Where the Mermaid Lives

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cannot wait to read <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Bald-Mermaid-A-Memoir/dp/1938461053/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374328962&sr=8-1&keywords=the+bald+mermaid" target="_blank">The Bald Mermaid</a></i>, the memoir of interior designer <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>. The book, published by <a href="http://www.pointedleafpress.com/" target="_blank">Pointed Leaf Press</a> and available for sale August 1, 2013, details Ms. Bridges's diagnosis of alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that took her hair and changed her life. " 'There's a lot about decorating and design in my new book, because that's part of my DNA,' Sheila Bridges says [in <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>, July - August 2013]. 'But when I lost my hair as a result of alopecia, that presented a whole new set of challenges for me, both personally and professionally. I got through it, but I wanted to write about issues of self-esteem. I hope the book will help people to feel more comfortable in their own skin." A high-profile black woman in the rather white world of design, Ms. Bridges began her career as an assistant at <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/09/in-memory-of-peter-shelton.html" target="_blank">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>, and later designed the Harlem office of former president Bill Clinton. The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html?_r=0" target="_blank">July 18, 2013 edition of the Wall Street Journal features Ms. Bridges's Harlem home</a>, while <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">her kitchen appears in the July/August 2013 edition of House Beautiful</a>. I share the photos here. Enjoy . . . </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/AVvXsEi8dGLnN5orHQBrywbrcdTSJBTxBYNPgb_AQsMQYDy6RoNeKr1egWH3eKwj7SC0j2GMuGILECFo24n61EA9xCoTWhvNXV-HJblGNwHkb-EfxaUBpZTasYX4D3FPpkigJnpwx8Mtn4V2rws/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-ZNIW-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dGLnN5orHQBrywbrcdTSJBTxBYNPgb_AQsMQYDy6RoNeKr1egWH3eKwj7SC0j2GMuGILECFo24n61EA9xCoTWhvNXV-HJblGNwHkb-EfxaUBpZTasYX4D3FPpkigJnpwx8Mtn4V2rws/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-ZNIW-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ms. Bridges is "known for her use of color. On the walls of her front hall, Orange Blossom by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>. The 'B' pillow was made by Pintura Studio." Ms. Bridges found the painting at the 26th Street flea market."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#2" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEiYCmjovU-k6l4tkitdT1GLCuCzU9CvUzbebhK908vGLkmFdOlSb3749XC_rd2__a7EU57b-IQROT8nUnF4BEPkuUX-AWHRbG8DXSIXtpbjbR0vmwzY3uiFUt8PtNyozfW0vRFG4FMt2ng/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-J9XU-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCmjovU-k6l4tkitdT1GLCuCzU9CvUzbebhK908vGLkmFdOlSb3749XC_rd2__a7EU57b-IQROT8nUnF4BEPkuUX-AWHRbG8DXSIXtpbjbR0vmwzY3uiFUt8PtNyozfW0vRFG4FMt2ng/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-J9XU-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, a collection of horse-themed plates from <a href="http://www.hermes.com/" target="_blank">Hermes</a>. Ms. Bridges uses the painted console to store china."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#3" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEj8ynhPpGFGvQPHFXAaTvZVcO_tigIHCBmTigZq-lf_2RXNcvBQ9VLmRu-mmYY-6qyopqbDtHGRdgu9Fnd-aHWTuAbbzGm-vM37-wEXxVUBhnU9xx9dPbHUL-ZGoIKFUUGXIhZymsXLyV8/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-BS3V-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ynhPpGFGvQPHFXAaTvZVcO_tigIHCBmTigZq-lf_2RXNcvBQ9VLmRu-mmYY-6qyopqbDtHGRdgu9Fnd-aHWTuAbbzGm-vM37-wEXxVUBhnU9xx9dPbHUL-ZGoIKFUUGXIhZymsXLyV8/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-BS3V-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A painted French antique desk in the living room. The convex mirror above is one of Ms. Bridges's favorite objects. The striped silk on the chair is from Beacon Hill Fabrics."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#4" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmw-lEPISJiHAp8d5Wa71T4MfSptauXQWgulmx3oGz1qNC0awERRmUePrZZkMvSMdSmtZaTPPfjCT3GEcsMSdJwlU8KFev7ekRZOFbIE9EOloycFP1IxmRED1h13AuTAyNTWOJ-NAarU/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-L6KH-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmw-lEPISJiHAp8d5Wa71T4MfSptauXQWgulmx3oGz1qNC0awERRmUePrZZkMvSMdSmtZaTPPfjCT3GEcsMSdJwlU8KFev7ekRZOFbIE9EOloycFP1IxmRED1h13AuTAyNTWOJ-NAarU/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-L6KH-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Swedish grandfather clock is 18th century, and from Evergreen (now shuttered). Ms. Bridges collects all manner of timepieces."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#5" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEgQYzkJSCweTtf8AcR2AqNBtW9aSmxJYyxUCR2MVV5b5uC6peVwQH6mIDS_FNIFLaZr2HdneqQfiKM7VP7N2xZhYKe7ALQqahDsvcMe1zea2jIVlsUVIPG9Hosc8R3Lx9-iPNnykNHZOfk/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-Z9Q7-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYzkJSCweTtf8AcR2AqNBtW9aSmxJYyxUCR2MVV5b5uC6peVwQH6mIDS_FNIFLaZr2HdneqQfiKM7VP7N2xZhYKe7ALQqahDsvcMe1zea2jIVlsUVIPG9Hosc8R3Lx9-iPNnykNHZOfk/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-Z9Q7-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, a gouache by Samella Lewis from 1949 belonged to Ms. Bridges's parents."