Spotted

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can a leopard change his spots? Why should he - when he is so very handsome? He brings a bit of "savage beauty" to a space, but he functions like a neutral. As the rooms below make clear, leopard is compatible not only with interiors of all types but also with crocodiles (such as the bench by Claude Lalanne) and dogs (in the homes of designer Alex Papachristidis and Richmonders John and Meg Gottwald). What could a touch of leopard bring to the rooms of your home?</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/AVvXsEiXe0AB_WHOfqIXYTzyog9vSEde1NGcBY2HuCIetKWpyeUGysTzAdz_cFoYQO17KoQWvgVEI4WvFHb_4q5mvQrP4ovedPu5jmhQn1IJiWIRYaZuCcdpDfBTeMVIT8iRStinCGc-ULpuXWPi/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/AVvXsEiXe0AB_WHOfqIXYTzyog9vSEde1NGcBY2HuCIetKWpyeUGysTzAdz_cFoYQO17KoQWvgVEI4WvFHb_4q5mvQrP4ovedPu5jmhQn1IJiWIRYaZuCcdpDfBTeMVIT8iRStinCGc-ULpuXWPi/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-09-foyer.jpg" width="492" /></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/">Maya Romanoff</a>. 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/">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">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/">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/AVvXsEjhjmhqCNoozAIuWIVtFsSjAMO0eWVLiZDdcWLsnbYdKJ68Z0-dgcc22-l0-CZ3L7QTpQ6inPamKpzPRQErHYk4j4uCWB4P_5ez7F_kDMn_6QYHlALuT9PpnU96EW2Exko7SZtF9DBi55_A/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/AVvXsEjhjmhqCNoozAIuWIVtFsSjAMO0eWVLiZDdcWLsnbYdKJ68Z0-dgcc22-l0-CZ3L7QTpQ6inPamKpzPRQErHYk4j4uCWB4P_5ez7F_kDMn_6QYHlALuT9PpnU96EW2Exko7SZtF9DBi55_A/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-11-master-bedroom-desk.jpg" width="489" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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; 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/">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=11">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/">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/AVvXsEgnHaXnsiz0e3i1p5BURr88BUKsy48bm8ncq6K-XAYyd6xl2BJUjqhc6dx5UhyphenhyphenExDtZRLlszHcD3gFAzQfHG362K1qZLSgjB7aaHoQexcLYvifUa0fVuiDMsLFxCDdB499gZQ0Jn7KvEznv/s1600/design-trends-repeating-fabrics-10-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHaXnsiz0e3i1p5BURr88BUKsy48bm8ncq6K-XAYyd6xl2BJUjqhc6dx5UhyphenhyphenExDtZRLlszHcD3gFAzQfHG362K1qZLSgjB7aaHoQexcLYvifUa0fVuiDMsLFxCDdB499gZQ0Jn7KvEznv/s640/design-trends-repeating-fabrics-10-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Manhattan sitting room of Lee Radziwill."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Frequent Flyer" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (April 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRvispxUGQM20eN-sq9pv3IgHgk2zTrczm34e5XX3NJTnpXrm_BDRX-8EcTvKMYbcitf5n6wkbn889lR7lqkt0L_G0K8thRLWz92HmjGecHgDMF5NXIZklsw0i9TkM8YJ_BIzPXywh8cO/s1600/ss_100111807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRvispxUGQM20eN-sq9pv3IgHgk2zTrczm34e5XX3NJTnpXrm_BDRX-8EcTvKMYbcitf5n6wkbn889lR7lqkt0L_G0K8thRLWz92HmjGecHgDMF5NXIZklsw0i9TkM8YJ_BIzPXywh8cO/s640/ss_100111807.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leopard bolster and footstool. Fabric: 'Jaguar Velours Soie'/Natural 32297-1, <a href="http://www.clarencehouse.com/">Clarence House</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/decorating-ideas-animal-magnetism_ss16.html">Decorating Ideas: Animal Magnetism</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1Xode1DwkOEHWHmSiJzyA3BwCGMfCgG985WzMrucIpSCROfkaw3n4PcqBwr4Tedymq-XmiA6W2uKCDFhN2H-gidGeISuzT_LUnOxZ1tKlrSYXdY2ZQrVIh8Wb9b2WQUyoP-GRgw_3y8B/s1600/5-history-living-room-0408-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1Xode1DwkOEHWHmSiJzyA3BwCGMfCgG985WzMrucIpSCROfkaw3n4PcqBwr4Tedymq-XmiA6W2uKCDFhN2H-gidGeISuzT_LUnOxZ1tKlrSYXdY2ZQrVIh8Wb9b2WQUyoP-GRgw_3y8B/s640/5-history-living-room-0408-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Warm green and gold stripes on a George Smith sofa are a pleasing surprise against the muted stripes of a classic Colefax and Fowler wallpaper, 'which gives the room an English Regency feeling - sort of genteel, but slightly shabby, too,' says [Eric] Lysdahl. Scalamandre leopard velvet pillows."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eric Lysdahl's Catskills cottage living room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eric Lysdahl.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gridley and Graves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/revising-history-0408?click=main_sr#slide-2">A Catskill Cottage with a Modern Sensibility</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/">House Beautiful</a> (April 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDn2iG1duyqAOes3B8Z_V8VugX0fGppqrbYsRfe_zBcXjxzT1Jhks4h26psrjmoG6GAtuNlWWJDrS2bpND_04IFbR6BK9uRONW3JcKl6Ck3ivsIvt9ucvY80PpkUBSCm4WJQspXd8MnrN/s1600/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDn2iG1duyqAOes3B8Z_V8VugX0fGppqrbYsRfe_zBcXjxzT1Jhks4h26psrjmoG6GAtuNlWWJDrS2bpND_04IFbR6BK9uRONW3JcKl6Ck3ivsIvt9ucvY80PpkUBSCm4WJQspXd8MnrN/s640/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, crystal drops by sculptor Rob Wynne are mounted above a 1940s vanity and a Samuel Marx mirror; the plaster stool is by John Dickinson and the curtains are of a Lee Jofa silk."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London duplex.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.alexpapachristidis.com/">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</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;">"Master Class" 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/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2010 - January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_Lc5fl8pRynM2mErU2w5rwi_AEBaFAl2sSWf25qD09uwp7bVaceuaBmVgsqfASeR5S4a6FRlsE-L3xSTLaC2wF5102TIbcU5uD2KN9af-HZSrdSAhrINfy_1RreSKHP4dbe9VQIVBLIt/s1600/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010Jan2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_Lc5fl8pRynM2mErU2w5rwi_AEBaFAl2sSWf25qD09uwp7bVaceuaBmVgsqfASeR5S4a6FRlsE-L3xSTLaC2wF5102TIbcU5uD2KN9af-HZSrdSAhrINfy_1RreSKHP4dbe9VQIVBLIt/s640/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010Jan2011.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A chair by John Dickinson is covered in a Highland Court animal print, the mahogany commode is vintage; the painting is by Bernard Frize."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London duplex.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.alexpapachristidis.com/">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</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;">"Master Class" 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/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2010 - January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7wLkKkwppv3d9ZM9R0_lanr-FwCND-5X8ibvaRo6Cb9VnF3Xka6Gyr0-ljw2JCzqqiavV2FyOtKP5NAKpqT6KqFhwoN9PbwEyhklxoZ2j9K5Fn77wUpfrxv54CFtyelxHJEH4xYSpKQ5/s1600/Gerard-tremolet-home-1012-11-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7wLkKkwppv3d9ZM9R0_lanr-FwCND-5X8ibvaRo6Cb9VnF3Xka6Gyr0-ljw2JCzqqiavV2FyOtKP5NAKpqT6KqFhwoN9PbwEyhklxoZ2j9K5Fn77wUpfrxv54CFtyelxHJEH4xYSpKQ5/s640/Gerard-tremolet-home-1012-11-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Renaissance-style doors in a guest room were painted by Tremolet, and the Elizabeth Garouste chair is upholstered in a Lelievre cotton; the marquetry-inlaid secretary is Napoleon III, and the rug is Iranian."