Pretty in Pink

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The leaves outside are yellow and orange, beautiful shades of red. The insides of shops are full of red, too - Santa's red and green. I, however, am in the mood for pink . . . </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/AVvXsEjX507P5QUeA3Fp0c1GUVbhr3v8JEoG5z9NuXE8NoyIQYylDn_4bWcRxUdF624BOr0I8SNW-043BqKDuJYVJAC0ohaIRzvtjuYIvMb_QAqb0fM_MEEKu5V-2pbXQM_erb_fCgfEhg37FLCT/s1600/14-Varney-0209-xlg-40297846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX507P5QUeA3Fp0c1GUVbhr3v8JEoG5z9NuXE8NoyIQYylDn_4bWcRxUdF624BOr0I8SNW-043BqKDuJYVJAC0ohaIRzvtjuYIvMb_QAqb0fM_MEEKu5V-2pbXQM_erb_fCgfEhg37FLCT/s640/14-Varney-0209-xlg-40297846.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Andy Warhol's glowing pink Chanel ad."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wisconsin lake cottage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.carletonvarney.com/">Carleton Varney</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mikkel Vang.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/classic-to-wild?click=main_sr#slide-14">A Lake Cottage Goes from Classic to Wild</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV-xSprROjaxGxNWsb5FuUH9JAuNkUYoyjetNDJmUaiRMSkEu8rjPb3mf8c3E9WEyv_VElpdf-yiu5yhTUOPxT3fDmP1qjPlZqgqoh3Fzc2DR95fxVAcKCIcirkDVZQBqWuWtM3bFRIUm/s1600/7-colorful-bedroom-kit0507-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYV-xSprROjaxGxNWsb5FuUH9JAuNkUYoyjetNDJmUaiRMSkEu8rjPb3mf8c3E9WEyv_VElpdf-yiu5yhTUOPxT3fDmP1qjPlZqgqoh3Fzc2DR95fxVAcKCIcirkDVZQBqWuWtM3bFRIUm/s640/7-colorful-bedroom-kit0507-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Diamond Baratta designed the boomerang chair, lacquered chest, and mirror. The wall is covered in Ralph Lauren's Spectator Pink in linen."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://anthonybaratta.com/">Diamond Baratta</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/colorful-kitchen-0507?click=main_sr#slide-7">Colorful Rooms . . . Colorful Kitchen</a>" by Christopher Petkanas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OO-MKToMVx01UZ4l0TOLdIJxgTerS8_QFuWE9HbiU9aHbkeNU6X6s0eJVGZFsttEUDw4lxayvpFzMVfNXo9hv8zGJbbP74ELgPQgunzurz680xKD0F81sTIb_rxnhrB6iyUwStHJ5_7D/s1600/BlogDressingRoomsHBMay2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OO-MKToMVx01UZ4l0TOLdIJxgTerS8_QFuWE9HbiU9aHbkeNU6X6s0eJVGZFsttEUDw4lxayvpFzMVfNXo9hv8zGJbbP74ELgPQgunzurz680xKD0F81sTIb_rxnhrB6iyUwStHJ5_7D/s640/BlogDressingRoomsHBMay2012.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Annie] Brahler's carpenter 'stretched' a vintage armoire to hold shoes. The Belle Epoque chandelier casts a rosy glow over an island cobbled together from multiple cabinets."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Annie Brahler, owner of <a href="http://euro-trash.us/">Euro Trash</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Douglas Brenner.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Overdoing it With One Thing is Kind of Not Overdoing It":</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Annie Brahler on a Landmark House in Jacksonville, Illinois.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by David M. Murphy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Philippa Brathwaite.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Di0XJhvr6IEveaysiqKYUfTBo4fA4Z79VYsGfwymb6Kw6SnTf3JhiC0Gx3wTUMGsPhmQSO8x9858ugU2nXV7QI2n6LhH1_hVx5HYqgybdwsiyHq3fRjA-LOSOQeriXRLmMhh8OEV7oTw/s1600/BlogPinkDiamondBaratta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Di0XJhvr6IEveaysiqKYUfTBo4fA4Z79VYsGfwymb6Kw6SnTf3JhiC0Gx3wTUMGsPhmQSO8x9858ugU2nXV7QI2n6LhH1_hVx5HYqgybdwsiyHq3fRjA-LOSOQeriXRLmMhh8OEV7oTw/s640/BlogPinkDiamondBaratta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"We've always been partial to pink. This is a clear, clean color that looks new and fresh. It's softer than red, yet just as warm."