Learning the Ropes

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hammocks made of rope. Rope swings. Rope bracelets. Rope evokes memories of summer camp and sailboats. Rustic spaces and carefree times . . .</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/AVvXsEj7M_hDPS2O6g8AAq81lgdAxXIzdGDyH6infTyKgb0IyAP5Wc65QaKoRraEZeWWChtl1qaJ85wQd2SJoYkEKl1CdIafBpf7_ZOthWWyJPP2dhld6t_PZyga290NsXydkgrAtd0zd1aKN0U/s1600/hbx-rope-lantern-filicia-1112-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M_hDPS2O6g8AAq81lgdAxXIzdGDyH6infTyKgb0IyAP5Wc65QaKoRraEZeWWChtl1qaJ85wQd2SJoYkEKl1CdIafBpf7_ZOthWWyJPP2dhld6t_PZyga290NsXydkgrAtd0zd1aKN0U/s1600/hbx-rope-lantern-filicia-1112-xln.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A rope raises or lowers the Lillian August lantern above the patinated-steel dining table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Thom Filicia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by James Merrell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/thom-filicia-lake-house-1112?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Thom Filicia's Down-to-Earth Lake House</a>" by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCPwJ8iiNOoI-CMxUQz2cRuN3blHhFJVmvgk0IxvkzfOelvhpnnyZxL5Inh6ahdGbF-SjBBJ6Jj82pW0wkb6uaMKzYkTgUxJzUc1YP147N2KGcLhrxszIyQCQXPCKL4wmScE8ZAUw_bw/s1600/051611_GG_Belk_586F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCPwJ8iiNOoI-CMxUQz2cRuN3blHhFJVmvgk0IxvkzfOelvhpnnyZxL5Inh6ahdGbF-SjBBJ6Jj82pW0wkb6uaMKzYkTgUxJzUc1YP147N2KGcLhrxszIyQCQXPCKL4wmScE8ZAUw_bw/s1600/051611_GG_Belk_586F.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen pendant.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Belk Farm, Tim and Sarah Belk's rebuilt farmhouse in Chester, South Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Ken Pursley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stacey Van Berkel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/article/modern-farmhouse" target="_blank">The Making of a Modern Farmhouse</a>" by John Kessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (April/May 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyoCDf4THratY3Bpy2m71vxVOKk2JBapZ03mljx33U9gFdnKGvB5L6blyCPNCFOH6D98sT_d34lqMb1KVpnTGPEUDE6Df8nHPhqRntMls0N6ogupsrnLSI7dk2b5P2PW4va8D8gWfSps/s1600/07-hbx-rope-wrapped-chandelier-horner-0513-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeyoCDf4THratY3Bpy2m71vxVOKk2JBapZ03mljx33U9gFdnKGvB5L6blyCPNCFOH6D98sT_d34lqMb1KVpnTGPEUDE6Df8nHPhqRntMls0N6ogupsrnLSI7dk2b5P2PW4va8D8gWfSps/s1600/07-hbx-rope-wrapped-chandelier-horner-0513-xln.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A chandelier wrapped in rope, by Joseph Konrad, adds a fanciful touch to the breakfast area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Martin Horner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/moroccan-decorating-ideas-0513?click=main_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">A Lake Michigan House With Exotic Allure</a>" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2013).</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/AVvXsEhq36DC0o1xvlFKbwJ8sNY_g5qNNHetWDIdpTF4QBzMVeQrjtAJVw1uqOGrMuofTIOcM4dWV1_B_5GPkI0RleD-yipS7BRuRaG6MTi6gDautHPYTIsBGXB0nd1nMY6Mk4QeYRcod0U1BBs/s1600/9489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq36DC0o1xvlFKbwJ8sNY_g5qNNHetWDIdpTF4QBzMVeQrjtAJVw1uqOGrMuofTIOcM4dWV1_B_5GPkI0RleD-yipS7BRuRaG6MTi6gDautHPYTIsBGXB0nd1nMY6Mk4QeYRcod0U1BBs/s1600/9489.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.curreycodealers.com/p-6416-bowline-pendant.aspx#.U6ENVvldWZd" target="_blank">Bowline Pendant</a>" by Currey and Company.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This delightful pendant is made from wrought iron finished in Rust and thoughtfully wrapped in Natural jute rope. A nautically inspired piece, this pendant would feel right at home in any coastal inspired interior."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.curreycodealers.com/" target="_blank">Currey and Company</a> website.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDYUMOxThuIZmqkX7E8p6DrwaWppjuuovDU9NwnfdYsw2etW2tECHqXX7N0khDdVn_RcCw5Y-iAchTNWVV7wV4CnEgchzpEojgq9ou_89ibwBEhZr386oN0VZ6sQZ8KasiWt5BZITB2o/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDYUMOxThuIZmqkX7E8p6DrwaWppjuuovDU9NwnfdYsw2etW2tECHqXX7N0khDdVn_RcCw5Y-iAchTNWVV7wV4CnEgchzpEojgq9ou_89ibwBEhZr386oN0VZ6sQZ8KasiWt5BZITB2o/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belk Farm, Tim and Sarah Belk's rebuilt farmhouse in Chester, South Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Ken Pursley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stacey Van Berkel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/article/modern-farmhouse" target="_blank">The Making of a Modern Farmhouse</a>" by John Kessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (April/May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWpWvS-SSn89s_mJkdRS35ifNuEXUc4VGcjphvgPDNSIUSBDHWAs3iE4xfSBVqZMWlq0ScTRPAy64eprZCxIMnKZmX_xaHATFby-tseRCHbwwo4s6T587NByHePDVFqwQqoGwICHbfPw/s1600/hanging-buoy-lights-white-arched-ceiling-living-room-0712-dempster02-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWpWvS-SSn89s_mJkdRS35ifNuEXUc4VGcjphvgPDNSIUSBDHWAs3iE4xfSBVqZMWlq0ScTRPAy64eprZCxIMnKZmX_xaHATFby-tseRCHbwwo4s6T587NByHePDVFqwQqoGwICHbfPw/s1600/hanging-buoy-lights-white-arched-ceiling-living-room-0712-dempster02-xl.