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gerard Tremolet's Normandy Chateau.</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 Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/gerard-tremolet-normandy-home-interiors-cheateau#slide-11">Norman Conquest</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/">Elle Decor</a> (October 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQJbaUnN6T3dZoqodW082DWOVJ8n_iLZ92aIXCtOVbmS2gtveNFhV8lTuRgvjDcp6ogyAKS59rXLcXbXFDtQ_pC5j7dTBQdYY6znXzJWCCacrZHj5p2HE6KTM6u-gCgFlC_LobG9D34xR/s1600/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQJbaUnN6T3dZoqodW082DWOVJ8n_iLZ92aIXCtOVbmS2gtveNFhV8lTuRgvjDcp6ogyAKS59rXLcXbXFDtQ_pC5j7dTBQdYY6znXzJWCCacrZHj5p2HE6KTM6u-gCgFlC_LobG9D34xR/s640/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Original oak beams lend rustic charm to interiors filled with antique, vintage and new furnishings collected in France. Sofa from Habite, Paris. Old World Weavers leopard silk velvet on pillows. Bust, 19th-century, sits atop 1930s pedestal."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco designer Stephen Shubel's Loire Valley 16th-century home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Gregory Firlotte.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Loire Holiday" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (November - December 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKH79e2LZczciL8JsNwG0fFSW8TXyhBnA_DZGjDpfAGI_F0kj_3F4Rw9vTtuEXGd8syBiEJjC9_HyWIt21Bs2ItAv9P11wEODT3iGBcyixzi3csOXLOEOQitEI_SxO8accorAsNGQAkvB/s1600/BlogSpottedShubel4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKH79e2LZczciL8JsNwG0fFSW8TXyhBnA_DZGjDpfAGI_F0kj_3F4Rw9vTtuEXGd8syBiEJjC9_HyWIt21Bs2ItAv9P11wEODT3iGBcyixzi3csOXLOEOQitEI_SxO8accorAsNGQAkvB/s640/BlogSpottedShubel4.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Avalon" throw by Hermes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bedroom in Stephen Shubel's San Francisco loft.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Master of Illusion" produced by Dara Caponigro.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> (May 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-Vu0FAHBvQNv6Ip5gaS3BbjAMkck5K8-PLbtq_jJ7eqE3CCnPxYsnabpmQxmjzeMV_cVEElgP5EUk-hnimZRPiQYSKm0SBuzNa_Sm2dYXmwY3Ap4D6YDRFHu8_Gs6mkLWziMVj7uxXub/s1600/BlogSpottedShubel2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-Vu0FAHBvQNv6Ip5gaS3BbjAMkck5K8-PLbtq_jJ7eqE3CCnPxYsnabpmQxmjzeMV_cVEElgP5EUk-hnimZRPiQYSKm0SBuzNa_Sm2dYXmwY3Ap4D6YDRFHu8_Gs6mkLWziMVj7uxXub/s640/BlogSpottedShubel2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Workspace under the staircase in Stephen Shubel's San Francisco loft.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Master of Illusion" produced by Dara Caponigro.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> (May 2008).</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/AVvXsEjOIASKOxzWSI4RS1DLtqj-X1WqSW2mFr3MvGc5TqREV6AXsWIWOldpu4N3OsjHVSbwrSB_ZwZ448p0NsU-saRERSlE1tuUilLkEkIGhUuWjzW8eFdY4D2VxHdTvdK9I3dXcPM9zUjxGYI1/s1600/BlogSpottedShubel3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIASKOxzWSI4RS1DLtqj-X1WqSW2mFr3MvGc5TqREV6AXsWIWOldpu4N3OsjHVSbwrSB_ZwZ448p0NsU-saRERSlE1tuUilLkEkIGhUuWjzW8eFdY4D2VxHdTvdK9I3dXcPM9zUjxGYI1/s640/BlogSpottedShubel3.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This animal print is not leopard. It is cheetah, but I like it very much.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carpeting: Glen Eden Wool Company "Out of Africa" in Cheetah (California Carpet).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Staircase in Stephen Shubel's San Francisco loft.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ruth Graham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Master of Illusion" produced by Dara Caponigro.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> (May 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeABvAPN9d-bPbi8hlH59ExStCbOvpfwdIcnVmGi-egeAnXPFHwqTtB8daj9nd87mEWtChFrUj37h8JvSpXdNebV5V7qd7a4o1MtlTAjcMJGJU8GoS_EnRrJLFNpzjR8-kFmkkSAp1Xlg/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.alex-papachristidis-14-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeABvAPN9d-bPbi8hlH59ExStCbOvpfwdIcnVmGi-egeAnXPFHwqTtB8daj9nd87mEWtChFrUj37h8JvSpXdNebV5V7qd7a4o1MtlTAjcMJGJU8GoS_EnRrJLFNpzjR8-kFmkkSAp1Xlg/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.alex-papachristidis-14-bedroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Teddy, a Yorkshire terrier, perches on leopard-spot bed steps in [Alex] Papachristidis's room; the commode is 18th-century French, the throw is by Anichini, and the carpeting is by David Easton for Beauvais."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alex Papachristidis's family vacation home in Bridgehampton, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.alexpapachristidis.com/">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldrom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-11/alex-papachristidis-hamptons-family-home-slideshow#slide=11">The Gathering Place</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2012).</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/AVvXsEij3uT7lDTXxa_eN79WCQwcAtpx0mJMRSD4JKQmaD80Q4r2WKCt0MOmBFcTJs8Ij84cbyvUW9e4n7r6_WM-4ShrrC-ARN7QcibWZNR8_DbdkzSGh-i4ru5HpCrkJC_pmq3f1LdWYeu2wq-q/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.alex-papachristidis-07-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3uT7lDTXxa_eN79WCQwcAtpx0mJMRSD4JKQmaD80Q4r2WKCt0MOmBFcTJs8Ij84cbyvUW9e4n7r6_WM-4ShrrC-ARN7QcibWZNR8_DbdkzSGh-i4ru5HpCrkJC_pmq3f1LdWYeu2wq-q/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.alex-papachristidis-07-living-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A living room wall displays two Roman bronze busts from Kentshire and a Mona Kuhn photograph of Venice; the leopard-print silk velvet on the armchairs is by Brunschwig and Fils."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alex Papachristidis's family vacation home in Bridgehampton, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.alexpapachristidis.com/">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldrom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-11/alex-papachristidis-hamptons-family-home-slideshow#slide=5">The Gathering Place</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWjqdMZCS3L204wP97gC7nAMNfhGtOtJaQvswkfH1ULUNgXHelo3AiZ4ft894hGPq97ypJeggfYsKjz4KDzIZBgu2OfMGIU2w3_ZN7fWprLwNA9jycVgev7rCwr2IfnvGrERwiLzJqcPK/s1600/design-ideas-ayres-ED07-04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWjqdMZCS3L204wP97gC7nAMNfhGtOtJaQvswkfH1ULUNgXHelo3AiZ4ft894hGPq97ypJeggfYsKjz4KDzIZBgu2OfMGIU2w3_ZN7fWprLwNA9jycVgev7rCwr2IfnvGrERwiLzJqcPK/s640/design-ideas-ayres-ED07-04-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Armchairs upholstered in linen velvet by Quadrille, a custom-designed ottoman by Jonas Upholstery, and a Claude Lalanne bronze bench used as a cocktail table in the library; decorative artist Jean Carrau painted the paneling to resemble pine and treated the knots with gold leaf."