A Touch of Green

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the best ways to add a touch of green in a room is to buy a plant. Foliage adds texture, shape and variegated color to a space. Studies indicate that plants can reduce stress and many, such as English ivy, the Boston fern and the peace lily, can help improve air quality. Unfortunately, not all of us are blessed with "green thumbs," and keeping houseplants and indoor trees alive can become a daunting task. A low maintenance way to bring the outdoors in is to decorate with botanical prints, as well as wall coverings and fabrics featuring ferns, palms and other leaf motifs.   </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first few images that appear below were created by Becky Davis of <a href="http://bdbotanicals.com/" target="_blank">Becky Davis Botanicals</a> whose work is featured in the October - November edition of <a href="http://gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank"><i>Garden and Gun</i></a>. Ms. Davis wears waders and uses a canoe to gather the plants she dries and has framed. She even has encountered alligators while foraging for flowers near her South Carolina home.</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/AVvXsEjvRXDXAToMFUUKRPjDGL6OLtQ6zQjfzYaNsmut0AM-6tYuMec9neP339UP23XfB3AUUJnb1nEQLskVXYSVXuC6RgPWBRPRbwfHNvZp6dHpLpmz0gkRJjtfomBIhefcQlu7D5mKO0eLO6e7/s1600/dwarf_palmetto.229221156_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRXDXAToMFUUKRPjDGL6OLtQ6zQjfzYaNsmut0AM-6tYuMec9neP339UP23XfB3AUUJnb1nEQLskVXYSVXuC6RgPWBRPRbwfHNvZp6dHpLpmz0gkRJjtfomBIhefcQlu7D5mKO0eLO6e7/s320/dwarf_palmetto.229221156_std.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dwarf palmetto</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sabal minor</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bdbotanicals.com/gallery/leaves" target="_blank">Becky Davis Botanicals</a></span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOBBBO46guneQAPjJMwWOckF8Zpo85Hf1oK-HbgVIDQFeQMJS6rvWp220nMG__nvHbRngLRWlx1T-_7i0W5bzti9TVilT47dIUcBTt1aXzbl9dJFvffd-OhF_6neu9PVC6l0RTvMUTBh4/s1600/netted_chainfern.229220936_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOBBBO46guneQAPjJMwWOckF8Zpo85Hf1oK-HbgVIDQFeQMJS6rvWp220nMG__nvHbRngLRWlx1T-_7i0W5bzti9TVilT47dIUcBTt1aXzbl9dJFvffd-OhF_6neu9PVC6l0RTvMUTBh4/s320/netted_chainfern.229220936_std.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Netted chain fern</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Woodwardia areolata</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bdbotanicals.com/gallery/ferns" target="_blank">Becky Davis Botanicals</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX_MH8SN9bjwOM_fPxWrkvwdjvUOcOCNRbG59I6P5u6aJ0RcHN_y4sha0xVo_N_1WHtGViWiNEKYFT-ad8MIqMSyVe_gz0hY6GF_DSStB404Uqtv47YFVuTMZtB0NfDOf2oIHjCiWKAWu/s1600/grasses.229221257_std.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwX_MH8SN9bjwOM_fPxWrkvwdjvUOcOCNRbG59I6P5u6aJ0RcHN_y4sha0xVo_N_1WHtGViWiNEKYFT-ad8MIqMSyVe_gz0hY6GF_DSStB404Uqtv47YFVuTMZtB0NfDOf2oIHjCiWKAWu/s640/grasses.229221257_std.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://bdbotanicals.com/gallery/grasses" target="_blank">Becky Davis Botanicals</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMzz74bv_yGEqQhoDY1Ili1A1I1_rwzfKuonfm5SYiq5dU14WEKfN1dtuSLYzkZ8r0pKgAQ5RZcrR1V4q4OLv6a99g-LztOCiF5ivnCBpKvgDuI2mHBQ4xob5aAdX-AQnrEqIMaFqq-r4/s1600/6-comfort-hallway-1008-xlg-23414924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikMzz74bv_yGEqQhoDY1Ili1A1I1_rwzfKuonfm5SYiq5dU14WEKfN1dtuSLYzkZ8r0pKgAQ5RZcrR1V4q4OLv6a99g-LztOCiF5ivnCBpKvgDuI2mHBQ4xob5aAdX-AQnrEqIMaFqq-r4/s640/6-comfort-hallway-1008-xlg-23414924.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fern prints and a Regency bench lend presence to a small upstairs hall."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/decorating-change-it-comfort-1008?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Markham Roberts</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/decorating-change-it-comfort-1008?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">A Traditional Design Gives Comfort to This Southampton Home</a>" by Amanda Lovell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><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/AVvXsEi5Ww3cyXVFUfgU2Gk7kLLDED-6k3eQ09aXyNsobH-EiUvpuUFs5uLj8HFxtVr3wxfDtM7zrxZ8jb1tcEaGYyiU_vCZGz4ZU7_0k6Zp2udbbB52PrFeddQ8NUsGqC7Fuy1KBUEoF55CRW1C/s1600/bedroom-stripes-print-traditional-0411-scheerer13-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ww3cyXVFUfgU2Gk7kLLDED-6k3eQ09aXyNsobH-EiUvpuUFs5uLj8HFxtVr3wxfDtM7zrxZ8jb1tcEaGYyiU_vCZGz4ZU7_0k6Zp2udbbB52PrFeddQ8NUsGqC7Fuy1KBUEoF55CRW1C/s640/bedroom-stripes-print-traditional-0411-scheerer13-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Designer Tom] Scheerer visually linked twin beds in a girl's room with a single headboard, covered in Botanical Fern by <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/" target="_blank">Schumacher</a>. 'I thought it was appropriate for a Maine house,' he says. 'It's a paradise of ferns here.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/" target="_blank">Tom Scheerer</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/maine-interior-design-cottage-0411?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">A Fresh Take on an Old-Fashioned Maine Home</a>" by James Servin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><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/AVvXsEimRlTqIV95_KcmQ2T_ZsZC9XxttnImRy3mbxVpN8rjGLYwAzEBb2NVZeCHxEubu40eOKtXLe4Os32nmYDH49zb5ch3cYnY_MSdrCBEYgrWegh0ySexk0ICk-2FR8SsaM4kK3KnnO_cqs2r/s1600/paladino-8-0909-xl+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRlTqIV95_KcmQ2T_ZsZC9XxttnImRy3mbxVpN8rjGLYwAzEBb2NVZeCHxEubu40eOKtXLe4Os32nmYDH49zb5ch3cYnY_MSdrCBEYgrWegh0ySexk0ICk-2FR8SsaM4kK3KnnO_cqs2r/s640/paladino-8-0909-xl+(1).jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, a bed from Drexel Heritage's Postobello collection and nightstands by Thomas Pheasant for Baker are 'rich and elegant' against walls painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Mesquite. Settee is covered in <a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s Trailing Leaf Linen."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://apinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Allison Paladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bright-palm-beach-house?