Prescription for Style

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One might think that the only place for medicine in a home is in the medicine cabinet, but that is not true, as the following photos attest. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antique pharmacy cabinets can be used to store towels and enhance beauty in a guest bathroom.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chemistry beakers and medical lithographs add interest to interiors. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pills and nurses appear in museum-caliber art.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Old medical lamps and pharmacy signs gain new life in New York homes, and historic hospital beams become floors in restored barns. Take a look . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqThjRkwqXo0iutd1CZyciCzQG3A-eQrRdiqubHQv-EZOm-wVpN-mVxk7uAn5CdvOYCgcYVbWngjVfNwvH079MXSpw5mVay84eKTDkjZ0ZORKZ5Ch3JlxvTbIz-3Jw3H9Kc4jeMIP6vRU/s1600/BlogCheckMateVerandaSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqThjRkwqXo0iutd1CZyciCzQG3A-eQrRdiqubHQv-EZOm-wVpN-mVxk7uAn5CdvOYCgcYVbWngjVfNwvH079MXSpw5mVay84eKTDkjZ0ZORKZ5Ch3JlxvTbIz-3Jw3H9Kc4jeMIP6vRU/s640/BlogCheckMateVerandaSept2011.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Medicine cabinet art by Damien Hirst.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Chairs, <a href="http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren Home</a>. Game Table, <a href="http://www.rosetarlow.com/" target="_blank">Rose Tarlow Melrose House</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.hallberg-wiseleydesigners.com/" target="_blank">Richard Hallberg</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.williamhablinski.com/" target="_blank">William Hablinski</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photographed and produced by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Oasis of Artistry" written by Linda Sherbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (September 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnm-OpOVdWwro4c6UQUUHgpUnvfiI0xeXqZRVLH412M17d-uZHlNlpeVidPTa8d3OfdnM1FHQd5LUNJpt72AOOpzqhm5bRsVsRkMv5hHN-a37KDb9X2BaZNXSkRLiKxYLxpa-HTroD1o/s1600/item06.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.06_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnm-OpOVdWwro4c6UQUUHgpUnvfiI0xeXqZRVLH412M17d-uZHlNlpeVidPTa8d3OfdnM1FHQd5LUNJpt72AOOpzqhm5bRsVsRkMv5hHN-a37KDb9X2BaZNXSkRLiKxYLxpa-HTroD1o/s640/item06.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.06_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<i>Lake Resort Nurse</i> by <a href="http://www.richardprince.com/" target="_blank">Richard Prince</a> hangs in the dining room, on a wall lacquered peacock-blue. [David] Kleinberg designed the dining table and collaborated on the ceiling light with artist Sharon M. Louden; the hide rug is from Beauvais Carpets."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment designed by <a href="http://www.dkda.com/" target="_blank">David Kleinberg</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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/decor/2011-06/david-kleinberg-manhattan-renovation-slideshow#slide=7" target="_blank">Finish Line</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> (June 2011). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZXBr3gXJVg66Hy9-wpCQ5jc9r44bXo3M2Iza2Yq99YOvulBu6vsnwTeVD0nmH-uOKqf28-ElhyphenhyphenbjvhLpNfHojkmGcUHrnVquaTwqQJ7srxJZUywy6yqvHHUGwQLNcFZRy6D3mxPcAvY/s1600/bed-dog-neutral-0710-o-neill-15-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZXBr3gXJVg66Hy9-wpCQ5jc9r44bXo3M2Iza2Yq99YOvulBu6vsnwTeVD0nmH-uOKqf28-ElhyphenhyphenbjvhLpNfHojkmGcUHrnVquaTwqQJ7srxJZUywy6yqvHHUGwQLNcFZRy6D3mxPcAvY/s640/bed-dog-neutral-0710-o-neill-15-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The reading light is from a French hospital. The daybed and screen were made by </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.martinalbert.com/" target="_blank">Martin Albert Interiors</a> to fit the space across the fireplace. <a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s chinoiserie toile, Siam, defines the area, and its sepia tone lends a softness to the black-and-white palette."