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bjminc.com/">Brian McCarthy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture firm: <a href="http://fairfaxandsammons.com/">Fairfax and Sammons</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;">Written by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/the-transformers#slide-4">The Transformers</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/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7n0SYPr5VkO63g0xRWdsFyHfFLeCgfb-qLY_49_2FcWbi7k3j-jFI1b7m-WS-KSkrtr0guhG0uNuxQLXJW3wxMxfmHfDeaBI8Aa04kZ9dJwJxm0JgsbOgoQv8GQdieatQixce2XO_65Q/s1600/Spada0412-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7n0SYPr5VkO63g0xRWdsFyHfFLeCgfb-qLY_49_2FcWbi7k3j-jFI1b7m-WS-KSkrtr0guhG0uNuxQLXJW3wxMxfmHfDeaBI8Aa04kZ9dJwJxm0JgsbOgoQv8GQdieatQixce2XO_65Q/s640/Spada0412-mdn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In an otherwise quite traditional French sitting room, a leopard-print-covered settee takes a starring role, giving the space a refreshingly urbane dose of personality."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://charlesspada.com/">Charles Spada</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alexandre Bailhache.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/home-rss/looking-back-verandas-most-memorable-rooms-0412#slide-19">Veranda's Most Memorable Rooms</a>" by Mario Lopez-Cordero.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQpkIf26qYL7LH964VMNpOu5RjkNcmzsuFiKK2-5TOXRJKtl_fiR8C1ZyvcaVRYvHv2X4VsPM2QoIhdoHCw1hkELRIX71ZwcyfmoGA6VpVQIHYPpNTPFln0uJIZhG5d8HI8DAqtBkIkQ-/s1600/hbx-animal-print-chairs-hitz-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQpkIf26qYL7LH964VMNpOu5RjkNcmzsuFiKK2-5TOXRJKtl_fiR8C1ZyvcaVRYvHv2X4VsPM2QoIhdoHCw1hkELRIX71ZwcyfmoGA6VpVQIHYPpNTPFln0uJIZhG5d8HI8DAqtBkIkQ-/s640/hbx-animal-print-chairs-hitz-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" The sun beats down, rotting the velvet on the sofas, and I am okay with that,' says chef and cookbook author Alex Hitz of the living room in his Los Angeles house. 'What am I going to do - put up curtains and miss out on the view?' He mixed Maison Jansen bergeres with Marcel Breuer leather-and-steel chairs, which flank a Louis XV-style table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Lisa Romerein.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/alex-hitz-los-angeles-home-1112?click=main_sr#slide-1">Alex Hitz's Perfect House for Entertaining</a>" by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtQ0uZ3wVVkfB6gZHCTTYieEXR-OILyv_Bl83lD4ZrUOo3wHJ9FEF003lZOZ5baLIqj64Y-hm50Lhuo4UXkFMFltWV2oLMX9NZiO7czuuRTTp79bqMXdFDi8SSLgD6oeaUFxC1I_uKyLZ/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-07-lgn%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/AVvXsEhJtQ0uZ3wVVkfB6gZHCTTYieEXR-OILyv_Bl83lD4ZrUOo3wHJ9FEF003lZOZ5baLIqj64Y-hm50Lhuo4UXkFMFltWV2oLMX9NZiO7czuuRTTp79bqMXdFDi8SSLgD6oeaUFxC1I_uKyLZ/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-07-lgn%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the guest bedroom, velvet curtains enclose a Russian sleigh bed with a coverlet and pillows in a Clarence House silk velvet, a screen is covered in an Aubusson tapestry; and the Italian footstool retains its original upholstery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Antonio, Texas home of decorator Gwynn Griffith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Gwynn Griffith,</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;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/texas-treasure#slide-7">Texas Treasure</a>" by Rob Brinkley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeI7fPabVn0LWDHtgQ88JFrxgQ7wp8toT618SL2mQmlFBgm_OeQBYGN_tL7cdFfzyQSE3YIqePi4nskw2_QICsifowF1-9c7wyJwq_EavMmmbrkQnoGggOCwFqhQak1szgcQsU9x5qInp/s1600/matthew-patrick-smyth-designer-visions-EDC-1212-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeI7fPabVn0LWDHtgQ88JFrxgQ7wp8toT618SL2mQmlFBgm_OeQBYGN_tL7cdFfzyQSE3YIqePi4nskw2_QICsifowF1-9c7wyJwq_EavMmmbrkQnoGggOCwFqhQak1szgcQsU9x5qInp/s640/matthew-patrick-smyth-designer-visions-EDC-1212-01-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living area, Schumacher fabrics cover the sectional, pillow, and chair. The mirror is Indonesian."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment designed for <i>Elle Decor</i>'s Designer Visions Showhouse. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.matthewsmyth.com/">Matthew Patrick Smyth</a>.</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;">Styled by Quy Nguyen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Michael Lassell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/design-solutions/matthew-patrick-smyth-designer-visions?click=main_sr#slide-2">All the Right Moves</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEnlYiSDmWS0-d4OiY6dQ92911krB-QNVBmK_8tux76hyzM_MikPreU-eAdviEMnQ42LsHy174YmqtvdhKipKWSk-XwW4_P8Svdg6VJ_3_v2YX-juJBUGIOGXJJN3AeTOPAe4nQtZtLnL/s1600/grecian-wooden-outdoor-bedroom-1110-tucker05-de-99272309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigEnlYiSDmWS0-d4OiY6dQ92911krB-QNVBmK_8tux76hyzM_MikPreU-eAdviEMnQ42LsHy174YmqtvdhKipKWSk-XwW4_P8Svdg6VJ_3_v2YX-juJBUGIOGXJJN3AeTOPAe4nQtZtLnL/s640/grecian-wooden-outdoor-bedroom-1110-tucker05-de-99272309.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A ceiling of natural cedar brings the outdoors in and creates texture and warmth in the master bedroom. The silk and linen Stark rug adds plush softness. Curtains and bed skirt are Leopard by Raoul Textiles. Dome pendant light from Hilliard."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Tucker, <a href="http://www.tuckerandmarks.com/">Tucker and Marks Design Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Edmund Barr.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/indoor-outdoor-living-1110?click=main_sr#slide-5">Open House</a>" produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8oYGmCONB2cLJq9QOQCymimZeMeDwMZijzBbj2fFzhl-FLFwakJeQ0-3KSCV2ZP8wwuqG-Xl7n87fSGUvIxf8sze6IDxeHJo8B1b6jUWWIBYFO9QDY8m0Q3MD_f2lhs2SDWiMiiw3iwi/s1600/ss_100536457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8oYGmCONB2cLJq9QOQCymimZeMeDwMZijzBbj2fFzhl-FLFwakJeQ0-3KSCV2ZP8wwuqG-Xl7n87fSGUvIxf8sze6IDxeHJo8B1b6jUWWIBYFO9QDY8m0Q3MD_f2lhs2SDWiMiiw3iwi/s640/ss_100536457.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Jeffrey Bilhuber identifies his decorative mojo as a dashing marriage of modernity (like luxurious fabrics and clean lines) and tradition (what he calls 'the connective tissue that bonds the past with the future'). This room exemplifies his style with natural textures, sleek furniture, and a subtle dash of leopard print on the throw pillows to tie it all together."