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A Touch of Green

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the best ways to add a touch of green in a room is to buy a plant. Foliage adds texture, shape and variegated color to a space. Studies indicate that plants can reduce stress and many, such as English ivy, the Boston fern and the peace lily, can help improve air quality. Unfortunately, not all of us are blessed with "green thumbs," and keeping houseplants and indoor trees alive can become a daunting task. A low maintenance way to bring the outdoors in is to decorate with botanical prints, as well as wall coverings and fabrics featuring ferns, palms and other leaf motifs.   </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first few images that appear below were created by Becky Davis of <a href="http://bdbotanicals.com/" target="_blank">Becky Davis Botanicals</a> whose work is featured in the October - November edition of <a href="http://gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank"><i>Garden and Gun</i></a>. Ms. Davis wears waders and uses a canoe to gather the plants she dries and has framed. She even has encountered alligators while foraging for flowers near her South Carolina 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/AVvXsEh-CJvgO-cDOmHUfc86nS8D4JIGGNTZbSVTaPQgLmHdeIgznQXRiGmL7TYHapW1Q3_lqpVnUqVTaNk8l-byKNuFslz2NIZsqSSgY1uFWVfPO_xEurUdtuGazZ414NF15u1JBLD9M-cs9BGV/s1600/dwarf_palmetto.229221156_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CJvgO-cDOmHUfc86nS8D4JIGGNTZbSVTaPQgLmHdeIgznQXRiGmL7TYHapW1Q3_lqpVnUqVTaNk8l-byKNuFslz2NIZsqSSgY1uFWVfPO_xEurUdtuGazZ414NF15u1JBLD9M-cs9BGV/s320/dwarf_palmetto.229221156_std.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dwarf palmetto</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sabal minor</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bdbotanicals.com/gallery/leaves" target="_blank">Becky Davis Botanicals</a></span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSR1aJifZSrfgkZCjN7jHXLeYVmP_uZUtwT-X6gq8y-jX2Pdlw3Jh_b09aTGEGW5TYqL2V8jGMz0bFXZ-NONJnw2BCmPbR2B9ibt0_Ng4QUhmGaqLrJwT-TpoTku6WnUKjngZvprEz8yw-/s1600/netted_chainfern.229220936_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSR1aJifZSrfgkZCjN7jHXLeYVmP_uZUtwT-X6gq8y-jX2Pdlw3Jh_b09aTGEGW5TYqL2V8jGMz0bFXZ-NONJnw2BCmPbR2B9ibt0_Ng4QUhmGaqLrJwT-TpoTku6WnUKjngZvprEz8yw-/s320/netted_chainfern.229220936_std.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Netted chain fern</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Woodwardia areolata</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bdbotanicals.com/gallery/ferns" target="_blank">Becky Davis Botanicals</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjsnyBV2V6sm6xlO0z5_sZeGcnJVZpW59LlGng_vVgcM95-2IH8BqnDgIogBJJFbt6r63t-RE1yCXpWuF0_MPXbmgzFeKxA-qzFWcE6ivAmqHn4KG86YlG2idiQ_E2lbh5abXBgL4Y9CV/s1600/grasses.229221257_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjsnyBV2V6sm6xlO0z5_sZeGcnJVZpW59LlGng_vVgcM95-2IH8BqnDgIogBJJFbt6r63t-RE1yCXpWuF0_MPXbmgzFeKxA-qzFWcE6ivAmqHn4KG86YlG2idiQ_E2lbh5abXBgL4Y9CV/s640/grasses.229221257_std.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bdbotanicals.com/gallery/grasses" target="_blank">Becky Davis Botanicals</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2SDoOcyCmqJgGHXzKtD7S7yRGEQoZ6Zh9fEN8vJHIbU4xqRz6X8Gg2-KzBtoGk0p6Ik8i_X7Kj7-4Zu8CnBLAHFOYumC3fGk4Ld_G587yGOnUJ-FGnubdMCE8KsfUXC_W1CVCb4Mornj/s1600/6-comfort-hallway-1008-xlg-23414924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2SDoOcyCmqJgGHXzKtD7S7yRGEQoZ6Zh9fEN8vJHIbU4xqRz6X8Gg2-KzBtoGk0p6Ik8i_X7Kj7-4Zu8CnBLAHFOYumC3fGk4Ld_G587yGOnUJ-FGnubdMCE8KsfUXC_W1CVCb4Mornj/s640/6-comfort-hallway-1008-xlg-23414924.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fern prints and a Regency bench lend presence to a small upstairs hall."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/decorating-change-it-comfort-1008?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Markham Roberts</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/decorating-change-it-comfort-1008?