Four-Leaf Clovers, A Bit of Green, and a Pot of Gold

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I share some four-leaf clovers, a bit of green, and even a pot of gold . . .</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZYD0o4r2uAIpMPbXxPL7tO9tLi8CYvuflP5Rw1pQV0CZM4OCYZjPissivEekn4wbjbb65h1RvBeaqp7SeM-YVxND8D7APi-SCAEvN4ih-DzpQtxgDS9ZQKnTmv34PKDUWSgYYymU4XQ/s1600/cn_image_3.size.outdoor-art-june-2014-05-geometric-mirros-vii-jeppe-hein.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZYD0o4r2uAIpMPbXxPL7tO9tLi8CYvuflP5Rw1pQV0CZM4OCYZjPissivEekn4wbjbb65h1RvBeaqp7SeM-YVxND8D7APi-SCAEvN4ih-DzpQtxgDS9ZQKnTmv34PKDUWSgYYymU4XQ/s1600/cn_image_3.size.outdoor-art-june-2014-05-geometric-mirros-vii-jeppe-hein.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Jeppe Hein’s Geometric Mirrors VII reflects and dynamically distorts its bucolic setting."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Jeppe Hein, courtesy of 303 Gallery, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/art/2014/inventive-outdoor-artworks-sculptures" target="_blank">The Season's Most Captivating Outdoor Sculpture From Carol Bove, Olaf  Breuning, and More</a></span>" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvLsEFNkw0qKM4OiZu02fSljqwL8qCWcoVBv0PqvmsF5aarWyhgjrLtmIw1XOO-CAJUqWkFqVQNlwwwhxuPy2YyOGp-D937_nx3TYdgWxUF21b1b6uSBQ3DzpgzKLyQP_T38rThpw2vg/s1600/10c5c0965923a05fd63c4e7632316cf2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvLsEFNkw0qKM4OiZu02fSljqwL8qCWcoVBv0PqvmsF5aarWyhgjrLtmIw1XOO-CAJUqWkFqVQNlwwwhxuPy2YyOGp-D937_nx3TYdgWxUF21b1b6uSBQ3DzpgzKLyQP_T38rThpw2vg/s1600/10c5c0965923a05fd63c4e7632316cf2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julia Lynn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="https://www.flowermag.com/articles/through-charlestons-garden-gates/" target="_blank">Through Charleston's Garden Gates</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flowermag.com/" target="_blank">Flower Magazine</a> (February 20, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RlqW-u_iF_7TmITp3hMmeOJV-nJtOzuo3YdnzpWJCpY6JlKlZgciywxEljrnUbksY8N_28cXUihj-dOeX9I2k8jPNIjaB2Tf200YfnA1iP8xtxnNN1MYKJ-q9kSJEup0pOOIvd0hHGk/s1600/54c2e40e131ca_-_04-hbx-trelliswork-foyer-1114-s2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-RlqW-u_iF_7TmITp3hMmeOJV-nJtOzuo3YdnzpWJCpY6JlKlZgciywxEljrnUbksY8N_28cXUihj-dOeX9I2k8jPNIjaB2Tf200YfnA1iP8xtxnNN1MYKJ-q9kSJEup0pOOIvd0hHGk/s1600/54c2e40e131ca_-_04-hbx-trelliswork-foyer-1114-s2.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The foyer steals the show inside. The trelliswork, mirror frame, and demilune table were designed by Philippe Le Manach of Accents of France and painted in <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Spring Break. Ordinary terra-cotta floor tiles were painted in Decorators White and Bath Salts, both by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Amanda Lindroth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/home-makeovers/g2012/colorful-bahamas-house/?slide=4" target="_blank">An Old-Fashioned House Gets a Dose of Seaside Glamour</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcede2n6-qdtMebWkOL9B1TtnCaaBpz9R65lH7C_h67uDKf5XiDTS3ETiIobHvzicIPLuWv9yiieLM4qK9JVdrPKCgCiHDhrXc_7qx_C7o5SltMgr2JiVrETdz4NZx0pxUM04DItqsPs0/s1600/bmg3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcede2n6-qdtMebWkOL9B1TtnCaaBpz9R65lH7C_h67uDKf5XiDTS3ETiIobHvzicIPLuWv9yiieLM4qK9JVdrPKCgCiHDhrXc_7qx_C7o5SltMgr2JiVrETdz4NZx0pxUM04DItqsPs0/s1600/bmg3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Templeton, Cornelia Guest's family home on Long Island.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Mundy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styling by Mary Claire Inglish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="https://www.flowermag.com/articles/life-imitates-art/" target="_blank">Life Imitates Art</a>" by Cornelia Guest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flowermag.com/" target="_blank">Flower</a> Magazine (April 30, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6T6TZuwNwpd5nsSCwZJnNywXZfM1AfAlsHnxvI2aLqTkCxNNMLRtX9rLBHz7AbkYvDGffGuUe9GXgIMQm1oaImnITSjz67KERxbeHTfag3945jgJc5ghxc8jVsx7WtmyCqSuGkINOO0/s1600/96bc6ca31b78ba5fe4b73e6086060a65.