Like Mother Like Daughter

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's post features the work of Dallas designer <a href="http://www.shannonbowersdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Shannon Bowers</a>. Ms. Bowers is the Style Director of <a href="https://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> magazine, which was founded by her mother, Houston designer <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pamela Pierce</a>. Like her mother, Ms. Bowers mixes European antiques and light colors in an inviting, unpretentious manner to create an atmosphere of rustic elegance. Let's begin with photos of the Bowers home that appeared in <a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> a few years ago: </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFHi7GBcvX2l7goBjPYaQJyR_UPYsprVlZI59vYk9FEHX5cX8VH181ypmHVzR21lUuTsBpgQqOPQltDu0vdQ-bbgRBOs-gnbbq2SQCQtuoo5rxchYVvm7D06Uni0m4ewEqpwe91riZ0U/s1600/540f5823da8fb_-_bowers-swedish-0908-2_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFFHi7GBcvX2l7goBjPYaQJyR_UPYsprVlZI59vYk9FEHX5cX8VH181ypmHVzR21lUuTsBpgQqOPQltDu0vdQ-bbgRBOs-gnbbq2SQCQtuoo5rxchYVvm7D06Uni0m4ewEqpwe91riZ0U/s1600/540f5823da8fb_-_bowers-swedish-0908-2_lg.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Swedish, Dutch and French Styles Combined: Swedish chair, c.1800, in muslin. Dutch 18th-c. table. Antique French sculpture on wall. Oushak rug, c.1920."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=2" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</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/AVvXsEipKoL2x3xAhpd6Qu5bK7gN3Tq1lPD5HLph4eACdoFCyFgMhAJRSVeOpgXMuGPE1MTodAewX2RNNDuwFy-iTo_N96DqgoKhDgJY1k1skAM30TrxwAQFSaARgYjMVmEoi9YYe2EwDUkzoSw/s1600/540f5823ee975_-_bowers-swedish-0908-3_lg-89381704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKoL2x3xAhpd6Qu5bK7gN3Tq1lPD5HLph4eACdoFCyFgMhAJRSVeOpgXMuGPE1MTodAewX2RNNDuwFy-iTo_N96DqgoKhDgJY1k1skAM30TrxwAQFSaARgYjMVmEoi9YYe2EwDUkzoSw/s1600/540f5823ee975_-_bowers-swedish-0908-3_lg-89381704.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Living Room that Weds Centuries of Style: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Swedish 19th-c. cabinet and horse. French 18th-c. chair in linen. Louis XVI chair near Louis XV limestone mantel. French 19th-c. bistro tables. Columns, 18thc., as lamps. Gustavian sofa. Accent pillows in vintage Fortuny fabric. Swedish table, c.1750. Custom dhurrie."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=3" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</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/AVvXsEg0T64aABkLzn7aPj-eygBjiNPkscFbVBkIqCaEcYkKzv_UX09dzl_pEiMjevCVZ_nsuhUisZjqHZldhYFK7ynVcndDZXdd6xj1WBiABpxJINLmfpiMJ32TaL4DS0Df8YBWkQiVN6rgYlc/s1600/540f58240a544_-_bowers-swedish-0908-4_lg-14035770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T64aABkLzn7aPj-eygBjiNPkscFbVBkIqCaEcYkKzv_UX09dzl_pEiMjevCVZ_nsuhUisZjqHZldhYFK7ynVcndDZXdd6xj1WBiABpxJINLmfpiMJ32TaL4DS0Df8YBWkQiVN6rgYlc/s1600/540f58240a544_-_bowers-swedish-0908-4_lg-14035770.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Garden-Inspired Dining: In dining area, garden statue and milk jar, both 19th-c. French. Antique tole and porcelain flowers in zinc pots."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=4" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</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/AVvXsEjDwXLU9kIN4Ko2ABcGNlL3upc-2t472WhkHvn2xWuznYJ64cEMgoCjMu96QUssn6_isctjhzdyqcAbj_YHb41LXPy5TQYikGWNajlbHcPtUeJ7fcdeeUYpp5sFXw0wgHnynDnT6H8As5w/s1600/540f58242092c_-_bowers-swedish-0908-5_lg-87677083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwXLU9kIN4Ko2ABcGNlL3upc-2t472WhkHvn2xWuznYJ64cEMgoCjMu96QUssn6_isctjhzdyqcAbj_YHb41LXPy5TQYikGWNajlbHcPtUeJ7fcdeeUYpp5sFXw0wgHnynDnT6H8As5w/s1600/540f58242092c_-_bowers-swedish-0908-5_lg-87677083.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Touch of Antique Style: Sideboard, 18th c. Antique French ceiling panels as art. Handmade cloth pears in antique Swedish dough bowl. Italian iron topiary."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=5" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</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/AVvXsEglrMCvakr1XAATMVXX4MP4pMEbvja3t8yUbwNcQKEnY5uFSW0IH2_Id-rhmbPaJevbWwrFic-wBv8hOMmGuiZTmr-py-Z5wsbcm1K1A5PxWF87cghsJf8t7vg1rl0_OOPuPx1DCL-iyjw/s1600/540f5824334a0_-_bowers-swedish-0908-6_lg-69906596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrMCvakr1XAATMVXX4MP4pMEbvja3t8yUbwNcQKEnY5uFSW0IH2_Id-rhmbPaJevbWwrFic-wBv8hOMmGuiZTmr-py-Z5wsbcm1K1A5PxWF87cghsJf8t7vg1rl0_OOPuPx1DCL-iyjw/s1600/540f5824334a0_-_bowers-swedish-0908-6_lg-69906596.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Kitchen in White: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iron table with marble top. Belgian 19th-c. chairs. Curtains in French linen. Custom cabinetry. French charcuterie table, lantern and overdoor carving, all 19th c. <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> faucetry."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=6" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRY7oD8JgxfcIJVDWsjDnKUnLtr3HGJUoIV2O3dUfzrIHJU3uF39M9u9I-SUcoCqBvYuLbTEmKTi-YIUqYcr7Xlzkpjf_uidapCx8v9xOlDxshYc9G3GB7bA36rraIUJQdB-nQzE0F-aI/s1600/540f582447b5d_-_bowers-swedish-0908-7_lg-54849291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRY7oD8JgxfcIJVDWsjDnKUnLtr3HGJUoIV2O3dUfzrIHJU3uF39M9u9I-SUcoCqBvYuLbTEmKTi-YIUqYcr7Xlzkpjf_uidapCx8v9xOlDxshYc9G3GB7bA36rraIUJQdB-nQzE0F-aI/s1600/540f582447b5d_-_bowers-swedish-0908-7_lg-54849291.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Garden-Inspired Dining: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In dining area, garden statue and milk jar, both 19th-c. French. Antique tole and porcelain flowers in zinc pots."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=7" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</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/AVvXsEhX1uwp16VCdvXm35jyEuLbHc2mNqJPjPxprMECe58T0NzBthT8k3i1w_CNZLdf8sR7no6K_gHAIPrrxCSvIEfC2wQxvEMdFB5ucTpKsqLgYnVQoJri7LrHPZQxOHWjDv0RE7b0YcfVY5o/s1600/540f58246d3b5_-_bowers-swedish-0908-8_lg-12044821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1uwp16VCdvXm35jyEuLbHc2mNqJPjPxprMECe58T0NzBthT8k3i1w_CNZLdf8sR7no6K_gHAIPrrxCSvIEfC2wQxvEMdFB5ucTpKsqLgYnVQoJri7LrHPZQxOHWjDv0RE7b0YcfVY5o/s1600/540f58246d3b5_-_bowers-swedish-0908-8_lg-12044821.