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">A Traditional Design Gives Comfort to This Southampton Home</a>" by Amanda Lovell.</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><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/AVvXsEg6SchsxPW_F-3qruUMva-Ok5Z-msi1Uinv_gA9M435oZ09fSDan1bpC_3Kel7ZNITq4D7QiCruWjGYL4nASdV5RvAI55OB0QPfg5erPXW7LGffu0Jcwle4Kyjbf3nkYXm6a2se0_bjIkfe/s1600/bedroom-stripes-print-traditional-0411-scheerer13-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SchsxPW_F-3qruUMva-Ok5Z-msi1Uinv_gA9M435oZ09fSDan1bpC_3Kel7ZNITq4D7QiCruWjGYL4nASdV5RvAI55OB0QPfg5erPXW7LGffu0Jcwle4Kyjbf3nkYXm6a2se0_bjIkfe/s640/bedroom-stripes-print-traditional-0411-scheerer13-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Designer Tom] Scheerer visually linked twin beds in a girl's room with a single headboard, covered in Botanical Fern by <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/" target="_blank">Schumacher</a>. 'I thought it was appropriate for a Maine house,' he says. 'It's a paradise of ferns here.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/" target="_blank">Tom Scheerer</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/maine-interior-design-cottage-0411?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">A Fresh Take on an Old-Fashioned Maine Home</a>" by James Servin.</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><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/AVvXsEitQpVjsGIKXNs2_7ai_9B_DkqC4qaUE7x_ICeoM2yj1AGvDq6wpLhLwPLSrqBntI__XWIOGs4zpNbOvaiq_qH-ChoYu7_sQj5xaAb0MVoHzSFAXlRwJxcVXMjhUS_epP_J0IUN5QmnC_f0/s1600/paladino-8-0909-xl+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQpVjsGIKXNs2_7ai_9B_DkqC4qaUE7x_ICeoM2yj1AGvDq6wpLhLwPLSrqBntI__XWIOGs4zpNbOvaiq_qH-ChoYu7_sQj5xaAb0MVoHzSFAXlRwJxcVXMjhUS_epP_J0IUN5QmnC_f0/s640/paladino-8-0909-xl+(1).jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, a bed from Drexel Heritage's Postobello collection and nightstands by Thomas Pheasant for Baker are 'rich and elegant' against walls painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Mesquite. Settee is covered in <a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s Trailing Leaf Linen."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://apinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Allison Paladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bright-palm-beach-house?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">A Palm Beach Home That's Bright and Full of Energy</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>.</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/AVvXsEgh-twPU0FYYGSsOBj3Y_TW4-OAnSAaxBjvQIbAt5n2ea21S3HMoEoQa0Q5L-3UoUnqSpStfHwMDEUFjIMAncun0rIX3nfYKjf_IGP8ohw4q0TagD-wzYXVRNJTfefYqmGLT2zT_OLKrqTN/s1600/paladino-9-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-twPU0FYYGSsOBj3Y_TW4-OAnSAaxBjvQIbAt5n2ea21S3HMoEoQa0Q5L-3UoUnqSpStfHwMDEUFjIMAncun0rIX3nfYKjf_IGP8ohw4q0TagD-wzYXVRNJTfefYqmGLT2zT_OLKrqTN/s640/paladino-9-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"On the loggia, [designer Allison] Paladino used her favorite palm tree fabric, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/" target="_blank">Brunschwig and Fils</a>' West Indies Toile, on a pair of wicker armchairs from Whitecraft. Garden stools, the Van Cleve Collection."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://apinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Allison Paladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bright-palm-beach-house?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">A Palm Beach Home That's Bright and Full of Energy</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>.