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint: Rose Fantasy 136-4, Pittsburgh Paints.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by William Diamond and <a href="http://anthonybaratta.com/">Anthony Baratta</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoV_dBgsNVwx_gADFy0xiXPJEmGZAS_tnNnnXBBbCaTwiXsl1CKsFMffkUfQ3-wb0Kkb6eJIVzS5OqfFH6NNggd8KpA5sm2ZWtsaCaVnJeccQ0HlmOpReOneidqshQIhAAtpe2-BDJq7c/s1600/Gerard-tremolet-home-1012-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoV_dBgsNVwx_gADFy0xiXPJEmGZAS_tnNnnXBBbCaTwiXsl1CKsFMffkUfQ3-wb0Kkb6eJIVzS5OqfFH6NNggd8KpA5sm2ZWtsaCaVnJeccQ0HlmOpReOneidqshQIhAAtpe2-BDJq7c/s640/Gerard-tremolet-home-1012-01-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a salon, the bergere is Louis XV, and the armchair is Regence."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gerard Tremolet's Chateau in Normandy.</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?click=main_sr#slide-1">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/AVvXsEhGK-oewUm4rjri4x-TlopG9QlqTD3vyqtBFFHJLlG01UmDy1kmXK2RCNAFZWlTtCpyCBHxQIxtLYSNhGkDTJEGBkNzZoQ8FrCJWIQC_Xuwp-yGl6X7X38Ni-OXOuqDX9uIY9ztq2kxFGQa/s1600/Gerard-tremolet-home-1012-02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGK-oewUm4rjri4x-TlopG9QlqTD3vyqtBFFHJLlG01UmDy1kmXK2RCNAFZWlTtCpyCBHxQIxtLYSNhGkDTJEGBkNzZoQ8FrCJWIQC_Xuwp-yGl6X7X38Ni-OXOuqDX9uIY9ztq2kxFGQa/s640/Gerard-tremolet-home-1012-02-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" [Gerard] Tremolet painted the monkey motif on the walls of one of the salons; the daybed is Louis XV, the sconce is 18th century, and the rug is Iranian."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gerard Tremolet's chateau in Normandy, France.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ian Phillips.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/gerard-tremolet-normandy-home-interiors-cheateau?click=main_sr#slide-2">Norman Conquest</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEhdhlgtnF_VOjagysANckP6Z1c7uqi_bRsSDA4Ve9wOBNfOSKBaIauxumyGcRi5BDeDUaADplaxd0CrsFbnMhIoB5oTLUzQsN7RXW0j2zRnwJv4mKhI20aqdYGhlAp81qz7VQdso00m1oyM/s1600/Gerard-tremolet-home-1012-13-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhlgtnF_VOjagysANckP6Z1c7uqi_bRsSDA4Ve9wOBNfOSKBaIauxumyGcRi5BDeDUaADplaxd0CrsFbnMhIoB5oTLUzQsN7RXW0j2zRnwJv4mKhI20aqdYGhlAp81qz7VQdso00m1oyM/s640/Gerard-tremolet-home-1012-13-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In another guest room, the walls and curtains are of a Thevenon toile de Jouy, and the bed's alcove is covered in taffeta, the armchair is Louis XV,and the rug is Russian."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gerard Tremolet's chateau in Normandy, France.</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?click=main_sr#slide-13">Norman Conquest</a>" produces 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/AVvXsEjEYZNY_zUJXyHyY1off1-hHeipGfVpUk9eKVdRFiVt6Lzd5JaRemwnpWy5o_6AE3eUMAjrYW_eU1LdACo5pOZBKKK-dl5KatMklrFv7sVUl3Q5DHNxJRERchJopkAa0ekbvor374v1UVlJ/s1600/BlogPinkRuthieSommers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYZNY_zUJXyHyY1off1-hHeipGfVpUk9eKVdRFiVt6Lzd5JaRemwnpWy5o_6AE3eUMAjrYW_eU1LdACo5pOZBKKK-dl5KatMklrFv7sVUl3Q5DHNxJRERchJopkAa0ekbvor374v1UVlJ/s640/BlogPinkRuthieSommers.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pink linen curtains might be unpredictable with a marble-and-granite checkerboard floor and grass-cloth walls, but [Ruthie] Sommers knew they would add pizzazz to her entry hall." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of Ruthie Sommers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Sweet Life" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 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/AVvXsEg2cV8vBjl9Gt-Fcp0P2tLy85nWduWnO55dLYKvJtDREMq2-o71pzYhnWHxwM492XM-KSvBUL6D7ajARYMMH1bnJO9UAn3g6wmAAQIy7XmMENBswvRyJ6KJQ6MWC8TKwWwN1XlQ8fTEaLMK/s1600/pink-chairs-tree-chandeleir-diningroom-0311-sommers-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2cV8vBjl9Gt-Fcp0P2tLy85nWduWnO55dLYKvJtDREMq2-o71pzYhnWHxwM492XM-KSvBUL6D7ajARYMMH1bnJO9UAn3g6wmAAQIy7XmMENBswvRyJ6KJQ6MWC8TKwWwN1XlQ8fTEaLMK/s640/pink-chairs-tree-chandeleir-diningroom-0311-sommers-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To make the Tony Duquette chandelier feel more at home, [Ruthie] Sommers had decorative painter Peter Bolton create an elaborate tree design in gold leaf on the dining room ceiling. Jacanda and plum trees inspired the vibrant pink Penny Morrison fabric on the front of the chairs and the Claremont floral on the back. Rug from Melrose Carpet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of Ruthie Sommers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Sweet Life" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 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/AVvXsEjNcy3-cpja3gTNRQAjrHcVD2m9qydIzVaseMv-Q_Qa3HeEvSiTCSfxduAh9np_nQM_0YR2sWlCdX8MJUcsyh4MbhO3Lr89Vjcccj9G8xjPHvQkiP5BWeQ1ufKQ3NvBlw3Bnpn65BqCmNoG/s1600/VERsom_ND12_08-lgn-49458954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcy3-cpja3gTNRQAjrHcVD2m9qydIzVaseMv-Q_Qa3HeEvSiTCSfxduAh9np_nQM_0YR2sWlCdX8MJUcsyh4MbhO3Lr89Vjcccj9G8xjPHvQkiP5BWeQ1ufKQ3NvBlw3Bnpn65BqCmNoG/s640/VERsom_ND12_08-lgn-49458954.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom cabinets. Vintage chandelier, Downtown. Vintage mirror, Chapman Radcliff."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chicago townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/">Ruthie Sommers</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;">Written by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/sommers-tips?click=main_sr#slide-7">For the Love of Chic</a>" produced by Victoria Jones.</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 2012).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQIbviHRphw8tKQp-zE_PaDsAtXEjCFiTiEl6Hn7tk0mUzVRT9CCNmmQP_U_NsYgfqlJuOL7-I1NF80CQEHqawTUU9efyMRbd4AcnQ1ASXLDeWGepV90ilwanwBUraSxhHxczNWGa0FBG/s1600/VERsom_ND12_10-lgn-38429644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQIbviHRphw8tKQp-zE_PaDsAtXEjCFiTiEl6Hn7tk0mUzVRT9CCNmmQP_U_NsYgfqlJuOL7-I1NF80CQEHqawTUU9efyMRbd4AcnQ1ASXLDeWGepV90ilwanwBUraSxhHxczNWGa0FBG/s640/VERsom_ND12_10-lgn-38429644.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pleated sunburst canopy gilds a daughter's bed. Canopy, curtains, and walls in Robert Allen cottons. Linens, Leontine Linens. Vintage mirror, C. Bell."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chicago townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <span id="goog_391914482"></span><a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/">Ruthie Sommers</a><span id="goog_391914483"></span>.</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;">Written by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/sommers-tips?click=main_sr#slide-9">For the Love of Chic</a>" produced by Victoria Jones.</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 2012).</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/AVvXsEiA05MlG1mykHNgmxSDi2ywkUaRnXGYYm9cKBsBW-b8-7rx3GmFB1KWPVxBHhihdekvyjPTKt-w-CtBxbRUGP7MUUIOXy2eEe1GwY7p96UepnZNgHO3c-VSclTxi-k9LbNL0OAmkjP1JcXf/s1600/hbx-kitchen-island-barstools-0710-ewart-15-de-74308712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA05MlG1mykHNgmxSDi2ywkUaRnXGYYm9cKBsBW-b8-7rx3GmFB1KWPVxBHhihdekvyjPTKt-w-CtBxbRUGP7MUUIOXy2eEe1GwY7p96UepnZNgHO3c-VSclTxi-k9LbNL0OAmkjP1JcXf/s640/hbx-kitchen-island-barstools-0710-ewart-15-de-74308712.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pink Smeg refrigerator from Sears is the showstopper in the guest-suite kitchen. Lina rug from <a href="http://www.plasticashop.com/">Plastica</a>. 