The Beauty of Gray

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Gray is the quiet and staid color. It is associated with reliability, intelligence, and restraint. Because the sky and bodies of water are often gray, it is also associated with contemplation, sadness, and depression. And because hair grays as one ages, gray also is associated with wisdom, dignity, and maturity. . . . In the twentieth century, gray was revered by Abstract Expressionist painters, especially Mark Rothko and Agnes Martin, who made minimalist paintings using only white or gray paint and lead pencil. . . . In the West, all-gray interiors are associated with refinement and sophistication."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Munsell%C2%AE-Student-Color-Set/dp/1609011562/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384987444&sr=1-1&keywords=the+new+munsell+student+color+set+3rd+edition" target="_blank">The New Munsell Student Color Set, Third Edition</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">James Thomas Long, School of the Arts, <a href="http://www.vcu.edu/" target="_blank">Virginia Commonwealth University</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXVq-uihaFx8UZZns4WmA60Qzs2O0PzzBp5LL6BzX9w9_xOo1YgmTZWxv0mPLVjerYjX9YmSzEgC8Z-6uR2uVPkyFqIAPmSyJMY-AkL1Sajr1BjBD5bc5Q76ErAQ61_FssHS81faBkTVP/s1600/2-showhouse-0109-xlg-13366409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXVq-uihaFx8UZZns4WmA60Qzs2O0PzzBp5LL6BzX9w9_xOo1YgmTZWxv0mPLVjerYjX9YmSzEgC8Z-6uR2uVPkyFqIAPmSyJMY-AkL1Sajr1BjBD5bc5Q76ErAQ61_FssHS81faBkTVP/s640/2-showhouse-0109-xlg-13366409.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Susan Ferrier took her color palette from this painting by James McLaughlin Way, through Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery. Faux horse-leg benches from John Rosselli are a whimsical touch."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York City showhouse apartment designed by Susan Ferrier [of <a href="http://www.mcalpineboothferrier.com/" target="_blank">McAlpine Booth and Ferrier Interiors</a>] with <i>House Beautiful</i>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-neutrals#slide-1" target="_blank">A Manhattan Apartment Gets a Designer's Touch</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (January 2009).</span><br /><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/AVvXsEgfLyMQOUwxg7aiopRKyqsVrZOf-E0Fgkx9znOyZFDUD6-B0K3IezXLUKGxKtm2ZHhKibNAwnww1DirX_EiSgURCuYPKPSJjwWWendEYY8yrIHwM1dGkr-hude8Di0v6svClc4kTg4XfL7s/s1600/12-hbx-waterworks-cast-iron-tub-watson-1113-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLyMQOUwxg7aiopRKyqsVrZOf-E0Fgkx9znOyZFDUD6-B0K3IezXLUKGxKtm2ZHhKibNAwnww1DirX_EiSgURCuYPKPSJjwWWendEYY8yrIHwM1dGkr-hude8Di0v6svClc4kTg4XfL7s/s640/12-hbx-waterworks-cast-iron-tub-watson-1113-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I love a glamorous bathroom,' [Marshall] Watson says. He turned the master bath into a spa-like oasis with floor-to-ceiling windows, a <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> cast-iron tub, a custom vanity with crystal bars, also by Waterworks. and a crystal chandelier by John Salibello. Walls are Silver Satin in Aura by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.marshallwatsoninteriors.com/" target="_blank">Marshall Watson</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/shades-of-gray-decor-1113?click=smart&kw=ist&src=smart&mag=HBU&link=http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/shades-of-gray-decor-1113-SMT-HBU#slide-12" target="_blank">A Florida House in 72 Shades of Gray</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> (November 2013). </span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hyYpELoPdG6BRBtX0bjZYsObGnx4LcBZ6YVStH2fpSudFQOZ9IsX4UccUnSHaQwqdDzXUjgyh1tqUnl4dZVo_ww4u29AogCuSpY3mF6WjF4HWjRWsMzrke9pUZOLhPMqHUPurXFg994J/s1600/hbx-white-ceramic-bathtub-1210-hamel19-de-41492886.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hyYpELoPdG6BRBtX0bjZYsObGnx4LcBZ6YVStH2fpSudFQOZ9IsX4UccUnSHaQwqdDzXUjgyh1tqUnl4dZVo_ww4u29AogCuSpY3mF6WjF4HWjRWsMzrke9pUZOLhPMqHUPurXFg994J/s640/hbx-white-ceramic-bathtub-1210-hamel19-de-41492886.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cool gray walls - Smoke Wax limestone by Artistic Tile - set off paintings by Australian artist Tony Tuckson in the master bath. Floor is aged Petit Granite from Exquisite Surfaces. City bathtub from Urban Archaeology."