</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/AVvXsEjHwYq0J0BzkZXeF23wNMAb3mdtQyT6lLFzmU41FtAVObhCMjprn2EHdPg1inxUxWAMuPRhKFoJFXEEeYiUMd9bTwu_A0XLoDnliEEOePAYkLu0ODa21cGf4Njtb-LGd33ek-eWRGk1tZpB/s1600/paladino-1-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwYq0J0BzkZXeF23wNMAb3mdtQyT6lLFzmU41FtAVObhCMjprn2EHdPg1inxUxWAMuPRhKFoJFXEEeYiUMd9bTwu_A0XLoDnliEEOePAYkLu0ODa21cGf4Njtb-LGd33ek-eWRGk1tZpB/s640/paladino-1-0909-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In this oceanfront Palm Beach house, designer Allison Paladino glazed the sunroom walls bright green to capture the light and painted the woodwork white to calm it down. Ficks Reed's St. Denis Lounge Chairs and ottomans are covered in Woodland Fern and Baker Slipper chairs are covered in Monterey in Citron Green; both fabrics from </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/" target="_blank">Brunschwig and Fils</a>. Ferncroft needlepoint rug from Jack Walsh Carpets."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://apinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Allison Paladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bright-palm-beach-house?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Palm Beach Home That's Bright and Full of Energy</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>.</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/AVvXsEjw71Er8zhvNZJfWZmJgnxMxE-9U7Ek_YkDgZewOdK06ApM5muob5Rc9iezGpxvjJx02vTDCUxyb-rikflw0cd2FFIsEwd80c3UNoeThpUXsnOcKWIEfwsVfPeJyJucEOsi9F9c0GRkcW9F/s1600/ss_101917351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw71Er8zhvNZJfWZmJgnxMxE-9U7Ek_YkDgZewOdK06ApM5muob5Rc9iezGpxvjJx02vTDCUxyb-rikflw0cd2FFIsEwd80c3UNoeThpUXsnOcKWIEfwsVfPeJyJucEOsi9F9c0GRkcW9F/s640/ss_101917351.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To complement the green colorings that are prominent around the house, ivy-embroidered sheers filter the light streaming in through the large window in the library."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">English Tudor-style home in the Hamptons, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jfhillipsdesign.com/" target="_blank">Jack Fhillips</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Robert Brantley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/beach-house-antiques-beauty_ss6.html" target="_blank">You've Never Seen a 'Beach House' Like This</a>"</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><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/AVvXsEjWS1wzg6TV2-ZNkYBg4-nYijY0-PpTrPqxS-_P_K-tcBfNaomeyR18hPyG98FZzq8iZx8ey1C26e_8ISJZlqsnO1lHXUnsceUeG_rfTrtEReMUI6ehGUKFgeZtNbJDPrfcfnR0FBwSKw6p/s1600/hbx0910murphy07-8N24Ff-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWS1wzg6TV2-ZNkYBg4-nYijY0-PpTrPqxS-_P_K-tcBfNaomeyR18hPyG98FZzq8iZx8ey1C26e_8ISJZlqsnO1lHXUnsceUeG_rfTrtEReMUI6ehGUKFgeZtNbJDPrfcfnR0FBwSKw6p/s640/hbx0910murphy07-8N24Ff-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bath, a freestanding Empire tub by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> is positioned under a skylight. Fern wallpaper by Spring Street Designs creates an instant tropical rain forest."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house in Oyster Bay, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.christinamurphyinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Christina Murphy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-beach-house-pictures-0910#slide-8" target="_blank">A Retro Beach House Made Modern</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><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/AVvXsEjEzsAXDgglUU1W_6qDTM26aWnbCBXacWVFiHXPYcK0CCym-6z9n5NVhe3YyQey2o_pX0xPXR8101za7XeIqUQyvuF_oJnAK22Y4K7NSLnRvUmCO5rkZa97lKEHh0VgZ6piBOThCWa8LxNq/s1600/0910-murphy-master-bed-headboard-08-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzsAXDgglUU1W_6qDTM26aWnbCBXacWVFiHXPYcK0CCym-6z9n5NVhe3YyQey2o_pX0xPXR8101za7XeIqUQyvuF_oJnAK22Y4K7NSLnRvUmCO5rkZa97lKEHh0VgZ6piBOThCWa8LxNq/s640/0910-murphy-master-bed-headboard-08-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom's knockout punch is a dramatically overscale headboard covered in <a href="http://www.raoultextiles.com/" target="_blank">Raoul Textiles</a>' Exoticus Elephant  Leaf."