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Inspired by Pinkalicious

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently re-read the children's book <i>PInkalicious</i> by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann and noticed that certain elements of PInkalicious's house have a midcentury or vintage feel. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Notice the stove -</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/AVvXsEhKzuNHogXwgACBqYqD4aU-9Aai3mwW72FYtu4rauGuIFDZ3F9ocq8aw-v4ZGRxCSOFs9sE7IpmKBUKcZxYCFDNM8dz3atOQ-lWjSLzZqCo3oRqClD1Dr9hUMO0qASPUGJldjzUOHT3fAE/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzuNHogXwgACBqYqD4aU-9Aai3mwW72FYtu4rauGuIFDZ3F9ocq8aw-v4ZGRxCSOFs9sE7IpmKBUKcZxYCFDNM8dz3atOQ-lWjSLzZqCo3oRqClD1Dr9hUMO0qASPUGJldjzUOHT3fAE/s1600/001.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Pinkalicious</i> (Scholastic Inc.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrated by Victoria Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Could it be a vintage Wedgewood 21" stove?</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/AVvXsEjenb7Llep2LnxNmj5v2K08N9W78k1mRP2zM8RSZ0iYPUxvzpuTUFIuTOl30MnhhcGQC5sJHQGNTa-mhrMlsKqswj87Ud9kTviDIdBZosMT7hXH5RrHgvNSPhR9Cr234luh0r8AmnHmLMA/s1600/67afc79aea61cb9a1bc83dcbf7f887f8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenb7Llep2LnxNmj5v2K08N9W78k1mRP2zM8RSZ0iYPUxvzpuTUFIuTOl30MnhhcGQC5sJHQGNTa-mhrMlsKqswj87Ud9kTviDIdBZosMT7hXH5RrHgvNSPhR9Cr234luh0r8AmnHmLMA/s1600/67afc79aea61cb9a1bc83dcbf7f887f8.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Restored Wedgewood 21" stove offered by <a href="http://savonappliance.com/forsale.html#okeefe" target="_blank">Savon Appliances</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Could it be an Ultramatic?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="The original 1947 Ultramatic gas range was restored and is still in use. Louisiana home of interior designer Rebecca Vizard, founder of B. Viz Design. Photo: Brie Williams. "Patchwork Plantation" by John Kessler. Garden and Gun (June/July 2013)." src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fe/e2/b1/fee2b16a46bc636052b311c6aba960a4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The original 1947 Ultramatic gas range was restored and is still in use. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louisiana home of interior designer Rebecca Vizard, founder of B. Viz Design. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Brie Williams. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/gallery/photos-patchwork-plantation" target="_blank">Patchwork Plantation</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> (June/July 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps this pink model from General Electric would be most appropriate for Pinkalicious:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-0zkUcb6XVFAk1MvGRCmjyCFTOdHqznVOkDEy6SSG0Sbbr2dCqDcuaknmnrMWgELtPPI_1guARGSYbn9ug72clFvaVVHAG6PPwnKDiF-qGF19OuRkjzkQHJnz89nubhyBt4Pc8sItM4/s1600/1013-600x607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-0zkUcb6XVFAk1MvGRCmjyCFTOdHqznVOkDEy6SSG0Sbbr2dCqDcuaknmnrMWgELtPPI_1guARGSYbn9ug72clFvaVVHAG6PPwnKDiF-qGF19OuRkjzkQHJnz89nubhyBt4Pc8sItM4/s1600/1013-600x607.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Nathan Chandler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://1950shouse.littlethings.com/original-1950s-kitchen/?utm_content=bufferfb0fe&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=sungazing&utm_campaign=PFPost" target="_blank">No One Lived In This House Since 1956. When He Moved Inside? UNBELIEVABLE</a>" by Cassandra Lewis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LittleThings.