Best Dressed: Beautiful Closets

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A beautiful chandelier, a library ladder, custom shoe shelving and leather-lined drawers. These are a few details that can transform an ordinary closet from a merely functional space to a personal retreat. <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2012/10/05/whats-next-for-celebrity-homes-a-boutique-in-your-closet/">Forbes</a> magazine recently noted that buyers of multimillion-dollar homes often expect bespoke closets. <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganbrennan/2012/10/05/whats-next-for-celebrity-homes-a-boutique-in-your-closet/">Journalist Morgan Brennan reported</a> that the average cost of a space designed by <a href="http://www.laclosetdesign.com/">LA Closet Design</a> is $60,000 to $80,000. She noted that one LA Closet Design client, a Hollywood director, spent $200,000 to create a dressing area that looks like a private luxury boutique. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While a five- or six-figure closet with rolling shoe racks, secret safes and miniature golf greens may suit the well-heeled, lovely storage options are available to homeowners unable or unwilling to pay large sums for spaces to house their clothes. The entire East Village apartment that designer David Kaihoi shares with his wife and child is a mere 390 square feet - smaller than some celebrity closets. Yet with careful editing, "Tulip Red" paint from <a href="http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/">Fine Paints of Europe</a>, and antique wallpaper, Kaihoi turned a tiny nook into a glamorous dressing area: </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/AVvXsEgVEGnkaYBeSsnjB9nwPg2haxiC7F5pAorAZFrwTJ0oPyBcuVLNQ2lgUlzn1e7-M3cblj50rzE3y1_3tIq0iouAE9_SpdjB1MhsgNZWvxntBGBYGxBdbKD8TcRAiogqPqWMUk_jMB5Ed4bD/s1600/closets-red-hanging-0710-kaihoi-16-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEGnkaYBeSsnjB9nwPg2haxiC7F5pAorAZFrwTJ0oPyBcuVLNQ2lgUlzn1e7-M3cblj50rzE3y1_3tIq0iouAE9_SpdjB1MhsgNZWvxntBGBYGxBdbKD8TcRAiogqPqWMUk_jMB5Ed4bD/s640/closets-red-hanging-0710-kaihoi-16-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Like her husband, Monique edits her wardrobe to a few classic pieces in basic colors. The [closet] interior is painted Tulip Red by <a href="http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/">Fine Paints of Europe</a>."</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">East Village, New York City apartment (390 square feet) of David Kaihoi, his wife Monique Simard, and their daughter.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by David Kaihoi. </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/small-apartment-decorating-0710?click=main_sr#slide-15">Living Big in a One-Bedroom</a>" interview by Barbara King.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2010).</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Family mementos make some dressing areas more meaningful. Laura Vinroot Poole, owner of a clothing boutique, placed her mother's portrait in her closet as stylish inspiration: </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/AVvXsEgHn0Db43xykSCaHXobam-61JnSuyMN5eP8K13v1kw2Xj6bdCmTtlb17noOpl5yZBVmuman_PN052qbsRMJ1J9xbXi8ve4Um8ezDh1r7rREC-xbVhO6F-SrIDuqZ9d5qOGeMlmkRen1sHPt/s1600/BlogDressingRoomsDominoPooleNC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHn0Db43xykSCaHXobam-61JnSuyMN5eP8K13v1kw2Xj6bdCmTtlb17noOpl5yZBVmuman_PN052qbsRMJ1J9xbXi8ve4Um8ezDh1r7rREC-xbVhO6F-SrIDuqZ9d5qOGeMlmkRen1sHPt/s640/BlogDressingRoomsDominoPooleNC.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Asuka" wallpaper by <a href="http://www.osborneandlittle.com/">Osborne and Little</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The portrait of [Laura Poole's] mother, which sits off-center on a ledge, serves as inspiration. 'I just look at her and think, 'Okay, if I'm looking at all like you, it's a good day.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Closet of Laura Vinroot Poole, owner of high-fashion boutique, <a href="http://www.capitolcharlotte.com/">Capitol</a>, in Charlotte, North Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"All Shook Up"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> (Fall - Winter 2012).