Flag Day

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>You're a grand old flag,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>You're a high flying flag</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And forever in peace may you wave.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">George M. Cohan </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/AVvXsEgR3fp4spGDz2V9t49LONsf2rcJsoRWp5mGXj4jaBmTiu5eJ6AcBBqKoXlaheKFYhs1qRv9RhpwPOpCHEW9sak2DwyrDByCv9jXWpiICBiEoEdHEa2e9Xl9_TOKzQJRMWVZDHy3duGddRE/s1600/ss_101797449_w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3fp4spGDz2V9t49LONsf2rcJsoRWp5mGXj4jaBmTiu5eJ6AcBBqKoXlaheKFYhs1qRv9RhpwPOpCHEW9sak2DwyrDByCv9jXWpiICBiEoEdHEa2e9Xl9_TOKzQJRMWVZDHy3duGddRE/s640/ss_101797449_w.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nancy and Kevin Race's summer home in Mountaintop, a golf-club community in western North Carolina.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by June Price, <a href="http://junepriceinteriors.com/">June Price Interiors</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design, Eli McCall and Tina Wilnoty, Mountaintop Golf and Lake Club.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder, Peachtree Group of Atlanta.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Emily Followill.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/mountain-home-terrific-color_ss1.html">Lovely Mountain Summer Home with Terrific Color</a>" produced by Lisa Mowry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</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/AVvXsEgvbG_YugN0dDM5-L8mWfG2_eoCSxKK7_7P67pA9g2v6yuFmixa8eUARZsKN5Ue_N80ryaY8euJdyf0tiZXAdgXCsCOr8yo00aHXxxspjn6PKpRKzLCMTkVpFlPpfoy-yOuFJa0XzllvAM/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl02_blake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbG_YugN0dDM5-L8mWfG2_eoCSxKK7_7P67pA9g2v6yuFmixa8eUARZsKN5Ue_N80ryaY8euJdyf0tiZXAdgXCsCOr8yo00aHXxxspjn6PKpRKzLCMTkVpFlPpfoy-yOuFJa0XzllvAM/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl02_blake.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage flag with 48 stars hangs on a wall in the entrance hall. 'Guests are drawn to the flag,' says Teresa Nathanson. 'It's an icebreaker.' The barber pole dates to the 19th century. A pair of antique jacks as doorstops. [Karin] Blake had the wide-plank walnut floor aged."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greg and Teresa Nathanson's home in Malibu, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Karin Blake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David O. Marlow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Celebrating Simplicity" text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</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> (January 2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEgK_rVG76G8PPbONBdMlSrF3HhYCUgSYLO-ocf3zuFtje72sjsfm_3DdLfdUkA1x_CjnRwo7wi-dapoILNwSarU7pAy0CUDK-A_22P1runKaEvpLr35Eq9f-ZomWnlkBfLxiigtiF1CAy0/s1600/img_Bremner_ss8%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/AVvXsEgK_rVG76G8PPbONBdMlSrF3HhYCUgSYLO-ocf3zuFtje72sjsfm_3DdLfdUkA1x_CjnRwo7wi-dapoILNwSarU7pAy0CUDK-A_22P1runKaEvpLr35Eq9f-ZomWnlkBfLxiigtiF1CAy0/s640/img_Bremner_ss8%255B1%255D.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"Old quilts are stacked on built-in shelves on the second-level landing. Gina [Bremner] was shopping for a quilt to hang on the landing wall when she spotted a 36-star flag. The 8x5-foot flag now hangs above an antique pine bench."</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Lake Maxinkuckee, Indiana, vacation home of Gina and Jim Bremner.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler, <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Suzanne Kasler Interiors</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Gary Nance, <a href="http://garynance.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Nance Design</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Mike Stallings, Mirar Development Inc.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/salute-to-summer_ss8.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Salute to Summer</a>" produced by Betsy Harris.