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qBb0jv-9LMU-UlYrlyqPP_1XGFFunZRJbvqkLKWlI5gcBWPCfBJQuwE4NXHan9KVoO9e-VQ7ll1W-H5WJg-6ij79xeG1trgajDA82D8Z_8AzWqD1FkY_Us1hFApuZkVJwFv20tARFEM/s1600/620-600x405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3qBb0jv-9LMU-UlYrlyqPP_1XGFFunZRJbvqkLKWlI5gcBWPCfBJQuwE4NXHan9KVoO9e-VQ7ll1W-H5WJg-6ij79xeG1trgajDA82D8Z_8AzWqD1FkY_Us1hFApuZkVJwFv20tARFEM/s1600/620-600x405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Nathan Chandler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://1950shouse.littlethings.com/original-1950s-kitchen/?utm_content=bufferfb0fe&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=sungazing&utm_campaign=PFPost" target="_blank">No One Lived In This House Since 1956. When He Moved Inside? UNBELIEVABLE</a>" by Cassandra Lewis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LittleThings.com</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In this illustration, Pinkalicious is jumping on her bed, which appears to be covered with a vintage pink chenille bedspread:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41bYFSZJc7jSTTj9il0ngRgSSLdDitutBsSCx2eJU8nxxJ3y6Md7yc3wmXiKmBGZMbEPKckAeJkmKf7S4Nqrd0E0N2SkG8vWWRX8ac-PVwcVcND6x-oMHiAVYT0yavcOGJ64dzBxNaEg/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41bYFSZJc7jSTTj9il0ngRgSSLdDitutBsSCx2eJU8nxxJ3y6Md7yc3wmXiKmBGZMbEPKckAeJkmKf7S4Nqrd0E0N2SkG8vWWRX8ac-PVwcVcND6x-oMHiAVYT0yavcOGJ64dzBxNaEg/s1600/002.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinkalicious</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Scholastic Inc.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrated by Victoria Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a similar bedcovering once offered on Etsy:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsPvRGB8ycfp6iB3RPtqc9auDwTbTx1CIiaFDvhopUR_H1UC3yHWjtMhtILc9v8193WUx1Z1YVbPdHRYnPis8R69ZU4ULzYj_h58fUPoHSp6n3zVdSWUb3Hfn-p6nCobnYOrjvlfz15U/s1600/686b93dadf9cf6e11c6135f782c1349e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsPvRGB8ycfp6iB3RPtqc9auDwTbTx1CIiaFDvhopUR_H1UC3yHWjtMhtILc9v8193WUx1Z1YVbPdHRYnPis8R69ZU4ULzYj_h58fUPoHSp6n3zVdSWUb3Hfn-p6nCobnYOrjvlfz15U/s1600/686b93dadf9cf6e11c6135f782c1349e.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Dusty rose tufted vintage chenille bedspread"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/46021227412011324/" target="_blank">Image</a> via Pinterest.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Tom Scheerer has used chenille bedspreads in his interiors. Do you think Pinkalicious would like any of these?</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/AVvXsEjyAqKdJmqh91wbDZKaqV1syq9L4YNUJhuoAXUhbVwpA1RWWkYVNbOmthDtZYK7XI_m3lxnSCkl5LPIBB2lvRtUv5dNf-W795-I1FABrHQWeNrbFHknGnBHXeL2sdUK-o9QNiAWhuFvDBc/s1600/12+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAqKdJmqh91wbDZKaqV1syq9L4YNUJhuoAXUhbVwpA1RWWkYVNbOmthDtZYK7XI_m3lxnSCkl5LPIBB2lvRtUv5dNf-W795-I1FABrHQWeNrbFHknGnBHXeL2sdUK-o9QNiAWhuFvDBc/s1600/12+(1).jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bahamas Veranda House.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tom Scheerer.</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;"><a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/content/projects/beach.shtml" target="_blank">Image</a> via Tom Scheerer Incorporated.</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/AVvXsEiZPFu-poNyOzSFOnMBf0kB-Rb56aWdc37ALV0Xc9YmBqKko0tJMPAAC-objvKmUN3jqbYYE7SKkyOdbJHstLIIah8Eq40h1iMqM_hB-uyXlaPKJPkxsi2uaKDFYzAgVeg8_v4mPmcxDpQ/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPFu-poNyOzSFOnMBf0kB-Rb56aWdc37ALV0Xc9YmBqKko0tJMPAAC-objvKmUN3jqbYYE7SKkyOdbJHstLIIah8Eq40h1iMqM_hB-uyXlaPKJPkxsi2uaKDFYzAgVeg8_v4mPmcxDpQ/s1600/12.