Happy Halloween!

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In honor of Halloween, I share some photos of skulls . . . </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/AVvXsEho9EAPQ6m-SiwP-IdNJ_aPUSwLTvZLJDu96WaFIKHcrkw9dcYtJ_z62WkR-bIx7apZZM9vx2RtEhx-kc0wBk6Oq2T4Fc0Egc9iYX4MRXQzSqSk_zh-D7v_TEs4eNPRGkn-djwjQj26booI/s1600/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9EAPQ6m-SiwP-IdNJ_aPUSwLTvZLJDu96WaFIKHcrkw9dcYtJ_z62WkR-bIx7apZZM9vx2RtEhx-kc0wBk6Oq2T4Fc0Egc9iYX4MRXQzSqSk_zh-D7v_TEs4eNPRGkn-djwjQj26booI/s640/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-06-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, the sofa is a custom design, the side table is by Herve Van der Straeten, and the plaster frieze and portrait below it are 19th-century French; the walls are painted in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/#2">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Pigeon."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1865 brownstone in Jersey City, New Jersey </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">owned by Christopher Knight and Carlos Aponte.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by JC Garcia-Lavin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/poetic-license#slide-6">Poetic License</a>" text by Peter Terzian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9Yv3fSIuV3oxzIZ3Ovhqtxu4-C9p21lT7LMsKzg12jNZPXKSad1ofd1FNxEw9BN_iGM3oQBWcCbIPPZo6KdEWmgAJb07t7C3yZuAoIHpXRopIzYdHjwENTMoBnn3hrPoQNrf6o9thwcP/s1600/Ashley-Stark-Main-2-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9Yv3fSIuV3oxzIZ3Ovhqtxu4-C9p21lT7LMsKzg12jNZPXKSad1ofd1FNxEw9BN_iGM3oQBWcCbIPPZo6KdEWmgAJb07t7C3yZuAoIHpXRopIzYdHjwENTMoBnn3hrPoQNrf6o9thwcP/s640/Ashley-Stark-Main-2-mdn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, a painting by Sally King Benedict, a cocktail table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, a floor lamp by Karl Springer, and vintage Jansen stools upholstered in a silk velvet from <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/">Stark</a>; 18th-century Italian armchairs flank a [skull] print by Damien Hirst, and the brass palm tree is 19th-century."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Ashley Stark, creative director of <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/">Stark</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piassecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-fresh-outlook#slide-1">A Fresh Outlook</a>" by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0EwwKSwAbpdfbFAW3kw7aS0AbU6lGNkJlk2cglesPTYRA7UatAUMbJ6olmBbdbInoqVfIgvMVB2ACNL7UdziXctf1aDJObBlc3KJw7nrk9yaSD9gLb6mVXXOiz-FUhwHJIFe0TtiSFIm/s1600/ED0312_Astier_006-625-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0EwwKSwAbpdfbFAW3kw7aS0AbU6lGNkJlk2cglesPTYRA7UatAUMbJ6olmBbdbInoqVfIgvMVB2ACNL7UdziXctf1aDJObBlc3KJw7nrk9yaSD9gLb6mVXXOiz-FUhwHJIFe0TtiSFIm/s640/ED0312_Astier_006-625-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Milo Baughman sofa, Paul Evans armchair, and Art Deco brass-and-lacquer table lamps in the library were all found on eBay."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Jackie Astier and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jackie Astier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/perfect-pitch#slide-6">Perfect Pitch</a>" produced by Tamzin Greenhill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodVDkFUa8v86UJ5sTUpbV0AMqntyVg90LJp73PZpQgUG_VmURj5q4FrYZ_ASOnYtF0PSLQ-VkKg4qh3O-PaeM6hqy2kwNNhQcBB0TnblvD_QIMpY5EH3tyVrimc770OD8N_5Mvq_dlrw0/s1600/hbx-dining-room-horse-painting-antique-13-1010-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodVDkFUa8v86UJ5sTUpbV0AMqntyVg90LJp73PZpQgUG_VmURj5q4FrYZ_ASOnYtF0PSLQ-VkKg4qh3O-PaeM6hqy2kwNNhQcBB0TnblvD_QIMpY5EH3tyVrimc770OD8N_5Mvq_dlrw0/s640/hbx-dining-room-horse-painting-antique-13-1010-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Francesco Clemente's dramatic watercolors dominate the dining room, and <a href="http://www.johnrobshaw.com/">John Robshaw</a>'s silver Indian chairs encircling the antique French lacquer table increase the theatrical quotient. . . . Andrew Lord's sculpted bronze floor lamp is topped with a handmade paper shade. The iron-base lamp is a 17th-century candlestick with a shade in <a href="http://www.robertkime.com/">Robert Kime</a>'s India Pear."