In Memoriam: Andrew Raquet

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was reading the <i>New York Times</i> today, and an <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=andrew-w-raquet&pid=171429388" target="_blank">obituary</a> caught my eye. It read, "Andrew Walter Raquet. A world renowned Interior Designer and creative inventor, passed away at the age of 45 on June 14th, 2014." I immediately thought of the four-foot-high pagoda Mr. Raquet placed in a Brookville, New York, house. It <span style="text-align: center;">"is just here to make people smile," the designer told <i>House Beautiful</i>. A couple of online tributes linked to Mr. Raquet's obituary mentioned his ability to make friends laugh. In honor of a creative man who has died at a sadly young age, I share some photos of Andrew Raquet's work  - images that demonstrate his ability to use multiple patterns to unify spaces, as well as his talent for injecting formal rooms and important architecture with color and energy that prevents them from becoming too serious . . . </span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bXw3hKDel_PEaftDOYHvUZdD3p52mlIY9v5J2FnzanftssuFdTZUk4Cys64Hsk-WvWx3gYitcXijorzfr-pQj-vJiTp1XvdX4K2G2Zl_w7qE6JFc2YYirh2fcZ9-bErxMrmMC8_fTpQ/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bXw3hKDel_PEaftDOYHvUZdD3p52mlIY9v5J2FnzanftssuFdTZUk4Cys64Hsk-WvWx3gYitcXijorzfr-pQj-vJiTp1XvdX4K2G2Zl_w7qE6JFc2YYirh2fcZ9-bErxMrmMC8_fTpQ/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-0.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Villa Contenta, a house in the Bahamas once owned by fabric designer Laura Ashley, was not living up to its blissful name. A section of the roof was on the verge of collapse by the time Manhattan-based interior designer Andrew Raquet first saw the Georgian-style beachfront residence on Lyford Cay. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exterior lanterns, Charles Edwards."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-1" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IFnFIuz0nrPO0GWhuylJsYpuYeq5KvOVLrUJWT9tBUS52imJtq88Blmer7ty34Wm8hcF3QdrXoeqSJ6q1Gjx1WsS8ed7_kvTG6MDqM6vhW4OlgPWAvo1JAoAYuUI7S2yqkvOvlVGzDY/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IFnFIuz0nrPO0GWhuylJsYpuYeq5KvOVLrUJWT9tBUS52imJtq88Blmer7ty34Wm8hcF3QdrXoeqSJ6q1Gjx1WsS8ed7_kvTG6MDqM6vhW4OlgPWAvo1JAoAYuUI7S2yqkvOvlVGzDY/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-11.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Architecturally, it's an important house, but probably twenty qualified buyers had turned it down,' says Raquet. 'The windows wouldn't open, and the French doors wouldn't close. The plumbing and electricity were kaput.' He toured the house with its Connecticut owners soon after they closed on the circa 1960 property. Within days, recalls the wife, 'The roof of one wing practically gave way.'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Star fixtures, Charles Edwards. Vintage rattan chairs. Consoles, McLain Wiesand. Mirrors, Mirror Fair."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-2" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiKR8gb58b8rdY_utj-37815whrEbafv2StfzxiqcziTqny6s3d5omgCYXxI-2IMEGNRXnb9O5tfV-fYxbZjHlnFb1CleHsQcvhC2C97eUXCVP9M3cgo4DNQOEmnUFXweSnNDyRLwLWQ/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiKR8gb58b8rdY_utj-37815whrEbafv2StfzxiqcziTqny6s3d5omgCYXxI-2IMEGNRXnb9O5tfV-fYxbZjHlnFb1CleHsQcvhC2C97eUXCVP9M3cgo4DNQOEmnUFXweSnNDyRLwLWQ/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Raquet didn't hear from the couple for six months--they were knee-deep in renovations. 'We wanted to restore the house's dignity and beauty,' says the wife. She adds with a laugh, 'We fancied ourselves young and energetic. We're certainly much older now!' They even chipped away at layers of paint on the exterior to find the original color, a soft lime green that they matched and used to repaint the house."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-3" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEjnE_boEICwSq67vuIBE1WDyzng9fW6xxHLUJeDRWaMXIYCgm3K-IICAg1OvbhWrcDlS3hHmkphdW18ft8JcWBzkj8jnVdE1gZyq6gJlD1eSRHvA_8U4z_dTi1IVdM7cWnQvRChcA5t1po/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE_boEICwSq67vuIBE1WDyzng9fW6xxHLUJeDRWaMXIYCgm3K-IICAg1OvbhWrcDlS3hHmkphdW18ft8JcWBzkj8jnVdE1gZyq6gJlD1eSRHvA_8U4z_dTi1IVdM7cWnQvRChcA5t1po/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-3.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"If the owners brought the structure back to life, Raquet injected the interiors with an unexpected, imaginative vivacity while respecting its British character. The living room, library and master suite may present a riot of patterns--overscaled botanical upholstery and rugs, pointillistic wallpaper, Escher-like mosaic tile--but their neutral tones produce just the right amount of decorum."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-4" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEjfsk4PMsuF4Xxo3wJ0-Wps0mdUyrNPLjLDhEmR58GC5RksMcoE8JQmgysGEMoVbwNlwAqTs3Dd9NscN-SO_gBBDekvOicbPDXx0XMPkucLTaB_Ki_J3dGdEFGN13WNAEz_gCu7PNlJQ_k/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsk4PMsuF4Xxo3wJ0-Wps0mdUyrNPLjLDhEmR58GC5RksMcoE8JQmgysGEMoVbwNlwAqTs3Dd9NscN-SO_gBBDekvOicbPDXx0XMPkucLTaB_Ki_J3dGdEFGN13WNAEz_gCu7PNlJQ_k/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the library, Raquet designed two facing sofas rather than worry about creating multiple seating areas. 