Spheres of Light

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sphere. Globe. Pendant. Halo. Circle of light. Circular skylight. A circle has no beginning and no end. It is perfectly at home in a seaside cottage, an historic manor, or a thoroughly modern space. Take a look . . . </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/AVvXsEjbKcu_-MlXVOKec4OcDb9gY1qkIO2wdGXwx8r3eucHxukmMG9_D4-HJ3dVo0CD7ckHpfwW6zuRUTyh-9dZvbyO4xufHUPpAe38kSVBMUl9Vl8PwfvjgZS5IaDshmdAT9LfysWd4eTarsI/s1600/09-hbx-glass-spheres-bocci-lighting-fixture-brooks-1212-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbKcu_-MlXVOKec4OcDb9gY1qkIO2wdGXwx8r3eucHxukmMG9_D4-HJ3dVo0CD7ckHpfwW6zuRUTyh-9dZvbyO4xufHUPpAe38kSVBMUl9Vl8PwfvjgZS5IaDshmdAT9LfysWd4eTarsI/s640/09-hbx-glass-spheres-bocci-lighting-fixture-brooks-1212-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The glass spheres that make up this fixture by <a href="http://bocci.ca/">Bocci</a> come in various configurations, so you can customize it to fit your space."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen in Rye, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Louise Brooks, <a href="http://brooksandfalotico.com/">Brooks and Falotico Assoc. Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julian Wass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Eddie Ross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/glossy-white-kitchen-1212?click=main_sr#slide-9"><span id="goog_556284799"></span>Kitchen of the Month<span id="goog_556284800"></span></a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2012 - January 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYCD1SBGMgjtt0IOUSGsHsPeBSK6lEQmRSePn2I3zy5UaMi3Jb_wWbsUcUeYf-S0Z3wqWDnAzyCbkS3vQAaEyMNo5MQiU0IxSwbKbWiHZn48iTRbLTXNPyWNvVMM4XWJTpxT6cr-kIBU/s1600/04-hbx-chevron-jonathan-adler-rug-brooks-1212-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYCD1SBGMgjtt0IOUSGsHsPeBSK6lEQmRSePn2I3zy5UaMi3Jb_wWbsUcUeYf-S0Z3wqWDnAzyCbkS3vQAaEyMNo5MQiU0IxSwbKbWiHZn48iTRbLTXNPyWNvVMM4XWJTpxT6cr-kIBU/s640/04-hbx-chevron-jonathan-adler-rug-brooks-1212-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Balanced on Plexiglas cylinders, the breakfast table from Oomph appears to float over a Jonathan Adler rug. Zuo Modern's Criss Cross chairs pick up the pattern play."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen in Rye, New York.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Louise Brooks, </span><a href="http://brooksandfalotico.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brooks and Falotico Assoc. Inc.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julian Wass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Eddie Ross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/glossy-white-kitchen-1212?click=main_sr#slide-4"><span id="goog_556284799"></span>Kitchen of the Month<span id="goog_556284800"></span></a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2012 - January 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUM6_ylXTgVeTU_7vxcfIdn_M8SB1eQZrOLgcDXQ0S3NMmUbic9aov6LThk-FfwETzI4JOG9R9vuzwSbYMbl0N5NszhTtEXTex-3PbCXva5PL8urkDrKomjYQ4mlGpR7FfChmrhMdL_ck/s1600/BlogTraceryVerandaJulyAug2012Two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUM6_ylXTgVeTU_7vxcfIdn_M8SB1eQZrOLgcDXQ0S3NMmUbic9aov6LThk-FfwETzI4JOG9R9vuzwSbYMbl0N5NszhTtEXTex-3PbCXva5PL8urkDrKomjYQ4mlGpR7FfChmrhMdL_ck/s640/BlogTraceryVerandaJulyAug2012Two.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Range and hood, Thermador. Sink, Kohler. Fittings, Hansgrohe. Train schedule, Aidan Gray. Pendant lamps, Remains Lighting. Stools, Go Home."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don and Kris Rymer's house in Rosemary Beach, Florida.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Paige Sumblin Schnell and Anna Kay Poarch of <a href="http://www.traceryinteriors.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Tracery Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.peterblockarchitects.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Peter Block Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"That Beach Glow" produced by Victoria Jones.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (July - August 2012).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4G1NAex75lOVr2GMkzHZPSf0zwPPHWmx0Dza440ZhEq9digOsnVclGk1aUT6fVaRNLcUS5l3ez_0vi4qdQrudiQ19cDTrTMUAtE9D6eeUO1c1LLJfgbm19gTiHcrq8Ucu5CTXZ6ohLA/s1600/f8aaef1ba0475a539199b0f7781eea89.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4G1NAex75lOVr2GMkzHZPSf0zwPPHWmx0Dza440ZhEq9digOsnVclGk1aUT6fVaRNLcUS5l3ez_0vi4qdQrudiQ19cDTrTMUAtE9D6eeUO1c1LLJfgbm19gTiHcrq8Ucu5CTXZ6ohLA/s640/f8aaef1ba0475a539199b0f7781eea89.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Two shar-peis get comfortable under a stunning vintage chandelier from a mod Champs-Elysees salon."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/99079260524739273/">Pinterest</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/AVvXsEhDW_cQHxr5SVsdGN9ehZb-_gTURyGnZkUWxZv3LUoTmlTVNx_pQjDaHyGu6Pg5ywbczYrG8Hpb_MTc_HqmCpbfoLygVqm8Lw40AtIelsBnw21SOfGLGBcCmIhzSesRro-lFtnm3Q-hDes/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.steven-gambrel-02-family-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDW_cQHxr5SVsdGN9ehZb-_gTURyGnZkUWxZv3LUoTmlTVNx_pQjDaHyGu6Pg5ywbczYrG8Hpb_MTc_HqmCpbfoLygVqm8Lw40AtIelsBnw21SOfGLGBcCmIhzSesRro-lFtnm3Q-hDes/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.steven-gambrel-02-family-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the family room, vintage capiz-shell globe lanterns hang from the newly vaulted ceiling. . . . A pair of Maureen McQuillan photograms flank the far window."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Georgian-style manor on Long Island's Gold Coast. Formerly the home of financier Ogden Phipps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Built by William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Steven Gambrel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by Oliver Cope and Olivia Rowan, <a href="http://www.olivercope.com/">Oliver Cope Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Oberto Gili.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Christopher Petkanas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/steven-gambrel-old-westbury-coastal-home-slideshow#/slide=2">Social Studies</a>" produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnomZI_COHYl7RlvZSjlLcLK26Z5kTwsN3Yo_8cxDSz9AGwbNdfZcjMtHlgRcv7-UPg0NZuycMbZRr8jmRDa8P7sMRYan9hufpzvYwveuNAvMs0FW8v51daCGolei5VXbpd4YL-_SV1oY/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.m-night-shyamalan-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnomZI_COHYl7RlvZSjlLcLK26Z5kTwsN3Yo_8cxDSz9AGwbNdfZcjMtHlgRcv7-UPg0NZuycMbZRr8jmRDa8P7sMRYan9hufpzvYwveuNAvMs0FW8v51daCGolei5VXbpd4YL-_SV1oY/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.m-night-shyamalan-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Shyamalan's gatehouse work space features white-oak bookcases and a vaulted ceiling with hand-troweled plasterwork; the globe light fixtures are by <a href="http://remains.com/">Remains Lighting</a>, and the antique Swedish desk chair is from Dienst and Dotter Antikviteter."