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Park Avenue apartment of Nancy Tilghman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Daniel Sachs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/global-antique-decor-1010#slide-13">Classic and Worldly</a>" produced by Senga Mortimer and Whitney Robinson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (October 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxzbHmyF4DiaKG2nctnHqsL6SHZoruXMeJjIeIscA-jyuyrQCDg6BwP4hJol56njHlYRjBoYHGzeisj2nJD95_HG4kah2i-IMKaWJa7Rw1C2ETrAdrbEjNhXhbg4voOpkuonCSjv8m_SI/s1600/item05.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_good_vibrations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxzbHmyF4DiaKG2nctnHqsL6SHZoruXMeJjIeIscA-jyuyrQCDg6BwP4hJol56njHlYRjBoYHGzeisj2nJD95_HG4kah2i-IMKaWJa7Rw1C2ETrAdrbEjNhXhbg4voOpkuonCSjv8m_SI/s640/item05.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_good_vibrations.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A cabinet stocked with small finds."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywood, California estate of singer Sheryl Crow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sheryl Crow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/sheryl-crow-los-angeles-home-slideshow#slide=5">Good Vibrations</a>" text by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrupC1gaTzfM5U7A5W1HXY9SmiLhkKgJ5xvhxGqT_4bUqQypOg0QdsomDTTpOuMlZpCdy65p-sAmZyRh0sIqI83NGrYqHsfmoRSaopkjWVAUZQfgWlP4LHgWcExQzyExE-UaoR2M3LvG88/s1600/ss_100519058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrupC1gaTzfM5U7A5W1HXY9SmiLhkKgJ5xvhxGqT_4bUqQypOg0QdsomDTTpOuMlZpCdy65p-sAmZyRh0sIqI83NGrYqHsfmoRSaopkjWVAUZQfgWlP4LHgWcExQzyExE-UaoR2M3LvG88/s640/ss_100519058.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With Edgar Allan Poe's <i>The Raven</i> in mind, Suzanne Eason created an arresting 'birds in flight' ceiling treatment for her Halloween sitting room. 'Once guests looked up, they were transported outside to autumn at dusk,' Eason explains. 'It was magical.' Her mysterious space also features  . . . a skull-patterned rug . . . Aubergine, charcoal, and orange team up to create the dark and stormy scene."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/holiday-house-designer-showcase_ss14.html">Traditional Home's Holiday House Designer Showcase</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Eason, Suzanne Eason Interiors, LLC.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Phillip Ennis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LAuFxH7gkwGQdLOEGcX_V-fUSDRR2CMuHNziP4mMghBiPVuFBNvGBG0SN_kUXw6iZw7kQ4tHVFPtPWZbEPDZz716Rvjz25d_kWV1vWH4v6MmunjVDVFAKxLdMaCOzWBdruCYsR5lYRzQ/s1600/skull+bookend+400-8490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LAuFxH7gkwGQdLOEGcX_V-fUSDRR2CMuHNziP4mMghBiPVuFBNvGBG0SN_kUXw6iZw7kQ4tHVFPtPWZbEPDZz716Rvjz25d_kWV1vWH4v6MmunjVDVFAKxLdMaCOzWBdruCYsR5lYRzQ/s400/skull+bookend+400-8490.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pair of Skull Bookends.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Handcrafted by <a href="http://www.phyllismorris.com/">Phyllis Morris</a>. 12 pounds each/24 pounds per pair. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Presented in mirror polish chrome.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$1,250.00 per pair.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNRi7_oYqBjKW17_-Tfd5tKAZ67ZnevTBAQeode4QQb3-QDZLobT7HASqibgfj-nxtC4LMyaanbbgG29dU-DGXCRL8CJIMOp1pZJpUd3Eg2wjiafKv8pETeDn2eve8yGE3RMVAzPVcZKl/s1600/ank1755nt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNRi7_oYqBjKW17_-Tfd5tKAZ67ZnevTBAQeode4QQb3-QDZLobT7HASqibgfj-nxtC4LMyaanbbgG29dU-DGXCRL8CJIMOp1pZJpUd3Eg2wjiafKv8pETeDn2eve8yGE3RMVAzPVcZKl/s320/ank1755nt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sequin Skull Pillow from <a href="http://www.ankasa.com/">Ankasa</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belgian linen. 