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ellen O'Neill's 450-square-foot studio in Gramercy Park, New York City. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/studio-apartment-decorating-ideas-0710?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Living Big in a Studio</a>" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2010). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5T7dYYE0t4-xxO03ur_F48dFwIZMrvZiywW_r79-2TttLNfNcN5gm3do5X33u3LnGGLtoxYlGnxAZZYjxZBFSe-A3ZHC0UpRd28e8JvxhYX3gbdhaDi3tc9ZkZeMPidEWM6444WOQv_8/s1600/EDC050112Fillipone01-400-lgn%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/AVvXsEi5T7dYYE0t4-xxO03ur_F48dFwIZMrvZiywW_r79-2TttLNfNcN5gm3do5X33u3LnGGLtoxYlGnxAZZYjxZBFSe-A3ZHC0UpRd28e8JvxhYX3gbdhaDi3tc9ZkZeMPidEWM6444WOQv_8/s640/EDC050112Fillipone01-400-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, a circa-1910 fireplace surround, chairs from Provence, and a '20s mirror; the prints are by Piranesi; the flooring was originally beams in a Civil War hospital in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; walls are painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Sag Harbor Gray." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11,000-square-foot "live and work space" of Andrea Filippone and William Welch created in New Jersey from four old barns. The couple owns <a href="http://www.tendenzedesign.com/" target="_blank">Tendenze Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by JC Garcia-Lavin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Haas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/ode-to-the-past-fb#slide-1" target="_blank">Ode to the Past</a>"</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> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabqllmvnfXLF1R7KasaNFGjdFqUUF9cKRUW5UX-db42vmFbY99VQ756Jkrw_yYVh-V6dJzsN5uTyldPsFlVy35R3XXByAtTuuqTn7gLSBAeUSboL2Brk3pifA5fp-XcVRyfI7W6_iSfw/s1600/EDC070112Jiminez04-400-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabqllmvnfXLF1R7KasaNFGjdFqUUF9cKRUW5UX-db42vmFbY99VQ756Jkrw_yYVh-V6dJzsN5uTyldPsFlVy35R3XXByAtTuuqTn7gLSBAeUSboL2Brk3pifA5fp-XcVRyfI7W6_iSfw/s640/EDC070112Jiminez04-400-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The light fixture is by <a href="http://www.visualcomfort.com/" target="_blank">Visual Comfort and Co</a>., and the 1920s armchairs are French. A Knox Martin print hangs above the original mantel, and the vintage zinc [pharmacy] sign was found at the Brimfield, Massachusetts flea market."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of Jaime Jimenez and Quinn Pofahl's home in Southampton, New York. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jason Schmidt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Noemi Bonazzi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kate Betts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/an-eminent-victorian-jaime-jimenez-and-quinn-pofahls-southampton-house#slide-4" target="_blank">An Eminent Victorian</a>"</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> (July - August 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmA6R_EsCHEsLid8Nv2VydOT7ReJAWsL_HPjZ-RUoVoeWMeyVsRPVGOzYCZEc_FnqMNpAbdXiZxPJD9Zx2T2XYujIONr11ZEF0OaiuvDTysEW1uork08I6HUWVWSBTRhlazClgyyhvZk/s1600/hbx-bathroom-french-luxury-bathtub-0311-bath01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmA6R_EsCHEsLid8Nv2VydOT7ReJAWsL_HPjZ-RUoVoeWMeyVsRPVGOzYCZEc_FnqMNpAbdXiZxPJD9Zx2T2XYujIONr11ZEF0OaiuvDTysEW1uork08I6HUWVWSBTRhlazClgyyhvZk/s640/hbx-bathroom-french-luxury-bathtub-0311-bath01-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Gleaming silver tones enhance the room's old world elegance. An antique mirror propped behind the burnished cast-iron Candid tub from <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> reflects a vintage pharmacy cabinet [from <a href="http://www.scottantiquemarket.com/" target="_blank">Scott Antique Market</a>]." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guest bathroom in designer Betty Lou Phillips's French-style Dallas, Texas home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by <a href="http://www.bettylouphillips.com/" target="_blank">Betty Lou Phillips</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nathan Schroder.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Julia Lewis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/french-bathroom-style-0311?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Bath of the Month</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFYMjoUh3q8f8FjrPKL1dhQAlAKCQukRJPH3zjHqRuZTxYX-YdnVvB_xjGgJekd3WQvVHWJqNuG_skaEvh_boX1D-a6cOwqPmn11n6h8AWImp-uQeo3n8xNHhOqd3j3Yf6gZLrp74cUw/s1600/modern-green-kitchen-1206a_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFYMjoUh3q8f8FjrPKL1dhQAlAKCQukRJPH3zjHqRuZTxYX-YdnVvB_xjGgJekd3WQvVHWJqNuG_skaEvh_boX1D-a6cOwqPmn11n6h8AWImp-uQeo3n8xNHhOqd3j3Yf6gZLrp74cUw/s640/modern-green-kitchen-1206a_xlg.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stock medical cabinets store glassware and china" in a butler's pantry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-connecticut-1206?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Casual Comfort in Greenwich, CT</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaqzUxDJtm9LGsEf0JBEWYwCED9q8XE7-q92gXxCAKRfbjeJPpJaDE5muZeP_Fb85DvSQUG85SCAdYr4pLsiLEI4n5LOxwDz_imEX8CTtysjFMsXqweot7cs0B2kVfV_-LMNCDO6OHcQ/s1600/interior-design-trends-ED0110-Garcia-08-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaqzUxDJtm9LGsEf0JBEWYwCED9q8XE7-q92gXxCAKRfbjeJPpJaDE5muZeP_Fb85DvSQUG85SCAdYr4pLsiLEI4n5LOxwDz_imEX8CTtysjFMsXqweot7cs0B2kVfV_-LMNCDO6OHcQ/s640/interior-design-trends-ED0110-Garcia-08-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Interior and still-life stylist" Juan Carlos Garcia-Lavin claims to be a minimalist, but "he has managed to amass a surprisingly impressive haul of flea-market paintings, chemical beakers, and 20th-century medical lithographs exploring the inner workings of the human body. 'My mother worked in a pharmacy, and I was always fascinated by anything medical,' [he] explains." <a href="http://www.bisazza.com/" target="_blank">Bisazza</a> glass-mosaic tile.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/a-stylists-small-space-design-solutions#slide-9" target="_blank">A Stylist's Small-Space Design Solutions</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJCjryYRFstN2NLZwuonnCTtRUHj31Yb8OadT5A9663WEvkWa-RhjlIgyqeceKpB4w7y41R7upj2bpHCbp6TJTCcErUVG9xNf3npnQ357ydxYvaDam46Xcg9uZ3m4UMWhHR6_dPrAqVM/s1600/Liza-Sherman-ed11-2011-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJCjryYRFstN2NLZwuonnCTtRUHj31Yb8OadT5A9663WEvkWa-RhjlIgyqeceKpB4w7y41R7upj2bpHCbp6TJTCcErUVG9xNf3npnQ357ydxYvaDam46Xcg9uZ3m4UMWhHR6_dPrAqVM/s640/Liza-Sherman-ed11-2011-06-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A painted screen and midcentury laboratory beakers in the entry; the French mirror and Chinese opium chest are from the 19th century."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of antiques dealer Liza Sherman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/an-eclectic-mix-in-manhattan#slide-6" target="_blank">The Art of Assemblage</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> (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

Prescription for Style

One might think that the only place for medicine in a home is in the medicine cabinet, but that is not true, as the following photos attest....