</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Madrid-based designer Isabel Lopez-Quesada created closets by reusing Louis XV-style doors from her maternal grandmother's house:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpXL-3hNgmygWnQGZHDNdcUBZ7FVW6F9Gp4CPKJ036M093yRam-PoD9g58o0bh4sGFnpEwuBiEp8XbkJXf4swotIbxZSBKFC-njVE4p9dFAiFN1S2uSbovkO-j0OdxrukeZzhWJF-Edod/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.isabel-lopez-quesada-madrid-11-dressing-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpXL-3hNgmygWnQGZHDNdcUBZ7FVW6F9Gp4CPKJ036M093yRam-PoD9g58o0bh4sGFnpEwuBiEp8XbkJXf4swotIbxZSBKFC-njVE4p9dFAiFN1S2uSbovkO-j0OdxrukeZzhWJF-Edod/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.isabel-lopez-quesada-madrid-11-dressing-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fronting the closets in [Isabel] Lopez-Quesada's dressing room are Louis XV-style doors from her maternal grandmother's house; the chaise longue is upholstered in a floral print by Bennison."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Madrid home that Isabel Lopez-Quesada created for her family in a former wax factory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by <a href="http://www.isabellopezquesada.com/">Isabel Lopez-Quesada</a> and architect Pablo Carvajal.</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 Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/isabel-lopez-quesada-madrid-villa-slideshow#slide=11">Industrial Revolution</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/">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span><br /><div><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A mirror and a place to sit are useful in a walk-in, but careful organization and regular purging of unworn items is essential for an efficient closet, no matter its size. </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/AVvXsEjWVMW4eN2Uaf0UpTYNhuu_qEC1y7zftJWEeP02Mea8DkVfLS24nmJJ1jheMYbzQsPMDyvNmHWtpLffqewHszizxQ66rJqz7n04dx5T9LK1-vhmToC-WqZEk4YFSC80mqN8mOOeRH6el26G/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ledbetter-10-closet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVMW4eN2Uaf0UpTYNhuu_qEC1y7zftJWEeP02Mea8DkVfLS24nmJJ1jheMYbzQsPMDyvNmHWtpLffqewHszizxQ66rJqz7n04dx5T9LK1-vhmToC-WqZEk4YFSC80mqN8mOOeRH6el26G/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ledbetter-10-closet.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique French chandelier hangs in [Sidney] Torres's closet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans home of Sidney D. Torres IV.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and decoration by <a href="http://www.leeledbetter.com/">Lee Ledbetter 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 Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/lee-ledbetter-new-orleans-house-slideshow#slide=9">High Contrast</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/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANbhXqKsH3apJJYrW4llN8996UmL1PBA6pB_TAFpwuaQrR7hrlYO9qzChjIRCOYTxR4REQbJfd5l35lP-pzY_NaY9oeNRxTXW4kIF9bbZ_GQlJjzmQ-1oRNt2-x8i9Loc88FB92wflRd7/s1600/BlogDressingRoomsHBMay2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANbhXqKsH3apJJYrW4llN8996UmL1PBA6pB_TAFpwuaQrR7hrlYO9qzChjIRCOYTxR4REQbJfd5l35lP-pzY_NaY9oeNRxTXW4kIF9bbZ_GQlJjzmQ-1oRNt2-x8i9Loc88FB92wflRd7/s640/BlogDressingRoomsHBMay2012.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Annie] Brahler's carpenter 'stretched' a vintage armoire to hold shoes. The Belle Epoque chandelier casts a rosy glow over an island cobbled together from multiple cabinets."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Annie Brahler, owner of <a href="http://euro-trash.us/">Euro Trash.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Overdoing it With One Thing is Kind of Not Overdoing It": Annie Brahler on a Landmark House in Jacksonville, Illinois"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by David M. Murphy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Philippa Brathwaite.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxR7I-_ufN2SrgcsiAGU1l7q7capBSf7Z_YCPqVJ-yTnuSo5Cj7jqMx4kaPgciSoHH4wbdIZMitjRhHKlVffgh6OP7T577TTSsCLZkxR8fJ3wOxUtMeQwC0kLO4VsjYjCynBzD3HQ8lwF/s1600/BlogDressingRoomsVerandaJanFeb2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxR7I-_ufN2SrgcsiAGU1l7q7capBSf7Z_YCPqVJ-yTnuSo5Cj7jqMx4kaPgciSoHH4wbdIZMitjRhHKlVffgh6OP7T577TTSsCLZkxR8fJ3wOxUtMeQwC0kLO4VsjYjCynBzD3HQ8lwF/s640/BlogDressingRoomsVerandaJanFeb2011.