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Thomas Hamel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/global-decor-1210?click=main_sr#slide-18" target="_blank">A Florida Home Goes Globetrotting</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> (December 2010). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtfJNfUWHnig-FVqi0ey_sCocBWiD7mWFLG09i_NDttD16n0_wTYTv9Z98c9ArB7mBFN4XXRVcILGURiFUpVPSH4Igxj4v94yLnKyuAm7u0gyTGUza880td4tlhHgrIyNJbP6KtQS-gNz/s1600/12-hbx-schumacher-whitney-floral-wallpaper-mcdonald-0913-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtfJNfUWHnig-FVqi0ey_sCocBWiD7mWFLG09i_NDttD16n0_wTYTv9Z98c9ArB7mBFN4XXRVcILGURiFUpVPSH4Igxj4v94yLnKyuAm7u0gyTGUza880td4tlhHgrIyNJbP6KtQS-gNz/s640/12-hbx-schumacher-whitney-floral-wallpaper-mcdonald-0913-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Schumacher's Whitney Floral wallpaper and a Venetian mirror give movie-star glamour to the dressing room. The bench was designed by Mary McDonald."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.marymcdonaldinc.com/" target="_blank">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/mary-mcdonald-house-0913?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">A California House in Soft Shades by Designer Mary McDonald</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 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IsYW0Fn6RQqIXSovGSh4FvSljUu3zKymVBlQhn_95R5o5gy4eCbtzl_oK5OJmGI2pbOismbIKealfxX30dfnToqgtKJx-yf9EcuqeI1bfx3QEEDQ0gbbzasHKnww8jM0aNXUwVZVobSe/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.francis-sultana-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/AVvXsEj_IsYW0Fn6RQqIXSovGSh4FvSljUu3zKymVBlQhn_95R5o5gy4eCbtzl_oK5OJmGI2pbOismbIKealfxX30dfnToqgtKJx-yf9EcuqeI1bfx3QEEDQ0gbbzasHKnww8jM0aNXUwVZVobSe/s640/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.francis-sultana-13-closet.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom's closet, customized by [Francis] Sultana, has palladium-leaf doors; the carpet is by Fort Street Studio."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Triplex apartment in a 19th-century London mansion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Francis Sultana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Thomas Croft.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luke White.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Anthony Gardner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-02/francis-sultana-thomas-croft-historic-london-townhouse-slideshow_slideshow_item9_10" target="_blank">London Calling</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/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgaB_MIHoa5w9HSvanvUCAvuXJJz0ISA8osFu93Q8BZxtfCfnW_6wGNmIFPruYtmrVXeIAhzNg2XTlW8ZapPli4GpFiWl415ErDOmsz8NW3il_JYLTR4pDeaRYhT5j_sWQwfMf0UYbKOn/s1600/ss_101757059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgaB_MIHoa5w9HSvanvUCAvuXJJz0ISA8osFu93Q8BZxtfCfnW_6wGNmIFPruYtmrVXeIAhzNg2XTlW8ZapPli4GpFiWl415ErDOmsz8NW3il_JYLTR4pDeaRYhT5j_sWQwfMf0UYbKOn/s640/ss_101757059.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Painted soft gray, the dressing room features mirrored doors and a stainless-topped island."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Larry and Deborah Coven's Chicago-area home.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gail Plechaty, <a href="http://www.gailplechaty.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Real Simple Design</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Robert W. Kirk, <a href="http://groupaarch.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Group A Architecture Inc.</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/bright-white-inviting-home_ss13.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Bright, White, and Inviting Home</a>" produced by Hilary Rose.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Traditional Home</a> (September 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwpjfqr0EGTTzIrW_9pERr1qbuw9Y-FvUznEi7t3lqpwdykg84VaEqeToHx-Cl3FTAcsEKRQOUcsDweCko2f3qywfKRbLXStifM1fnY5AuC_qwRrkrsIDXJM4qkrnthDaBEY2WytcmDpm/s1600/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwpjfqr0EGTTzIrW_9pERr1qbuw9Y-FvUznEi7t3lqpwdykg84VaEqeToHx-Cl3FTAcsEKRQOUcsDweCko2f3qywfKRbLXStifM1fnY5AuC_qwRrkrsIDXJM4qkrnthDaBEY2WytcmDpm/s640/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-01-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage French sofa and an 18th-century English armchair, both upholstered in muslin, in the living room; the Georgian-style lantern is bronze, the tole lamps are vintage, the 1920s French sconce is by Armand-Albert Rateau, and the Spanish gilt-wood mirror is a New York flea-market find."