Stable Options

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In yesterday's post, I asked if you would be willing to live in a barn. What do you think about living in a former artillery stable? The Illinois home once owned by interior designer Judith Nadler Ellerman and her husband John combines the openness of a loft with a garden-inspired palette. Modern art mixes with antiques. Industrial elements add energy while reclaimed wood offers warmth. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also share pictures of three other barns. One "barn" was built for the Lovato family in Cape Cod, Massachusetts using reclaimed wood. The Lovatos needed room for extended family but wanted to respect the architecture of their historic 1817 home. In the second case, designer David Kleinberg relocated an existing barn to serve as a client's pool house in Connecticut. Lastly, I share photos of a barn built by Ina Garten, also known as the Barefoot Contessa, who was "inspired by the simple country buildings of Belgium." All four barns in today's posting, whether built from scratch or remodeled and repurposed, are examples of unique spaces that support modern lifestyles while respecting historical architecture.  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT4qbWPpTF43EqNcalGIOIijo6UnVrqegJpxdnUFb-qxtCiR3Jc3XEyvMhUBqGOz4mdVa5VxKDNeI1PDRzd9o3_PdTJvOu34cyf_KUv-W1TkMemdOgdyb67xaRXsYATW2TujYWD5W_Lw/s1600/img_stunningremodel_ss1%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoT4qbWPpTF43EqNcalGIOIijo6UnVrqegJpxdnUFb-qxtCiR3Jc3XEyvMhUBqGOz4mdVa5VxKDNeI1PDRzd9o3_PdTJvOu34cyf_KUv-W1TkMemdOgdyb67xaRXsYATW2TujYWD5W_Lw/s640/img_stunningremodel_ss1%255B1%255D.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The home of Judith Nadler Ellerman and her husband John Ellerman was built in 1892 as an artillery stable for Fort Sheridan near Lake Forest, Illinois.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Judith Nadler Ellerman.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrz4jo1t0w0xqO_aMRlRTO_USiWUfHzG01qeBSwgUyqnsHdlQEuF-jilvwdWkyLiFz-f5w21qZtb3P_jNwFkSX_8AbbnPiKkP1HbUsGSm9K55DQ9W5M-WIj7i2v7QErb4ZVn5bog0Klo/s1600/img_stunningremodel_ss2%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrz4jo1t0w0xqO_aMRlRTO_USiWUfHzG01qeBSwgUyqnsHdlQEuF-jilvwdWkyLiFz-f5w21qZtb3P_jNwFkSX_8AbbnPiKkP1HbUsGSm9K55DQ9W5M-WIj7i2v7QErb4ZVn5bog0Klo/s640/img_stunningremodel_ss2%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 10-foot-tall doors let in light and cool breezes. "A modern steel staircase introduces a loft-like feel to the traditionally furnished living room.'</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Judith Nadler Ellerman.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kWfAhcoIHi6u8Lqp7pKPrMtPDqpwtRN7k_sm_hjtneK-drHHrmZ4bCvcAoSoGUF5sNrzLaMYfjnN28thlfHY9qEpOSMIYpAL8UH_pkviiCUiguftTA2y1FoUXRNM7seTAlL9VVsq9XU/s1600/img_stunningremodel_ss3%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kWfAhcoIHi6u8Lqp7pKPrMtPDqpwtRN7k_sm_hjtneK-drHHrmZ4bCvcAoSoGUF5sNrzLaMYfjnN28thlfHY9qEpOSMIYpAL8UH_pkviiCUiguftTA2y1FoUXRNM7seTAlL9VVsq9XU/s640/img_stunningremodel_ss3%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three sculptures by Bruce Gueswel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Judith Nadler Ellerman.