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house in Oyster Bay, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.christinamurphyinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Christina Murphy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-beach-house-pictures-0910#slide-7" target="_blank">A Retro Beach House Made Modern</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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMhSPStE8agRy-39i3IgeTpy_U5gq84q7llLX8eOip00WlTYmuiMBpjrijBYZki0fH66I1VS7OV0Bemagvfg-_XAnJwaWD_jVKl_9o76cLoWxHvqHk1q4pSiLNO0FWB9zOa-EthUizrSH/s1600/traditional-bedroom-wallpaper-white-bedding-0411-scheerer11-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMhSPStE8agRy-39i3IgeTpy_U5gq84q7llLX8eOip00WlTYmuiMBpjrijBYZki0fH66I1VS7OV0Bemagvfg-_XAnJwaWD_jVKl_9o76cLoWxHvqHk1q4pSiLNO0FWB9zOa-EthUizrSH/s640/traditional-bedroom-wallpaper-white-bedding-0411-scheerer11-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A guest bedroom has a deliberately old-fashioned look. Wallpaper is Adam's Eden by <a href="http://www.carletonvltd.com/" target="_blank">Carleton V</a>. Chenille candlewick bedspreads by <a href="http://www.chelseatextiles.com/" target="_blank">Chelsea Textiles</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/" target="_blank">Tom Scheerer</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/maine-interior-design-cottage-0411?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">A Fresh Take on an Old-Fashioned Maine Home</a>" by James Servin.</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><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/AVvXsEhIgKW20FBv_KilEL4v8I_qbWGJmlEUbR48VLcvgwZFb0HvD3lBJZlgS9r8aVAzZxDY_Hm-DkSBTanbXpw0F5bvzqnfyJ_WZg-26BjJNcgBuRDFZTxOQyMtrCDWjLjzcd-A2UVtu0kNh5DJ/s1600/1-whealon-0609-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgKW20FBv_KilEL4v8I_qbWGJmlEUbR48VLcvgwZFb0HvD3lBJZlgS9r8aVAzZxDY_Hm-DkSBTanbXpw0F5bvzqnfyJ_WZg-26BjJNcgBuRDFZTxOQyMtrCDWjLjzcd-A2UVtu0kNh5DJ/s640/1-whealon-0609-xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stenciled wall paintings based on 18th-century wallpaper in Sweden's Drottningholm Palace Theater bring fresh air and drama into the foyer of a New York apartment. Designer Timothy Whealon extended the alfresco theme with a green lacquer David Hicks garden seat and lattice-motif <a href="http://www.madelineweinrib.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Weinrib</a> Brooke rug in Chocolate."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.timothywhealon.com/" target="_blank">Timothy Whealon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/contemporary-design-in-manhattan?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Classic Design in a Manhattan Apartment</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>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVYO3Q5-fl1z2qKXDtlEZAuVpTfZapxBe3fcWRpOtlGYZM-8_57N5FHkyozMpP4r9-vvjl0ustVrPvVlmMqLVQCcVyiErnstRb8qnYnoM5-VUIQ4Lyo2rWx8UPTl7lRuwjVNpfcUr8al_/s1600/paladino-5-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVYO3Q5-fl1z2qKXDtlEZAuVpTfZapxBe3fcWRpOtlGYZM-8_57N5FHkyozMpP4r9-vvjl0ustVrPvVlmMqLVQCcVyiErnstRb8qnYnoM5-VUIQ4Lyo2rWx8UPTl7lRuwjVNpfcUr8al_/s640/paladino-5-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The powder room is papered in <a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s Palm Frond in Plum Green."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://apinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Allison Paladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bright-palm-beach-house?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">A Palm Beach Home That's Bright and Full of Energy</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>.