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walls painted in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a>'s "Pigeon."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christopher Knight and Carlos Aponte's 1865 brownstone in Jersey City.</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;">Styled by JC Garcia-Lavin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/poetic-license#slide-1" target="_blank">Poetic License</a>" by Peter Terzian.</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></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5I6BJzru_i3p644UXXtEMNyDq9ZoFW_cnHpJCKzXIFhUlwNf92yAWjvRhcyGHWQxiYYlNdbA20EGmMohocXA0zLYpcYRs7nJumlGDqmirCGP1qWVg1e12JQORpHEhuTVvsokWlpXVeTU/s1600/EDC120112JerryHouse05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5I6BJzru_i3p644UXXtEMNyDq9ZoFW_cnHpJCKzXIFhUlwNf92yAWjvRhcyGHWQxiYYlNdbA20EGmMohocXA0zLYpcYRs7nJumlGDqmirCGP1qWVg1e12JQORpHEhuTVvsokWlpXVeTU/s640/EDC120112JerryHouse05.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, armchairs from a local flea market surround a Saarinen table painted in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Down Pipe; the <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2013/07/murano-glass-and-summertime.html" target="_blank">Murano</a>-glass chandelier is antique, the Neapolitan console is circa 1850, and the plates are by <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/08/piero-fornasetti.html" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fornasetti</a>."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gianni Franchellucci.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Craig Seligman.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/italian-design-jerry-maggi-mehall-griffey-interiors?click=main_sr#slide-1" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">A Sojourn in Sicily: Mehall Griffey and Jerry Maggi's Apartment</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrjK7f84c__I40HdhJpMMHPTg1P2OuQFhGvrPgzNdwTw6f7Aqr0PSGe0L3n7RpQWt6FWTsLLUHj5qayOTcfUKwMUgjc0Aiv00t1Z2KXVmabra2jOYrrHs3_JZ5TnSXbQ8Fdvqvby178MA/s1600/RptZnWjihG_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqrjK7f84c__I40HdhJpMMHPTg1P2OuQFhGvrPgzNdwTw6f7Aqr0PSGe0L3n7RpQWt6FWTsLLUHj5qayOTcfUKwMUgjc0Aiv00t1Z2KXVmabra2jOYrrHs3_JZ5TnSXbQ8Fdvqvby178MA/s640/RptZnWjihG_l.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The airy mood of the rest of the apartment is tempered by the den's rich textures and handsome gray walls."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York City apartment of Tom Ambler, studio director of Drake Design Associates.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Marco Ricca.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/May+2013/4qiRa0GYJ6x/1#50" target="_blank">The Art of the Upgrade</a>" written by Sarah Storms.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (May 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJc0SM6s-sDJ4ixPyDMnNcXcv3MygDK10NssvgcvVahAVb1XAFxqy5jhilncmvqCYnokmaKksbgsaAaMxEo0-bN00ksz2x4ElwSYloueZbcwODjCHZp2n78AcfI6qfYCEaQipxT1V1PsD/s1600/matthew-patrick-smyth-designer-visions-EDC-1212-04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJc0SM6s-sDJ4ixPyDMnNcXcv3MygDK10NssvgcvVahAVb1XAFxqy5jhilncmvqCYnokmaKksbgsaAaMxEo0-bN00ksz2x4ElwSYloueZbcwODjCHZp2n78AcfI6qfYCEaQipxT1V1PsD/s640/matthew-patrick-smyth-designer-visions-EDC-1212-04-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A photo work by Peter Margonelli in the living area; the 1930s French table base has a custom made top."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint color: Notre Dame from <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Color Series line.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">1906 Manhattan warehouse designed as </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Elle Decor</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">'s Designer Visions showhouse. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.matthewsmyth.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Matthew Patrick Smyth</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Quy Nguyen.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; 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-3" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">The Right Moves</a>" interview by Michael Lassell.