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Library Table Gets the Center of Attention: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Swedish 18th-c. library table with 19th- and 20th-c. Chinese jars. French light fixture. Pair of 19th-c. fauteuils in vintage Fortuny fabric."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=8" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</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/AVvXsEgNEA0NWEh66dGYQWtdjFDLH6oWdZL_8Ki9caSjefakxTCIyUdI3r2SJOfbUkLXGZHQYndx9gfHdWKC1wRf9uJXWWT4w7x0xNuopwhkLJIm-a7w0lHbZ6lSamTJSIMBnwQ-g5tRggw3b3w/s1600/540f58247f8cd_-_bowers-swedish-0908-9_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEA0NWEh66dGYQWtdjFDLH6oWdZL_8Ki9caSjefakxTCIyUdI3r2SJOfbUkLXGZHQYndx9gfHdWKC1wRf9uJXWWT4w7x0xNuopwhkLJIm-a7w0lHbZ6lSamTJSIMBnwQ-g5tRggw3b3w/s1600/540f58247f8cd_-_bowers-swedish-0908-9_lg.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Swedish and Belgian Style: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom armchair and sofa, antique Swedish ottoman and Belgian armchair, all in Christian Liaigre linen for Holly Hunt. Pillows in French muslin and feedsack fabric. Iron 19th-c. floor lamps. Louis XVI bergère in French linen. Custom cotton dhurrie on whitewashed floor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=9" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</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/AVvXsEilTj_FuvjgfCVPHLHMWX2HcS4gDgBsp8b9g7SEhZx3Nt_o5RQkO_4TSXuzQYKNrfuttRwdoo3Z63ya-ciLWhsbTcGhF3DnLC48Z2MDyKm6RmDCA2vNi43EnH_FLt8s8cA6oVTbett-4ew/s1600/540f56674a489_-_bowers-swedish-0908-10_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilTj_FuvjgfCVPHLHMWX2HcS4gDgBsp8b9g7SEhZx3Nt_o5RQkO_4TSXuzQYKNrfuttRwdoo3Z63ya-ciLWhsbTcGhF3DnLC48Z2MDyKm6RmDCA2vNi43EnH_FLt8s8cA6oVTbett-4ew/s1600/540f56674a489_-_bowers-swedish-0908-10_lg.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Light-Filled Nursery: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom chair and crib bumper in Jane Shelton ticking. Other bedding in linen by Ralph Lauren. Mirror, French horse tricycle and Orkney child's chair, all antiques. Vintage French hot-air balloon light fixture. Custom cotton dhurrie."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=10" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</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/AVvXsEgeJ94ySOOi2EzH7egJak69ywL1okR5RIsY7NfiBI2qguPRDTAAWMkMDo3V3UQi0deUZ_YUGU-CejDxlX3ayqVazsTF7NIBXZA0cNwmJlzWTB1MqIKyRbBbf8YYiPyh92-5TfwqArhicpM/s1600/540f5824db6dc_-_bowers-swedish-0908-11_lg-5882092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ94ySOOi2EzH7egJak69ywL1okR5RIsY7NfiBI2qguPRDTAAWMkMDo3V3UQi0deUZ_YUGU-CejDxlX3ayqVazsTF7NIBXZA0cNwmJlzWTB1MqIKyRbBbf8YYiPyh92-5TfwqArhicpM/s1600/540f5824db6dc_-_bowers-swedish-0908-11_lg-5882092.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Touches of Lavender: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom shades and chaise in canvas by Holly Hunt. Custom chair in Travers linen. Sferra cashmere throw. Pillows in vintage Fortuny print. Linen slipcovers on headboard and footboard. Antique French table. Seagrass carpet. Florals by Shannon Bowers."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=11" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ0S1SRmTcQFYgGgm9ThcomjsqVBsF4IXK5LtbWRvm8Y0FTOqYoCgwknRjOU4c9CBNPGb5BT0tdPiOb-ie_9sQlfx2FfowCS_Vs-wlfz0Tc2zwul8sg33kZ2eXpxrMZqABqsJm64n8Rw/s1600/540f5823c71ec_-_bowers-swedish-0908-1_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ0S1SRmTcQFYgGgm9ThcomjsqVBsF4IXK5LtbWRvm8Y0FTOqYoCgwknRjOU4c9CBNPGb5BT0tdPiOb-ie_9sQlfx2FfowCS_Vs-wlfz0Tc2zwul8sg33kZ2eXpxrMZqABqsJm64n8Rw/s1600/540f5823c71ec_-_bowers-swedish-0908-1_lg.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Gustavian settee. Cushion in Christian Liaigre linen for Holly Hunt. Pillows in French muslin. Trumeau, 19thc. Ceramic stool by Emissary Home and Garden."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g830/swedish-design-inspiration/?slide=1" target="_blank">Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>"</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>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shannon Bowers and her family put the <a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> home on the market and purchased this home, which appeared in the Spring 2014 edition of <a href="https://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a>. Yellow and lavender, which replace some of the blues of the previous home, join with modern art to inject energy into the light-filled space:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gWxbAexPZ-kBj23qCHHr7qOS6qehmEfu0AZdXFvtxJSlIWEX_tVdjuPVDu-qdhoLehWKV25FYXDqC5oo70KcB36NEK4Q-7sn2f5XMFPJb4nmW4KnyOKQSCVmZxW2RE0faZsU2IN5jEQ/s1600/337b644a432eaa54387f7ea06f64554f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gWxbAexPZ-kBj23qCHHr7qOS6qehmEfu0AZdXFvtxJSlIWEX_tVdjuPVDu-qdhoLehWKV25FYXDqC5oo70KcB36NEK4Q-7sn2f5XMFPJb4nmW4KnyOKQSCVmZxW2RE0faZsU2IN5jEQ/s1600/337b644a432eaa54387f7ea06f64554f.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Dallas designer Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558376053773743106/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Image</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> via Pinterest.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Spring 2014).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciZyDq7YxDc6eKR6WhKVemRdBzmQO-ENUqnbaw-I1AotLmfh4vx5M0HmAgJbATaeKuNwYq8tYOOjPnlS8BjkZ1Lky91al_leQ2PkNTW2ZGtMVruPWVE43I_cha7GL1D8IfEqTIeT1Tak/s1600/5e024dd840fbbe25a7ea217377104656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciZyDq7YxDc6eKR6WhKVemRdBzmQO-ENUqnbaw-I1AotLmfh4vx5M0HmAgJbATaeKuNwYq8tYOOjPnlS8BjkZ1Lky91al_leQ2PkNTW2ZGtMVruPWVE43I_cha7GL1D8IfEqTIeT1Tak/s1600/5e024dd840fbbe25a7ea217377104656.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Dallas designer Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558376053772029963/" target="_blank">Image</a> via Pinterest.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Spring 2014).