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></div><div align="center"></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/AVvXsEjoKWK3y-qztt3vMLoYmso-2DeyxAu1Ja1dM0MQwUPeR3hrJ2DENxM6h0UMX-12rgsZjaCrUfJkHpS5xTvbbuW559bcmTLDrbWZ57Q2uXC0eIRqQLDVe6nB6suxstrU_onOjM6JcwK7CpY/s1600/img_stunningremodel_ss5%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKWK3y-qztt3vMLoYmso-2DeyxAu1Ja1dM0MQwUPeR3hrJ2DENxM6h0UMX-12rgsZjaCrUfJkHpS5xTvbbuW559bcmTLDrbWZ57Q2uXC0eIRqQLDVe6nB6suxstrU_onOjM6JcwK7CpY/s640/img_stunningremodel_ss5%5B1%5D.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I love the interplay of antiques and objects from all cultures with clean-lined architecture and modern details," says homeowner and designer Judith Nadler Ellerman.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reclaimed hickory wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kirk Deffebach painting. A French chest.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div align="center"></div></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XvORA_VMw3f2qaWCtRXWt6CJTlmUq8g3K-F9Xe-Ur7QyM1t6761Vo30KaGtDPh88sKlO8xGge0pUVoRQ6NW3R5dLCCnvKE9-lqYOi_vZoxwHgg8Vld0spozgdELvQgN2xytyEerM9CY/s1600/img_stunningremodel_ss8%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3XvORA_VMw3f2qaWCtRXWt6CJTlmUq8g3K-F9Xe-Ur7QyM1t6761Vo30KaGtDPh88sKlO8xGge0pUVoRQ6NW3R5dLCCnvKE9-lqYOi_vZoxwHgg8Vld0spozgdELvQgN2xytyEerM9CY/s640/img_stunningremodel_ss8%5B1%5D.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White marble counter tops. Antique copper items.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Vintage French railroad clock.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Judith Nadler Ellerman.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></div><div align="center"></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/AVvXsEgjPknTA_jassP2oNKFPEZcbaYErwHUMdeku-sjQXyX8PskKaomehc2bsHjfYBbipAtnt3GjBXYoX9hVeln8-alUzsxfLaKvQndKF_ikb8u2dZwNhORWfqvh4cn_h5xL_mckxBJDN7b17U/s1600/img_stunningremodel_ss6%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPknTA_jassP2oNKFPEZcbaYErwHUMdeku-sjQXyX8PskKaomehc2bsHjfYBbipAtnt3GjBXYoX9hVeln8-alUzsxfLaKvQndKF_ikb8u2dZwNhORWfqvh4cn_h5xL_mckxBJDN7b17U/s640/img_stunningremodel_ss6%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The home features sixteen original brick archways that provide plenty of light.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Judith Nadler Ellerman.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl8ccEX6C9me4xBRpMVUOybVGoeO5h1fbEffx_TzfCIM8iS3dMVRXIEhIJA24BJMKlZu6fgqRnnwd9lMpIzGDYh7U5PTohx8mT7FlOxADlXvvlg95Z3zwK9CGj3opYpGzzKJjYlIOTFo/s1600/img_stunningremodel_ss10%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl8ccEX6C9me4xBRpMVUOybVGoeO5h1fbEffx_TzfCIM8iS3dMVRXIEhIJA24BJMKlZu6fgqRnnwd9lMpIzGDYh7U5PTohx8mT7FlOxADlXvvlg95Z3zwK9CGj3opYpGzzKJjYlIOTFo/s640/img_stunningremodel_ss10%255B1%255D.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The master bedroom.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Judith Nadler Ellerman.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NqcmCuFv78mkbRygpWOT9wb1N8pqhburBiC1kNWqvBudo-ZwBemVCq4Cdkc2y9QVdAoRRH1ohV4CGDm7c-mMuTbjW80Ovk2_exg9twZIF-NcnWPv5z5s16ZTrn5arsKctIvsFbZhXxo/s1600/101623895_ss%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NqcmCuFv78mkbRygpWOT9wb1N8pqhburBiC1kNWqvBudo-ZwBemVCq4Cdkc2y9QVdAoRRH1ohV4CGDm7c-mMuTbjW80Ovk2_exg9twZIF-NcnWPv5z5s16ZTrn5arsKctIvsFbZhXxo/s640/101623895_ss%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lovato family needed to add space to their Cape Cod, Massachusetts summer house, which was built in 1817. A barn-like addition provided the necessary square-footage while respecting the original home's architecture and its history as part of a cranberry farm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Maureen Footer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation architect: Reed A. Morrison.