On a Pedestal

<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;"><div style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Consider using a pedestal to elevate statuary, sculpture or urns in your home. Options include Lucite, wood, limestone and steel . . . </span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbLZyG584Ok7jdUfOOLwpwzS6ryyPriJ1evHveGghLa3Ac6m2YvxuUv_mI9Qjca1ndRdzLbBzoaGv2qBKd6RcN-AQatHc899C93BFys5SuA97bTBdAvCHRHQtZEelwhqe7-FaqEEhInTZ/s1600/BlogReneaAbbott.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbLZyG584Ok7jdUfOOLwpwzS6ryyPriJ1evHveGghLa3Ac6m2YvxuUv_mI9Qjca1ndRdzLbBzoaGv2qBKd6RcN-AQatHc899C93BFys5SuA97bTBdAvCHRHQtZEelwhqe7-FaqEEhInTZ/s640/BlogReneaAbbott.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"Antique stone torso. Plaster walls by RFJ Meiswinkel in custom color derived from paints by Donald Kaufman. Custom Lucite pedestal. Gustavian-inspired chair by Classic Cloth damask. Italian antique chandelier."</span></div></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;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Provence-style farmhouse in California.</span></div></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;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Renea Abbott, <a href="http://www.myshabbyslips.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;">Shabby Slips</a>.</span></div></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;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Building design by Michael Layne.</span></div></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;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div></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;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div></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;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Passion for Provence" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (September 2007).</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaocuTCV3qsdMo3oQfBoEUoyISxPf86TZjgIYTbgQhRToQzXfOYKAU0uOvKV3_9VDAKfc4zyY50SneG9RXDvAmCVFSgdIep_8sndGnh8aikBW2GZzt87kBGBlrypHRARAChW_qHzyC1l3/s1600/1-feature-shubel-0109-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaocuTCV3qsdMo3oQfBoEUoyISxPf86TZjgIYTbgQhRToQzXfOYKAU0uOvKV3_9VDAKfc4zyY50SneG9RXDvAmCVFSgdIep_8sndGnh8aikBW2GZzt87kBGBlrypHRARAChW_qHzyC1l3/s640/1-feature-shubel-0109-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the hallway, Stephen Shubel created drama with walls in Coffee by <a href="http://www.sydneyharbourpaints.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Sydney Harbour Paints</a>, plaster nudes on <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/" target="_blank">Wisteria</a> pedestals, multiple rows of framed art, and antique Moroccan lanterns."</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeremy Samuelson.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-color?click=main_sr#slide-1" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">A California Home Shows Off the Power of Color</a>" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">House Beautiful</a> (January 2009).</span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmpoQIfwTrJlzjhKn2kinImhWMcxAg9EJeKl24I7IYU2YK3GzeGaj9Rp-DQweaqMeb3BO2n8YTAcvEzqtDFsCbTdKnayPyzHKEWxE3Gt2mHNwp8f-mluU9QoFoqhHWx3CansWitV-LW7E/s1600/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmpoQIfwTrJlzjhKn2kinImhWMcxAg9EJeKl24I7IYU2YK3GzeGaj9Rp-DQweaqMeb3BO2n8YTAcvEzqtDFsCbTdKnayPyzHKEWxE3Gt2mHNwp8f-mluU9QoFoqhHWx3CansWitV-LW7E/s640/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Original oak beams lend rustic charm to interiors filled with antique, vintage and new furnishings collected in France. Sofa from Habite, Paris. Old World Weavers leopard silk velvet on pillows. Bust, 19th-century, sits atop 1930s pedestal."