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Sunbursts

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louis XIV was born in 1638 and was crowned king of France at the age of 5. He reigned for 72 years - a "golden century" during which France was the most powerful political and cultural force in Europe. Louis XIV enjoyed absolute sovereignty, which he believed was a God-given right. He moved his court from Paris to the Chateau de Versailles in 1682 - a strategy that allowed him to keep watch over his nobles and prevent them from rebelling against him. Versailles, with its Hall of Mirrors, was a fitting home for a monarch who chose the sun as his symbol. The sun god was Apollo, the patron of music, poetry and truth. Louis XIV, the Sun King, surrounded himself with the best artists and playwrights of the time. According to the <a href="http://en.chateauversailles.fr/" target="_blank">Chateau de Versailles website</a>, he played the guitar, rode horses, enjoyed billiards and was an excellent dancer who performed in ballets. The mirror was very popular in Baroque design (approximately 1600 to 1750), and the sunburst mirror became a symbol of Louis XIV's illustrious reign. Centuries have passed, yet the sunburst continues to add beauty to interiors of all types. </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/AVvXsEhIRpcje9iOUQlH6popGphXaLZYVFmn90MhXFtHnMrYgcndmU4KCTNn0jHa18VH3cAcQOdgn2zBWiKNYL-gC6NFQ4mFHbYc2811zhHMfzQpIGWSBU_LIx7qyoVvUnun6u9v6Gd7Ec1zJmbW/s1600/DSC_0006-529x800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRpcje9iOUQlH6popGphXaLZYVFmn90MhXFtHnMrYgcndmU4KCTNn0jHa18VH3cAcQOdgn2zBWiKNYL-gC6NFQ4mFHbYc2811zhHMfzQpIGWSBU_LIx7qyoVvUnun6u9v6Gd7Ec1zJmbW/s640/DSC_0006-529x800.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gold leaf sunburst frame from France c. 1780.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sixteen rays appear to be symmetrical, but closer inspection reveals that each one has a different thickness.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.carlmooreantiques.com/" target="_blank">Carl Moore Antiques</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvCk1itHtPnoHNtOvEmzmBZ7rTYyHtoY8S04j3uFC4s48hkWh-ySntSlrqwSyu799ShBzx3GGNm1G_hIW9IpYmxIf-MURXif_hFnoniagCbMKX90WG0c3wPACp1twYCcAhwkSJZnDBTaW/s1600/1-kincaid-0509-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvCk1itHtPnoHNtOvEmzmBZ7rTYyHtoY8S04j3uFC4s48hkWh-ySntSlrqwSyu799ShBzx3GGNm1G_hIW9IpYmxIf-MURXif_hFnoniagCbMKX90WG0c3wPACp1twYCcAhwkSJZnDBTaW/s640/1-kincaid-0509-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A raw umber glaze over stenciled walls adds some age. Moorish tiles from <a href="http://www.countryfloors.com/" target="_blank">Country Floors</a>. Benches covered in Lyon Stripe from Travers. Sunburst clock from <a href="http://johnrosselliantiques.com/" target="_blank">John Rosselli</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://cathy-kincaid.com/" target="_blank">Cathy Kincaid</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Reed Davis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/cathy-kincaid-french-country-design?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Sophisticated French Country Design</a>" by Christine Peters.</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/AVvXsEim5WlvfGn1aIQN45n0Nw_xD7dQCPPY0V07xrtwz10DnRBHNJQONM3JL0EHFIrECWPTeRMOuhyphenhyphenDJJBQJPekVzrrQt1NPflFkXyC6gJ4X8yvCiUzYpC3ucuY4FPqdHJLMnWxWBvo28sKyFRB/s1600/3-feature-shubel-0109-xlg-17252392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5WlvfGn1aIQN45n0Nw_xD7dQCPPY0V07xrtwz10DnRBHNJQONM3JL0EHFIrECWPTeRMOuhyphenhyphenDJJBQJPekVzrrQt1NPflFkXyC6gJ4X8yvCiUzYpC3ucuY4FPqdHJLMnWxWBvo28sKyFRB/s640/3-feature-shubel-0109-xlg-17252392.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room walls are painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Bridal Pink, a soft color balanced by the deep browns and earth textures in the room. Hanna chairs in leather flank an antiqued brass drum table, both from <a href="http://www.olystudio.com/" target="_blank">Oly</a>. The girandoles are 19th-century French. Natura carpet in Seagrass is from <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/" target="_blank">Stark</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephen Shubel of <a href="http://www.stephenshubeldesign.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeremy Samuelson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-color?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">A California Home Shows Off the Power of Color</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/AVvXsEhCgR_FFvr3yYWDjwYihtipaQmpmrmEC_SARrQNwbBjXGA_2BTLRA8dC2M6NXhu3JavqHNfpPwaE20llLa36QFfNeQ_ntYCSpauMRYujb3PqbfdYqFHfJmZMSHOZ7YrVbe5nKpbprkrVg6A/s1600/BlogStarburstsADJan2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgR_FFvr3yYWDjwYihtipaQmpmrmEC_SARrQNwbBjXGA_2BTLRA8dC2M6NXhu3JavqHNfpPwaE20llLa36QFfNeQ_ntYCSpauMRYujb3PqbfdYqFHfJmZMSHOZ7YrVbe5nKpbprkrVg6A/s640/BlogStarburstsADJan2011.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A circular carpet from Galerie Diurne, designed by [Jean-Louis] Deniot, simplifies the five-sided living room. A 20th-century gilt-wood sunburst clock echoes the carpet's pattern."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pied-a-terre in Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.com/" target="_blank">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Marina Faust.</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 la Mode"</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> (January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IufJl_g4k29EA88pw51GRJ9kJ9SST7AWIQOi5eLG4EpQ3R5s9mpTYXk1O61DEyUH-EjX0zD9IhMdmu2Db7Ut7DU-PwZAPwWSQ_1ajKOKLHGK1FU7RC7BUKOdGv3oU2wvo07EI5PjEFBX/s1600/BlogStarburstsVerandaMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IufJl_g4k29EA88pw51GRJ9kJ9SST7AWIQOi5eLG4EpQ3R5s9mpTYXk1O61DEyUH-EjX0zD9IhMdmu2Db7Ut7DU-PwZAPwWSQ_1ajKOKLHGK1FU7RC7BUKOdGv3oU2wvo07EI5PjEFBX/s640/BlogStarburstsVerandaMarch2011.