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sconces, Palmer Hargrave. Curtains in Scalamandre taffeta. Cabinets, Design Galleria. Carpet, Stark."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Greenwich, Connecticut.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Harrison Design Associates.</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;">"American Classic" text by Dana Micucci.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (January - February 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTOFQ2Thmg5XG0JaMFi1SrJc0nALE-jeBfF9_8jRQFhaXornEjjyjZ3qLGFpZjX-2d72sPoYvFpITmeUsmbPuJBs2-ZtZuFdMsvt-0JocEaZqY6TyIrm-y0_KJhXFHXLvpHIklGQG46YH/s1600/celerie-kemble-ed0711-07-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTOFQ2Thmg5XG0JaMFi1SrJc0nALE-jeBfF9_8jRQFhaXornEjjyjZ3qLGFpZjX-2d72sPoYvFpITmeUsmbPuJBs2-ZtZuFdMsvt-0JocEaZqY6TyIrm-y0_KJhXFHXLvpHIklGQG46YH/s640/celerie-kemble-ed0711-07-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dressing room painting is by Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac, and the chandelier and sconces are by Visual Comfort and Co."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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 Celerie Kemble, <a href="http://kembleinteriors.com/">Kemble Interiors</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-7">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/">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2011).</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/AVvXsEjTNSHwhTTDlsRipV4kMRtK148redcgrBeBzxYOb30eNiieXd1DSTTLDg_HT0bfWzHxrrLDqVPnS9H4J_vOdtmZz-ECtQ21tm4rnd24WFJE85l2z3E4JvGJWdeqf1nC_h9XTYtHzLTaZLwN/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-smith-peter-pennoyer-13-closet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNSHwhTTDlsRipV4kMRtK148redcgrBeBzxYOb30eNiieXd1DSTTLDg_HT0bfWzHxrrLDqVPnS9H4J_vOdtmZz-ECtQ21tm4rnd24WFJE85l2z3E4JvGJWdeqf1nC_h9XTYtHzLTaZLwN/s640/item12.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-smith-peter-pennoyer-13-closet.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A walk-in closet features custom-made shelving."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment on Manhattan's Sutton Place.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by <a href="http://www.ppapc.com/">Peter Pennoyer Architects</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Mundy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/michael-smith-peter-pennoyer-manhattan-apartment-slideshow#slide=13">Made to Measure</a>" by Howard Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35ctK0JWTg-52vk-0rgMffQWHEFt5rIOcdp-enlwYQqj_tRDKwNrzLOdvoBbBogS4USLOEMTikUGIiXO6boulSkDx3e731U3ARMgfJmvaaciDUEwZQC63VEvvolHHhN925nxvZn4gIkJw/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.08_capital_improvement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35ctK0JWTg-52vk-0rgMffQWHEFt5rIOcdp-enlwYQqj_tRDKwNrzLOdvoBbBogS4USLOEMTikUGIiXO6boulSkDx3e731U3ARMgfJmvaaciDUEwZQC63VEvvolHHhN925nxvZn4gIkJw/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.08_capital_improvement.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A rolling double bank of custom-made 'egg crate' shelving - a Jacobsen signature - organizes Dr. Alster's shoes."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Tina Alster and Paul Frazer's 1815 townhouse in Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by Hugh Newell Jacobsen and Simon Jacobsen of <a href="http://hughjacobsen.com/">Jacobsen Architecture, LLC</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Robert C. Lautman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-02/simon-hugh-newell-jacobson-washington-home-slideshow#slide=8">Capital Improvement</a>" text by Joseph Giovannini.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16cAcclgi32_NgOZs4KxyDoyy5-Hp4jDTZpSGbqaG7EsKlJp2GL70dJ9-lAzNx6EhQhturnG1ax3SBpjLHIM-iK32GYCwOmhYU7-GUGHmW6VbXXVD8AQFTnhVOgcWXY5O1qtN6Vb7n8d_/s1600/dv2012closet-lgn-38082637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16cAcclgi32_NgOZs4KxyDoyy5-Hp4jDTZpSGbqaG7EsKlJp2GL70dJ9-lAzNx6EhQhturnG1ax3SBpjLHIM-iK32GYCwOmhYU7-GUGHmW6VbXXVD8AQFTnhVOgcWXY5O1qtN6Vb7n8d_/s640/dv2012closet-lgn-38082637.