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">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/AVvXsEgV2wUtBstt3x0OtSV3vibXu_yqTlhcIHsY0ip189EWO9r093QZnIMZ5rA9ULAN4MZz7OMK539FZgf9DMhIyeehmXcaFYVy8hDjoQqch-nNWjZ3pqhUGHtarkk_KMu8a-KzKEhx9KWAYPiU/s1600/101548611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2wUtBstt3x0OtSV3vibXu_yqTlhcIHsY0ip189EWO9r093QZnIMZ5rA9ULAN4MZz7OMK539FZgf9DMhIyeehmXcaFYVy8hDjoQqch-nNWjZ3pqhUGHtarkk_KMu8a-KzKEhx9KWAYPiU/s640/101548611.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"Draperies in the master suite sitting room are Great Plains wool edged with a Greek key trim from Samuel and Sons. Paneling is painted a custom-mix charcoal gray."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Atlanta, Georgia, home of Daphne and Alex Davis, parents of designer Amy Morris.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Interior design by Amy Morris, <a href="http://amydmorris.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Amy D. Morris Interiors</a>.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Architect: Brad Heppner, <a href="http://bradleyheppner.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Bradley E. Heppner Architecture LLC</a>.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Builder: Joe Noah, <a href="http://noahandassociates.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Noah and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Photography by Emily Followill.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/atlanta-colonial-remodel_ss13.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Atlanta Remodel</a>" produced by Lisa Mowry.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Traditional Home</a> (September 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIShYUGfwZZBKVazIqmSGOp_pjDE83k9GICUX-FKTmNuMCywCfEVHBWHlRLq8VHUqYLAvbK_yxpW94JAySP8Y6g_gIhTZpIG1dhu5zsfRrYM8Cja30mKjC5ka0Gkz-w4bZFxqOHqbZy13/s1600/02-hbx-industrial-style-pendants-mcdonald-0913-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIShYUGfwZZBKVazIqmSGOp_pjDE83k9GICUX-FKTmNuMCywCfEVHBWHlRLq8VHUqYLAvbK_yxpW94JAySP8Y6g_gIhTZpIG1dhu5zsfRrYM8Cja30mKjC5ka0Gkz-w4bZFxqOHqbZy13/s640/02-hbx-industrial-style-pendants-mcdonald-0913-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Industrial-style <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a> pendants add contrast above the kitchen island. The cabinets are painted in Roman Column by <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.marymcdonaldinc.com/" target="_blank">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/mary-mcdonald-house-0913?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">A California House in Soft Shades by Designer Mary McDonald</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 2013).</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/AVvXsEi0xfAkwSPZyA38G1PpO-PjLLfs2KL4rkfcCoUosYMA6QlfZEBinmd5ksRc0jcTGqrtJR6eOvoVuYOfEEEF-ykJecpxF7w6ZMKhF0MAvHufSRcivq9c3F5HRhJHg_EdLoFsMoRce_i-Jw3O/s1600/09-hbx-outdoor-limestone-tile-mcdonald-0913-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0xfAkwSPZyA38G1PpO-PjLLfs2KL4rkfcCoUosYMA6QlfZEBinmd5ksRc0jcTGqrtJR6eOvoVuYOfEEEF-ykJecpxF7w6ZMKhF0MAvHufSRcivq9c3F5HRhJHg_EdLoFsMoRce_i-Jw3O/s640/09-hbx-outdoor-limestone-tile-mcdonald-0913-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'The house is on a golf course with manicured lawns, so I liked repeating the grays and ivories of the interior against all the greenery,' " [designer Mary] McDonald says of the limestone-tile veranda, which has <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a> furniture."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.marymcdonaldinc.com/" target="_blank">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/mary-mcdonald-house-0913?click=main_sr#slide-12" target="_blank">A California House in Soft Shades by Designer Mary McDonald</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 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuidqZ9xPVudPRIvAo69st-FL_jgWBBLCBxYz7JOoAWnLb9pj9XspTGjfAtxFrbX-q-_YLwvvbEnMivjjpaPXm-_wn4OllpuUXGMpEP_2prOsRk7BD0e19_P5T3IcrozXyXqCqRA89Cdba/s1600/05-hbx-gray-kitchen-cabinets-watson-1113-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuidqZ9xPVudPRIvAo69st-FL_jgWBBLCBxYz7JOoAWnLb9pj9XspTGjfAtxFrbX-q-_YLwvvbEnMivjjpaPXm-_wn4OllpuUXGMpEP_2prOsRk7BD0e19_P5T3IcrozXyXqCqRA89Cdba/s640/05-hbx-gray-kitchen-cabinets-watson-1113-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Kitchen cabinets were given an update and a link to the rest of the rooms with Chelsea Gray paint in Aura by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.marshallwatsoninteriors.com/" target="_blank">Marshall Watson</a>.