Madeline Stuart.
Architecture by Stephen Giannetti.
Text by Degen Pener.
"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.
Veranda (July -August 2008).

"In the living room, Chinese coffee table, c. 1820. Custom chairs in Scalamandre linen-velvet with backs in Castel silk. Art by Ashley Collins over antique limestone mantel. Custom nickel fire screen by Reborn Antiques. Spanish silverplate lamp and Italian bed-crown chandelier, both antiques. Italian 18th-c. sconces. Draperies in hemp by Hemp Basics. Bokid woven rug."
Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.
Interior design by Madeline Stuart.
Architecture by Stephen Giannetti.
Text by Degen Pener.
"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.
Veranda (July - August 2008).

'"Iron lamp, giltwood and stone table and Italian sconces, all antiques. French 19-c. ottoman. Art by Ashley Collins. Custom mantel by Exquisite Surfaces. Sam Kasten rug."
Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.
Interior design by Madeline Stuart.
Architecture by Stephen Giannetti.
Photo by Dominique Vorillon.
Text by Degen Pener.
"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.
Veranda (July - August 2008).

"Chinese console, c. 1780. Bowl by Formations. Plaster lamp, 1940s, and early 20th-c. ebonized wood and cowhide chair, both French."
Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.
Interior design by Madeline Stuart.
Architecture by Stephen Giannetti.
Photo by Dominique Vorillon.
Text by Degen Pener.
"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.
Veranda (July - August 2008).

Offered by King Ranch Saddle Shop.
Photo via King Ranch Saddle Shop website.


" 'Black walls create an intimate environment while retaining a crispness and elegance, while the white trim references classical architecture and acts as a dramatic contrast,' says [Jon] Maroto [of Flair New York]. 'Combined, they are a timeless and versatile backdrop for mixing furnishings of any era.' "
 Flair New York, the SoHo, Manhattan, branch of the interiors store founded by Alessandra and Franco Mariotti in Florence in 1998.
Photography by Patrick Cline.
Art direction by Michelle Adams.
"A Flair for Design" written by Shawn Gauthier.
Lonny (August - September 2010).

"Handcrafted in Italy, this luxurious velvet slipper is accented with a stylish embroidered horse-and-jockey motif."
Rare Jean Zuber et Cie Wallpaper Mural of New York Bay 19th C. Jacqueline Kennedy installed this same scene in the White House. 
Photo via Trace Mayer Antiques/1st Dibs.

"A 19th-century sunburst clock hangs over a demilune sideboard. The antique wallpaper, by the French company Zuber, illustrates Revolutionary War scenes, including the defeat of General Cornwallis, a battle in which the client’s ancestors fought." 
Interior design by Mario Buatta. 
Photography by Gordon Beall.
Text by Aileen Mehle.
"East Coast English" 

 "A print of a painting by Sir Alfred Munnings is displayed above a tray-top table in the library; the crystal decanters were flea-market finds."
Kentucky home of Mark Badgley and James Mischka.
Photography by Roger Davies.
Elle Decor (September 2009).

"Be crowned the winning host with this majestic cocktail shaker. Made of stainless steel, the shaker boasts a reflective nickel-plated finish and detailed horse head design."
Triple Crown Cocktail Shaker offered by Plantation Design.

"Hermes and Frederic Butet saddles and bridles and mahogany show trunks in the stable's tack room."
Kentucky home of Mark Badgley and James Mischka.
Photography by Roger Davies.

Elle Decor (September 2009).
Horse Switch Plate Cover by John Derian.

"Custom banister. Italian 18th-c. torchere, Gustavian settee in Clarence House taffeta. Antique oil. Dennis and Leen lantern."
Home in Newport Beach, California.
Interior design by Richard Hallberg and Barbara Wiseley.
Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.
"The Art of Fuss-Free Style" by Lindsey Campbell.

"A landscape recalls an antique wallpaper panel. Console, William Word Antiques. Stool in Rose Tarlow Melrose House velour and lamps, Circa. Lampshades, Lux. Art, Terry Reitzel."
Historic house in Charlotte.
Interior design by Jane Schwab, Circa Interiors and Antiques.
Architectural renovation by Meyer Greeson Paullin Benson.
Photography by Laura Resen.
Written by Sallie Brady.
"A Light Grace" produced by John Bossard.
Veranda (March - April 2012).