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#6" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</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/AVvXsEhjRjXEERw9eLs0WoG_SH_LT5mm8cQuXDjHIHyBYCcjSMjyGGwpMKjbq9cYRcdbyVbAE9WZW1saTc3uo4_Nae4MjXa5e9ZoYxjvhhEWTBiIhS6aYUAdJET5jdkgupowlZAtxiFa56HPtXQ/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-EHF5-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRjXEERw9eLs0WoG_SH_LT5mm8cQuXDjHIHyBYCcjSMjyGGwpMKjbq9cYRcdbyVbAE9WZW1saTc3uo4_Nae4MjXa5e9ZoYxjvhhEWTBiIhS6aYUAdJET5jdkgupowlZAtxiFa56HPtXQ/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-EHF5-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, a Venetian glass chandelier from Sutter Antiques in Hudson, N.Y. The Swedish salon chairs are upholstered in linen. Ms. Bridges bought the Roman bust in the corner from the D and D Building when she was 30."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#7" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEh6XKTDCGiI2DUeljBItTrgRE1MdZAt5Y3SacxdNiFn_7VvbcssD-TIu1dHxJhfMWeQ1WW7QZ6ukrEnpbOVe0_qqZ8RKRquyxGUCcRPZdmRyaG1pR8EPy2BsHrcWSbjQjKwmZzh-0oVUvY/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-FPN4-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XKTDCGiI2DUeljBItTrgRE1MdZAt5Y3SacxdNiFn_7VvbcssD-TIu1dHxJhfMWeQ1WW7QZ6ukrEnpbOVe0_qqZ8RKRquyxGUCcRPZdmRyaG1pR8EPy2BsHrcWSbjQjKwmZzh-0oVUvY/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-FPN4-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Ms. Bridges found this painting at a gallery in Quebec. The piece in the vitrine, a head with a diving mask, is from Hudson, N.Y. The dog painting is by Earl Swanigan, an outsider artist in Hudson. Ms. Bridges bought it to remind her of Dolby, her Jack Russell, who died in 2008. The '70s ball light, under the table, is from Ms. Bridges's parents' home in Philadelphia."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#8" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEjDZLtLcoDxba0ztzHEOJouv5N-svsEYiALsWUc-CGNlUG8z0TlU1xtGEqBsUXeTA8-zLQE90Lc_A_T5Jo6qyMVmQoG7XwBzwpF0WP78Tdb4QvF8E1qxGtFNHtrU3i4oiVD149hcE7yawk/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-4S9N-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZLtLcoDxba0ztzHEOJouv5N-svsEYiALsWUc-CGNlUG8z0TlU1xtGEqBsUXeTA8-zLQE90Lc_A_T5Jo6qyMVmQoG7XwBzwpF0WP78Tdb4QvF8E1qxGtFNHtrU3i4oiVD149hcE7yawk/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-4S9N-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The walls of the guest room are painted with phrases from Ms. Bridges's favorite authors, from Dr. Seuss to Zora Neale Hurston to Langston Hughes. She had so many books, she said, she ran out of space to store them. 'I realized it wasn't so much about the books, but the words that mattered,' she said. The pair of ink on paper works were painted by a monk in Vietnam. The velvet settee is one of Ms. Bridges's own designs." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#9" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEjEArlMz7_hzjQfFPrB9Ml_GCb9SGq-pyHfeUGuSWP6jzvajVDzkqf-Sowc_JdtwsgWT6B2kxH49wUpLrxAPNbCk3-il45htjvL59rvH397dyz_sotB6Oqeize9ZM84PtZhqC3Ud9wM460/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-0VI9-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEArlMz7_hzjQfFPrB9Ml_GCb9SGq-pyHfeUGuSWP6jzvajVDzkqf-Sowc_JdtwsgWT6B2kxH49wUpLrxAPNbCk3-il45htjvL59rvH397dyz_sotB6Oqeize9ZM84PtZhqC3Ud9wM460/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-0VI9-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Ms. Bridges made her dining table by pushing two Swedish demi-lune tables together."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#10" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEhGRbarQ0nC7reUNq_cV8vcF57KCFilcr5mQlrEmsdslYoQ-hoG2lrbNTaB3S4Estn-PKVS2cIIT8L3WjMhG1w-JUEuJq29XD5w0higthYmegXVNq5jBg3hG9PUu4Rnp9AE1VFcxFmPKT4/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-7FH0-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGRbarQ0nC7reUNq_cV8vcF57KCFilcr5mQlrEmsdslYoQ-hoG2lrbNTaB3S4Estn-PKVS2cIIT8L3WjMhG1w-JUEuJq29XD5w0higthYmegXVNq5jBg3hG9PUu4Rnp9AE1VFcxFmPKT4/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-7FH0-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The faux-marble-topped painted console table is from Tepper Galleries (an early favorite of Ms. Bridges that closed in 2010). The painting above is from Elliott Galleries."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#11" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEhlcN3XG6o_SEl9nm8GFka_LN0_AcXSgL0J-0x2yLyqrMIh0SQbZV2jM2lDyHqVgbBmXxOea1KRMdnUoftnjdD936tH8m4g6ZFbHiCewwavvYuQvC8jz1ZPvM3hAANmGA8yM8phw7pKGdI/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-EVXJ-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcN3XG6o_SEl9nm8GFka_LN0_AcXSgL0J-0x2yLyqrMIh0SQbZV2jM2lDyHqVgbBmXxOea1KRMdnUoftnjdD936tH8m4g6ZFbHiCewwavvYuQvC8jz1ZPvM3hAANmGA8yM8phw7pKGdI/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-EVXJ-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the guest room, another painting by Earl Swanigan, the Hudson outsider artist."