<br />Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/shades-of-gray-decor-1113?click=smart&kw=ist&src=smart&mag=HBU&link=http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/shades-of-gray-decor-1113-SMT-HBU#slide-5" target="_blank">A Florida House in 72 Shades of Gray</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> (November 2013). </span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDD_1bz_21Y23flT72ARdAD-xY3l7IEZuTJQBVDOHoeO6ek1V01P_gmERUF9xwMaC8iYMJhayPI7K0FOMgHNs2oo5L3NNxcP2ijVpk0wesh8EnNrpMEZiN2SMAZRSOWKZQoAy0dsLHL58/s1600/house-home-holiday-table-julie-charbonneau-dec10-virginiamacdonald.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDD_1bz_21Y23flT72ARdAD-xY3l7IEZuTJQBVDOHoeO6ek1V01P_gmERUF9xwMaC8iYMJhayPI7K0FOMgHNs2oo5L3NNxcP2ijVpk0wesh8EnNrpMEZiN2SMAZRSOWKZQoAy0dsLHL58/s640/house-home-holiday-table-julie-charbonneau-dec10-virginiamacdonald.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Artful layers, from flatware to linens and plates, create a lush tabletop. White hydrangeas are pretty but not overpowering. Soft pewter silver-banded plates complement the wall color, and simple tapered candles are perfect year-round."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Julie Charbonneau, <a href="http://depoitiers.com/" target="_blank">de Poitiers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Virginia Macdonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-thanksgiving-table-settings?page=2" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Thanksgiving Table Settings</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7E3p4Fgm4IBFvUO_Yv6_EXzvcKOax4LImouX9Y9yBQp92gBogH3eQxPLxOSQUse7Rn5lu4pjQQ-pXID1jzJNXJrrNJjDndXL6VRxUkcxUxl8ElSVQC6MFpkT1pRBQ4pdlgiDj-NbZoZMa/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0095-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7E3p4Fgm4IBFvUO_Yv6_EXzvcKOax4LImouX9Y9yBQp92gBogH3eQxPLxOSQUse7Rn5lu4pjQQ-pXID1jzJNXJrrNJjDndXL6VRxUkcxUxl8ElSVQC6MFpkT1pRBQ4pdlgiDj-NbZoZMa/s640/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0095-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room sofas are by <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a>, the throw is by <a href="http://usa.hermes.com/" target="_blank">Hermes</a>, and the walls are painted in Modern Gray by <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a>; the cocktail table was cut down from an antique dining table."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Moon Stone Farm, the Lexington, Kentucky, retreat of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-3" target="_blank">At Home with Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009). </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/AVvXsEh8NBsA0UMKF_ZneuH29qeLFqWLvETTeUTrR136L86wKxp-bLlmBZAgbqP0HEM5J-F75XJe1kzc22ulBofKIJ39E0Z4EfTWHhiU8-dAYzYdJ5MxxIb8BrOviia317yASHFVcbi_ESwlJqGw/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0093-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NBsA0UMKF_ZneuH29qeLFqWLvETTeUTrR136L86wKxp-bLlmBZAgbqP0HEM5J-F75XJe1kzc22ulBofKIJ39E0Z4EfTWHhiU8-dAYzYdJ5MxxIb8BrOviia317yASHFVcbi_ESwlJqGw/s640/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0093-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The stable at Moon Stone Farm," the Lexington, Kentucky, retreat of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-2" target="_blank">At Home with Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009). </span><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRmF8DNu1u7ITfuDOSBIimrbFFdyJCEwOajvLOlALYoxb1_HefHUIQgphyphenhyphenggw1u5P-CFjuEJ71GzUh6ja889CkYpT9DYgFsHaPsyerKVSm4hWU3E_vVeQOBOjbLGmil9TALc5J8_ksRZn/s1600/ED1008_Lamber_04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRmF8DNu1u7ITfuDOSBIimrbFFdyJCEwOajvLOlALYoxb1_HefHUIQgphyphenhyphenggw1u5P-CFjuEJ71GzUh6ja889CkYpT9DYgFsHaPsyerKVSm4hWU3E_vVeQOBOjbLGmil9TALc5J8_ksRZn/s640/ED1008_Lamber_04-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The barn frames the driveway leading to the tennis court and woodland garden."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sharon, Connecticut, country home of accessories designers,<br />Richard Lambertson and John Truex.