</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco designer Stephen Shubel's Loire Valley 16th-century home.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Gregory Firlotte.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Loire Holiday" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (November - December 2005).</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubQMtrVU-SeJuqU0mA_50c9qemSXWXicg90g9ouK1n6B2Po0HYyCp36MWn4SOgNrJdmsp5eHtXLuABDIX7wIsacmfdVfYMM6_IhqrZJUkvWELNlv9iULu_yX2MCCqLDsthLcJfQ2KgOAY/s1600/project_08_06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubQMtrVU-SeJuqU0mA_50c9qemSXWXicg90g9ouK1n6B2Po0HYyCp36MWn4SOgNrJdmsp5eHtXLuABDIX7wIsacmfdVfYMM6_IhqrZJUkvWELNlv9iULu_yX2MCCqLDsthLcJfQ2KgOAY/s640/project_08_06.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Designer Stephen Shubel's 1907 Sausalito fisherman's cottage.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Stephen Shubel.</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Interview by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"California Cottage" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2012).</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHt7E70G2HgbvLskxvnydXhTnfvJYz7K4yXFL7d-1fvISAJzt7o4OB3GsJleA5Ji9L_rHDGS9M1mcFKEbatcAbKDjGa9VIblsTA7TYsOJApahhje1aikTQkhpmFL0UvK7RFO8Wa9u2it_z/s1600/BlogPeterVitaleChristmas6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHt7E70G2HgbvLskxvnydXhTnfvJYz7K4yXFL7d-1fvISAJzt7o4OB3GsJleA5Ji9L_rHDGS9M1mcFKEbatcAbKDjGa9VIblsTA7TYsOJApahhje1aikTQkhpmFL0UvK7RFO8Wa9u2it_z/s640/BlogPeterVitaleChristmas6.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Terra-cotta 19th-c. reproduction of Roman bust on pine pedestal. Mexican 19th-c. table. Venetian 18th-c. mirror. Saint's crown and processional crown, both 19th-c. Glass light cube from Italy. Mexican bowl. T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings chair."</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Interiors by Peter Vitale and Harry Greiner.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kimberlie Waugh-Bloodworth.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Christmas in Santa Fe” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (November – December 2007).</span><br /><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYM5oYX591zWDB2SHjotnuCdal3JXxBOS0tGAgGTjBAnUt7w9QNicmC0nnrETMvSA7hk_JkwFVY_-NmmzZBMAcxUKrj0TEOba-51xZy8LzG-_mNoVbcFuezWOO4BTtUF-opgIUaWBLW01D/s1600/9-bilhuber-sculpture-xlg-91131063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYM5oYX591zWDB2SHjotnuCdal3JXxBOS0tGAgGTjBAnUt7w9QNicmC0nnrETMvSA7hk_JkwFVY_-NmmzZBMAcxUKrj0TEOba-51xZy8LzG-_mNoVbcFuezWOO4BTtUF-opgIUaWBLW01D/s640/9-bilhuber-sculpture-xlg-91131063.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Outside the master bedroom, a French carved stone mask is displayed on a column designed by Bilhuber."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jeffrey Bilhuber.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-pennsylvania-bilhuber-0908#slide-9" target="_blank">A Pennsylvania House in Gorgeous Grays</a>" by Mimi Read.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2008).</span><br /><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUY7ONZ7MUAXQK1ZjQO2CJEaKyNGDH67VDq_pKAAW7ocNhyphenhyphen82EGJnOxvIJd4w0OLyU0FgcRvkiysPDX_h5v1aVZGcKJjukdZVY9hBKySPInyP1xJy2SCPAK0c3vrfUTyB_DI_OYSWnI032/s1600/11-bilhuber-hallway-xlg-5895109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUY7ONZ7MUAXQK1ZjQO2CJEaKyNGDH67VDq_pKAAW7ocNhyphenhyphen82EGJnOxvIJd4w0OLyU0FgcRvkiysPDX_h5v1aVZGcKJjukdZVY9hBKySPInyP1xJy2SCPAK0c3vrfUTyB_DI_OYSWnI032/s640/11-bilhuber-hallway-xlg-5895109.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A bridge over the living room displays a ceramic urn on a wood pedestal covered with lacquered linen."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jeffrey Bilhuber.