21 inches. $395.00.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEi6fa4luTEr9DFfDvicDC3-IS7YcDS7xqzHu1ose69b4hvbjKFyzGidvwi502IN5JyEsu7-jjSbnXHojkUliOKdXpKHuYnTD_gwfIyrE4mWUNJouvYSaI_9CExhkDbsQMjztNkE_c_fVApB/s1600/73038_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fa4luTEr9DFfDvicDC3-IS7YcDS7xqzHu1ose69b4hvbjKFyzGidvwi502IN5JyEsu7-jjSbnXHojkUliOKdXpKHuYnTD_gwfIyrE4mWUNJouvYSaI_9CExhkDbsQMjztNkE_c_fVApB/s320/73038_LG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Herend Skull</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Herend porcelain from Hungary. Handmade and hand painted with 24k gold accents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$240.00. Assorted colors available from <a href="http://www.scullyandscully.com/">Scully and Scully</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWGljgLHw8N4VVETx_L-c3z5dc5rmccLoQrJnML552BwjXt3tTS78KaFVDrRnKzDgCoBjdnVTQV1Dy_Z7jRQxT5fAEssu6oKSDWXyJ9_l0niau0w7dUArTC7w7hyphenhyphenP3QTD3vMPWUNceCbU/s1600/49796_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWGljgLHw8N4VVETx_L-c3z5dc5rmccLoQrJnML552BwjXt3tTS78KaFVDrRnKzDgCoBjdnVTQV1Dy_Z7jRQxT5fAEssu6oKSDWXyJ9_l0niau0w7dUArTC7w7hyphenhyphenP3QTD3vMPWUNceCbU/s320/49796_LG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18k Yellow Gold Skull Cuff links with Diamond Eyes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"When the mouth is opened, the diamond eyes show. When closed, they disappear."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$6,500. Available through <a href="http://www.scullyandscully.com/">Scully and Scully</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS80Pm9GM2s0eFEBKPBYiu3r-uR82T6RJPrp6T24Y3vhkFTiS65xP4se1gFQc7y6cyXfdaoG8RnZ2FDQTk0IBq_Kg0f2ypTJ93zdVYvioojLlW29slnLsbvg4j0J6l-GpUSOjJ9R2ctLW9/s1600/skull_blackd_2_topview_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS80Pm9GM2s0eFEBKPBYiu3r-uR82T6RJPrp6T24Y3vhkFTiS65xP4se1gFQc7y6cyXfdaoG8RnZ2FDQTk0IBq_Kg0f2ypTJ93zdVYvioojLlW29slnLsbvg4j0J6l-GpUSOjJ9R2ctLW9/s640/skull_blackd_2_topview_1.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black <a href="http://www.stubbsandwootton.com/">Stubbs and Wootton</a> Skull Slippers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$400.00 for women's slippers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$450.00 for men's. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5Ta90VX3NyDOJYEP3jvAlFrekFXo3ujnumdrdVJlfWRgP0YBAisyuw15tzP73vnotvRqPPmVszEs4yS0S6vZyupukVuc0xtsCmqtuRWBfiiW8VvZ_B39ngXp073CbsAqzuI7kGmsYkQg/s1600/cafe2790db4a012f327f005056b729b2-32-5644718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5Ta90VX3NyDOJYEP3jvAlFrekFXo3ujnumdrdVJlfWRgP0YBAisyuw15tzP73vnotvRqPPmVszEs4yS0S6vZyupukVuc0xtsCmqtuRWBfiiW8VvZ_B39ngXp073CbsAqzuI7kGmsYkQg/s640/cafe2790db4a012f327f005056b729b2-32-5644718.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Skull and Crossbones" invitation designed by <a href="http://www.johnderian.com/">John Derian</a> for <a href="http://www.paperlesspost.com/cards#/cards/invitations/halloween/card/7780?designers%5B0%5D=John%2BDerian">Paperless Post</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Halloween! 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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.smv.org/visit/featured-exhibits/guitar" target="_blank">Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World</a>, will be at the <a href="http://www.smv.org/" target="_blank">Science Museum of Virginia</a> from Saturday, October 13, 2012 through Friday, January 4, 2013.This interactive exhibit "explores all facets of the world's most popular instrument, from its history as an instrument of popular culture over the past 400 years to the science of creating sound with wood and steel."  In honor of the guitar, which "is the single most enduring icon in American history," I share photos of the instrument at home. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyjYmAQkjsoGpKMIpKwOsulo6x6tHCC0f9f1hnZCD4g67LNnlXRZUmt7hH3RT5hRFgqoBkg2V2QvbPcooDP4HKcrzPYR1-X6DEhvQK9-HO1be7T433jk7RD2WnDwCjqudmUjH_plvP15x/s1600/design-trends-MH1109-robison-007-lgn%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyjYmAQkjsoGpKMIpKwOsulo6x6tHCC0f9f1hnZCD4g67LNnlXRZUmt7hH3RT5hRFgqoBkg2V2QvbPcooDP4HKcrzPYR1-X6DEhvQK9-HO1be7T433jk7RD2WnDwCjqudmUjH_plvP15x/s640/design-trends-MH1109-robison-007-lgn%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The architects extended the language of the glass and steel windows to the master bedroom. [Emily] Robison's studio, home to her instruments (and Grammy awards), was originally the nursery. The glass wall made it easy for her to keep </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a maternal eye on her infant twins."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Antonio, Texas loft (formerly a candy factory) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">owned by Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.joelmozersky.com/" target="_blank">Joel Mozersky</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Jim Poteet of <a href="http://www.poteetarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Poteet Architecture</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Patrick Ousey of <a href="http://www.fabarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">FAB Architecture LLC</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/dixie-chic#slide-6" target="_blank">Dixie Chic</a>" by Helen Thompson.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Metropolitan Home (November 2009).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC1m4Dmsl6rtAemqbXCm82mNBaPWl2wNIqWwSc8qy4n-XCnwnOyKBWjpap1P23NBUTzFYVOYsJkm8lCEkE9IV2elz4iqyVI5DatAL_oFUim58srEj6shzAAgokyZ3RzUbNhy7vE8wy8Si/s1600/ED0309_BUCK10_205_0-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHC1m4Dmsl6rtAemqbXCm82mNBaPWl2wNIqWwSc8qy4n-XCnwnOyKBWjpap1P23NBUTzFYVOYsJkm8lCEkE9IV2elz4iqyVI5DatAL_oFUim58srEj6shzAAgokyZ3RzUbNhy7vE8wy8Si/s640/ED0309_BUCK10_205_0-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Of course, no musician's home would be complete without a state-of-the-art recording studio. Lindsey's is located beneath the garage for soundproofing and boasts a soundboard so large it had to be lowered in with a crane. Since it is fully equipped with comfortable furniture, a bathroom, and a kitchenette, 'a few guys working full days have all they need so they never have to come into the main house,' [wife] Kristen says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">wife Kristen Buckingham and their three children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kristenbuckingham.com/" target="_blank">Kristen Buckingham</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/rock-star-lindsey-buckingham-at-home#slide-14" target="_blank">Rock Star Lindsey Buckingham at Home</a>" by Deanna Kizis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (March 2009).</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/AVvXsEhMJVvd8sfFwpU2uTVVzRWoPeIENd4G0cO0kYYrNrLnYQCcEAKTLahdOmPQjlPyXXoX2KlEWotycBRYmKA1khmcZgJh-AmvO3oNBrSpfu-laRD31M2x9BNGVkEGY4Eu0mFrdsKB32rA5z_n/s1600/ED0409_ADAMS4_036-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJVvd8sfFwpU2uTVVzRWoPeIENd4G0cO0kYYrNrLnYQCcEAKTLahdOmPQjlPyXXoX2KlEWotycBRYmKA1khmcZgJh-AmvO3oNBrSpfu-laRD31M2x9BNGVkEGY4Eu0mFrdsKB32rA5z_n/s640/ED0409_ADAMS4_036-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studio in 18th-century Paris carriage house owned by rock star Bryan Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.tristanauer.com/site/" target="_blank">Tristan Auer</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/bryan-adamss-paris-getaway#slide-9" target="_blank">Bryan Adams's Paris Getaway</a>" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (April 2009).