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Thirty-inch buoy lights, from Erin Martin Design, hang from ropes. 'The ceiling is high and narrow, and the lights bring it down and create a kind of canopy,' Martin says. 'It's like putting a hat on the space.' A pair of antique French chairs are upholstered in natural linen."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1,650-square-foot weekend house in Marin County, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Erin Martin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-1" target="_blank">A Chic California Beach House</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJ76h2YYbSdGtB6P7PPTh1ovrqLXqxmacIzXC8lC5IJINxX-iM7INQlLDt8mshqrBd4E5gCTIF_G7XPRCkcMgSY5kVvJ6UaeRGDlYUXRwR0rzWvPPpR6YCl0qMiQKjBY9BnIfSd77bCU/s1600/industrial-baskets-coffee-table-metal-fireplace-0712-dempster12-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJ76h2YYbSdGtB6P7PPTh1ovrqLXqxmacIzXC8lC5IJINxX-iM7INQlLDt8mshqrBd4E5gCTIF_G7XPRCkcMgSY5kVvJ6UaeRGDlYUXRwR0rzWvPPpR6YCl0qMiQKjBY9BnIfSd77bCU/s1600/industrial-baskets-coffee-table-metal-fireplace-0712-dempster12-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The lower level was transformed into a family room. . . . Industrial baskets from Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage, turned upside-down, became coffee tables. Blue slag glass from Artefact Design and Salvage has the look of sea glass. Verellen sectional. Floor lamp and rope curtain by Erin Martin Design."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1,650-square-foot weekend house in Marin County, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Erin Martin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-12" target="_blank">A Chic California Beach House</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2012).</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiuiB67aASFr4YvbomhbcAl9ZQiPUJbV437fSNxOWbYKIKniOxZHnHqE8cQ5rQSWOY5n68TpkAf2uXK4IM1924MsWyv-UvDhbGNUgBuEpt1dqSxpzC5lJLcZoVb4yjedYgKOEnERgAYk/s1600/16-hbx-brick-outdoor-fireplace-tobin-0513-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiuiB67aASFr4YvbomhbcAl9ZQiPUJbV437fSNxOWbYKIKniOxZHnHqE8cQ5rQSWOY5n68TpkAf2uXK4IM1924MsWyv-UvDhbGNUgBuEpt1dqSxpzC5lJLcZoVb4yjedYgKOEnERgAYk/s1600/16-hbx-brick-outdoor-fireplace-tobin-0513-xln.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tobin completely revamped the backyard. She used brick from an old patio for the new fireplace and created a terrace from sand mixed with granite. A candlelit chandelier can be raised and lowered by a rope pulley rigged to a tree. It casts a soft glow over Restoration Hardware's Gun Barrel Salvaged Wood dining table and all-weather wicker from World Market."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Tobi Tobin's Hollywood Hills cottage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tobi Tobin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn R. Millet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/modern-farmhouse-design-ideas-0513?click=main_sr#slide-16" target="_blank">A 100-Year-Old Hollywood Farmhouse Goes Modern With a Neutral Palette and Mirrors Everywhere</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2013). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5RObV_nYD8pF57Hj_5_QTLHxKXLG2C8QPrwdINS_98FhCuXyM__UmyLBnYvFXR8hqad8wts5bDwSI-AmKUFOEokn_JABYK0_Sgv5DB5S8bWyWYJ9vqvaLqbb2pRsfhT12YJKkNwFWUk/s1600/hbx-rope-mirror-filicia-1112-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5RObV_nYD8pF57Hj_5_QTLHxKXLG2C8QPrwdINS_98FhCuXyM__UmyLBnYvFXR8hqad8wts5bDwSI-AmKUFOEokn_JABYK0_Sgv5DB5S8bWyWYJ9vqvaLqbb2pRsfhT12YJKkNwFWUk/s1600/hbx-rope-mirror-filicia-1112-xln.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Restoration Hardware's Iron and Rope mirror leans on the living room mantel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Thom Filicia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by James Merrell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/thom-filicia-lake-house-1112?