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LQnuOdERf9GmmBCai5D8okGwgAK0Lf1xV5PB9IfL1thNnUESS3UO-Mz7tT3Be47LKx5coVX6n3ISHT3cf2C0qf5_YNp-UQn6-nDMgVgSUjIZjtMt7Z9T1YV4uX-izRH2VkFO-jCeG-I/s1600/101623920_ss%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LQnuOdERf9GmmBCai5D8okGwgAK0Lf1xV5PB9IfL1thNnUESS3UO-Mz7tT3Be47LKx5coVX6n3ISHT3cf2C0qf5_YNp-UQn6-nDMgVgSUjIZjtMt7Z9T1YV4uX-izRH2VkFO-jCeG-I/s640/101623920_ss%255B1%255D.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">"Plaster ceilings were removed in the original rooms of the 1817 Cape Cod house, exposing upper-level floor joists."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Maureen Footer.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation architect: Reed A. Morrison.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTWV7Btl97GUIVVIcfkXltnCbLchxDq7xey7Wvl1f4nc2SXCB86vGlISX6eWr0NjhcnlHZqP64qbzpfGao8VXEx9qkFiV76mK_hyphenhyphenOPQtdMKgbBXIbuizflmVm9nhi0lIvbSx55mxLT6s/s1600/BlogBarnRaisingVerandaNovDec2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTWV7Btl97GUIVVIcfkXltnCbLchxDq7xey7Wvl1f4nc2SXCB86vGlISX6eWr0NjhcnlHZqP64qbzpfGao8VXEx9qkFiV76mK_hyphenhyphenOPQtdMKgbBXIbuizflmVm9nhi0lIvbSx55mxLT6s/s640/BlogBarnRaisingVerandaNovDec2011.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1880s country house in Connecticut.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior designer David Kleinberg "razed the 1970s pool house, making room for an old barn that was trucked to the site from a nearby location in the Connecticut countryside. Now sheathed in dark clapboard, the barn is an architectural soulmate to the main house."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and interior design by David Kleinberg.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Landscape design by Renny Reynolds.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Written by Linda O'Keeffe.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (November-December 2011).</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanaH__E-4-ta3ujdRRDTnUp6zNqWCBXVWjR5PclqPVi1stEkGQOSDOrqrxkoa_OvscVFQ7-t0urLplr_aD0D6WI5Or-WIQhizRlvM5wTWUtcMsniq4Vk3kdyUIbPIIBOy0Y8aUaE4Gw8/s1600/BlogBarnRaisingVerandaNovDec2011two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhanaH__E-4-ta3ujdRRDTnUp6zNqWCBXVWjR5PclqPVi1stEkGQOSDOrqrxkoa_OvscVFQ7-t0urLplr_aD0D6WI5Or-WIQhizRlvM5wTWUtcMsniq4Vk3kdyUIbPIIBOy0Y8aUaE4Gw8/s640/BlogBarnRaisingVerandaNovDec2011two.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Juxtapositions in a barn-turned-pool house: 19th-century lanterns with modern furnishings.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Log cabin interior with steel doors.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and interior design by David Kleinberg.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Landscape design by Renny Reynolds.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Written by Linda O'Keeffe.