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bilhuber.com/">Jeffrey Bilhuber</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/decorating-ideas-animal-magnetism_ss56.html">Decorating Ideas: Animal Magnetism</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgxnR3Sy5i2uAEp-cRHYBaVu-lSzifzU7cOAlgGlfEvSVmF7g9MZ10ZcldgBIchiEEiS9l7VBlgAY2E2G5PFYNL5hKR5x3aRSUiIhFFfY3J87TKEQdkqyW93-qD_O3qj4VbKyt5c7XV30/s1600/101670823_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgxnR3Sy5i2uAEp-cRHYBaVu-lSzifzU7cOAlgGlfEvSVmF7g9MZ10ZcldgBIchiEEiS9l7VBlgAY2E2G5PFYNL5hKR5x3aRSUiIhFFfY3J87TKEQdkqyW93-qD_O3qj4VbKyt5c7XV30/s640/101670823_ss.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blue and white porcelain in an antique sideboard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The more than 200-year-old Richmond, Virginia, home of Meg and John Gottwald."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suellen Gregory, <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/">Suellen Gregory Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/gorgeous-updated-classic-home_ss8.html">Gorgeous, Updated Classic Home</a>" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQfO5oT_1PFclSHE_P8scIJi2w0_eATQ9DGtUPMMscNpOrvOpqDfnn0nxugr8vdvJA_I8GCvEQl_QP_PhjiLEEteZME6V7v9VkMUyY6PEExjUs7s-h_nf60JwPqylve4T-_vt2yyRpwrv/s1600/101670843_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQfO5oT_1PFclSHE_P8scIJi2w0_eATQ9DGtUPMMscNpOrvOpqDfnn0nxugr8vdvJA_I8GCvEQl_QP_PhjiLEEteZME6V7v9VkMUyY6PEExjUs7s-h_nf60JwPqylve4T-_vt2yyRpwrv/s640/101670843_ss.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The wooden arms of an antique upholstered chair in the living room display carved dogs' heads."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The more than 200-year-old Richmond, Virginia, home of Meg and John Gottwald."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suellen Gregory, <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/">Suellen Gregory Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/gorgeous-updated-classic-home_ss20.html">Gorgeous, Updated Classic Home</a>" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div>

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In Honor of Christopher Columbus

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second Monday of October is a federal holiday in the United States to celebrate Christopher Columbus, the explorer (believed to have been born in Genoa) who arrived in the New World - the Americas - in 1492. Columbus left Spain in search of a new trade route to Japan but instead landed on an island in the Bahamas. He named this place San Salvador. Columbus received credit for being the first European to discover the Americas, although the Norseman Leif Ericson actually arrived in North America almost 500 years before the Genoese navigator. In celebration of  Columbus and all sea travelers, I share some images of sailors, ships and maps . . .</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19hDngfaREld7ejns7dBaUx67vfg66DkuBSfNtSdgbjkJtIzWHZtFI-CQQyKatw4pXQVBgZd4aQaNtT55tZ4alckA8PDUwU1g4Aq-64hWnhBuwCv3Qe-1ukGdr5opURtCtH0jhHJ1seBU/s1600/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19hDngfaREld7ejns7dBaUx67vfg66DkuBSfNtSdgbjkJtIzWHZtFI-CQQyKatw4pXQVBgZd4aQaNtT55tZ4alckA8PDUwU1g4Aq-64hWnhBuwCv3Qe-1ukGdr5opURtCtH0jhHJ1seBU/s640/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Handmade 19th-c. and 20th-c. ships in bottles. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shell frame and lamp, both 19th-c. English."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dallas, Texas home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan and her sailor husband, Jay Ryan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Luby Ryan</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Aimee Herring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Welcome Glow" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</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>(2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LNHP2Tf0tNRGY-flvak8an_kYZUUiTNETj7Z1fg1ff-v64qNL_0RtdEREUsORJi_Nse0jJFAYA_JtlO5uLW-IByYBVCvA3-0rtowMM08rHE9VSd_W5QXWUZqLmvpBiI2pnXoXMeK7nJN/s1600/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LNHP2Tf0tNRGY-flvak8an_kYZUUiTNETj7Z1fg1ff-v64qNL_0RtdEREUsORJi_Nse0jJFAYA_JtlO5uLW-IByYBVCvA3-0rtowMM08rHE9VSd_W5QXWUZqLmvpBiI2pnXoXMeK7nJN/s640/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Handmade 19th-c. and 20th-c. ships in bottles."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dallas, Texas home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan and her sailor husband, Jay Ryan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Luby Ryan</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Aimee Herring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Welcome Glow" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</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> (2008).</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/AVvXsEigXuo6UPQySNUm87RULAX0ieVSi_rbQ86r3kvAgfmFtSSWvD7Qq_BlICT2XMm0RmHahTZSsjsRLVK4L-472Hrrv4VSzkuSrb19-2Oqe3M7U6ulwqgtubLwcpULZyZA4utYJcUo2PwA0iYI/s1600/BlogOldManoftheSeaVeranda2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXuo6UPQySNUm87RULAX0ieVSi_rbQ86r3kvAgfmFtSSWvD7Qq_BlICT2XMm0RmHahTZSsjsRLVK4L-472Hrrv4VSzkuSrb19-2Oqe3M7U6ulwqgtubLwcpULZyZA4utYJcUo2PwA0iYI/s640/BlogOldManoftheSeaVeranda2008.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Seaside painting and crystal chandelier, both 19th-c. French. <a href="http://olystudio.com/" target="_blank">Oly</a> side chairs in raffia around oak table from Old Timber Table Co."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dallas, Texas home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan and her sailor husband, Jay Ryan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Luby Ryan</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Aimee Herring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Welcome Glow" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</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>(2008).</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/AVvXsEh9sP5Ghphj5yqW4UdKOY1IuLvUPCruO1BJxyUtvflftrGdTA3-EUZ4uaCijvKIhZtvdrDPPxR67a7na-tihGM9IJtBPydNbWAWaB5hpASjQUcvH5GXWYnljY87JtRGktIDzYZVamlvq5fI/s1600/0910-miller-decor-detailing-10-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sP5Ghphj5yqW4UdKOY1IuLvUPCruO1BJxyUtvflftrGdTA3-EUZ4uaCijvKIhZtvdrDPPxR67a7na-tihGM9IJtBPydNbWAWaB5hpASjQUcvH5GXWYnljY87JtRGktIDzYZVamlvq5fI/s640/0910-miller-decor-detailing-10-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A winsome flea market portrait leans against a wicker lamp from <a href="http://www.pompominteriors.com/" target="_blank">Pom Pom</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carolyn Espley-Miller's Carpinteria, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carolyn Espley-Miller.</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;">Interview by Lisa Cregan.