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Thom Filicia's Down-to-Earth Lake House</a>" by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdXzye87YxmFsMRMNqhebqlUFHt8Jw-qVU62nQ9JyRxLzczNDdoUrvulrb7vgYQQ6v8ZDdFYCBPYDhiQuAtR4k86C4yNArytddAx73wgbsWDyTealaQHzJ1PBHlBvbcu7K_KOmdUBUc4/s1600/HBX-BEACHY-DECOR-STYLE-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdXzye87YxmFsMRMNqhebqlUFHt8Jw-qVU62nQ9JyRxLzczNDdoUrvulrb7vgYQQ6v8ZDdFYCBPYDhiQuAtR4k86C4yNArytddAx73wgbsWDyTealaQHzJ1PBHlBvbcu7K_KOmdUBUc4/s1600/HBX-BEACHY-DECOR-STYLE-5.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/photos/beach-island-house-style" target="_blank">12 Signs You're Meant to Have a Beach House</a>" by Sarah Bray.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.   </span><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/AVvXsEgi49ndHJkwyEmq0QOK6IHYEtgfXv4SETYKWo7K1FNFtDrpVKSl9HAteiLNY_0oZmR27eqjUMiY1GZn9DmwZy3lAEh1QcYToxq8On9kLRr20oDS74Gfi3RAgMgSe-ajYmResaC5DNP5KS4/s1600/Napkin-Rings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi49ndHJkwyEmq0QOK6IHYEtgfXv4SETYKWo7K1FNFtDrpVKSl9HAteiLNY_0oZmR27eqjUMiY1GZn9DmwZy3lAEh1QcYToxq8On9kLRr20oDS74Gfi3RAgMgSe-ajYmResaC5DNP5KS4/s1600/Napkin-Rings.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Turks Head Napkin Rings"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.nantucketknotworks.com/" target="_blank">Nantucket Knotworks</a> website.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTHo4TshFWrDFj7HIUh7_iacovkvW-Qfg3SlBZDZZUrxVONje-cZ-R90jeCc5EgHuW-uGGv_GmWs3e_WnFOS4CWEA13VY707CfuEvQv5tZ98SyWkvm4QX56A5jk57IotWnQs1t-eWQSg/s1600/4-kitchen-otm-door-kit0707_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTHo4TshFWrDFj7HIUh7_iacovkvW-Qfg3SlBZDZZUrxVONje-cZ-R90jeCc5EgHuW-uGGv_GmWs3e_WnFOS4CWEA13VY707CfuEvQv5tZ98SyWkvm4QX56A5jk57IotWnQs1t-eWQSg/s1600/4-kitchen-otm-door-kit0707_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Interior designer Erin Martin chose the rope handles."</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outdoor kitchen by architect Michael Layne.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Duncan Livingston.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-california-0707?click=img_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Adventurous Style in Calistoga, California</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2007).</span></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/AVvXsEhboc4_IXOJHyfuIqsmjd4ANuY3eDJTCQrM425-HZUCSMHsI5FI1W6OBcvMcWbMMxPrxOhT0uq-OxC6k1Ot7E4RP3y3wZ7JM2n2NbyaqoBve7KFE0d5U9EzvgzZdH_Psy6H-Jn2atDNMHk/s1600/051611_GG_Belk_275F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboc4_IXOJHyfuIqsmjd4ANuY3eDJTCQrM425-HZUCSMHsI5FI1W6OBcvMcWbMMxPrxOhT0uq-OxC6k1Ot7E4RP3y3wZ7JM2n2NbyaqoBve7KFE0d5U9EzvgzZdH_Psy6H-Jn2atDNMHk/s1600/051611_GG_Belk_275F.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belk Farm, Tim and Sarah Belk's rebuilt farmhouse in Chester, South Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Ken Pursley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stacey Van Berkel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/article/modern-farmhouse" target="_blank">The Making of a Modern Farmhouse</a>" by John Kessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (April/May 2012).</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/AVvXsEhsGZM4QRDUUHFawggxRAmHyovi3fVzClTcm49LdRt6GAlw2pD53jnqqgNyhMUzVcKh2M6WwAOSTMiyUuDpDqkCJ-4NR4I8tIvC5h1gXE02eZMmKaWZskWnxn9b_YVsj4mBkgKPXnOi0fE/s1600/0910-miller-ship-photo-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/AVvXsEhsGZM4QRDUUHFawggxRAmHyovi3fVzClTcm49LdRt6GAlw2pD53jnqqgNyhMUzVcKh2M6WwAOSTMiyUuDpDqkCJ-4NR4I8tIvC5h1gXE02eZMmKaWZskWnxn9b_YVsj4mBkgKPXnOi0fE/s1600/0910-miller-ship-photo-11-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "In the upstairs hall, skipping ropes with brightly colored handles are piled under a French poster."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carolyn Espley-Miller's Carpinteria, California, beach house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carolyn Espley-Miller.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Tsay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/white-beach-house-in-california-0910#slide-10" target="_blank">A Pure White California Beach Cottage</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1EDtwxABQuEzeUyrLsU3wA0J2aoq5f8A590IcH8NGHH9lRN62BRbbqfdmnUuSmLHpAfgBijtVDFXrX69PmTL74hgPHKVpsJw3ZHa35a64AmkeAwjYMMfD7o3e4oK6I9wSJutQjoN_Do/s1600/bringing-it-all-together-staircase-0911-xln-14010611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm1EDtwxABQuEzeUyrLsU3wA0J2aoq5f8A590IcH8NGHH9lRN62BRbbqfdmnUuSmLHpAfgBijtVDFXrX69PmTL74hgPHKVpsJw3ZHa35a64AmkeAwjYMMfD7o3e4oK6I9wSJutQjoN_Do/s1600/bringing-it-all-together-staircase-0911-xln-14010611.