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (November-December 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_oibu_dnLBnO_iUsZP1K09OFRK0NwZb20h10rvOj9WjMZKp8QvtQkZ-KD5nIogoS8V1gyo-D2m_r3HonBqU4DObzjWctsKkW9ihB-_CdfC93qa-nx1YZudWTE4gso65jZw4l0Bnm0T8/s1600/1-ina-barn-1108-xlg%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_oibu_dnLBnO_iUsZP1K09OFRK0NwZb20h10rvOj9WjMZKp8QvtQkZ-KD5nIogoS8V1gyo-D2m_r3HonBqU4DObzjWctsKkW9ihB-_CdfC93qa-nx1YZudWTE4gso65jZw4l0Bnm0T8/s640/1-ina-barn-1108-xlg%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"On a shady side street of East Hampton, New York, Ina Garten built her 'barn', inspired by the simple country buildings of Belgium and designed by architect Frank Greenwald."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Article by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</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/AVvXsEiPHhvee8gIYk4v16iLH3CEwQzd-SrqR_cM1aYTOpKyoqAbn0DovDjP5p65pTtCwrGLdY52olLKzkFx1OHLWQiWZTYur9iW5zLyjhHUd2uDVhkHtEajx152AxE6bXoymBicw1j1XAi3utE/s1600/3-ina-diningarea-1108-xlg-69097888%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHhvee8gIYk4v16iLH3CEwQzd-SrqR_cM1aYTOpKyoqAbn0DovDjP5p65pTtCwrGLdY52olLKzkFx1OHLWQiWZTYur9iW5zLyjhHUd2uDVhkHtEajx152AxE6bXoymBicw1j1XAi3utE/s640/3-ina-diningarea-1108-xlg-69097888%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rough-hewn salvaged beams lend dimension and warmth </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to [Ina Garten's] kitchen-dining area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">18-foot-long counter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cabinet by Axel Vervoordt.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Article by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</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/AVvXsEgZsbTL1LIoXIGk5It1hMzMNldZSqcGM7t3QLSJsTAr5FNzJzKi1vz8qGwY8-lM4h0ryXni9mzxxJFRm3kmfttCH2aYvR5WOjyOA1YxcYFTBEA9Hpn1vmCVR6-m6RGP0yvvXQNin0UB3NM/s1600/9-ina-outside-1108-xlg-2119954%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsbTL1LIoXIGk5It1hMzMNldZSqcGM7t3QLSJsTAr5FNzJzKi1vz8qGwY8-lM4h0ryXni9mzxxJFRm3kmfttCH2aYvR5WOjyOA1YxcYFTBEA9Hpn1vmCVR6-m6RGP0yvvXQNin0UB3NM/s640/9-ina-outside-1108-xlg-2119954%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A covered porch leads to the [barn] entrance. The caramel-colored cedar will age over time to a silvery gray."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bluestone terrace.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Article by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</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/AVvXsEhvXL068PGgpMucLrQInq2vPP9BJrkmdJXxaTXrGqTYMIQXCK6yF2boYHbIgd5mj1IOA74wftfYo2ABk-onryYyJ956MwXkRez3IUl1bbzJnx86hEj2e5k6KiRyxtw31FNTkXZ03sIe4J4/s1600/14-ina-patio-1108-xlg-8549556%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXL068PGgpMucLrQInq2vPP9BJrkmdJXxaTXrGqTYMIQXCK6yF2boYHbIgd5mj1IOA74wftfYo2ABk-onryYyJ956MwXkRez3IUl1bbzJnx86hEj2e5k6KiRyxtw31FNTkXZ03sIe4J4/s640/14-ina-patio-1108-xlg-8549556%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This covered porch of Ina Garten's East Hampton home reminds me of the beautiful multiple arches of Judith Nadler Ellerman's converted stable.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s rattan chairs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Article by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</span></div></span>

Stable Options

In yesterday's post, I asked if you would be willing to live in a barn. What do you think about living in a former artillery stable? The...