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Midcentury mirror in Austin, Texas home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.janshowers.com/" target="_blank">Jan Showers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by <a href="http://www.steinbomer.com/" target="_blank">Steinbomer and Associates Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stephen Karlisch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Clearly Luminous" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</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> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEVan3nNECxT8Wk0ajcMmSQuZkDCgHcRWFF2-i2gyuQ9MWLnRHmjdBzG23SilglYrh-mjSYTIqZRFPlNnjl3Irt5wULErVzcRhJTL-zrwmUqS620hSVX7tF-YQKwYrxdsLxpEt935nZjH/s1600/BlogTubVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEVan3nNECxT8Wk0ajcMmSQuZkDCgHcRWFF2-i2gyuQ9MWLnRHmjdBzG23SilglYrh-mjSYTIqZRFPlNnjl3Irt5wULErVzcRhJTL-zrwmUqS620hSVX7tF-YQKwYrxdsLxpEt935nZjH/s640/BlogTubVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A graphic mirror over a sculptural tub illustrates the power of simplicity.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tub with burnished metallic finish, faucets; by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>. Sunburst mirror, <a href="http://www.bakerfurniture.com/" target="_blank">Baker</a>, repainted by Rising Tide. Limestone floor, Architectural Ceramics."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marwood Estate (outside of Washington, D.C.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and interior design by <a href="http://www.marydrysdale.com/" target="_blank">Mary Douglas Drysdale</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Restoration architecture by Anthony S. Barnes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale and Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Susan Stiles Dowell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Capital Idea" produced by Charles L. Ross.</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> (May - June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdYS9KnWI81bjBLq57Q-8zfZHvHXsMWd3-paCUmITpE6lvzgYFQ12aMZ4WClpOPGK7Lubr7dpyMtw1ih6q-VQC0LNbhaW38GTONSumLWsCFOK6rGY56ZYDsbDhxyFDy8eQy8q3rW6FWgC/s1600/celerie-kemble-ed0711-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdYS9KnWI81bjBLq57Q-8zfZHvHXsMWd3-paCUmITpE6lvzgYFQ12aMZ4WClpOPGK7Lubr7dpyMtw1ih6q-VQC0LNbhaW38GTONSumLWsCFOK6rGY56ZYDsbDhxyFDy8eQy8q3rW6FWgC/s640/celerie-kemble-ed0711-01-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 20th-century gilt-wood clock hangs above a custom-made marble mantle; the antique screen is covered in a <a href="http://www.degournay.com/" target="_blank">de Gournay</a> wallpaper; the 19th-century chair is upholstered in a cotton by Luigi Bevilacqua, and the rug is from Galerie Shabab."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of Jane and Michael DeFlorio's Manhattan townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kembleinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Celerie Kemble</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/tailored-to-perfection-70109#slide-1" target="_blank">Tailored to Perfection</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyrZjIeQOIY2yn_h-u7jRF9HT5MnPbu_R6dRDLzcaWrFR_Yrjg03-GD2u2BHbk2GTSM0Xa7yjmyevjL3hP0cCVcDJeZDxdDGt5rqz0eVTCN1cjBAbiIl-3OSLPp3qExbMO29l_bgNKdsl/s1600/item16.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-17-terrace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZyrZjIeQOIY2yn_h-u7jRF9HT5MnPbu_R6dRDLzcaWrFR_Yrjg03-GD2u2BHbk2GTSM0Xa7yjmyevjL3hP0cCVcDJeZDxdDGt5rqz0eVTCN1cjBAbiIl-3OSLPp3qExbMO29l_bgNKdsl/s640/item16.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-17-terrace.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sofas by <a href="http://www.janusetcie.com/" target="_blank">Janus et Cie</a> and 1950s French woven chairs from the Nicholson Gallery beckon from the terrace; the sunburst mirror is vintage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia home of interior decorator Suzanne Kasler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by <a href="http://wtbaker.com/" target="_blank">William T. Baker and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jen Renzi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-slideshow#slide=17" target="_blank">A Perfect Union</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhWoZ1qEDOfjPMdYJpg3GreZ4fSot_fpqGa62tZXCrijxHjGvvQBZLXrdulngafKWAFbO5HQs5BJ8P_X9tsAgyxtFHwVkeoQ7WFEJmlrp-RXqovHlBa_5NDAgZjXVvx_z46C-oSRzg17Z/s1600/living-room-palm-beach-0511-Braff01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhWoZ1qEDOfjPMdYJpg3GreZ4fSot_fpqGa62tZXCrijxHjGvvQBZLXrdulngafKWAFbO5HQs5BJ8P_X9tsAgyxtFHwVkeoQ7WFEJmlrp-RXqovHlBa_5NDAgZjXVvx_z46C-oSRzg17Z/s640/living-room-palm-beach-0511-Braff01-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" The first thing designer Meg Braff bought for this P</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">alm Beach living room was the fabric on the club chairs, <a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s Tortola in Multi Fern, and then she pulled her palette from it."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://megbraff.com/" target="_blank">Meg Braff</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/house-pictures/palm-beach-design-decorating-0411#slide-1" target="_blank">Step Inside a 1960s Style Palm Beach Home</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> (April 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtZM55VTjqn2pxNodreIAHofYGBXUZWo6aV2F4ioG6BGDF5z0yNS0VMT_PUgq2y4xQ2awIUIzsNvbBeavOvUXaoje2f2TvLprR13ldLLNuTkFbXiGLdE-zugEG_wkHKOs8x-_J6yr2VLl/s1600/smith-10-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtZM55VTjqn2pxNodreIAHofYGBXUZWo6aV2F4ioG6BGDF5z0yNS0VMT_PUgq2y4xQ2awIUIzsNvbBeavOvUXaoje2f2TvLprR13ldLLNuTkFbXiGLdE-zugEG_wkHKOs8x-_J6yr2VLl/s640/smith-10-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I found this amazing embroidered satin from <a href="http://www.bergamofabrics.com/" target="_blank">Bergamo Fabrics</a> and used it on the bed, to create a little jewel box,' [Windsor] Smith says. 