</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/AVvXsEj9i3JYrSv4uSLf54WOGofVMeWGRWmr_tH_0ER1w8Xx_pvN0f3YmViViITkdIUOjL_7P_3YDDdVF2hiH29kjXXx0kntPpicfKrjTX5cXRoNo11EqQr99yyWi_s58cU6TgyZxSjY-X3cBkgD/s1600/0910-murphy-wall-paint-01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9i3JYrSv4uSLf54WOGofVMeWGRWmr_tH_0ER1w8Xx_pvN0f3YmViViITkdIUOjL_7P_3YDDdVF2hiH29kjXXx0kntPpicfKrjTX5cXRoNo11EqQr99yyWi_s58cU6TgyZxSjY-X3cBkgD/s640/0910-murphy-wall-paint-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'The floor is the room's biggest surface area, so I thought, why not a pond? Besides, I was tired of all the geometric floors everyone's been doing,' says [designer Christina] Murphy. Detail of the den floor's stylized lily pads, painted by <a href="http://www.christopherrollinson.com/" target="_blank">Christopher Rollinson</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house in Oyster Bay, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.christinamurphyinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Christina Murphy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Hgo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-beach-house-pictures-0910#slide-2" target="_blank">A Retro Beach House Made Modern</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><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/AVvXsEiB6-MCjAPeIlb0qU4uxnwnQ2XStu8FuiFWKX_uzL221T9F70f0ILsEYn0RQHZY5Qhob2XmHUYX25sVvg8yKV27fZzQru31YQHtGhLyY9HxHmAY2XQyuQa41qKS_I66Llwhsz2L3EeJFLdj/s1600/hbx-0910-murphy-green-de.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6-MCjAPeIlb0qU4uxnwnQ2XStu8FuiFWKX_uzL221T9F70f0ILsEYn0RQHZY5Qhob2XmHUYX25sVvg8yKV27fZzQru31YQHtGhLyY9HxHmAY2XQyuQa41qKS_I66Llwhsz2L3EeJFLdj/s640/hbx-0910-murphy-green-de.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lighthearted brushwork, as seen in the lily-pad 'pond' Christina Murphy designed for the den, marks a welcome change from dead-serious 1980s faux finishes. <a href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/" target="_blank">Phillip Jeffries</a> Extra Fine Arrowroot grasscloth freshens up the walls."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house in Oyster Bay, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.christinamurphyinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Christina Murphy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-beach-house-pictures-0910#slide-3" target="_blank">A Retro Beach House Made Modern</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>

A Touch of Green

One of the best ways to add a touch of green in a room is to buy a plant. Foliage adds texture, shape and variegated color to a space. Studi...

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Caned Chairs

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a picture of my grandmother. </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/AVvXsEimDVPOgoIKdKlISx5IDpeTC5_zpV36fZDqe7dPRiTaS-r8HEafkEQlSTIa9bEmF7JpcN63ARM866flGtA8uzE2pVVP4PzWCQyvXlwic8nQiXalk1UTpsEvgUAIV_X0Nb6xbCt2siFB_3Q/s1600/GrandmaPhoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDVPOgoIKdKlISx5IDpeTC5_zpV36fZDqe7dPRiTaS-r8HEafkEQlSTIa9bEmF7JpcN63ARM866flGtA8uzE2pVVP4PzWCQyvXlwic8nQiXalk1UTpsEvgUAIV_X0Nb6xbCt2siFB_3Q/s320/GrandmaPhoto.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She died when I was nine, and she was in poor health most of my life, so I never knew her very well. I always have felt, though, that she and I were kindred spirits. We both attended women's colleges and joined garden clubs. Unlike me, however, she could sew doll clothes, make handbags and even cane chairs. She caned a chair that was in the family room of my childhood home, which may be why I always have liked this style. Caning (which is made from the rattan palm) is strong enough to serve as a chair seat, but its airiness adds a sense of delicacy to a room. The following examples are especially pretty . . . </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96JWgk4jrM32oeCXnAOBJk_GDSXDuTUO1MfqvXIBKRtRGQoTgbgEmCdiGB7USC1O7P51CwZ5K2pXRQN7BbGuGxMO_FjdOAukjfaxN2Zdq8sXZCitBtK_oLXR4z7EdSHzVKoYZ5Dr6lUM/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-09-foyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96JWgk4jrM32oeCXnAOBJk_GDSXDuTUO1MfqvXIBKRtRGQoTgbgEmCdiGB7USC1O7P51CwZ5K2pXRQN7BbGuGxMO_FjdOAukjfaxN2Zdq8sXZCitBtK_oLXR4z7EdSHzVKoYZ5Dr6lUM/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-09-foyer.