Perfectly Draped

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Portiere: </i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a curtain hanging across a doorway</i></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merely decorative or truly functional, portieres can provide an elegant alternative to doors. The following example by interior designer <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/" target="_blank">Suellen Gregory</a> is especially beautiful:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D7S84zgiMQ0FbHUitA-I17OVOv-ymv6USYu8sBEqhTU2fZIRnBx589oNIi1dvXiuejXHjc8VSsVcFh9twDSAlkd3L42Uvl6cMDqOmp8LTUxtqQzq50hkUAJxlWl1bA2v3LUhfvujiG9E/s1600/SuellenGregory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7D7S84zgiMQ0FbHUitA-I17OVOv-ymv6USYu8sBEqhTU2fZIRnBx589oNIi1dvXiuejXHjc8VSsVcFh9twDSAlkd3L42Uvl6cMDqOmp8LTUxtqQzq50hkUAJxlWl1bA2v3LUhfvujiG9E/s640/SuellenGregory.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This is an interior hall space. It is between the entrance hall and the rear hall, off of which are the French doors leading to the yard behind the house. Off this hall is a darling powder room with a mirrored door to make the most of the natural light coming from the front and back. This little area feels cozy and crisp at the same time."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/of-interest/blog" target="_blank">Center Hall</a> of Richmond, Virginia, residence.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suellen Gregory, <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/" target="_blank">Suellen Gregory Interior Design</a>.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Consider using portieres to define a private dressing area in a bedroom. Remove closet doors and replace them with curtains to create a reading nook or mini home office. Let floor-to-ceiling draperies add drama and height to a space - leading the eye upward. Portieres made of <a href="http://www.sunbrella.com/" target="_blank">Sunbrella</a> or other outdoor fabrics can be open or closed as needed in a sunroom or pool pavilion. I have used portieres to frame less-than-attractive sliding glass doors, simultaneously dressing up the room and drawing the eye to the view outside. </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/AVvXsEgITc_6m0v9puCPVrj4xEF1fsrg5y7NBoNJe3hIeYIjBHyh-EtQ9vqH7m1a2cRYlYs9_jSjzgkof-tqEvYo4bFzFqKQMrCnGJYY96FKpBLaV_6IQquCimgwcupJcXM8xH5yN9ysxtcvElub/s1600/9-craftsmanship-livingroom-1107_xlgHBBilhuber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITc_6m0v9puCPVrj4xEF1fsrg5y7NBoNJe3hIeYIjBHyh-EtQ9vqH7m1a2cRYlYs9_jSjzgkof-tqEvYo4bFzFqKQMrCnGJYY96FKpBLaV_6IQquCimgwcupJcXM8xH5yN9ysxtcvElub/s640/9-craftsmanship-livingroom-1107_xlgHBBilhuber.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Portieres separate the living and dining rooms."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Bedford, New York.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bilhuber.com/" target="_blank">Jeffrey Bilhuber</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ultimate-craftsmanship-1107?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">The Ultimate Craftsmanship</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> (November 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbzXzdPojfHBKW5ejUKrx0-GT3z4qiJ7zFG7KJ3vm4VsDI4QRFJNK06TyMCKJOT6W44F1EsfqwErBcyHxV0ZxnDSj2pyckeXGVWxcjsfn8_i9oRXVNG5KRa5log_sdTiN2zCr2yhWE7hb/s1600/7-craftsmanship-livingroom-1107_xlgHBBilhuber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbzXzdPojfHBKW5ejUKrx0-GT3z4qiJ7zFG7KJ3vm4VsDI4QRFJNK06TyMCKJOT6W44F1EsfqwErBcyHxV0ZxnDSj2pyckeXGVWxcjsfn8_i9oRXVNG5KRa5log_sdTiN2zCr2yhWE7hb/s640/7-craftsmanship-livingroom-1107_xlgHBBilhuber.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room (foreground), the pair of 1950s French oak and rush fauteuils are from Amy Perlin Antiques; beyond the portieres is a soft, quietly appealing dining room. Armless Elephant Ear dining chairs by Bilhuber and Associates. <a href="http://www.polo.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a>'s woven rush Joshua Tree armchairs add weight at each end of the table and balance the general 'legginess' of the room."