</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-9" target="_blank">White Wash</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxvp8i7jo_sv_z0LP2ZPQBtG3nF4qRQgVDoh5wNezy2NeGsZWzVWLB4wA3QfdREy8-TU01d5CYhxRWA50f26dWnGuwo7HzrxsR6d4Z_gPoErYwdzpeN2NGy1EIq-PMWpMxF5U_htphvMM/s1600/country-home-design-ideas-0511-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxvp8i7jo_sv_z0LP2ZPQBtG3nF4qRQgVDoh5wNezy2NeGsZWzVWLB4wA3QfdREy8-TU01d5CYhxRWA50f26dWnGuwo7HzrxsR6d4Z_gPoErYwdzpeN2NGy1EIq-PMWpMxF5U_htphvMM/s640/country-home-design-ideas-0511-06-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Nautical artwork and a C. Jere nickel sculpture frame a window in [Patrick] Printy's studio, where a Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams sofa is paired with a Moroccan tray table by Roost; a lamp by Artemide sits on a mahogany table inherited from [Dan] Holland's grandmother, and the vintage screen is decoupaged with maps found at flea markets in Florida."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sonoma County, California home of Patrick Printy and 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-6" 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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbMNRcXu9j23u4LzqJaoG-Si07LSpzbeSJgTD53zttpWOchr_c776vDcqXCUN9gl0gEi3auyUn6b7Xw_A0JHVMdKEDlvuaZzhHlfrFJSRixkYNWk9wJI3i1EX3pdDEjOwteLnAgtpZe_9/s1600/hbx-atlas-world-map-wallpaper-15-1010-de-85974095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbMNRcXu9j23u4LzqJaoG-Si07LSpzbeSJgTD53zttpWOchr_c776vDcqXCUN9gl0gEi3auyUn6b7Xw_A0JHVMdKEDlvuaZzhHlfrFJSRixkYNWk9wJI3i1EX3pdDEjOwteLnAgtpZe_9/s640/hbx-atlas-world-map-wallpaper-15-1010-de-85974095.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To add character to the boys' bedroom. [Daniel] Sachs blew up an antique map and papered one wall. Galigai pillow fabric from <a href="http://www.claremontfurnishing.com/" target="_blank">Claremont</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Daniel Sachs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/global-antique-decor-1010#slide-14" target="_blank">Classic and Worldly</a>" 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/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_tqMvWCTzTziPxWfegAWT5HgrZDUmHKt2ZAXmK0mHZ9_X4ebepkKDhTic3AmayZEsWHu2WwioXrGQa1ojjjCpnHVHeAudgGnWECFNtP8S-XB_wb6Wz1M3KJgFuPXZc0FtgemGPH75yPG/s1600/tufted-cushion-white-victorian-sofa-0712-dempster09-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_tqMvWCTzTziPxWfegAWT5HgrZDUmHKt2ZAXmK0mHZ9_X4ebepkKDhTic3AmayZEsWHu2WwioXrGQa1ojjjCpnHVHeAudgGnWECFNtP8S-XB_wb6Wz1M3KJgFuPXZc0FtgemGPH75yPG/s640/tufted-cushion-white-victorian-sofa-0712-dempster09-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kim Dempster's weekend house in Marin County, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://erinmartindesign.com/" target="_blank">Erin Martin</a> and Kim Dempster.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-4" target="_blank">A Chic California Beach House</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> (July - August 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzyNitxYDUT_algp8JhHP0lbY51m5Kn5Dn9Y48rKJT70zPDQjjZ77UrdAats97Qm1ATiTXlmTrCN-9u0hxDbG1GzzVz1JafGTsnaAimg4JC5eYMDV8syV6EI9VZ8vo1Krz6NxQd31WR_s/s1600/vintage-pull-down-map-striped-walls-0712-dempster10-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzyNitxYDUT_algp8JhHP0lbY51m5Kn5Dn9Y48rKJT70zPDQjjZ77UrdAats97Qm1ATiTXlmTrCN-9u0hxDbG1GzzVz1JafGTsnaAimg4JC5eYMDV8syV6EI9VZ8vo1Krz6NxQd31WR_s/s640/vintage-pull-down-map-striped-walls-0712-dempster10-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage pull-down map bought on eBay hides the TV."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kim Dempster's weekend house in Marin County, California.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://erinmartindesign.com/" target="_blank">Erin Martin</a> and Kim Dempster.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-10" target="_blank">A Chic California Beach House" by</a> Christine Pittel.</span></div></div><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 2012).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrHu_2DNkBSE90wp7sgJOiJkyoScGWBfAK87np1fqoQU5uKmrWqUQ5RTI9CNzD0_HyTlWkGF61HteSDPeE4vuYfToXloDfBZCbTLo7BPepro-wgS3knqIlEfO422PfE6YmQNIk8Tl_pMo/s1600/steven-gambrel-remodel-ed0711-09-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrHu_2DNkBSE90wp7sgJOiJkyoScGWBfAK87np1fqoQU5uKmrWqUQ5RTI9CNzD0_HyTlWkGF61HteSDPeE4vuYfToXloDfBZCbTLo7BPepro-wgS3knqIlEfO422PfE6YmQNIk8Tl_pMo/s640/steven-gambrel-remodel-ed0711-09-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"World maps roll down from bookshelves in the playroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/" target="_blank">Steven Gambrel</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;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/room-to-grow#slide-7" target="_blank">Room to Grow</a>" by David Colman.</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 2011).</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/AVvXsEgRPtxpKHOy0sAwg0gK7LLe4RHaYaYoEfsZHx9mgXNFctpb_EVjRTWkUVpDQ0MRhcC64PbQ7SCXyEUmrt2rlChjzsrHdqPnCETveEBUY5PtJ5xj5XwkE3q-yKovn2OVAJzxLk-hXxVGVBgU/s1600/0310-coleman-01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRPtxpKHOy0sAwg0gK7LLe4RHaYaYoEfsZHx9mgXNFctpb_EVjRTWkUVpDQ0MRhcC64PbQ7SCXyEUmrt2rlChjzsrHdqPnCETveEBUY5PtJ5xj5XwkE3q-yKovn2OVAJzxLk-hXxVGVBgU/s640/0310-coleman-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For the walls of the 'map room,' artist Lori Barnaby painted a nautical chart of Long Island in the style of a blueprint, 'In keeping with the theme,' says designer Kim Coleman, 'the blues of the sofa, chairs, rug, and accessories create an aquatic aura. . . . An antique library chair is covered in <a href="http://www.edelmanleather.com/" target="_blank">Edelman</a> leather."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton, New York beach house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kimcoleman.com/" target="_blank">Kim Coleman</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by James Merrell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/blue-beach-house-0310?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">A Beach House as Blue as the Ocean</a>" by Bob Morris.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgro1YCtMrDEoLv3UXFg80kXi1HXdgBxM6LiUMC7biA5slA0FTqTsUzLWSYc-tNrhHrz0ks_p6m6fL4z7r18pyHNW_sCpIB5eTTI4qiGstcW-wzXMubilI7egPceWs9k4Ny1cJTrd2jLhZ9/s1600/2-sendus-davideaston-0608-xlg-13393883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgro1YCtMrDEoLv3UXFg80kXi1HXdgBxM6LiUMC7biA5slA0FTqTsUzLWSYc-tNrhHrz0ks_p6m6fL4z7r18pyHNW_sCpIB5eTTI4qiGstcW-wzXMubilI7egPceWs9k4Ny1cJTrd2jLhZ9/s640/2-sendus-davideaston-0608-xlg-13393883.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'My universal equinoctial ring dial is English and dates from about 1730. Essentially, it's a type of sundial that allows you to tell the time wherever you are in the world, as long as the sun is shining. It was cutting-edge technology at the time, and these were important navigational tools for sailors. I've set it and seen it work, but I don't have all the technical know-how to really use it properly. I bought it because it's beautiful - a combination of art, science, and mathematics,' " said by designer <a href="http://www.davideastoninc.com/" target="_blank">David Easton</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/send-picture-accessory-0608#slide-2" target="_blank">Send Us a Picture of . . . Your Favorite Accessory</a>" by Shax Riegler.