</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/AVvXsEiGDOkTzXFKnyLtw6BHphKqmbw7nCHwagaLzmwooiZwKuKwx8rmT6L8wf2U5EoheYMiSJC9PgwY-mjTNDwpSFwlGYDyHMqVLIlUR_H5d3eUC4fMuBYmit7VeMNwH-vVLtQo3gH34dcRS8lw/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-01-portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDOkTzXFKnyLtw6BHphKqmbw7nCHwagaLzmwooiZwKuKwx8rmT6L8wf2U5EoheYMiSJC9PgwY-mjTNDwpSFwlGYDyHMqVLIlUR_H5d3eUC4fMuBYmit7VeMNwH-vVLtQo3gH34dcRS8lw/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-01-portrait.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Adam Levine - of the band <a href="http://www.maroon5.com/" target="_blank">Maroon 5</a> and NBC's <i><a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/" target="_blank">The Voice</a></i> - with his vintage Gibson guitar in the living room of his Los Angeles home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.markhaddawy.com/" target="_blank">Mark Haddawy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Finn-Olaf Jones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mosa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-slideshow#slide=1" target="_blank">Adam Levine's Hollywood Hills Home</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</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/AVvXsEjbet24N-0afOSk7LklISJHky2YsjIiQ6Q4aXj312uIc6a4epXJa2gwIMYNLc0GM9nJNIEOfUjw8wtiMiP98mUs5KTnENzrZmRTejWgvK3m6pEwwd9Z-dGorEzEt1cWpUtyN1cobH1HqmcV/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-08-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbet24N-0afOSk7LklISJHky2YsjIiQ6Q4aXj312uIc6a4epXJa2gwIMYNLc0GM9nJNIEOfUjw8wtiMiP98mUs5KTnENzrZmRTejWgvK3m6pEwwd9Z-dGorEzEt1cWpUtyN1cobH1HqmcV/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-08-bedroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"One end of the master bedroom includes a Wurlitzer baby grand piano, a custom-made ottoman, and a work on paper by Ed Ruscha."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Maroon 5 frontman, Adam Levine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.markhaddawy.com/" target="_blank">Mark Haddawy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Finn-Olaf Jones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-slideshow#slide=8" target="_blank">Adam Levine's Hollywood Hills Home</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ibZkpAikxnO-ZayiBgXM93nTqNDM-r6tgoEP6kElboNexHvWSfUGwIfQZsPRbrlRgkp8MaUb2sQXayhP7SFquxWYLJN0wojhYD5Cq9ZjZ_P-dZE73PWdbBAD-6Xw4sNtMeda32c8Igql/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_fonda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ibZkpAikxnO-ZayiBgXM93nTqNDM-r6tgoEP6kElboNexHvWSfUGwIfQZsPRbrlRgkp8MaUb2sQXayhP7SFquxWYLJN0wojhYD5Cq9ZjZ_P-dZE73PWdbBAD-6Xw4sNtMeda32c8Igql/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_fonda.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Actor "Peter Fonda keeps his vintage Hawaiian steel guitar in the office. The lamp came from <i>Tatoosh</i>, the boat he once lived on [sic]. On the desk is a black-and-white still of his father, actor Henry Fonda, from the 1957 movie <i>The Tin Star</i>. The painting, <i>Iris</i>, is by Rosalyn Mina."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter and Becky Fonda's 1934 log cabin in Paradise Valley, Montana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David O. Marlow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2003/peter-fonda-montana-home-slideshow#slide=6" target="_blank">Peter Fonda's Easy Ride</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (2003).  </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/AVvXsEhQ3Z3SOSSv4IcB0XlEmuh4lu3YlBpNQNiqdXgbTPxzSaDWA22Vfw3EpskgycSJD6P7MtJUvJ37M9vRW0M3_Li7rr6QGNzyAsR3LYSAd81tEzKVVYC2dibQeuF2zhy5Pvc_ja329EiJ1k46/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl09_wright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3Z3SOSSv4IcB0XlEmuh4lu3YlBpNQNiqdXgbTPxzSaDWA22Vfw3EpskgycSJD6P7MtJUvJ37M9vRW0M3_Li7rr6QGNzyAsR3LYSAd81tEzKVVYC2dibQeuF2zhy5Pvc_ja329EiJ1k46/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl09_wright.