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-pennsylvania-bilhuber-0908#slide-11" target="_blank">A Pennsylvania House in Gorgeous Grays</a>" by Mimi Read.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2008).</span><br /><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9AbwgUNGewdZli_awRA_jVTGG3Qy_LTwValSs0rcBMDgfWfGj44JmqkYbYcQ82tp-mImQJTxbSbnFGfCk0rziof37g5tTldHDEvWjrTelrD3DUdZ2mat7sAtqF38XaexDJ9aw68kUEgM/s1600/manhattan-penthouse-sally-hershberger-ed0910-04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9AbwgUNGewdZli_awRA_jVTGG3Qy_LTwValSs0rcBMDgfWfGj44JmqkYbYcQ82tp-mImQJTxbSbnFGfCk0rziof37g5tTldHDEvWjrTelrD3DUdZ2mat7sAtqF38XaexDJ9aw68kUEgM/s640/manhattan-penthouse-sally-hershberger-ed0910-04-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the entry, photographs are displayed opposite a Verner Panton mirror; a rock-crystal sculpture sits atop a Joe D'Urso-designed steel pedestal."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of hairstylist Sally Hershberger (later purchased by Jennifer Aniston).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed by architect Brad Floyd.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decorated by Joe D'Urso.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/the-apartment-jennifer-aniston-chose#slide-4" target="_blank">The Apartment Jennifer Aniston Chose</a>" by David Colman.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsF4jf2EPAa4howKMzwvQ8R2ijkspYgr7ZwCy2yRVZ45c2MJ9MXppDbgKw_sQ8WV3cwaCAv3P0GkezvLbIwBBlwW-eEb6dur0hwba0IfDFzbxp9ZwkMMxUw5lh_eX2hzOlY1SsfnrLc4Q/s1600/ss_101918674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsF4jf2EPAa4howKMzwvQ8R2ijkspYgr7ZwCy2yRVZ45c2MJ9MXppDbgKw_sQ8WV3cwaCAv3P0GkezvLbIwBBlwW-eEb6dur0hwba0IfDFzbxp9ZwkMMxUw5lh_eX2hzOlY1SsfnrLc4Q/s640/ss_101918674.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sculpture on pedestal: "Knot #49," patinated steel with linseed oil finish, by Damon Hyldreth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chicago pied-a-terre.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Julia Wong (assisted by Angelina Briggs).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Rebecca Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/ritz-carlton-showcase-wong_ss3.html" target="_blank">Ritz-Carlton Showcase Apartment by Julia Wong</a>" produced by Hilary Rose and Jo Ann McVicker.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</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/AVvXsEgINnUsrBm0_PAqiwDtwIqhrUS1ixGfZ9C35XZsQX86fFAe8ySXxzkUNWm-2umXvQEztV51TIl_QWV8GNBuCNrgydJFGhDd5xYoVIA66kJ0y9okfV4poxmKoygAJiGfEwqDIWw96znURlqw/s1600/14-ELLE-Decor-Jean-Louis-Deniot-Home-0912-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINnUsrBm0_PAqiwDtwIqhrUS1ixGfZ9C35XZsQX86fFAe8ySXxzkUNWm-2umXvQEztV51TIl_QWV8GNBuCNrgydJFGhDd5xYoVIA66kJ0y9okfV4poxmKoygAJiGfEwqDIWw96znURlqw/s640/14-ELLE-Decor-Jean-Louis-Deniot-Home-0912-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the entry hall, a pedestal by Deniot holds a Philippe Angot sculpture . . . and the walls are painted to match the marble floor."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris apartment of interior designer Jean-Louis Deniot.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/jean-louis-deniot-paris-apartment-design?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Seventh Heaven</a>" by Ian Phillips.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</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/AVvXsEgpW96JwBrZFXQAtNjOinA42paBxC5wGvBuEcJAioSXTjQwRWOunmI4VBLAtZua1FecJ-Q9lpJ2WZPX2gbdm-Zy5LuV2Y0cS-B4Ad9MPkRf85Qq0lTABHFQXISLGJhsZE_tvtz-eL4j9uM3/s1600/item04.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.James-Galanos-Hollywood-home-04-detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW96JwBrZFXQAtNjOinA42paBxC5wGvBuEcJAioSXTjQwRWOunmI4VBLAtZua1FecJ-Q9lpJ2WZPX2gbdm-Zy5LuV2Y0cS-B4Ad9MPkRf85Qq0lTABHFQXISLGJhsZE_tvtz-eL4j9uM3/s640/item04.