'I used to be of the mind-set that you wanted as many places to sit as possible for an endless number of parties,' he says. 'Over time, I saw the way people really live, and one large seating group tends to work best.'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom sofa, antique wingchair and curtains in Braquenié cotton. Pillows, Dransfield and Ross. Coffee table, Andrew Raquet Collection. Vintage bench in Quadrille fabric. Desk by English Georgian. Desk lamp, John Salibello Antiques. Console lamps, Bamboo Bamboo. Chandelier, Hélène Aumont. Rug, Thistle Hill Weavers. Bust and card table with chairs, all antiques. Art, Maxwell Taylor."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-5" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEiNvpUsGo5jQrtFU5b-p8CZN1jUy6OdjeSsEnShz_WtsGNCQtIAVayCr5nArVsmF4iajcuQGQvgDzU9ot-xjZ899Q7J-MTPHeGNqsOY2VZv-HZ9LaiabK-okuHQbWWKZYrvaM9EQv9odrE/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvpUsGo5jQrtFU5b-p8CZN1jUy6OdjeSsEnShz_WtsGNCQtIAVayCr5nArVsmF4iajcuQGQvgDzU9ot-xjZ899Q7J-MTPHeGNqsOY2VZv-HZ9LaiabK-okuHQbWWKZYrvaM9EQv9odrE/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-10.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Raquet makes bolder color plays elsewhere. The formal dining room resists predictable tropical decor with an antique Swedish blue glass chandelier but acknowledges the island locale with chairs in a lively coral print and hand-painted canvas murals splashed with sea views and palm trees.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chairs, Andrew Raquet Collection, in Quadrille fabric. Table, Barry Cotton Antiques. Mural, Stark. Chandelier, Evergreen Antiques. Sconce, Hinson Lighting."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-6" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEjm4RpZRFD7d4H8MeCrLZUuCnszcqlhybSL4_u6czfAKwSGIKfuEqGrliDFh7xK_fbKp3kO1yaO03u7MA5clHIjfszNX06Gq42MM15Nb_M0lQNVR6karsiN7TMS9Al43ZBxH-P61FQLDeE/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4RpZRFD7d4H8MeCrLZUuCnszcqlhybSL4_u6czfAKwSGIKfuEqGrliDFh7xK_fbKp3kO1yaO03u7MA5clHIjfszNX06Gq42MM15Nb_M0lQNVR6karsiN7TMS9Al43ZBxH-P61FQLDeE/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-8.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Just beyond the welcoming black-and-white entrance hall is the brightly hued solarium. A mirrored trellis design amplifies the upbeat mix: a banquette and sofa in graphic sea blue and green fabric and festive folk art by the late Bahamian painter Amos Ferguson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Banquette and sofa, Andrew Raquet Collection, in Alan Campbell linen. Chair, table and stools, Bamboo Bamboo. Art, Amos Ferguson."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-7" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEgIK-qo8VsooDeHKdfp9HyBPVQtoc23wIZVDxabNCBIRq2LNZ8q8-YKLOvrbHz8KVp_cE4g_yWGEjqxe5PcOapps5QC-gxroOeYTNJk6IODp8687CAsKnhgrDrQ2EQqjOj1N6JtUTr6h5U/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIK-qo8VsooDeHKdfp9HyBPVQtoc23wIZVDxabNCBIRq2LNZ8q8-YKLOvrbHz8KVp_cE4g_yWGEjqxe5PcOapps5QC-gxroOeYTNJk6IODp8687CAsKnhgrDrQ2EQqjOj1N6JtUTr6h5U/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I had originally imagined an English sort of Bermuda house with acres of chintz,' says the wife. 'But Andrew has such a great sense of play between the formal and the informal. That's what gives the house its energy.' "</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-8" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEjZmLUVnR6_mUHjraDjxbrqno-LY9-Cr1aKn76m2S7f4sZWBFq5VfbTMLfEjnt-dpYtwVotz1bySC_1xaM6YVlfwF2pL2OP4OEFzH5A-elpyD2TCDT-7J8ZXmQzqGXCNFQFgccocbU2pqg/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmLUVnR6_mUHjraDjxbrqno-LY9-Cr1aKn76m2S7f4sZWBFq5VfbTMLfEjnt-dpYtwVotz1bySC_1xaM6YVlfwF2pL2OP4OEFzH5A-elpyD2TCDT-7J8ZXmQzqGXCNFQFgccocbU2pqg/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Raquet did not hesitate to mix high and low. The owners had inherited a number of Laura Ashley's furnishings, including a French card table with Italian chairs and a bust, all antiques now in the library. Also lending historical cachet are six framed maps by seventeenth-century cartographer Andreas Cellarius.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the curtains, Raquet used five fabrics sewn together to create the stripes. Coffee table and metal end tables, Andrew Raquet Collection. Custom sofa in Holland and Sherry fabric. Pillows in Lee Jofa silk ikat and Rose Cumming leopard. Custom chairs in China Seas fabric. Antique maps, W. Graham Arader III Gallery. Lamps, Maison Meilleur. Curtains in Malabar fabrics. Custom carpet, Stark."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-9" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEjhtMrbzrx1z02Yhq0il5qO2ILAt0LJZgS0uqhXe_p8IvF4YrGvuU9s5oHTlGCBfTHgosDqierAo68OTRoZ_vGb9CLxCQPYoQbQlJxwcWRFYtZlgGpdnLtDkm1T_jd6-Cl-ORjBnPJoIUU/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtMrbzrx1z02Yhq0il5qO2ILAt0LJZgS0uqhXe_p8IvF4YrGvuU9s5oHTlGCBfTHgosDqierAo68OTRoZ_vGb9CLxCQPYoQbQlJxwcWRFYtZlgGpdnLtDkm1T_jd6-Cl-ORjBnPJoIUU/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"But these favored objects share the house with everyday things such as rattan baskets and ceramic garden stools. 