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Closet, <a href="http://www.californiaclosets.com/">California Closets</a>. Bench, Ironies. Clothing, shoes, and accessories, Badgley Mischka. Lamp, Restoration Hardware. . . . [The walk-in closet] includes A Lago Italian Pietra finish with wenge backing and horsehair-colored, leather-lined drawers."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Veranda</i>'s Designer Visions showhouse, a loft-style apartment at 250 West Street.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://antonytodd.com/">Antony Todd</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;">Project directed by Alana Frumkes, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Executive Director, Designer Visions.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Mario Lopez-Cordero with reporting by Candace Braun Davison.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/designervisions?click=main_sr#slide-3">Loft Living</a>" 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/">Veranda</a> (January - February 2013).</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/AVvXsEjJ4sLlHVSnfKAKBj_RxgMCfNbU2hTgM_YtXU2jV1e49UN70rn03ybgY-xkfGvTEjBAAN2UxWBhHWlukse5two0pSIjfPjL8wlJYqs7pOiXtbqZP5CUQ2OAQEqd2m2WIUGkYhKXyVA8bLqM/s1600/img_statements2007_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4sLlHVSnfKAKBj_RxgMCfNbU2hTgM_YtXU2jV1e49UN70rn03ybgY-xkfGvTEjBAAN2UxWBhHWlukse5two0pSIjfPjL8wlJYqs7pOiXtbqZP5CUQ2OAQEqd2m2WIUGkYhKXyVA8bLqM/s640/img_statements2007_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Jamie Drake spared no style in the dressing room. Polka dots on a bench - and the fuchsia silk moire backing the glass shelves that display the season's latest footwear - give the space an air of insouciance."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint: Lavender Mist by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bench fabric: "Cabochon"/"Debussy" #54280; Jamie Drake for <a href="http://fschumacher.com/">F. Schumacher</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pink wallpaper behind shelving: custom color strie wallpaper by <a href="http://alphaworkshops.org/">Alpha Workshops</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club Showhouse in New York City.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jamie Drake, <a href="http://drakedesignassociates.com/">Drake Design Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/statements2007_9.html">Statements of Style 2007</a>" produced by Bonnie Maharan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">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/AVvXsEj9A6-c8yMxTURQF4DPufapY44BY0ApvoLZO7dZowRQVPY9KeJ3LEQG0fK0qWuovkOGiLsP2xH8si5rCX1uiRf3FTN5WLpetQRzelGdTL3W5Pt7T8ymHKlRf7SHjpxmWhxnNLh8QhEIGY0H/s1600/06-keri-russell-closet-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9A6-c8yMxTURQF4DPufapY44BY0ApvoLZO7dZowRQVPY9KeJ3LEQG0fK0qWuovkOGiLsP2xH8si5rCX1uiRf3FTN5WLpetQRzelGdTL3W5Pt7T8ymHKlRf7SHjpxmWhxnNLh8QhEIGY0H/s640/06-keri-russell-closet-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Keri Russell's husband Shane] Deary built the shelves in the dressing room; the rug is by Shaw Floors, and the linen-upholstered chair is by <a href="http://www.johnderian.com/">John Derian</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1860s Brooklyn, New York brownstone owned by Keri Russell and her husband Shane Deary.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Shane Deary.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Keri Russell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/keri-russell-at-home-69262#slide-6">Keri Russell at Home</a>" by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiYRcsPQTjbGT3-AkaQJC4shUcFtoFtqbWt_yRijl0gdzlphdkuvGWjf74z8PNkF8YcNmNA54MNHQCmV0c_ajeU-gXDDOWKLSlcl0ZbBdYU9wTIQPxq5G4Kq8HXIrgqNrd9m91Opu1yuy/s1600/101683041_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiYRcsPQTjbGT3-AkaQJC4shUcFtoFtqbWt_yRijl0gdzlphdkuvGWjf74z8PNkF8YcNmNA54MNHQCmV0c_ajeU-gXDDOWKLSlcl0ZbBdYU9wTIQPxq5G4Kq8HXIrgqNrd9m91Opu1yuy/s640/101683041_ss.