'And then I added that whimsical Italian mirror. It's like a star hanging over us.' Slim chaise covered in <a href="http://www.kravet.com/" target="_blank">Kravet</a>'s Obsession, and Zebra Bed from Windsor Smith Home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Windsor Smith's Los Angeles, California home.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/windsor-smiths-home?click=img_sr#slide-20" target="_blank">A Look Inside Windsor Smith's Stunning Home</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvqCkmdBWeoaXyGcMNU7hmPw31NxtGBuekAJMB3hiYzGBD4mW6lWEbJC8HofMMSxAbLKve3HBjrC_AqEYNPPNPNFcdy9Zu5-V2JILYDOnLD09x-uQLcevvKUClScKHhhNnvmkiIyPEf5M/s1600/tiny-dining-room-with-big-style-xlg-42804578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvqCkmdBWeoaXyGcMNU7hmPw31NxtGBuekAJMB3hiYzGBD4mW6lWEbJC8HofMMSxAbLKve3HBjrC_AqEYNPPNPNFcdy9Zu5-V2JILYDOnLD09x-uQLcevvKUClScKHhhNnvmkiIyPEf5M/s640/tiny-dining-room-with-big-style-xlg-42804578.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designed by Kim Fiscus, this tiny dining room, once an office area, is practical  . . . with a touch of drama. The 18th-century gilt starburst is six feet in diameter and probably from an Italian church."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco, California house of Bruce and Kim Fiscus, an antiques dealer specializing in 18th- and 19th-century European pieces.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kimfiscus.com/" target="_blank">Kim Fiscus</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Reed Davis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Reed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/fiscus-soulful-accessories-0608?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Accessories are Soulful</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> (June 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodol_t4sYlKAqlgofUaFx_d_RVI_wH_qv531OFBWzD7lshGFLHVLrO_6M5bvA-NtRQ6FFvRNIRZ7pMydIcgnpe0gKNcBwG6gU7gCaHZQQXn7vkjbdaVWZVtYUOQlfhShFv4IuhQx92UEu/s1600/BlogStarburstsVerandaJanFeb2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodol_t4sYlKAqlgofUaFx_d_RVI_wH_qv531OFBWzD7lshGFLHVLrO_6M5bvA-NtRQ6FFvRNIRZ7pMydIcgnpe0gKNcBwG6gU7gCaHZQQXn7vkjbdaVWZVtYUOQlfhShFv4IuhQx92UEu/s640/BlogStarburstsVerandaJanFeb2012.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The walls of the dining room were meticulously hand-painted to look like ikat fabric. Chairs in <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/" target="_blank">Schumacher</a> fabric with linen backs, dining table, sunburst mirror and chandelier, all custom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dallas, Texas home of designer Kelli Ford and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kirstenkelli.com/" target="_blank">Kelli Ford and Kirsten Fitzgibbons</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.larryboerder.com/" target="_blank">Larry E. Boerder</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jeff Turrentine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Haute Hues" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</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>(January - February 2012).</span></div>

Sunbursts

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Orange Spice

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today is the first day of fall, so I am thinking about the color orange. Orange leaves. Orange pumpkins. Rooms with a bit of orange spice . . . </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/AVvXsEimeRsfBsDtsJcbxfnqrtkCC3KS6lHqxC9xicYKgmuhl0QAXIQzMf26jNbxK90HBkZSS_ApUjjC-XsOhxy1OCNbIdp5AfaBgcxTFB8g-CqmX1b3D4dUid8GUOVhdpfDgUKyJw3r1xWG7mZX/s1600/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeRsfBsDtsJcbxfnqrtkCC3KS6lHqxC9xicYKgmuhl0QAXIQzMf26jNbxK90HBkZSS_ApUjjC-XsOhxy1OCNbIdp5AfaBgcxTFB8g-CqmX1b3D4dUid8GUOVhdpfDgUKyJw3r1xWG7mZX/s640/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://stephenshubeldesign.com/portfolio/loire-country.html" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel's 16th-century townhouse in the Loire Valley</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://stephenshubeldesign.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"House of Spirits"</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> (June - July 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlOXsXkc80LLKE_nkt4wfxFMtu1uq2N4xvHXbZUmYvJxkaH790W6YIp4jJnZEoxCASlHMvt2DEVn_Mcfd-M22BCjmiqUn0W7MKihQ7bCRXj21KcnsADRd5-J7v0iTIQtGxPyqAyn59Ghz/s1600/smith-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/AVvXsEiQlOXsXkc80LLKE_nkt4wfxFMtu1uq2N4xvHXbZUmYvJxkaH790W6YIp4jJnZEoxCASlHMvt2DEVn_Mcfd-M22BCjmiqUn0W7MKihQ7bCRXj21KcnsADRd5-J7v0iTIQtGxPyqAyn59Ghz/s640/smith-9-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 1950s fashion photograph inspired a passion for orange. Hermes boxes and a vintage Gucci bag rest on a Louis XVI gilt console in the master bath."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wshcollection.com/Images/09-08_HB.pdf" target="_blank">Los Angeles, California home of designer Windsor Smith</a>.</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;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/windsor-smiths-home?click=main_sr#slide-18" target="_blank">Inside Windsor Smith's Stunning Home</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 2009).