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">A Palm Beach Home That's Bright and Full of Energy</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEhP8x55AohIsWMni3u9zsPzNuMh5dpu2iJ9z5QoJ1THVTvYCmgstUFta0ad0WLpPhZibNOGikbwVNcrNCvNYTKzUyyFUXm8lm4o5DLuWvYdcUXyqwE12KYANzSIsR7T4bXAauinrRcqWvo0/s1600/paladino-9-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8x55AohIsWMni3u9zsPzNuMh5dpu2iJ9z5QoJ1THVTvYCmgstUFta0ad0WLpPhZibNOGikbwVNcrNCvNYTKzUyyFUXm8lm4o5DLuWvYdcUXyqwE12KYANzSIsR7T4bXAauinrRcqWvo0/s640/paladino-9-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"On the loggia, [designer Allison] Paladino used her favorite palm tree fabric, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/" target="_blank">Brunschwig and Fils</a>' West Indies Toile, on a pair of wicker armchairs from Whitecraft. Garden stools, the Van Cleve Collection."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://apinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Allison Paladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bright-palm-beach-house?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">A Palm Beach Home That's Bright and Full of Energy</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2hKM5Zr-Rc6Uec0V1ZKMM49XdgYLQDjOZvd5cW9jjpqInHFJHaG8PJjux83wVKNmPutx3ZZH15OXNEf_PWX3hYcgYS7TgqExR04O0pD_iMF9D3MbUUEcm1QBAbdAmFB5jJ7AW72-QwoU/s1600/paladino-1-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2hKM5Zr-Rc6Uec0V1ZKMM49XdgYLQDjOZvd5cW9jjpqInHFJHaG8PJjux83wVKNmPutx3ZZH15OXNEf_PWX3hYcgYS7TgqExR04O0pD_iMF9D3MbUUEcm1QBAbdAmFB5jJ7AW72-QwoU/s640/paladino-1-0909-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In this oceanfront Palm Beach house, designer Allison Paladino glazed the sunroom walls bright green to capture the light and painted the woodwork white to calm it down. Ficks Reed's St. Denis Lounge Chairs and ottomans are covered in Woodland Fern and Baker Slipper chairs are covered in Monterey in Citron Green; both fabrics from </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/" target="_blank">Brunschwig and Fils</a>. Ferncroft needlepoint rug from Jack Walsh Carpets."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://apinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Allison Paladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bright-palm-beach-house?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Palm Beach Home That's Bright and Full of Energy</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEjYQI7x4BFgxN5-pfzCenQPj8IZdIBZuAgOHSrvJqHrsKiKW2n1-KILObrN5V8DWmDpMd42_bzJufclUWJJeJReWaqHv_bolz2tGJv44BvfrCtbPcGtL6fKCsYXFcuKtQnhz2T-RKQxyspH/s1600/ss_101917351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQI7x4BFgxN5-pfzCenQPj8IZdIBZuAgOHSrvJqHrsKiKW2n1-KILObrN5V8DWmDpMd42_bzJufclUWJJeJReWaqHv_bolz2tGJv44BvfrCtbPcGtL6fKCsYXFcuKtQnhz2T-RKQxyspH/s640/ss_101917351.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To complement the green colorings that are prominent around the house, ivy-embroidered sheers filter the light streaming in through the large window in the library."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">English Tudor-style home in the Hamptons, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jfhillipsdesign.com/" target="_blank">Jack Fhillips</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Robert Brantley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/beach-house-antiques-beauty_ss6.html" target="_blank">You've Never Seen a 'Beach House' Like This</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><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/AVvXsEiYmOc-yskdBVfKGDe8AGTxkliHlBrgxv3aDSMIlEfHjNW2kteO4pAqrbFukse7Nvr-2GwBLgzWtbi0SRKWKeAwZD2apnLuM9sqnLxnT32xNMLmz3SHH3t4R424R9yd8JUk-DIWng_qg6_W/s1600/hbx0910murphy07-8N24Ff-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmOc-yskdBVfKGDe8AGTxkliHlBrgxv3aDSMIlEfHjNW2kteO4pAqrbFukse7Nvr-2GwBLgzWtbi0SRKWKeAwZD2apnLuM9sqnLxnT32xNMLmz3SHH3t4R424R9yd8JUk-DIWng_qg6_W/s640/hbx0910murphy07-8N24Ff-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bath, a freestanding Empire tub by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> is positioned under a skylight. Fern wallpaper by Spring Street Designs creates an instant tropical rain forest."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house in Oyster Bay, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.christinamurphyinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Christina Murphy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-beach-house-pictures-0910#slide-8" target="_blank">A Retro Beach House Made Modern</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEhih_6M69LBOreoA_kBWiIjGMd6oUv6bx2m9GWLD_RUsnI8j4cuCap_OZxQYLuaIcnlefBhm-C7Jf2ii-CzIaBaOsVnbzh2rG6CsrZCYKaN16zcKosde4xVAqHEeDszB4slGibJeWVggHVn/s1600/0910-murphy-master-bed-headboard-08-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhih_6M69LBOreoA_kBWiIjGMd6oUv6bx2m9GWLD_RUsnI8j4cuCap_OZxQYLuaIcnlefBhm-C7Jf2ii-CzIaBaOsVnbzh2rG6CsrZCYKaN16zcKosde4xVAqHEeDszB4slGibJeWVggHVn/s640/0910-murphy-master-bed-headboard-08-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom's knockout punch is a dramatically overscale headboard covered in <a href="http://www.raoultextiles.com/" target="_blank">Raoul Textiles</a>' Exoticus Elephant  Leaf."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house in Oyster Bay, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.christinamurphyinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Christina Murphy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-beach-house-pictures-0910#slide-7" target="_blank">A Retro Beach House Made Modern</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mX37i_9w5JZB2g-n9NcvNGv43XIB5qGGU-SCoSbrD-C5I4qrksASDNT6uMe74A8C2aJQv0y0qW1t9qTyvo_QdOy0Ac06dNX9oK3diX7EiUnG5UC4iay0RCy0GAK0xoSHzzXZZem5w-Fu/s1600/traditional-bedroom-wallpaper-white-bedding-0411-scheerer11-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mX37i_9w5JZB2g-n9NcvNGv43XIB5qGGU-SCoSbrD-C5I4qrksASDNT6uMe74A8C2aJQv0y0qW1t9qTyvo_QdOy0Ac06dNX9oK3diX7EiUnG5UC4iay0RCy0GAK0xoSHzzXZZem5w-Fu/s640/traditional-bedroom-wallpaper-white-bedding-0411-scheerer11-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A guest bedroom has a deliberately old-fashioned look. Wallpaper is Adam's Eden by <a href="http://www.carletonvltd.com/" target="_blank">Carleton V</a>. Chenille candlewick bedspreads by <a href="http://www.chelseatextiles.com/" target="_blank">Chelsea Textiles</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/" target="_blank">Tom Scheerer</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/maine-interior-design-cottage-0411?