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southwest Harbor, Maine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tom Scheerer.</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.tomscheerer.com/content/projects/country.shtml" target="_blank">Image</a> via Tom Scheerer Incorporated.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pWO006WR_-o48N-DcUqO_FEXcUn-vYJ3V7ykFpKh2H1lgah6VkEPAQh2lV4A54oa2KIpSGaPWmBuc6pk5Oa9MJYytT4mkNBPTXt-ppjKTuNDB9eq61XMPy1udoFQQXQrnJNrychIv6A/s1600/06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pWO006WR_-o48N-DcUqO_FEXcUn-vYJ3V7ykFpKh2H1lgah6VkEPAQh2lV4A54oa2KIpSGaPWmBuc6pk5Oa9MJYytT4mkNBPTXt-ppjKTuNDB9eq61XMPy1udoFQQXQrnJNrychIv6A/s1600/06.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charleston Residence.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tom Scheerer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Mundy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/content/projects/country.shtml" target="_blank">Image</a> via Tom Scheerer Incorporated.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If those rooms are not pink enough for Pinkalicious, I offer two more options from Tom Scheerer::</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/AVvXsEg2DqztGFwUiD_2QIiDyTPwPfodi_Mx4XdxgtC6MF_IGavsv_LterZeVHtvRhA7myHMRk9m0vNHBV5eq0905N07W5UrbyByZjZfl8ulmig4lmhtHcH1y7yK2qtbOM_ItafJqUE_KzykRm0/s1600/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DqztGFwUiD_2QIiDyTPwPfodi_Mx4XdxgtC6MF_IGavsv_LterZeVHtvRhA7myHMRk9m0vNHBV5eq0905N07W5UrbyByZjZfl8ulmig4lmhtHcH1y7yK2qtbOM_ItafJqUE_KzykRm0/s1600/05.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andalusia, PA.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tom Scheerer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Christopher Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/content/projects/country.shtml" target="_blank">Image</a> via Tom Scheerer Incorporated.</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/AVvXsEj62F8FnWGP7y1erVOhcRKiPYErUqNr5AnfK-UWaQaoHX3btv4YF5RihwXfMLYvAqzWcS4RDftf0v4pCKNDgBBQ5oQPQG0ueOOMZwNaCSQ9duLy1m0RrwNlhkZ_pgSCGWzWFPDle5uNG5U/s1600/08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62F8FnWGP7y1erVOhcRKiPYErUqNr5AnfK-UWaQaoHX3btv4YF5RihwXfMLYvAqzWcS4RDftf0v4pCKNDgBBQ5oQPQG0ueOOMZwNaCSQ9duLy1m0RrwNlhkZ_pgSCGWzWFPDle5uNG5U/s1600/08.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">de Givenchy Residence.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tom Scheerer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Boman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/content/projects/beach.shtml" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Image</a> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">via Tom Scheerer Incorporated.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this page from <i>Pinkalicious</i>, the main character's kitchen table appears to be a classic by Eero Saarinen:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3OacgiGEhAT-1ienu419ptMTb40rwNXFtIPBCjl1kcVjKALa_47L41-Nu9llwtjPoRALBbUhipYMAr7Cd_JBOAH-P6uy7Pm8VVkenW3wWtSwvzWzePvkrCupTNS_xNx_7G2-E0iTmqg/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3OacgiGEhAT-1ienu419ptMTb40rwNXFtIPBCjl1kcVjKALa_47L41-Nu9llwtjPoRALBbUhipYMAr7Cd_JBOAH-P6uy7Pm8VVkenW3wWtSwvzWzePvkrCupTNS_xNx_7G2-E0iTmqg/s1600/003.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Pinkalicious</i> (Scholastic Inc.