'They help keep the interior a little bit more low-key,' Raquet explains. 'The architecture of the house is truly refined. There's nothing casual about it. So it's important to offset that seriousness.' "</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-10" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEhaTG84yIzYcAxQEeDfyL3A8O1LlzCqtOW87b19fsMgawP4h7Yv4iVk1-wbSFFZXIMflm5HpQusYVhhbB2rg-PnHUBjVMBf36NmtV_g7DJWm9iMFx9QLK9L0pONvWE2qXatwR421sL279c/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTG84yIzYcAxQEeDfyL3A8O1LlzCqtOW87b19fsMgawP4h7Yv4iVk1-wbSFFZXIMflm5HpQusYVhhbB2rg-PnHUBjVMBf36NmtV_g7DJWm9iMFx9QLK9L0pONvWE2qXatwR421sL279c/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fearless pattern unifies the bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom daybed, by English Georgian, in Donghia cotton. Floor lamp, Maison Meilleur. Art, David James, Christie's. Wallcovering, Bennison. Bed, Michael Taylor Designs. Nightstands, Andrew Raquet Collection. Desk, Julia Gray. Vintage lamps and chair. Étagère, Bamboo Bamboo. Custom rug, Stark."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-11" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eBx7Ofsg4ddbgPMRQat-F9bE2itamNMyWtO9gzzl5YAeBjuqygiN67K5ZJSQUOf_bQZYiTXYUibn6wX1AgsNKvGu4qEPPzJmd6rN28d9UfOmJra4kwa5zU31uT-hRZAbiXzeJVBewKs/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-eBx7Ofsg4ddbgPMRQat-F9bE2itamNMyWtO9gzzl5YAeBjuqygiN67K5ZJSQUOf_bQZYiTXYUibn6wX1AgsNKvGu4qEPPzJmd6rN28d9UfOmJra4kwa5zU31uT-hRZAbiXzeJVBewKs/s1600/VER-ANDREW-RAQUET-BAHAMAS-5.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Wallcovering, China Seas. Chair, Andrew Raquet Collection, and daybed, both in China Seas linen. Tile, Waterworks. Vintage Chinese stool. Settee and chairs, Brown Jordan, in China Seas fabric. Vintage planters. Sculptures, Artistic Statuary. Pavilion by Andrew Raquet. Chaises, Brown Jordan."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/well-lived-lyford-cay-home-12#slide-12" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Lyford Cay Villa</a>" by Degen Pener.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some photos of Andrew Raquet's work that appeared in <i>Architectural Digest</i>:</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/AVvXsEjbftlt2LuA5MPZRJBimVQvw_oiAUtLMEjXh6XNfF3yulSK028kX1rZzd4UosQ0-kNs6z84vE34jgSJH7cOPMDFfnVRHQqfneRcXudKecFDZbFxj95r8nxYQKPiQHPT733-o2nvP1laKMI/s1600/beach-outdoor-space-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbftlt2LuA5MPZRJBimVQvw_oiAUtLMEjXh6XNfF3yulSK028kX1rZzd4UosQ0-kNs6z84vE34jgSJH7cOPMDFfnVRHQqfneRcXudKecFDZbFxj95r8nxYQKPiQHPT733-o2nvP1laKMI/s1600/beach-outdoor-space-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Chinese Chippendale–style furniture on the porch and adjacent terrace is original to textile impresario John Knott's Bahamian cottage."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyford Cay, Bahamas, home of John Knott and John Fondas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/beach-outdoor-space-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107" target="_blank">Bolder and Brighter</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</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/AVvXsEiS_7IAmkzowyBfGSAu-bUEydjSxB3piExcNAphQDK8bsfRh0d0jL31hEbk7eXA9pdjlJqZ9CPkbbr5sr2IsfAZuf1eoCPkQpD4hw_mzuHNhqy7qK6ZFZNhN_5GcFA6EhyC20DQmwRLIRY/s1600/beach-staircase-hallway-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-3_1000-watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_7IAmkzowyBfGSAu-bUEydjSxB3piExcNAphQDK8bsfRh0d0jL31hEbk7eXA9pdjlJqZ9CPkbbr5sr2IsfAZuf1eoCPkQpD4hw_mzuHNhqy7qK6ZFZNhN_5GcFA6EhyC20DQmwRLIRY/s1600/beach-staircase-hallway-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-3_1000-watermarked.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"China Seas wallpaper turns the bedroom corridor into a trompe l'oeil birdcage at a traditional Bahamian cottage. The light fixture is by Vaughan."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyford Cay, Bahamas, home of John Knott and John Fondas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/beach-staircase-hallway-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107" target="_blank">Bolder and Brighter</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</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/AVvXsEhW5XnUYTvUE6YxUVbUUSt5jd0Q0w1D62XX0N1Xl_IlDri_qq08CRcpMovZKrVMXAN0YpV8HRd92XiX6Ueil_j4luMJvIWtKAxV3XlP4mMvE3VC6toe2BBbDnUOQwofxqW2y4mtG2-VpBQ/s1600/beach-entrance-hall-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5XnUYTvUE6YxUVbUUSt5jd0Q0w1D62XX0N1Xl_IlDri_qq08CRcpMovZKrVMXAN0YpV8HRd92XiX6Ueil_j4luMJvIWtKAxV3XlP4mMvE3VC6toe2BBbDnUOQwofxqW2y4mtG2-VpBQ/s1600/beach-entrance-hall-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a traditional Bahamian cottage, shell trees once owned by noted Nassau hostess Olive Baillie are displayed under bell jars in the entrance hall, alongside gouaches of Naples from Sutter Antiques."