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ravenwood, the 1937 Georgian Revival estate of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and his wife, Bhavna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.dkda.com/">David Kleinberg</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Richard Cameron, <a href="http://atelierandcompany.com/">Atelier and Co.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape architecture by Barbara Paca.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</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/decor/2012-06/m-night-shyamalan-philadelphia-home-slideshow#/slide=6">Special Effects</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n15XSQvmqM_x5T7jUqeDPJZo8aqkZxRyeCixkf4sTomcw04B9oKL_RTKUXOakJxv-mrerPrY-6E5FRfJXn3y1zrKjMJBvMc4Y960q7NRtkZNHZ8YuocVdKhBdOPJdL6qUaCb-pKvq-I/s1600/item15.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.m-night-shyamalan-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n15XSQvmqM_x5T7jUqeDPJZo8aqkZxRyeCixkf4sTomcw04B9oKL_RTKUXOakJxv-mrerPrY-6E5FRfJXn3y1zrKjMJBvMc4Y960q7NRtkZNHZ8YuocVdKhBdOPJdL6qUaCb-pKvq-I/s640/item15.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.m-night-shyamalan-06.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A trio of pendant lights in an outdoor dining area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ravenwood, the 1937 Georgian Revival estate of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and his wife, Bhavna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.dkda.com/">David Kleinberg</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Richard Cameron, <a href="http://atelierandcompany.com/">Atelier and Co.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape architecture by Barbara Paca.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</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/decor/2012-06/m-night-shyamalan-philadelphia-home-slideshow#/slide=16">Special Effects</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhj13VTQyy1ep0z0UWz5xwyboYDOgKi0RN22GBSLOrTc6jxmUm4sQV-bcjGSFtj0FLEc_vln2kljV897I5dtoUE_fOHmCcmiue_Bp6_ag1RlN6TiPg50eGiukAnQhq9YZo5WAEpbEjZI/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-01-entry-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhj13VTQyy1ep0z0UWz5xwyboYDOgKi0RN22GBSLOrTc6jxmUm4sQV-bcjGSFtj0FLEc_vln2kljV897I5dtoUE_fOHmCcmiue_Bp6_ag1RlN6TiPg50eGiukAnQhq9YZo5WAEpbEjZI/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-01-entry-hall.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Oak doors inset with antiqued mirror in the entry hall lead to the kitchen and private quarters; the pendant lights are by <a href="http://www.vaughandesigns.com/">Vaughan</a>, and the leather-and-forged-iron benches were custom made."</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar apartment in Chicago.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-12/jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-slideshow">The French Connection</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmRlRVlD9TW_Bng3dh0usU95agri4sKH-5t8Ojdf4GwsHkYsWjx8SQE4I-ejfZDzmwYsDu-9GgDqeeBExPkBUUceI-BgTK4S3y_o26pwYcSrv13j0vYQOB34V7H1ekE5RbayduDgPKLg/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-02-entry-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmRlRVlD9TW_Bng3dh0usU95agri4sKH-5t8Ojdf4GwsHkYsWjx8SQE4I-ejfZDzmwYsDu-9GgDqeeBExPkBUUceI-BgTK4S3y_o26pwYcSrv13j0vYQOB34V7H1ekE5RbayduDgPKLg/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-02-entry-hall.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pendant light by <a href="http://www.vaughandesigns.com/">Vaughan</a>. "The sunburst mirror is by Van der Straeten from <a href="http://ralphpucci.net/">Ralph Pucci International</a>, the wallpaper is by <a href="http://www.zoffany.com/">Zoffany</a>, and the mirrored marble-top console is another Roche-inspired design by [Jean-Louis] Deniot.'</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar apartment in Chicago.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-12/jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-slideshow#/slide=2">The French Connection</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsnqVHNbRcaXQNuqGjDFvOS_8BHls_PFNNcM8rk3M8L6h_1F5SycsW2aT89sYtDeNYkEy4iyjp4QA5Xto3tNhj_gFJjhgK1xqjAV6lpa-K7rnLes9kxufRTIRJoQ2BJHxMK4P2dMXCNk/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jenni-kayne-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsnqVHNbRcaXQNuqGjDFvOS_8BHls_PFNNcM8rk3M8L6h_1F5SycsW2aT89sYtDeNYkEy4iyjp4QA5Xto3tNhj_gFJjhgK1xqjAV6lpa-K7rnLes9kxufRTIRJoQ2BJHxMK4P2dMXCNk/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jenni-kayne-13.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A <a href="http://www.jfchen.com/">JF Chen</a> globe lantern hangs above a <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/">Waterworks</a> tub with a burnished-nickel finish in [Jenni] Kayne's bathroom; the fittings are <a href="http://www.lefroybrooks.com/">Lefroy Brooks</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills, California, home of fashion designer <a href="http://www.jennikayne.com/">Jenni Kayne</a> and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Silvia Kuhle and Jeffrey Allsbrook, Standard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape architecture by Pamela Burton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/jenni-kayne-los-angeles-house-slideshow#/slide=11">Comfort Zone</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IlSMsKpAOv08bRhrb2SCjEoMJ1IzieQBnH9tdJpWVUN4fKCi5g10R_BQzj-HMtE-IdSB-eOvJziYcWC9JHHIkUm2nK-zp-g-rp23XgrD2ReGMd8PCWrpZTJ7XL8sjelJmZsRaI5szeY/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowVertical.11_thomas-jayne-philadelphia-townhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IlSMsKpAOv08bRhrb2SCjEoMJ1IzieQBnH9tdJpWVUN4fKCi5g10R_BQzj-HMtE-IdSB-eOvJziYcWC9JHHIkUm2nK-zp-g-rp23XgrD2ReGMd8PCWrpZTJ7XL8sjelJmZsRaI5szeY/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowVertical.11_thomas-jayne-philadelphia-townhouse.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lined with marble and painted decades ago to resemble a tent, a bath is furnished with a Judi Boisson rug and antique Chinese garden stools."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Thomas Jayne, <a href="http://jaynedesignstudio.com/">Jayne Design Studio</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19th-century Greek Revival house in Philadelphia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jean Nathan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-07/thomas-jayne-philadelphia-townhouse-slideshow#/slide=11">Restorative Power</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</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/AVvXsEifLuofTw9-ukoSm7d_jS8eJKxjT9IXbg3rz4PgQUOceRi8MR2C_keyhvT5NIQvJVpzU3wER63Y5N59Es8z6pkgExaeuaGBUUtLjrebimatXrxRsVFOLFRE8NlRnBIAspypA24PfoYog_Y/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowVertical.steven-volpe-lewis-butler-13-bathroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifLuofTw9-ukoSm7d_jS8eJKxjT9IXbg3rz4PgQUOceRi8MR2C_keyhvT5NIQvJVpzU3wER63Y5N59Es8z6pkgExaeuaGBUUtLjrebimatXrxRsVFOLFRE8NlRnBIAspypA24PfoYog_Y/s640/item12.rendition.slideshowVertical.steven-volpe-lewis-butler-13-bathroom.