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Elvis room features memorabilia ranging from the 1956 guitar Presley played in the film <i>Jailhouse Rock</i> to his 1970s flame and planet suits. At center is the jacket he wore for his first television appearance, on <i>The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show</i>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The gold records are from 1956."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Northern California home of collectors John and Heather Mozart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://craigwrightllc.com/" target="_blank">Craig Wright</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David O. Marlow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/craig_wright/wright_slideshow_122002#slide=9" target="_blank">The Wright Angle</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddPpBcwHwMk42iyD4vj6iSWDcNRfcZBlFoXMt1C94v17gaiGirKF0z3sjWh17gpp-vm-YqyTivW0tYnh-VsbuDi31SkfUZ2-AbrO-ZXvEg9EA3eiBwrYsmszPdIq7yCzVOmUiORr-9dKB/s1600/item09.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.09_good_vibrations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddPpBcwHwMk42iyD4vj6iSWDcNRfcZBlFoXMt1C94v17gaiGirKF0z3sjWh17gpp-vm-YqyTivW0tYnh-VsbuDi31SkfUZ2-AbrO-ZXvEg9EA3eiBwrYsmszPdIq7yCzVOmUiORr-9dKB/s640/item09.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.09_good_vibrations.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a small music room, the Bedford desk and Kilim benches are by <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a>, and the guitar is a 2008 reissued Gibson Les Paul."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywood, California estate of singer Sheryl Crow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sheryl Crow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/sheryl-crow-los-angeles-home-slideshow#slide=9" target="_blank">Good Vibrations</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011).</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/AVvXsEi6r-h78DzBLXexQYj2nG-bCZtI6ZK2XL9KJZCfLOB3ztyyXga_hpRoXJasK7RSXdesdWm8zm3Ogg4KBUHaxQfsPSsRiET-czB1LvSjaTKj91MlzzD6IGkIl01waklh2BjbjsSDXCymn-Aq/s1600/john-mayer-house-tour-04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6r-h78DzBLXexQYj2nG-bCZtI6ZK2XL9KJZCfLOB3ztyyXga_hpRoXJasK7RSXdesdWm8zm3Ogg4KBUHaxQfsPSsRiET-czB1LvSjaTKj91MlzzD6IGkIl01waklh2BjbjsSDXCymn-Aq/s640/john-mayer-house-tour-04-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An award signifying the double-platinum status of [John] Mayer's album <i>Continuum</i> is displayed in his office; the chairs and table are by Armani Casa."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of singer-songwriter John Mayer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.armanicasa.com/armani_casa_docs/en/index.html#folderId=/en/interiordesignservice" target="_blank">Armani/Casa Design Team</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/at-home-john-mayer-59242#slide-5" target="_blank">The Perfect Fit</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009).</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/AVvXsEixQSqiV_ez_pXxQjGxO8oonCQ5ujVzfqlDk64fRFI6zkTu7CNcYWY32jgx_v7OVb6G6sD56PVRsnfixgUBKX_F1rCFuMc_I8qSBKsYHkcwc9E5rDNh5AHxaovm0A4MLbCg8Tf23aPCay3-/s1600/ss_101884954_w-CROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQSqiV_ez_pXxQjGxO8oonCQ5ujVzfqlDk64fRFI6zkTu7CNcYWY32jgx_v7OVb6G6sD56PVRsnfixgUBKX_F1rCFuMc_I8qSBKsYHkcwc9E5rDNh5AHxaovm0A4MLbCg8Tf23aPCay3-/s640/ss_101884954_w-CROP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Songwriter Matthew Gerrard's guitar collection lines the wall on the way to his home office."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacific Palisades home of songwriter Matthew Gerrard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jeffandrews-design.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Andrews</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Grey Crawford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/losangeles-house-designer-dream_ss3.html" target="_blank">Sweet Harmony</a>" produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a> (May 2012).</span></div>

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