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#12" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></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/AVvXsEi0bE0LfPuGGo5bIr8ez0VnAR1lEJz110M0REXwvGYJGiBEBPITpwmP4xQafjlRrbTIGftFXKy2CruTla-P_9g9jcjmU48LUoPlRywAXOC7SlP9nrAs8iJFC_LfIbwpoqmNKUyEvWmOXDM/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-X4DU-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bE0LfPuGGo5bIr8ez0VnAR1lEJz110M0REXwvGYJGiBEBPITpwmP4xQafjlRrbTIGftFXKy2CruTla-P_9g9jcjmU48LUoPlRywAXOC7SlP9nrAs8iJFC_LfIbwpoqmNKUyEvWmOXDM/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-X4DU-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Before Ms. Bridges moved in, her apartment was used for film shoots. Spike Lee's 'Jungle Fever' was the last film shot there. The floor under the rug in the living room is still stained with fake blood from Samuel Jackson's character."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#13" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlGAJRW22D5dsr-U8zbpOOXdFaJvjd3Y2vwNQzmjK979CyPfHSNPmdAbQ3KmwQ1hQ6VB8klUTwacoonJMwX0Fg_PkM77QQy9CwHk9OuaOISw7ROQ8SyQ65I0mhsQ4dh2IK9F8mKlu9pA/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-ITTL-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlGAJRW22D5dsr-U8zbpOOXdFaJvjd3Y2vwNQzmjK979CyPfHSNPmdAbQ3KmwQ1hQ6VB8klUTwacoonJMwX0Fg_PkM77QQy9CwHk9OuaOISw7ROQ8SyQ65I0mhsQ4dh2IK9F8mKlu9pA/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-ITTL-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the front hall, Ms. Bridges' collection of Moroccan slippers."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#14" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div></div><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/AVvXsEgxQKfR2Wfz7X2l5rlZQXxiNigZB5iSy246z_GPkZEl2sJq44Ej6LpDwxvpPOcTseTsgO3dCJOUOBasCvDB9S6R_gT0p0Ykf642V5TFZ9irlBahlocaQpS0a49_eMdYjj8zu4YdmyKF3as/s1600/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-DCAJ-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQKfR2Wfz7X2l5rlZQXxiNigZB5iSy246z_GPkZEl2sJq44Ej6LpDwxvpPOcTseTsgO3dCJOUOBasCvDB9S6R_gT0p0Ykf642V5TFZ9irlBahlocaQpS0a49_eMdYjj8zu4YdmyKF3as/s640/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES-slide-DCAJ-jumbo.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The designer Sheila Bridges in the Harlem apartment that has become her calling card. (The building, Graham Court, was constructed in 1901 by the Astor family and designed by the architects responsible for the Apthorp. Before she moved in 20 years ago, the apartment was used for film shoots. That blue is Oval Room Blue from <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/18/garden/201300718_SHEILABRIDGES.html#1" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the New York Times</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/18/garden/weeding-out-the-riffraff.html" target="_blank">Weeding Out the Riffraff</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (Thursday, July 18, 2013).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_Ser94Bpk49HsE0VBbb2lj17xAGvRb-I5g7YhagKjllaaopgB1MO-NxXu9ERXty4KSVnnz-5UzkjU9DoKSaM34f63SwTFb4gyPKQR-cRxi7lNVZ_9vHB05wWk7Spb0mrNNlK31r38bI/s1600/01-hbx-torino-damask-wallpaper-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_Ser94Bpk49HsE0VBbb2lj17xAGvRb-I5g7YhagKjllaaopgB1MO-NxXu9ERXty4KSVnnz-5UzkjU9DoKSaM34f63SwTFb4gyPKQR-cRxi7lNVZ_9vHB05wWk7Spb0mrNNlK31r38bI/s640/01-hbx-torino-damask-wallpaper-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The glint of silver in the Torino Damask wallpaper by Sheila Bridges works well with stainless steel; a <a href="http://www.fisherpaykel.com/" target="_blank">Fisher and Paykel</a> refrigerator, a Bosch dishwasher, a Bertazzoni range, and a GE microwave. Globe lantern by Alison Spear for Stephanie Odegard. Paint is <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Hemlock on cabinets and <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a>'s All White on floor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York, New York, kitchen of interior designer <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Annie Schlechter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</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/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</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/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2013). </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAQ5D2DQoF9Ea57_Lq3ub-HZaaXIBhdNiesWJy3Z2oOyuBBCpWCekYW6i998vPXkG40VyRrpxiAyFaHW4yk48ZlHyLC-UKkeniHuNHCKiA2WeFjG_a4xEiNkINplzxTPSFRmHu0CRZEQ/s1600/02-hbx-white-marble-subway-tiles-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAQ5D2DQoF9Ea57_Lq3ub-HZaaXIBhdNiesWJy3Z2oOyuBBCpWCekYW6i998vPXkG40VyRrpxiAyFaHW4yk48ZlHyLC-UKkeniHuNHCKiA2WeFjG_a4xEiNkINplzxTPSFRmHu0CRZEQ/s640/02-hbx-white-marble-subway-tiles-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Grecian White polished-marble subway tile complements the Carrara Marble countertops; both from <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/" target="_blank">Home Depot</a>; the range is Bertazzoni."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York, New York, kitchen of interior designer <a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Photography by Annie Schlechter.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2013). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMcuCrnRst_Haj_04zzjZwP2_3R7e37myNaQ55SG6U9Hbs1U9cwKEgTJUUB6Ol8LYvt9cbSL0WfVc6fEWudFcwvPvCHxpx72Nn3eYBaB4gq-YjzpOz-z858AHDuHPXyBg-NSrRoid6ok/s1600/03-hbx-antique-pot-rack-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMcuCrnRst_Haj_04zzjZwP2_3R7e37myNaQ55SG6U9Hbs1U9cwKEgTJUUB6Ol8LYvt9cbSL0WfVc6fEWudFcwvPvCHxpx72Nn3eYBaB4gq-YjzpOz-z858AHDuHPXyBg-NSrRoid6ok/s640/03-hbx-antique-pot-rack-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique pot rack frees up cupboard space. Friends can sit on the antique Swedish chairs and talk with the cook."