</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/AVvXsEimIK6WYDJWA95-fg5QCppcEHks6qyeVBFYddoiG12B_iUlk4qEU1JGsf-z8tEtAJam3YUZsZepI08mnbLP7h9KfqKjV-sYee-dcrtouAbQkkpSekmragQfMIVEzZ1VG3v5UiP3EbvWKme3/s1600/4-makeovermood-niche-0208-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIK6WYDJWA95-fg5QCppcEHks6qyeVBFYddoiG12B_iUlk4qEU1JGsf-z8tEtAJam3YUZsZepI08mnbLP7h9KfqKjV-sYee-dcrtouAbQkkpSekmragQfMIVEzZ1VG3v5UiP3EbvWKme3/s640/4-makeovermood-niche-0208-xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Carol] Curtis and [Sarah] Norwood removed the doors of a closet to re-create a niche they'd seen in a photo of a bedroom designed by the legendary Frances Elkins. Curtains in Jim Thompson silk frame an 18th-century Provencal commode."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia home of Carol Curtis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carol Curtis and her daughter Sarah Norwood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by J. Savage Gibson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/makeover-mood-0208?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">A Makeover with Mood</a>" by Christopher Petkanas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2008).</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/AVvXsEi5mHXb8_Zj5oTqsRtMrnE9qIgE954vOC6FAOESMgewLz3liPq5MzSSqdp_niB1DggkMmrwTKjGKc2OHR5vySuCgVP21fVsru40ou9aFf4T9qcJfUVsamHN3sD9PwxtnMYfJWGHrynPLY8R/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushTradHomeApril2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mHXb8_Zj5oTqsRtMrnE9qIgE954vOC6FAOESMgewLz3liPq5MzSSqdp_niB1DggkMmrwTKjGKc2OHR5vySuCgVP21fVsru40ou9aFf4T9qcJfUVsamHN3sD9PwxtnMYfJWGHrynPLY8R/s640/BlogOrangeCrushTradHomeApril2010.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "In the dining room, daring orange, drawn from the hand-painted <a href="http://www.degournay.com/" target="_blank">de Gournay</a> wallpaper, and the high-gloss gray moldings and taffeta curtains that temper the vivid emerald silk background showcase the flair for color demonstrated by designer Melissa Warner."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco, California house built in 1900.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/biography/" target="_blank">Melissa Warner</a> of <a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/residential/sanfran-residence.php" target="_blank">Massucco Warner Miller</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Color Coded" written and produced by Sabine Rothman.</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> (April 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVmGtBb0UTAMyyxuNDk69chaiD9SmXi3NPo7biNCyQQY58wLtgzhoIt_4SEkTMi1IZnsKn-ervqlOjHQvnFAFqM0_tVkbZ5B55pGfpx3MBUV0R99uuAlH9vn4Z5epe24lzNMVedObwHDY/s1600/hbx-orange-and-red-duvet-cover-0912-Dhong-12-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVmGtBb0UTAMyyxuNDk69chaiD9SmXi3NPo7biNCyQQY58wLtgzhoIt_4SEkTMi1IZnsKn-ervqlOjHQvnFAFqM0_tVkbZ5B55pGfpx3MBUV0R99uuAlH9vn4Z5epe24lzNMVedObwHDY/s640/hbx-orange-and-red-duvet-cover-0912-Dhong-12-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Guest bedroom: Orange bedding accents brighten a white room." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://benjamindhong.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Dhong</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Lisa Romerein.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/benjamin-dhong-san-francisco-row-house-0912?click=main_sr#slide-15" target="_blank">A San Francisco Row House with its Own Personality</a>" by David A. Keeps.</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 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraioTZi0blr70xpuIfnrd4HO48dgq_YXa3R8z9aISwZDaacMbBK4X-MyBIt_dqNyFj3RRTR57KGtw6pYZ22KZHFzRejdjMMSsV_hrlijpIfJ3Tbp6dCKVi2EnGut9FOrF50nJx9n-JOyS/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushVerandaNovDev2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraioTZi0blr70xpuIfnrd4HO48dgq_YXa3R8z9aISwZDaacMbBK4X-MyBIt_dqNyFj3RRTR57KGtw6pYZ22KZHFzRejdjMMSsV_hrlijpIfJ3Tbp6dCKVi2EnGut9FOrF50nJx9n-JOyS/s640/BlogOrangeCrushVerandaNovDev2010.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Headboard in Fortuny fabric and Keleen Leathers. Pillows in Fortuny and Rubelli fabrics; Houles trim. Bedside lamp and bedspread fabric, Nancy Corzine."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Barbara, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation and interior design by <a href="http://www.saladinostyle.com/" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Classical Cues" text by Degen Pener.</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> (November - December 2010). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rGhkwvXuEDy-KpfpuA1tgzo3WUQa2lphx2dAAQIvoKXUWPJznE_PPLFGF4cTCvdAjvZ-QcT-TT09P0A9QLMzlguHQEAQotLUKH0fAbda1CnPYuneU0vkMM0KGpR_6SGscYbZkCg8bVkv/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushVerandaNovDec2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rGhkwvXuEDy-KpfpuA1tgzo3WUQa2lphx2dAAQIvoKXUWPJznE_PPLFGF4cTCvdAjvZ-QcT-TT09P0A9QLMzlguHQEAQotLUKH0fAbda1CnPYuneU0vkMM0KGpR_6SGscYbZkCg8bVkv/s640/BlogOrangeCrushVerandaNovDec2010.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lamp, Saladino. Curtains in Rubelli taffeta."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Barbara, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation and interior design by <a href="http://www.saladinostyle.com/" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Classical Cues" text by Degen Pener.</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> (November - December 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJNetRqTD50voho8IpheZCUSYwm6h-tBv_XgUEqlSP00RPhGF96flbH_OtjbntVXFHU2d5vvm1ww5YLQEPcbB9BCSbjSdqwrZ_aC36rvmgTyFf3yhsn_q88vMMC7DMi8hASfKRp4vrcEc/s1600/OrangeMilesReddElleDecorStraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJNetRqTD50voho8IpheZCUSYwm6h-tBv_XgUEqlSP00RPhGF96flbH_OtjbntVXFHU2d5vvm1ww5YLQEPcbB9BCSbjSdqwrZ_aC36rvmgTyFf3yhsn_q88vMMC7DMi8hASfKRp4vrcEc/s640/OrangeMilesReddElleDecorStraightened.