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRtClY3_38cUD-OzPgwS3UFbJlem6qGnUSIowYxuICiU-93r28nQJQyUz9EcuHake-KQyGUeXAsFbo4C75kmSJ_WgukFNagU6OExCh_Sh5jCWVGx5E7qBJAjg1fDhAnchJMMsICFlex0/s1600/1b6c86d36126e78e6ed455b563a7ab90.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRtClY3_38cUD-OzPgwS3UFbJlem6qGnUSIowYxuICiU-93r28nQJQyUz9EcuHake-KQyGUeXAsFbo4C75kmSJ_WgukFNagU6OExCh_Sh5jCWVGx5E7qBJAjg1fDhAnchJMMsICFlex0/s1600/1b6c86d36126e78e6ed455b563a7ab90.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Dallas designer Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558376053773743121/" target="_blank">Image</a> via Pinterest.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Spring 2014).</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/AVvXsEgSuPYrswWPgYa5Nv_9UmwvSI7uWm1mSA7SjvK8O4RHfItkCd_lEYBLKKUJIxV1uRUNs-vNWHT3RwR-na7PCi3Qz5GETJHEV8tmqw-V3XHNEJpVYJM7BdNFtERqPhwOZ-iIsF22R94sLWo/s1600/f1db9757b8e18d919e3a4a3c0a6d8661.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSuPYrswWPgYa5Nv_9UmwvSI7uWm1mSA7SjvK8O4RHfItkCd_lEYBLKKUJIxV1uRUNs-vNWHT3RwR-na7PCi3Qz5GETJHEV8tmqw-V3XHNEJpVYJM7BdNFtERqPhwOZ-iIsF22R94sLWo/s1600/f1db9757b8e18d919e3a4a3c0a6d8661.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Dallas designer Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558376053773743108/" target="_blank">Image</a> via Pinterest.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Spring 2014).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next residence is a 1970s lakeside home redesigned by Shannon Bowers. It appeared in the Winter 2015 edition of <a href="https://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> and serves as the primary residence for a family of five. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'There is a lot of glass across the back of the house, and the interior and the exterior are now complementary," Ms. Bowers explained. The owners also were pleased to be able to see their children more easily as they paddle around the lake in canoes and kayaks."</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/AVvXsEiEfenelHF5Jf5zRALJhEeKH3aCgcXPQyLsoLDawLdL_ZYOddAn1HaRhQ85qXi83sLe0eXZI61hkFJ7CK2oV2S6qXri3TsPTRPhpB3wQZ9RIKemF3Z_15inF46TTb_7D_KeOtjgKzBsono/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfenelHF5Jf5zRALJhEeKH3aCgcXPQyLsoLDawLdL_ZYOddAn1HaRhQ85qXi83sLe0eXZI61hkFJ7CK2oV2S6qXri3TsPTRPhpB3wQZ9RIKemF3Z_15inF46TTb_7D_KeOtjgKzBsono/s1600/001.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lakeside home for a family of five.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The homeowner requested that the palette be dominated by 'white, white, white.' So Bowers had almost the entire house painted a pristine white, and she looked to nature to provide the rest of the color scheme: the green, gray, and brown tones of the mature oaks outside."</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/AVvXsEi-T3yl_Vyrv6f3GOvu6syGJn3p_YpWLWZJwYSYTv3Rwh3nnfwnwFfZS0pgUVXdufh-dYQS5TpzgfTJ-rEllK0eWSobOVcH7AbsXKZ9_xFDCmd8OktpcijDTXbVf9zRzUn6xlG_7SGdheo/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-T3yl_Vyrv6f3GOvu6syGJn3p_YpWLWZJwYSYTv3Rwh3nnfwnwFfZS0pgUVXdufh-dYQS5TpzgfTJ-rEllK0eWSobOVcH7AbsXKZ9_xFDCmd8OktpcijDTXbVf9zRzUn6xlG_7SGdheo/s1600/002.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lakeside home for a family of five.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'These are very warm, hospitable people. They wanted their home to feel relaxed and livable for their family and guests, including the children's friends . . . [so] we chose an array of fine but unpretentious European antiques - French, Swedish, Italian, Spanish - with wonderful patinas and natural finishes burnished by the centuries.' " </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/AVvXsEj7mx7IdQ-YU3LuLBJCNlJx3eYaW-OZBhQls0VWIlV2IvpV3v5ljqC63-XeoVNuMkDEOjMONwNN1J4FA_eeKcKhrmAY-Vckyl4uaQzgq0elBB6mP_PQkO4P6rrdFcJjGRXhFhSeDWWeR9U/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mx7IdQ-YU3LuLBJCNlJx3eYaW-OZBhQls0VWIlV2IvpV3v5ljqC63-XeoVNuMkDEOjMONwNN1J4FA_eeKcKhrmAY-Vckyl4uaQzgq0elBB6mP_PQkO4P6rrdFcJjGRXhFhSeDWWeR9U/s1600/003.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a corner of the living room, a custom wing chair in Rogers and Goffigon linen flanks eighteenth-century Provencal window shutters repurposed as cabinet doors. A white linen shade tops an Italian floor lamp. A shelf in the niche serves as a practical surface for firewood and a place to display candlesticks. The pillow is covered in vintage textile."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For fabrics throughout the interior, Bowers relied almost entirely on linen in varying shades of white. 'The linen really softens the spaces,' she says, 'One of the beautiful aspects of using so much white is its brightness and purity. Here, white adds a sense of lightness.' "</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/AVvXsEjCElU4Zo6-gKF4LpSOVvVf2dUNnX7_9vmY0sO8hs3U2sNPeLbgiUhu5dVl6eUOAlvTyhLH7NWLXKpYpf8lXBL1JAis1yXKoqsQ9L7I3FPunGOZLAUd0GKACPNRW7rZRwD5M_rMWc5b5us/s1600/c9dcf40b0aa865f74cc720b67eeae781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCElU4Zo6-gKF4LpSOVvVf2dUNnX7_9vmY0sO8hs3U2sNPeLbgiUhu5dVl6eUOAlvTyhLH7NWLXKpYpf8lXBL1JAis1yXKoqsQ9L7I3FPunGOZLAUd0GKACPNRW7rZRwD5M_rMWc5b5us/s1600/c9dcf40b0aa865f74cc720b67eeae781.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A nineteenth-century trumeau cheminee dominates the living room. The Swedish coffee table, round metal Arras table, and Spanish worktable are nineteenth century. Seating includes an antique high-back chair in Rogers and Goffigon linen, a custom slipper chair in Osborne and Little linen, and an eighteenth-century Spanish armchair."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558376053775968991/" target="_blank">Inspired by Nature</a>" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Art, accessories, and other objects deepen nature's primal presence throughout the rooms."</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/AVvXsEgT8V2itK3QX2UP5U_PyiFlPfHqlfVtPatLcn26-f-SsqK3oMqcxE8zSn6TII012Yus7gr4TfGsp4BJj9j73H3NumpPFNTuM9qxjpor_Qc2-QkONkDTkbyG-d8rY9fIjG1yRb7_eSXkxjk/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8V2itK3QX2UP5U_PyiFlPfHqlfVtPatLcn26-f-SsqK3oMqcxE8zSn6TII012Yus7gr4TfGsp4BJj9j73H3NumpPFNTuM9qxjpor_Qc2-QkONkDTkbyG-d8rY9fIjG1yRb7_eSXkxjk/s1600/004.