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York, New York, kitchen of interior designer </span><a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Annie Schlechter.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2013). </div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><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;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgN4_-07ZVmcy5VeE4CwlWkP7Mdw52CaL6zq5ykWiEcpzLw_qZ9qlAJn-DmAIU2J2WoPsY-thdJ1_LlvP8ADKTTd62oK-_Gehyq6Pp2c6kdsjInKZtOgW13UKaGjp6pygiOb-waSco04/s1600/08-hbx-osborne-and-little-fabric-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgN4_-07ZVmcy5VeE4CwlWkP7Mdw52CaL6zq5ykWiEcpzLw_qZ9qlAJn-DmAIU2J2WoPsY-thdJ1_LlvP8ADKTTd62oK-_Gehyq6Pp2c6kdsjInKZtOgW13UKaGjp6pygiOb-waSco04/s640/08-hbx-osborne-and-little-fabric-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "A pattern of interlocking cubes - <a href="http://www.osborneandlittle.com/" target="_blank">Osborne and Little</a>'s Balyan, from the Maharani collection - makes antique chairs look more contemporary and picks up the color palette."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York, New York, kitchen of interior designer </span><a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Annie Schlechter.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2013). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyHlgqU0vKYeEsZaucCDubnX9moFXcud-Xm-7QDXJ_PQomIf1D8r9sGpUk9l6Y_ePy473vXxtAMWxjF9WHXUwZ2-oA0najyB_eiQWcxhv-xJHSfRtSZUbpyWLr7tl1CWXSQvhMYfEeeE/s1600/04-hbx-white-farmhouse-sink-bridges-0713-iAT6cL-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyHlgqU0vKYeEsZaucCDubnX9moFXcud-Xm-7QDXJ_PQomIf1D8r9sGpUk9l6Y_ePy473vXxtAMWxjF9WHXUwZ2-oA0najyB_eiQWcxhv-xJHSfRtSZUbpyWLr7tl1CWXSQvhMYfEeeE/s640/04-hbx-white-farmhouse-sink-bridges-0713-iAT6cL-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "<a href="http://www.kohler.com/" target="_blank">Kohler</a>'s farmhouse sink is paired with a Kingston Brass Heritage Collection faucet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York, New York, kitchen of interior designer </span><a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Annie Schlechter.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2013).<br /><br /></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJaV3eiGRZ7NDMYKLtDqXZSva13I55V2bxVlxEEzgFkP2X0l6K9IppZSdWHnz-orp04Zq421m4bRcQtdYbJiWo6kvU3akqojPzCyUBPIZucCLrAWV6VFKB8vppbfQnHwkzQKVxYkdUHQ/s1600/06-hbx-striped-roman-shade-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJaV3eiGRZ7NDMYKLtDqXZSva13I55V2bxVlxEEzgFkP2X0l6K9IppZSdWHnz-orp04Zq421m4bRcQtdYbJiWo6kvU3akqojPzCyUBPIZucCLrAWV6VFKB8vppbfQnHwkzQKVxYkdUHQ/s640/06-hbx-striped-roman-shade-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I never met a stripe I didn't like,' says Bridges, who chose <a href="http://www.osborneandlittle.com/" target="_blank">Osborne and Little</a>'s Killarney, embroidered with white ovals, for the Roman shade."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York, New York, kitchen of interior designer </span><a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Annie Schlechter.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2013). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7gN5F_LhBFyC3CtysU7NtbZG4DlU__EsnSS84s6salWevRHUTaLI-uRTxriZvP81zchbjOysrnl2ZJwLy5vvu5BVxYlOxK0TjDMdLqDQalLcxXnSmrZ6ox7j6gYByQ3PF_LzwZE3Obg/s1600/07-hbx-blue-metallic-wallpaper-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7gN5F_LhBFyC3CtysU7NtbZG4DlU__EsnSS84s6salWevRHUTaLI-uRTxriZvP81zchbjOysrnl2ZJwLy5vvu5BVxYlOxK0TjDMdLqDQalLcxXnSmrZ6ox7j6gYByQ3PF_LzwZE3Obg/s640/07-hbx-blue-metallic-wallpaper-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bridges's Torino Damask wallpaper in Blue Metallic has a reflective quality that catches the light. It shimmers in the daytime and adds a glow at night."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York, New York, kitchen of interior designer </span><a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Annie Schlechter.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2013). </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq9-XB20w74kyfVC6n8IJ1jNCHnN2gx559fUIzM88BlSZcsmZCBU6DNAXRqt2RyjbwA8KWyupdQsj6scAnot7a-s6MH7ZT3nhr2UczZgBaw4vHc17rNBbKJPALbdKlzZ6cix8COmTlMo/s1600/05-hbx-polished-nickel-cabinet-pulls-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAq9-XB20w74kyfVC6n8IJ1jNCHnN2gx559fUIzM88BlSZcsmZCBU6DNAXRqt2RyjbwA8KWyupdQsj6scAnot7a-s6MH7ZT3nhr2UczZgBaw4vHc17rNBbKJPALbdKlzZ6cix8COmTlMo/s640/05-hbx-polished-nickel-cabinet-pulls-bridges-0713-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lugarno pulls in polished nickel by <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a> add a silvery note to the cabinetry (bird not included)."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York, New York, kitchen of interior designer </span><a href="http://www.sheilabridges.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Sheila Bridges</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Annie Schlechter.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Styled by Gregory Bissonnette.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/small-blue-kitchen-0713?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2013). </div>

Where the Mermaid Lives

I cannot wait to read The Bald Mermaid , the memoir of interior designer Sheila Bridges . The book, published by Pointed Leaf Press and ava...