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the foyer, paintings by Alexander Mihaylovich are interspersed with antique mirrors; the ceiling and walls are sheathed in a wallpaper by <a href="http://www.mayaromanoff.com/" target="_blank">Maya Romanoff</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The chair is 18th-century French."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frederick Eberstadt's apartment in Manhattan's Sutton Place. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Pietro Cicognani of <a href="http://www.cicognanikalla.com/" target="_blank">Cicognani Kalla Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by John Yunis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fernanda Eberstadt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-08/frederick-eberstadt-manhattan-apartment-slideshow#slide=2" target="_blank">Cabinet of Curiosities</a>" produced by Howard Christian and Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (August 2012).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecHZHLP7FCv6U3dwIyUFYDBmtAD6cdEzHAgf87_spNAR_BZP_Zfj6aB7RWa5U_U_t532YpeANMBZqXLNxmYQhy0FWHYyRsaDwFQiwGnXyOEPmdhwIOXi2RrxjNk88cXuLae7izIH7EU8/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-11-master-bedroom-desk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgecHZHLP7FCv6U3dwIyUFYDBmtAD6cdEzHAgf87_spNAR_BZP_Zfj6aB7RWa5U_U_t532YpeANMBZqXLNxmYQhy0FWHYyRsaDwFQiwGnXyOEPmdhwIOXi2RrxjNk88cXuLae7izIH7EU8/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.frederick-eberstadt-11-master-bedroom-desk.jpg" width="496" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 19th-century slant-top desk displays family photographs and a sketch of Eberstadt by artist William Rayner; t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he chair is 18th-century French."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frederick Eberstadt's apartment in Manhattan's Sutton Place. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by John Yunis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Pietro Cicognani of <a href="http://www.cicognanikalla.com/" target="_blank">Cicognani Kalla Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fernanda Eberstadt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-08/frederick-eberstadt-manhattan-apartment-slideshow#slide=11" target="_blank">Cabinet of Curiosities</a>" produced by Howard Christian and Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (August 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV4qIuli9lKWLEcx6CcPYLzZu09Q24X8CTuPUKwoSEkk5CspWDjk3-Rbs9BiBklMbVOQHv3gr8qTBr_Du4nVNlP8D__M4_7SzaGzLsOPh0FkLHdwS9EsViDHlxMFmh7CtF_IvbNK3vWU/s1600/BlogCanedChairsEDMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsV4qIuli9lKWLEcx6CcPYLzZu09Q24X8CTuPUKwoSEkk5CspWDjk3-Rbs9BiBklMbVOQHv3gr8qTBr_Du4nVNlP8D__M4_7SzaGzLsOPh0FkLHdwS9EsViDHlxMFmh7CtF_IvbNK3vWU/s640/BlogCanedChairsEDMay2011.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the barn, which houses [Patrick] Printy's studio, a pair of antique French chairs and vintage Eames chairs surround a table found in Iowa; the lamps are by Artemide, and the console is made of reclaimed wood."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sonoma County, California home of interior designer Patrick Printy </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and his partner Dan Holland.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.patrickprinty.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Printy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/contemporary-meets-colonial#slide-5" target="_blank">Dutch Treat</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEhhd8TjHPqvKwP4chMx8AU-Ux6LDHTXLz1n8RcAss-GykXcZSfYth4ELo8eYJZMwrbl7NIi3_LY653Ecw9Ub4lnEerWOWmBZV2Hm7BwPfti7LOAvWYul-wvxMYbpWYYtCcYx7giRDV6N0k/s1600/hbx-1210-smith-bathtub-16-mdn-75794947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd8TjHPqvKwP4chMx8AU-Ux6LDHTXLz1n8RcAss-GykXcZSfYth4ELo8eYJZMwrbl7NIi3_LY653Ecw9Ub4lnEerWOWmBZV2Hm7BwPfti7LOAvWYul-wvxMYbpWYYtCcYx7giRDV6N0k/s640/hbx-1210-smith-bathtub-16-mdn-75794947.