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pair of Louis XV doors (far left), circa 1760, and an antique shop cabinet, used as an island, add character to the kitchen. The seventeenth-century stone sink is from France's Dordogne region. Brass trim brightens an Art Culinaire/Sully Classique range. Nickel faucets are by Waterstone. The counter is made of Lagos Azul linestone. The backsplash's mosaic Calacutta marble is from Walker Zanger."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</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/AVvXsEjj8ftayFYhbkutnAbkYHHi-CgAH3qByPuPeB9j8eHNeKnV568omeZyemOaTFNRVZBAwOckKWEWU-mzNd-0iaWQdEys5ScdQrTwDmfKH_n7A0N1O8LinuEY6UG_T7q7pxXifC1XERPg1UM/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8ftayFYhbkutnAbkYHHi-CgAH3qByPuPeB9j8eHNeKnV568omeZyemOaTFNRVZBAwOckKWEWU-mzNd-0iaWQdEys5ScdQrTwDmfKH_n7A0N1O8LinuEY6UG_T7q7pxXifC1XERPg1UM/s1600/005.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pair of Louis XV doors (far left), circa 1760, and an antique shop cabinet, used as an island, add character to the kitchen. The seventeenth-century stone sink is from France's Dordogne region. Brass trim brightens an Art Culinaire/Sully Classique range. Nickel faucets are by Waterstone. The counter is made of Lagos Azul linestone. The backsplash's mosaic Calacutta marble is from Walker Zanger."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</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/AVvXsEg9KP51gLZjBqMGOhLfyXnOUeeFGANL5xZjRCd2IKyqo8L8FW9QSgwZW2tDhZbCLhSBMVmYVG188ucRp4bTOqpH3INCLZtbAtayG39204W4msJputHAIVHkq6_Z5sNjoPFgMCOpSEuNkco/s1600/006+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KP51gLZjBqMGOhLfyXnOUeeFGANL5xZjRCd2IKyqo8L8FW9QSgwZW2tDhZbCLhSBMVmYVG188ucRp4bTOqpH3INCLZtbAtayG39204W4msJputHAIVHkq6_Z5sNjoPFgMCOpSEuNkco/s1600/006+(2).jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, an oak table under an Italian chandelier, both nineteenth century, along with bastide reclaimed pine benches, continue an unfinished-wood motif throughout the home. A Designers Guild linen stripe enlivens an eighteenth-century painted Swedish settee with a trundle."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</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/AVvXsEgKWhxtfPCMGCx_YIcsDeDmx5xIVlcGbDoEUNLzlTk-S3jtWWAN6dkpZbFMEVeHvGupeVlcOp_SSBP1BwSkZ_VNupCjVsvVzcHhBhXooFtGgRRkmUe3GmUy3VZMwm2GFwTduVESVwrhNoc/s1600/007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWhxtfPCMGCx_YIcsDeDmx5xIVlcGbDoEUNLzlTk-S3jtWWAN6dkpZbFMEVeHvGupeVlcOp_SSBP1BwSkZ_VNupCjVsvVzcHhBhXooFtGgRRkmUe3GmUy3VZMwm2GFwTduVESVwrhNoc/s1600/007.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, an oak table under an Italian chandelier, both nineteenth century, along with bastide reclaimed pine benches, continue an unfinished-wood motif throughout the home. A Designers Guild linen stripe enlivens an eighteenth-century painted Swedish settee with a trundle."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</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/AVvXsEgZqRTEfLAlpsH9jn5fBPN4bxKWkaZv6hmRMwyUcf1ugFFuzxeRG7kGVeYWizF3ILP69CdL3SOIB9zPi8vD5AlVMaBtQYvxzLfKI-rCb77aIsXjqKRxFbore-u-V-FQGpw2XbCXFsyXmEE/s1600/c396f153eb69bad136d60575bd457d92.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqRTEfLAlpsH9jn5fBPN4bxKWkaZv6hmRMwyUcf1ugFFuzxeRG7kGVeYWizF3ILP69CdL3SOIB9zPi8vD5AlVMaBtQYvxzLfKI-rCb77aIsXjqKRxFbore-u-V-FQGpw2XbCXFsyXmEE/s1600/c396f153eb69bad136d60575bd457d92.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the library, a round antique painted elm table keeps company with a 1937 oil painting of a French landscape and an antique settee, also from France, in an antique linen textile. The custom wing chair is upholstered in a Rogers and Goffigon linen. The <a href="http://www.rh.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a> lamp wears a linen shade. The contemporary Aubusson rug is woven from wool and silk."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558376053775969023/" target="_blank">Inspired by Nature</a>" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></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/AVvXsEgTPJTsnxT2a-zgGA5ouEafZTSJhIEvuzEGKCARbmYG1kfnq2IoqUxrd180JltH9MEvW6tW-EUEpQlGPTE3oZBUUnsAP7U9vBrDZ0xbiHZXlbJrIu2LpB5lb46xmIKtZnljOfuxOKrxEII/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPJTsnxT2a-zgGA5ouEafZTSJhIEvuzEGKCARbmYG1kfnq2IoqUxrd180JltH9MEvW6tW-EUEpQlGPTE3oZBUUnsAP7U9vBrDZ0xbiHZXlbJrIu2LpB5lb46xmIKtZnljOfuxOKrxEII/s1600/008.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Neutral tones prevail in the master bedroom, which has access to an outdoor perch. A vintage crystal chandelier hangs above a bed with custom linen bedding. The throw at the foot of the bed is a vintage textile."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNYMdgK-f0Tg_hK28_vx6W0Tlx0QQIBouXgbaVI9zgYUgVL_NBZsluCKJxvMR-v34yBqzRiZgAArW2oWB6n82p8dePcSRIff4JrXmMuCdk5YfJvF6bu7j1AyGcXsHRHom3rEXhnv9ENM/s1600/009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNYMdgK-f0Tg_hK28_vx6W0Tlx0QQIBouXgbaVI9zgYUgVL_NBZsluCKJxvMR-v34yBqzRiZgAArW2oWB6n82p8dePcSRIff4JrXmMuCdk5YfJvF6bu7j1AyGcXsHRHom3rEXhnv9ENM/s1600/009.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bath, a Moroccan lantern glows above a <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> tub and polished nickel faucetry. The Carrara marble flooring is from Walker Zanger."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Linda Sherbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by Nature" produced by Leslie Newsom Rascoe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> (Winter 2015).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The final pictures feature a kitchen designed by Shannon Bowers that appeared in <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> in 2007:</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/AVvXsEhmi5a6GvRT8kPv015B9YjxXyh_E4cBuaXBJRffrHD7QBKnk9iyPKJLDDp1dmfLsXhZZJsq-olBNz7wwRZNrbWS52nO75uCnJUFf1f3EZO1LbKGc7w5-_JQLioLWQojpvCj_8gfMpuZ2fo/s1600/54bef34d5e360_-_1-kitchen-otm-main-1107-xlg-bupm2j-35075018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmi5a6GvRT8kPv015B9YjxXyh_E4cBuaXBJRffrHD7QBKnk9iyPKJLDDp1dmfLsXhZZJsq-olBNz7wwRZNrbWS52nO75uCnJUFf1f3EZO1LbKGc7w5-_JQLioLWQojpvCj_8gfMpuZ2fo/s1600/54bef34d5e360_-_1-kitchen-otm-main-1107-xlg-bupm2j-35075018.