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyford Cay, Bahamas, home of John Knott and John Fondas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/beach-entrance-hall-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107#" target="_blank">Bolder and Brighter</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</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/AVvXsEhKJTzdMD8F1sAhAvWN-DOxW9BBXGEs05BAUX_gqdxdPiBQrA2ZtCj17JnLp0pJhrL1XV0CpomKtmx5ztYHbCwuhU6dcjkNToBQKWMn9RMLyezJsQ5ob-kogxkwQTK8VKS-qjab_df-H1s/s1600/beach-dining-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJTzdMD8F1sAhAvWN-DOxW9BBXGEs05BAUX_gqdxdPiBQrA2ZtCj17JnLp0pJhrL1XV0CpomKtmx5ztYHbCwuhU6dcjkNToBQKWMn9RMLyezJsQ5ob-kogxkwQTK8VKS-qjab_df-H1s/s1600/beach-dining-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room of a cottage in the Bahamas, Baker chairs surround a painted 19th-century table from Bamboo-Bamboo."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyford Cay, Bahamas, home of John Knott and John Fondas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/beach-dining-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107" target="_blank">Bolder and Brighter</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</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/AVvXsEjVAp3c33FOXTsa4UiUNzQg08iwpqJ_C48mVE-qMFqKI6ylm6fDL8Zy2WVD40tymypyQF2ZFzoyxvpr85g1BnggzIzymkXrIeWwpv7KAkWKIP5WrxGxrNQb1EJ2ksGAhprqgWj7EWtdR6E/s1600/beach-living-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-3_1000-watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVAp3c33FOXTsa4UiUNzQg08iwpqJ_C48mVE-qMFqKI6ylm6fDL8Zy2WVD40tymypyQF2ZFzoyxvpr85g1BnggzIzymkXrIeWwpv7KAkWKIP5WrxGxrNQb1EJ2ksGAhprqgWj7EWtdR6E/s1600/beach-living-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-3_1000-watermarked.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At a traditional cottage in the Bahamas, the bar can be concealed behind louvered doors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyford Cay, Bahamas, home of John Knott and John Fondas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/beach-living-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-3" target="_blank">Bolder and Brighter</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</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/AVvXsEgfNNC0Dc8nxMwPNCG0YhWdryS50z9JFwAwNxr8xFOej8NErV71SsoJV8AzxDdMT19NRo-glp-h1FbWMEb4XrUHmTe5zt_oQHtVisg2mnoB-RyRGT545hbe9C4ApM5Yt3dug4hlMk6frbY/s1600/beach-bedroom-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNNC0Dc8nxMwPNCG0YhWdryS50z9JFwAwNxr8xFOej8NErV71SsoJV8AzxDdMT19NRo-glp-h1FbWMEb4XrUHmTe5zt_oQHtVisg2mnoB-RyRGT545hbe9C4ApM5Yt3dug4hlMk6frbY/s1600/beach-bedroom-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The blue master bedroom of a cottage in the Bahamas took shape around an Alan Campbell wallpaper; the fan is by Hunter, the headboard is by Avery Boardman, and the bed linens are by Matouk and D. Porthault."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyford Cay, Bahamas, home of John Knott and John Fondas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/beach-bedroom-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2?sponsor=" target="_blank">Bolder and Brighter</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</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/AVvXsEgTXi1RzQ11v_BpRsUFnry97fbnr1p98FPsIlqyO9xwJKBJTdohwtIhGtm4gmKDMone_fqBdzkXZP-d_DavMRnr-RrkjHgU3A42M-Xq6clAK_v2YE6-Y-CFh4VJzrcU44R-K5LKOz_D5Y4/s1600/beach-living-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXi1RzQ11v_BpRsUFnry97fbnr1p98FPsIlqyO9xwJKBJTdohwtIhGtm4gmKDMone_fqBdzkXZP-d_DavMRnr-RrkjHgU3A42M-Xq6clAK_v2YE6-Y-CFh4VJzrcU44R-K5LKOz_D5Y4/s1600/beach-living-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2_1000-watermarked.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Madagascar cloth from Quadrille lines the living room walls of a home in the Bahamas. An Alan Campbell fabric dresses the window; the vintage chairs and love seat are from 20th Century Gallery. The faux-bamboo screen was designed by Raquet, and the shell wall brackets are by Currey and Co."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyford Cay, Bahamas, home of John Knott and John Fondas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/beach-living-room-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107-2" target="_blank">Bolder and Brighter</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZCwVO0y8G_6HYu7zDqrDMKaHSKj-8qnM98N1J8KL9_Cn70TjkhcpRM2XJWjflT9jKPLKp_Og8RUH1pwV-PlmX-kJIlCBu7aCXMJGax8PkqCPHW8SAd5MRA7N8z4oK5KhMFdHUYrjcQY/s1600/beach-bedroom-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107_1000-watermarked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZCwVO0y8G_6HYu7zDqrDMKaHSKj-8qnM98N1J8KL9_Cn70TjkhcpRM2XJWjflT9jKPLKp_Og8RUH1pwV-PlmX-kJIlCBu7aCXMJGax8PkqCPHW8SAd5MRA7N8z4oK5KhMFdHUYrjcQY/s1600/beach-bedroom-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107_1000-watermarked.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Dubbed the Bali Isle Room, the guest quarters of a cottage in the Bahamas combine a primitive-style China Seas wallpaper with citrus hues. The orange cotton throws are from Bamboo-Bamboo, the bed linens are by Matouk, and the rug is by Madeline Weinrib from ABC Carpet and Home."