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Walls covered in Antinous wallpaper in persimmon from <a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/" target="_blank">Brunschwig and Fils</a>. The dining table is vintage George Nelson and the French chandelier is from Treillage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park, New York apartment of Shyama Patel and family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/" target="_blank">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Shyama Patel. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the Mood" styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (November 2006).</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/AVvXsEgnLykr4lcjtQ5OXj4CZEX3LGyEhjnlG9CyAZTPmZ5kRf9wdq4D_mFFbDnRHCOpXkP9qG0zuBEazB51FlXCaQPCxk4sQbqTWuGwBPnCyhy8l7c9kiNp82basEJeQV3xgzAKjUR_yH8U2JNm/s1600/OrangeKarylPiercePaxtonHouseBeautiful2straightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLykr4lcjtQ5OXj4CZEX3LGyEhjnlG9CyAZTPmZ5kRf9wdq4D_mFFbDnRHCOpXkP9qG0zuBEazB51FlXCaQPCxk4sQbqTWuGwBPnCyhy8l7c9kiNp82basEJeQV3xgzAKjUR_yH8U2JNm/s640/OrangeKarylPiercePaxtonHouseBeautiful2straightened.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To [Karyl Pierce] Paxton, mixing cultures makes a livelier room. . . . </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dramatic painting by <a href="http://www.harouni.com/" target="_blank">David Harouni</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1897 side hall Queen Anne cottage in New Orleans, Louisiana. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Karyl Pierce Paxton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.piercepaxton.com/about.php" target="_blank">Karyl Pierce Paxton</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Kerri McCaffetty.</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/french-furniture-lasts-0108?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">French Furniture Really Lasts</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> (January 2008).</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/AVvXsEhX_3R4PgrX_hDAjzsj94lLd6goGiV0QUTPfpF5gb0NvU52H7yfZev_TfY-UsuTae3Buujv3I6NAIZznH6DOlFPeJCZqWL5EkzfdwikpGXzTnb4gdiRX2bIPn3SFVpjx_Ke8dRPedLhe503/s1600/OrangeKarylPiercePaxtonHouseBeautifulstraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_3R4PgrX_hDAjzsj94lLd6goGiV0QUTPfpF5gb0NvU52H7yfZev_TfY-UsuTae3Buujv3I6NAIZznH6DOlFPeJCZqWL5EkzfdwikpGXzTnb4gdiRX2bIPn3SFVpjx_Ke8dRPedLhe503/s640/OrangeKarylPiercePaxtonHouseBeautifulstraightened.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In her dining room, a French neoclassical-style dining table, circa 1800, wears its original paint. Pulled up to it are Louis XVI-style chairs upholstered in a silk from ABC Carpet and Home. Upping the room's sex appeal are orange embroidered Indian silk curtains from the Silk Trading Company."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1897 side hall Queen Anne cottage in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Karyl Pierce Paxton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.piercepaxton.com/about.php" target="_blank">Karyl Pierce Paxton</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Kerri McCaffetty.</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/french-furniture-lasts-0108?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">French Furniture Really Lasts</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> (January 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ewi3D4O1EqiCzwwER-e7CjaQypyJiuRDMsufZRHf0ibMdZkJ-zyD8w1KMchzV5O_cVp71uHkEoof7UFbZu0F9VTjY3B1vX3I8oXJ1mEnUQj1NPwn7FNtDcGyO6S4DEmFz6mdVru_PXvc/s1600/annivNUSSBAUMER0412-mdn-89633211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ewi3D4O1EqiCzwwER-e7CjaQypyJiuRDMsufZRHf0ibMdZkJ-zyD8w1KMchzV5O_cVp71uHkEoof7UFbZu0F9VTjY3B1vX3I8oXJ1mEnUQj1NPwn7FNtDcGyO6S4DEmFz6mdVru_PXvc/s640/annivNUSSBAUMER0412-mdn-89633211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Travel the world in one room. . . . Lithograph, Dominique Rousserie. Snake prints, Williams-Sonoma Home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ceylonetcie.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Nussbaumer</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/looking-back-verandas-most-memorable-rooms-0412?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">High Spirited</a>" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</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> (July - August 2011).</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/AVvXsEiss1iV863azQEn-nqfUdQFxgNC6LoNK8U_ibtANVfmOkInJ8nzj-0dXDC3XpbGhpyUhV-YYInEhigbb2t6aEZAnkuS1DDdv2k1vZphc-BMyb4OohoUvYs3tOe3Gdp2ALhNWD_6PAOTtoDZ/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiss1iV863azQEn-nqfUdQFxgNC6LoNK8U_ibtANVfmOkInJ8nzj-0dXDC3XpbGhpyUhV-YYInEhigbb2t6aEZAnkuS1DDdv2k1vZphc-BMyb4OohoUvYs3tOe3Gdp2ALhNWD_6PAOTtoDZ/s640/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlottesville, Virginia home of Jan Roden, co-owner of the design shop, <a href="http://www.andgeorge.com/" target="_blank">And George</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jan Roden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Ted Loos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Fresh Look at Tradition" produced by Senga Mortimer.</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 2003).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Vy18NSl8pnOZhyphenhyphenrltl5052a2VXTsbjlzQcuMfngAZpJVe-P99wFX_73DBd3-JED0DM91c94KunA7Ubg8NTn0Is8EWzQK-nwSgcy8VNHuhK2O-urNZvScGNy5EL2m6z96gNk3D8Z7Ap50/s1600/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Vy18NSl8pnOZhyphenhyphenrltl5052a2VXTsbjlzQcuMfngAZpJVe-P99wFX_73DBd3-JED0DM91c94KunA7Ubg8NTn0Is8EWzQK-nwSgcy8VNHuhK2O-urNZvScGNy5EL2m6z96gNk3D8Z7Ap50/s640/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Benches, Nancy Corzine. . . . Antique bergere. Throw, Hermes."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior detailing by Thierry Francois, John Oetgen and William T. Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://wtbaker.com/" target="_blank">William T. Baker</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;">Written by Jennifer Alfano.