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The French candlesticks and the 1940s French faience on the open shelves echo the green in the backsplash, made of 19th-century French concrete tiles purchased at <a href="http://www.chateaudomingue.com/" target="_blank">Chateau Domingue</a>, a store in Houston."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nathan Schroder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g205/kitchen-otm-texas-1107/?slide=1" target="_blank">Inspired Designs in Dallas</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aDjRVRXV_Jz4yQLPCdBCPFid5euVkiwKapme2skx3uLfYzUHC1ResVn8ita81iLM2XeXPn-w_5QgWjbP-bT287fKGoXqIuurob_60MAEeRX1XbFNJdTMlbtILojnaE0ha7X71laX9rc/s1600/54bef34dd92b3_-_2-kitchen-otm-counter-1107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aDjRVRXV_Jz4yQLPCdBCPFid5euVkiwKapme2skx3uLfYzUHC1ResVn8ita81iLM2XeXPn-w_5QgWjbP-bT287fKGoXqIuurob_60MAEeRX1XbFNJdTMlbtILojnaE0ha7X71laX9rc/s1600/54bef34dd92b3_-_2-kitchen-otm-counter-1107-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage tole chandelier from Mexico hangs over the chunky breakfast table. Note the wrapped cord. French wicker chairs are cushioned in Fortuny's Impero 5336. The floor is hand-painted on the diagonal to add a little energy."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nathan Schroder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g205/kitchen-otm-texas-1107/?slide=2" target="_blank">Inspired Designs in Dallas</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</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/AVvXsEjEfN12KRU4DexzRL2q1NHflbcpfetq4sYJN8LJoJ6s2DO46z13UMt3VF5drOniZhm27s7zy278M0sS-XpafcEvoPj3MVLRNBnGT2yUyhKfyBAD-zVxD4AH97mH9baCBWgO5tZ0n7iV-go/s1600/54bef34e54f74_-_3-kitchen-otm-cabinets-1107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfN12KRU4DexzRL2q1NHflbcpfetq4sYJN8LJoJ6s2DO46z13UMt3VF5drOniZhm27s7zy278M0sS-XpafcEvoPj3MVLRNBnGT2yUyhKfyBAD-zVxD4AH97mH9baCBWgO5tZ0n7iV-go/s1600/54bef34e54f74_-_3-kitchen-otm-cabinets-1107-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A collection of Italian ceramic jars stands under a cabinet curtained in Carleton V's Wallace ticking in Green and Natural."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nathan Schroder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g205/kitchen-otm-texas-1107/?slide=3" target="_blank">Inspired Designs in Dallas</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrKptbDU3977zTyMG5gGx9GFYIwyyhOA490Xq-r8a4Yz_Fy-D9EJmCo3wqbKakUKeFh43EIdOT1Grq2_Br5tcgKGAH4wnKSmUC6TUkmBnNLNSuNSiIMpiQZzczOEs5E6zVsBM4fFDxiA/s1600/54bef34eac957_-_4-kitchen-otm-table-1107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrKptbDU3977zTyMG5gGx9GFYIwyyhOA490Xq-r8a4Yz_Fy-D9EJmCo3wqbKakUKeFh43EIdOT1Grq2_Br5tcgKGAH4wnKSmUC6TUkmBnNLNSuNSiIMpiQZzczOEs5E6zVsBM4fFDxiA/s1600/54bef34eac957_-_4-kitchen-otm-table-1107-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For simplicity's sake, only Italian jars are displayed on the shelves of the 19th-century bibliothèque, made in Provence. The breakfast table is a hefty circle of reclaimed pine."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nathan Schroder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g205/kitchen-otm-texas-1107/?slide=4" target="_blank">Inspired Designs in Dallas</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDBY7_6nfrKfclDfE9XpmhwZRSTN3CAqVwfMn7zu8S6Xk_4nqEsSU-aZlrKZ3wGPPuQ_eKQFNUgUG951blgIDKvpIm6xHFVMlFeLQHvFg6R-F1zjik6jbusHW1Fs2OlxTagEqU1ZiDu4/s1600/54bef34f246c4_-_5-kitchen-otm-dishes-1107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDBY7_6nfrKfclDfE9XpmhwZRSTN3CAqVwfMn7zu8S6Xk_4nqEsSU-aZlrKZ3wGPPuQ_eKQFNUgUG951blgIDKvpIm6xHFVMlFeLQHvFg6R-F1zjik6jbusHW1Fs2OlxTagEqU1ZiDu4/s1600/54bef34f246c4_-_5-kitchen-otm-dishes-1107-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Shannon Bowers liked the look of old wood against the vibrant tiles. The big French cutting boards are both functional and pretty."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nathan Schroder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g205/kitchen-otm-texas-1107/?slide=5" target="_blank">Inspired Designs in Dallas</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uCc3Xy4I0cQeLZF_mG2qgheiLYwOLanlxHEomL85DUAuLxfysrDK31UlgXI56RyLnZCsvsYERwfqdG4UJyP_TTZfUuOXqlem5-Ixm0Xit3mzggoTjbyUJeOMeO5DRI_p8nYGV6W7N50/s1600/54bef34f7cec9_-_6-kitchen-otm-counter-1107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uCc3Xy4I0cQeLZF_mG2qgheiLYwOLanlxHEomL85DUAuLxfysrDK31UlgXI56RyLnZCsvsYERwfqdG4UJyP_TTZfUuOXqlem5-Ixm0Xit3mzggoTjbyUJeOMeO5DRI_p8nYGV6W7N50/s1600/54bef34f7cec9_-_6-kitchen-otm-counter-1107-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The concrete countertops were cast in place and finished with an acrylic sealer and a special wax. To maintain the patina, they're rewaxed about every two months."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nathan Schroder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g205/kitchen-otm-texas-1107/?slide=6" target="_blank">Inspired Designs in Dallas</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW5CIy7Eo81s2_8AAVaTESalEVXeamRmeKKrO-ZhpnNKK8tdt-ml3uQwYbf2YCMEEGmCK7-Z_v_9I9L0uECF6pN8XcbtjSA1rUAmKnAp47xXASs3rYrvSJYfpIyxBL8hBsy6olGsVPOU/s1600/54bef34fee080_-_7-kitchen-otm-latch-1107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW5CIy7Eo81s2_8AAVaTESalEVXeamRmeKKrO-ZhpnNKK8tdt-ml3uQwYbf2YCMEEGmCK7-Z_v_9I9L0uECF6pN8XcbtjSA1rUAmKnAp47xXASs3rYrvSJYfpIyxBL8hBsy6olGsVPOU/s1600/54bef34fee080_-_7-kitchen-otm-latch-1107-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The cast-bronze latch hooks on the pantry doors were made by <a href="http://www.rockymountainhardware.com/" target="_blank">Rocky Mountain Hardware</a>."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nathan Schroder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/kitchens/g205/kitchen-otm-texas-1107/?slide=7" target="_blank">Inspired Designs in Dallas</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</span></div></div>

Like Mother Like Daughter

Today's post features the work of Dallas designer Shannon Bowers . Ms. Bowers is the Style Director of Milieu  magazine, which was found...