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Bedford, New York.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bilhuber.com/" target="_blank">Jeffrey Bilhuber</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ultimate-craftsmanship-1107?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">The Ultimate Craftsmanship</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> (November 2007).</span><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4go8XsJmkwbdQx0PA1vV5xwRhdnCZv7F-SgT1-46-pUWuMohbTTR7sI4fP_eD-H_WPt_qBuM1td8HBEsmogLIGIV73QGdvvnR-9gStP50BLtLoJUo0Xu_SJE3Lps5S3TLuYIxLUyDHOAI/s1600/alcove-curtains-bedroom-1110-Rivers05-deHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4go8XsJmkwbdQx0PA1vV5xwRhdnCZv7F-SgT1-46-pUWuMohbTTR7sI4fP_eD-H_WPt_qBuM1td8HBEsmogLIGIV73QGdvvnR-9gStP50BLtLoJUo0Xu_SJE3Lps5S3TLuYIxLUyDHOAI/s640/alcove-curtains-bedroom-1110-Rivers05-deHB.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An unused basement nook was turned into a guest bedroom. Rich brown burlap portieres create privacy and a cozy-hideaway feel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A young family's home in Cashiers, North Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kathleen Rivers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Stanley Dixon.</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/blue-ridge-mountain-homes-1110?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">A Rustic Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgRryOusFKq7Ph-MG7COEvmWgFKn9ktpVujnqq1bbs7I1tXyUn-5gbFzOMh_szsZAfqSzgo-53ma3LKz_Zfy_5WennILUqrbgZI5ucJNu0XvHpkEh5qdgEyBITgP1sNQE8S2as4hvWIZU/s1600/4-makeovermood-niche-0208-xlgHBCarolCurtis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgRryOusFKq7Ph-MG7COEvmWgFKn9ktpVujnqq1bbs7I1tXyUn-5gbFzOMh_szsZAfqSzgo-53ma3LKz_Zfy_5WennILUqrbgZI5ucJNu0XvHpkEh5qdgEyBITgP1sNQE8S2as4hvWIZU/s640/4-makeovermood-niche-0208-xlgHBCarolCurtis.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Carol] Curtis and [Sarah] Norwood removed the doors of a closet to re-create a niche they'd seen in a photo of a bedroom designed by the legendary Frances Elkins. Curtains in Jim Thompson silk frame an 18th-century Provencal commode."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia, home of Carol Curtis.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carol Curtis and her daughter Sarah Norwood.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by J. Savage Gibson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/makeover-mood-0208?click=main_sr#slide-4" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">A Makeover with Mood</a>" by Christopher Petkanas.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YS_sJlIzWNqB5aWr16kbxyB_7DgiscaI4J6diWNCsrDrfQaT0z-8qMiCetNMe37C2kp26LN0HXNF4WYZO1z0wxRn1vywUmv5B_GLaSfef6JXG3sJ4SRZx6dGf_K9KX8S63tjhSWq1F_c/s1600/Photo-House-Home-VMacdonald-BetsyAziz-ConnieBraemer-JA12-walk-in-closet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YS_sJlIzWNqB5aWr16kbxyB_7DgiscaI4J6diWNCsrDrfQaT0z-8qMiCetNMe37C2kp26LN0HXNF4WYZO1z0wxRn1vywUmv5B_GLaSfef6JXG3sJ4SRZx6dGf_K9KX8S63tjhSWq1F_c/s640/Photo-House-Home-VMacdonald-BetsyAziz-ConnieBraemer-JA12-walk-in-closet.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Separate a closet or dressing area with affordable curtains in lieu of doors. Damask drapes create an elegant entrance into homeowner Betsy Aziz's principal bedroom's dressing room. The star pendant, a trademark of designer Connie Braemer, adds a touch of whimsy."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drape fabric: <a href="http://www.osborneandlittle.com/" target="_blank">Osborne and Little</a> "Amelienborg Rocaille" (F 1428-02).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Connie Braemer Design.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Richard Wengle Architect.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Virginia Macdonald.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-closets-dressing-rooms?page=4" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Chic Closets and Dressing Rooms</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>.