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6T6TZuwNwpd5nsSCwZJnNywXZfM1AfAlsHnxvI2aLqTkCxNNMLRtX9rLBHz7AbkYvDGffGuUe9GXgIMQm1oaImnITSjz67KERxbeHTfag3945jgJc5ghxc8jVsx7WtmyCqSuGkINOO0/s1600/96bc6ca31b78ba5fe4b73e6086060a65.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Even the property's service area, with a utility barn inspired by a 19th-century carriage house, is picturesque. 'I think about a garden exactly the way I think about a house. The biggest mistake people make is not connecting the house to the garden. You have to enter it; create ways to move through it; think about a color palette that appeals to you; and design outdoor rooms that will reflect your lifestyle, whether that means a vegetable garden, flower beds, or pots of annuals.' ” - Bunny Williams.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12-acre Connecticut garden of interior designer Bunny Williams.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mick Hales.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="https://www.flowermag.com/articles/bunny-williams-gardens/" target="_blank">Garden Variety</a>" by Karen M. Carroll.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flowermag.com/" target="_blank">Flower Magazine</a> (March 18, 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrjpDHi47Yhz3unB15auOIqcV5iXyBCEn1UPf06wABZL1IdjMnlWEp839UY43lsNsZVkaU8T2ewgBFRDlNfwbEuTzVas4D6zov2mbucnfbjqpA7ufDikMkk43NJu03LJ-otnwb798t9Q/s1600/georgian-entrance-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrjpDHi47Yhz3unB15auOIqcV5iXyBCEn1UPf06wABZL1IdjMnlWEp839UY43lsNsZVkaU8T2ewgBFRDlNfwbEuTzVas4D6zov2mbucnfbjqpA7ufDikMkk43NJu03LJ-otnwb798t9Q/s1600/georgian-entrance-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" '</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everything was done to give the house some height because the homes on either side loom over it,' says [architect] Jeremy [Corkern]. 'We tried to pick it up a bit.' [Architect] Paul [Bates] and Jeremy created an oversize but not imposing 9-foot-tall limestone entryway. Light spills into the foyer through the 7-foot French doors and leaded-glass transom. A pair of Palladian-style shutters adds a single punch of color (<a href="http://www.prattandlambert.com/" target="_blank">Pratt and Lambert</a>'s Artichoke). A bell-shaped front lawn furthers the illusion of more height."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architects: Paul Bates and Jeremy Corkern of Bates Corkern Studio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Charlotte, North Carolina, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laurey W. Glenn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/create-a-modern-georgian-home/maximized-the-stature" target="_blank">A Charming Restoration</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/" target="_blank">Southern Living</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVcp3GvNTj0c9By-tvU4ZtxNOOMnOk8YFsVCeEqUjp7KrqkxVk02O7oDqaAfb_o2BsoOlqj1aWFVWGnjSsVgPNg_gHEEq-z3dIVDjoC1UDcwxO7TXzyAK1noqi6oiWTrV-qp53xuGHZE/s1600/georgian-garage-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVcp3GvNTj0c9By-tvU4ZtxNOOMnOk8YFsVCeEqUjp7KrqkxVk02O7oDqaAfb_o2BsoOlqj1aWFVWGnjSsVgPNg_gHEEq-z3dIVDjoC1UDcwxO7TXzyAK1noqi6oiWTrV-qp53xuGHZE/s1600/georgian-garage-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architects Paul Bates and Jeremy Corkem of Bates Corkern Studio . . . </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">updated the rear garage with punchy green-and-white stripes that mimic an awning. They also installed a more rustic cedar-shake roof on the structure, because 'outbuildings should always have lesser roofs than the main house,' says Jeremy."