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Calacatta gold marble and glass-front lacquered cabinetry give the master bath a cool sheen; the chandelier is by Emmanuel Babled, the tub is by <a href="http://www.kohler.com/">Kohler</a>, and the lounge chair, upholstered in Pratesi terry towels, is by Liz O'Brien."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Northern California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Steven Volpe, <a href="http://www.stevenvolpe.com/">Steven Volpe Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Lewis Butler, <a href="http://www.butlerarmsden.com/">Butler Armsden Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/steven-volpe-lewis-butler-california-home-slideshow#/slide=13">Power Play</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr3RLjBTE5abkbM_KoisHAaVWbEDhawIRioSqkVMroZg3JxNePHRTmO1sS78DCMoh9en4vdbV-oQ3B0OGMoPQbiKRpTHEC34DGYszdHBONb7NzXsEbVgai4RxODEHzLRCXVQKetXwCrM/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.david-mann-nussbaum-new-york-apartment-06-breakfast-area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr3RLjBTE5abkbM_KoisHAaVWbEDhawIRioSqkVMroZg3JxNePHRTmO1sS78DCMoh9en4vdbV-oQ3B0OGMoPQbiKRpTHEC34DGYszdHBONb7NzXsEbVgai4RxODEHzLRCXVQKetXwCrM/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.david-mann-nussbaum-new-york-apartment-06-breakfast-area.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The breakfast area features a vintage pendant light and photos hung salon style. "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan duplex of Darcy Miller Nussbaum and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by David Mann, <a href="http://www.mrarch.com/">MR Architecture and Decor</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nikolas Koenig.</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/decor/2012-02/david-mann-new-york-apartment-slideshow#/slide=6">Sparkling Attitude</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-RwvnSJQzjs7FmRfxbLTIfVY3Dtux4nL7tmpr6t3hyphenhyphen0Lu8UHfmWC17N_hJ-q6C0XnwrQMuwNJfEcIL5ezEnY8RJGBV6Bszw-SmhIXc8k-a1gLP05we7fnmnpuvW8SpJeChVmNpLdKFE/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowVertical.08_calm_cool_collected.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-RwvnSJQzjs7FmRfxbLTIfVY3Dtux4nL7tmpr6t3hyphenhyphen0Lu8UHfmWC17N_hJ-q6C0XnwrQMuwNJfEcIL5ezEnY8RJGBV6Bszw-SmhIXc8k-a1gLP05we7fnmnpuvW8SpJeChVmNpLdKFE/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowVertical.08_calm_cool_collected.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 1960s light fixture from <a href="http://www.venfieldnyc.com/html/index.html">Venfield</a> presides over the breakfast nook. [David] Ruff designed the lacquer cabinetry; the chair is from <a href="http://dwr.com/">Design Within Reach</a>, and the Roman-shade fabric is by <a href="http://luludk.com/">Lulu DK</a>. The countertops and wainscot are statuary marble."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar Park Avenue apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Penny Drue Baird, <a href="http://dessinsllc.com/">Dessins, LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by David Ruff, <a href="http://designlaboratories.com/">Design Laboratories LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-05/penny-drue-baird-new-york-apartment-slideshow#/slide=8">Calm, Cool, Collected</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (May 2011).</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/AVvXsEhCgVk6UvhXTijwtiBDMMjcHnCeDmyEkW-9oCe-ibjk01ZvTS5fHQ-LmLxkHztMaGBWz-vKObFbWwfZv_gp_aDY8dfc75CDoPRyhEHtkY67qtrqvgL2Sw0UjFE8czXUPNTTMjamYE16LA8/s1600/05Ashley-Stark-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgVk6UvhXTijwtiBDMMjcHnCeDmyEkW-9oCe-ibjk01ZvTS5fHQ-LmLxkHztMaGBWz-vKObFbWwfZv_gp_aDY8dfc75CDoPRyhEHtkY67qtrqvgL2Sw0UjFE8czXUPNTTMjamYE16LA8/s640/05Ashley-Stark-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The kitchen's light fixtures are from <a href="http://chameleon59.com/">Chameleon Fine Lighting</a>; the vent hood and cooktop are by <a href="http://subzero-wolf.com/">Wolf</a>, and the dishwasher is by <a href="http://www.bosch-home.com/us/">Bosch</a>."</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Ashley Stark, creative director of Stark, her family's rug, furniture, fabric and paint company.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-fresh-outlook#slide-5">A Fresh Outlook</a>" produced by Cynthia Frank.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span></div></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/AVvXsEhGYAXPQDyTiQydRfs9CNAKRwcJ6PGN_dk_hv8vVDY3XTpxrP2kcuZLq-0lsjVaqVUwqibg5od7jX8RFZXpTzToCaplk-w-Giz9XHJ4IEihgnaGQEGSWOFfdEfTI_OmzzChdoxHKbWucpM/s1600/08Ashley-Stark-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGYAXPQDyTiQydRfs9CNAKRwcJ6PGN_dk_hv8vVDY3XTpxrP2kcuZLq-0lsjVaqVUwqibg5od7jX8RFZXpTzToCaplk-w-Giz9XHJ4IEihgnaGQEGSWOFfdEfTI_OmzzChdoxHKbWucpM/s640/08Ashley-Stark-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A <a href="http://www.paceprints.com/artworks?artist=ryan+mcginness&title=&keyword=">Ryan McGinness</a> print in the master bedroom hangs above a headboard upholstered in a Lelievre velvet; the Venetian light fixture is from the 1930s, the bedside lamp is by Herve Van der Straeten, and the walls are covered in a <a href="http://www.hollandandsherry.com/">Holland and Sherry</a> fabric."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Ashley Stark, creative director of Stark, her family's rug, furniture, fabric and paint company.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-fresh-outlook#slide-8">A Fresh Outlook</a>" produced by Cynthia Frank.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span></div></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/AVvXsEiOaDYyjEv0OF_bCw6LM8AGN4-zqZvg_bAtgtLvfWiAGEFkWoqSocM0RS3T-IJ4OVb3csNTyOpkUD6On8WpPUnohVaCcGC9OvgnZIX31hYVbSBYKxKnf3H7ynWRofQzimtO0tVK7dwA86M/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-07-daughters-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaDYyjEv0OF_bCw6LM8AGN4-zqZvg_bAtgtLvfWiAGEFkWoqSocM0RS3T-IJ4OVb3csNTyOpkUD6On8WpPUnohVaCcGC9OvgnZIX31hYVbSBYKxKnf3H7ynWRofQzimtO0tVK7dwA86M/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-07-daughters-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The daughter's bedroom, with its Paul Evans four-poster, is sheathed in a custom-made wall covering by Porter Teleo; the vintage [Murano glass] ceiling fixture and parchment-front dressers are from <a href="http://www.jfchen.com/">JF Chen</a>, and the customized carpet is by the Rug Company."