</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/AVvXsEgiW1VhJ5mb_-qI3vBj7J6dnrlOmFMw2oXrwNTE-ssbaHCNoanvuTnPIxtaq-rPkT24oIPwEoG_MUvVBE2ZSjTU46AOdGQOTm8YTisOlBoTVJtrbnBShIyBKkHUMgJ1dwKglmlPCllBmsSJ/s1600/Feb08_DraperyDoorjpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiW1VhJ5mb_-qI3vBj7J6dnrlOmFMw2oXrwNTE-ssbaHCNoanvuTnPIxtaq-rPkT24oIPwEoG_MUvVBE2ZSjTU46AOdGQOTm8YTisOlBoTVJtrbnBShIyBKkHUMgJ1dwKglmlPCllBmsSJ/s640/Feb08_DraperyDoorjpg.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Curtain panels offer a plush alternative to a sliding closet door in this contemporary bedroom. Here, an inexpensive floral bedspread [from Urban Outfitters] was used to create the look of custom drapery. The fabric injects color and pattern into the space, while the pleated-style header adds polish. A large oval stool provides a surface for laying out clothing items or a comfortable spot for donning footwear."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tracy Shumate.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-closets-dressing-rooms?page=19" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Chic Closets and Dressing Rooms</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> (February 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTWE0jsA2C1zhqaEH1Ulr57xfu9l3-LNOjMbA3cBEKVGirD9Bevuan3fV6vhJArJzfqp1OMaDNdA8Bexm7Ckm7jsMnOHT0PahXAw8MkrV80TeeM8VohRgFllyyP_BI-mWUkBqrvGxGap6/s1600/VER-PALM-SPRINGS-HOUSE-11-90726177VerandaSaladino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTWE0jsA2C1zhqaEH1Ulr57xfu9l3-LNOjMbA3cBEKVGirD9Bevuan3fV6vhJArJzfqp1OMaDNdA8Bexm7Ckm7jsMnOHT0PahXAw8MkrV80TeeM8VohRgFllyyP_BI-mWUkBqrvGxGap6/s640/VER-PALM-SPRINGS-HOUSE-11-90726177VerandaSaladino.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Curtains in C and C Milano fabric."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://saladinostyle.com/" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/palm-springs-home?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Serene Palm Springs Home</a>" by Linda O'Keefe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhpl8lOwjjesUhbuLREBeuZ7yZmL2S6f72y5srMGk1tN6WeDRup6SdaBmZCvDHnazgGsMa_7Wx2eC80RlFqCcttFarlfauHiK3bp4s297pLLDU4phAiMR6QBG2f1cT0z1aZ4zqLjuoCYp/s1600/hbx-dutch-dining-table-dining-room-lgnHBAnnie+Brahler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhpl8lOwjjesUhbuLREBeuZ7yZmL2S6f72y5srMGk1tN6WeDRup6SdaBmZCvDHnazgGsMa_7Wx2eC80RlFqCcttFarlfauHiK3bp4s297pLLDU4phAiMR6QBG2f1cT0z1aZ4zqLjuoCYp/s640/hbx-dutch-dining-table-dining-room-lgnHBAnnie+Brahler.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Slipcovered armchairs from <a href="https://www.rachelashwellshabbychiccouture.com/#" target="_blank">Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture</a> encourage lingering around the 19th-century Dutch dining table. Curtains like these often fill in for interior doors in the Netherlands."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Annie Brahler's Jacksonville, Illinois, home.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Annie Brahler, owner of <a href="http://euro-trash.us/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Euro Trash</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; 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; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Philippa Brathwaite.<br />Written by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/victorian-house-design-0512?click=img_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">Overdoing It With One Thing is Kind of Not Overdoing It</a>" produced by David M. Murphy.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjGyVcKbhhUgxhQAMi72bZATdnsR8dxZWXLeKYfGodw9ZZRiYyPpQrzPQR3FG9gIe1NFYk4UWGj64ZzyZ0VZC-np6OCIltU-9eN9BBd52GJOqoV3sQlV5ZKgD5LWL1FUOu-br7Q6UoDiR/s1600/02-hbx-steel-and-glass-casement-window-kitchen-webb-0612-webb05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjGyVcKbhhUgxhQAMi72bZATdnsR8dxZWXLeKYfGodw9ZZRiYyPpQrzPQR3FG9gIe1NFYk4UWGj64ZzyZ0VZC-np6OCIltU-9eN9BBd52GJOqoV3sQlV5ZKgD5LWL1FUOu-br7Q6UoDiR/s640/02-hbx-steel-and-glass-casement-window-kitchen-webb-0612-webb05-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the kitchen . . . a linen curtain runs on a track spanning the room and can be pulled 'to conceal the mess of preparation,' [designer Beth] Webb says. Steel-and-glass casements frame views of the pool and garden. KWC Gastro faucet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Curtain fabric: Samba in Whitewash by Larsen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Beth Webb, Beth Webb Interiors.