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyford Cay, Bahamas, home of John Knott and John Fondas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet Interior Design.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://designfile.architecturaldigest.com/photo/beach-bedroom-andrew-raquet-interior-design-lyford-cay-bahamas-201107#" target="_blank">Bolder and Brighter</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are photos of a Brookville, New York, house that Andrew Raquet designed. These pictures appeared in <i>House Beautiful</i> (September 2010):</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/AVvXsEg-VS2URadp1ZzXczUMwVNjmkTdePyArz9LEFot9wXq8H1C9lWfY6CNwwT0tsqrXP0W3uA_7w2yG6M7jF55DF1FkIjPOf1WhEzlBsixYCJfIskx3JoF1WbLAfjoMf5eXRES9mAnRN0nQug/s1600/0910-raquet-oriental-decoration-01-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VS2URadp1ZzXczUMwVNjmkTdePyArz9LEFot9wXq8H1C9lWfY6CNwwT0tsqrXP0W3uA_7w2yG6M7jF55DF1FkIjPOf1WhEzlBsixYCJfIskx3JoF1WbLAfjoMf5eXRES9mAnRN0nQug/s1600/0910-raquet-oriental-decoration-01-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A four-foot-high pagoda in the dining room of a Brookville, New York, house 'is just here to make people smile,' says designer Andrew Raquet. The silver tea-leaf wallpaper is from <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/08/gracie-wallpaper.html" target="_blank">Gracie</a>."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-rooms-and-interiors-0910?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Glamorous Decorating Ideas Using the Color Gray</a>" by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGqzuW0_P9tQxj1EWrLiXF5q0P4Juer-q_rGDXVh9bthNUJC0rZyu60419nt_O6RRNd37tl2kQcMdTyeXJsTER7r1mb6pZExT0ZNE63vQDgGcKkYpRYwdn8yFqIISn0XvV82KMmVr4cY/s1600/0910-raquet-ntricate-table-setting-02-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGqzuW0_P9tQxj1EWrLiXF5q0P4Juer-q_rGDXVh9bthNUJC0rZyu60419nt_O6RRNd37tl2kQcMdTyeXJsTER7r1mb6pZExT0ZNE63vQDgGcKkYpRYwdn8yFqIISn0XvV82KMmVr4cY/s1600/0910-raquet-ntricate-table-setting-02-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The striped wool Venetian carpet from Thistle Hill Weavers 'keeps the room from being too precious.' Chairs are covered in Alan Campbell's Meloire Reverse."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-rooms-and-interiors-0910?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Glamorous Decorating Ideas Using the Color Gray</a>" by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQkQ-hEBRxXY_mTiAIz4maR9BCBDzx4dJftOVydLNQnvst7uO6h7tygSWx5SMOUuHoNSbj9oSFqkCgxqUoOhyphenhyphenW4hIlIsysVxOcUXegwUqSD80ZtzfFanuWFtt7yChvTV86LC8SsXQ9FM/s1600/0910-raquet-couch-03-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQkQ-hEBRxXY_mTiAIz4maR9BCBDzx4dJftOVydLNQnvst7uO6h7tygSWx5SMOUuHoNSbj9oSFqkCgxqUoOhyphenhyphenW4hIlIsysVxOcUXegwUqSD80ZtzfFanuWFtt7yChvTV86LC8SsXQ9FM/s1600/0910-raquet-couch-03-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The slipper chair is covered in Fleuret Jaspé from Prelle; fretwork chair seat cushion is Tigre Velours Soie by Clarence House. Striped curtains are made of Jim Thompson Maldive silks in silver, gold, and ivory. The custom silk rug is from Tai Ping Carpets. Coffee table from the Andrew Raquet Collection. Vintage gold-leaf mirror."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-rooms-and-interiors-0910?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Glamorous Decorating Ideas Using the Color Gray</a>" by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6gFnX6Y2tdls2_7ADM8wgzcckqlrlyzxpfNPAhRhdJLeEowNe7XOBIsVuHsxmA93ATfsxkMcKqyai8muuXaX79dUqGH3MGVR61gu72XPHhVQ1SjwKWkiqJpUSTVVAJ6MlyvF0QtzVG8/s1600/0910-raquet-living-room-04-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6gFnX6Y2tdls2_7ADM8wgzcckqlrlyzxpfNPAhRhdJLeEowNe7XOBIsVuHsxmA93ATfsxkMcKqyai8muuXaX79dUqGH3MGVR61gu72XPHhVQ1SjwKWkiqJpUSTVVAJ6MlyvF0QtzVG8/s1600/0910-raquet-living-room-04-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Raquet designed a generous banquette for the living room, where his clients frequently entertain. It's covered in Concord in Alabaster by Nancy Corzine, as is the sofa."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-rooms-and-interiors-0910?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Glamorous Decorating Ideas Using the Color Gray</a>" by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uwx5UDLGo_wltuzEOMBqkGIYcHXMSwbAUbC1wXtpXZU5lPGO1Otv4bdBTXe7HZ2jzvCCZfgai6TV9tg6m-Qm5raU_SM2X30Hc9VQKs399ZH8YWwynEyLaqwadB71XTm4rlS9juA3ozU/s1600/0910-raquet-gold-detailing-05-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_uwx5UDLGo_wltuzEOMBqkGIYcHXMSwbAUbC1wXtpXZU5lPGO1Otv4bdBTXe7HZ2jzvCCZfgai6TV9tg6m-Qm5raU_SM2X30Hc9VQKs399ZH8YWwynEyLaqwadB71XTm4rlS9juA3ozU/s1600/0910-raquet-gold-detailing-05-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antiqued mirror makes the fireplace a glamorous focal point in the living room, and it reflects the Mark Sheinkman painting above the corner banquette and a sliver of the dining room's scenic silver-leaf wallpaper. Antique bergères are covered in Lee Jofa's Crescendo Suede. Mirror-topped chrome table from the Andrew Raquet Collection."