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div></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/AVvXsEgUW8rEdYqD6T49OBc3_duGzeFN5CSSaSFcyLyfmBT-Ci5gEL0sOuHMXlCOQVupsUt2IfpLAtlC6do-1qGb_BGJoyLo6w9XlJsB14B5Ft6JCLxvPiN0jty2gtRBas5XBDHGAAxUWY49xAc/s1600/img_redwhitebluel2TradHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUW8rEdYqD6T49OBc3_duGzeFN5CSSaSFcyLyfmBT-Ci5gEL0sOuHMXlCOQVupsUt2IfpLAtlC6do-1qGb_BGJoyLo6w9XlJsB14B5Ft6JCLxvPiN0jty2gtRBas5XBDHGAAxUWY49xAc/s640/img_redwhitebluel2TradHome.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 48-star flag commands a salute in this family room, painted marine blue. Needlepoint star pillows top the comfy seating pieces."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/red-white-blue_ss2.html" target="_blank">Red, White and Blue: It's a Grand Old Flag</a>" by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zphqIPBAk3VCxcnADV3tWQoo5AoCxzCNrbLLhhTt29vDsZODdAf2yKOQvC3AGqTrN5-pKiioLb9lnVMH30Fwp93Jkxjh-rL7w2h5BZfk_ufGjrD2oJ0UCYYy667jV4a7OUpzdYocccg/s1600/08-hbx-black-granite-mantel-horner-0513-lgnHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zphqIPBAk3VCxcnADV3tWQoo5AoCxzCNrbLLhhTt29vDsZODdAf2yKOQvC3AGqTrN5-pKiioLb9lnVMH30Fwp93Jkxjh-rL7w2h5BZfk_ufGjrD2oJ0UCYYy667jV4a7OUpzdYocccg/s640/08-hbx-black-granite-mantel-horner-0513-lgnHB.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The black-granite mantel in the library, made by Atelier Jouvence, offers a dramatic contrast to the tile, from Artistic Tile. Andrew sofa by Motif Designs in Lee Jofa's Abyssinia on the frame and Metaphores' Otterburn on the cushions. Ikat rug by Shiir Rugs."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House on Lake Michigan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Martin Horner, <a href="http://www.souciehorner.com/">Soucie Horner, Ltd.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/moroccan-decorating-ideas-0513?click=main_sr#slide-8">Exotic Allure</a>" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (May 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiEf1ndk9kcwpogteU01S0KPsIRBrLdmG-Pm_6ph9rW1BN26o3GjTACE0lxRh9Oh23vY9hQrAj6mPwD8WbWPMdVOqymCbbR8TfqjLFhfoNKynOo_9ri7xWDCg6wwoyD0mZLsJ_Es9kPQ/s1600/11-hbx-independence-toile-daybed-knott-fondas-0413-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiEf1ndk9kcwpogteU01S0KPsIRBrLdmG-Pm_6ph9rW1BN26o3GjTACE0lxRh9Oh23vY9hQrAj6mPwD8WbWPMdVOqymCbbR8TfqjLFhfoNKynOo_9ri7xWDCg6wwoyD0mZLsJ_Es9kPQ/s640/11-hbx-independence-toile-daybed-knott-fondas-0413-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Independence Toile, the same pattern with a blue ground, covers the daybed next to a 19th-century English campaign chest."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maine vacation home built in 1905 as hotel for "rusticators."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by homeowners John Knott and John Fondas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/bold-pattern-decorating-ideas-0413?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">A Pattern-Happy Maine Summer House</a>" by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOWaRxHbSJXKLch96_NDJ7eQMJD-hOlZAOBk5TT8EEg0DHkWbuKvMkwd01XzWfK-_BAz8xPVHa_sdjt4I3caBgyjdyDqn05CCGTTVlaPEIsuGB45Y72_BF0vPjYtFcp-V96a46XqPoaM/s1600/0910-miller-patriotic-table-15-deHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOWaRxHbSJXKLch96_NDJ7eQMJD-hOlZAOBk5TT8EEg0DHkWbuKvMkwd01XzWfK-_BAz8xPVHa_sdjt4I3caBgyjdyDqn05CCGTTVlaPEIsuGB45Y72_BF0vPjYtFcp-V96a46XqPoaM/s640/0910-miller-patriotic-table-15-deHB.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/williams-sonoma-home/?cm_type=gnav">Williams-Sonoma</a> trestle-leg desk is positioned in front of French doors in the office the designer shares with her husband. 'We joke that no work ever gets done because we're either staring at the view or talking on the phone about how beautiful the view is.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Carolyn Espley-Miller's Carpinteria, California, home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Tsay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/white-beach-house-in-california-0910?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Pure White California Beach Cottage</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</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/AVvXsEhH8sGomg_KFmbSHjLtALeUejC8qCQ8MRsRjEnTpbHb9-FnbSZ0K2gCoTqlvuRd0XJ7hUO2F2_AYqcdlFUvyZCB51NYa3WuDM9QkbUgHaRkBfvqkGygj_EPb0OVBoZiLOzbcHqxeaLfkpA/s1600/01-EDC090112Turner08-1khKx1-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8sGomg_KFmbSHjLtALeUejC8qCQ8MRsRjEnTpbHb9-FnbSZ0K2gCoTqlvuRd0XJ7hUO2F2_AYqcdlFUvyZCB51NYa3WuDM9QkbUgHaRkBfvqkGygj_EPb0OVBoZiLOzbcHqxeaLfkpA/s640/01-EDC090112Turner08-1khKx1-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A photograph by Oberto Gili hangs next to a vintage ship's bell in the dining room; in the living room, a vintage chair found in Sag Harbor, New York, has a cushion covered in a <a href="http://www.luludk.com/">Lulu DK</a> fabric."