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> " 'I love how the surf crashes against the shore—that ruggedness,' [Drew Hodges] says. Which explains why his interpretation of seaside style bears little resemblance to the usual perky, preppy definition. Instead of cute anchor motifs, a sturdy rope serves as a stair rail."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bellport, New York, cottage of Drew Hodges and Peter Kukielski.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Larry Bowne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/design-solutions/long-island-home-renovation-country-living?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">A True Space-Maximizing Renovation</a>" by Joshua Lyon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/" target="_blank">Country Living</a> via <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuYB7Y3eYxtsdJJmaeAV-2saZIP7wVYHwC-CQc_-tW7jEU2at2BjR6aEFTI0rYDa99CNUpS9_sLnKAtqNcu6B1WBtsRkMtbV2iMc23NzI0r83LhzwS4hUvrGHI9951GRsqwExIRqDeE4/s1600/GG0212_Homeplace_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuYB7Y3eYxtsdJJmaeAV-2saZIP7wVYHwC-CQc_-tW7jEU2at2BjR6aEFTI0rYDa99CNUpS9_sLnKAtqNcu6B1WBtsRkMtbV2iMc23NzI0r83LhzwS4hUvrGHI9951GRsqwExIRqDeE4/s1600/GG0212_Homeplace_06.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[R]ope banisters climb alongside the inside stairs - a detail that makes everyone stop and smile. 'The rope made the house feel a little more humble and a little more playful,' [architect Ken] Pursley says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belk Farm, Tim and Sarah Belk's rebuilt farmhouse in Chester, South Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Ken Pursley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stacey Van Berkel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/article/modern-farmhouse" target="_blank">The Making of a Modern Farmhouse</a>" by John Kessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (April/May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7I89dFwMadNebnXgPGci63J38frsNmhAY3mgpC7lirihBUuKSXdspPSV_tik9Mk_v9cCgESO0ZKRTExTW05mCnE_HifR1C_DNEgokcpPo5_fMHfouPq3Iv2HEA0ivrsXqiK2Fp_zHMno/s1600/051611_GG_Belk_615F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7I89dFwMadNebnXgPGci63J38frsNmhAY3mgpC7lirihBUuKSXdspPSV_tik9Mk_v9cCgESO0ZKRTExTW05mCnE_HifR1C_DNEgokcpPo5_fMHfouPq3Iv2HEA0ivrsXqiK2Fp_zHMno/s1600/051611_GG_Belk_615F.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[R]ope banisters climb alongside the inside stairs - a detail that makes everyone stop and smile. 'The rope made the house feel a little more humble and a little more playful,' [architect Ken] Pursley says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belk Farm, Tim and Sarah Belk's rebuilt farmhouse in Chester, South Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Ken Pursley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stacey Van Berkel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/article/modern-farmhouse" target="_blank">The Making of a Modern Farmhouse</a>" by John Kessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (April/May 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qyij5MOoQPrjzXQcksO7AoNBSuzFYMA4-iZD6ZaEYwxD7raaOOUrFAisdy7K29TSiDScvKIc06Y84cuXw5Bc2m5TbmphwPbPjWw0XS-4W4MHWXlix2yl55OyLa6BQ1jQP3p7a-JWEhc/s1600/051611_GG_Belk_628F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qyij5MOoQPrjzXQcksO7AoNBSuzFYMA4-iZD6ZaEYwxD7raaOOUrFAisdy7K29TSiDScvKIc06Y84cuXw5Bc2m5TbmphwPbPjWw0XS-4W4MHWXlix2yl55OyLa6BQ1jQP3p7a-JWEhc/s1600/051611_GG_Belk_628F.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[R]ope banisters climb alongside the inside stairs - a detail that makes everyone stop and smile. 'The rope made the house feel a little more humble and a little more playful,' [architect Ken] Pursley says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belk Farm, Tim and Sarah Belk's rebuilt farmhouse in Chester, South Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Ken Pursley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stacey Van Berkel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/article/modern-farmhouse" target="_blank">The Making of a Modern Farmhouse</a>" by John Kessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (April/May 2012).</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/AVvXsEiJJ9e0z1NSyz6QMkBfJ8Q3bMWY0SfI8t1apmUrzUB49KLBianRhKSsfMuH35Z9PPDhov0hZ_Fzeim7vG6UfNFNlVM1dANNyzGdMvt01wwLg7Ckvl6ySAxU77bnd7pnd8TfTL1vlErlAQA/s1600/hbx-rope-nautical-handrail-filicia-1112-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ9e0z1NSyz6QMkBfJ8Q3bMWY0SfI8t1apmUrzUB49KLBianRhKSsfMuH35Z9PPDhov0hZ_Fzeim7vG6UfNFNlVM1dANNyzGdMvt01wwLg7Ckvl6ySAxU77bnd7pnd8TfTL1vlErlAQA/s1600/hbx-rope-nautical-handrail-filicia-1112-xln.