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architects: Paul Bates and Jeremy Corkern of Bates Corkern Studio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Charlotte, North Carolina, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laurey W. Glenn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/create-a-modern-georgian-home/gave-the-garage-style" target="_blank">A Charming Restoration</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/" target="_blank">Southern Living</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></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/AVvXsEgl0l71UpSHG9Afdtjtn6g5Mf7n4jjM9y5peW06RTBQ_7-yZlEE9wUC4Hfn7aBSxNMZdo2rLgaR6AZJNq76lFB5C6X8MuETFtePIsknu1lzlUvIgdIXE97IDYnYFHS2wXao317t3ttY2oM/s1600/derian4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0l71UpSHG9Afdtjtn6g5Mf7n4jjM9y5peW06RTBQ_7-yZlEE9wUC4Hfn7aBSxNMZdo2rLgaR6AZJNq76lFB5C6X8MuETFtePIsknu1lzlUvIgdIXE97IDYnYFHS2wXao317t3ttY2oM/s1600/derian4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I love the works of the French company Astier de Villatte. I use their work a lot in my house on the Cape. They hand make their ceramic works in Paris, their glassware is blown in France and their flatware is from Italy. We have been collaborating this last year with me putting my images on their plates." - John Derian</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2012/11/thanksgiving-table-john-derian.html" target="_blank">Thanksgiving Table: John Derian</a>" by Maxwell Tielman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.designsponge.com/" target="_blank">Design*Sponge</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpS12aVyVGc2HsTrDir-w96XJugC63m7VyWssluP4U54jLuc35GMMHeL_ltyn-YJg-UWpbYfOZhvGiPS-Liyio20wPKBVROUZ7eRe8s-Yyjwq_ATY0jDXQGChHEiMqKlBHLJz9m2zvpI/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.peter-marino-hamptons-gardens-05-hydrangea-garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpS12aVyVGc2HsTrDir-w96XJugC63m7VyWssluP4U54jLuc35GMMHeL_ltyn-YJg-UWpbYfOZhvGiPS-Liyio20wPKBVROUZ7eRe8s-Yyjwq_ATY0jDXQGChHEiMqKlBHLJz9m2zvpI/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.peter-marino-hamptons-gardens-05-hydrangea-garden.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A bronze gingko-leaf bench by Claude Lalanne is flanked by ‘Endless Summer’ hydrangeas."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hamptons home of architect and designer Peter Marino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jason Schmidt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by MItchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-04/peter-marino-hamptons-home-gardens-landscape-slideshow_slideshow_Hydrangea-Garden_5" target="_blank">Peter Marino's Enchanting Hamptons Garden</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OFwGRYdMdoUoxajfXbVklTZtYzEjbZYkPBwwpoY4fzsVfOjxSkWDJ5s7w7m2jY1YUM2QsSJZ6hlnV3yIEGM8B-k8PPjUf2oOlBa8HJ6Sodhu8JtFuc001RqixTS2VY2tHSygCrYxtWU/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.garden-follies-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OFwGRYdMdoUoxajfXbVklTZtYzEjbZYkPBwwpoY4fzsVfOjxSkWDJ5s7w7m2jY1YUM2QsSJZ6hlnV3yIEGM8B-k8PPjUf2oOlBa8HJ6Sodhu8JtFuc001RqixTS2VY2tHSygCrYxtWU/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.garden-follies-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Park of Monsters Ogre, Bomarzo, Italy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the late 1500s, Italian duke Pier Francesco Orsini was so heartbroken by the death of his wife, Giulia Farnese, that he commissioned architect Pirro Ligorio and sculptor Simone Moschino to create a fantastical outdoor world to ease his pain. In addition to this child-eating ogre (also referred to as an orc or orcus), the garden’s labyrinthine paths lead visitors to dragons, a three-headed hound, bears, and Hercules."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo: Cuboimages SRL/ALAMY.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Lise Funderburg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2014/12/garden-follies-slideshow_slideshow_item1_2" target="_blank">Take a Tour of the World's Most Beautiful and Unusual Garden Follies</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daily AD, <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 17, 2014). </span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXhU9dBeb-SZvU9Bfy8vDFjgWSACszOGxAmO7tOpeOQ6Jf8wGMGyBQYeSt4jzF_na0mvpc5hVYn2I1BIk1S3x_4vbkaGxlrVyeHZUwFfZq6ogzLHOap1stdlDc9yIMcWxqT5mVrZZPh8/s1600/02-hbx-english-lacquered-table-0914-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXhU9dBeb-SZvU9Bfy8vDFjgWSACszOGxAmO7tOpeOQ6Jf8wGMGyBQYeSt4jzF_na0mvpc5hVYn2I1BIk1S3x_4vbkaGxlrVyeHZUwFfZq6ogzLHOap1stdlDc9yIMcWxqT5mVrZZPh8/s1600/02-hbx-english-lacquered-table-0914-lgn.