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A wealth of antiqued mirrors creates a clean slate behind which a menagerie of shoes and accessories can be stashed."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1913 Beaux Arts-style home in San Francisco, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Antonio Martins, <a href="http://antoniomartins.com/">Antonio Martins Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Livington.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/bodyandsoul/renovated-dressing-room_ss6.html">Inspire Me: Renovated San Francisco Home</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipX57o-ObLOcURrBmomK9ciakc-FWQ7j7gIcgrRC1jHXSRt4FqWUu0Jkv-S1dDhlJagqWJLYGT3yLvrnMYVHIj1ShParRiMin5mD9mcy60P2adVFMGpGvLDQFSOPqALasSeyxpowy8ozVA/s1600/101683042_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipX57o-ObLOcURrBmomK9ciakc-FWQ7j7gIcgrRC1jHXSRt4FqWUu0Jkv-S1dDhlJagqWJLYGT3yLvrnMYVHIj1ShParRiMin5mD9mcy60P2adVFMGpGvLDQFSOPqALasSeyxpowy8ozVA/s640/101683042_ss.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A practical touch: Overhead lighting within the closets makes it easier to see and choose the right garment. Bifurcated doors were designed to accommodate the narrow space."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1913 Beaux Arts-style home in San Francisco, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Antonio Martins, <a href="http://antoniomartins.com/">Antonio Martins Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Livington.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/bodyandsoul/renovated-dressing-room_ss7.html">Inspire Me: Renovated San Francisco Home</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><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/AVvXsEjPWPMG5nvhE5OYborGUcmyT4Ao0SVyOwEJXk0dkKJ9a7N7vry5II7eOJ7O7D-WtzZi4hpsOpVDGxFEPTeyZMCOXTAx1uuA1YfeRcoLdrOe-k8VwGnBKs5coTWXs-1-NqxcXbsAa3NW6dT8/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-13-dressing-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWPMG5nvhE5OYborGUcmyT4Ao0SVyOwEJXk0dkKJ9a7N7vry5II7eOJ7O7D-WtzZi4hpsOpVDGxFEPTeyZMCOXTAx1uuA1YfeRcoLdrOe-k8VwGnBKs5coTWXs-1-NqxcXbsAa3NW6dT8/s640/item12.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-13-dressing-room.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Brooke] Shields's closet, built of rift-sawn white oak, is outfitted with a rolling shoe rack and a library ladder by <a href="http://www.rollingladders.com/">Putnam Rolling Ladder Co.</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich Village townhouse of Brooke Shields and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decorating by David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by <a href="http://www.made-nyc.com/">MADE Architecture</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 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=13">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/">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/AVvXsEho_bSNvkLCZALo-qufKFtbjL7nvzPJEMBB3sPwuTnTqymut-ly5A5rlvBWdt5FdTFhGYxdgI2r5Jb1UQv02eylwBdR1rVVAHNzjLIrkN9UAVVK471V1SdQ3z9pZ8pSXMkFpbUYQifDe0Hz/s1600/smith-12-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_bSNvkLCZALo-qufKFtbjL7nvzPJEMBB3sPwuTnTqymut-ly5A5rlvBWdt5FdTFhGYxdgI2r5Jb1UQv02eylwBdR1rVVAHNzjLIrkN9UAVVK471V1SdQ3z9pZ8pSXMkFpbUYQifDe0Hz/s640/smith-12-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I had a little fun with that midcentury modern chair in my dressing room,' [Windsor] Smith says. 'I loved the frame and had it replated in matte gold, and reupholstered the seat in silvery leather.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Windsor Smith and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decorating by <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/">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#slide-22">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/">House Beautiful</a> (September 2009).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kFgAo76IKTLsGX5wo_A-EZoQRo798VODLUuj72LCICX431doZJTaYufxlBcyyeV9i9y_VxuMoiGTIcku5H-3Rzi1lCEfS_mKikiC5zpB0B4ZJSBOsrVujH3YLMWlc_KL2k4mVXN6u4gd/s1600/item15.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-16-closet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kFgAo76IKTLsGX5wo_A-EZoQRo798VODLUuj72LCICX431doZJTaYufxlBcyyeV9i9y_VxuMoiGTIcku5H-3Rzi1lCEfS_mKikiC5zpB0B4ZJSBOsrVujH3YLMWlc_KL2k4mVXN6u4gd/s640/item15.