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stout rope provides the stairway's nautical handrail."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Thom Filicia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by James Merrell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/thom-filicia-lake-house-1112?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">Thom Filicia's Down-to-Earth Lake House</a>" by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2012). </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/AVvXsEhCEL_6Gn9CFbMJxRMFlwLXMM-P3r27k4KdmupA7doyVBnPHmtsX2nOrh_nOqy1hQsXCsIt-4312UjYksS878v-wihphnuK01eLnP6tdTdgFiia1LYn0GDTsxJla0Dd2lo_tONdpHf7hgU/s1600/design-trends-ED0709-CURR22-10-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEL_6Gn9CFbMJxRMFlwLXMM-P3r27k4KdmupA7doyVBnPHmtsX2nOrh_nOqy1hQsXCsIt-4312UjYksS878v-wihphnuK01eLnP6tdTdgFiia1LYn0GDTsxJla0Dd2lo_tONdpHf7hgU/s1600/design-trends-ED0709-CURR22-10-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The loft’s bamboo chair and ottoman, purchased on 1stdibs.com, are upholstered in a Lulu DK linen-cotton, the Norman Cherner desk chair belonged to Currie’s parents, and the rear wall features nautical-knot charts and an array of antique bottles; the ceiling beams were reclaimed from an 18th-century house, and the salvaged-pine floors are studded with wrought-iron nails."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton, New York, house of Scott Currie.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</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/home-remodeling/a-chic-retreat-in-the-hamptons#slide-8" target="_blank">A Chic Retreat in the Hamptons</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</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/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (July/August 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/AVvXsEhCDlVov3BkVxrpUVSMg_XAYl4-jsT6MH5-UZpO_umesyw6rlqfmSQu9vBZPwFOjxJdHdpJXzCjb3lz5FwKO__l7CvraQ7Uk5lEZznSPaVSu0L1tObROc0QsOZ65ZHrQmKPVETq0HIv-VI/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl03_anderson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCDlVov3BkVxrpUVSMg_XAYl4-jsT6MH5-UZpO_umesyw6rlqfmSQu9vBZPwFOjxJdHdpJXzCjb3lz5FwKO__l7CvraQ7Uk5lEZznSPaVSu0L1tObROc0QsOZ65ZHrQmKPVETq0HIv-VI/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl03_anderson.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A stair with a railing carved to look like rope leads to the bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Bryan Anderson.</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 Therese Bissell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2007-06/anderson_slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">Viking Spirit in Colorado</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> (June 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4CXL-r6dsmhm9M62LQGPpsnEddUpTRzxhmKyE1iHR2B1zZbpa7XuLQXfJMI1hU8fDXABiXYJf0ps8t0KeDstGs5jGs5HOgIn5ciy5oNh_5-2OsTPgJPbMwjLPcmJAEVRtdW95erSK78/s1600/decorating-Berger-3-0709-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4CXL-r6dsmhm9M62LQGPpsnEddUpTRzxhmKyE1iHR2B1zZbpa7XuLQXfJMI1hU8fDXABiXYJf0ps8t0KeDstGs5jGs5HOgIn5ciy5oNh_5-2OsTPgJPbMwjLPcmJAEVRtdW95erSK78/s1600/decorating-Berger-3-0709-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" In the sun-filled front area of the living room, the chaise and chair set — or duchesse brisée — is covered in Lee Jofa's Pardah Print in Sable. Berger found the Napoleon III-style rope ottoman at Christie's."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Brooklyn, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jonathan Berger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/small-feminine-townhouse?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Small and Flirty Townhouse</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</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/AVvXsEgaYOu2nxcsAqqHNBYBNUaPB4bgONlPQpol5C8lmx5llZQUkG25uubMVDlLJ81dhToZsYcE9IPtgtdGyK_Lf8I6BaavIdGltmu_l86ZsW0yBSTRX0t6n__8cJSxj0Ah_AML61eCmfAo2KA/s1600/decorating-Berger-10-0709-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYOu2nxcsAqqHNBYBNUaPB4bgONlPQpol5C8lmx5llZQUkG25uubMVDlLJ81dhToZsYcE9IPtgtdGyK_Lf8I6BaavIdGltmu_l86ZsW0yBSTRX0t6n__8cJSxj0Ah_AML61eCmfAo2KA/s1600/decorating-Berger-10-0709-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A suzani bedspread from eBay and a Venetian-inspired headboard covered in Nouvelle Orleans, a cut velvet from Clarence House that looks like ironwork, add exoticism to the master bedroom. The Napoleon III rope ottoman covered in an Aubusson tapestry is from Henri Vanhoenacker Antiques."