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The Shape of Things in Black and White

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">School may be out for the summer, but I offer a geometry lesson - shapes in black and white . . . </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/AVvXsEhkA4FTH9rAb7YKYFNcBhrHj3iqlB6Q8kQXWEAtt_xiqUcRVJon3Y2XvumeiFAql4F7RRdVEshPMNyJ3LHhjRlg8Ij90YPRMa7YHJqJBdkK4c1dvNgF4ZRnDWNCMp4UCjCB0hWjkcjO2nA/s1600/fresh_start_03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkA4FTH9rAb7YKYFNcBhrHj3iqlB6Q8kQXWEAtt_xiqUcRVJon3Y2XvumeiFAql4F7RRdVEshPMNyJ3LHhjRlg8Ij90YPRMa7YHJqJBdkK4c1dvNgF4ZRnDWNCMp4UCjCB0hWjkcjO2nA/s640/fresh_start_03-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">"Contrasting with reclaimed barn-wood floors, sliding panels made of raw porcelain, silicone and Plexiglas by artist <a href="http://www.margaretboozer.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; transition: color 0.2s linear;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Margaret Boozer</span></a><span style="background: white;"> separate the dining room from the kitchen and bedrooms."</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Apartment in the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Interior design by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.darrylcarter.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Darryl Carter</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">Photography by Gordon Beall.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/a-fresh-start#slide-3" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">A Fresh Start</span></a>" by Elle Decor Staff.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Metropolitan Home (January 2009).</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdR0G0-j5ZD3LXrMSDZuHACQ6iGoJ3CfB5oj8rWsVMzrXmYsRnWv4qyB9sU5Tvt46leij36a6ELSRhrndiLeZzTycqmUoUK0Y7x6MuKuy7L3di_L5sI3ykM_khpyas7t7MXb6oh9uT2GI/s1600/06_10-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdR0G0-j5ZD3LXrMSDZuHACQ6iGoJ3CfB5oj8rWsVMzrXmYsRnWv4qyB9sU5Tvt46leij36a6ELSRhrndiLeZzTycqmUoUK0Y7x6MuKuy7L3di_L5sI3ykM_khpyas7t7MXb6oh9uT2GI/s640/06_10-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The white door leads to a pantry."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://darrylcarter.com/" target="_blank">Darryl Carter</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Darryl Carter's renovation of his parents' kitchen in Potomac, Maryland.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Erik Johnson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/family-style#slide-5" target="_blank">Family Style</a>" by Elle Decor Staff.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzBONixVieI53NM4terZC-gdj9E84z5eZeeon-QbIEf-viXA_ebuF_gCA0VAaWLrqc25BZuWZbywMB9dIozRO7wlN3jRJiIzjN04rSc4FWIshR96JAQ5l3zQCTlv-qZWUde397qpJz4Y/s1600/dcblackbraithwaite-lgn-23197559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzBONixVieI53NM4terZC-gdj9E84z5eZeeon-QbIEf-viXA_ebuF_gCA0VAaWLrqc25BZuWZbywMB9dIozRO7wlN3jRJiIzjN04rSc4FWIshR96JAQ5l3zQCTlv-qZWUde397qpJz4Y/s640/dcblackbraithwaite-lgn-23197559.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Nancy Braithwaite relied on linearity and strong simple colors like black, beige, and gray to create a spa-like tranquility in this home office."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Melanie Acevedo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/luxury-homes/a-touch-of-black-color-inspiration-for-your-life?click=img_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Well-Edited: Black Color Inspiration</a>" by Kayla Desroches.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24KFC0roZ34bnKIkMpcFfv5Zz6zQs_ixYFPX-WHYIGp4nUaFIdhMRGWZkLdjxAlhcl1sL2NIXk56Lc71cJYihsOwxZIodkoLoC9PtwvAl_J4OUMMkqcjX4p5UT0u6lLsaLAzkilfXLxc/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.february-estates-02-franceADFeb2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24KFC0roZ34bnKIkMpcFfv5Zz6zQs_ixYFPX-WHYIGp4nUaFIdhMRGWZkLdjxAlhcl1sL2NIXk56Lc71cJYihsOwxZIodkoLoC9PtwvAl_J4OUMMkqcjX4p5UT0u6lLsaLAzkilfXLxc/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.february-estates-02-franceADFeb2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Smooth surfaces, straight edges, sharp curves, polished materials, right angles, clarity and order.' That's how architect Robert Mallet-Stevens described this 1920s villa, which he conceived for fashion designer Paul Poiret. Construction halted when the couturier ran out of funds, but screen siren Elvire Popesco bought the place and hired architect Paul Boyer to finish it."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Property in Mezy-Sur-Seine, France.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo courtesy of Patrice Besse via Architectural Digest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/real-estate/2013/february-estates-for-sale_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">On the Market: February 2013</a>" written by Amanda Friedman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2013).</span><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/AVvXsEhtQasX-tDySuQGBVDHQyRlEJRl58wJphEKRV57qqGlbPXYQ4yJjEK1tkoInrTeXg0_At-xkJxLCXKOxDoK8XKX9husN24wU5Su6358i87JhgP0mDFltzGW15fw75RQ8FTcK5PZlADvijA/s1600/12-crisp-stairs-dec0907-xlgHBBetsyBrown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtQasX-tDySuQGBVDHQyRlEJRl58wJphEKRV57qqGlbPXYQ4yJjEK1tkoInrTeXg0_At-xkJxLCXKOxDoK8XKX9husN24wU5Su6358i87JhgP0mDFltzGW15fw75RQ8FTcK5PZlADvijA/s640/12-crisp-stairs-dec0907-xlgHBBetsyBrown.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“Stairs and floors painted<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Benjamin Moore</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>White Dove; and walls painted<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.prattandlambert.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Pratt & Lambert</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Silver Lining. Painting by Jong Mok Lee.”</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Alabama home.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Interior design by Betsy Brown,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://betsybrowninc.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Betsy Brown Interiors</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/neutrals-are-crisp-0907?click=img_sr#slide-3" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Neutrals Are Crisp</span></a>” by Frances Schultz.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt;">(September 2007).