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Georgian Revival home in Bel Air, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by M. Brian Tichenor, <a href="http://www.tichenorandthorp.com/">Tichenor and Thorp Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-01/kelly-wearstler-bel-air-los-angeles-home-slideshow#/slide=11">Maximum Impact</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2013).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotAqkun4bjXreJbei5UxeTO02ypvLUbXeH8OEi2RKBQ90NzvTM47pzYC5yX9jtSwLHZV_NJ1wAr0cq_P-VxmSnDdL1wSIqsz6k_egP3sWRzdhi-wurJG73Nmyl-2e7fJjl1MntJVDSIQ/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.05_on_the_waterfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhotAqkun4bjXreJbei5UxeTO02ypvLUbXeH8OEi2RKBQ90NzvTM47pzYC5yX9jtSwLHZV_NJ1wAr0cq_P-VxmSnDdL1wSIqsz6k_egP3sWRzdhi-wurJG73Nmyl-2e7fJjl1MntJVDSIQ/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.05_on_the_waterfront.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Resin globe lights are suspended above a dining table of resin and steel, all by [Martha] Sturdy."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canadian artist <a href="http://sturdyliving.com/">Martha Sturdy</a>'s "design laboratory" with views of Puget Sound.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laurie Black.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-02/martha-sturdy-canada-cottage-slideshow#/slide=5">On the Waterfront</a>" text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TIEJgksOpsNBkneyD7EL1Rr6GT_JBFVve9v60FufwDmAxrLpZVtU_JAL_68mj2Z5jLdKy7GhiKpL1ViJeg93HMvowEr5BVk3lfMZUmNEN_xtETyvILxQbCJYMuvF_D-KYP3XSeFqZek/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-08-stairway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TIEJgksOpsNBkneyD7EL1Rr6GT_JBFVve9v60FufwDmAxrLpZVtU_JAL_68mj2Z5jLdKy7GhiKpL1ViJeg93HMvowEr5BVk3lfMZUmNEN_xtETyvILxQbCJYMuvF_D-KYP3XSeFqZek/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-08-stairway.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The foyer is furnished with an 1860s Chinese desk."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich Village townhouse of Brooke Shields and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by <a href="http://www.made-nyc.com/">MADE</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Judith Thurman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/brooke-shields-new-york-city-townhouse-slideshow#/slide=9">Personal History</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KlT9CjbJdUzHEZcpcZZBkgdK1QI_YDrot2BQdkBL8o6GbN3oRO_J0e8bNGolma6A1yh8PAYkNEozdKaYS7ieEOGcixf_DlR5OhyWyyzw2siwLqFrC0BccCZzu-Lt21X6ctZTTImjTdQ/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.leroy-street-studio-hamptons-house-10%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0KlT9CjbJdUzHEZcpcZZBkgdK1QI_YDrot2BQdkBL8o6GbN3oRO_J0e8bNGolma6A1yh8PAYkNEozdKaYS7ieEOGcixf_DlR5OhyWyyzw2siwLqFrC0BccCZzu-Lt21X6ctZTTImjTdQ/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.leroy-street-studio-hamptons-house-10%255B1%255D.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.tomdixon.net/">Tom Dixon</a> pendant lights illuminate a staircase next to the family's Heltzer Kubis pool table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Manhattan family's East Hampton, New York, retreat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kenneth Alpert, <a href="http://www.kennethalpert.com/">KA Design Group</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Marc Turkel and Morgan Hare of <a href="http://www.leroystreetstudio.com/">Leroy Street Studio</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Adrian Wilson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ted Loos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-06/leroy-street-studio-hamptons-house-slideshow#/slide=6">Politely, Persuasively Modern</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViukJsDVzewObdfrTax7W6ojwt4w-9_IVifDE3hWBAelfXUcbm0Dx1F-BCgYabjAo9OYqdqHbcGJg1LWFQJ0oLdnT2ez38mgP5yqGBT4ZOo1SWURJfjx87pDdI_YsNGixnYNM5Jji84M/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_capital_improvement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViukJsDVzewObdfrTax7W6ojwt4w-9_IVifDE3hWBAelfXUcbm0Dx1F-BCgYabjAo9OYqdqHbcGJg1LWFQJ0oLdnT2ez38mgP5yqGBT4ZOo1SWURJfjx87pDdI_YsNGixnYNM5Jji84M/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_capital_improvement.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hugh Newell Jacobsen's Halo pendant light, made by Edison Price, mirrors the shape of the white-lacquer dining table; the table and chairs are custom-made pieces by Fornasetti."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Historic Federal-style townhouse in Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Hugh Newell Jacobsen and Simon Jacobsen, <a href="http://www.hughjacobsen.com/">Jacobsen Architecture</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Robert C. Lautman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-02/simon-hugh-newell-jacobson-washington-home-slideshow#/slide=5">Capital Improvement</a>" text by Joseph Giovannini.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2011).</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/AVvXsEhGdv3w8xuDgK37S90Z9hS-EV6eEjrEgFdyQtl0EQ-wQwWFsIeAxIreOawkASEMYEEjk2m1Dd6Bh70bhhLzZxB-3fpaza4-Ulk5b26DlZOh7Lx_Bv9YupkMl3wlfACyJvm9XV4UtC6pMCo/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.darren-star-waldo-fernandez-hollywood-09-staircase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdv3w8xuDgK37S90Z9hS-EV6eEjrEgFdyQtl0EQ-wQwWFsIeAxIreOawkASEMYEEjk2m1Dd6Bh70bhhLzZxB-3fpaza4-Ulk5b26DlZOh7Lx_Bv9YupkMl3wlfACyJvm9XV4UtC6pMCo/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.darren-star-waldo-fernandez-hollywood-09-staircase.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The floating staircase, designed by [Mark] Rios, is crowned by a circular skylight; the work at left is by <a href="http://www.blumandpoe.com/artists/dave-muller#works">David Muller</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of TV producer Darren Star.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Waldo Fernandez, <a href="http://www.waldosdesigns.com/">Waldo's Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Mark Rios, <a href="http://www.rchstudios.com/">Rios Clementi Hale Studios</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/darren-star-waldo-fernandez-hollywood-home-slideshow#/slide=9">Prime-Time Lineup</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzZswGlJCiWmt_ZMxL5QsZ28VF4EncgnHJax7CTleYgdbigpG0Dw9PmviqsUzFDeOYoLfzF5T-2w0LbtHO5WeIqQoX9VzlXU4B4nhyaKW69jAlumdvZ5dKEkzIgwaliRYMTGw82e-aUI/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-02-meditation-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzZswGlJCiWmt_ZMxL5QsZ28VF4EncgnHJax7CTleYgdbigpG0Dw9PmviqsUzFDeOYoLfzF5T-2w0LbtHO5WeIqQoX9VzlXU4B4nhyaKW69jAlumdvZ5dKEkzIgwaliRYMTGw82e-aUI/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-02-meditation-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"On the top level, a meditation room with a circular skylight opens onto a roof deck framed by cypress trees."