</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> (June 2008). </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/AVvXsEg4rHvewh0A_YGXUvc5NqeToQTwktGZDn1vIqryTnvkLzVkzuYP5y629QwI6rOTrbxnJs49PF0VgL91m-lFfQ3aTVkI2lEsGL6HnZcY8x6noeBAWwBGRcn0c7joIjZQnWwXLxrQ2h3L1dkf/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-08-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rHvewh0A_YGXUvc5NqeToQTwktGZDn1vIqryTnvkLzVkzuYP5y629QwI6rOTrbxnJs49PF0VgL91m-lFfQ3aTVkI2lEsGL6HnZcY8x6noeBAWwBGRcn0c7joIjZQnWwXLxrQ2h3L1dkf/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-08-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A zinc bathtub and a tumbled-travertine floor in the guest bath; a marble platter atop an Italian base serves as a table."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Former factory in San Antonio, Texas that is now the home of Gwynn Griffth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gwynn Griffith.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Willian Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/texas-treasure#slide-8" target="_blank">Texas Treasure</a>" by Rob Brinkley.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt_gx4sHGRxNQdKxPHI27jqgG5IomZNGdhFBI5AUwoB0EA8OkAWTWnnCO29qW57lC0KE0quRvzvZyyTgZU-ZZ5orToYndpX4FJh7Xe5dgRD4MkTj6lZdWJz8tSBsY7LPB1kDkA5DgmOIP/s1600/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt_gx4sHGRxNQdKxPHI27jqgG5IomZNGdhFBI5AUwoB0EA8OkAWTWnnCO29qW57lC0KE0quRvzvZyyTgZU-ZZ5orToYndpX4FJh7Xe5dgRD4MkTj6lZdWJz8tSBsY7LPB1kDkA5DgmOIP/s640/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A crystal-and-jade ship light fixture by Claire Cormier-Fauvel sparkles in the library. Facing the vintage Pierre Paulin sofa are chairs custom made by Gina Bianco and a 1960s cocktail table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne. The rug is by Fedora Design."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan townhouse of Muriel Brandolini and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Muriel Brandolini.</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;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Peaceable Kingdom" produced by Howard Christian. </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> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lQ3A6zRo-rYq8551i2aWWax_5GXc1xoGHcw7OlVn8oZkwHvqU-WJfW11TzxwtIpb3OhqyY5U-4tezPSZ3B06VK93rNXMwoQ6iS1YE4UYAnuSvHp-wemA61zBigUPVe0K44eVX2oM69_S/s1600/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lQ3A6zRo-rYq8551i2aWWax_5GXc1xoGHcw7OlVn8oZkwHvqU-WJfW11TzxwtIpb3OhqyY5U-4tezPSZ3B06VK93rNXMwoQ6iS1YE4UYAnuSvHp-wemA61zBigUPVe0K44eVX2oM69_S/s640/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Crystal Ship" from <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/" target="_blank">zgallerie</a>. "Beverly" chairs from <a href="http://www.olystudio.com/" target="_blank">Oly</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomagazine.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (March 2009).</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/AVvXsEgGu1kjf5ZSeLgSH76Sj0jaAnv15mw5iHkbXYeJ33FY-rukHC6QBHypEI41D0Z7sgbh3ruCFmDaUnQ2SxdNiqCswRHYhgfZIApVYo4LyBNEX_YosTV039Cc18apF3jd0Rviop0Gqpvh7MEh/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGu1kjf5ZSeLgSH76Sj0jaAnv15mw5iHkbXYeJ33FY-rukHC6QBHypEI41D0Z7sgbh3ruCFmDaUnQ2SxdNiqCswRHYhgfZIApVYo4LyBNEX_YosTV039Cc18apF3jd0Rviop0Gqpvh7MEh/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+(2).jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.canopydesigns.com/" target="_blank">Canopy Designs</a> chandelier. Mirrored chest by BeachDwelling."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seaside, Florida cottage of Mary and Joe Clark.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mary Clark and Jessica Hawkins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Scott Merrill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Chris Little.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jennifer Ash.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Coastal Cues - Seaside's Radiance Captured" </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> (July - August 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKN9iHPCAGB4iU5p1SsqZYe1yYOvvP5xK3TEYKr1PfEZx-Jq5-WXK9QSvlIb3uU61Ql_a7_pGLziJCn4nf3mcksIbLiAMN4EALpmlx82dwotUY_mmdx5cbbVdBB2yb6_UixR9bhjf6pat9/s1600/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%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/AVvXsEjKN9iHPCAGB4iU5p1SsqZYe1yYOvvP5xK3TEYKr1PfEZx-Jq5-WXK9QSvlIb3uU61Ql_a7_pGLziJCn4nf3mcksIbLiAMN4EALpmlx82dwotUY_mmdx5cbbVdBB2yb6_UixR9bhjf6pat9/s640/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The crystal ship chandelier 'was a whimsical last-minute selection,' says designer Ken Fulk about the master bath in a Victorian San Franciscan house. Floor tiles by <a href="http://www.annsacks.com/" target="_blank">Ann Sacks</a>. <a href="http://www.sunrisespecialty.com/" target="_blank">Sunrise Specialty</a> tub."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</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;">"<span id="goog_659402321"></span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/san-francisco-victorian-ken-fulk-0611?click=main_sr#slide-15" target="_blank">Dressing Up a San Francisco Victorian</a><span id="goog_659402322"></span>" 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>.</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/AVvXsEiDoDSswaISoQs9jADw3qs7D8AoNC6AccAnZSyY0ed9J3AWO64lOeNC1gOkIweUKh7cOALqKycEr7fau2hJ1gh4eqc5y38pr1pxaiC7suDdy5-HqTpw-FDYSc5uERL-uPXZWDizSS729nxh/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoDSswaISoQs9jADw3qs7D8AoNC6AccAnZSyY0ed9J3AWO64lOeNC1gOkIweUKh7cOALqKycEr7fau2hJ1gh4eqc5y38pr1pxaiC7suDdy5-HqTpw-FDYSc5uERL-uPXZWDizSS729nxh/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David Flint Wood's study at <a href="http://www.hibiscushillharbourisland.com/" target="_blank">Hibiscus Hill</a>, the home in the Bahamas that he shares with India Hicks and their four children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation, interior design and landscape design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</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;">"Island Girl" written by India Hicks.</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> (May - 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/AVvXsEgePF9yCDTihaK57JafDaNnvNHxCwS4iMJmhk2jsDnj52RCnzakFjeEOOK5hUOXHwx9iHnPiGrDMGQt9XmnBSUZDhuGvCFCyJ9hU7ZR_QxOOHwsgm6FN0xfjZr6b8qljH7L34L15FRSVOl0/s1600/homes-charleston-cohler-12-0309_MD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePF9yCDTihaK57JafDaNnvNHxCwS4iMJmhk2jsDnj52RCnzakFjeEOOK5hUOXHwx9iHnPiGrDMGQt9XmnBSUZDhuGvCFCyJ9hU7ZR_QxOOHwsgm6FN0xfjZr6b8qljH7L34L15FRSVOl0/s640/homes-charleston-cohler-12-0309_MD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Original 1809 carved mantel over fireplace. Mahogany acorn post bed, inspired by 1840s design, by Thomas O'Brien for Hickory Chair. Ceiling lantern by Circa Lighting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charleston, South Carolina home of New York designer Eric Cohler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeff McNamara.