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Caned Chairs

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a picture of my grandmother. </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/AVvXsEimDVPOgoIKdKlISx5IDpeTC5_zpV36fZDqe7dPRiTaS-r8HEafkEQlSTIa9bEmF7JpcN63ARM866flGtA8uzE2pVVP4PzWCQyvXlwic8nQiXalk1UTpsEvgUAIV_X0Nb6xbCt2siFB_3Q/s1600/GrandmaPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDVPOgoIKdKlISx5IDpeTC5_zpV36fZDqe7dPRiTaS-r8HEafkEQlSTIa9bEmF7JpcN63ARM866flGtA8uzE2pVVP4PzWCQyvXlwic8nQiXalk1UTpsEvgUAIV_X0Nb6xbCt2siFB_3Q/s320/GrandmaPhoto.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She died when I was nine, and she was in poor health most of my life, so I never knew her very well. I always have felt, though, that she and I were kindred spirits. We both attended women's colleges and joined garden clubs. Unlike me, however, she could sew doll clothes, make handbags and even cane chairs. She caned a chair that was in the family room of my childhood home, which may be why I always have liked this style. Caning (which is made from the rattan palm) is strong enough to serve as a chair seat, but its airiness adds a sense of delicacy to a room. The following examples are especially pretty . . . </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96JWgk4jrM32oeCXnAOBJk_GDSXDuTUO1MfqvXIBKRtRGQoTgbgEmCdiGB7USC1O7P51CwZ5K2pXRQN7BbGuGxMO_FjdOAukjfaxN2Zdq8sXZCitBtK_oLXR4z7EdSHzVKoYZ5Dr6lUM/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-09-foyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96JWgk4jrM32oeCXnAOBJk_GDSXDuTUO1MfqvXIBKRtRGQoTgbgEmCdiGB7USC1O7P51CwZ5K2pXRQN7BbGuGxMO_FjdOAukjfaxN2Zdq8sXZCitBtK_oLXR4z7EdSHzVKoYZ5Dr6lUM/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-09-foyer.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the foyer, paintings by Alexander Mihaylovich are interspersed with antique mirrors; the ceiling and walls are sheathed in a wallpaper by <a href="http://www.mayaromanoff.com/" target="_blank">Maya Romanoff</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The chair is 18th-century French."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frederick Eberstadt's apartment in Manhattan's Sutton Place. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Pietro Cicognani of <a href="http://www.cicognanikalla.com/" target="_blank">Cicognani Kalla Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by John Yunis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fernanda Eberstadt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-08/frederick-eberstadt-manhattan-apartment-slideshow#slide=2" target="_blank">Cabinet of Curiosities</a>" produced by Howard Christian and Robert Rufino.</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> (August 2012).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecHZHLP7FCv6U3dwIyUFYDBmtAD6cdEzHAgf87_spNAR_BZP_Zfj6aB7RWa5U_U_t532YpeANMBZqXLNxmYQhy0FWHYyRsaDwFQiwGnXyOEPmdhwIOXi2RrxjNk88cXuLae7izIH7EU8/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-11-master-bedroom-desk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecHZHLP7FCv6U3dwIyUFYDBmtAD6cdEzHAgf87_spNAR_BZP_Zfj6aB7RWa5U_U_t532YpeANMBZqXLNxmYQhy0FWHYyRsaDwFQiwGnXyOEPmdhwIOXi2RrxjNk88cXuLae7izIH7EU8/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-11-master-bedroom-desk.jpg" width="496" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 19th-century slant-top desk displays family photographs and a sketch of Eberstadt by artist William Rayner; t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he chair is 18th-century French."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frederick Eberstadt's apartment in Manhattan's Sutton Place. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by John Yunis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Pietro Cicognani of <a href="http://www.cicognanikalla.com/" target="_blank">Cicognani Kalla Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fernanda Eberstadt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-08/frederick-eberstadt-manhattan-apartment-slideshow#slide=11" target="_blank">Cabinet of Curiosities</a>" produced by Howard Christian and Robert Rufino.</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> (August 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV4qIuli9lKWLEcx6CcPYLzZu09Q24X8CTuPUKwoSEkk5CspWDjk3-Rbs9BiBklMbVOQHv3gr8qTBr_Du4nVNlP8D__M4_7SzaGzLsOPh0FkLHdwS9EsViDHlxMFmh7CtF_IvbNK3vWU/s1600/BlogCanedChairsEDMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV4qIuli9lKWLEcx6CcPYLzZu09Q24X8CTuPUKwoSEkk5CspWDjk3-Rbs9BiBklMbVOQHv3gr8qTBr_Du4nVNlP8D__M4_7SzaGzLsOPh0FkLHdwS9EsViDHlxMFmh7CtF_IvbNK3vWU/s640/BlogCanedChairsEDMay2011.