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu beach house owned by designers Nathan Turner and Eric Hughes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nathan Turner and Eric Hughes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/beach-house-interiors-nathan-turner-and-eric-hughes#slide-1">Catching a Wave</a>" by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFlurL0A360Nql7on4j522hzxqCmxb3oXsx3oCKbPWbU9Y4J6UBIsl5os7co9o5nqOJQ989fDcVGwHvCi8gv3bopAYo2LuhTao9t0aZc9Xaky43MDsFbOFkKi5xGWTeqXpc06a1N4xyw/s1600/img_redwhitebluel3TRADHOME.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFlurL0A360Nql7on4j522hzxqCmxb3oXsx3oCKbPWbU9Y4J6UBIsl5os7co9o5nqOJQ989fDcVGwHvCi8gv3bopAYo2LuhTao9t0aZc9Xaky43MDsFbOFkKi5xGWTeqXpc06a1N4xyw/s640/img_redwhitebluel3TRADHOME.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Blue-and-white rugs are casually overlapped, New England style, in this living room furnished with white slipcovered love seats. An arch-shaped niche is the perfect spot to display an antique version of Old Glory." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/red-white-blue_ss3.html" target="_blank">Red, White and Blue: It's a Grand Old Flag</a> by Krissa Rossbund."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKecI8X47kssH1u1uzKfTkfTWNXSeqUiyG7gpV5rImzetpoDC_PY2hQJNa6tAAh7O7JNe5pZANfgoD5zcMOI_nwCYfBXku4NvY5pbI5OFshaYuzwrBlV2kAIk3-yvIJjs0hjfz0psBvdI/s1600/img_redwhitebluel13TradHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKecI8X47kssH1u1uzKfTkfTWNXSeqUiyG7gpV5rImzetpoDC_PY2hQJNa6tAAh7O7JNe5pZANfgoD5zcMOI_nwCYfBXku4NvY5pbI5OFshaYuzwrBlV2kAIk3-yvIJjs0hjfz0psBvdI/s640/img_redwhitebluel13TradHome.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Decorative balls are striped and star-spangled in an antique wood tray."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/red-white-blue_ss13.html" target="_blank">Red, White and Blue: It's a Grand Old Flag</a> by Krissa Rossbund."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwzzxXMYM3qb_ze45ORwNJ3B9IJnSA-5jY-JA6VaVrmqdlUd5r-o9BZg-A6PxtaW6I04qewj8GGhMYKdBb8WmSojSDQRgH0VT4h7g9qDlNcdD1kr3NVMmHuFl1N3qARFg8-3Eu88UIgo/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl02_schnaperAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwzzxXMYM3qb_ze45ORwNJ3B9IJnSA-5jY-JA6VaVrmqdlUd5r-o9BZg-A6PxtaW6I04qewj8GGhMYKdBb8WmSojSDQRgH0VT4h7g9qDlNcdD1kr3NVMmHuFl1N3qARFg8-3Eu88UIgo/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl02_schnaperAD.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 19th-century 14-star American flag hangs above the living room fireplace. Round side table, Amy Perlin. <a href="http://johnrosselliantiques.com/" target="_blank">John Rosselli</a> low table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Harry Schnaper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Robert Orr, AIA, Robert Orr and Associates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Richard Hartlage, ASLA.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Billy Cunningham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Going With the Flow" text by Amanda Vaill.</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 2007).</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/AVvXsEhzuiXcTU5U4mULBUjYfdgSz3Pbwe6NDXUEbgt_qzF-4Uim2GKM3nzUDpQRK6V7p7s_SqGATyWNSFKVffuiLRUgljQLpDg1E33z__S5D4qVzAuEqPfniwju_Pejg6dxOWrk62pWhckdbhQ/s1600/Decorating-ideas-botbol-ED0510-02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuiXcTU5U4mULBUjYfdgSz3Pbwe6NDXUEbgt_qzF-4Uim2GKM3nzUDpQRK6V7p7s_SqGATyWNSFKVffuiLRUgljQLpDg1E33z__S5D4qVzAuEqPfniwju_Pejg6dxOWrk62pWhckdbhQ/s640/Decorating-ideas-botbol-ED0510-02-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A seating area, dubbed the Salon d'Intrigue, in the main living space of Michel Botbol and Arthur Krystofiak's home in Brookhaven Hamlet, New York, which was renovated by architect <a href="http://www.spatialdiscipline.com/" target="_blank">Calvert Wright</a>; the sofa is from Laurin Copen Antiques. the club chair is by <a href="http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren Home</a>, and the floor lamp is by Beall and Bell; a marble-top table from Liza Sherman antiques holds a ceramic vase by Kayo O' Young. Andres Serrano flag."