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">A Fresh Take on an Old-Fashioned Maine Home</a>" by James Servin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><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/AVvXsEjsqSlYlsLRXspGgZllXETezNXhprBt_-YklwAI76CRDNr6AfXvt93-MYc4_Dl8bEf9q3pbpuX0yd5DIZVHRUKLHLkNBaE-QW82tsnlTO1w7QhHgIK_w0n-t-jfwlDT7YwgzhqE9ntpFplp/s1600/1-whealon-0609-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqSlYlsLRXspGgZllXETezNXhprBt_-YklwAI76CRDNr6AfXvt93-MYc4_Dl8bEf9q3pbpuX0yd5DIZVHRUKLHLkNBaE-QW82tsnlTO1w7QhHgIK_w0n-t-jfwlDT7YwgzhqE9ntpFplp/s640/1-whealon-0609-xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stenciled wall paintings based on 18th-century wallpaper in Sweden's Drottningholm Palace Theater bring fresh air and drama into the foyer of a New York apartment. Designer Timothy Whealon extended the alfresco theme with a green lacquer David Hicks garden seat and lattice-motif <a href="http://www.madelineweinrib.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Weinrib</a> Brooke rug in Chocolate."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.timothywhealon.com/" target="_blank">Timothy Whealon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/contemporary-design-in-manhattan?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Classic Design in a Manhattan Apartment</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>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73Qwwc-OU-GKYZ5y9oO6IK8Hhz9dHOyOFWb_nxV3IaDFcPlOWIQXWuvddynx7AsHTGzpOW154Pd0Emr6_n75p9khZd8C78U5dFPDKi6mtKzJtMPjiK5lpLUSmJMZdiQUD2GUeQsCYz18L/s1600/paladino-5-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73Qwwc-OU-GKYZ5y9oO6IK8Hhz9dHOyOFWb_nxV3IaDFcPlOWIQXWuvddynx7AsHTGzpOW154Pd0Emr6_n75p9khZd8C78U5dFPDKi6mtKzJtMPjiK5lpLUSmJMZdiQUD2GUeQsCYz18L/s640/paladino-5-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The powder room is papered in <a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s Palm Frond in Plum Green."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://apinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Allison Paladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bright-palm-beach-house?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">A Palm Beach Home That's Bright and Full of Energy</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZMysQ6-XskcAhVbg5-pIGkVmRvraBWqqceXMi3DS-q1n4tmMq7sYQRw1qr6J30w5q5SJ7fDqc_ccw7Ew1EUzCEasUsINDVUseMHfv-jMNen-iGAtQACChBKnRTL-Tj9EdN8F-sX69qWp/s1600/0910-murphy-wall-paint-01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZMysQ6-XskcAhVbg5-pIGkVmRvraBWqqceXMi3DS-q1n4tmMq7sYQRw1qr6J30w5q5SJ7fDqc_ccw7Ew1EUzCEasUsINDVUseMHfv-jMNen-iGAtQACChBKnRTL-Tj9EdN8F-sX69qWp/s640/0910-murphy-wall-paint-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'The floor is the room's biggest surface area, so I thought, why not a pond? Besides, I was tired of all the geometric floors everyone's been doing,' says [designer Christina] Murphy. Detail of the den floor's stylized lily pads, painted by <a href="http://www.christopherrollinson.com/" target="_blank">Christopher Rollinson</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house in Oyster Bay, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.christinamurphyinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Christina Murphy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Hgo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-beach-house-pictures-0910#slide-2" target="_blank">A Retro Beach House Made Modern</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></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/AVvXsEhIrPi4Ey41XDOaKt6HP2VJkGmIjU1fwO-CR_4tAqu6ug_bZVYUV-j8_P9r0mkDJV4V5TfPr9cjsvZGydjUuZ1o3zz6X3An2QhM6xV1FDf3Nw9_cuMf9wVtqOW1gMGPVk17x-gdT2ud650U/s1600/hbx-0910-murphy-green-de.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrPi4Ey41XDOaKt6HP2VJkGmIjU1fwO-CR_4tAqu6ug_bZVYUV-j8_P9r0mkDJV4V5TfPr9cjsvZGydjUuZ1o3zz6X3An2QhM6xV1FDf3Nw9_cuMf9wVtqOW1gMGPVk17x-gdT2ud650U/s640/hbx-0910-murphy-green-de.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lighthearted brushwork, as seen in the lily-pad 'pond' Christina Murphy designed for the den, marks a welcome change from dead-serious 1980s faux finishes. <a href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/" target="_blank">Phillip Jeffries</a> Extra Fine Arrowroot grasscloth freshens up the walls."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house in Oyster Bay, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.christinamurphyinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Christina Murphy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/modern-beach-house-pictures-0910#slide-3" target="_blank">A Retro Beach House Made Modern</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div>

A Touch of Green

One of the best ways to add a touch of green in a room is to buy a plant. Foliage adds texture, shape and variegated color to a space. Studies indicate that plants can reduce stress and many, such as English ivy, the Boston fern and the peace lily, can help improve air quality. Unfortunately, not al…

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Sydney City Side Living

<h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Mosman Approach</span></h2><div class="featureListWrapper"><div class="featureList"><span style="color: red;">General Features</span></div><div class="featureList"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-mosman-111450487" target="_blank"><b>PRICE GUIDE:  Over $4 Million</b></a> </span><ul><li><span style="color: red;">Property Type:<span>  House</span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;">Bedrooms:<span> 5</span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;">Bathrooms: <span>5</span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;">Land Size:<span>  665 m (approx)</span></span></li></ul><span style="color: red;">Indoor Features</span><ul><li><span style="color: red;">Study</span></li><li><span style="color: red;">Floorboards</span></li><li><span style="color: red;">Built-in Wardrobes</span></li><li><span style="color: red;">Rumpus Room</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="featureListWrapper last"><div class="featureList"><span style="color: red;">Outdoor Features</span><ul><li><span style="color: red;">Garage Spaces: <span>2</span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;">Outdoor Entertaining Area</span></li><li><span style="color: red;">Swimming Pool - Inground</span></li></ul></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Well I don't know about anyone else, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but my Feedburner feed doesn't seem to be working these days... :(</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I don't even know if people get this post sent out to them anymore...