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>An Tearmann</i> is the name a couple gave their home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The term is Irish for "the sanctuary." "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The home is a recipient of a 2012 Housing Award from the American Institute of Architects."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Dirk Denison, <a href="http://www.dirkdenisonarchitects.com/">Dirk Denison Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Matheson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-01/dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-slideshow#/slide=7">Serene Pursuit</a>" text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2011).</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/AVvXsEiFEvbEALmtTGYCD2n0_6mrL8U8tIoseEnZd28yBV9vpNEMBP9SGr-pWhz6PoWi24ZbK3E7XPeK53N0-1sh9xJsIp_ixlnPKaZbKbtiEg5ADJwMubjHO56pk2NILYVG2DqmrBOiWBF1y3Y/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-05-breakfast-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEvbEALmtTGYCD2n0_6mrL8U8tIoseEnZd28yBV9vpNEMBP9SGr-pWhz6PoWi24ZbK3E7XPeK53N0-1sh9xJsIp_ixlnPKaZbKbtiEg5ADJwMubjHO56pk2NILYVG2DqmrBOiWBF1y3Y/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-05-breakfast-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A view of the ocean from the breakfast room. Verner Panton's acrylic Globe light hangs above Hans Wegner CH20 Elbow Chairs, and <a href="http://www.mariekranebergman.com/">Marie Krane Bergman</a> paintings are displayed on the wall."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>An Tearmann</i> is the name a couple gave their home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The term is Irish for "the sanctuary." "The home is a recipient of a 2012 Housing Award from the American Institute of Architects."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Dirk Denison, <a href="http://www.dirkdenisonarchitects.com/">Dirk Denison Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Matheson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-01/dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-slideshow#/slide=4">Serene Pursuit</a>" text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2011).</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/AVvXsEgZw_H2-ZmLFdxdPxxxX2WMK5h5ArKSkhGGHeblP-4pXjSYa3qNKxndbTAQwUz3s7gx-AwQ4LTNFXWQ5VlJq2cy8W7SmeCjZnaRGZYUpYSZqiBd8yYS06Wldq2uBQvNwucCWF3ahVB_yrg/s1600/item1.size.0.0.mcalpine-04-entrance-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZw_H2-ZmLFdxdPxxxX2WMK5h5ArKSkhGGHeblP-4pXjSYa3qNKxndbTAQwUz3s7gx-AwQ4LTNFXWQ5VlJq2cy8W7SmeCjZnaRGZYUpYSZqiBd8yYS06Wldq2uBQvNwucCWF3ahVB_yrg/s640/item1.size.0.0.mcalpine-04-entrance-hall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A grid of photographs by Doug and Mike Stern is mounted above the fireplace in the entrance hall; the ceiling light is from <a href="http://www.spacelighting.com/">Space Lighting</a>, the Edward Wormley wing chair and ottoman are from <a href="http://www.merrillantiques.com/">Todd Merrill Antiques</a>, the curtains are of a Larsen fabric, and the carpet is by <a href="http://www.pattersonflynnmartin.com/">Patterson, Flynn and Martin</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jennifer and Billy Frist's Tennessee house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by <a href="http://www.mcalpineboothferrier.com/">McAlpine Booth and Ferrier Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by John Abernathy, <a href="http://www.daad-group.com/">DAAD</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-02/mcalpine-booth-ferrier-nashville-frist-house-slideshow#/slide=2">In a New Light</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2013). </span></div>

Spheres of Light

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Dutch Doors

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dutch door. Stable door. Half door. Double-hung door. According to the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>'s <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/34.79a,b">Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History</a>, "two-part split doors of this type are indigenous to the Netherlands and appear frequently in seventeenth-century Dutch genre painting depicting interiors." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqzBAWNCIvENlnQDdm1Uacb2P5vZC5vhATV3G24G30OIUKmDwKduL97UzS7JyL5thdgzpmfplf6WeYCkecU029bAI-Qxa_jcrAc6V8VBBJ83blcAteTad1UZr3B7xIbzqSdQo78lRJvw/s1600/Girl_at_an_Open_Half-Door_-_Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqzBAWNCIvENlnQDdm1Uacb2P5vZC5vhATV3G24G30OIUKmDwKduL97UzS7JyL5thdgzpmfplf6WeYCkecU029bAI-Qxa_jcrAc6V8VBBJ83blcAteTad1UZr3B7xIbzqSdQo78lRJvw/s640/Girl_at_an_Open_Half-Door_-_Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Young Woman at an Open Half-Door</i>, 1645.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Workshop of). Dutch, 1606-1669.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oil on canvas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/94840">Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo source: <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Girl_at_an_Open_Half-Door_-_Rembrandt_Harmenszoon_van_Rijn.png">Rembrandt [Public domain], via Wikipedia Commons</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Homeowners could open the top half of the door to let in light and fresh air. The closed bottom half provided privacy, while keeping children inside the house and animals out. Modern homeowners still rely on these practical portals to enjoy sea breezes and views of oceans and gardens. Half doors can replace pet doors and child-safety gates in a house, or they can open and close to conceal or reveal a stocked bar. (See home below designed by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller of Carrier and Company.) Dutch doors add a touch of nostalgic charm and even a burst of color, as demonstrated in this house designed by Miles Redd. A lemon-yellow front door shares space with a lacquered blue entry hall:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqbck8mNFBIlZxuF-5lrBn-hFFecR9w-DmHptbl9WGGKANEwBTe2WzDhpGUtWoGkeVpd-5qRNS6k6l9cHIPGXvz3H_fR2t2sqemz6iFul0bo7cLzjy0xG_J_-hod52mEzPSrYsGhBPYA/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.miles-redd-03-entrance-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqbck8mNFBIlZxuF-5lrBn-hFFecR9w-DmHptbl9WGGKANEwBTe2WzDhpGUtWoGkeVpd-5qRNS6k6l9cHIPGXvz3H_fR2t2sqemz6iFul0bo7cLzjy0xG_J_-hod52mEzPSrYsGhBPYA/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.miles-redd-03-entrance-hall.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the entrance hall, a hand-painted Indian paper panel from <a href="http://www.johnrosselliantiques.com/">John Rosselli Antiques</a> brightens a wall. . . . The oversize Dutch front door [is] painted lemon-yellow . . ."