</span></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEnNONbFVtaZRPMJhnSFn9GPOzJ7-V3N-gpyzuLj8mrWtWCxOGvZnC47g0ArJR_xuj_4P_vIeUaxp3VF7pnKk7lLItmJ3kmD24FIYXDqHmurXUitZEjR63m8jMEWLCBmfAdbYiw-cxyk/s1600/Decorating-ideas-botbol-ED0510-12-lgn+%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/AVvXsEjkEnNONbFVtaZRPMJhnSFn9GPOzJ7-V3N-gpyzuLj8mrWtWCxOGvZnC47g0ArJR_xuj_4P_vIeUaxp3VF7pnKk7lLItmJ3kmD24FIYXDqHmurXUitZEjR63m8jMEWLCBmfAdbYiw-cxyk/s640/Decorating-ideas-botbol-ED0510-12-lgn+%25281%2529.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bath is sheathed in slate floor tiles, and the towels are by Olatz."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Michel Botbol and Arthur Krystofiak's home in Brookhaven Hamlet, New York</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by architect <a href="http://www.spatialdiscipline.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Calvert Wright</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/a-barn-rescued-and-reborn#slide-10" target="_blank">A Barn Rescued and Reborn</a>" by Cynthia Kling.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (May 2010).</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/AVvXsEjo186w4ZlndO487i5p3SCKlhn_IPeX8CDvAEvnuUcAKKNH6Xl_jrFkZnudnvGIFbRkpNqy1jG9uD750_dQ49IBMVTiBaGTgjRgbk19TxZjMfSAZEdrtHzGe3Kt6IUY3gss0Ya7hVQtMsM/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.delphine-krakoff-new-york-city-11-guest-bathroom-kohler-bisazza-tileAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo186w4ZlndO487i5p3SCKlhn_IPeX8CDvAEvnuUcAKKNH6Xl_jrFkZnudnvGIFbRkpNqy1jG9uD750_dQ49IBMVTiBaGTgjRgbk19TxZjMfSAZEdrtHzGe3Kt6IUY3gss0Ya7hVQtMsM/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.delphine-krakoff-new-york-city-11-guest-bathroom-kohler-bisazza-tileAD.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A guest bath is sheathed in <a href="http://www.bisazza.com/" target="_blank">Bisazza</a> tile; the sink is by <a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/us/" target="_blank">Kohler</a>, and the shower and sink fittings are by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Six-story townhouse in Manhattan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Delphine Krakoff, <a href="http://www.pamplemoussedesign.com/" target="_blank">Pamplemousse Design Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gut renovation by <a href="http://www.olivercope.com/" target="_blank">Oliver Cope Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</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/2013-07/delphine-krakoff-oliver-cope-new-york-townhouse-slideshow_slideshow_item7_8" target="_blank">Uncommon Vision</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/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoDjYvBe6S6dTOtvOEPLTx3VCyFmQRSd2vVWUupWDQN4eEgdZh5Jum7z1X2pseocIdwk5l76Xg4yPyB0wXUGJ_fPhbNu32DWynVIDRIiZRjW0D6PjZTxNfMSrWG4J3bBVdol_jNEE6zs/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/AVvXsEhtoDjYvBe6S6dTOtvOEPLTx3VCyFmQRSd2vVWUupWDQN4eEgdZh5Jum7z1X2pseocIdwk5l76Xg4yPyB0wXUGJ_fPhbNu32DWynVIDRIiZRjW0D6PjZTxNfMSrWG4J3bBVdol_jNEE6zs/s640/12-water-bedroom-dec0607-xlg.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><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, <a href="http://www.dashandalbert.com/" target="_blank">Dash and Albert</a>. Custom tester bed by Robert Fooshee."</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><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><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><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" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Water Color</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">House Beautiful</a> (June 2007).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3oLG90HeqO2iG8ACMkHOqaEP2Wj0lyQLEHn7aHsCnoqef4HhwaY_Va9ul5-9XaA4YgB2L08FcfmXf9s78ykYiQIS8KMqu0NoQAFYac1AacJWVuOYoipEh_UparJPSN8U2tscLAfANbY/s1600/interior-design-MH1109-wearstler-014-lgnmethome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC3oLG90HeqO2iG8ACMkHOqaEP2Wj0lyQLEHn7aHsCnoqef4HhwaY_Va9ul5-9XaA4YgB2L08FcfmXf9s78ykYiQIS8KMqu0NoQAFYac1AacJWVuOYoipEh_UparJPSN8U2tscLAfANbY/s640/interior-design-MH1109-wearstler-014-lgnmethome.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"A pair of Cassina’s<span style="background: white;"> Cab chairs by Mario Bellini in white leather and the bold graphics of a black-and-white abstract </span>painting<span style="background: white;"> complement the warm white walls and bleached walnut floors."</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Kelly Wearstler's beach house in Malibu.<br />Interior design by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Kelly Wearstler</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Francois Halard.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/kelly-wearstlers-ultra-glam-beach-house-60399#slide-14" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Kelly Wearstler's Ultra-Glam Beach House</span></a>" by Susan Morgan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Metropolitan Home (November 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qER76gcon-o9vsXMf3InxSxnWqjBkB2tKN9zpE3crIFZMphYe1i9Wgt9lNVhgV5C8bHTZbHmHXIUlQq5A6DgIeTwM4ix0YQEDLUzCEYD2AoSsMIpIs57Hipx7VjxPwtaIz35zdwffcA/s1600/hbx-0611-fulk07-black-white-silhouettes-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qER76gcon-o9vsXMf3InxSxnWqjBkB2tKN9zpE3crIFZMphYe1i9Wgt9lNVhgV5C8bHTZbHmHXIUlQq5A6DgIeTwM4ix0YQEDLUzCEYD2AoSsMIpIs57Hipx7VjxPwtaIz35zdwffcA/s640/hbx-0611-fulk07-black-white-silhouettes-de.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"French silhouettes of children" hang on a guest bedroom wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/san-francisco-victorian-ken-fulk-0611?click=main_sr#slide-14" target="_blank">Dressing Up a San Francisco Victorian</a>" by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2011)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yGJ_OfDokCRD45jHexoFZZq7CixF_i_u3-GxY44GQtvSO4KJVg_ZauNslX9vRNPp1PstDM4gOfPT5F3n2mUcXxAw4HysJNdVl0AM2-W27mWRJ8ymxlv0gBpmu29pvPCWHelmYRYDRnM/s1600/street15_VMFA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yGJ_OfDokCRD45jHexoFZZq7CixF_i_u3-GxY44GQtvSO4KJVg_ZauNslX9vRNPp1PstDM4gOfPT5F3n2mUcXxAw4HysJNdVl0AM2-W27mWRJ8ymxlv0gBpmu29pvPCWHelmYRYDRnM/s640/street15_VMFA.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>Untitled</i>, Kara Walker, 1996. (Ink-wash drawing.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I saw this work by Kara Walker at the <a href="http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/" target="_blank">Virginia Museum of Fine Arts</a> (Richmond) over the holiday weekend.