</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/home-makeovers/quick-easy-home-decorating-ideas-0612?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Go Light</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtDnvF5SOxuoAXmTKoGQgECGdb1o_ABlaGwVxCGGqzrgs2spovPstU8bmllWAyO8f7TzI_uqPv44o5CalreB11J6zAdYwvo7vsFmjCRwbScaphHG5acoTaegru5zkDf49SNLbjxbA-ho2/s1600/hbx-1210-nygren-hallway-curtains-28-de--2ZinZFHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtDnvF5SOxuoAXmTKoGQgECGdb1o_ABlaGwVxCGGqzrgs2spovPstU8bmllWAyO8f7TzI_uqPv44o5CalreB11J6zAdYwvo7vsFmjCRwbScaphHG5acoTaegru5zkDf49SNLbjxbA-ho2/s640/hbx-1210-nygren-hallway-curtains-28-de--2ZinZFHB.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer <a href="http://www.smithhanes.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Smith Hanes</a> "turned a negative into a fresh, beautiful positive: he broke up the long hallway leading to the master suite by adding a row of ethereal white portieres. Bedside tables are vintage <span id="goog_710499245"></span><span id="goog_827184842"></span><span id="goog_1774144129"></span><span id="goog_104580839"></span><a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/08/john-dickinson-primitive-elegance.html" target="_blank">John Dickinson</a><span id="goog_104580840"></span><span id="goog_1774144130"></span><span id="goog_827184843"></span><span id="goog_710499246"></span>."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marie and Steve Nygren's town house in the sustainable village of Serenbe - an eco-community the couple founded in Georgia.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Marie Nygren and <a href="http://www.smithhanes.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Smith Hanes</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photographs by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/serenbe-community-1210?click=main_sr#slide-20" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">The New Utopia</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">House Beautiful</a> (December 2010 - January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvoq1rJ6FxA7UNWHtQTVYpn0iCUXWAwhiNEomY2wUE0OHUiGVXw_R7lXgs9N2w8NkExX0Bqc-lr0EYuPaFBH5oXrriqY5Aiu9w3RtnJdjSXKacK-SgFBibRPN-QSDPxGMxDzpFxmp2Gmm/s1600/Riding-the-waves-EDC-08-13-27-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvoq1rJ6FxA7UNWHtQTVYpn0iCUXWAwhiNEomY2wUE0OHUiGVXw_R7lXgs9N2w8NkExX0Bqc-lr0EYuPaFBH5oXrriqY5Aiu9w3RtnJdjSXKacK-SgFBibRPN-QSDPxGMxDzpFxmp2Gmm/s640/Riding-the-waves-EDC-08-13-27-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Set just 12 feet from the cliff's edge, the one-story house feels . . . like it's floating on the sea's waves, and the decorators capitalized on that sensation with a palette of serene blues, greens, grays and creams. . . . a striped runner down the long central hall echoes Diane Keaton's living room in <i><a href="http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/somethingsgottagive/" target="_blank">Something's Gotta Give</a></i>. Custom-made light fixtures, a runner by <a href="http://www.rubybeets.com/" target="_blank">Ruby Beets</a>, and a work by Robert Motherwell in the entry."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dana Point, California, home overlooking Salt Creek Beach and the Pacific Ocean.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mary Lynn Turner and Marie Turner Carson of <a href="http://melledesign.com/" target="_blank">M. Elle Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Bob  White of Forest Studio.</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;">Text by Julie L. Belcove.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/riding-the-waves-m-elle-design?