"Mirrored walls behind a black-and-white gold console covered with a lamp and boxwood balls."
Tablescape in Flair New York, the SoHo, Manhattan, branch of the interiors store founded by Alessandra and Franco Mariotti in Florence in 1998.
Photography by Patrick Cline.
Art direction by Michelle Adams.
"A Flair for Design" written by Shawn Gauthier.
Lonny (August - September 2010).

"A horse figurine beside a brass tray."
Hamptons weekend house of writers Tom Dolby and Drew Frist.
Interior design by David Cafiero.
Photography by Patrick Cline.
Art direction by Michelle Adams.
"A Storied Locale" written by Rumaan Alam.
Lonny (June - July 2010).

"Custom chair and crib bumper in Jane Shelton ticking. Other bedding in linen by Ralph Lauren. Mirror, French horse tricycle and Orkney child's chair, all antiques. Vintage French hot-air balloon light fixture. Custom cotton dhurrie."
Home of Dallas designer Shannon Bowers and her family.
Interior design by Shannon Bowers, Shannon Bowers Designs.
Photography by Peter Vitale.

"Atlanta-based architect Keith Summerour designed this South Carolina lake cottage to capture maximum natural light. He used wooden ceilings throughout and also designed the living room fireplace, made from local granite. At the back of the sofa, an 1890s Italian console serves as a dais for an antique sculptural horse, probably a French toy. Reproduction bobbin turned-leg chairs are from Jerry Pair. The custom reproduction hooked rug, designed to resemble older rugs throughout the house, is by Laura Fisher."
South Carolina lake cottage.
Interior design by Barbara Westbrook.
Architect: Keith Summerour.
Photography by Pieter Estersohn.
House Beautiful (April 2007). 

"Taking its cue from a vintage carousel figure, our carved wood rocking toy makes an ideal first horse for novice riders."
Vintage wood carousel horse offered by RH Baby and Child.

"Miller's grandmother's custom sterling silver saddle takes center stage."
Tack room: Paris, Kentucky, home of equestrian Misdee Wrigley Miller and her husband James.
Photography by Caroline Allison.

Horse Footstool offered by Scully and Scully.
Made in England of full grain leather with an antique finish.

"Horses and riders can rest by a watering pond."
Santa Ynez Horse Ranch, California.
Architecture: David L. Leavengood, AIA.
Interior design: Amy Weaver.
Landscape architecture: Carol Puck Erickson, ASLA, and Brian Brodersen, ASLA, of Arcadia Studio.
Photography: Laurie Black.
"Making the Cut" text by Patricia Leigh Brown.
Architectural Digest (October 2009).

" 'Frank Lloyd Wright couldn't design an ordinary-looking building,' says producer Joel Silver, who restored the little-known Auldbrass, Wright's 1939 plantation in Yemassee, South Carolina. A crushed-brick walkway leads to the barn. 'By folding the roof down and the corners of the doors back, Wright created something origami-like,' Silver notes."
Photography by John Vaughan.
Architectural Digest (December 1993).

By VeronicaFoleyDesign via Etsy.
Photo via Etsy.

"A fence post anchored in a sandpit awaits a game of horseshoes."
1850s guesthouse in Texas.
Interior design by Ginger Barber, Ginger Barber Inc. Interior Design.
Photography by Victoria Pearson.

St. Pierre Presidential Edition Horseshoe Set.

"The claw-foot tubs in the bathrooms were plain white and looked a bit tired,' explains Caulkins. 'Painting stripes on them transformed them into decorative elements rather than mere utility pieces.' "
Ramey Caulkins's home on Maine's West Penobscot Bay.
Interior design by Ramey Caulkins.
Photography by Patrick Cline.
Art direction by Michelle Adams.
"Maine Stay" written by Caroline Biggs.
Lonny (January - February 2013).


French Folk Art Horse. France, 1840.
Offered by Randall Tysinger Antiques via 1stDibs.
Photo via 1stDibs.

For additional photos of equine-inspired spaces, please see my February 21, 2013, post Horse Sense.

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