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/charleston-single-house-cohler-0208#slide-12" target="_blank">A Charleston Single House with Attitude</a>" by Elizabeth Gaynor.</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> (February 2008).</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/AVvXsEjP1Q7k783Xzp4upHRt6Mvcay-a79QLqH1ho2RxkxOkBQ4RsNtn4nP1GnqzTnR3CA0utNJBtOiokpYthgyFuzSLZKZR4bSPZiRZUwwNUCRTQKqb5buChTUQ0EAObkMl9KpdH7jM5Gh_9S3T/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nina-griscom-apartment-04-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1Q7k783Xzp4upHRt6Mvcay-a79QLqH1ho2RxkxOkBQ4RsNtn4nP1GnqzTnR3CA0utNJBtOiokpYthgyFuzSLZKZR4bSPZiRZUwwNUCRTQKqb5buChTUQ0EAObkMl9KpdH7jM5Gh_9S3T/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nina-griscom-apartment-04-living-room.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The shagreen desk and chair are by <a href="http://www.garrisonrousseau.com/" target="_blank">Garrison Rousseau</a>; the galleon drawing is one of several formerly owned by fashion designer Bill Blass."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan duplex of Nina Griscom and Leonel Piraino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nina Griscom.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-02/nina-griscom-manhattan-apartment-slideshow#slide=4" target="_blank">Nina Griscom's Elegant Manhattan Apartment</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2012).</span></div>

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John Dickinson: Primitive Elegance

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1502565221"></span>There's a fine line between being amusing and being eccentric.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Dickinson (1920 - 1982)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Dickinson, the late San Francisco designer, was a disciplined perfectionist who described himself as a draftsman first, a decorator second. He reduced his designs to "line, proportion and shape" to create understated elegance, which he emphasized with a palette of "subdued colors." Despite his focus on logic, he valued wit. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I take what I do very seriously, " said Dickinson. "But I don't like design to be too serious. . . . I just like to have a little fun with the work I do." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His sense of humor can be seen in his iconic 1970s three-legged painted plaster side table, which sold at </span><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/john-dickinson-a-three-legged-painted-plaster-side-5521333-details.aspx?pos=4&intObjectID=5521333&sid=&page=8" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christie's</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in 2011 for $30,000.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9iLW60z5qrWRErkYeaiCqOhfsAm-h7U14Je-ccAFPdITiq8IxamwaNvbtjOYAituZ3XL-CCim0VhBY7nlDrU4KcNxYDvDQGCV9Bj_jSZxKvudGz6JhGT81Aow-bKHFyjETXNDbxVYdQ/s1600/john_dickinson_a_three-legged_painted_plaster_side_table_1970s_d5521333h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9iLW60z5qrWRErkYeaiCqOhfsAm-h7U14Je-ccAFPdITiq8IxamwaNvbtjOYAituZ3XL-CCim0VhBY7nlDrU4KcNxYDvDQGCV9Bj_jSZxKvudGz6JhGT81Aow-bKHFyjETXNDbxVYdQ/s400/john_dickinson_a_three-legged_painted_plaster_side_table_1970s_d5521333h.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This piece calls to mind African art, the <i>Flintstones</i> cartoon and ancient Egyptian statues. Primitive, it is elegant in its simplicity.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>As much sculpture as furniture, Dickinson's work in plaster has the edginess of contemporary art. So it should come as no surprise that when he is rediscovered by a new generation of dealers, writers, auction house experts and curators, the first responders were collectors, not designers.</i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quote from R. Louis Bofferding, antiques dealer </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bofferdingnewyork.com/">R. Louis Bofferding Decorative and Fine Art</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sutherlandfurniture.com/pdf/DickinsonBrochure.pdf">David Sutherland website</a></span></span></div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI3jCjNpA9t0xNRNmyoTSJXoyONeRtD-XWPumFxDBLEV2J5s9bkMMRNWnIb-X72FbnOKMwoqnmeCFR2-lf5LOevBAsALxoYz0gUrnc35X6QEXfVu42MvnoPmvvI2JpJMjX6Wh0K5pDOc/s1600/hbx-1210-nygren-hallway-curtains-28-de-84589153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwI3jCjNpA9t0xNRNmyoTSJXoyONeRtD-XWPumFxDBLEV2J5s9bkMMRNWnIb-X72FbnOKMwoqnmeCFR2-lf5LOevBAsALxoYz0gUrnc35X6QEXfVu42MvnoPmvvI2JpJMjX6Wh0K5pDOc/s640/hbx-1210-nygren-hallway-curtains-28-de-84589153.jpg" width="500" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer <a href="http://www.smithhanes.com/">Smith Hanes</a> "turned a negative into a fresh, beautiful positive: he broke up the long hallway leading to the master suite by adding a row of ethereal white portieres. Bedside tables are vintage John Dickinson."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Marie Nygren and <a href="http://www.smithhanes.com/">Smith Hanes</a>.</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;">Photographs by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The New Utopia"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December - January 2011).</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR1dTngSIxwNwcE4WhKlSPCZvauiNddPlejSr7k-21RlxUu4yezjTU93c6d1hyWJnaU_OuzSykGwB9gpvAZobT88LzdcO_rWnjPdP6sqAsdrYBXduru_7zogOJxH_8kOQThqMYxT5Kdc/s1600/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR1dTngSIxwNwcE4WhKlSPCZvauiNddPlejSr7k-21RlxUu4yezjTU93c6d1hyWJnaU_OuzSykGwB9gpvAZobT88LzdcO_rWnjPdP6sqAsdrYBXduru_7zogOJxH_8kOQThqMYxT5Kdc/s640/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, crystal drops by sculptor <a href="http://www.robwynne.net/">Rob Wynne</a> are mounted above a 1940s vanity and a Samuel Marx mirror; the plaster stool is by John Dickinson, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the curtains are of a Lee Jofa silk."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London duplex.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://alexpapachristidis.com/">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</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;">"Master Class" 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/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2010 - January 2011)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffUTVYHNACe9vEOjTed2EDaZpu8tKacRhwqOjQOb8S4827qy1rm8s_PvU-k4tcOhfJDsxGZdLL-1y5s-ZwLFECQJNKiEHUW96CV-DBGvoYAQWGysotC8DwRcVOwVmJIPn7ptuvsJe7QM/s1600/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010Jan2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjffUTVYHNACe9vEOjTed2EDaZpu8tKacRhwqOjQOb8S4827qy1rm8s_PvU-k4tcOhfJDsxGZdLL-1y5s-ZwLFECQJNKiEHUW96CV-DBGvoYAQWGysotC8DwRcVOwVmJIPn7ptuvsJe7QM/s640/BlogJohnDickinsonEDDec2010Jan2011.