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">Riding the Waves</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1029915009"></span>Elle Decor<span id="goog_1029915010"></span></a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0L8rVdSLJIqPrMjAlmIrR8VZJZWTSDQsemWOf5B17SjG9bam9Gbp3nM38ExFz3BGf4bVkq2tp0jt5o-PtyySlhVLRV5LNz7uo4pEW6fcEShPmfFbRZ4TMgJOxn6KtQ37iw_c_nqqVHgD/s1600/ss_101891099tradhome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0L8rVdSLJIqPrMjAlmIrR8VZJZWTSDQsemWOf5B17SjG9bam9Gbp3nM38ExFz3BGf4bVkq2tp0jt5o-PtyySlhVLRV5LNz7uo4pEW6fcEShPmfFbRZ4TMgJOxn6KtQ37iw_c_nqqVHgD/s640/ss_101891099tradhome.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the terrace: "Megan found the faux grass chairs in Paris along with custom-made matching pillows and draperies."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Izmir, Turkey, home of Megan Perry Yorgancioglu, a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">furniture and interior designer,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and her husband Doruk Yorgancioglu.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Megan Perry Yorgancioglu, Dorya Interiors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/fresh-face-traditional-style?page=8" target="_blank">Fresh Face on Traditional Style</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5rUqlBz6xJidT24Ys6HLNNH6ieks1dfTM7rrWSXyjMEOVnfSO4yGlGzZuH6H91bGKXK29phpH8E0FET-QArK_JJ_cJ6-wwN3X3ZlOoI1oNnOgs3ReiTqGwFvn90QPWEYAf4PlB5jKMr7/s1600/p_102053594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5rUqlBz6xJidT24Ys6HLNNH6ieks1dfTM7rrWSXyjMEOVnfSO4yGlGzZuH6H91bGKXK29phpH8E0FET-QArK_JJ_cJ6-wwN3X3ZlOoI1oNnOgs3ReiTqGwFvn90QPWEYAf4PlB5jKMr7/s640/p_102053594.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Splashes of orange and hot pink offset the creamy white <a href="http://www.sunbrella.com/" target="_blank">Sunbrella</a> fabric used on the narrow settees and for the portieres to achieve a clean, classic look."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outdoor pavilion of Hamptons-style shingle house and gardens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Barbara Design House and Gardens. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Linda Chase, Linda Chase Assoc. Inc. Design Studio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn Millet and John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/gardens/outdoor-living/gorgeous-outdoor-spaces?page=1" target="_blank">Out in the Open</a>" written by Clara Haneberg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEgwUmcjqxq4ZqRyr-ePm0qLWHhwPFmclSBWBGgps8DgtL5e5xiRnkfTYqCDiphEyQ5nEt-I5w9dsBgNecNoefvb9m-Sh73IIVGhJIIPCPdmEnOIo5iNmjztS2oRkf8vRgDsHNnZIQ05Fo9a/s1600/VER-PALM-SPRINGS-HOUSE-1-50632877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUmcjqxq4ZqRyr-ePm0qLWHhwPFmclSBWBGgps8DgtL5e5xiRnkfTYqCDiphEyQ5nEt-I5w9dsBgNecNoefvb9m-Sh73IIVGhJIIPCPdmEnOIo5iNmjztS2oRkf8vRgDsHNnZIQ05Fo9a/s1600/VER-PALM-SPRINGS-HOUSE-1-50632877.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Open or closed, the loggia curtains change the mood. Curtains in <a href="http://www.kravet.com/" target="_blank">Kravet</a> fabric."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://saladinostyle.com/" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/palm-springs-home?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Serene Palm Springs Home</a>" by Linda O'Keefe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DrKzS56WbgPOV-oli6H9RZK0HaEYQagyk74J8wKqH7Nca_NEazihCgKBA-qgGfgZ71JvTejDzFbTkEla04NkxFhfJyOaEaeEQX_sC69C6dAPnWVrl0VDAUM_N_xzyXhA4B232EG3JRsr/s1600/item05.rendition.slideshowVertical.jean-paul-beaujard-05-salon-dining-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DrKzS56WbgPOV-oli6H9RZK0HaEYQagyk74J8wKqH7Nca_NEazihCgKBA-qgGfgZ71JvTejDzFbTkEla04NkxFhfJyOaEaeEQX_sC69C6dAPnWVrl0VDAUM_N_xzyXhA4B232EG3JRsr/s640/item05.rendition.slideshowVertical.jean-paul-beaujard-05-salon-dining-room.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">"A doorway curtained with a velvet from <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/homeMain.cfm" target="_blank">Stark</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">New York City duplex of interior designer Jean-Paul Beaujard.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">Interior design by Jean-Paul Beaujard.