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-rooms-and-interiors-0910?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">Glamorous Decorating Ideas Using the Color Gray</a>" by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HdTyNcPbAqgWvCGeqoFDyH8q8L5Z-pOnQKJXP9Tgl-D3o3UMtBoRULh2Wlbc1VpyJqt09s5IJKlE_EZdtrOCgCvqJTy0eV60nqjkCEdMfIJHtj5Qpz7YOc3Fmv1CpclpHhOxOo4gL9U/s1600/0910-raquet-lavender-headboard-07-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HdTyNcPbAqgWvCGeqoFDyH8q8L5Z-pOnQKJXP9Tgl-D3o3UMtBoRULh2Wlbc1VpyJqt09s5IJKlE_EZdtrOCgCvqJTy0eV60nqjkCEdMfIJHtj5Qpz7YOc3Fmv1CpclpHhOxOo4gL9U/s1600/0910-raquet-lavender-headboard-07-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lavender, lavender, and more lavender: The client's favorite color made the master bedroom her exuberant dream come true. Cheverny by Manuel Canovas covers the headboard and outer layer of the bed curtain, lined in Lane Stripe by Quadrille. The silvery moiré wallcovering is by Robert Crowder. Faux-marbre painting on bedside table by Mary Kuzma Finishing. Leontine Linens."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Raquet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-rooms-and-interiors-0910?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Glamorous Decorating Ideas Using the Color Gray</a>" by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

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Lavender Dreams

<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lavender is a popular color choice for young girls' bedrooms. It is also a favorite of grown-ups, including rock and roll royalty . . . </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1vrLk7fnTc9F9PldNKyuwawoy0FlW3GqR-QeYvATbaEBSdjc4TLs4vDq6GKIJ0Xhcvlq3H9x0DLI5OGaxjhkOKVEbXR3hBx1bdwooManNZVQkCCGZ-gkf3AauhCYMAaD5vlWf17l3Tsw/s1600/item13.rendition.slideshowVertical.13_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1vrLk7fnTc9F9PldNKyuwawoy0FlW3GqR-QeYvATbaEBSdjc4TLs4vDq6GKIJ0Xhcvlq3H9x0DLI5OGaxjhkOKVEbXR3hBx1bdwooManNZVQkCCGZ-gkf3AauhCYMAaD5vlWf17l3Tsw/s640/item13.rendition.slideshowVertical.13_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom also includes a Marie Antoinette chaise upholstered in a </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.degournay.com/" target="_blank">de Gournay</a> silk velvet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.martynlawrencebullard.com/" target="_blank">Martyn Lawrence-Bullard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fred Schruers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/ozzy-sharon-osbourne-home-slideshow#slide=13" target="_blank">Like Night and Day</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</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 2011).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqg697ualB22ucz_BptGVgohM1ZwWLJ3jexh-3TcoBkyLzM0d231Wo1kq7HSD1cJkF5eu7s9s5aRbm6FQhe0TqpDx6WqmDTVIJdbLEorg0Onp49AFbIpRIAWw7YpAEtaIT0p_IdV801N4f/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.12_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqg697ualB22ucz_BptGVgohM1ZwWLJ3jexh-3TcoBkyLzM0d231Wo1kq7HSD1cJkF5eu7s9s5aRbm6FQhe0TqpDx6WqmDTVIJdbLEorg0Onp49AFbIpRIAWw7YpAEtaIT0p_IdV801N4f/s640/item12.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.12_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Osbournes' mirrored four-poster echoes the style of midcentury French designer Serge Roche; the wallpaper is by <a href="http://www.degournay.com/" target="_blank">de Gournay</a>, and the bedding is by <a href="http://www.frette.com/" target="_blank">Frette</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.martynlawrencebullard.com/" target="_blank">Martyn Lawrence-Bullard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fred Schruers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/ozzy-sharon-osbourne-home-slideshow#slide=12" target="_blank">Like Night and Day</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</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 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkbOKJpnOqA04S9iUtxTW-PiNl81YeO7fxPDhCnWezf5OadbmfbYlVtFLBXQrkVn4xPI7qwM_CXDmh7w_3DDhPkTD7nrshIXbecXPZ4uwYDSsObmdy1Q6MDF23F4mGzqJfMJu-jDwfjK8/s1600/3-color-0409-xlg-89656352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkbOKJpnOqA04S9iUtxTW-PiNl81YeO7fxPDhCnWezf5OadbmfbYlVtFLBXQrkVn4xPI7qwM_CXDmh7w_3DDhPkTD7nrshIXbecXPZ4uwYDSsObmdy1Q6MDF23F4mGzqJfMJu-jDwfjK8/s640/3-color-0409-xlg-89656352.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I've always loved lavender. To me, it's such a comfort color, particularly in the bedroom. It sort of lulls you to sleep. This has a little gray in it, which keeps it calm. If I wanted to mix it up, I'd throw in some navy or olive green. Because this shade is so subdued, it works well with just about any printed fabric. It's also a great backdrop for arts,' " says Kim Gilhool. California Paints "Faded Lilac 7490W."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Dana Gallagher.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/purple-paint-color-shades#slide-5" target="_blank">Cozy Classic</a>" produced by Carolyn Sollis and written by Donna Sapolin.