</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;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/a-barn-rescued-and-reborn#slide-1" target="_blank">A Barn Rescued and Reborn</a>" by Cynthia Kling.</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 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGVB5J_UtWz4X1ma4sRGWoNapcJIZv43_WYKx1yZoafhGWz5t0usZJR-USo2CLeExdeArxV57e-9j9F5mZHFYrSaKXF1rcwnA5ss5EL2W-LaNh89xibTt21KrJfRhqVjdHze9NeljJns/s1600/mcdowell03-0410-deHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGVB5J_UtWz4X1ma4sRGWoNapcJIZv43_WYKx1yZoafhGWz5t0usZJR-USo2CLeExdeArxV57e-9j9F5mZHFYrSaKXF1rcwnA5ss5EL2W-LaNh89xibTt21KrJfRhqVjdHze9NeljJns/s640/mcdowell03-0410-deHB.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'This isn't a very feminine house, but women love it,' [homeowner and designer Kelley] McDowell says. She painted all the walls and ceilings the starkest white she could find: a <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a> primer, Super Spec Flat. Pillows on the living room sofa are by Laurel Adams Design; papier-mache bulldogs, Animal Art Antiques."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Ojai farmhouse owned by actor Malcolm McDowell and his wife, designer Kelley McDowell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kelley McDowell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/spanish-style-california-decor?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Spanish Style, Country California Home</a>" by James Servin.</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> (April 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOcCvzo9nQk2FEkVOh05YD2xTg4ZI8mNSCZA19ICJOGB-fcUlhApqwpiiX-EjvcyxKpf-sl_AKv11it2rTA5hNjNAE5N59aayYylQGn77dSX0HSrHkQA6spTxO98W3WChOOe3S9H0tzA/s1600/item04.rendition.slideshowVertical.oberto-gili-home-sweet-home-04AD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOcCvzo9nQk2FEkVOh05YD2xTg4ZI8mNSCZA19ICJOGB-fcUlhApqwpiiX-EjvcyxKpf-sl_AKv11it2rTA5hNjNAE5N59aayYylQGn77dSX0HSrHkQA6spTxO98W3WChOOe3S9H0tzA/s640/item04.rendition.slideshowVertical.oberto-gili-home-sweet-home-04AD.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Celebrated collector and author <a href="http://www.carterjunk.com/" target="_blank">Mary Randolph Carter</a> has written several books in the New York City apartment she shares with her husband, Howard Berg. Among her works is <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Kept-House-Sign-Misspent/dp/0847833658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371013701&sr=8-1&keywords=a+perfectly+kept+house+is+the+sign+of+a+misspent+life" target="_blank">A Perfectly Kept House Is the Sign of a Misspent Life</a></i> - an edict that's been put into action in this home filled with treasured family mementos." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Oberto Gili, author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Home-Sweet-Sumptuous-Bohemian-Interiors/dp/0847836606/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1371091871&sr=8-7&keywords=home+sweet+home">Home Sweet Home</a></i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/books/2012/oberto-gili-home-sweet-home-book-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">Oberto Gili's Interior Dialogues</a>" text by Mackenzie Schmidt.</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>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoIHcCVX-kbrvZA2W_aOSKX-NGu2Z4-WjyY0k7SmpPNmUi4eiGEh5vsrBj3qCrp5CcZUjgtqrIuETocfBlwnd9uH8uhXgdxugUz2896lt3G4xMz5E1yTjrd41rYnY3hILZM_ILLFJLOk/s1600/ss_102017005_wTradHomeFrankel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoIHcCVX-kbrvZA2W_aOSKX-NGu2Z4-WjyY0k7SmpPNmUi4eiGEh5vsrBj3qCrp5CcZUjgtqrIuETocfBlwnd9uH8uhXgdxugUz2896lt3G4xMz5E1yTjrd41rYnY3hILZM_ILLFJLOk/s640/ss_102017005_wTradHomeFrankel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A starburst chandelier from Bethenny's inspiration book was the starting point for the apartment's designs. Bethenny purchased the American flag painting that hangs by the dining table from a vendor in SoHo. The spiral diptych, seen on the opposite wall, is by Chuck Soldano."