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-16-closet.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Ellen] DeGeneres and [Portia] de Rossi's shoe shelves are filled with their respective sneakers and stilettos."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills estate formerly owned by Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed by architects Buff and Hensman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Expanded by decorator Melinda Ritz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-slideshow#slide=16">Labor of Love</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiASv_6C9fTZpM9xA-EtQFKvLRPY7JBXpgYdpO3AzBb6TdaQzFUQC3ArREOp5sQBGUGfKEiEwaRAcTTog8cDW-CFr36OwSbR8oiMvrh2rYLeTZiCXp-zUQMOJYhTuWS-mttXpROkq7pbg/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nina-garcia-09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiASv_6C9fTZpM9xA-EtQFKvLRPY7JBXpgYdpO3AzBb6TdaQzFUQC3ArREOp5sQBGUGfKEiEwaRAcTTog8cDW-CFr36OwSbR8oiMvrh2rYLeTZiCXp-zUQMOJYhTuWS-mttXpROkq7pbg/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nina-garcia-09.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Frank chaise longue graces the dressing room, along with a Frank tripod table and a carpet by Tai Ping; the watercolor is by Salvador Dali."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of fashion editor and <i>Project Runway</i> judge Nina Garcia and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carlos Aparicio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/nina-garcia-project-runway-new-york-apartment-slideshow#slide=9">Reality Check</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONr6ht5o7QfS2MvDhY1QONB1JXwD9b9SHiA2cg9V4ln6ZgwjxoVwFr0FkS8iQEeBrFIiM0v8I0_B6ZM42Pxt50JxSz6ez3FrGbp7DaWLiW7Jf-B568S56eeJ3HTqyaDi-DF8XE8u67Bl7/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nina-garcia-08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONr6ht5o7QfS2MvDhY1QONB1JXwD9b9SHiA2cg9V4ln6ZgwjxoVwFr0FkS8iQEeBrFIiM0v8I0_B6ZM42Pxt50JxSz6ez3FrGbp7DaWLiW7Jf-B568S56eeJ3HTqyaDi-DF8XE8u67Bl7/s640/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nina-garcia-08.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bespoke shoe storage in [Nina] Garcia's dressing room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of fashion editor and <i>Project Runway</i> judge Nina Garcia and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carlos Aparicio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/nina-garcia-project-runway-new-york-apartment-slideshow#slide=10">Reality Check</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4URPBck6tsaqm8R8LP-LvLHWZESr5jHCT52v0oLO1N0lw4nh6q0MmCt0jy8sxGTFEO03P6Dgwbaya2tXXsyNUuxuUCxtiQNI8fQ9R7zalL_Omdwl15qKwRNEdQ5mYePl8S49uSg55rqzb/s1600/120827_ED_DesignerVisions_1184-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4URPBck6tsaqm8R8LP-LvLHWZESr5jHCT52v0oLO1N0lw4nh6q0MmCt0jy8sxGTFEO03P6Dgwbaya2tXXsyNUuxuUCxtiQNI8fQ9R7zalL_Omdwl15qKwRNEdQ5mYePl8S49uSg55rqzb/s640/120827_ED_DesignerVisions_1184-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cabinetry and shelving by <a href="http://www.californiaclosets.com/">California Closets</a> in the dressing room; the clothing and accessories are from Mr. Porter, and the rug is by the Rug Company."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1906 Manhattan warehouse designed as <i>Elle Decor</i>'s Designer Visions showhouse. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.matthewsmyth.com/">Matthew Patrick Smyth</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Quy Nguyen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/design-solutions/matthew-patrick-smyth-designer-visions?click=main_sr#slide-7">The Right Moves</a>" interview by Michael Lassell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo_qepvaNJfSVx4VTvB1ZpiMHUjhXTSTnMwmuqoWBpgJ_uPAy-UOZu7my-OBr3BT-1bez5_Qpt0kHV985X-ns2xtq7G5FeSAxFSOf2Ae8CYUy-sM6CsNRlqy4c0dWSzs7cMlbBsbhjRQ7/s1600/item13.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ben-soleimani-13-closet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo_qepvaNJfSVx4VTvB1ZpiMHUjhXTSTnMwmuqoWBpgJ_uPAy-UOZu7my-OBr3BT-1bez5_Qpt0kHV985X-ns2xtq7G5FeSAxFSOf2Ae8CYUy-sM6CsNRlqy4c0dWSzs7cMlbBsbhjRQ7/s640/item13.