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2003).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8k9WoWbloHdYPDYGdmZ6XCBw66pkHasC9ZBrSu4SKXc2ov0JLVSVQ4rvU53USRiSwccLNCt8P4yMv_VUSGhLuMOGDjXPK3-CH9X4xxAlYYnpiVw2c7apFbuhvYzHepOE0dbBKCiHsTw7/s1600/8-klotz-bench-0708-xlg-90078935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE8k9WoWbloHdYPDYGdmZ6XCBw66pkHasC9ZBrSu4SKXc2ov0JLVSVQ4rvU53USRiSwccLNCt8P4yMv_VUSGhLuMOGDjXPK3-CH9X4xxAlYYnpiVw2c7apFbuhvYzHepOE0dbBKCiHsTw7/s640/8-klotz-bench-0708-xlg-90078935.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An old birch bench holds books in a lavender guest bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Note the pineapple artwork, which is perfect for a guest room. The pineapple has been considered a sign of hospitality since Christopher Columbus first enjoyed the fruit on the Caribbean island of Guadalupe in 1493.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cottage in the Hamptons, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Leslie Klotz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/klotz-small-breezy-0708?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">A Blissful Hamptons Cottage</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> (July 2008). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCEBfeqxeiKo9nVDK6TOyhkCS_4-hsNL-BqZT4khuUTVGlgWrmkWlATmztvvWHyf8vn6aH22xw64IX1QWnkWmsYLR1FvPo-IWhWsFwvrAgBOh3Z23hUG-1r8PHV4poCUyZSFBlfr34ZZo/s1600/0310-coleman-bedroom-16-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCEBfeqxeiKo9nVDK6TOyhkCS_4-hsNL-BqZT4khuUTVGlgWrmkWlATmztvvWHyf8vn6aH22xw64IX1QWnkWmsYLR1FvPo-IWhWsFwvrAgBOh3Z23hUG-1r8PHV4poCUyZSFBlfr34ZZo/s640/0310-coleman-bedroom-16-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The lavender bedroom was inspired by the hydrangeas and lavender just outside the window. Curtains and pillows from JA Design Studio. Blanket from Hildreth's. Lavender lamp from Max and Company."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton, New York beach house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kimcoleman.com/" target="_blank">Kim Coleman</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by James Merrell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/blue-beach-house-0310?click=main_sr#slide-16" target="_blank">A Beach House as Blue as the Ocean</a>" by Bob Morris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oLqQO3FhXbZ4eAz_yCFaY1I-T5_4OmCxMgfOpjMJkJURRYGWaLEdNmhJzLGIjAJYgoEWdaOJT79yLmEzun7WCbl_fo8J2ap1I6yZ0Q2hi0VqRFjWapvp_OmGS1EIMnDDnxvewyN02I2d/s1600/0910-raquet-lavender-headboard-07-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oLqQO3FhXbZ4eAz_yCFaY1I-T5_4OmCxMgfOpjMJkJURRYGWaLEdNmhJzLGIjAJYgoEWdaOJT79yLmEzun7WCbl_fo8J2ap1I6yZ0Q2hi0VqRFjWapvp_OmGS1EIMnDDnxvewyN02I2d/s640/0910-raquet-lavender-headboard-07-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lavender, lavender, and more lavender: the client's favorite color made the master bedroom her exuberant dream come true. Cheverny by Manuel Canovas covers the headboard and outer layer of the bed curtain, lined in Lane Stripe by <a href="http://www.quadrillefabrics.com/" target="_blank">Quadrille</a>. The silvery moire wallcovering is by <a href="http://www.robertcrowder.com/" target="_blank">Robert Crowder</a>. <i>Faux-marbre</i> painting on bedside table is by Mary Kuzma Finishing. Leontine Linens."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Georgian Colonial house in Brookville, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.andrewraquet.com/" target="_blank">Andrew Raquet</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-rooms-and-interiors-0910?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">The Glamour of Gray</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</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 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcHUWPBYrCvqNEuhl4dJqS94jZiAAjoedV14fh0QZnAsynIonW-wFB2gkOiqZwi66-p6Da_i02AK-BG4AekRHsyejpNvxR96_PgvHIo1tKC4TkOmfSrK0dfvSU0pJJmzKDs8anBjxkzhm/s1600/101821188_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcHUWPBYrCvqNEuhl4dJqS94jZiAAjoedV14fh0QZnAsynIonW-wFB2gkOiqZwi66-p6Da_i02AK-BG4AekRHsyejpNvxR96_PgvHIo1tKC4TkOmfSrK0dfvSU0pJJmzKDs8anBjxkzhm/s640/101821188_ss.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Colette van den Thillart transformed her Toronto home into a lovely 'Frenchified' space. The lilac-and-white master suite was inspired by Canada's northern light. The headboard was custom designed by Colette. A Belgian-oak settee upholstered with faux fur huddles with tufted slipper chairs in the luxurious sitting area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Colette van den Thillart, <a href="http://nh-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">NH Design</a>.</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://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/beautiful-glamorous-casual-comfort_ss9.html" target="_blank">Beautiful, Glamorous Home with Casual Comfort</a>" written 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/AVvXsEg-_TJxEFhV4mXD6fSbVheRytnj4IXTKVeqmkOWNJ6RE11t6KlTmVw4mughR6s5wWETpNHy7vlqmTrKgrep9vCQDLtJ9YU5wEG_HgsBbESwm1PY8aFhyphenhyphenKAeKDks7GzVrqw_A8_FmcTBvF2i/s1600/101821189_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_TJxEFhV4mXD6fSbVheRytnj4IXTKVeqmkOWNJ6RE11t6KlTmVw4mughR6s5wWETpNHy7vlqmTrKgrep9vCQDLtJ9YU5wEG_HgsBbESwm1PY8aFhyphenhyphenKAeKDks7GzVrqw_A8_FmcTBvF2i/s640/101821189_ss.