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Brooklyn, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jonathan Berger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/small-feminine-townhouse?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">A Small and Flirty Townhouse</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</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/AVvXsEgVkAJHac4tkcwzg8XeDHwiKb8g03rgw-kCW6plouBViJ4VJ2keJ2fIuJE0cwX5V_7B6VutQAd08mKNsUICHIweWRqYoYvmNKv8JGoHyh60rt070Ky_0KO96WXSqnQl-iKrN8vYcBW89MI/s1600/chairs-fireplace-blue-hbx0610howard22-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkAJHac4tkcwzg8XeDHwiKb8g03rgw-kCW6plouBViJ4VJ2keJ2fIuJE0cwX5V_7B6VutQAd08mKNsUICHIweWRqYoYvmNKv8JGoHyh60rt070Ky_0KO96WXSqnQl-iKrN8vYcBW89MI/s1600/chairs-fireplace-blue-hbx0610howard22-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The arch of the living room door is repeated on the bookcase. Walls are <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Shenendoah. Inlaid mirror and rope-backed Orkney Island chair from Mrs. Howard."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sea Island, Georgia, beach house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jim Howard and a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rchitect John Rentz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beach-house-cottage-style-decorating-0610?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Relaxing Georgia Beach House</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2010).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SDmpmwd0zHG979rdeGiEHM97HdeBALFoMrtK1nf1_aVy3dFOuPdS5fqZZ775TEkjXI07KL6awOaLKNoD0Ll0I1HCZtiISOFWMfPSJpGjG0OI61y1HUmtsl2WADzhXi2oUiy0R268Bws/s1600/estates-greystone-great-house-11-0309_MD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3SDmpmwd0zHG979rdeGiEHM97HdeBALFoMrtK1nf1_aVy3dFOuPdS5fqZZ775TEkjXI07KL6awOaLKNoD0Ll0I1HCZtiISOFWMfPSJpGjG0OI61y1HUmtsl2WADzhXi2oUiy0R268Bws/s1600/estates-greystone-great-house-11-0309_MD.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "On a daily basis, California designers Richard Hallberg and Barbara Wiseley bring their keen appreciation for natural materials to the manufacture of products for Formations. In the Solarium, surrounded by spacious views of a tree-filled landscape, the design duo assigns new meaning to the concept of 'being one with nature,' by combining Formations' pieces with rope chairs and items from Dennis and Leen collections, their other commercial endeavor. An eighteenth-century faience lion presides over an antique French limestone console from Exquisite Surfaces, adding a bit of old-world to the stylish mix.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rope Chairs: John Himmel Decorative Arts. Sponsors: Exquisite Surfaces, Formations, Pindler and Pindler."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Solarium, Greystone Estate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design: Richard Hallberg and Barbara Wiseley.</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/room-decorating/great-house-greystone-estate?click=img_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Well-Designed: Greystone Estate</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/AVvXsEjWOlP_f9V5XdmWvPpi118GpnC0Bg3SS7buNYNldG5SrQtvv3RJg1W6pUmaM3L2sU03sgLLzJ-aoMEJt06PxpZdguXTvb_mer8pKg576ulpTtEpI3_7ewgKjUdlIF9Gy0Gv5ZbMK7tAc48/s1600/01-himmel-chair-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOlP_f9V5XdmWvPpi118GpnC0Bg3SS7buNYNldG5SrQtvv3RJg1W6pUmaM3L2sU03sgLLzJ-aoMEJt06PxpZdguXTvb_mer8pKg576ulpTtEpI3_7ewgKjUdlIF9Gy0Gv5ZbMK7tAc48/s1600/01-himmel-chair-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The woven chair from Himmel’s Rope Collection was inspired by French designers Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, who originally made their pieces in the early to mid 20th century from local palm trees in the South of France. It’s one of my favorites because it lends a fresh, casual quality to a room but also looks great in outdoor loggias."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography and interior design: Richard Hallberg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/richard-hallberg-top-ten-picks-0911?click=img_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Well-Advised: Richard Hallberg</a>" by Catherine Lee Davis.</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> (September 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j53WsPPICPxs-4aMRpnhEw_vyGvj7LYtXhNhZc3nLgWkXL4SmLoeQnWTRQSzhPBoI1v8ICWPMNoisr10d5QJlQZS8A3bWVij0Q9RwWVEAmaCjQHDso2rSBKciC3ITk8L5CWBaO7Fnvg/s1600/Formations-Ottoman-KTpDfY-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j53WsPPICPxs-4aMRpnhEw_vyGvj7LYtXhNhZc3nLgWkXL4SmLoeQnWTRQSzhPBoI1v8ICWPMNoisr10d5QJlQZS8A3bWVij0Q9RwWVEAmaCjQHDso2rSBKciC3ITk8L5CWBaO7Fnvg/s1600/Formations-Ottoman-KTpDfY-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "For the past 20 years, Formations has been known for its unique finishes and exquisite details, like the wrapped rope on the Saber Leg Ottoman, which can function as both a coffee table or small bench.