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flag painting by Brian Josselyn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mariette Himes Gomez and Brooke Gomez, <a href="http://www.gomezassociates.com/" target="_blank">Gomez Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joe Standart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Cathy Whitlock.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/bethenny-frankel-remodeled-loft_ss3.html" target="_blank">Before and After: Bethenny Frankel's Remodeled TriBeCa Loft</a>" produced with Jo Ann McVicker.</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/AVvXsEiduQBBIHdHaAADUmOUTFqbxxOWmxXThJjXUjIiLYPeCNogLPtNn36gFc0xtZ1f3PWyqhL6BgiJMDmfqTA0AS2UW3gGveqGpdiGMoLdBgG0HWZZ1PKdqBC_hHG9eViIzyVXiEmjhytmZjU/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.resl03_travelsAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduQBBIHdHaAADUmOUTFqbxxOWmxXThJjXUjIiLYPeCNogLPtNn36gFc0xtZ1f3PWyqhL6BgiJMDmfqTA0AS2UW3gGveqGpdiGMoLdBgG0HWZZ1PKdqBC_hHG9eViIzyVXiEmjhytmZjU/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.resl03_travelsAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Daniel Quinn makes furniture and baskets out of willow branches; his American flag is birch bark." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Marshall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/travel/2003/adirondack-museum-rustic-furniture-fair-slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">The Rustic Furniture Fair</a>" text by Jeffrey Simpson.</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRSNqpqNmDRhpTWG7KHJI-iG-q_gEZuehfwcpKSL2kwbop2v8F5kfpjAvQ347YPoLcPP9Z0V4nEqxNltUHH0C8TZQ4Trr_f-W60xO_mdYR8LYkGbq00pajOH5gRBdxbLgrKAD8xu0ZL4/s1600/sun-valley-12-deHBChipperJoseph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRSNqpqNmDRhpTWG7KHJI-iG-q_gEZuehfwcpKSL2kwbop2v8F5kfpjAvQ347YPoLcPP9Z0V4nEqxNltUHH0C8TZQ4Trr_f-W60xO_mdYR8LYkGbq00pajOH5gRBdxbLgrKAD8xu0ZL4/s640/sun-valley-12-deHBChipperJoseph.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> "<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The informal seating area of the living room has four <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a> club chairs slipcovered in On Print by <a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/" target="_blank">Brunschwig and Fils</a>. Pottery Barn ottomans in Washington by Nya Nordiska. The 48-star flag, red bench, and antique skis above the mantel are from Joseph's collection."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Sandra Vlock and Glenn Arbonies, <a href="http://www.akvpc.com/" target="_blank">Arbonies King Vlock</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Chipper Joseph's family home in Idaho.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Maura McEvoy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/sun-valley-barn-style-house?click=main_sr#slide-12" target="_blank">A Barn-Style House in Sun Valley</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>.</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/AVvXsEjCnBd1PCsHy2hCCoyXbA5ti_0GeqzLbHhJ7QoNxOK3SXqKWWpYpHEIfb28pGM47Glo_C2UQYQBazBkVIU4ZiSQu9Xs2CBfCLhsyT9I0mpUp67CSggC3iwD29vWPrMnXfiEpMRJfmr2M9E/s1600/item01.rendition.slideshowVertical.01_sea_worthy%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/AVvXsEjCnBd1PCsHy2hCCoyXbA5ti_0GeqzLbHhJ7QoNxOK3SXqKWWpYpHEIfb28pGM47Glo_C2UQYQBazBkVIU4ZiSQu9Xs2CBfCLhsyT9I0mpUp67CSggC3iwD29vWPrMnXfiEpMRJfmr2M9E/s640/item01.rendition.slideshowVertical.01_sea_worthy%255B1%255D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The yacht <i>Juno</i>'s wana-wood cockpit table fronts a wheel from Lunenburg Foundry."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Juno</i> designed and built by Nat Benjamin and Ross Gannon, <a href="http://www.gannonandbenjamin.com/" target="_blank">Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Juno</i>'s deck and cabin designed by <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/09/in-memory-of-peter-shelton.html?q=peter+shelton" target="_blank">Peter Shelton</a> and Lee F. Mindel, <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/" target="_blank">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Moran.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-05/shelton-mindel-yacht-slideshow" target="_blank">Sea Worthy</a>" text by Gerald Clarke.</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 2011).</span></div>

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