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh well,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I shall carry on anyway!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This house caught my eye because of the mix of old and new,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which I imagine is tricky sometimes for home owners...</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I liked this one, </div><div style="text-align: center;">so here it is!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes it's a bit odd looking from the front,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but not too shabby inside!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">AND here's the Master Plan! </h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0Y2iZgrsKJmPkqGx6Y-U3sutqTexHwhW3iy_qtzj5by8RbGaC2bMGY8X9Qtokg9OeiPsFDliZuL-GTA6rttJ3dBwtlHWZxB9BlMcvpa-jLu12CX0HlzW3A2IEf86tZg5ufxvJtk5nh41/s1600/floorplan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0Y2iZgrsKJmPkqGx6Y-U3sutqTexHwhW3iy_qtzj5by8RbGaC2bMGY8X9Qtokg9OeiPsFDliZuL-GTA6rttJ3dBwtlHWZxB9BlMcvpa-jLu12CX0HlzW3A2IEf86tZg5ufxvJtk5nh41/s320/floorplan1.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><h2>AND here's what the Agent said about it!</h2><div class="title">An Inspired Transformation Creates a Stylish and Contemporary Family Home</div>A magnificent fusion of early 20th century space and tradition, with 21st century style and informality, has created a residence that exceeds the discerning demands of today's family.<br /><br />Commanding an elevated corner holding of over 665sqm with harbour views from both levels, classic exteriors with impressive "Queen Anne" wrap around verandahs lead into a spacious, light-and airy contemporary environment where the focus is firmly on lifestyle. Bold, richly dark polished floors, crisp white walls and ceilings, plantation shutters and cutting edge finishes and features enhance today's design ideals ... the generous lobby leads to the huge, open-plan casual living and dining that interacts with the simply amazing kitchen and leads to the wrap around verandah and onto the safe, level lawns and gardens. With practicality and space to suit your needs, the generous formal dining room can perform as a fifth bedroom. The huge rumpus/family area to the rear opens to the covered outdoor entertaining area, that links to the multi-use two level lockup garage with loft and bathroom - ideal for teens or a great games area ... this the centre of your year-round indoor-outdoor living and entertaining. Level lawns and a plunge pool with swim jets complete the outdoor living story.<br /><br />Upstairs under soaring ceilings, the grand master suite with harbour views opens to the verandah and offers a walk-though dressing room and designer bathroom. Bedroom two, with large bay, opens to the verandah, bedrooms three and four are generous, (all bathrooms are new, all have underfloor heating) a study is a practical addition. A current DA can provide a double lock up garage from Raglan Street with direct access to the home is an alternative to the existing garaging.<br /><br />Surrounded by homes of equal quality, close to schools, transport (including the ferry), Sirius Cove dog off leash, waterfront reserves and harbour front walks and parklands, this stunning, impeccably presented residence seamlessly melds tradition with today and is ready to welcome your family.<br /><br />WOW<br />

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A Mosman ApproachGeneral FeaturesPRICE GUIDE:  Over $4 Million Property Type:  HouseBedrooms: 5Bathrooms: 5Land Size:  665 m (approx)Indoor FeaturesStudyFloorboardsBuilt-in WardrobesRumpus RoomOutdoor FeaturesGarage Spaces: 2Outdoor Entertaining AreaSwimming Pool - Inground Well I don't know about a…

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Sunbursts

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louis XIV was born in 1638 and was crowned king of France at the age of 5. He reigned for 72 years - a "golden century" during which France was the most powerful political and cultural force in Europe. Louis XIV enjoyed absolute sovereignty, which he believed was a God-given right. He moved his court from Paris to the Chateau de Versailles in 1682 - a strategy that allowed him to keep watch over his nobles and prevent them from rebelling against him. Versailles, with its Hall of Mirrors, was a fitting home for a monarch who chose the sun as his symbol. The sun god was Apollo, the patron of music, poetry and truth. Louis XIV, the Sun King, surrounded himself with the best artists and playwrights of the time. According to the <a href="http://en.chateauversailles.fr/" target="_blank">Chateau de Versailles website</a>, he played the guitar, rode horses, enjoyed billiards and was an excellent dancer who performed in ballets. The mirror was very popular in Baroque design (approximately 1600 to 1750), and the sunburst mirror became a symbol of Louis XIV's illustrious reign. Centuries have passed, yet the sunburst continues to add beauty to interiors of all types. </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/AVvXsEgE6VwN1so25YqwHE5OaJKb994Dgk9PN7zrjTZ_8WW-pesY39VGMQKPU0vq3EDy3Ku5ETy9xjK4DeYYqJlW7uyLWzzcRXE40CQcvAzTMQuUprnB_G3PUXdiJya0wvi5e2nk-VMasAX48bTC/s1600/DSC_0006-529x800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE6VwN1so25YqwHE5OaJKb994Dgk9PN7zrjTZ_8WW-pesY39VGMQKPU0vq3EDy3Ku5ETy9xjK4DeYYqJlW7uyLWzzcRXE40CQcvAzTMQuUprnB_G3PUXdiJya0wvi5e2nk-VMasAX48bTC/s640/DSC_0006-529x800.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gold leaf sunburst frame from France c. 1780.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sixteen rays appear to be symmetrical, but closer inspection reveals that each one has a different thickness.