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Both pretty and utilitarian, the complementary lilac-and-white draperies are backed with blackout lining."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1970s Toronto, Canada home of Colette van den Thillart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Colette van den Thillart, <a href="http://nh-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">NH Design</a>.</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://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/beautiful-glamorous-casual-comfort_ss10.html" target="_blank">Beautiful, Glamorous Home with Casual Comfort</a>" written 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/AVvXsEhYR6ewFWoyOaVFoYbXLqqIaIjo3JCXeQyPxWdtlebAGrkLCJ7dt8i4xbv9QkOw3xHFySKGtoZXUpuwwjz1IeJbk5fqKN61_pfWk19PfCAyAJ2MJ1a9-LxjPmhihKSO75MoTv6YHshoS2lf/s1600/BlogLavenderDreamsMichelleStewart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYR6ewFWoyOaVFoYbXLqqIaIjo3JCXeQyPxWdtlebAGrkLCJ7dt8i4xbv9QkOw3xHFySKGtoZXUpuwwjz1IeJbk5fqKN61_pfWk19PfCAyAJ2MJ1a9-LxjPmhihKSO75MoTv6YHshoS2lf/s640/BlogLavenderDreamsMichelleStewart.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daughter's bedroom in Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michelle Stewart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Accents (November - December 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZE6J00glpmBjX4OJv2X3FzTNJjGVERviPIVPiWyAppEeMbmzRwClVzOmq0bLmucFzVJm_G1qL3xsWEkUQJy1lCwP6H__TSU02tp75bB3puSh0GDvv7U0Np17QqO3T_1nDt12Yl8KkZL8/s1600/BlogLavenderDreamsPamelaPierce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZE6J00glpmBjX4OJv2X3FzTNJjGVERviPIVPiWyAppEeMbmzRwClVzOmq0bLmucFzVJm_G1qL3xsWEkUQJy1lCwP6H__TSU02tp75bB3puSh0GDvv7U0Np17QqO3T_1nDt12Yl8KkZL8/s640/BlogLavenderDreamsPamelaPierce.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fairy-tale princess details, such as the long-skirted duvets and taffeta bed skirts, distinguish the girl's room. [Pamela] Pierce adorned the wrought iron twin beds with diminutive wreaths and rosebuds [for Christmas]."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pamela Pierce</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tailor-Made Trimmings" by Lydia Somerville.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Accents (November - December 2003).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1UcbguQZTHN9jFPlLaVTpgNw2HlR2JHZLHJ_5ASBQRYQU3sOuCZyww9BSdPEtySX0j9g7Vs17mW4G7GUKV1iLtKzxi7r6pqPqFt0yNSE7JkUZ-Vye0OD5rI_44qPPDSQvKGkIOCGYkaG/s1600/ED0312_Tapert_006-400-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1UcbguQZTHN9jFPlLaVTpgNw2HlR2JHZLHJ_5ASBQRYQU3sOuCZyww9BSdPEtySX0j9g7Vs17mW4G7GUKV1iLtKzxi7r6pqPqFt0yNSE7JkUZ-Vye0OD5rI_44qPPDSQvKGkIOCGYkaG/s640/ED0312_Tapert_006-400-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The bedroom's <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a> four-poster has curtains of a <a href="http://www.carolinageorge.com/" target="_blank">Carolina George</a> fabric, the bedding is by <a href="http://olatz.com/" target="_blank">Olatz</a>, the light fixture is Moroccan, and the jute rug is by <a href="http://www.westelm.com/" target="_blank">West Elm</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">West Hollywood apartment of Georgia Tapert Howe and Lou Howe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.carolinageorge.com/" target="_blank">Georgia Tapert Howe</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;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/on-location#slide-6" target="_blank">On Location</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</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> (March 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbi8vQmuhVcQKeszmevM4lOKKAZh_gF2lsnkSqtfG4LRhgOlh_gudijCwtuJkjtRwr9rSyOGohUOX3sIJ1m6pukFao7m61-QSu-N6GDrnag9Fd_jj7_moTaUQCsXHPj7vm2Ohpt11qGKBs/s1600/sexy_bedroom_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/AVvXsEgbi8vQmuhVcQKeszmevM4lOKKAZh_gF2lsnkSqtfG4LRhgOlh_gudijCwtuJkjtRwr9rSyOGohUOX3sIJ1m6pukFao7m61-QSu-N6GDrnag9Fd_jj7_moTaUQCsXHPj7vm2Ohpt11qGKBs/s640/sexy_bedroom_01-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A canopy encloses not only the bed but the entire room, in a master bedroom designed by Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz. 'By using fabric to soften the room and create this space, you forget that you are in a small room and it makes you feel as if you are in a huge bed,' says Noriega-Ortiz. The use of blue behind white makes the color feel soft and inviting."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bnodesign.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Quentin Bacon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/designer-secrets-to-a-sexy-bedroom-49333#slide-1" target="_blank">Designer Secrets to a Sexy Bedroom</a>" by Jill Connors.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div>

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