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In the Billiard Room

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was growing up, I used to play the murder mystery board game <em>Clue</em>. My family had an old 1950s version of the game that looked like this copy I found on eBay.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotRb9z9_fIbA6pdtzQwO7RzJoNUrUm5_p-OibJgTWqi-MyorNiObdppEBl3R3Igp9TjLgTZ0jm-pKsJ7klaCcGA0GEGXxaPC-wN7_ihxafIyngNtea8Ji2Qpblq6blxnql-DxqNGZw4U/s1600/il_570xN.312277284%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotRb9z9_fIbA6pdtzQwO7RzJoNUrUm5_p-OibJgTWqi-MyorNiObdppEBl3R3Igp9TjLgTZ0jm-pKsJ7klaCcGA0GEGXxaPC-wN7_ihxafIyngNtea8Ji2Qpblq6blxnql-DxqNGZw4U/s400/il_570xN.312277284%5B1%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The game is set in a large country home. Players must determine the room in which the murder was committed (library, kitchen, conservatory, etc.), the weapon that was used (rope, lead pipe, revolver, etc.), and the character (Miss Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Mrs. Peacock, etc.) who committed the crime. <em>Clue</em> is perfect for fans of Agatha Christie novels, which I read in abundance when I was younger. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the rooms in the <em>Clue</em> manor is the billiard room. I imagined this space to be dark with wood-paneled walls, leather furniture, the smell of a pipe. The perfect place for mystery. Like the billiard room in <span id="goog_150440206"></span><a href="http://www.wrothampark.com/" target="_blank">Wrotham Park<span id="goog_150440207"></span></a>, the English manor where some scenes from the movie <em>Gosford Park</em> were filmed. The billiard rooms I have seen recently in decorating magazines are not exactly like the one I envisioned long ago. Some are rather beachy and most are full of light. Take a look . . . <em> </em></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaI9SYd7izAnDVVb4SNDDSJFJosjyKsFsxIzpRoxHglWXgvbfKmZ-lwRFmgXq2vCzN6OpdyyebsFztbhCgJx-uP-RtXPH_RvWFhahP1PXCHv-X4V4kwXxx7DN2G9kn0yt5TXGv9VcPydE/s1600/15-craftsmanship-familyroom-1107_xlg%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaI9SYd7izAnDVVb4SNDDSJFJosjyKsFsxIzpRoxHglWXgvbfKmZ-lwRFmgXq2vCzN6OpdyyebsFztbhCgJx-uP-RtXPH_RvWFhahP1PXCHv-X4V4kwXxx7DN2G9kn0yt5TXGv9VcPydE/s640/15-craftsmanship-familyroom-1107_xlg%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new house in Bedford, New York. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Jeffrey Bilhuber.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cwmTU8mOj99fsexEm6rW6fboT-BFTYPLUG3390Pus-nQPqebpIMgvq-ZrbJbDoL6Pb0Lildm8AafGLT1CvSi3HVQQfluPTLzjJEQCpg-7XGVLLJ0mBzvFyDm855RkcNkxYx8TGGgB74/s1600/BlogBilliardRoomADSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cwmTU8mOj99fsexEm6rW6fboT-BFTYPLUG3390Pus-nQPqebpIMgvq-ZrbJbDoL6Pb0Lildm8AafGLT1CvSi3HVQQfluPTLzjJEQCpg-7XGVLLJ0mBzvFyDm855RkcNkxYx8TGGgB74/s640/BlogBilliardRoomADSept2011.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Calabasas, California vacation home of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The pool room's alder-wood billiard table with nail-head detailing  was designed by Lance and fabricated by Blatt Billiards."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Stephen Samuelson.</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;">Architectural Digest (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSISJGJdxop-nj4P4ux6dMrLT7S9LGYsq5AZi3Vhi-LrajvefIQR70AlKRtK_yuiAcglAQ2n9jNvXdmLQd1KIYIut7wrUR5JTMJkAdjDAej8gLQb-55lcZfpFGx1QAiqXRe96UITQdfA/s1600/courteney-extra-wm-04-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSISJGJdxop-nj4P4ux6dMrLT7S9LGYsq5AZi3Vhi-LrajvefIQR70AlKRtK_yuiAcglAQ2n9jNvXdmLQd1KIYIut7wrUR5JTMJkAdjDAej8gLQb-55lcZfpFGx1QAiqXRe96UITQdfA/s640/courteney-extra-wm-04-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom made pool table in home of actress Courteney Cox.