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.carlmooreantiques.com/" target="_blank">Carl Moore Antiques</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4m7R8HS5Cfc2ZGFvB2wuREoC9uTot1dDxrasemDX4erDmG1fienRXEioPF-xSQ0nodkA2urrkBYhmI7vMwke0QNT6EVydrcK1zO2hvdUQ3LesqX9oGg0i18xsGmXO8b28fz8tA6eZjTZ/s1600/1-kincaid-0509-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4m7R8HS5Cfc2ZGFvB2wuREoC9uTot1dDxrasemDX4erDmG1fienRXEioPF-xSQ0nodkA2urrkBYhmI7vMwke0QNT6EVydrcK1zO2hvdUQ3LesqX9oGg0i18xsGmXO8b28fz8tA6eZjTZ/s640/1-kincaid-0509-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A raw umber glaze over stenciled walls adds some age. Moorish tiles from <a href="http://www.countryfloors.com/" target="_blank">Country Floors</a>. Benches covered in Lyon Stripe from Travers. Sunburst clock from <a href="http://johnrosselliantiques.com/" target="_blank">John Rosselli</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://cathy-kincaid.com/" target="_blank">Cathy Kincaid</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Reed Davis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/cathy-kincaid-french-country-design?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Sophisticated French Country Design</a>" by Christine Peters.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDU2s_6ar4WOBeVz6M3RmfL-Z2YYPSmtcbtaQ97nZnlOUNu2ByZAzgGc3C0GXlfQ8uVbr7VQiVo_RMgKvr4AtcuktctScu4bXnS9P3nBLn2dyL1lxlXNIpE9EJ5EIwdVOBbkFpfeagEl4/s1600/3-feature-shubel-0109-xlg-17252392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDU2s_6ar4WOBeVz6M3RmfL-Z2YYPSmtcbtaQ97nZnlOUNu2ByZAzgGc3C0GXlfQ8uVbr7VQiVo_RMgKvr4AtcuktctScu4bXnS9P3nBLn2dyL1lxlXNIpE9EJ5EIwdVOBbkFpfeagEl4/s640/3-feature-shubel-0109-xlg-17252392.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room walls are painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Bridal Pink, a soft color balanced by the deep browns and earth textures in the room. Hanna chairs in leather flank an antiqued brass drum table, both from <a href="http://www.olystudio.com/" target="_blank">Oly</a>. The girandoles are 19th-century French. Natura carpet in Seagrass is from <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/" target="_blank">Stark</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephen Shubel of <a href="http://www.stephenshubeldesign.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeremy Samuelson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-color?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">A California Home Shows Off the Power of Color</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfljZvk8s94tebxdHuEWpzcbPxRvqZnSYKPRdK8rZ4w1xv8IQbObvXmskIoBUjy9fU8LQBX67lqiQrHTo20J7716JoDHMKSBTx2IUNsVH2LnWHe-VYvWu-wC3gQM6JrGnRFkKnM9hHkwl/s1600/BlogStarburstsADJan2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfljZvk8s94tebxdHuEWpzcbPxRvqZnSYKPRdK8rZ4w1xv8IQbObvXmskIoBUjy9fU8LQBX67lqiQrHTo20J7716JoDHMKSBTx2IUNsVH2LnWHe-VYvWu-wC3gQM6JrGnRFkKnM9hHkwl/s640/BlogStarburstsADJan2011.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A circular carpet from Galerie Diurne, designed by [Jean-Louis] Deniot, simplifies the five-sided living room. A 20th-century gilt-wood sunburst clock echoes the carpet's pattern."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pied-a-terre in Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.com/" target="_blank">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Marina Faust.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Penelope Rowlands.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A la Mode"</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> (January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tyKZRvK8cfF7PMwNLm4rBpwDPFtq8XAoc38kDiQZLyDM0zh-mYg4uuJ4nb1dOPZl5r64Npw7k_jx5Ou4VPRkJURlV9rV4FuFzNSUBsnVopdLuF0iIV3GY2PvaHzdUx90x1vYVGXeFTdu/s1600/BlogStarburstsVerandaMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tyKZRvK8cfF7PMwNLm4rBpwDPFtq8XAoc38kDiQZLyDM0zh-mYg4uuJ4nb1dOPZl5r64Npw7k_jx5Ou4VPRkJURlV9rV4FuFzNSUBsnVopdLuF0iIV3GY2PvaHzdUx90x1vYVGXeFTdu/s640/BlogStarburstsVerandaMarch2011.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Midcentury mirror in Austin, Texas home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.janshowers.com/" target="_blank">Jan Showers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by <a href="http://www.steinbomer.com/" target="_blank">Steinbomer and Associates Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Stephen Karlisch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Clearly Luminous" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</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/AVvXsEh4apAJPwpsvt1UQ6QAU_zuZHZ4hWgqOFkstz9ojerjHZK7sVDE6obEyk4tKTCJfGOmo00DF-v7fO08mn-dnkM-6LvQHIW8NB0zx_v3_5MgdxMWvlZ6eO4cw5tUy2NsHOWpDstLxPY6STrX/s1600/BlogTubVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4apAJPwpsvt1UQ6QAU_zuZHZ4hWgqOFkstz9ojerjHZK7sVDE6obEyk4tKTCJfGOmo00DF-v7fO08mn-dnkM-6LvQHIW8NB0zx_v3_5MgdxMWvlZ6eO4cw5tUy2NsHOWpDstLxPY6STrX/s640/BlogTubVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A graphic mirror over a sculptural tub illustrates the power of simplicity.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tub with burnished metallic finish, faucets; by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>. Sunburst mirror, <a href="http://www.bakerfurniture.com/" target="_blank">Baker</a>, repainted by Rising Tide. Limestone floor, Architectural Ceramics."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marwood Estate (outside of Washington, D.C.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and interior design by <a href="http://www.marydrysdale.com/" target="_blank">Mary Douglas Drysdale</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Restoration architecture by Anthony S. Barnes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale and Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Susan Stiles Dowell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Capital Idea" produced by Charles L. Ross.</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> (May - June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bJydL88lNANGMgE6YDD8dj1_rm3EaoZeRYKWb3qk46y7ugUFUD2tJolboBVD2jGHLxjrrcva4T-CUn_-bSooQB8iXkpxZWcgPeLbhsCBLqsH2hb9A5vToHStYaftOU8nUtsZViGzv9b7/s1600/celerie-kemble-ed0711-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bJydL88lNANGMgE6YDD8dj1_rm3EaoZeRYKWb3qk46y7ugUFUD2tJolboBVD2jGHLxjrrcva4T-CUn_-bSooQB8iXkpxZWcgPeLbhsCBLqsH2hb9A5vToHStYaftOU8nUtsZViGzv9b7/s640/celerie-kemble-ed0711-01-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 20th-century gilt-wood clock hangs above a custom-made marble mantle; the antique screen is covered in a <a href="http://www.degournay.com/" target="_blank">de Gournay</a> wallpaper; the 19th-century chair is upholstered in a cotton by Luigi Bevilacqua, and the rug is from Galerie Shabab."