'How about that pink fridge? Isn't it great? It's tiny - perfect for a small kitchen.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1938 California cottage owned by Laura Thiel and designed by her sister, Krista Ewart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beach-house-decorating-ideas-0710?click=main_sr#slide-12">A Bright and Bold Summer Beach House</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61hEFu6erpj50QkozhRLclU7DkSj2yPWRbtba88njwLOiyizuSlMB5szDbwn8usGnt607p9wGpoAXofEMVne5IWTRp1ZVaPIIQHZZrsyWhD78suIWgZ033nhDYcoF_qik2cx4cD0Dybjj/s1600/decorating-with-pink-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61hEFu6erpj50QkozhRLclU7DkSj2yPWRbtba88njwLOiyizuSlMB5szDbwn8usGnt607p9wGpoAXofEMVne5IWTRp1ZVaPIIQHZZrsyWhD78suIWgZ033nhDYcoF_qik2cx4cD0Dybjj/s640/decorating-with-pink-06-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Everyone looks good in a pink room,' says [Kelly] Wearstler, who used the hue in her own home office. 'The contrast of the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=853016561757350859#editor/target=post;postID=8508894576729521185">Pedro Friedeberg hand chair</a> with the pink Bengal bazaar fabric of the desk chair is whimsical and vibrant.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home office of Kelly Wearstler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/color-code-pink#slide-6">Color Code: Pink</a>" by Tim McKeough.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMisMXmgh_dUam2hIJJxheBo_Wm6I-v0j22WOsBSvFTALsRLQRXT2ep9lhv8hC1vpvV8F4MTXBMDKtGHZfZ81uc4R8AONBM27o10jgE1b8Ckhh4BRsWxSm3prMXBibAIeGyJx8R6DmanT/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/AVvXsEidMisMXmgh_dUam2hIJJxheBo_Wm6I-v0j22WOsBSvFTALsRLQRXT2ep9lhv8hC1vpvV8F4MTXBMDKtGHZfZ81uc4R8AONBM27o10jgE1b8Ckhh4BRsWxSm3prMXBibAIeGyJx8R6DmanT/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><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/AVvXsEh_0eztoOd6ASafD1PVpYhqnJj2tPpuPeiTKW52ME3MOx4Me1gCh51WqdVbeTMxbwLyUYVS34or055xCnYcTbpcW3-vYt45hw07Hwt4R-CrS8sAq2Y-hNvNVEVvdSO4yTi-mElGf_hu94Qc/s1600/harrison0006_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0eztoOd6ASafD1PVpYhqnJj2tPpuPeiTKW52ME3MOx4Me1gCh51WqdVbeTMxbwLyUYVS34or055xCnYcTbpcW3-vYt45hw07Hwt4R-CrS8sAq2Y-hNvNVEVvdSO4yTi-mElGf_hu94Qc/s640/harrison0006_m.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Richmond, Virginia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/">Suellen Gregory</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/gallery/gallery-entryways">Photo from website of Suellen Gregory</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq502-3h-A_FG7l2fUB3pVP_Fx9G1nWIUIZtFE1DI-GKuosiS77LjKTsAe4CLyMYcPNqNkvey-ihVPyByIOPSguQao9l7Jvld6-khq9aO_kFIwZU9m5ZFv32HAaWPEFSJaV3QR5V1F940M/s1600/rolfe0007_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq502-3h-A_FG7l2fUB3pVP_Fx9G1nWIUIZtFE1DI-GKuosiS77LjKTsAe4CLyMYcPNqNkvey-ihVPyByIOPSguQao9l7Jvld6-khq9aO_kFIwZU9m5ZFv32HAaWPEFSJaV3QR5V1F940M/s640/rolfe0007_m.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Richmond, Virginia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/">Suellen Gregory</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/gallery/gallery-bedrooms">Photo from website of Suellen Gregory</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMs8NmsRELANsqPWNtcX8nOOCQcyCvyZmk5qC_ZY1Eu3rWd2VMZBDVZU4XepvNHN43YSRB3AyPjP2EWvpRoN9Oxqzzm6jPC6yBSOaE7UR9hREcWa9PI6ZdSXJ9ULgGqOW8E8yK_f1bnV-B/s1600/BlogPinkSuellenGregory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMs8NmsRELANsqPWNtcX8nOOCQcyCvyZmk5qC_ZY1Eu3rWd2VMZBDVZU4XepvNHN43YSRB3AyPjP2EWvpRoN9Oxqzzm6jPC6yBSOaE7UR9hREcWa9PI6ZdSXJ9ULgGqOW8E8yK_f1bnV-B/s640/BlogPinkSuellenGregory.