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I love bathrooms that feel like rooms rather than just a place to bathe,' [Windsor] Smith says. 'They should inspire romance.' Instead of a built-in vanity, she used a George III-style secretary bookcase from Robert and Robert. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The freestanding Empire tub is by Waterworks."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Los Angeles, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/" target="_blank">Windsor Smith</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/feminine-style-windsor-smith-1210#slide-11" target="_blank">The New Pretty</a>"</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> (December - January 2011).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE-ityo6c20JkOj6TT1hsnUjCCM7aJttL_pxOisZpfFggPBezonyMVcKQMtCZu7DEM6IbtN7JJuhk5OACI9OZQN1u-T4Fk3AUjqpj7EQvQEv8XSxCeaK6squOMPVN3gO-FMTNtzV8LsE/s1600/slipcovers-chairs-diningroom-chandelier-0311-tracery04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE-ityo6c20JkOj6TT1hsnUjCCM7aJttL_pxOisZpfFggPBezonyMVcKQMtCZu7DEM6IbtN7JJuhk5OACI9OZQN1u-T4Fk3AUjqpj7EQvQEv8XSxCeaK6squOMPVN3gO-FMTNtzV8LsE/s640/slipcovers-chairs-diningroom-chandelier-0311-tracery04-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hot pink hydrangeas bring the dining room alive and the mix of cane-back and slipcovered chairs keeps it interesting. . . . An antique beaded-crystal chandelier 'has an ethereal quality that doesn't overpower this small room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Mountain Brook, Alabama.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Paige Schnell and Doug Davis of <a href="http://www.traceryinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Tracery Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</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/house-pictures/traditional-decorating-ideas-0311#slide-4" target="_blank">All Dressed Up</a>"</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> (March 2011).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-VuGWH8_Hos4EBHmr9qTG0bWh-KP3vnt2lBdgIl2GughiDgekwf3KCgw4R6LUpow3xmITfiLvy9M0PBl7BIaxDLMe4sVVprMsiXlQkmsD6N0SM-UVCixS8w3RT0EuY1EiRTnl4dDoV4/s1600/french-country-entryway-sconce-0311-tracery03-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-VuGWH8_Hos4EBHmr9qTG0bWh-KP3vnt2lBdgIl2GughiDgekwf3KCgw4R6LUpow3xmITfiLvy9M0PBl7BIaxDLMe4sVVprMsiXlQkmsD6N0SM-UVCixS8w3RT0EuY1EiRTnl4dDoV4/s640/french-country-entryway-sconce-0311-tracery03-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Walls painted China White by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a> set off a Swedish demilune table and French pen-and-inks." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Mountain Brook, Alabama.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Paige Schnell and Doug Davis of <a href="http://www.traceryinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Tracery Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</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/house-pictures/traditional-decorating-ideas-0311#slide-2" target="_blank">All Dressed Up</a>"</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> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMyTL0oEUOYiqRyoGvKYpZpQ820E5HmM22Tr-87c-7qqXKIObLm5ACCwZeKocS1AniCqnAgszkmo91BvVBrEMG7wfKngzof73buiJs5TiuDHp2595YrJYzWW5uMQDdFIi3_e6Yp6K7LY/s1600/0910-bianchi-candleabra-peach-wall-12-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMyTL0oEUOYiqRyoGvKYpZpQ820E5HmM22Tr-87c-7qqXKIObLm5ACCwZeKocS1AniCqnAgszkmo91BvVBrEMG7wfKngzof73buiJs5TiuDHp2595YrJYzWW5uMQDdFIi3_e6Yp6K7LY/s640/0910-bianchi-candleabra-peach-wall-12-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the bedroom's sitting area, drawings by Marcel Vertes fill the walls all the way to the ceiling. Caned armchairs from Brenda Antin."