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of Jane and Michael DeFlorio's Manhattan townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kembleinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Celerie Kemble</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/tailored-to-perfection-70109#slide-1" target="_blank">Tailored to Perfection</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</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> (July - August 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZnY93D5dwoZegaDT2NdJ9vtaD4HFAuSYY1YvfOUnrJ5zH4rXR1zEYxBBcQo4oRVAP0UIkzbN9EJnQRnV9GEed9aVgsj9GoC4n6ooRBEhrhPKKi_bXLnDTS5aUXAy-5vEij_EcfqLwKVR/s1600/item16.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-17-terrace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZnY93D5dwoZegaDT2NdJ9vtaD4HFAuSYY1YvfOUnrJ5zH4rXR1zEYxBBcQo4oRVAP0UIkzbN9EJnQRnV9GEed9aVgsj9GoC4n6ooRBEhrhPKKi_bXLnDTS5aUXAy-5vEij_EcfqLwKVR/s640/item16.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-17-terrace.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sofas by <a href="http://www.janusetcie.com/" target="_blank">Janus et Cie</a> and 1950s French woven chairs from the Nicholson Gallery beckon from the terrace; the sunburst mirror is vintage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia home of interior decorator Suzanne Kasler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by <a href="http://wtbaker.com/" target="_blank">William T. Baker and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jen Renzi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-slideshow#slide=17" target="_blank">A Perfect Union</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY_JRng_Hj_FJ_topL54hOJ9swydSDOOhyphenhyphenbcr4wERmQ_HhOQNcXOifaP8Pk7CMH37JMqc-XB9Ii60VqlvWco_Wy691UIgVZ_f3DaVa8UUkbcf-HJZ9VHCUI-twg-rkucge0a00vSbjM3z/s1600/living-room-palm-beach-0511-Braff01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY_JRng_Hj_FJ_topL54hOJ9swydSDOOhyphenhyphenbcr4wERmQ_HhOQNcXOifaP8Pk7CMH37JMqc-XB9Ii60VqlvWco_Wy691UIgVZ_f3DaVa8UUkbcf-HJZ9VHCUI-twg-rkucge0a00vSbjM3z/s640/living-room-palm-beach-0511-Braff01-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" The first thing designer Meg Braff bought for this P</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">alm Beach living room was the fabric on the club chairs, <a href="http://www.cowtan.com/" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s Tortola in Multi Fern, and then she pulled her palette from it."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://megbraff.com/" target="_blank">Meg Braff</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/palm-beach-design-decorating-0411#slide-1" target="_blank">Step Inside a 1960s Style Palm Beach Home</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3tEGWfoG50CpsgroSp7jeYXFBC6I_0rvp8BHP4NjGEBizONksFLwwdm10ubpLJdH2zncXLEvNmE4MFO1iD_35FDh11dv2CGuM-JpPP5YEK7CXfM7MYx8GM0Ib9czR_IstRiOtYB-ycXh/s1600/smith-10-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3tEGWfoG50CpsgroSp7jeYXFBC6I_0rvp8BHP4NjGEBizONksFLwwdm10ubpLJdH2zncXLEvNmE4MFO1iD_35FDh11dv2CGuM-JpPP5YEK7CXfM7MYx8GM0Ib9czR_IstRiOtYB-ycXh/s640/smith-10-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I found this amazing embroidered satin from <a href="http://www.bergamofabrics.com/" target="_blank">Bergamo Fabrics</a> and used it on the bed, to create a little jewel box,' [Windsor] Smith says. 'And then I added that whimsical Italian mirror. It's like a star hanging over us.' Slim chaise covered in <a href="http://www.kravet.com/" target="_blank">Kravet</a>'s Obsession, and Zebra Bed from Windsor Smith Home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Windsor Smith's Los Angeles, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/" target="_blank">Windsor Smith</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/windsor-smiths-home?click=img_sr#slide-20" target="_blank">A Look Inside Windsor Smith's Stunning Home</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurzFFI4Pwz6PXu8iajCIgBfdDnW5OgE958Xksc7KxZJBoGPTM77Vl0IZrW9BjzPy6I3lQB4yEuf1Qgp3aeOYc2XHvasUcEatDdNgKXuam1ty_OVOYwZf-StJtjaKciOeq2zQZiNSYjuLr/s1600/tiny-dining-room-with-big-style-xlg-42804578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurzFFI4Pwz6PXu8iajCIgBfdDnW5OgE958Xksc7KxZJBoGPTM77Vl0IZrW9BjzPy6I3lQB4yEuf1Qgp3aeOYc2XHvasUcEatDdNgKXuam1ty_OVOYwZf-StJtjaKciOeq2zQZiNSYjuLr/s640/tiny-dining-room-with-big-style-xlg-42804578.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designed by Kim Fiscus, this tiny dining room, once an office area, is practical  . . . with a touch of drama. The 18th-century gilt starburst is six feet in diameter and probably from an Italian church."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco, California house of Bruce and Kim Fiscus, an antiques dealer specializing in 18th- and 19th-century European pieces.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kimfiscus.com/" target="_blank">Kim Fiscus</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Reed Davis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Reed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/fiscus-soulful-accessories-0608?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Accessories are Soulful</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY3HhEPvcbT3nu4YivX1sJR5uUCph1cGFBjRbcGNQm84vpg_oF4Ap43hyphenhyphengSiKXt0x50d9KRQJkQOy8fuUjrjgD5sxQRhStsNjELgyyo4mFVnsNtuujtUESBRkwCUqxTSdSv-KRAdZpl-f/s1600/BlogStarburstsVerandaJanFeb2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY3HhEPvcbT3nu4YivX1sJR5uUCph1cGFBjRbcGNQm84vpg_oF4Ap43hyphenhyphengSiKXt0x50d9KRQJkQOy8fuUjrjgD5sxQRhStsNjELgyyo4mFVnsNtuujtUESBRkwCUqxTSdSv-KRAdZpl-f/s640/BlogStarburstsVerandaJanFeb2012.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The walls of the dining room were meticulously hand-painted to look like ikat fabric. Chairs in <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/" target="_blank">Schumacher</a> fabric with linen backs, dining table, sunburst mirror and chandelier, all custom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dallas, Texas home of designer Kelli Ford and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kirstenkelli.com/" target="_blank">Kelli Ford and Kirsten Fitzgibbons</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.larryboerder.com/" target="_blank">Larry E. Boerder</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jeff Turrentine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Haute Hues" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda </a>(January - February 2012).</span></div>