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Flagstone floor. Painting by Arsen Roje.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chairs from Blackman Cruz.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Light fixture by Hivemindesign.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ8UltNIqtEC1Cdkx4FG-m-AXcPXIOTeoVZNBCwJQ0KTsHMNM4JpYry6H3wyrFh3q_uLk7o_RuAyJjKNxmIP6_oZdf48xlzSb0_YFLurOPygSpSVUhEKy9Iw8RWFgO6B431nrBmlixpU/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.steven-volpe-lewis-butler-04-lounge%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ8UltNIqtEC1Cdkx4FG-m-AXcPXIOTeoVZNBCwJQ0KTsHMNM4JpYry6H3wyrFh3q_uLk7o_RuAyJjKNxmIP6_oZdf48xlzSb0_YFLurOPygSpSVUhEKy9Iw8RWFgO6B431nrBmlixpU/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.steven-volpe-lewis-butler-04-lounge%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A restored circa-1915 pool table from Blatt Billiards.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, a pair of 1940s French chairs by Marc du Plantier, a black marble mantel by Axel Vervoordt and twin '50s floor lamps by Gino Sarfatti.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Steven Volpe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovations by architect Lewis Butler, Butler Armsden Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (November 2011).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIfMlP-cvscoz2eVPOYpV1bCUjxw4H0tKVQ19V5OMpLUk5eKlpWHX7lWy_EjgtF4vYQ4NJf-ISLmOEKGTtO6teDYiESzwL13BTDZIRYD86mcwNk0zVzbOmD076PDGnLeuUvBDJAvaznM/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.frank-greenwald-03-family-room%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIfMlP-cvscoz2eVPOYpV1bCUjxw4H0tKVQ19V5OMpLUk5eKlpWHX7lWy_EjgtF4vYQ4NJf-ISLmOEKGTtO6teDYiESzwL13BTDZIRYD86mcwNk0zVzbOmD076PDGnLeuUvBDJAvaznM/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.frank-greenwald-03-family-room%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hamptons home of architect Frank Greenwald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Mary Foley and Michael Cox</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (July 2012).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakD2WR5X5X934otExUnlocLZZYmoSOWGl13QbElCyNtLYHjOG-OUOana65uBgNBfv8OEz9kZWxGd-oRjIXRW9f9-HBss3n5ySWC0cXnJCI-Z4n-0TsWEDiUHhAwUa8E_0hOW5eGgXZjA/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.leroy-street-studio-hamptons-house-10%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakD2WR5X5X934otExUnlocLZZYmoSOWGl13QbElCyNtLYHjOG-OUOana65uBgNBfv8OEz9kZWxGd-oRjIXRW9f9-HBss3n5ySWC0cXnJCI-Z4n-0TsWEDiUHhAwUa8E_0hOW5eGgXZjA/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.leroy-street-studio-hamptons-house-10%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pendant lights by Tom Dixon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hamptons home created by <a href="http://www.leroystreetstudio.com/" target="_blank">Leroy Street Studio</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kennethalpert.com/" target="_blank">Kenneth Alpert of KA Design Group</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Adrian Wilson.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (June 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuxG2eAzywnHk4oCWYNV0I1vOIy5PF__Oq_HzSyowrrS6IrqkMNRVak7LuzBZ6rTHNo9_lUWzdDpZNr95V_AjHoMUSZpwHVCx5JY6P0nhMajsmKFrEhpuUcuvlqfpY8drqjsIWAeeF3g/s1600/item08.rendition.slideshowVertical.08_martyn-lawrence-bullard-vacation-home-mexico%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuxG2eAzywnHk4oCWYNV0I1vOIy5PF__Oq_HzSyowrrS6IrqkMNRVak7LuzBZ6rTHNo9_lUWzdDpZNr95V_AjHoMUSZpwHVCx5JY6P0nhMajsmKFrEhpuUcuvlqfpY8drqjsIWAeeF3g/s640/item08.rendition.slideshowVertical.08_martyn-lawrence-bullard-vacation-home-mexico%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A custom-made light by Reborn Antiques hangs from a thatched ceiling in a Punta Mita, Mexico beach home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Martyn