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.James-Galanos-Hollywood-home-04-detail.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Paintings in the manner of 18th-century Venetian artist Francesco Guardi hang above an antique painted <i>lit de repos</i> upholstered in a Scalamandre silk taffeta."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywood home of couturier James Galanos.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Philippe B. Oates.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</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/2011-10/james-galanos-hollywood-home-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">Dark Victory</a>"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2011).</span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1p2YCe2YCEGUdzdpvSso9EJ0EWyCI4BfzHtJqyReTvhIGCbJj5CrzRTk5WwezX8DdgnFXndB2Eg5BBbSemb6LRwU3B0aos1JDJlzGgwKck2wCPN0hnIUn5M98uNEqD1s12_ZrSseb9Ep/s1600/101676918_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1p2YCe2YCEGUdzdpvSso9EJ0EWyCI4BfzHtJqyReTvhIGCbJj5CrzRTk5WwezX8DdgnFXndB2Eg5BBbSemb6LRwU3B0aos1JDJlzGgwKck2wCPN0hnIUn5M98uNEqD1s12_ZrSseb9Ep/s640/101676918_ss.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"Michael designed the winding staircase. Walls are wood panels with beveled edges that simulate stone blocks."</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedestal designed by <a href="http://www.michaelgraves.com/" target="_blank">Michael Graves</a>. Bust on pedestal: antique, 18th-century, Grand Tour.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/michael-graves-warehouse-remodel_ss7.html" target="_blank">At Home With Architect Michael Graves</a>" produced by JoAnn McVicker.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeoyGLKp8mznH2yin3TnBEP1ORNWClh2T5Vx73lctFGBKOheMgcIR4JIa6Fe6HNUVDNdRQ2j9ae-Xci9W9r9hXEOJf4ybgATlYJK3jvI5x8c9_jr3qBs8vCnkGK4CwGp4udZxWWBmrLI_/s1600/carlos-aparacio-home-EDC-1212-07-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeoyGLKp8mznH2yin3TnBEP1ORNWClh2T5Vx73lctFGBKOheMgcIR4JIa6Fe6HNUVDNdRQ2j9ae-Xci9W9r9hXEOJf4ybgATlYJK3jvI5x8c9_jr3qBs8vCnkGK4CwGp4udZxWWBmrLI_/s640/carlos-aparacio-home-EDC-1212-07-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"The dining table and chairs are by [Jean-Michel] Frank, and the 1930s rug is Swedish; custom-made pedestals of French limestone support Swedish cast-iron urns from the '20s."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Palladian-style villa of architect and antiques dealer Carlos Aparicio.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Photography by Richard Powers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/scandinavian-design-carlos-aparicio-florida-home?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Miami International: Carlos Aparicio's Florida Home</a>" by Susan Zevon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHslsY50PyuUHdBPp4pXtKIhmhJmfgMYH_aiWl4HbbWerZKT_ib-IkDzA18YU2DXKIO8KNhxzTSvs2F0aZ5vpQSUbXMEl_yGK7Rkv_ALwAWYbtR_aQBx51sTCHnJZaRTsvUK-EE7onjy9/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-9_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHslsY50PyuUHdBPp4pXtKIhmhJmfgMYH_aiWl4HbbWerZKT_ib-IkDzA18YU2DXKIO8KNhxzTSvs2F0aZ5vpQSUbXMEl_yGK7Rkv_ALwAWYbtR_aQBx51sTCHnJZaRTsvUK-EE7onjy9/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-9_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In [the] dining room, spruce, bay leaf and eucalyptus cuttings from the home's gardens in stone urn." Pedestal by Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU545BBZw2jVJl9JebFtrTs5Rb8GHoqHxiokDyiGCuQLYMqBZ-DzxAFdXAvq6YvgroB4kee5PTY9zUj-K4khIADwmrOQ1dGbgPfT6_RzLU1q1vMRkd8VtirWNnpM0ipPhVN7YI83GSTDp3/s1600/img_shadepale_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU545BBZw2jVJl9JebFtrTs5Rb8GHoqHxiokDyiGCuQLYMqBZ-DzxAFdXAvq6YvgroB4kee5PTY9zUj-K4khIADwmrOQ1dGbgPfT6_RzLU1q1vMRkd8VtirWNnpM0ipPhVN7YI83GSTDp3/s640/img_shadepale_4.