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saber Leg Ottoman, formationsusa.com."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/luxury-homes/the-most-beautiful-things-made-in-america-0212#slide-6" target="_blank">Well-Designed: Made in America</a>" by Catherine Lee Davis and Victoria Jones.</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/AVvXsEhZTE5JbJDkloMHQtOEB_0bXHZC274Yg-edIXjf_DKvPgZoO_e9iRqA1EzNS-v3FZxN8a-fj1FUHvhMRpwU5N02HHtQl9-krKHf9lthkkbK6zNbvFmrXwvlud1NovRvI3iSMX5u62Uc7tk/s1600/102194230_w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTE5JbJDkloMHQtOEB_0bXHZC274Yg-edIXjf_DKvPgZoO_e9iRqA1EzNS-v3FZxN8a-fj1FUHvhMRpwU5N02HHtQl9-krKHf9lthkkbK6zNbvFmrXwvlud1NovRvI3iSMX5u62Uc7tk/s1600/102194230_w.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Susan spotted the Summer Classics furniture [Marina Collection] from Frontgate while shopping with a friend and promptly fell in love, knowing the rope-accented pieces would look fresh and exciting on the patio when paired with her antique console and hanging lanterns from Circa Lighting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jacksonville, Florida, home of Susan Grattan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew Howard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architects: Cliff Duch and Joseph Cronk, Cronk Duch Architecture.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Lucas Allen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Brielle M. Ferreira.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/florida-home-cool-blue-palette?page=16oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" target="_blank">Florida Home with a Cool, Blue Palette</a>" produced by Elizabeth Beeler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_67jlrvJ3rHIbqOvdItsSAYGC3kRMxoq5UVviV9eCFCQ38ZC-7cb_XfArPjypIIMvDIBtL0Sgo1AiMrvi-00CPFrSUkyFaIzZ96xKKFQhjZOYYcrXObgV6gff9cNr4lHWTTz8Zab-5Q0/s1600/Behun-EDC-08-13-02-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_67jlrvJ3rHIbqOvdItsSAYGC3kRMxoq5UVviV9eCFCQ38ZC-7cb_XfArPjypIIMvDIBtL0Sgo1AiMrvi-00CPFrSUkyFaIzZ96xKKFQhjZOYYcrXObgV6gff9cNr4lHWTTz8Zab-5Q0/s1600/Behun-EDC-08-13-02-xln.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rope-wrapped stools and an Oggetti chair surround a Behun-designed walnut table in the kitchen, the walnut-slab bar is custom made, the 1930s stools are French, and the 'hand' barstools came from West Palm Beach; the French metal-and-wicker light fixture is vintage, and the rugs are Moroccan."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Kelly Behun's weekend house in Long Island.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kelly Behun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architects: Brian Sawyer and John Berson of Sawyer/Berson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/long-view?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">The Long View</a>" produced by Cynthia Frank.</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>.</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/AVvXsEgQgFAe9zRCLuRDik36tECkXhdp9N3EOdhRW7mzlsydyiR34SntfXiacfyGkqdeFSRMpQWkt6lgpEEweav8eUZAkwcIku5N6qiWorqSMWUNiT70zTtUvAykzEcktbNFQ4EttghpJtNoVHY/s1600/Behun-EDC-08-13-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgFAe9zRCLuRDik36tECkXhdp9N3EOdhRW7mzlsydyiR34SntfXiacfyGkqdeFSRMpQWkt6lgpEEweav8eUZAkwcIku5N6qiWorqSMWUNiT70zTtUvAykzEcktbNFQ4EttghpJtNoVHY/s1600/Behun-EDC-08-13-01-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Behun's aesthetic relies more on visual appeal than provenance. She loves almost anything rope-wrapped. . . . </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the crook of a curving white plaster staircase is a 10-foot sculpture that is also pure Behun. 'I found this five-foot rattan vase at a local store,' she explains. 'I painted it black, figuring I'd like it against the white of the staircase. But it didn't work, so I got another one and stacked it upside down on the first one. And then I coiled rope around it and painted the whole thing white.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Kelly Behun's weekend house in Long Island.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kelly Behun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architects: Brian Sawyer and John Berson of Sawyer/Berson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/long-view?