Lawrence Bullard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tim Street-Porter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (August 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShdQrSwUiu3Wi94MfNRI_xce3Gz5KhNwhzQxTeM3kSkXhcZBbTWMCmAfGkmyVrAzza3mnv4B1DOAFxHhW52jmc5DByhq__bF7Fv8t-v_OHOctrlN_lbRCs7Yy0Y2fYHLqrQ324GFHphE/s1600/item08.rendition.slideshowVertical.couturier-08-billiard-room%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShdQrSwUiu3Wi94MfNRI_xce3Gz5KhNwhzQxTeM3kSkXhcZBbTWMCmAfGkmyVrAzza3mnv4B1DOAFxHhW52jmc5DByhq__bF7Fv8t-v_OHOctrlN_lbRCs7Yy0Y2fYHLqrQ324GFHphE/s640/item08.rendition.slideshowVertical.couturier-08-billiard-room%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marshcourt, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a country house 75 miles southwest of London.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The billiard room's Zaha Hadid sofa for Sawaya & Moroni and pair of vintage Italian armchairs complement a reproduction by Lutyens Furniture & Lighting of the original billiard-table light."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Edwin Lutyens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Robert Couturier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">"My natural tendency would be to look at Lutyens's books and think you have to have Elizabethan or neo-Gothic furniture here. But then it would become very boring. We soon realized that contemporary furniture would jolt the house to life."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tim Beddow.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wbKUY0LpwPNPuuqLuNd3FwUHSEKFkStSzFbm06nZraTkl5WvKe0XiRoVD9oXPix4RBBAGH2oqWHJNyrznjK-Jr2z4dnK1U2vlnaQtBfXagyZvod0LMgI_GHZ2H5MlUacZkUBQtiGakE/s1600/item01.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.couturier-01-marshcourt-exterior-facade%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wbKUY0LpwPNPuuqLuNd3FwUHSEKFkStSzFbm06nZraTkl5WvKe0XiRoVD9oXPix4RBBAGH2oqWHJNyrznjK-Jr2z4dnK1U2vlnaQtBfXagyZvod0LMgI_GHZ2H5MlUacZkUBQtiGakE/s640/item01.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.couturier-01-marshcourt-exterior-facade%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">External view of Marshcourt (pictured above).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Built in England in the early 1900s.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Edwin Lutyens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OdJS5GNeeJe7ay81NmOyKYldeUccy-HUSqPxs5Oj-dyOR0A1w3eIYGSVlV2dmXS7mSXsoZaC4WqN9wsosRo_oWoERDtRReIFyXG6cKjqTOImxls-JiNXJtGoiSXjOJFLBmGUILQp7_E/s1600/p_101451410%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OdJS5GNeeJe7ay81NmOyKYldeUccy-HUSqPxs5Oj-dyOR0A1w3eIYGSVlV2dmXS7mSXsoZaC4WqN9wsosRo_oWoERDtRReIFyXG6cKjqTOImxls-JiNXJtGoiSXjOJFLBmGUILQp7_E/s640/p_101451410%5B1%5D.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The classic burgundy of a pool table's felt is the inspiration for this billiard room. Fiery reds appear in the grasscloth wall covering, Kilim-covered George Smith club chairs, and the geometric folding screen. The round mirror above the mantel takes its 'cue' from the billiard balls."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hUKjugsTCh0ZrWlVaz9kimD0_mOk6aj4OXbDnN99yFvVw_8erL3T8VEh1TsycrTnovlUzfPHptIWZGnYH7BbzYFVQEF-2tr1TQ2Sq3PNJHvjZG9ZxVUuLbAo3owPFID_Mbg5nfOWg0w/s1600/ss_101945403%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hUKjugsTCh0ZrWlVaz9kimD0_mOk6aj4OXbDnN99yFvVw_8erL3T8VEh1TsycrTnovlUzfPHptIWZGnYH7BbzYFVQEF-2tr1TQ2Sq3PNJHvjZG9ZxVUuLbAo3owPFID_Mbg5nfOWg0w/s640/ss_101945403%5B1%5D.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bel Air, California home of actress Sela Ward.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The map behind the bar picks up the colors of the billiard balls.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home.</span></div>

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