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The Influence of Babs Watkins

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I'm most influenced by Babs Watkins, a Houston designer. Babs makes it look so unconstructed, yet it looks just right. She and the Europeans do timeless so well.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior designer Pamela Pierce to <a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> ("European Influence," </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">July - August 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My last <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2015/03/pamela-pierce-in-garden.html" target="_blank">post</a> featured the designs of Pamela Pierce. Today's post features the work of Babs Watkins, whose style has influenced Ms. Pierce. Take a look . . . </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggU-kJb4AubHptcw3VavLEOEjHjXHC-E2EVSXJYwqkr7UDQOqBU58hX1uE_vD26eddiwZ2Qa3Ho9aTiyOtOgGgzwDqWYP3OwaHtpfH2ReEx8NOoh3GZuDButK1kDAZhFqV7R3wkHLaSYE/s1600/54bf872b56e93_-_0310-watkins-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/AVvXsEggU-kJb4AubHptcw3VavLEOEjHjXHC-E2EVSXJYwqkr7UDQOqBU58hX1uE_vD26eddiwZ2Qa3Ho9aTiyOtOgGgzwDqWYP3OwaHtpfH2ReEx8NOoh3GZuDButK1kDAZhFqV7R3wkHLaSYE/s1600/54bf872b56e93_-_0310-watkins-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Moody blues on gently worn surfaces, such as the weave of this 18th-century French tapestry, lead the eye from room to room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=1" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</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> (February 2010).</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/AVvXsEgSd1kiyT5HQP3Xw29daGOzeUFvD-HVcEC1TqLEDaOyuO2WeTWbFHqCzUbFYT262oV6iOne8ZyKXGeCw_SGoWKVFD_Q1LO2A-L5DkwwJpxM6HU_9gw27_1x9RiaXLgC1AjN18tc-GsThqc/s1600/54bf872bdc302_-_0310-watkins-02-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSd1kiyT5HQP3Xw29daGOzeUFvD-HVcEC1TqLEDaOyuO2WeTWbFHqCzUbFYT262oV6iOne8ZyKXGeCw_SGoWKVFD_Q1LO2A-L5DkwwJpxM6HU_9gw27_1x9RiaXLgC1AjN18tc-GsThqc/s1600/54bf872bdc302_-_0310-watkins-02-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European antiques and architectural details layer this 1980s Houston house, designed by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings, with the patina of history. Louis XV carved-walnut front doors with traces of the original paint open into a foyer lighted by a gilt-edged Venetian lantern."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=2" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</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> (February 2010).</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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaeO8kEy_Kz9WrxckrBwsXa6cjnnuybgx-fCeyDvDw58UirZh2zO43e9UcwxoYExxhfp4Iv75-yIv52zuKe0uuOIT_UdJkGn02uGgDSH_H-XTTlwj05FzcYHKf4kOhe7s2VVVpQ_E9N0/s1600/54bf872f13c7c_-_0310-watkins-living-room-03-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaeO8kEy_Kz9WrxckrBwsXa6cjnnuybgx-fCeyDvDw58UirZh2zO43e9UcwxoYExxhfp4Iv75-yIv52zuKe0uuOIT_UdJkGn02uGgDSH_H-XTTlwj05FzcYHKf4kOhe7s2VVVpQ_E9N0/s1600/54bf872f13c7c_-_0310-watkins-living-room-03-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, French and Italian chairs work well together, next to sofas with Fortuny Delfino pillows. Curtains in Nancy Corzine Chantel in Savannah are extra full. A 1920s Oushak carpet, an Italian tole chandelier, and a Gustavian painted breakfront round out the mix of styles. Wall colors in the house are custom, by Iarussi Studio."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=3" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</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> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcEhjQEPkNnX6htqIJxh2MzP1ia-ZlLB3vLs8szJ8mcJn9hHqyIpWUZ3ZAHcSxG3XzsFUYlytiyoJHswhptDG7wtf0XGqwYzSFfBk-yKTSK1FrLu0MIMU9QHoMeAyomt0TtXd3Xw1lps/s1600/54bf872c14073_-_0310-watkins-04-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcEhjQEPkNnX6htqIJxh2MzP1ia-ZlLB3vLs8szJ8mcJn9hHqyIpWUZ3ZAHcSxG3XzsFUYlytiyoJHswhptDG7wtf0XGqwYzSFfBk-yKTSK1FrLu0MIMU9QHoMeAyomt0TtXd3Xw1lps/s1600/54bf872c14073_-_0310-watkins-04-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Silvery tones are the dominant note in the dining room, where Gustavian chairs ring a table set with antique Royal Crown Derby china and Miller Rogaska crystal. The French tapestry and the Sivas rug are from Matt Camron Rugs and Tapestries. Curtains are Nancy Corzine Silk Canvas in Azure."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=4" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</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> (February 2010).</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/AVvXsEihyphenhyphen-h38OeeI6ecB3oC7NMgt5SPqLlyu46dV-3J4wobYaBNMGsBiL9ko3zq8AiYXqBkDYqfQFT6BfIdOZzPEmSg1triihRojzYgVaxKBDrucj-CzOVu_7Sf2rzfaZq8GJWxA2Df3RQvtLg/s1600/54c932849ce10_-_0310-watkins-06-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphen-h38OeeI6ecB3oC7NMgt5SPqLlyu46dV-3J4wobYaBNMGsBiL9ko3zq8AiYXqBkDYqfQFT6BfIdOZzPEmSg1triihRojzYgVaxKBDrucj-CzOVu_7Sf2rzfaZq8GJWxA2Df3RQvtLg/s1600/54c932849ce10_-_0310-watkins-06-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Swedish hutch, aging gracefully behind a Gustavian bench in a guest bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=5" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</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/AVvXsEjEhUUJyTT6c95-oB-jOk3J-x2ZeALUdgVVYPXKgiM3zAJf1QGf23nQ-xooeyrpDR1Np9OoaWvsELui9t_iBEEQahVn138b4DDgN77A4Wn1pQFAFs8fy2XzgZNgyBH1GXzHH-fYDjNBbpc/s1600/54c9328511784_-_0310-watkins-05-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhUUJyTT6c95-oB-jOk3J-x2ZeALUdgVVYPXKgiM3zAJf1QGf23nQ-xooeyrpDR1Np9OoaWvsELui9t_iBEEQahVn138b4DDgN77A4Wn1pQFAFs8fy2XzgZNgyBH1GXzHH-fYDjNBbpc/s1600/54c9328511784_-_0310-watkins-05-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique onion-dome aviary frames the kitchen range hood, perched above a backsplash of 19th-century concrete tiles. Antique Belgian blue limestone countertops, cabinets built with wood from a Scandinavian dairy, and a vintage French worktable set off the stainless-steel Viking stove and Sub-Zero refrigerator. Custom stools through Eleanor Cummings."