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">The Long View</a>" produced by Cynthia Frank.</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>.</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/AVvXsEialth5J96TsOMCXy3qQWQxsruUVngdRhtxm4k3GsqY-aApKQosGnBx0_I_ASJ-7XNH9DotRNUQlVy3QyZYeeT9c7m2tCsMdgA98S8hLPNiGcCzYt7JQJgQ1LSr0ufmxuyO-P_HE9o_kh8/s1600/entry-halls-EDC-03-13-03-xln-57913765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialth5J96TsOMCXy3qQWQxsruUVngdRhtxm4k3GsqY-aApKQosGnBx0_I_ASJ-7XNH9DotRNUQlVy3QyZYeeT9c7m2tCsMdgA98S8hLPNiGcCzYt7JQJgQ1LSr0ufmxuyO-P_HE9o_kh8/s1600/entry-halls-EDC-03-13-03-xln-57913765.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At a seaside home in Malibu, California, Vicente Wolf decorated the foyer in soothing neutrals and devised a rope handrail for the staircase. A French industrial table holds a collection of Indian marble bottles from Wolf's shop, VW Home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography and interior design by Vicente Wolf.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/ideas/entrance-exams-entryways-that-stand-out-new-orleans?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">The Most Stylish Homes Always Get This Room Right</a>" by Laura Regensdorf.</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPzEPj78Wyk_XCA6bBB59fzTlLEV4tiZsbg9TWMGpi08zH37uuuXYiy3Cdat-8YdW2V95O828blD_5LyejBsAP6OmpjxtjqF7KSaau1tvsNlxDB1cbg9XjnchJmNqNPNV-ssOlrzEVVk/s1600/int-watersound-7-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPzEPj78Wyk_XCA6bBB59fzTlLEV4tiZsbg9TWMGpi08zH37uuuXYiy3Cdat-8YdW2V95O828blD_5LyejBsAP6OmpjxtjqF7KSaau1tvsNlxDB1cbg9XjnchJmNqNPNV-ssOlrzEVVk/s1600/int-watersound-7-L.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.600000381469727px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://suzannekasler.com/interiors/Watersound#" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Watersound</a>."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.600000381469727px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.600000381469727px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo obtained from <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler's website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN_-mUt-juigd4pmAh6j0UK-n0hyphenhyphenoo_EKyylfIJ-QvDCE_BPvI_D7NwZseU_8exZX0vmxtT5l2mGssgqqrLij58i1D9z9Gp3L9-08ekvxrh55DhwabmKWS_F18Y1gboNvOawtSNLZcvY/s1600/17-hbx-swinging-daybed-pulitzer-calhoun-0613-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWN_-mUt-juigd4pmAh6j0UK-n0hyphenhyphenoo_EKyylfIJ-QvDCE_BPvI_D7NwZseU_8exZX0vmxtT5l2mGssgqqrLij58i1D9z9Gp3L9-08ekvxrh55DhwabmKWS_F18Y1gboNvOawtSNLZcvY/s1600/17-hbx-swinging-daybed-pulitzer-calhoun-0613-xln.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Contractor Tim Givens built the swinging daybed on the back porch, and Calhoun simply covered its seat with a favorite tablecloth. The pillows are from Anthropologie and Roberta Roller Rabbit. The swordfish was found in an antiques shop."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/liza-pulitzer-calhoun-florida-house-0613#slide-17" target="_blank">Liza Pulitzer Calhoun's Breezy and Colorful Palm Beach House</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7At_nNKvHMkLxZAhgyM85FZXeSvXiPR3LUiD0AYETLGEcDE_1xRQrv4DYyMrr8s48K-79XkjzmH2yb5ssP8BkgdnvYYZ-fSRrVoRnIB4r3uK8GF6d-WfUi6cjJbw_PttyWJ4Bm9yG_E/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.adirondack-saranac-lake-house-04-sleeping-porch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7At_nNKvHMkLxZAhgyM85FZXeSvXiPR3LUiD0AYETLGEcDE_1xRQrv4DYyMrr8s48K-79XkjzmH2yb5ssP8BkgdnvYYZ-fSRrVoRnIB4r3uK8GF6d-WfUi6cjJbw_PttyWJ4Bm9yG_E/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.adirondack-saranac-lake-house-04-sleeping-porch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Chairs and stools from Noho Modern flank a cocktail table by Mecox on the master wing’s sleeping porch; Thom Filicia designed the slate-color throw for Eastern Accents and the carpet for Safavieh."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Big Rock," a family's retreat in upstate New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Thom Filicia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Arthur Hanlon, Shope Reno Wharton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-07/thom-filicia-shope-reno-wharton-adirondack-great-camp-slideshow_slideshow_Sleeping-Porch_7" target="_blank">Thom Filicia Crafts a Family-Friendly Retreat in the Adirondacks</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div>

Learning the Ropes

Hammocks made of rope. Rope swings. Rope bracelets. Rope evokes memories of summer camp and sailboats. Rustic spaces and carefree times . . ...

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