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the barn, which houses [Patrick] Printy's studio, a pair of antique French chairs and vintage Eames chairs surround a table found in Iowa; the lamps are by Artemide, and the console is made of reclaimed wood."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sonoma County, California home of interior designer Patrick Printy </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and his partner Dan Holland.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.patrickprinty.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Printy</a>.</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;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/contemporary-meets-colonial#slide-5" target="_blank">Dutch Treat</a>"</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> (May 2011). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEhhd8TjHPqvKwP4chMx8AU-Ux6LDHTXLz1n8RcAss-GykXcZSfYth4ELo8eYJZMwrbl7NIi3_LY653Ecw9Ub4lnEerWOWmBZV2Hm7BwPfti7LOAvWYul-wvxMYbpWYYtCcYx7giRDV6N0k/s1600/hbx-1210-smith-bathtub-16-mdn-75794947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd8TjHPqvKwP4chMx8AU-Ux6LDHTXLz1n8RcAss-GykXcZSfYth4ELo8eYJZMwrbl7NIi3_LY653Ecw9Ub4lnEerWOWmBZV2Hm7BwPfti7LOAvWYul-wvxMYbpWYYtCcYx7giRDV6N0k/s640/hbx-1210-smith-bathtub-16-mdn-75794947.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I love bathrooms that feel like rooms rather than just a place to bathe,' [Windsor] Smith says. 'They should inspire romance.' Instead of a built-in vanity, she used a George III-style secretary bookcase from Robert and Robert. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The freestanding Empire tub is by Waterworks."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Los Angeles, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/" target="_blank">Windsor Smith</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/feminine-style-windsor-smith-1210#slide-11" target="_blank">The New Pretty</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (December - January 2011).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE-ityo6c20JkOj6TT1hsnUjCCM7aJttL_pxOisZpfFggPBezonyMVcKQMtCZu7DEM6IbtN7JJuhk5OACI9OZQN1u-T4Fk3AUjqpj7EQvQEv8XSxCeaK6squOMPVN3gO-FMTNtzV8LsE/s1600/slipcovers-chairs-diningroom-chandelier-0311-tracery04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE-ityo6c20JkOj6TT1hsnUjCCM7aJttL_pxOisZpfFggPBezonyMVcKQMtCZu7DEM6IbtN7JJuhk5OACI9OZQN1u-T4Fk3AUjqpj7EQvQEv8XSxCeaK6squOMPVN3gO-FMTNtzV8LsE/s640/slipcovers-chairs-diningroom-chandelier-0311-tracery04-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hot pink hydrangeas bring the dining room alive and the mix of cane-back and slipcovered chairs keeps it interesting. . . . An antique beaded-crystal chandelier 'has an ethereal quality that doesn't overpower this small room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Mountain Brook, Alabama.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Paige Schnell and Doug Davis of <a href="http://www.traceryinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Tracery Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/traditional-decorating-ideas-0311#slide-4" target="_blank">All Dressed Up</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-VuGWH8_Hos4EBHmr9qTG0bWh-KP3vnt2lBdgIl2GughiDgekwf3KCgw4R6LUpow3xmITfiLvy9M0PBl7BIaxDLMe4sVVprMsiXlQkmsD6N0SM-UVCixS8w3RT0EuY1EiRTnl4dDoV4/s1600/french-country-entryway-sconce-0311-tracery03-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-VuGWH8_Hos4EBHmr9qTG0bWh-KP3vnt2lBdgIl2GughiDgekwf3KCgw4R6LUpow3xmITfiLvy9M0PBl7BIaxDLMe4sVVprMsiXlQkmsD6N0SM-UVCixS8w3RT0EuY1EiRTnl4dDoV4/s640/french-country-entryway-sconce-0311-tracery03-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Walls painted China White by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a> set off a Swedish demilune table and French pen-and-inks." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Mountain Brook, Alabama.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Paige Schnell and Doug Davis of <a href="http://www.traceryinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Tracery Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/traditional-decorating-ideas-0311#slide-2" target="_blank">All Dressed Up</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMyTL0oEUOYiqRyoGvKYpZpQ820E5HmM22Tr-87c-7qqXKIObLm5ACCwZeKocS1AniCqnAgszkmo91BvVBrEMG7wfKngzof73buiJs5TiuDHp2595YrJYzWW5uMQDdFIi3_e6Yp6K7LY/s1600/0910-bianchi-candleabra-peach-wall-12-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMyTL0oEUOYiqRyoGvKYpZpQ820E5HmM22Tr-87c-7qqXKIObLm5ACCwZeKocS1AniCqnAgszkmo91BvVBrEMG7wfKngzof73buiJs5TiuDHp2595YrJYzWW5uMQDdFIi3_e6Yp6K7LY/s640/0910-bianchi-candleabra-peach-wall-12-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the bedroom's sitting area, drawings by Marcel Vertes fill the walls all the way to the ceiling. Caned armchairs from Brenda Antin."