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Golden Mean" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</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> (March - April 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEseTUHImEfsh1R4py29vgI2_L6lnh4GYSesvCWpb8eLH6fmQVvlJudSwBwT82Ar7dHJkJEaBkt6YijwXxMWn_hH3jgeiciQfXcXDlYJJ4lSYP7b_OoN7psKdTFKwkzgdy4HWudwVkoBwS/s1600/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEseTUHImEfsh1R4py29vgI2_L6lnh4GYSesvCWpb8eLH6fmQVvlJudSwBwT82Ar7dHJkJEaBkt6YijwXxMWn_hH3jgeiciQfXcXDlYJJ4lSYP7b_OoN7psKdTFKwkzgdy4HWudwVkoBwS/s640/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Watersound."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://suzannekasler.com/interiors/Watersound#" target="_blank">Photo from Suzanne Kasler's website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV89KWzqMDWIVwV5sawSQnwGekdRN9zDQ-VXOEYDh1gn1ZIPJTOs89G4U0KCSGoAULDhjTtyckvwV_Bwg2nAcrH95-0riczFCBRZSLIii3BnAH2vJUeHSS4_zVlB7I6xj6TDDzjX11uky1/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-05-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV89KWzqMDWIVwV5sawSQnwGekdRN9zDQ-VXOEYDh1gn1ZIPJTOs89G4U0KCSGoAULDhjTtyckvwV_Bwg2nAcrH95-0riczFCBRZSLIii3BnAH2vJUeHSS4_zVlB7I6xj6TDDzjX11uky1/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-05-kitchen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"George III-style dining chairs surround a table by MADE in the kitchen . . . and the chimney breast - faced in glazed tile by Mosaic del Sur - displays a Malcolm Liepke painting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Judith Thurman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/brooke-shields-new-york-city-townhouse-slideshow#slide=5" target="_blank">An Exclusive Look at Brooke Shields's Manhattan Home</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluMxBvfnCTouVVdfvcE09RYj93vci1ykH5dczel9eccTSsY-nmbd4tWAnxsvG_LUBbR9ntHjs7NZIXq2JDL-X6fss1gc27coM5-FlhPICVAHNIi8tnHIukGZb7TLaKBrQb6immPTyFnC5/s1600/steven-gambrel-remodel-ed0711-05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluMxBvfnCTouVVdfvcE09RYj93vci1ykH5dczel9eccTSsY-nmbd4tWAnxsvG_LUBbR9ntHjs7NZIXq2JDL-X6fss1gc27coM5-FlhPICVAHNIi8tnHIukGZb7TLaKBrQb6immPTyFnC5/s640/steven-gambrel-remodel-ed0711-05-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The bar area contains a stainless-steel sideboard and a circa-1955 Arredoluce light."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/" target="_blank">Steven Gambrel</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Gena Sigala.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/design-solutions/room-to-grow-a-70127?click=main_sr" target="_blank">Room to Grow</a>" text by David Colman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

Orange Spice

Today is the first day of fall, so I am thinking about the color orange. Orange leaves. Orange pumpkins. Rooms with a bit of orange spice . ...

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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>

Caned Chairs

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Artist Easels

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hanging art can be intimidating to many people. They are afraid of making a mistake and ending up with a wall full of nail holes. They are unsure how high or how low to hang a painting. They don't know the best way to arrange a varied collection. One alternative to fastening pictures to a wall is to use an easel. Placing art on a stand or lectern is a good option for people who like to change their displays. Small easels on tables or mantels allow homeowners to layer art or other objects to create vignettes. Like canvases without frames (the topic of my last post), paintings on easels can add an air of insouciance to a room, especially when the art is of a high caliber. Here are some examples . . .</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/AVvXsEjl5HJOtzUkAR3mxxmrC91D8gQj_2hE2lrrnuvJ6askSpUIohyf3hhZZVLOD2Uq2cfHBLDj5fQx-g_ljwbPCXezW00bdm5usx8QmV3RqphnH2nkd_mPOBldBuwJJ2YvfGQcJfaptvKzQMo/s1600/BlogEaselVerandaOct2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5HJOtzUkAR3mxxmrC91D8gQj_2hE2lrrnuvJ6askSpUIohyf3hhZZVLOD2Uq2cfHBLDj5fQx-g_ljwbPCXezW00bdm5usx8QmV3RqphnH2nkd_mPOBldBuwJJ2YvfGQcJfaptvKzQMo/s640/BlogEaselVerandaOct2011.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique English lectern displays art by Robert Motherwell."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Homeowner George Mason collects clocks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas townhouse of George and Sandra Mason.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jrandallpowersinteriordecoration.com/" target="_blank">J. Randall Powers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Residential design by Preston Wood and Associates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mayfair Redux" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</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> (October 2010).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKbGbr8sELoPj2Zh6Ys__cRS2yZBC9XD5rnInzKrhazJ1JhSnS9o1jS66Mq8xxmFA_oWp82wQqYvAZhOrauN5JGpxqcgRe3f8hftdzENQVuSLvRXVmzsWtuAyEv3skNKmLR77M2PR_mk/s1600/16-shimmering-mstrbr-dec0907_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKbGbr8sELoPj2Zh6Ys__cRS2yZBC9XD5rnInzKrhazJ1JhSnS9o1jS66Mq8xxmFA_oWp82wQqYvAZhOrauN5JGpxqcgRe3f8hftdzENQVuSLvRXVmzsWtuAyEv3skNKmLR77M2PR_mk/s640/16-shimmering-mstrbr-dec0907_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, a bedside vignette includes . . . .a small watercolor on an easel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/" target="_blank">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by J. Savage Gibson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADmJ5bpaTFueWGvm3yCCUshbmhmaO7YGY2iVgCeOapfM02IY6fqp7jN8Y0dm5NoYbq1vNggXbP4-cZVSVWSv6E3U_eaqnV7aSqxU58JYjWD3r6QjMCSeJZxWhD0mXb5ZZJ4QgR6PQ91Y/s1600/101841385_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADmJ5bpaTFueWGvm3yCCUshbmhmaO7YGY2iVgCeOapfM02IY6fqp7jN8Y0dm5NoYbq1vNggXbP4-cZVSVWSv6E3U_eaqnV7aSqxU58JYjWD3r6QjMCSeJZxWhD0mXb5ZZJ4QgR6PQ91Y/s640/101841385_ss.