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"The large 1996 ink-wash drawing, "Untitled," shows what most likely is a house servant about to smother her owner with a pillow. Another woman in the scene, the man's wife, perhaps, stands in the hallway watching with one hand to her mouth. The artist says she imagined the protagonist — a house slave, daughter, or both — as a hero and villain in a 'mercy killing' met with surprise and tacit approval. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">[Artist Kara] Walker, who is black and grew up in Atlanta, is known for her disturbing cut-out silhouettes, often inspired by Southern romance tales and slave narratives, which typically address issues of race, gender, sexuality and violence. . . . </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Adding her work to the permanent [Virginia Museum of Fine Arts] museum collection has been a longstanding goal, says John Ravenal, the curator of modern and contemporary art. '</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I don't expect any controversy really. In some of her works there is much more overt sexuality or violence. But this represents her interests,' Ravenal says. 'It's a particularly bold piece in terms of the contrast between the black, white and gray. And it makes direct reference to her cut paper [works], but it's a framed drawing.' "</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <i>Style Weekly</i>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/vmfa-scores-slave-inspired-artwork/Content?oid=1872434" target="_blank">VMFA Scores Slave-Inspired Artwork</a>" by Brent Baldwin.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.styleweekly.com/" target="_blank">Style Weekly</a> (April 9, 2013).</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/AVvXsEjL5WmZkj24tlr0dMZBBMi1lA0VHtg0ADuzm1xmsgk2m8RIt61a3ftf2PMMgltHKVGWshwRYEanIEzKdOuVFRrdcTdAq2c1H5cpH4pqg1PJX20b-zDY2fpBn2dvSc9zVWuI1VyXoH04aFk/s1600/southern-1-0909-xlHBHouston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5WmZkj24tlr0dMZBBMi1lA0VHtg0ADuzm1xmsgk2m8RIt61a3ftf2PMMgltHKVGWshwRYEanIEzKdOuVFRrdcTdAq2c1H5cpH4pqg1PJX20b-zDY2fpBn2dvSc9zVWuI1VyXoH04aFk/s640/southern-1-0909-xlHBHouston.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a Houston house with Georgian bones and siren allure, the drama begins in a foyer swathed in <a href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/" target="_blank">Phillip Jeffries</a>’s Lacquered Walls in Eyeliner — a long-lasting vinyl that mimics lacquer and 'fools everyone,' says interior designer Rob Southern. For theatrical contrast, the shield-back English hall chairs are painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>’s White Dove."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Rob Southern.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bold-houston-design?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Bold and Dramatic Colors in a Houston Home</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEgtugmRd8QGWcWy0idtX3Oaoz3kl12LeHdI-wTyWJNXkSiCx6vQscQYpy2iVV4GNnzzrwttEk3A3ndZ-4EYEEJNwwRL3u3B7il2JzVgvn44PBWZn351xz8VLur2l_NJ2uojdSfPXafcJRg/s1600/VDX-02-louis-xv-style-chair-matie-cecile-aptel-abstract-painting-0313-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtugmRd8QGWcWy0idtX3Oaoz3kl12LeHdI-wTyWJNXkSiCx6vQscQYpy2iVV4GNnzzrwttEk3A3ndZ-4EYEEJNwwRL3u3B7il2JzVgvn44PBWZn351xz8VLur2l_NJ2uojdSfPXafcJRg/s640/VDX-02-louis-xv-style-chair-matie-cecile-aptel-abstract-painting-0313-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">"Linen for Louis XV-style chair, Lewis and Sheron. Painting, Marie-Cécile Aptel. Photos, Mark Shaw. All rooms,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Benjamin</span><span style="color: windowtext;"> Moore</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Floral White."</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mimi Williams's high-rise apartment in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mimi Williams,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.mimiwilliamsinteriors.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Mimi Williams Interiors</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Photography by Mali-Azima.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/white-apartment-decorating-ideas-clone-1360946305?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Well-Lived: Mimi Williams' [sic] Apartment</span></a>" by Kathleen Hackett.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Veranda</span></a>.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><u1:p></u1:p> <br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzI31sm0uZOJXxJKHuVenPI9NNoOj8dfknxPOu51e2HGpVkBfbYDzBwlYQecLmgnM4Xk3fbwn8blwk-8FnTLc1RIkU99Ifnt5iqETfjlZpFoU-nT0FtfyYSxOYRsu5OixIgcIkQCM1YM/s1600/kitchen-cabinet-0406_xlgHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzI31sm0uZOJXxJKHuVenPI9NNoOj8dfknxPOu51e2HGpVkBfbYDzBwlYQecLmgnM4Xk3fbwn8blwk-8FnTLc1RIkU99Ifnt5iqETfjlZpFoU-nT0FtfyYSxOYRsu5OixIgcIkQCM1YM/s640/kitchen-cabinet-0406_xlgHB.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A collapsible fireman's ladder hooks onto the stainless-steel rail for easy access to the top shelves.  . . . Designer Mallory Marshall . . . keeps her mother's and grandmother's old Wedgwood and ironstone in the pantry."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A rustic, windswept house overlooking the Atlantic Ocean."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Moss.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">"</span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-maine-0406?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Glowing Simplicity in Penobscot Bay, ME</a>" by Christine Pittel</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2006).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AuXzTMN5N6-cM31v1UmqKSUuQ1r_XwIuEcHrvDJTaM6WwYI2tXkIyhRl7E06ur8kLq9FA17wScIIAbU-DwOuj3cWDJIPTcC-w1uoVWP5LGJ1FTR0YGy-_dXWb4xrR7FNp53T1-qQq04/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.delphine-krakoff-new-york-city-07-living-room-knoll-chairs-warren-platner-paintingAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AuXzTMN5N6-cM31v1UmqKSUuQ1r_XwIuEcHrvDJTaM6WwYI2tXkIyhRl7E06ur8kLq9FA17wScIIAbU-DwOuj3cWDJIPTcC-w1uoVWP5LGJ1FTR0YGy-_dXWb4xrR7FNp53T1-qQq04/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.delphine-krakoff-new-york-city-07-living-room-knoll-chairs-warren-platner-paintingAD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A painting by Al Held is displayed behind a pair of Warren Platner chairs by <a href="http://www.knoll.com/" target="_blank">Knoll</a>."