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrated by Victoria Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZtVPclB6AcnpkC9wIcIV3eHTFc-6oK2BvYtPAxVnlBoG7nX11yRSzZwglIFDqOC8qCRILHe5UcuqdPl_IiYel3VTFiINQtyAx5Q1Yaj_qqkC5NHwUEPG1O9LAlcbE76Y5LE25suoE8U/s1600/INSP_Saarinen_pedestal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZtVPclB6AcnpkC9wIcIV3eHTFc-6oK2BvYtPAxVnlBoG7nX11yRSzZwglIFDqOC8qCRILHe5UcuqdPl_IiYel3VTFiINQtyAx5Q1Yaj_qqkC5NHwUEPG1O9LAlcbE76Y5LE25suoE8U/s1600/INSP_Saarinen_pedestal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Saarinen's revolutionary Pedestal Collection debuted in 1958."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.knoll.com/designer/Eero-Saarinen" target="_blank">Photo</a> via Knoll website.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once again, I turn to a favorite room from designer Tom Scheerer. I love his mix of the midcentury Saarinen table with the chandelier, sconces and gold mirror. The hide rug and terra cotta pots add texture and tension.</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/AVvXsEiobnciFu3f23C-qdcSyhCj0TrSz6_e2W4LCbYnIDXlt6DZoZmHpXpq9T3fRBC0D-Wi0pbUPBKVi34pFTSxierwSOuFdENeIlg2kqjp6gBHfjN70U7y50xZ7qTnWEtHJ-zlZNXreo-4nSw/s1600/02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobnciFu3f23C-qdcSyhCj0TrSz6_e2W4LCbYnIDXlt6DZoZmHpXpq9T3fRBC0D-Wi0pbUPBKVi34pFTSxierwSOuFdENeIlg2kqjp6gBHfjN70U7y50xZ7qTnWEtHJ-zlZNXreo-4nSw/s1600/02.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Park Avenue Apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tom Scheerer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Oberto Gili.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/content/projects/town.shtml" target="_blank">Image</a> via Tom Scheerer Incorporated.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this illustration, Pinkalicious blends in with some flowers:</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/AVvXsEiiFGfuQWF7ih404BqdqlUDvjfQfapTGYNrfmxLNtPulEZGOxxz6TxMJPOIi6Ih__M6qcCjTEwW5JQ06y5PWJV8slP6ITBnlErCB1hMW951WVeELJTWTO7MrHb04_f6mvFt1usO7m9MNBE/s1600/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFGfuQWF7ih404BqdqlUDvjfQfapTGYNrfmxLNtPulEZGOxxz6TxMJPOIi6Ih__M6qcCjTEwW5JQ06y5PWJV8slP6ITBnlErCB1hMW951WVeELJTWTO7MrHb04_f6mvFt1usO7m9MNBE/s1600/005.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Pinkalicious</i> (Scholastic Inc.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrated by Victoria Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It reminds me of this photo from Chanel's Spring 2015 Couture show in Paris:</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/AVvXsEiUaCOPOicr9Pi_CumfY1xF1Y3flN9QynpOZNN6ZNAxSU3k27v_n1AWcA0m3cT7JDPUq1XBtwJ29Lw54Lf_tCASuh7DDaB1cMB2d0Grn3-UCD7HbZ3mk5lGrIkz6RC7wEnb9iRfuSoq61E/s1600/zbnPMjpTLnDx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaCOPOicr9Pi_CumfY1xF1Y3flN9QynpOZNN6ZNAxSU3k27v_n1AWcA0m3cT7JDPUq1XBtwJ29Lw54Lf_tCASuh7DDaB1cMB2d0Grn3-UCD7HbZ3mk5lGrIkz6RC7wEnb9iRfuSoq61E/s1600/zbnPMjpTLnDx.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Karl Lagerfeld got crafty as he guided Chanel models through a tropical paper-cut garden.  . . . Whether or not it was Lagerfeld's intent, the environment felt like a timely ode to artist Henri Matisse, whose celebrated cut-outs have been on display at MoMA since October. . . .  Rumors say it took the Chanel crew six months to produce the hundreds of flowers surrounding the runway."