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Chinoiserie detail on an English lacquered table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michael Aiduss.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by George Ross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/cape-cod-style-house#slide-2" target="_blank">Shifting Into Neutral</a>" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNH4Q9HbVnziSxC8TAGYZHqev5UcoCukzQNIU9RF9ydimr-mmcSiV8Kc6TSK6wouh6x2s1iRKjmSTbxAnmXRv00fBg5IZg6MEp5JzhAfe4o3xj_Y-vHn26M7ntFRUTT-rMzLZZaVHeHM/s1600/102128756_w_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNH4Q9HbVnziSxC8TAGYZHqev5UcoCukzQNIU9RF9ydimr-mmcSiV8Kc6TSK6wouh6x2s1iRKjmSTbxAnmXRv00fBg5IZg6MEp5JzhAfe4o3xj_Y-vHn26M7ntFRUTT-rMzLZZaVHeHM/s1600/102128756_w_1.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 'Good Luck' horseshoe greets guests in the entry and is a nod to traditional Western themes." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Park City, Utah.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Trip Haenisch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Garland.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/modern-rustic-mountain-home?page=3" target="_blank">Modern, Rustic Mountain Home</a>" produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tchBskiJkw3wpbvxWJVp8ci08zwMvn9DOWuDXZqzKNesOXGiHhUKoUAhQ_MgmEjGw_kMYHAfUY0vjHK396YjiQXPFNxXhlhlkD8LGLaD55nUHMFO20xiJLETs8tLcayog_JkGhZruOY/s1600/n93rrdu0a6-x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tchBskiJkw3wpbvxWJVp8ci08zwMvn9DOWuDXZqzKNesOXGiHhUKoUAhQ_MgmEjGw_kMYHAfUY0vjHK396YjiQXPFNxXhlhlkD8LGLaD55nUHMFO20xiJLETs8tLcayog_JkGhZruOY/s1600/n93rrdu0a6-x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "The greenhouse-like feel of the sunroom is enhanced by an abundance of plants and set off by subtle antiques and an oversize painting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s English Tudor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jessica Helgerson, one of Lonny's "Next Big Names" for 2015.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Lincoln Barbour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/Home+Tour/articles/4dfujTc55lM/Understated+Portland+Home+Jessica+Helgerson" target="_blank">An Understated Portland Home by Jessica Helgerson</a>" written by Jennifer Fernandez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (March 2015).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5upOB8hZS_qemmvwLnTrgORwVx6ag8f4bESerSpcWbKh4Lv9QYobJPR7nrjAigldy3x8elQ6geGUKNLHag_sF-dp9TexaUMglW4gJPMfcal9rHIWo0IhOdxiahiW77q5aIhPJLs_goOo/s1600/54c4974c06a51_-_06-hbx-antique-spanish-tile-1114-xln-75713182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5upOB8hZS_qemmvwLnTrgORwVx6ag8f4bESerSpcWbKh4Lv9QYobJPR7nrjAigldy3x8elQ6geGUKNLHag_sF-dp9TexaUMglW4gJPMfcal9rHIWo0IhOdxiahiW77q5aIhPJLs_goOo/s1600/54c4974c06a51_-_06-hbx-antique-spanish-tile-1114-xln-75713182.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Antique reclaimed Spanish tile transforms a bland alcove in the entry into a more authentic focal point and the perfect backdrop for handmade ceramic vases."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Eric Stonestreet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nathan Turner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/house-tours/g2010/eric-stonestreet-house/?slide=6" target="_blank">Inside a <i>Modern Family</i> Star's Los Angeles House</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>.</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/AVvXsEjljbFxdcUYHrkO40BVOjBm7AUS_99G__Idkvlbvr3Fogbm4-W8rPSQwPOqlqF-0CHVsPVpLmBd20_zOqWauXYxPfqyrlMVA1LbABOdqDddEuTRGz8K-xJ6ItpjdCtjSUE5h_l9C4prc3I/s1600/7186714c6aa26267967ffae2d6803e28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljbFxdcUYHrkO40BVOjBm7AUS_99G__Idkvlbvr3Fogbm4-W8rPSQwPOqlqF-0CHVsPVpLmBd20_zOqWauXYxPfqyrlMVA1LbABOdqDddEuTRGz8K-xJ6ItpjdCtjSUE5h_l9C4prc3I/s1600/7186714c6aa26267967ffae2d6803e28.