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich, Connecticut, home of Jennifer and Dominic Moross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by </span><a href="http://www.milesredd.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miles Redd</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by <a href="http://www.knightarchitecture.com/">George Knight</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by <a href="http://mirandabrooks.com/">Miranda Brooks</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-07/miles-redd-connecticut-house-slideshow#/slide=3">A Vibrant Connecticut Home by Miles Redd</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQ28vYS44q3ECdSEqOAn0GhTMVS0KMKCG8OkKAVK7EPkPRZnMgXEeRLQvNLLtmutvMuPc6woS2_HZ4EFQw5Z1QGwEmCUUz7qbJ1LR_ZBP5A53QsGb47yTwHWAO1jYddPknv_M2oxeT_8/s1600/14-hbx-blue-dutch-door-dunham-0213-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQ28vYS44q3ECdSEqOAn0GhTMVS0KMKCG8OkKAVK7EPkPRZnMgXEeRLQvNLLtmutvMuPc6woS2_HZ4EFQw5Z1QGwEmCUUz7qbJ1LR_ZBP5A53QsGb47yTwHWAO1jYddPknv_M2oxeT_8/s640/14-hbx-blue-dutch-door-dunham-0213-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Dutch door was added to take advantage of sea breezes. It's painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Pacific Ocean Blue, a color that carries through the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House on Lido Isle in Newport Beach harbor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.peterdunham.com/">Peter Dunham</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by Scott Laidlaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/beach-cottage-style-decorating-ideas-0213?click=main_sr#slide-14">A California Beach Cottage Makeover</a>" by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (February 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDPsIDvYpMoWoDzs7QS2vhDqcj3vheINmUwbhxL5iU7KtGER6einjGlFEfjhO3D7sFIs3VCenEILMjqntLuNK5GTDIir-ZxgJHlTcG5zxcGn-08pn2E7g4Hydo82SVTHV2_GJwO-S5gQ/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_wathne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDPsIDvYpMoWoDzs7QS2vhDqcj3vheINmUwbhxL5iU7KtGER6einjGlFEfjhO3D7sFIs3VCenEILMjqntLuNK5GTDIir-ZxgJHlTcG5zxcGn-08pn2E7g4Hydo82SVTHV2_GJwO-S5gQ/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_wathne.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Dutch doors allow a view from the kitchen, at the south, through the house to the ocean,' says [J. Gwynne Thorsen. . . . [T]he house was built along an axis, with Dutch doors at either end to let the light through."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Three Terns," the Nantucket home of Soffia, Berge and Thorunn Wathne, sisters and owners of Wathne, a chain of clothing and accessories stores.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural and interior design by J. Gwynne Thorsen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vanderwarker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/archive/wathne_slideshow_042001#/slide=6">Seaside Sanctuary</a>" text by Cynthua Zarin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2001).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5dCI27sGIqvkK1ia_wTLp90s4Bdoww2kjT-3VvqvJLNQKtHJQgA8Cz0IuKCvHy4GDHzTO0u9MWYMi6OyQhSgbL2KvRqUBKoovD-o_kIJNVqosZLYEtnUGonpw-oqqJhtijmvweSpY9Y/s1600/entryway-entry-color-wallpaper-staircase-door-0511-roberts04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt5dCI27sGIqvkK1ia_wTLp90s4Bdoww2kjT-3VvqvJLNQKtHJQgA8Cz0IuKCvHy4GDHzTO0u9MWYMi6OyQhSgbL2KvRqUBKoovD-o_kIJNVqosZLYEtnUGonpw-oqqJhtijmvweSpY9Y/s640/entryway-entry-color-wallpaper-staircase-door-0511-roberts04-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For nostalgic appeal, [Markham] Roberts redesigned the entry with a Dutch door. Walls are papered in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Ringwold in Turquoise. <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Ivory White offsets the blue and 'looks beautiful with the rich brown stenciled floors,' he says. His poodle, Choppy, rests on a settee covered in <a href="http://www.pierrefrey.com/">Pierre Frey</a>'s Mercurio."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s house in Fort Wayne, Indiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://markhamroberts.com/">Markham Roberts</a>.</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;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/decorating-mixing-pattern-roberts-0511?click=main_sr#slide-4">Inspiring Ideas for Decorating with Pattern</a>" produced by Senga Mortimer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (May 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuIqR6xjATLTu62hx3-4FBSwKqr8S9_3_M3pG0UOrGBSK4CWL0u0q1za5t1Axxs82SRjReu4VP5Mfmo4SPsbj_8VHNCeYMoaFQgwxIeMhC_vwOGgvb0PgbjBUjGrFGzb3wcfXP_LUqXM/s1600/101570346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuIqR6xjATLTu62hx3-4FBSwKqr8S9_3_M3pG0UOrGBSK4CWL0u0q1za5t1Axxs82SRjReu4VP5Mfmo4SPsbj_8VHNCeYMoaFQgwxIeMhC_vwOGgvb0PgbjBUjGrFGzb3wcfXP_LUqXM/s640/101570346.jpg" width="488" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The addition has a separate entry with stairs to the second-floor family room. Built-in cabinets and drawers under the stairs provide space for storage and house a sound system. Shiplap siding and brick floor keep the space casual."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Decorative wrought-iron stair railing: Charles Calhoun, <a href="http://calhounmetalworks.com/">Calhoun Design and Metalworks</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia, home of Daphne and Alex Davis, parents of designer Amy Morris.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Amy Morris, <a href="http://amydmorris.com/">Amy D. Morris Interiors</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Brad Heppner, <a href="http://bradleyheppner.com/">Bradley E. Heppner Architecture LLC</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Joe Noah, <a href="http://noahandassociates.com/">Noah and Associates</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Emily Followill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/atlanta-colonial-remodel_ss10.html">Atlanta Remodel</a>" produced by Lisa Mowry.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (September 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgee28PhNvrjBbVins55lToOxZV9tLXjnMNF8WCIR3ZuWmDDlzMMGP5SK_eUSqfO2Bz2Atykk_SWhVYYyR1rrgTohR4CRk_xr9noEyYRp7fs_no3z1aUKyTH8pSN_8PLT2ouAGCpAdd8Rw/s1600/7-kitchen-otm-back-door-kit0607-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgee28PhNvrjBbVins55lToOxZV9tLXjnMNF8WCIR3ZuWmDDlzMMGP5SK_eUSqfO2Bz2Atykk_SWhVYYyR1rrgTohR4CRk_xr9noEyYRp7fs_no3z1aUKyTH8pSN_8PLT2ouAGCpAdd8Rw/s640/7-kitchen-otm-back-door-kit0607-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Dutch door painted in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow and Ball</a>'s French Gray leads to a sundial and the dog run."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S.Smith.