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'When people think of Swedish style, they automatically think all white,' says Loi. 'But Swedish whites are never pure whites, grays are never pure grays. They always have layered tones of color that give a wonderful patina.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedestal, <a href="http://tone-on-tone.com/" target="_blank">Tone on Tone</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">Loi Thai's early-1900s four-level Edwardian townhouse in Bethesda, Maryland.</span></span><br /><div style="line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Loi Thai, <a href="http://tone-on-tone.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Tone on Tone</a>.</span></div></div><div style="line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Erik Johnson.</span></div></div><div style="line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div></div><div style="line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/shade-of-pale_4.html" target="_blank">A Lighter Shade of Pale</a>" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbNmp-FsH0jY6p6UG8PfAaHcWJulJOvcI6wHpTtYZSTzphrWvuS02NoTm8RmDkzYNli5D8-_41VcV_m50G9A3VhDTHaGUwvkKlFEnlaDw9ugkEWAK4L7e21G4D5Yx63HNQu_FkFbWl_0E/s1600/Pedestal+Pottery+open+shelves+conservatory+kDWjw1BS0jBl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbNmp-FsH0jY6p6UG8PfAaHcWJulJOvcI6wHpTtYZSTzphrWvuS02NoTm8RmDkzYNli5D8-_41VcV_m50G9A3VhDTHaGUwvkKlFEnlaDw9ugkEWAK4L7e21G4D5Yx63HNQu_FkFbWl_0E/s640/Pedestal+Pottery+open+shelves+conservatory+kDWjw1BS0jBl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pottery on open shelves in a conservatory."</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chesterfields, the Somerset County, New Jersey, country home of John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/June+July+2012/g-u0L44vSfp/1#53" target="_blank">Time-Honored Style</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (June - July 2012).</span><br /><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96LvPxcWih60_LYVX-uv2wJ9GPkyChnXrR9IhZXCyvwzFIgP8M5Edtu1LggE68qQ8m2lBduR7xKCjsMG4J3VM9MegcCJZ2WtLAxCcHmVIdnsn8SHYE9Mjd4q_fxFJfWETMjjNW-Ueaz91/s1600/BlogPinkRuthieSommers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96LvPxcWih60_LYVX-uv2wJ9GPkyChnXrR9IhZXCyvwzFIgP8M5Edtu1LggE68qQ8m2lBduR7xKCjsMG4J3VM9MegcCJZ2WtLAxCcHmVIdnsn8SHYE9Mjd4q_fxFJfWETMjjNW-Ueaz91/s640/BlogPinkRuthieSommers.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pink linen curtains might be unpredictable with a marble-and-granite checkerboard floor and grass-cloth walls, but [Ruthie] Sommers knew they would add pizzazz to her entry hall." </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of Ruthie Sommers.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Sweet Life" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">House Beautiful</a> (March 2011).</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_z9mC2mcbHQRHvkMpSuLt_GDirJrd8jvyx9TICGTkdUTIJg0pSMbqzgR-8h0c_wLPOgvEnHxN42tCziqPBH7AaI1eip23sfWU4tJIsUILBRBRoBTmhGwpKcV7oixuVuIbipUxddC_tiz/s1600/VER-BEST-FRENCH-GARDENS-42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_z9mC2mcbHQRHvkMpSuLt_GDirJrd8jvyx9TICGTkdUTIJg0pSMbqzgR-8h0c_wLPOgvEnHxN42tCziqPBH7AaI1eip23sfWU4tJIsUILBRBRoBTmhGwpKcV7oixuVuIbipUxddC_tiz/s640/VER-BEST-FRENCH-GARDENS-42.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An enchanting home in the Camargue countryside in the South of France."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation, landscape design and interior design by Jean-Loup Dirand.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jacques Dirand.