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A chair by John Dickinson is covered in a Highland Court animal print, the mahogany commode is vintage, the painting is by Bernard Frize"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London duplex.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://alexpapachristidis.com/">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Master Class" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2010 - January 2011).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSOu_lKxqd7LGbTbxdaRzT5aiwraiBNzIJ6LzWBwKYFYq18ytmAcKfDY6dubhzUNRWXoXmlEAMws8IZ3-Ak3gtMf4J3_pUUq3ZzwTuaTmn3dgrzwCySDMhf2FurDSm5aFJLs93uTyXUY/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-06%255B2%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSOu_lKxqd7LGbTbxdaRzT5aiwraiBNzIJ6LzWBwKYFYq18ytmAcKfDY6dubhzUNRWXoXmlEAMws8IZ3-Ak3gtMf4J3_pUUq3ZzwTuaTmn3dgrzwCySDMhf2FurDSm5aFJLs93uTyXUY/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-06%255B2%255D.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The screened-in porch features a plaster side table by John Dickinson, pillows upholstered in African textiles and a stained concrete floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A circa-1883 factory converted by San Antonio designer Gwynn Griffith </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as her personal home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Brinkley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Texas Treasure" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCH2_F8fmK-WkZedm-gp8KroYNQzI0hBvQF88WPbzXlF5CxhUTYACCzGtBtngxgjjiLrJDpC8LUZ3JVT_aimYcMCDydpusxA5PJlYNaqCOEpYONujxdRK-R_5VQcDDpz205a8MJKvrsSM/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-main%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCH2_F8fmK-WkZedm-gp8KroYNQzI0hBvQF88WPbzXlF5CxhUTYACCzGtBtngxgjjiLrJDpC8LUZ3JVT_aimYcMCDydpusxA5PJlYNaqCOEpYONujxdRK-R_5VQcDDpz205a8MJKvrsSM/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-main%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room  . . . features a John Dickinson plaster table, a wicker tub chair covered with a shearling throw, a French chandelier, and a Spanish cabinet; the wall of artwork includes paintings by [homeowner and decorator Gwynn Griffith]"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A circa-1883 factory converted by San Antonio designer Gwynn Griffith </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as her personal home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Brinkley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Texas Treasure" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</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/AVvXsEjIuiJtx_QfgQ_0hIZN6UofaUX1JbJlzIeB8D8h5_6-i7GmWYZNByQZhfY5MxzkFqHECcROAKzQrQQKJ5r59zVaUBuMmIfsrrap4XpVWcDgak5HMJTOgdXbOvVNtohOznph3LmC3DBpOwI/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.inez-van-lamsweerde-vinoodh-matadin-04-living-area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIuiJtx_QfgQ_0hIZN6UofaUX1JbJlzIeB8D8h5_6-i7GmWYZNByQZhfY5MxzkFqHECcROAKzQrQQKJ5r59zVaUBuMmIfsrrap4XpVWcDgak5HMJTOgdXbOvVNtohOznph3LmC3DBpOwI/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.inez-van-lamsweerde-vinoodh-matadin-04-living-area.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The circa-1970 faux-bois plaster table is by John Dickinson."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</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;">"Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin's Manhattan Apartment" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPeA2DYZOZvHK6p_U47weWeh9GrD6wkwMYwnkqaoMqi5YHnKtf5Mfmn-JiTbD1ig9bp6CujJo81au6eA3IKXa94P-DQi8GOr0szIkN07-VWvbicDH4tYrIz_xwFmmFl1V2GnGduaha8U/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.daniel-romualdez-los-angeles-home-05-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPeA2DYZOZvHK6p_U47weWeh9GrD6wkwMYwnkqaoMqi5YHnKtf5Mfmn-JiTbD1ig9bp6CujJo81au6eA3IKXa94P-DQi8GOr0szIkN07-VWvbicDH4tYrIz_xwFmmFl1V2GnGduaha8U/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.daniel-romualdez-los-angeles-home-05-living-room.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"John Dickinson lamps flank a geological specimen atop an Aldo Tura console."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of architect and designer Daniel Romualdez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</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;">Styled by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Breaking Away" produced by Carolina Irving.</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;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2012).</span><br /><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/AVvXsEhAsVel83BdfrLsbE3gKeZh-KqwsNOfbP0oxX1EwZfdcb6vrUnpADDgEzubDYWgFXFiL4MAhCpIn_liQrkgr6lsMr7l8T_ATJGT-e9Enoh_ImzdoVFmpe_K6IttvlEF1yQT0hcTLLbckFA/s1600/Steven-Volpe-ed0911-03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsVel83BdfrLsbE3gKeZh-KqwsNOfbP0oxX1EwZfdcb6vrUnpADDgEzubDYWgFXFiL4MAhCpIn_liQrkgr6lsMr7l8T_ATJGT-e9Enoh_ImzdoVFmpe_K6IttvlEF1yQT0hcTLLbckFA/s640/Steven-Volpe-ed0911-03-lgn.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Piero Fornasetti cabinet in the living area with a Diego Giacometti sculpture and a prehistoric stone object; the galvanized tin console is by John Dickinson."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco apartment of designer <a href="http://www.stevenvolpe.com/">Steven Volpe</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rare Form" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sutherlandfurniture.com/pdf/DickinsonBrochure.pdf">David Sutherland</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> sells pieces that are cast from John Dickinson's original works and molds. These pieces are made of glass fiber reinforced concrete and can be used indoors or out. Buyers looking for original John Dickinson items can purchase from </span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?i_creator=John+Dickinson" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1st Dibs</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, which currently is offering plaster pieces and a pair of custom "Etruscan" chairs somewhat similar to the gold chair pictured above in the apartment designed by Alex Papachristidis. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dickinson's work has influenced numerous other designers including <a href="http://odada.net/">Orlando Diaz-Azcuy</a>, who recounts his relationship with him in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Designers-Inspiration-Behind-Great-Interiors/dp/0071421602">Designers on Designers</a> by Susan Gray, which is the source for some of the quotes in this piece. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Elegance is self-assurance in one sense and nothing is as easily spotted as false elegance. Elegance requires leisure and thought and the ability to carry it out. </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A modest small thing can be elegant.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John Dickinson, 1971</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

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