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Barbara, California house of interior designer Penelope Bianchi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Penelope Bianchi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/patina-interiors-decor-0910#slide-1" target="_blank">Patina</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvvAyIrQgn1hpJXU0olzmQvompDf9hAKFMv6Q3jw1t8nVSHVadNGF-Lv3RblvpN5L7WkMt9n0ociP7PzIsERLAmuM3TaWb0ephF-OoQnlVAhxFHuJZWWRHtF4oRQlkboV6R03yxY7cPk/s1600/BlogCanedChairsVerandaApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvvAyIrQgn1hpJXU0olzmQvompDf9hAKFMv6Q3jw1t8nVSHVadNGF-Lv3RblvpN5L7WkMt9n0ociP7PzIsERLAmuM3TaWb0ephF-OoQnlVAhxFHuJZWWRHtF4oRQlkboV6R03yxY7cPk/s640/BlogCanedChairsVerandaApril2011.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I treat interiors as if they were stage sets."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining room is a play on vivid contrasts. Tablecloth in Dedar fabric. Vintage Louis XV-style bergere painted white and crystal chandelier. Antique plaster medallions. Custom wood and gesso screen and lamp."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parisian pied-a-terre of Argentine designer Roberto Bergero.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Roberto Bergero.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Rene Stoeltie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Sense of Play" written by Barbara Stoeltie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (April 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvIGPb4Qp6yU0knr8NNGGLh0_kXmGGs16NibnS2KesheIOU_dw7uDGecCu4PT46BAa1_grySlaZyQeYzhPbOVsgK5NG8q_PFZ0vwmpzExctm0QPN7hzAneZF8SvC1nd99VtmysrRUQwg/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.timothy-whealon-monte-carlo-house-12-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvIGPb4Qp6yU0knr8NNGGLh0_kXmGGs16NibnS2KesheIOU_dw7uDGecCu4PT46BAa1_grySlaZyQeYzhPbOVsgK5NG8q_PFZ0vwmpzExctm0QPN7hzAneZF8SvC1nd99VtmysrRUQwg/s640/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.timothy-whealon-monte-carlo-house-12-bedroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Galbraith and Paul printed linen was chosen for the curtain border and seat cushion."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Villa Nocturne, the Monaco residence of Mark Brockbank and Marco Orsini.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Marc Corbiau.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer: <a href="http://www.timothywhealon.com/" target="_blank">Timothy Whealon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Penelope Rowlands.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-05/timothy-whealon-monte-carlo-home-slideshow#slide=12" target="_blank">Urban Oasis</a>" styled by Carolina Irving.</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> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Xb6jbqCy4wz9CAt_2QszqBrmXGdhw1Sai5NdYlrNX4xlaAoiKgLGdhIP7dTID5z4PF4CN0NVI87DhemHqokA5B0tk8inUBZrcPlW5WoAVlcN08yM6ve7281jcA5YeeFBRT2gGSsBrE/s1600/slipcover-chair-white-0710-o-neill-02-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Xb6jbqCy4wz9CAt_2QszqBrmXGdhw1Sai5NdYlrNX4xlaAoiKgLGdhIP7dTID5z4PF4CN0NVI87DhemHqokA5B0tk8inUBZrcPlW5WoAVlcN08yM6ve7281jcA5YeeFBRT2gGSsBrE/s640/slipcover-chair-white-0710-o-neill-02-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A slipcovered reading chair, a table draped in a vintage linen sheet, and a caned folding chair create a tiny curl-up space looking onto the terrace and the city. . . . The screen was made by Martin Albert Interiors in </span><a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'s chinoiserie toile, Siam . . . [I]ts sepia tone lends softness to the black-and-white palette."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450-square-foot studio of design consultant Ellen O'Neill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Gramercy Park, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/studio-apartment-decorating-ideas-0710#slide-4" target="_blank">Living Big in a Studio</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2010).</span></div>

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