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Painting on easel by <a href="http://georgethomasart.com/" target="_blank">George Thomas</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antique wooden chest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nantucket Island cottage owned by designer Trudy Dujardin and husband Frank Fasanella.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Terry Pommett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Eco-Friendly Summer Home" written by Amy Elbert.</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><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLcZ9t_20poWW8gbt4bXPhMD4zMkAO9IqCTCV80ku0_C-iwpDWX7ljbOx2LSMF2Ug6qZYrmJ24oq-bMr-Dt4c9fDBQYRXMZJTHI-A7bC-i9amSVz59HuTvhbwR9bUWGWivG9cOuhyphenhyphenmrM/s1600/BlogEaselVerandaOct2011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLcZ9t_20poWW8gbt4bXPhMD4zMkAO9IqCTCV80ku0_C-iwpDWX7ljbOx2LSMF2Ug6qZYrmJ24oq-bMr-Dt4c9fDBQYRXMZJTHI-A7bC-i9amSVz59HuTvhbwR9bUWGWivG9cOuhyphenhyphenmrM/s640/BlogEaselVerandaOct2011+(2).jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Horse stable designed as art studio and retreat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Horse painting by Karen Bezuidenhout.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/" target="_blank">Kathryn M. Ireland</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This outbuilding is part of part of Veranda's first concept house in Los Angeles designed by Windsor Smith, Kathryn M. Ireland, and eight other designers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were under contract to purchase the property</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/gwyneth-paltrow-is-under-contract-for-stunning-la-home-2012-6?op=1" target="_blank"> as of June 22, 2012</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"House of Windsor" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Mario Lopez-Cordero.</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> (October 2011).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOs3nrQEAkDle06F9ocjx2yzfCjyC1eXQTGT6e_qc0myWv8WZSYs2MFR8JMOuuZiC1JDGLU9ueAUS1NPGMHhytdwxQv8aiuILhyNUqiAnVZByH8onp50xVZSdTokFvVa_7U3L50scJgns/s1600/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-08-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOs3nrQEAkDle06F9ocjx2yzfCjyC1eXQTGT6e_qc0myWv8WZSYs2MFR8JMOuuZiC1JDGLU9ueAUS1NPGMHhytdwxQv8aiuILhyNUqiAnVZByH8onp50xVZSdTokFvVa_7U3L50scJgns/s640/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-08-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1865 brownstone of Christopher Knight, director of New York gallery Maison Gerard, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Carlos Aponte, an artist and illustrator.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jersey City, New Jersey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Christopher Knight.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Terzian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by JC Garcia-Lavin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Poetic License"</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> (December 2011).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRicEYlxQlZoV3xbQMwmi22F16IKyY80en7W_RxmuTS3DrvEIAdH87bRij5wbixp37Z-jf-DRZgCONeLtBfhHQdfGrjcvHCiuwWMu_6hh5doKV8TMpZ7TJIw-lL9XbzJ3brojEFAlQpc/s1600/cn_image.size.alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-03-living-area-h670-wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRicEYlxQlZoV3xbQMwmi22F16IKyY80en7W_RxmuTS3DrvEIAdH87bRij5wbixp37Z-jf-DRZgCONeLtBfhHQdfGrjcvHCiuwWMu_6hh5doKV8TMpZ7TJIw-lL9XbzJ3brojEFAlQpc/s640/cn_image.size.alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-03-living-area-h670-wm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">East Village, NY Apartment of Alfredo Paredes and Brad Goldfarb.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alfredo Paredes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Brad Goldfarb.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Partners in Style" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</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/AVvXsEg-Sa4OvseeRJ7kQBSQbDviQG-Oz3l0IrZlsQ9LPJmByKNPjA2CqqIWReIT40544zi31Q6KjIDkTqHkPSi3D5lZk0TPdNIt5lnPXHFVGn2bR-Cgx_PHsl7KXlzej3abIuH9_kk9VsMYoes/s1600/framed-photos-wall-0710-o-neill-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/AVvXsEg-Sa4OvseeRJ7kQBSQbDviQG-Oz3l0IrZlsQ9LPJmByKNPjA2CqqIWReIT40544zi31Q6KjIDkTqHkPSi3D5lZk0TPdNIt5lnPXHFVGn2bR-Cgx_PHsl7KXlzej3abIuH9_kk9VsMYoes/s640/framed-photos-wall-0710-o-neill-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Side view of easel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.</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;">"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.</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><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheorIWuYq93b_GRWoQM6eTaZUzBDR4JRtGiFab5i0gPimN6ACNuW4u60h6urrV24tRQxZPDt6OPi6t_1bzbENyQv9bOVo37Nbsj2iv9PiKhIZ1fjZmpI1KfggmqAaMSsVKb__TriPqK3E/s1600/livingroom-paper-wire-0710-o-neill-03-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheorIWuYq93b_GRWoQM6eTaZUzBDR4JRtGiFab5i0gPimN6ACNuW4u60h6urrV24tRQxZPDt6OPi6t_1bzbENyQv9bOVo37Nbsj2iv9PiKhIZ1fjZmpI1KfggmqAaMSsVKb__TriPqK3E/s640/livingroom-paper-wire-0710-o-neill-03-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The easel can be seen against the window on the right.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.