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Richard Lambertson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Lili Abir Regen.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/country-chic#slide-3" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Country Chic</a>" by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Elle Decor</a> (October 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfrYBtBG4na-TXwRgriIvVs_FRAedy9Yb_neSXVra8yBfFw9QoQsRPIg0t1CYBXaCuUEYItDALiMgNz1aVNJDTPCGW5iq62Dko_b8iII_eqGwIAc15pJ0PTRFA-ST6h5gVLCUkV6KUlny/s1600/BlogPerfectlyComposedGray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfrYBtBG4na-TXwRgriIvVs_FRAedy9Yb_neSXVra8yBfFw9QoQsRPIg0t1CYBXaCuUEYItDALiMgNz1aVNJDTPCGW5iq62Dko_b8iII_eqGwIAc15pJ0PTRFA-ST6h5gVLCUkV6KUlny/s640/BlogPerfectlyComposedGray.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, a pair of 19th-century French gilt-wood mirrors, a 19th-century German commode, and curtains of Clarence House's Changeant Taffeta; the bed linens are by the White Co."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London flat of jewelry designer Fruzsina Keehn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://alexpapachristidis.com/" target="_blank">Alex Papachristidis</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 Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Perfectly Composed" produced 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><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RIJ_mGlQrAHkEJI-8zW6uQomwv3K5rDG6wn7gMGHz3Sf74GXZRcRRbothUBFi4OmTprOka0IpOSjw7zbNXBDUk6xQlFVNjtiUViV5JYFi9pvwcG1ASjhVBxQ2yUhTS9B70zR-NiEZLbd/s1600/ss_101747198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RIJ_mGlQrAHkEJI-8zW6uQomwv3K5rDG6wn7gMGHz3Sf74GXZRcRRbothUBFi4OmTprOka0IpOSjw7zbNXBDUk6xQlFVNjtiUViV5JYFi9pvwcG1ASjhVBxQ2yUhTS9B70zR-NiEZLbd/s640/ss_101747198.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A grand presentation of botanical prints hangs between soaring windows dressed in luxurious silk panels. The coral color of the prints echoes the hue in the rug that grounds a marble-topped coffee table and a pair of Louis XVI chairs flanking a sofa slipcovered in ivory cotton."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Lake Forest Showhouse and Gardens set in 1916 Italianate mansion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.99147605895996px;">Interior design by Gail Plechaty, </span><a href="http://www.gailplechaty.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; background-color: white; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.99147605895996px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Real Simple Design</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.99147605895996px;">.</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;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/sophisticated-lake-forest-showhouse_ss1.html" target="_blank">Sophisticated Lake Forest Showhouse</a>" produced by Hilary Rose.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><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/AVvXsEi17PQ0jl2dnE1ZyK6qQKDMP1wCr23yOs0yr5wFr4whI3zmsSXLIT1snakR36DFs1_k2lEQh6NhpCBNC5PzUTG5cUBrnBo7nn_dhttdlvzT_tcqyKGUelRAORgfww5xQatnJaTsjo08AMsN/s1600/07-%2528if-any%2529---Jpg-structure--Christina-azario-ed11-2011-07-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17PQ0jl2dnE1ZyK6qQKDMP1wCr23yOs0yr5wFr4whI3zmsSXLIT1snakR36DFs1_k2lEQh6NhpCBNC5PzUTG5cUBrnBo7nn_dhttdlvzT_tcqyKGUelRAORgfww5xQatnJaTsjo08AMsN/s640/07-%2528if-any%2529---Jpg-structure--Christina-azario-ed11-2011-07-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Cristina] Azario designed the hemp-covered headboard and linen bedding in the master bedroom, where the family's Australian Labradoodle likes to rest. The painting is by Thomas Connolly, and the wall is painted in <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Eagle Rock."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">East Harlem, New York, brownstone of linens designer <a href="http://www.cristinaazario.com/" target="_blank">Cristina Azario</a> and her family.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: George Cooper.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/harlem-renaissance#slide-7" target="_blank">Harlem Renaissance</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (November 2011).  