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=6" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</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/AVvXsEh-RYNSZxaK8BIXA-pbx4w5_vqc9f6FC9etQ6cMKi7DzrjA4zr7F957JdoY1uHK0fOFVpc0tpVlW076HN7tw9l9fAZoYC279RLfmP_ZciAs31nOW75vlT5J97eLyLzsPtKGpiU_7acGg7o/s1600/54c932853dea4_-_0310-watkins-07-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RYNSZxaK8BIXA-pbx4w5_vqc9f6FC9etQ6cMKi7DzrjA4zr7F957JdoY1uHK0fOFVpc0tpVlW076HN7tw9l9fAZoYC279RLfmP_ZciAs31nOW75vlT5J97eLyLzsPtKGpiU_7acGg7o/s1600/54c932853dea4_-_0310-watkins-07-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the library, an Empire chaise longue and a Louis XV-Revival canapé covered in Dedar's Flair in Conchiglia flank an 18th-century mantel from Aix-en-Provence. Shelves hold part of the client's collection of religious artifacts."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=7" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" by Erin Dailey.</span><br /><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (February 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYH0RpSgrGuYyehSG5ytQ1Doo_igV1z3-a30PXMcXv-YbVTkAAfGV5IeOWe7w-8wmIIEoa5WUpWJSijQXvHuM1iayaCZYen06aZsMUXV5uDOn8T1h7CQ2xAzL00RL2ir5W-DqEG2jyz4/s1600/54bf872d2aa7d_-_0310-watkins-08-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYH0RpSgrGuYyehSG5ytQ1Doo_igV1z3-a30PXMcXv-YbVTkAAfGV5IeOWe7w-8wmIIEoa5WUpWJSijQXvHuM1iayaCZYen06aZsMUXV5uDOn8T1h7CQ2xAzL00RL2ir5W-DqEG2jyz4/s1600/54bf872d2aa7d_-_0310-watkins-08-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The hallway outside the master bedroom. Rug from Matt Camron Rugs and Tapestries."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=8" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" by Erin Dailey.</span><br /><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (February 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LfJcIK2lSCQWaxDqj1k1B71GxdQjjAQI-bJz-mf1H9j0IlmUhp5SzYLLewFMg4UE45op6q3d0T8wqu7XuzRmZE8Vgvy0tMH-yXwKdjW59c9QrA9sdUz4E-98zKmKJkg5ALuxgc4UxC4/s1600/54bf872da4c7d_-_0310-watkins-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/AVvXsEg5LfJcIK2lSCQWaxDqj1k1B71GxdQjjAQI-bJz-mf1H9j0IlmUhp5SzYLLewFMg4UE45op6q3d0T8wqu7XuzRmZE8Vgvy0tMH-yXwKdjW59c9QrA9sdUz4E-98zKmKJkg5ALuxgc4UxC4/s1600/54bf872da4c7d_-_0310-watkins-10-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div>"A collection of glass boxes on a living room table."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=9" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY9SgYdPReJi_bo3-JWIz2YcuoRGqn7W1W_bvcfNtfhwWvdr4Qcgt9IXL-8EBERl6B7_-csxImHnr0qJrzUt5L1kfkCvq4cn9nhzj1kkx6IFKSH8JT3CpgNwTK_X-jgxcPMiH1GZ8xCo/s1600/54bf872e42823_-_0310-watkins-12-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoY9SgYdPReJi_bo3-JWIz2YcuoRGqn7W1W_bvcfNtfhwWvdr4Qcgt9IXL-8EBERl6B7_-csxImHnr0qJrzUt5L1kfkCvq4cn9nhzj1kkx6IFKSH8JT3CpgNwTK_X-jgxcPMiH1GZ8xCo/s1600/54bf872e42823_-_0310-watkins-12-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div>"Watkins and Baker refined the master bedroom with a parquet de Versailles floor, Nancy Corzine Satin (in Steel) curtains, an 18th-century Buffet de Corps armoire, and a Louis XVI chaise."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=10" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn8FsIVGXKY5zJF7SYs-cTj0nKYj1-BUXO0oyeHL02RsTdEhAPowiu07PZlfS86zXJvasIqA7grYnmLBOzr-ankHFMvQWBZPlufiwo1w15Ti7uJczAK-9g98_FzZHQQaEJfhPhvhkUC0/s1600/54bf872e0bc89_-_0310-watkins-11-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAn8FsIVGXKY5zJF7SYs-cTj0nKYj1-BUXO0oyeHL02RsTdEhAPowiu07PZlfS86zXJvasIqA7grYnmLBOzr-ankHFMvQWBZPlufiwo1w15Ti7uJczAK-9g98_FzZHQQaEJfhPhvhkUC0/s1600/54bf872e0bc89_-_0310-watkins-11-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div>"A Baroque Italian mirror hangs above the powder room's antique basin."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=11" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5DrbN0gKN-Awsa7p3_jV6srijRx5cgsXtm6vpYm-29x-iFH3KXgs1ItNqs1WByqTPYd2XIBwJFTel14vL9i3DUNuIIkPhxLJga9A9-B5D-chnOZhBH3SqRCitKOGarqR2yIQuRzyZGg/s1600/54bf872d53632_-_0310-watkins-09-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5DrbN0gKN-Awsa7p3_jV6srijRx5cgsXtm6vpYm-29x-iFH3KXgs1ItNqs1WByqTPYd2XIBwJFTel14vL9i3DUNuIIkPhxLJga9A9-B5D-chnOZhBH3SqRCitKOGarqR2yIQuRzyZGg/s1600/54bf872d53632_-_0310-watkins-09-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div>"Just right for informal meals, a massive Belgian blue limestone pedestal table from Chateau Domingue anchors the family room."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=12" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKcDlV5hbGy5SE3NBKHPA5SBZrFCHqoItFKKbeHFMIY9shPZpWElvVEx24SCw0FdiK502o4SHyee6PYQ_lqijNbrstb_ett0i-kvDgS4k0TVVN5YpSjrMiHbx_R_kPD6oPdNKkPOLejI/s1600/54c93285dab8e_-_0310-watkins-13-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKcDlV5hbGy5SE3NBKHPA5SBZrFCHqoItFKKbeHFMIY9shPZpWElvVEx24SCw0FdiK502o4SHyee6PYQ_lqijNbrstb_ett0i-kvDgS4k0TVVN5YpSjrMiHbx_R_kPD6oPdNKkPOLejI/s1600/54c93285dab8e_-_0310-watkins-13-lg.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div>"In the master bedroom, a painted Italian ceiling panel hangs above a headboard made from a salvaged boiserie fragment."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=13" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzl2ed20u6LR9INv0BgE8DR1gtZnr70hyphenhyphenE_HoKFgdCQsfLVPp1Lo7XB6oFEdS7jQLveLIKJZHwsKY35UB0jltEInTCBdCsyfBDDTK8oT1a-jfxKiiWnmUPkfxdd1rZFMbOfQGVgcShcE/s1600/54c93286248ac_-_0310-watkins-14-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzl2ed20u6LR9INv0BgE8DR1gtZnr70hyphenhyphenE_HoKFgdCQsfLVPp1Lo7XB6oFEdS7jQLveLIKJZHwsKY35UB0jltEInTCBdCsyfBDDTK8oT1a-jfxKiiWnmUPkfxdd1rZFMbOfQGVgcShcE/s1600/54c93286248ac_-_0310-watkins-14-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div>"Rich textures in subtle shades of blue and gray give the guest bedroom a luminous beauty. Embroidered throw pillows were made to order by B. Viz Design from vintage textiles. Curtains are Nancy Corzine Silk Canvas in Seafoam. Sferra linens."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=14" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are photos of another Houston home decorated by Babs Watkins. (I originally posted these images in a November 2012 post called <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/11/juxtapositions.html" target="_blank">Juxtapositions</a>.)  </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBYtWw6U2TuqBjrMDYvCGzCusMKyDTGyb-EVkRbdpbkoTbivdlDdwcL-6vD6eaxqWYt_q0FmJ_pTVV5Pnhg7iV1POD0XRIgh126PwdJTKn75jEg_qz29FglRdZX5zJ3Qq_jMUTXt2tlU/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBYtWw6U2TuqBjrMDYvCGzCusMKyDTGyb-EVkRbdpbkoTbivdlDdwcL-6vD6eaxqWYt_q0FmJ_pTVV5Pnhg7iV1POD0XRIgh126PwdJTKn75jEg_qz29FglRdZX5zJ3Qq_jMUTXt2tlU/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWwqb2K8WmwY_zy2CEpS0ZjyqoeRzAmoaqhyG-iNQdC3lnxNDoSw9wv1OTAVWte243GdFZKoabzAuqajQk1THOhESZSIaALJqQO9lHpjcs4p35SmSfxCVjtCpC2BPZZw1KBz5w3_mQtA/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWwqb2K8WmwY_zy2CEpS0ZjyqoeRzAmoaqhyG-iNQdC3lnxNDoSw9wv1OTAVWte243GdFZKoabzAuqajQk1THOhESZSIaALJqQO9lHpjcs4p35SmSfxCVjtCpC2BPZZw1KBz5w3_mQtA/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins2.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</span><br /><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;" target="_blank">Veranda</a><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">.</span><br /><span style="color: black;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: black;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP1NFy92HoKkAluU6vJ562PMY7GVH6b-byWYCUub1UfYAZGIdLcWrl_-85ioGG30HgrmxzAH3p1y7G0J9R3N5noLDqET5l6ecqtju0KMGrDuiZ16z58kpKJWJTxMHCqwj9YDogYmadLk/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP1NFy92HoKkAluU6vJ562PMY7GVH6b-byWYCUub1UfYAZGIdLcWrl_-85ioGG30HgrmxzAH3p1y7G0J9R3N5noLDqET5l6ecqtju0KMGrDuiZ16z58kpKJWJTxMHCqwj9YDogYmadLk/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins3.jpg" width="490" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92U2d5jYY2mr2EwaOAayGUbq8I76wmT1Zl1nhKAVZpQ6CLyWXVF51YAyIA3APReXhaGJalN3_otN1a5SXvvFo-6S6bj6hRbgDmohh95R9pUK9NMKDaBBWDZjoeYq93ojCQYOAX4Ao9M4/s1600/BlogBabWatkins4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92U2d5jYY2mr2EwaOAayGUbq8I76wmT1Zl1nhKAVZpQ6CLyWXVF51YAyIA3APReXhaGJalN3_otN1a5SXvvFo-6S6bj6hRbgDmohh95R9pUK9NMKDaBBWDZjoeYq93ojCQYOAX4Ao9M4/s1600/BlogBabWatkins4.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"A French lady of the 19th century sat in a coiffeur chair while having her hair styled. The delicate coloring of the fabric so enchanted the homeowner she decided not to have the chair recovered."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2UniUw-_GGBleH5qGPhm_rZ3vh_sM_IfEt45apGNgoo6vUVovlFZRyxnGgk-pOYLzRowl6uXaVuaNNaadycABxMpsOJRcA27x-6BSR2DomusysQzziHkisQ2UOp5w5yLWT_WyzBfCW0/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2UniUw-_GGBleH5qGPhm_rZ3vh_sM_IfEt45apGNgoo6vUVovlFZRyxnGgk-pOYLzRowl6uXaVuaNNaadycABxMpsOJRcA27x-6BSR2DomusysQzziHkisQ2UOp5w5yLWT_WyzBfCW0/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins5.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Italian 18th-century silver leaf altar candle stand juxtaposed with English bowl. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All floral arrangements by Julie Baker."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCM_iahWeZreQXnpG8Cw7ij7YrWIKnov2TrjG35Ybpu98sPCJLdsLHrvJ3BriNtjl7rD8TKJUxd1Rm8M2Am_PaliTrZTo3DRcTRKuTEpWLhDoPjaRnxpXdriFb9gmd2ISvGtXCjcMA9o/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCM_iahWeZreQXnpG8Cw7ij7YrWIKnov2TrjG35Ybpu98sPCJLdsLHrvJ3BriNtjl7rD8TKJUxd1Rm8M2Am_PaliTrZTo3DRcTRKuTEpWLhDoPjaRnxpXdriFb9gmd2ISvGtXCjcMA9o/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins6.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Sunlight is welcomed through uncurtained windows throughout the house. Antique linen cloth softens metal dining table. Murano chandelier adds grace."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWCI25fFaSmaSqyOGj3oh11eiGavjJOp0LKsm30F2MoVlw9EEp7CTsRVS65P2e2oe0GiqqD9RcbfdtJC2U6247MS96SOlrUvgqbWixbzU1w-icH8CCYFJJPYkjfr-x4OKY17-AF_NnAI/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWCI25fFaSmaSqyOGj3oh11eiGavjJOp0LKsm30F2MoVlw9EEp7CTsRVS65P2e2oe0GiqqD9RcbfdtJC2U6247MS96SOlrUvgqbWixbzU1w-icH8CCYFJJPYkjfr-x4OKY17-AF_NnAI/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins7.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. 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Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEi5Fl6vg4muDsw7FNQRnY-V6P1gEVKsPO4EMiY-gwYUq3CHwDtSFFKUpUltTwbTtEoKa0jI_W22alFG3ZIQqlX_y3BhTy-zsDhQFKUH-VM6Ogr7r0HrGGKGkxskWURb4LjR2fBmcJVnxmE/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Fl6vg4muDsw7FNQRnY-V6P1gEVKsPO4EMiY-gwYUq3CHwDtSFFKUpUltTwbTtEoKa0jI_W22alFG3ZIQqlX_y3BhTy-zsDhQFKUH-VM6Ogr7r0HrGGKGkxskWURb4LjR2fBmcJVnxmE/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins10.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Beneath a 1940s Parisian wrought-iron and crystal chandelier, Louis XVI side chairs surround metal-legged table. Trumeau rests on Louis XVI chest. Silver tureen is English."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDARa62bgVAgXXgcG7aUCgrqbeaFhJCCMJeBn5Yw5TYEnyArTQha5uPg8UCwr0W6oBGpQiFD-w2Lyq9UggquK4r1CDBfMdACoI6jT9TflyvsR4wYleqimXnPrskoBirUISk2vAdTBSLM/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDARa62bgVAgXXgcG7aUCgrqbeaFhJCCMJeBn5Yw5TYEnyArTQha5uPg8UCwr0W6oBGpQiFD-w2Lyq9UggquK4r1CDBfMdACoI6jT9TflyvsR4wYleqimXnPrskoBirUISk2vAdTBSLM/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins8.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Minimalism is continued in the great room where limestone floors are deliberately left bare."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GSH4a_OhLcewrLsiZEQ9kZmairMFuI1R3opZkXJuEp0fvE36ZVvF8QCu_F26tz9Fx7ZdfWilJ_mn2FjchWfol4RSIAQAzQ8iqv2UXFOT9BZgY6u75o0yHnMoXgVjPaebO0WQ1RzvYno/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GSH4a_OhLcewrLsiZEQ9kZmairMFuI1R3opZkXJuEp0fvE36ZVvF8QCu_F26tz9Fx7ZdfWilJ_mn2FjchWfol4RSIAQAzQ8iqv2UXFOT9BZgY6u75o0yHnMoXgVjPaebO0WQ1RzvYno/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins9.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1I2FuyTc24MxkMUe0awN963Hpxg93s8rZXcGSHFdHm9wULEmQG8a2PQwQNVHHkIm91-oMhCA-OdYKyZFJSLrAnz9aLrjGKgqDS489C1PlG4x3WaKIUfAu-RG4u0Nflt6ulnxJSwH9zIU/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1I2FuyTc24MxkMUe0awN963Hpxg93s8rZXcGSHFdHm9wULEmQG8a2PQwQNVHHkIm91-oMhCA-OdYKyZFJSLrAnz9aLrjGKgqDS489C1PlG4x3WaKIUfAu-RG4u0Nflt6ulnxJSwH9zIU/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins11.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Torchere is Italian. Jay Iarussi painted the modulated walls throughout the house."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div>

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