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Vintage chair. Art, <a href="http://www.obertogili.com/">Oberto Gili</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1921 Georgian home in Richmond, Virginia designed by classical architect, W. Duncan Lee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/">Suellen Gregory</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;">Written by Sallie Brady.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Flair, Form and Color" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</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/AVvXsEj1BvKJBnU1EN__sOmbxUgiP-5ibkfs9Xl73JicLJduhxJsUrHkw8Zk8614vZ1sY4k0qko9CcmbSJkN3nnox9MbdLENzVTK_OK_w7scFHIJY5GEUxVgeWoi9XfXwXYaRTt7iBQDgdLiFK6p/s1600/BlogPinkSuellenGregory2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BvKJBnU1EN__sOmbxUgiP-5ibkfs9Xl73JicLJduhxJsUrHkw8Zk8614vZ1sY4k0qko9CcmbSJkN3nnox9MbdLENzVTK_OK_w7scFHIJY5GEUxVgeWoi9XfXwXYaRTt7iBQDgdLiFK6p/s640/BlogPinkSuellenGregory2.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A bright damask is softened when used on the reverse. Antique chairs, David Bell Antiques, in Mulberry fabric. Table, Beeline Home. Floor lamp, Parc Monceau."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1921 Georgian home in Richmond, Virginia designed by classical architect, W. Duncan Lee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/">Suellen Gregory</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;">Written by Sallie Brady.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Flair, Form and Color" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</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/AVvXsEiYPGWTeoJRA1aMqCEYZb2Wv8H7WcyZ2XUmEun_kczFid46iKO8qyUnBFx22lhKflDq3ikBJ8kB_btQrdpncKlSaOGA5gPiw2T8JxOeMs8gZ1N-VFsVbFhU0Sod8BNZtLcLSY2yOVrSNqhA/s1600/rolfe0002_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPGWTeoJRA1aMqCEYZb2Wv8H7WcyZ2XUmEun_kczFid46iKO8qyUnBFx22lhKflDq3ikBJ8kB_btQrdpncKlSaOGA5gPiw2T8JxOeMs8gZ1N-VFsVbFhU0Sod8BNZtLcLSY2yOVrSNqhA/s640/rolfe0002_m.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Richmond, Virginia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/">Suellen Gregory</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/gallery/gallery-etcetera">Photo from website of Suellen Gregory</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic97JN93uA2LejJ4-E1ua0rOgE7QUZ6t9f2nnSoEGxF8KK2bHlGEdzdattRipmex5rUDluZ4eIVhG9wJv1rX4nrBQ0psTwdOrsYQ0JYvDZNSz8CgDoDyUw5XmUoAnKlPVFIKTrKvy25YZ8/s1600/self_portrait_04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic97JN93uA2LejJ4-E1ua0rOgE7QUZ6t9f2nnSoEGxF8KK2bHlGEdzdattRipmex5rUDluZ4eIVhG9wJv1rX4nrBQ0psTwdOrsYQ0JYvDZNSz8CgDoDyUw5XmUoAnKlPVFIKTrKvy25YZ8/s640/self_portrait_04-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris apartment rented by textile designer <a href="http://www.lisafinetextiles.com/">Lisa Fine</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/self-portrait#slide-4">Self-Portrait</a>" by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_fUxOgeHg3JdnjxWAGBdlFO8bHdpGjjx4FvXgSUqtZAJ5WAyd-cJse6CPB-fP-Q_Xpco3yPN-cWfIh_IKVqm3Alm63C8XY7leVxS7zKi9GlB7Cad12XFWcoRfFdyBbyrQ422TJiqXg4w/s1600/self_portrait_05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_fUxOgeHg3JdnjxWAGBdlFO8bHdpGjjx4FvXgSUqtZAJ5WAyd-cJse6CPB-fP-Q_Xpco3yPN-cWfIh_IKVqm3Alm63C8XY7leVxS7zKi9GlB7Cad12XFWcoRfFdyBbyrQ422TJiqXg4w/s640/self_portrait_05-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique prints and Jacques Adnet chairs surround a 1940s mirrored cocktail table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris apartment rented by textile designer <a href="http://www.lisafinetextiles.com/">Lisa Fine</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/self-portrait#slide-5">Self-Portrait</a>" by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div>

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