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tguwmZDQBPyN7zId_6cTT5ashfL5nZE5U6_Pxins4TSHwdgoSx63Of1IIYavmKtiUBMVQQ2sGlHLOOoTgoiYuvFE6LvIuaLq88ef_Whr8O-2dm_VxK6DZclRnOCzsY7x1RhXRf5MvD-L/s1600/ss_102101915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tguwmZDQBPyN7zId_6cTT5ashfL5nZE5U6_Pxins4TSHwdgoSx63Of1IIYavmKtiUBMVQQ2sGlHLOOoTgoiYuvFE6LvIuaLq88ef_Whr8O-2dm_VxK6DZclRnOCzsY7x1RhXRf5MvD-L/s640/ss_102101915.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique French bronze clock with a 66-inch diameter was conveyed to the upper level of the tower by a freight elevator with only a quarter inch to spare. 'Good karma.' says Joseph [Abboud]. The darkest room in the apartment, the winery is also his favorite."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint: "Rialto" (Number 32-21) by <a href="http://www.prattandlambert.com/" target="_blank">Pratt and Lambert</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bostom pied-a-terre of menswear designer Jospeh Abboud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Kelly McGuill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/home-fashion-designer-joseph-abboud_ss26.html" target="_blank">Tall and Handsome</a>" w</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ritten by Candace Ord Manroe.</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> (September 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/AVvXsEjQ8Up4x4YcZly1yi8V2XeB9pLVVZ6NnB5HrHfJ8dv8C-7a3XCIZhYzX-FxRHrpwchfoXtzgPTUs2Q01yRDMRSoixjyMZUTiGrHOL_58QUHkBNWarXRqE1CzwrHz9v0obwNehZlvh869-_k/s1600/RothkoBlackGray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8Up4x4YcZly1yi8V2XeB9pLVVZ6NnB5HrHfJ8dv8C-7a3XCIZhYzX-FxRHrpwchfoXtzgPTUs2Q01yRDMRSoixjyMZUTiGrHOL_58QUHkBNWarXRqE1CzwrHz9v0obwNehZlvh869-_k/s640/RothkoBlackGray.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Untitled (Black on Gray)" by Mark Rothko (1969 - 1970).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Acrylic on canvas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RothkoBlackGray.jpg" target="_blank">Low resolution image obtained via Wikipedia Fair Use policy</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artwork/3535" target="_blank">Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation, Inc., 1986.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7w31T9uuZolOHmA1VLrKvCN1t_pqb5VTmXCLXc0rNF8ExMhvvH6b_fxmj2QBxKECQDNrrM-7L7KZtDEmLiMtZMRQVKAgs7f-uwvSO6GJVHOK_k_g2OBH_3pUmyjQdIAbiJXCtrh4iKZC/s1600/the-tree-1964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7w31T9uuZolOHmA1VLrKvCN1t_pqb5VTmXCLXc0rNF8ExMhvvH6b_fxmj2QBxKECQDNrrM-7L7KZtDEmLiMtZMRQVKAgs7f-uwvSO6GJVHOK_k_g2OBH_3pUmyjQdIAbiJXCtrh4iKZC/s640/the-tree-1964.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Tree" by Agnes Martin (1964).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oil and pencil on canvas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copyright 2013 Estate of Agnes Martin/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.</span><br /><a href="http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/agnes-martin/the-tree-1964" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Low resolution image obtained via WikiPaintings in accordance with the Fair Use policy</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The original piece of art currently belongs to The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Credit: Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I share this <a href="http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/audios/3/2129" target="_blank">link to audio from the MoMA website</a> in which a curator discusses this piece of art (1:31 minutes)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'When I first made a grid,' [Agnes] Martin said. 'I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence . . . and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision.' Martin made fine vertical lines and lightly shaded horizontal bands in oil and pencil, softening the geometric structure, which seems to expand beyond the confines of the canvas. For Martin the grid evoked not a human measure but an ethereal one - the boundless order or transcendent reality associated with Eastern philosophies."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we enter the holiday season, as the trees become increasingly bare, and the days grow shorter and frequently gray, consider taking a moment to contemplate the beauty of nature and the mystery of time. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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