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Grey Crawford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/los-angeles-kitchen-0708?click=main_sr#slide-7">Kitchen of the Month</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2007).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is another home designed by Michael S. Smith that features a Dutch door:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9pkd26s9La9zmansh3xVjhIEMGb3MpUdv8AvLCMssfEV-zUrA6YADiV4iQriJArrtDRpnmTYSUdLeRwRADQmHgidBnRlkbVVkz4syX0kFRayWDJ3-MHaTvT5jo4LJgnYDj7ccBphSZQ/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl01_ferguson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9pkd26s9La9zmansh3xVjhIEMGb3MpUdv8AvLCMssfEV-zUrA6YADiV4iQriJArrtDRpnmTYSUdLeRwRADQmHgidBnRlkbVVkz4syX0kFRayWDJ3-MHaTvT5jo4LJgnYDj7ccBphSZQ/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl01_ferguson.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'It's a 1930s ideal of a Malibu beach house,' says Michael S. Smith." The Dutch door is original to the house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu Colony, California, home of film producer Donna Arkoff Roth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural redesign by Oscar Shamamian, <a href="http://www.fergusonshamamian.com/">Ferguson and Shamamian Architects LLP</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/ferguson_shamamian/ferguson_slideshow_032005#/slide=1">Malibu Beach Memoirs</a>" text by Steven M. L. Aronson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2005).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YotFDwd_ror1Hmq0nHceAKrcYNYmS935oUIu1DMC9jeDFY7V1HZN6WQRLrcchXzkNbfreFs2nV8QpndSEDc_HaJoUM64dYHjcyrfRxslhm8z-m1u_HWTk3Pmx9NdqXg1WVD3o-NF81g/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl02_ferguson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YotFDwd_ror1Hmq0nHceAKrcYNYmS935oUIu1DMC9jeDFY7V1HZN6WQRLrcchXzkNbfreFs2nV8QpndSEDc_HaJoUM64dYHjcyrfRxslhm8z-m1u_HWTk3Pmx9NdqXg1WVD3o-NF81g/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl02_ferguson.jpg" width="512" /></a><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Michael S.] Smith arranged a circa 1750 English chest of drawers in the entrance hall." </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Dutch door is original to the house, which was built around 1930. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu Colony, California, home of film producer Donna Arkoff Roth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural redesign by Oscar Shamamian, <a href="http://www.fergusonshamamian.com/">Ferguson and Shamamian Architects LLP</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/ferguson_shamamian/ferguson_slideshow_032005#/slide=2">Malibu Beach Memoirs</a>" text by Steven M. L. Aronson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2005).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbI7PEFnPmdWWI9dIyNrGuad8euelh4N-a9yz2qdlMtBZeJcHBZPhjUwS78fPe3zcgPSzfG8Ni1zYX6qSNnrJkccJ7VJBZ_vtXl_PZ0-0ruOPLGjIFGCL0lEyxzdtmhiT1HI0uYtDXZo/s1600/BlogDutchDoorHBJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbI7PEFnPmdWWI9dIyNrGuad8euelh4N-a9yz2qdlMtBZeJcHBZPhjUwS78fPe3zcgPSzfG8Ni1zYX6qSNnrJkccJ7VJBZ_vtXl_PZ0-0ruOPLGjIFGCL0lEyxzdtmhiT1HI0uYtDXZo/s400/BlogDutchDoorHBJune2011.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Dutch door leading to the dining room adds farmhouse charm."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Country house in upstate New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller, <a href="http://www.carrierandcompany.com/">Carrier and Company</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Simplify It" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPub5oG0P8droNCuie9TW92DZB0fA3bQxP-EekexEm_dGohhBpiw2wiKXZZclxxSJ-rPuThYLuglFcnmCbkGb-ghLnz8rihXBeRWTWwtqmmscw0YT9BNBYJ94BcN6GNWoyo6wKODidlTU/s1600/09-hbx-dutch-door-bar-0611-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPub5oG0P8droNCuie9TW92DZB0fA3bQxP-EekexEm_dGohhBpiw2wiKXZZclxxSJ-rPuThYLuglFcnmCbkGb-ghLnz8rihXBeRWTWwtqmmscw0YT9BNBYJ94BcN6GNWoyo6wKODidlTU/s640/09-hbx-dutch-door-bar-0611-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Another Dutch door off the living opens to a closet-size serving bar. <a href="http://www.rohlhome.com/">Rohl</a> faucet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Country house in upstate New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller, </span><a href="http://www.carrierandcompany.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carrier and Company</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/photos/bookcase-bar#slide-10">Photography by Francesco Lagnese</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Simplify It" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKF_Pwqn8Be8syG2OKvrtQI3EDjzc-B3JKwTc0yJ_y5U-V9AjWu593yz15M7v2BcSwW28Ks8tNfpNrdrVuwiUesmlwfmjcmgvboeXSCC0RwmzqaXyUllYXIx-ysMpWA3oss5g1AzV1PE/s1600/hbx-1210-smith-entry-foyer-03-mdn-96618822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKF_Pwqn8Be8syG2OKvrtQI3EDjzc-B3JKwTc0yJ_y5U-V9AjWu593yz15M7v2BcSwW28Ks8tNfpNrdrVuwiUesmlwfmjcmgvboeXSCC0RwmzqaXyUllYXIx-ysMpWA3oss5g1AzV1PE/s640/hbx-1210-smith-entry-foyer-03-mdn-96618822.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'This is a garden house - it seemed only natural to have Dutch doors where we could let nature in,' [Windsor] Smith says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A young family's home in Los Angeles, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/">Windsor Smith</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/feminine-style-windsor-smith-1210?click=main_sr#slide-3">An Unabashedly Romantic Home by Windsor Smith</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9dMAa4DG6-IgI7Wjp9IC9JWcgPtS4bHNJq8wJTsO6zB9WmTzq3WuGjLfLtzrxL5AyqaebqEjLYzE4MsR8XIcfG5QJSxrqHj4LvckDG_DsUm00Ki5Lh9KT5TCiFPJLt1HrMF6ggcUTr8/s1600/e6713f4e45b651f9f1af51efbbe0a554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9dMAa4DG6-IgI7Wjp9IC9JWcgPtS4bHNJq8wJTsO6zB9WmTzq3WuGjLfLtzrxL5AyqaebqEjLYzE4MsR8XIcfG5QJSxrqHj4LvckDG_DsUm00Ki5Lh9KT5TCiFPJLt1HrMF6ggcUTr8/s640/e6713f4e45b651f9f1af51efbbe0a554.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The mirror in this entryway is made from an old window, and the table was originally used for shucking oysters."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography: Emily Followill.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> via <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFBCvLzxSS43EkIkM9j4gojDy0226pBTPK2QzO-I7scMr5Y321jepP1nIW6W3bNg8XmZrlRZA3A5S_GerFB66XOqMSfomPWMuGhSgSR7N68BFH6K11LOQjwS3RcY_IKWRvA_fO8SUJI0/s1600/TDH701012_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFBCvLzxSS43EkIkM9j4gojDy0226pBTPK2QzO-I7scMr5Y321jepP1nIW6W3bNg8XmZrlRZA3A5S_GerFB66XOqMSfomPWMuGhSgSR7N68BFH6K11LOQjwS3RcY_IKWRvA_fO8SUJI0/s640/TDH701012_ss.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This exuberant room from one of [Charles] Faudree's own homes lit up . . . [<i>Traditional Home</i>'s] April 1991 cover."