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Barbara, California house of interior designer Penelope Bianchi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Penelope Bianchi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/patina-interiors-decor-0910#slide-1" target="_blank">Patina</a>"</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/AVvXsEhJvvAyIrQgn1hpJXU0olzmQvompDf9hAKFMv6Q3jw1t8nVSHVadNGF-Lv3RblvpN5L7WkMt9n0ociP7PzIsERLAmuM3TaWb0ephF-OoQnlVAhxFHuJZWWRHtF4oRQlkboV6R03yxY7cPk/s1600/BlogCanedChairsVerandaApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvvAyIrQgn1hpJXU0olzmQvompDf9hAKFMv6Q3jw1t8nVSHVadNGF-Lv3RblvpN5L7WkMt9n0ociP7PzIsERLAmuM3TaWb0ephF-OoQnlVAhxFHuJZWWRHtF4oRQlkboV6R03yxY7cPk/s640/BlogCanedChairsVerandaApril2011.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I treat interiors as if they were stage sets."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining room is a play on vivid contrasts. Tablecloth in Dedar fabric. Vintage Louis XV-style bergere painted white and crystal chandelier. Antique plaster medallions. Custom wood and gesso screen and lamp."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parisian pied-a-terre of Argentine designer Roberto Bergero.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Roberto Bergero.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Rene Stoeltie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Sense of Play" written by Barbara Stoeltie.</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> (April 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvIGPb4Qp6yU0knr8NNGGLh0_kXmGGs16NibnS2KesheIOU_dw7uDGecCu4PT46BAa1_grySlaZyQeYzhPbOVsgK5NG8q_PFZ0vwmpzExctm0QPN7hzAneZF8SvC1nd99VtmysrRUQwg/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.timothy-whealon-monte-carlo-house-12-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvIGPb4Qp6yU0knr8NNGGLh0_kXmGGs16NibnS2KesheIOU_dw7uDGecCu4PT46BAa1_grySlaZyQeYzhPbOVsgK5NG8q_PFZ0vwmpzExctm0QPN7hzAneZF8SvC1nd99VtmysrRUQwg/s640/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.timothy-whealon-monte-carlo-house-12-bedroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Galbraith and Paul printed linen was chosen for the curtain border and seat cushion."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Villa Nocturne, the Monaco residence of Mark Brockbank and Marco Orsini.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Marc Corbiau.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer: <a href="http://www.timothywhealon.com/" target="_blank">Timothy Whealon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Penelope Rowlands.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-05/timothy-whealon-monte-carlo-home-slideshow#slide=12" target="_blank">Urban Oasis</a>" styled by Carolina Irving.</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> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Xb6jbqCy4wz9CAt_2QszqBrmXGdhw1Sai5NdYlrNX4xlaAoiKgLGdhIP7dTID5z4PF4CN0NVI87DhemHqokA5B0tk8inUBZrcPlW5WoAVlcN08yM6ve7281jcA5YeeFBRT2gGSsBrE/s1600/slipcover-chair-white-0710-o-neill-02-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8Xb6jbqCy4wz9CAt_2QszqBrmXGdhw1Sai5NdYlrNX4xlaAoiKgLGdhIP7dTID5z4PF4CN0NVI87DhemHqokA5B0tk8inUBZrcPlW5WoAVlcN08yM6ve7281jcA5YeeFBRT2gGSsBrE/s640/slipcover-chair-white-0710-o-neill-02-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A slipcovered reading chair, a table draped in a vintage linen sheet, and a caned folding chair create a tiny curl-up space looking onto the terrace and the city. . . . The screen was made by Martin Albert Interiors in </span><a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'s chinoiserie toile, Siam . . . [I]ts sepia tone lends softness to the black-and-white palette."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450-square-foot studio of design consultant Ellen O'Neill</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in Gramercy Park, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/studio-apartment-decorating-ideas-0710#slide-4" target="_blank">Living Big in a Studio</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2010).</span></div>

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