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Living room of a six-story townhouse in Manhattan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Delphine Krakoff, <a href="http://www.pamplemoussedesign.com/" target="_blank">Pamplemousse Design Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gut renovation by <a href="http://www.olivercope.com/" target="_blank">Oliver Cope Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</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/2013-07/delphine-krakoff-oliver-cope-new-york-townhouse-slideshow_slideshow_item2_3" target="_blank">Uncommon Vision</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/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2013).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rd8K0Lq9_qxHGRDRdSODD1tkPSq5akbACuqYpmvJ-i_IBbdFGxXv3IQa8JfLrQ4YzSTelht8mcLMgXZG-04XOCvbYzSsv8_JVNbyICtYi0bUaQIPVOPN0qWPU6w2duLwpIE0eIVhAN8/s1600/ss_101762849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rd8K0Lq9_qxHGRDRdSODD1tkPSq5akbACuqYpmvJ-i_IBbdFGxXv3IQa8JfLrQ4YzSTelht8mcLMgXZG-04XOCvbYzSsv8_JVNbyICtYi0bUaQIPVOPN0qWPU6w2duLwpIE0eIVhAN8/s640/ss_101762849.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"Transom and clerestory windows maximize natural light in the nearly 25-foot-high front hall. The curved stairway and chandelier from Visual Comfort ease the linear elements."<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Dorset Two-Tier Chandelier with Torch Arm” by Visual Comfort from <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/" target="_blank">Circa Lighting</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Dutch Colonial home on Lake Washington (Seattle).</span></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Paul Moon, <a href="http://www.paulmoondesign.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Paul Moon Design</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Susan Marinello, <a href="http://www.susanmarinello.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Susan Marinello Interiors</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Granen.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/new-home-comfortable-charm_ss2.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">New Home With Comfortable Charm</a>" produced by Linda Humphrey.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </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/AVvXsEi23A5bLXlB63cfjuXASl_tfn8KAcFX_r8jwRrIzOqqJipeZScp76DTGZ53jybJlaT6-fcNuasqe_iWhc47jXxHdgSdiH99rLccoLoexKj45u7D307h-RKTnia6I3ha52ETxhtDGaP1MpM/s1600/living-room-design-ideas-ED0110-Gambrel-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23A5bLXlB63cfjuXASl_tfn8KAcFX_r8jwRrIzOqqJipeZScp76DTGZ53jybJlaT6-fcNuasqe_iWhc47jXxHdgSdiH99rLccoLoexKj45u7D307h-RKTnia6I3ha52ETxhtDGaP1MpM/s640/living-room-design-ideas-ED0110-Gambrel-01-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"In the front entry of a Southampton, New York, house decorated by <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; transition: color 0.2s linear;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Steven Gambrel</span></a><span style="background: white;">, the “ice block” wall treatment was inspired by one found at George Washington’s historic home,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.mountvernon.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Mount Vernon</span></a>."</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Eric Piasecki.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-hamptons-home-reborn-62227#slide-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">A Hamptons Home Reborn</span></a>" by Ingrid Abramovitch.<br /><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Elle Decor</span></a> (January 2010).<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffDzJCxAOsGinxNwPpih18t9DzJGZFWwPiX8NBJMyuDbwVIhYJ5k0Sw29dQUROrXYZ2CR_7IZAVs9m9G3OGAi13YSFnzsfgiaYaURQyrBGSxNoF5v95w4svGLYBr4odOqiSidAwU7JsM/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl07_jacobsen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffDzJCxAOsGinxNwPpih18t9DzJGZFWwPiX8NBJMyuDbwVIhYJ5k0Sw29dQUROrXYZ2CR_7IZAVs9m9G3OGAi13YSFnzsfgiaYaURQyrBGSxNoF5v95w4svGLYBr4odOqiSidAwU7JsM/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl07_jacobsen.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom, the only room on the second floor, was angled so that the window across from the bed faces a Nantucket landmark - the 120-foot-high steeple, half a mile away, of the First Congregational Church. 'The steeple is lit up every night,' says the senior Jacobsen, 'and it's something nice to go to sleep with.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New house on Nantucket.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Hugh Newell Jacobsen, F.A.I.A., <a href="http://www.jacobsenarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">Jacobsen Architecture</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Project architect: Simon Jacobsen, Associate A.I.A., </span><a href="http://www.jacobsenarchitecture.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Jacobsen Architecture</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</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;">"Nantucket Reexamined" text by Gerald Clarke.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2004).</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/AVvXsEg7saIUdAKFVt_dIver5SqP6ccAgxWHguVxsHcJx9sjXNMVJC_-kLqm-eqdtKltQ4cYTxxZwNL97JTeapoFDpJfcru9sZkZUf8XmGMiC0YkWaxbrqTWmCMxa3ncwpBGRVhyf81W-56m_Js/s1600/01-parrish-main-mdnED.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7saIUdAKFVt_dIver5SqP6ccAgxWHguVxsHcJx9sjXNMVJC_-kLqm-eqdtKltQ4cYTxxZwNL97JTeapoFDpJfcru9sZkZUf8XmGMiC0YkWaxbrqTWmCMxa3ncwpBGRVhyf81W-56m_Js/s640/01-parrish-main-mdnED.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"For his series Jacks, now installed outside the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York, [sculptor Mel Kendrick] created a group of 11-foot-tall sculptures in black and white. The bottom half of each work is a giant block tunneled with holes. On top sits an oversize version of the titular game piece, seemingly (and impossibly) extracted from the base. To some, it's an engaging formal exercise; to the littlest art lovers, a place begging to be explored."</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/culture/outside-perspective-a-70679?click=main_sr" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Outside Perspective</span></a>" by Laura Regensdorf.<o:p></o:p></span></div><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Elle Decor</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></div>

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