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ruthie Sommers "brought the outdoors in by flanking the windows with green curtains. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'It was the advice of a friend,' she says. 'I thought he was crazy, turns out it was genius.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of Ruthie Sommers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ruthie Sommers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/July+August+2011/ff86ZLelSSi/1#75" target="_blank">Informally Elegant</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (July - August 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar8ILJmBNDyhU3mgJuSW2iqybiNTwO52woo46UnEPhrVTxXODuMtjE9WbFack-B8Qmf-YpyCwMMwkNplvFDCTke5bGXJvXGfuLXZGbICmcE7T4WgjGh8JLY41km6uh24X1wNI6zoaDks/s1600/e679ce922cd8c0cfe7ab116515e0e7dd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiar8ILJmBNDyhU3mgJuSW2iqybiNTwO52woo46UnEPhrVTxXODuMtjE9WbFack-B8Qmf-YpyCwMMwkNplvFDCTke5bGXJvXGfuLXZGbICmcE7T4WgjGh8JLY41km6uh24X1wNI6zoaDks/s1600/e679ce922cd8c0cfe7ab116515e0e7dd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Designer Markham Roberts is a fan of floral prints, and often uses them in dining rooms to add drama and interest." </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;">Photo courtesy of The Vendome Press from <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Decorating-Way-See-Markham-Roberts/dp/0865653127/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426220156&sr=8-1&keywords=decorating+the+way+i+see+it" target="_blank">Decorating The Way I See It</a></i> by Markham Roberts (2014).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="https://www.flowermag.com/articles/markham-roberts/" target="_blank">Markham Roberts</a>" by Patricia O'Dell Shackelford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.flowermag.com/" target="_blank">Flower Magazine</a> (February 19, 2015).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhMFHlmHuvgvVX2pqeiCdhwFyX_W-Ukq383UGugpuW4qc5AqTDJO4Tjak5PDt0lu1u2pWPDFzc80zuI3czXo5jUZO9zY87vYEPh_zH0jDFTS6vL4sSOCeRXiLSEPTwVvv8GQtbcBzXCY/s1600/420312-1+(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhMFHlmHuvgvVX2pqeiCdhwFyX_W-Ukq383UGugpuW4qc5AqTDJO4Tjak5PDt0lu1u2pWPDFzc80zuI3czXo5jUZO9zY87vYEPh_zH0jDFTS6vL4sSOCeRXiLSEPTwVvv8GQtbcBzXCY/s1600/420312-1+(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Iconic seven charm bracelet (turtle, camellia flower medallion, Chanel bag, angel, Coco Chanel perfume bottle, heel and clover medallion) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with large links and toggle closure from Chanel dating to the 1980's."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/dealers/jennifer-kobrin/" target="_blank">Jennifer Kobrin</a> via 1stDibs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text and photo via <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/" target="_blank">1stDibs</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/AVvXsEgR9gNGjfoies4zzqqMRTvlr93XXutCqGrPSlSQZiCX6CCT43J3C5g8qmqoq8_4CYkqG2f_9z6vXGm3aR5sz3Dy34zP5V_A1KzA6q2rGxr541TYLHQgM-caCyEW0AOizr4PDSyID7OJv-M/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.dijkerhoek-netherlands-gardens-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9gNGjfoies4zzqqMRTvlr93XXutCqGrPSlSQZiCX6CCT43J3C5g8qmqoq8_4CYkqG2f_9z6vXGm3aR5sz3Dy34zP5V_A1KzA6q2rGxr541TYLHQgM-caCyEW0AOizr4PDSyID7OJv-M/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.dijkerhoek-netherlands-gardens-04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A gold-glazed tree pot designed by Van der Hilst adds a sculptural flourish to a lawn."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A garden in the Dutch countryside.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Allan Pollok-Morris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-10/dijkerhoek-netherlands-ronald-van-der-hilst-gardens-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">Landscape Architect Ronald Van der Hilst Reimagines a Garden in the Netherlands</a>" w</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ritten and produced by Mitchell Owens. </span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2014).</span></div>

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