</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;">"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJvfCnF0HE5MXHA22Nlbp2aAcRZgB9ljhrRNsjbRWAPe_OoG5eVvnwX6KMtjzatTCRBcy99ACZR3AIpUOXPchrc5avBy7T2yrZ-KziLBf_1JEUTkFHskDvlzHJXOaoC6nV7i6nhN_SgM/s1600/mantle-pictures-display-0710-o-neill-14-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJvfCnF0HE5MXHA22Nlbp2aAcRZgB9ljhrRNsjbRWAPe_OoG5eVvnwX6KMtjzatTCRBcy99ACZR3AIpUOXPchrc5avBy7T2yrZ-KziLBf_1JEUTkFHskDvlzHJXOaoC6nV7i6nhN_SgM/s640/mantle-pictures-display-0710-o-neill-14-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Close-up view of easel holding "photos of friends, gallery invitations, vintage portfolios."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park, New York City.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.</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;">"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.</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><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/AVvXsEh1zqOVmHQH0Lex67pZVJ83g4fH7GUryvl1t8yt00C4yQe4hgRlSBaxGSwcHXBKkH4O0OjEckOXFfpzAwrA40ZzSPnP0CeN5GeZzKCg77iJtugDhaZfQgsb72dDgDhcSKzU_OxgpYbHAlc/s1600/img_Hamptonlg_ss48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zqOVmHQH0Lex67pZVJ83g4fH7GUryvl1t8yt00C4yQe4hgRlSBaxGSwcHXBKkH4O0OjEckOXFfpzAwrA40ZzSPnP0CeN5GeZzKCg77iJtugDhaZfQgsb72dDgDhcSKzU_OxgpYbHAlc/s640/img_Hamptonlg_ss48.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art by Michael Allen Lowe (<a href="http://www.wallyfindlay.com/" target="_blank">Wally Findlay Galleries</a>) </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">displayed on easel from Ann-Morris Antiques.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guest room designed by Benjamin W. Bradley and David Thiergartner</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of <a href="http://www.bradleythiergartnerinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Bradley Thiergartner Interiors</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hampton Designer Showhouse.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMfUfpNvy05X8A5OdcSrl9eZt2IINHStRgP2mPAm6mZYWEVKvHqW9BOy9YNy5YLKqc7mMaOl6sXrRy7f6CC7uytpr4DCOsjvdvevpxQuck8686KFTob3IOuHXyej-m5SVN8tl7O-Wie4/s1600/hbx-campion-platt-easel-kipsbay-0411-2318-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMfUfpNvy05X8A5OdcSrl9eZt2IINHStRgP2mPAm6mZYWEVKvHqW9BOy9YNy5YLKqc7mMaOl6sXrRy7f6CC7uytpr4DCOsjvdvevpxQuck8686KFTob3IOuHXyej-m5SVN8tl7O-Wie4/s640/hbx-campion-platt-easel-kipsbay-0411-2318-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Campion Platt liberated this picture from the wall by bringing in a modern easel. Such a display stand makes it easier to get up close to the art -- and to switch it out for a different piece, depending on your mood."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kips Bay Showhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Orli Ben-Dor.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMn5iQ2ZR3zYr2uPqa4De7YJVqPYujt5Jn5vQNu4WZIl6v8XiCQDJMS8ZQnrBzOKaoT3F3U-k_Dp9ZWv5ibla5gAoSOAKulkowx_X5cLGhzrsDSTCKv2P8E4E74q6PQ4cj39OI_qxNlo/s1600/hbx-romantic-flowers-dining-area-1110-DesignerVisions03-de-55172606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMn5iQ2ZR3zYr2uPqa4De7YJVqPYujt5Jn5vQNu4WZIl6v8XiCQDJMS8ZQnrBzOKaoT3F3U-k_Dp9ZWv5ibla5gAoSOAKulkowx_X5cLGhzrsDSTCKv2P8E4E74q6PQ4cj39OI_qxNlo/s640/hbx-romantic-flowers-dining-area-1110-DesignerVisions03-de-55172606.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.studiolo.com/" target="_blank">Richard Shapiro Studiolo</a> easel in polished steel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An Apartment Inspired by <i>Something's Gotta Give</i>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/" target="_blank">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKFo1ZN3GHRsmQ0DNb933q9ZGY_Dko-fIH-OSO-VZCnIU0rpNSPP1Y-Yq8G01j1cdt2Oa_QI5e0H6P2tOE4YTe67MqClotOTdBxxaHidJPqNOReSM3NuxpJGJFOcr6Y8o16TA8wzDzSg/s1600/img_bodysoul_ss5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKFo1ZN3GHRsmQ0DNb933q9ZGY_Dko-fIH-OSO-VZCnIU0rpNSPP1Y-Yq8G01j1cdt2Oa_QI5e0H6P2tOE4YTe67MqClotOTdBxxaHidJPqNOReSM3NuxpJGJFOcr6Y8o16TA8wzDzSg/s640/img_bodysoul_ss5.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art on antique easel and on wall is by <a href="http://www.julieheadland.com/" target="_blank">Julie Headland</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2009 Hampton Designer Showhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Skye Kirby, <a href="http://www.lillianaugust.com/" target="_blank">Lillian August</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Squire Fox.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Couple's Retreat" written by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Acrylic easel by Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An artisan-painted wall covering from Fromental ["Chinese Sparrow"] that depicts cherry blossom branches adorns the guest room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home Showhouse in Atlanta, Georgia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior designer: Robert Brown, <a href="http://www.robertbrowninteriordesign.com/" target="_blank">Robert Brown Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Atlanta Showhouse: Couple's Night In" produced by Robert Young.</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><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4vB-Ftr6rU4EQSu0rM0kN2zf9vzTUwSN59QN-eznKpZsfoXp3HLBOTAhVFtVMPIHTSCpUbRxKKB52SzeHxx8Kh_c8KVJ7UwRh0JT9gcN8AISk2R8Yo6Gu9UvQO7Z5Gz0K9GoWfK7dpA/s1600/BlogEaselVerandaApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4vB-Ftr6rU4EQSu0rM0kN2zf9vzTUwSN59QN-eznKpZsfoXp3HLBOTAhVFtVMPIHTSCpUbRxKKB52SzeHxx8Kh_c8KVJ7UwRh0JT9gcN8AISk2R8Yo6Gu9UvQO7Z5Gz0K9GoWfK7dpA/s640/BlogEaselVerandaApril2011.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Light-filled studio in townhouse of Robert Rhea. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Frank Babb Randolph.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Olga Naiman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Painterly Palette" written by Susan Stiles Dowell.</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>

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