Sunbursts

Louis XIV was born in 1638 and was crowned king of France at the age of 5. He reigned for 72 years - a "golden century" during which France was the most powerful political and cultural force in Europe. Louis XIV enjoyed absolute sovereignty, which he believed was a God-given right. He moved his cour…

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Orange Spice

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today is the first day of fall, so I am thinking about the color orange. Orange leaves. Orange pumpkins. Rooms with a bit of orange spice . . . </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/AVvXsEgf1YFOWW-KM6ToA6wyYqdOV3MsPcUEY8B8xHPGhMlOTAP7L8apvldGjO9yZ2gT9-T0E5rzw15b5SImjkrIYc7mkWwD6Da7CRsBJQ_xsaYvMmh0D-e3P7G9ip8tpWMTR1l36diZRnvBG_8F/s1600/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1YFOWW-KM6ToA6wyYqdOV3MsPcUEY8B8xHPGhMlOTAP7L8apvldGjO9yZ2gT9-T0E5rzw15b5SImjkrIYc7mkWwD6Da7CRsBJQ_xsaYvMmh0D-e3P7G9ip8tpWMTR1l36diZRnvBG_8F/s640/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://stephenshubeldesign.com/portfolio/loire-country.html" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel's 16th-century townhouse in the Loire Valley</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://stephenshubeldesign.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"House of Spirits"</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> (June - July 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFx_6sv87zsRNmJNSKltWsCMmylPxvSQKnbCgTaLl0Gsxqc-Q_9IL2GEP3eIWpeK3qM3pCVv97MRX6NB9wHVKxbgyg9jcP3qDEMnr1aGnWh1Aele5VmbsMb6CjXwPlMP6QgfwfmOQrRRE/s1600/smith-9-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFx_6sv87zsRNmJNSKltWsCMmylPxvSQKnbCgTaLl0Gsxqc-Q_9IL2GEP3eIWpeK3qM3pCVv97MRX6NB9wHVKxbgyg9jcP3qDEMnr1aGnWh1Aele5VmbsMb6CjXwPlMP6QgfwfmOQrRRE/s640/smith-9-0909-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 1950s fashion photograph inspired a passion for orange. Hermes boxes and a vintage Gucci bag rest on a Louis XVI gilt console in the master bath."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wshcollection.com/Images/09-08_HB.pdf" target="_blank">Los Angeles, California home of designer Windsor Smith</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.windsorsmithhome.com/" target="_blank">Windsor Smith</a>.</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;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/windsor-smiths-home?click=main_sr#slide-18" target="_blank">Inside Windsor Smith's Stunning Home</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwj8nqrcg_a0ZdqmSV9zoz6kPy1iksIWuZ3gIIaTpIrITk2seomDhE0IOWPi0m_pRsd5k8u3n4Fupx7Ucs8O06KF-wZ9Uk4dLIgQRwYlOQ73zJsWkYfPYU8lHY-217n-cUFgZhzPO4pXdx/s1600/4-makeovermood-niche-0208-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwj8nqrcg_a0ZdqmSV9zoz6kPy1iksIWuZ3gIIaTpIrITk2seomDhE0IOWPi0m_pRsd5k8u3n4Fupx7Ucs8O06KF-wZ9Uk4dLIgQRwYlOQ73zJsWkYfPYU8lHY-217n-cUFgZhzPO4pXdx/s640/4-makeovermood-niche-0208-xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Carol] Curtis and [Sarah] Norwood removed the doors of a closet to re-create a niche they'd seen in a photo of a bedroom designed by the legendary Frances Elkins. Curtains in Jim Thompson silk frame an 18th-century Provencal commode."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia home of Carol Curtis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carol Curtis and her daughter Sarah Norwood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by J. Savage Gibson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/makeover-mood-0208?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">A Makeover with Mood</a>" by Christopher Petkanas.</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> (February 2008).</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/AVvXsEif9pF1JDymRkz6EzTO_sPMSXQ4dNs2iSfgX9GUz-navWgWV67mxqDz1g1XKYdSmA80XMM09id4JQBxFcT64eHekut2srcPvpI0yT4r_WoNvsEIb-jJGSYvbavXFMJCACGEwZgWAsc4Y3ba/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushTradHomeApril2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9pF1JDymRkz6EzTO_sPMSXQ4dNs2iSfgX9GUz-navWgWV67mxqDz1g1XKYdSmA80XMM09id4JQBxFcT64eHekut2srcPvpI0yT4r_WoNvsEIb-jJGSYvbavXFMJCACGEwZgWAsc4Y3ba/s640/BlogOrangeCrushTradHomeApril2010.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "In the dining room, daring orange, drawn from the hand-painted <a href="http://www.degournay.com/" target="_blank">de Gournay</a> wallpaper, and the high-gloss gray moldings and taffeta curtains that temper the vivid emerald silk background showcase the flair for color demonstrated by designer Melissa Warner."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco, California house built in 1900.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/biography/" target="_blank">Melissa Warner</a> of <a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/residential/sanfran-residence.php" target="_blank">Massucco Warner Miller</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Color Coded" written and produced by Sabine Rothman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a> (April 2010).</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/AVvXsEifogUEB9bbyV_-BTmApMO_-Npoj5A5wZwBrCKlw_6s5WMek_sLvYKgdnhHjKF94rWy0GfM11K5oCqn795ejZ_0NObxd0A-mS-cOJuebEb6eLGEVqL7Njb9pZpMIJAu5Pph1cJiwNyiSNkJ/s1600/hbx-orange-and-red-duvet-cover-0912-Dhong-12-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifogUEB9bbyV_-BTmApMO_-Npoj5A5wZwBrCKlw_6s5WMek_sLvYKgdnhHjKF94rWy0GfM11K5oCqn795ejZ_0NObxd0A-mS-cOJuebEb6eLGEVqL7Njb9pZpMIJAu5Pph1cJiwNyiSNkJ/s640/hbx-orange-and-red-duvet-cover-0912-Dhong-12-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Guest bedroom: Orange bedding accents brighten a white room." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://benjamindhong.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Dhong</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Lisa Romerein.