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ben-soleimani-13-closet.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master closet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Ben Soleimani, head of <a href="http://www.mansourrug.com/">Mansour</a> antique rugs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.waldosdesigns.com/">Waldo Fernandez</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Finn-Olaf Jones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-11/ben-soleimani-waldo-fernandez-beverly-hills-home-slideshow#slide=14">Well Grounded</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwGZLH-ARmrgMa5rECC-iPIzl03S6KnWx-IfvDe-GjrSwEBm2UJlgkAdGeOhPtHmf4gugtLk65-MR9sXn1UCFxLIf7-D_MqoMHP1kjikM_jj23jmh_swupmQucTYwdejXbklNsbdGtnyo/s1600/item14.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nate-berkus-before-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwGZLH-ARmrgMa5rECC-iPIzl03S6KnWx-IfvDe-GjrSwEBm2UJlgkAdGeOhPtHmf4gugtLk65-MR9sXn1UCFxLIf7-D_MqoMHP1kjikM_jj23jmh_swupmQucTYwdejXbklNsbdGtnyo/s640/item14.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nate-berkus-before-13.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dressing room features a custom-made tufted ottoman, covered in a Clarence House velvet, and carpeting by Stark."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nate Berkus's Manhattan duplex.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by <a href="http://www.nateberkus.com/">Nate Berkus</a> and Carlos Huber, architectural designer.</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 Samuel Cochran.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/nate-berkus-manhattan-apartment-before-after-renovation-slideshow#slide=15">Nate Berkus Renovates His Manhattan Duplex</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2cbZxtc-5lG9l4nB24xRJi6bSvS3eKGG0mkK7wjRD9VFLdGdoHjg-iQNIEiH-FU15E9Mq6bNNwwxVbL9MZqRlxFB1_v8pD-VL0xjftodH5jAWnqekhUlHQfksbXjsYMZitamg5lidXB_/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.sig-bergamin-sao-paulo-brazil-11-dressing-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2cbZxtc-5lG9l4nB24xRJi6bSvS3eKGG0mkK7wjRD9VFLdGdoHjg-iQNIEiH-FU15E9Mq6bNNwwxVbL9MZqRlxFB1_v8pD-VL0xjftodH5jAWnqekhUlHQfksbXjsYMZitamg5lidXB_/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.sig-bergamin-sao-paulo-brazil-11-dressing-room.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dressing room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture and interior design by <a href="http://www.sigbergamin.com.br/">Sig Bergamin</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sao Paulo house of Sig Bergamin and Maurilo Lomas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by James Reginato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/sig-bergamin-sao-paulo-brazil-home-slideshow#slide=11">More is More</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">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/AVvXsEgpfA6WF1MMmqgWEm7o0jsTrSjXpEOmNu-62BEKynIMaYTBNPhMP51bD-bJ98ElxjOmsj6nbBgHCE9JO59ZWRofE_cS39TElbsz_jY84DiRFAkS8C8eLzC465qYuZVS821PdGk26ow6_XiK/s1600/len-morgan-loft-1112-03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfA6WF1MMmqgWEm7o0jsTrSjXpEOmNu-62BEKynIMaYTBNPhMP51bD-bJ98ElxjOmsj6nbBgHCE9JO59ZWRofE_cS39TElbsz_jY84DiRFAkS8C8eLzC465qYuZVS821PdGk26ow6_XiK/s640/len-morgan-loft-1112-03-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The cabinetry in the dressing room is custom made, the walls are painted in <a href="http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/">Fine Paints of Europe</a>'s Scrimshaw, and the flooring is original."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Industrial loft apartment in Manhattan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Space configured by architect Len Morgan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mikkel Vang.</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;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/len-morgan-new-york-loft-design?click=main_sr#slide-7">Made to Measure</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/">Elle Decor</a> (November 2012).</span></div>

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