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image via Instagram @neimanmarcus via Lonny,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/See+It+Now/articles/cWzXpfIM7ZL/Favorite+Set+Designs+Paris+Couture+Week" target="_blank">Our Favorite Set Designs from Paris Couture Week</a>" by Kaylei McGaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinkalicious's refrigerator has a definite vintage feel:</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/AVvXsEh-IhHokooWD9Zu-O9PkBLj4MuzKjjKoua3IaEM4aTavjJxi6qM1TCuhVNffodYvSXtiIugYITmoum51sLu706r5ka349s_SxmNNTBc4gIu9GFx_xC1ac1njC6yf0P8g55N8LxwV5t07Rg/s1600/004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IhHokooWD9Zu-O9PkBLj4MuzKjjKoua3IaEM4aTavjJxi6qM1TCuhVNffodYvSXtiIugYITmoum51sLu706r5ka349s_SxmNNTBc4gIu9GFx_xC1ac1njC6yf0P8g55N8LxwV5t07Rg/s1600/004.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Pinkalicious</i> (Scholastic Inc.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrated by Victoria Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I grew up with an old 1950s refrigerator:</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/AVvXsEjxWK2uK10Jr-bnFW2Dm7LoSdBAJcN45Z5QJP60-5ayELRYfBbKch4eOHg_VExLDCzcCqoScSRtoJOKtK4h1HljjNQ3BxDtsSZGe-Csnw83TfqMGmpnYZ8bgslwzGF7-EbPJObHNJhKzwU/s1600/unfinished_fride08a%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWK2uK10Jr-bnFW2Dm7LoSdBAJcN45Z5QJP60-5ayELRYfBbKch4eOHg_VExLDCzcCqoScSRtoJOKtK4h1HljjNQ3BxDtsSZGe-Csnw83TfqMGmpnYZ8bgslwzGF7-EbPJObHNJhKzwU/s1600/unfinished_fride08a%5B1%5D.jpg" width="479" /></a></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My 1950s GE refrigerator looked like this.</span></div><div align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.antiquevintageappliances.com/antique_refrigerators_unfinished8.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Vintage Appliances and Restoration</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps a pink Smeg would be just right:</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/AVvXsEiE0t-NkSbQ8bdlnyY17tJ3aF3rYn1eBn9TC1vfl_jB8itZ9Fmtk7Uuy-HXNIaKvfY-hfOaneuIimHoltLwJ4Ye_GuZH27vHYCmZx8OlCxGkBuug7pQ1pjWFfyMnI2Nj2pTDBWRnn9Kn-I/s1600/gallery_1424300124-hbx0710126a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0t-NkSbQ8bdlnyY17tJ3aF3rYn1eBn9TC1vfl_jB8itZ9Fmtk7Uuy-HXNIaKvfY-hfOaneuIimHoltLwJ4Ye_GuZH27vHYCmZx8OlCxGkBuug7pQ1pjWFfyMnI2Nj2pTDBWRnn9Kn-I/s1600/gallery_1424300124-hbx0710126a.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pink Smeg refrigerator from Sears is the showstopper in the guest-suite kitchen. Lina rug from Plastica. 'How about that pink fridge? Isn't it great? It's tiny — perfect for a small kitchen.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1938 California cottage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Krista Ewart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/house-tours/g902/beach-house-decorating-ideas-0710/?slide=15" target="_blank">A Bright and Bold Summer Beach House</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even PInkalicious does not always wear pink. </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/AVvXsEhT71oMju4057PZMOXuAS1jJLQQXhTRPBNiVRNLk2sOPOnQGWovvnSwcKRG7o955cTDWOFt3vsBZxXbP-7BJfGNcge3G7IuWIEP2Iczw4O0lgaFUskqLWQO6Od7ylHi8vGQLBMTDwapztQ/s1600/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT71oMju4057PZMOXuAS1jJLQQXhTRPBNiVRNLk2sOPOnQGWovvnSwcKRG7o955cTDWOFt3vsBZxXbP-7BJfGNcge3G7IuWIEP2Iczw4O0lgaFUskqLWQO6Od7ylHi8vGQLBMTDwapztQ/s1600/006.jpg" width="529" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Pinkalicious</i> (Scholastic Inc.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrated by Victoria Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her blue dress calls to mind a favorite hue for Fall 2015:</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/AVvXsEgWIPnX19SlM7ad3qRmtsuUcUPh5xvWfpOUSFRuQgRY9zxHekUP5Y74rcAUC_vPNibm_mr5cFSjoMkwl7p90XjTL2vFMegrJUoQVdU3WeZD2azHyVpM8Bse1iA4Q4lsUmdg-vYThDPNUSg/s1600/W0wU3pFDkfDx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIPnX19SlM7ad3qRmtsuUcUPh5xvWfpOUSFRuQgRY9zxHekUP5Y74rcAUC_vPNibm_mr5cFSjoMkwl7p90XjTL2vFMegrJUoQVdU3WeZD2azHyVpM8Bse1iA4Q4lsUmdg-vYThDPNUSg/s1600/W0wU3pFDkfDx.