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">Text by Judith Thurman.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-09/jean-paul-beaujard-manhattan-home-slideshow_slideshow_item4_5" target="_blank">Romance Language</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.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;" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2011).</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">At least one set of portieres has played an important role in the movies. Anyone who has seen the 1939 film, <i><a href="http://warnervideo.com/gonewiththewind/" target="_blank">Gone With The Wind</a></i>, will remember the dress Scarlett O'Hara wore to visit Rhett Butler and ask him for money to pay the taxes on Tara, her family's plantation:</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKxhhiy5gKjTPzsijS8PXOXqhV2VWkcKoq-JHH8k_4QhXWLP3qYCbgsZ6MevzpYk6wylBQ1d2vs8CgLSQkVnOwhnGenE28bOK4gQlduRsjJOrBv30eLbUAnPbkWQ8P9ExJ_Vfa2G58KJZ/s1600/curtain_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKxhhiy5gKjTPzsijS8PXOXqhV2VWkcKoq-JHH8k_4QhXWLP3qYCbgsZ6MevzpYk6wylBQ1d2vs8CgLSQkVnOwhnGenE28bOK4gQlduRsjJOrBv30eLbUAnPbkWQ8P9ExJ_Vfa2G58KJZ/s1600/curtain_small.jpg" width="557" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Green curtain dress (the Portieres Dress) worn by Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in <i><a href="http://warnervideo.com/gonewiththewind/" target="_blank">Gone With The Wind</a>."<o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/contribute/endowments/opportunities/costumes/" target="_blank">Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin</a>.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPVASKgKRwD30B3CXC3pLHGeTYo8l_RODq4z8O2FkTCuJ2X9lhFnchqHcE5ZF0l1JI73wZnHILSiXs1lyKqyNWKE5iYk3ib0xuouv1p2P9fu23tF8jmMehesOI_3LrDzmORRmAAVn_YQq/s1600/curt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPVASKgKRwD30B3CXC3pLHGeTYo8l_RODq4z8O2FkTCuJ2X9lhFnchqHcE5ZF0l1JI73wZnHILSiXs1lyKqyNWKE5iYk3ib0xuouv1p2P9fu23tF8jmMehesOI_3LrDzmORRmAAVn_YQq/s640/curt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scarlett<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I’m so thin and so pale, Mammy. And I haven’t got any clothes!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Suddenly she straightens up as she catches a glimpse of the green portieres hanging at the windows. She swings around abruptly and with sudden brisk decision, walks to them.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scarlett<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(fingering the material and looking up)</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Scoot up to the attic and get Ma’s old box of dress patterns, Mammy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mammy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Whut you up ter wid Miss Ellen’s po’teers?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scarlett<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You’re going to make me a new dress.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mammy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Not outta Miss Ellen’s po’teers! Not while Ah got bref in mah body!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scarlett<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(still staring at the portieres) Great balls of fire! They’re <u>my</u> portieres now!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(she jerks down the portieres, pole and all; drapes the material over her shoulder, turns back to Mammy) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I’m going to Atlanta for that three hundred dollars, and I’ve got to go looking like a queen.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Scene from <i><a href="http://warnervideo.com/gonewiththewind/" target="_blank">Gone With The Wind</a></i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo and text via <a href="http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/web/gwtw/wardrobe/curtain/curtchoose.html" target="_blank">Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Copyright Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. 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