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image originally appeared in January/February 2008 <a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/French-Gardens-Homes?click=pp&click=main_sr#slide-42" target="_blank">The Archives: French Homes and Gardens</a>" by Sarah Bray.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the pedestals pictured above are custom creations, but the following sources offer pedestals for purchase:</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/AVvXsEipeYv2sgd1tlio8EP7sxLZa_pnOtILMQFAaT3g9nJaF5nYMvZydh_DLdvGifGa8DIO_wklBpfBsAOrtpTvnPn-xUwqeL5HvIIUYkej-Xe9yf5bfGCMeiuL7JZzrsTQll_jRy-5XLNtwnPa/s1600/X.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeYv2sgd1tlio8EP7sxLZa_pnOtILMQFAaT3g9nJaF5nYMvZydh_DLdvGifGa8DIO_wklBpfBsAOrtpTvnPn-xUwqeL5HvIIUYkej-Xe9yf5bfGCMeiuL7JZzrsTQll_jRy-5XLNtwnPa/s640/X.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Oil green painted, round fluted wood pedestal with gilded rose garland along top edge and ribbon wrapped holly wreath at bottom"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From France circa 1880.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/building-garden/pedestals-columns/french-carved-wood-pedestal-w-garland/id-f_947398/" target="_blank">Offered by Hollis and Knight via 1stDibs</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/" target="_blank">1stDibs</a> website.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPkBniqrlS3qV9PzGT1LiWmdfBLmY_a_zKBcoMfYw_f7shgxthMunGO9G0hSh-p3P2blJ4c4UirKfsjRVh_CmjK4vPzCg0rYlk9EmnVIUETO4KDmMwwX_e0qln8vvc3lPVVLr3-jH49aB/s1600/prod350048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPkBniqrlS3qV9PzGT1LiWmdfBLmY_a_zKBcoMfYw_f7shgxthMunGO9G0hSh-p3P2blJ4c4UirKfsjRVh_CmjK4vPzCg0rYlk9EmnVIUETO4KDmMwwX_e0qln8vvc3lPVVLr3-jH49aB/s640/prod350048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod350048&categoryId=search" target="_blank">Tivoli Paneled Pedestal</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Constructed of concrete and fiberglass with the look of aged stone."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by Restoration Hardware.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a> website.</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/AVvXsEhBxkhgcPUSG_teABVsPHg0tgY2JzGwi8K13YjdGf1AV0cjHGi3HGsW1ela4fIFOINWVwjBaZBgDBwXq13z1lrhmRJpoAlxtf5SnSbvSL3PkESf-57851x3lxuoanzubLd-JEDRdXOfzREq/s1600/prod1673127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxkhgcPUSG_teABVsPHg0tgY2JzGwi8K13YjdGf1AV0cjHGi3HGsW1ela4fIFOINWVwjBaZBgDBwXq13z1lrhmRJpoAlxtf5SnSbvSL3PkESf-57851x3lxuoanzubLd-JEDRdXOfzREq/s640/prod1673127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1677238&categoryId=search" target="_blank">Zinc Cube Pedestal</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Crafted from weather-friendly, rust-resistant 100% zinc sheet over a metal frame."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by Restoration Hardware.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a> website.</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/AVvXsEimzgXGykDGDwmAZQ9Hliih_Jalx95L_f8jyVUfFZCMblkqR8Qf8qAhvApoaZX2-VNdGOYliyiIFpXi5gyfwS_3q-IsQ383GRROCPveGrcZ16kWzHfMvxNxRnPyaJL_rfqZv2c0wTHCZgzn/s1600/Pedestals42-398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimzgXGykDGDwmAZQ9Hliih_Jalx95L_f8jyVUfFZCMblkqR8Qf8qAhvApoaZX2-VNdGOYliyiIFpXi5gyfwS_3q-IsQ383GRROCPveGrcZ16kWzHfMvxNxRnPyaJL_rfqZv2c0wTHCZgzn/s640/Pedestals42-398.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.plexi-craft.com/item/Pedestals-42" target="_blank">Lucite Pedestals</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by Plexi-Craft.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.plexi-craft.com/" target="_blank">Plexi-Craft</a> website.</span></div></div></div></div>

On a Pedestal

Consider using a pedestal to elevate statuary, sculpture or urns in your home. Options include Lucite, wood, limestone and steel . . .  ...

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