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fall 2015 look from Adam Lippes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pale blue, generally associated with spring and rebirth, emerged in full force on the Fall 2015 runways this week in New York. From Parisian Joseph Altuzarra to newcomer Zoe Jordan, who both managed to make outwear sexy with their cool-hued coats, to Delpozo and Marchesa, where eveningwear sung in the frosty shade, next fall is sure to be icy—regardless of the weather forecast. Get the fashion-forward look for your walls with <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Soft Sky paint."</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image: Style.com via Lonny.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/Color+Ideas+2015/articles/_03ag2zSDee/Paint+the+Runway+Sky+Blue" target="_blank">Paint the Runway: Sky Blue</a>" by Sarah Storms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (February 19, 2015).</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/AVvXsEgrQWJkkREmsDvX-9d6hgzanrxIXPuYNnchhtIVcfe0-9O1YyYPigA1mpX-NkHpvHhWTsENPY0c4BQYFwN3Wy7-dFtLCPphLpQVd6xvnDvipFDCjWdTIK6jlLVjK1Ps8ZUdFzxM3cy398s/s1600/008+-+Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQWJkkREmsDvX-9d6hgzanrxIXPuYNnchhtIVcfe0-9O1YyYPigA1mpX-NkHpvHhWTsENPY0c4BQYFwN3Wy7-dFtLCPphLpQVd6xvnDvipFDCjWdTIK6jlLVjK1Ps8ZUdFzxM3cy398s/s1600/008+-+Copy.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Pinkalicious</i> (Scholastic Inc.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Illustrated by Victoria Kann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The chandelier, chair, and pastel colors remind me of this image from Paris Couture Week 2015:</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/AVvXsEihVukBurAyvLTnGDuLv2ME8HqhngSbwwe7R32xupl8iFVlAUQxqzr2wkmYWU2wVThyphenhyphenDndG5qInoPVrtFDeKUyWOFQgjV6Ez_NMpX711t2D7h6gCzzu2wRXU-WAMgRuZ-g8TWZWbonkPKQ/s1600/cz-L6J47vujx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVukBurAyvLTnGDuLv2ME8HqhngSbwwe7R32xupl8iFVlAUQxqzr2wkmYWU2wVThyphenhyphenDndG5qInoPVrtFDeKUyWOFQgjV6Ez_NMpX711t2D7h6gCzzu2wRXU-WAMgRuZ-g8TWZWbonkPKQ/s1600/cz-L6J47vujx.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, the design forces behind Maison Valentino, sent their gowns down a picturesque tunnel of peach silk chiffon."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image via Instagram @maisonvalentino via Lonny.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/See+It+Now/articles/cWzXpfIM7ZL/Favorite+Set+Designs+Paris+Couture+Week" target="_blank">Our Favorite Set Designs from Paris Couture Week</a>" by Kaylei McGaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Think pink!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teacher/videos/teacher-videos.htm#3193873210001/1733163067" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Link</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinkalicious</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Book Trailer.</span></div>

Inspired by Pinkalicious

I recently re-read the children's book PInkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann and noticed that certain elements of PInkalicio...

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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>

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