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Charles Faudree.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gene Johnson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/designers/charles-faudree-french-flair_ss15.html">Interior Designer Charles Faudree: French Flair</a>" produced by Julianne Hilmes and Rebecca Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (April 1991).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TWGMJ8qic93k69BtUJZOQDIapEXIc37kUJQ2c5w76HnGZcFLgY4Ez4cQwmZn-5AVmnXx3504mUNYZ8HuH8HnMSK89GJ5CSfvqQ0yOPiHLyDBY8IHUXuPXuUNYPV8ycQ128i2rxZBZag/s1600/HomesRooms-KathrynIreland-0909-11-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TWGMJ8qic93k69BtUJZOQDIapEXIc37kUJQ2c5w76HnGZcFLgY4Ez4cQwmZn-5AVmnXx3504mUNYZ8HuH8HnMSK89GJ5CSfvqQ0yOPiHLyDBY8IHUXuPXuUNYPV8ycQ128i2rxZBZag/s400/HomesRooms-KathrynIreland-0909-11-mdn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Homeowner Leslie Burke's Pembroke Welsh corgi, Jack, keeps watch on life inside and outside the house through the Dutch door. Lloyd Loom Italia wicker chairs. Walnut dining table by Kathryn M. Ireland Home. Cushions on chairs and custom wooden banquette, all in French-style ticking, floral and solid fabrics by Kathryn M. Ireland Home. Bell light fixture from Murano."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leslie Burke's Spanish Colonial Revival home in Southern California's Palos Verdes Estates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/">Kathryn M. Ireland</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Roland E. Coate Sr.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Inner Gardens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Penner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/kathryn-ireland-california-color-design?click=main_sr#slide-8">Just Add Color</a>" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (September 2009).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYsp88Z_aM02ZRD9pBzuxvXJDTNuw-BWONVKdFou7nyKiN6GfmRTtpBehLUAnoq8AeJSuazSf_ZpZgptUoROzvvZqk-TJLV1w5AxUJRBWerzl2BNp_4cFmOK0MCCec1mBKt52fsvZhyphenhyphens/s1600/img_gatfield_10+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYsp88Z_aM02ZRD9pBzuxvXJDTNuw-BWONVKdFou7nyKiN6GfmRTtpBehLUAnoq8AeJSuazSf_ZpZgptUoROzvvZqk-TJLV1w5AxUJRBWerzl2BNp_4cFmOK0MCCec1mBKt52fsvZhyphenhyphens/s640/img_gatfield_10+%25281%2529.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Dutch door next to the range leads to the mudroom and . . . a serpentine staircase . . ." Subway tile, <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/">Waterworks</a>. <a href="http://www.vikingrange.com/">Viking range</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Long Island, New York, home of architect and interior designer, Eliza Gatfield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eliza Gatfield, Custom Cool, LLC.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Stuart Disston, AIA, with Joshua Rosensweig and Guy Horvath, AIA, <a href="http://www.apdarchitects.com/">Austin Patterson Disston Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bruce Buck.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/gatfield-house_10.html">Shingle Style: Capturing the View</a>" produced by Bonnie Maharam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMU61eMoLiAwZwe10Xu31RjHPQrXyVWxzVmxWjjHhAzK0GrCj8YffmbV5eFWUU1FTK_CRYLsIyl_9mFCkv_GOCY5LWqERDAv1TswcWteUj4QWBGMWrQacHcSMhmPl_1GvwpYbYmFxKx88/s1600/hbx-kitchen-bedroom-white-0710-ewart-04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMU61eMoLiAwZwe10Xu31RjHPQrXyVWxzVmxWjjHhAzK0GrCj8YffmbV5eFWUU1FTK_CRYLsIyl_9mFCkv_GOCY5LWqERDAv1TswcWteUj4QWBGMWrQacHcSMhmPl_1GvwpYbYmFxKx88/s640/hbx-kitchen-bedroom-white-0710-ewart-04-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Dutch door opens to the kitchen and a children's room beyond. Stripes, polka dots, and big blue whales are a surprisingly compatible mix."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1938 California cottage of Laurie Thiel, sister of decorator Krista Ewart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kristaewart.com/">Krista Ewart</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beach-house-decorating-ideas-0710?click=main_sr#slide-10">A Bright and Bold Summer Beach House</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (July 2010). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cWqWmdjGa6XIBs_u9KuBGzcxTehNkb9VhFDhY5JvizfxPc_WRY2JcxDdtI8oN9cquLmZlhvaWLngjHupuHXxtE7fK1HYUC5w4ffeoPc_WNFJhhj1RS9sfwtUTKhYcYUJWs3Rthu5hc4/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.04_alexa-hampton-connecticut-home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cWqWmdjGa6XIBs_u9KuBGzcxTehNkb9VhFDhY5JvizfxPc_WRY2JcxDdtI8oN9cquLmZlhvaWLngjHupuHXxtE7fK1HYUC5w4ffeoPc_WNFJhhj1RS9sfwtUTKhYcYUJWs3Rthu5hc4/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.04_alexa-hampton-connecticut-home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A view from the foyer into the living room, where vintage loop chairs surround a pedestal table; the ebonized bookcase is from <a href="http://www.145antiques.com/">145 Antiques</a>."<br />Interior decoration by Alexa Hampton, <a href="http://www.markhampton.com/">Mark Hampton LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Joel Barkley, <a href="http://www.ikba.com/">Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects P.C.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Durston Saylor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-06/alexa-hampton-connecticut-home-slideshow#/slide=4">A Sophisticated Connecticut Home</a>" text by Jesse Kornbluth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the graphic contrast of the black rectangle against the white wall when the Dutch door is opened in this bedroom designed by Ruthis Sommers:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGLmuZUo3HPJb5wckWZoCPjbcZFJXKQjMpBqFJZZ1mUVv4OzKDb2vokM44wfbSi-PldaJFi0ChyloLzRYZGsXsDL4HcAfsipFI-39qHTmcElIq38Hg8S6mIJtmG49yn8MXIlS7syobjI/s1600/12-water-bedroom-dec0607-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGLmuZUo3HPJb5wckWZoCPjbcZFJXKQjMpBqFJZZ1mUVv4OzKDb2vokM44wfbSi-PldaJFi0ChyloLzRYZGsXsDL4HcAfsipFI-39qHTmcElIq38Hg8S6mIJtmG49yn8MXIlS7syobjI/s640/12-water-bedroom-dec0607-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Drop-leaf table from Wertz Brothers in Los Angeles, lamp from Laurin Copen Antiques in Bridgehampton. Striped rug, Dash and Albert. Custom tester bed by Robert Fooshee."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Long Island house that draws inspiration from the sea."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/water-color-0607?click=main_sr#slide-10">Water Color</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2007).</span></div>

Dutch Doors

Dutch door. Stable door. Half door. Double-hung door. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art 's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ,...

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