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/benjamin-dhong-san-francisco-row-house-0912?click=main_sr#slide-15" target="_blank">A San Francisco Row House with its Own Personality</a>" by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXeh1AsL5nf3Z6woyKMgUyxOBt_Pp162fKDUcQZ2APcE7XqmTLO7KvSz9phT0UJhEQ7VJc9Z_Bf7rMRp8JdeTXZQTIbyCq2-OzzyJXxPjC1EY_JbvuGgsZZjnhK_3VITz8067z2HzDcOq/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushVerandaNovDev2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXeh1AsL5nf3Z6woyKMgUyxOBt_Pp162fKDUcQZ2APcE7XqmTLO7KvSz9phT0UJhEQ7VJc9Z_Bf7rMRp8JdeTXZQTIbyCq2-OzzyJXxPjC1EY_JbvuGgsZZjnhK_3VITz8067z2HzDcOq/s640/BlogOrangeCrushVerandaNovDev2010.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Headboard in Fortuny fabric and Keleen Leathers. Pillows in Fortuny and Rubelli fabrics; Houles trim. Bedside lamp and bedspread fabric, Nancy Corzine."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Barbara, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation and interior design by <a href="http://www.saladinostyle.com/" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Classical Cues" text by Degen Pener.</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> (November - December 2010). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnHBABZqQjxDORM77J-tourYoHtWnqEqr3HBQkygKOdHw8FQiTx_oDjbYfO_aUABjCc1oT4HZwzIe4z3l5t-_Z13mHBE1suX_v9o70JJp8whJEDUnYhWFRmGLO5LUMOy9p8Br6eDwTjO6/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushVerandaNovDec2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVnHBABZqQjxDORM77J-tourYoHtWnqEqr3HBQkygKOdHw8FQiTx_oDjbYfO_aUABjCc1oT4HZwzIe4z3l5t-_Z13mHBE1suX_v9o70JJp8whJEDUnYhWFRmGLO5LUMOy9p8Br6eDwTjO6/s640/BlogOrangeCrushVerandaNovDec2010.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lamp, Saladino. Curtains in Rubelli taffeta."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Barbara, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation and interior design by <a href="http://www.saladinostyle.com/" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Classical Cues" text by Degen Pener.</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> (November - December 2010).</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/AVvXsEhpCD3rN-NSI_mZb4QXEf87bXn0Ww35pAtwi1EDW3FTeLRXT2s9zIlIiVHghafHHj-wnT5KVhkYyXpnB0X-otsMSTLdOcfW50oOofjqPF49U6D6JDRwvOhkJrj0kAf_MqJaxNXftyHoUIY9/s1600/OrangeMilesReddElleDecorStraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCD3rN-NSI_mZb4QXEf87bXn0Ww35pAtwi1EDW3FTeLRXT2s9zIlIiVHghafHHj-wnT5KVhkYyXpnB0X-otsMSTLdOcfW50oOofjqPF49U6D6JDRwvOhkJrj0kAf_MqJaxNXftyHoUIY9/s640/OrangeMilesReddElleDecorStraightened.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Walls covered in Antinous wallpaper in persimmon from <a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/" target="_blank">Brunschwig and Fils</a>. The dining table is vintage George Nelson and the French chandelier is from Treillage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park, New York apartment of Shyama Patel and family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/" target="_blank">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Shyama Patel. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the Mood" styled by Carlos Mota.</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> (November 2006).</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/AVvXsEig5IwreqkI6rAzT9IMBZBh64KlDb7K6-rcljpJyyxUkeC8FOK3SpLCYxd6Kdf2kk3eAXZINIQkOMlI5K7hthWhAHt0zOU9Dew8RlP8tk8Onbet0EPjpuAofjTllKP4ZkMtE7smPmSlkA8D/s1600/OrangeKarylPiercePaxtonHouseBeautiful2straightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5IwreqkI6rAzT9IMBZBh64KlDb7K6-rcljpJyyxUkeC8FOK3SpLCYxd6Kdf2kk3eAXZINIQkOMlI5K7hthWhAHt0zOU9Dew8RlP8tk8Onbet0EPjpuAofjTllKP4ZkMtE7smPmSlkA8D/s640/OrangeKarylPiercePaxtonHouseBeautiful2straightened.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To [Karyl Pierce] Paxton, mixing cultures makes a livelier room. . . . </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dramatic painting by <a href="http://www.harouni.com/" target="_blank">David Harouni</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1897 side hall Queen Anne cottage in New Orleans, Louisiana. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Karyl Pierce Paxton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.piercepaxton.com/about.php" target="_blank">Karyl Pierce Paxton</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Kerri McCaffetty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/french-furniture-lasts-0108?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">French Furniture Really Lasts</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (January 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHrG-Xce-zLYhJTnfaeahudTF9HDYD7Tzm1MYn6_MOwwHM3Ymtce5o8mldOeXOeIhTXL-VKQT4e8wHMcxXZoekDd8mTbPlAasB5YkWJEg-dZHUFVAvPJOabKsXOYGMdYT1Og5L6GGzhq4/s1600/OrangeKarylPiercePaxtonHouseBeautifulstraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHrG-Xce-zLYhJTnfaeahudTF9HDYD7Tzm1MYn6_MOwwHM3Ymtce5o8mldOeXOeIhTXL-VKQT4e8wHMcxXZoekDd8mTbPlAasB5YkWJEg-dZHUFVAvPJOabKsXOYGMdYT1Og5L6GGzhq4/s640/OrangeKarylPiercePaxtonHouseBeautifulstraightened.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In her dining room, a French neoclassical-style dining table, circa 1800, wears its original paint. Pulled up to it are Louis XVI-style chairs upholstered in a silk from ABC Carpet and Home. Upping the room's sex appeal are orange embroidered Indian silk curtains from the Silk Trading Company."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1897 side hall Queen Anne cottage in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Karyl Pierce Paxton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.piercepaxton.com/about.php" target="_blank">Karyl Pierce Paxton</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Kerri McCaffetty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/french-furniture-lasts-0108?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">French Furniture Really Lasts</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (January 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOnKfuLYUbzFXO2yYj5B9GLY4O82eSPcdFywimRFDB27BxsGixOq3dfrdPNWHGVkThwxgDYd1KZxKEtU_j6ay4VSzNSVVklPs4zqVksqzLzHkLrliHzG0y_AwupVURPkIdyB1a2kX0_kZ/s1600/annivNUSSBAUMER0412-mdn-89633211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOnKfuLYUbzFXO2yYj5B9GLY4O82eSPcdFywimRFDB27BxsGixOq3dfrdPNWHGVkThwxgDYd1KZxKEtU_j6ay4VSzNSVVklPs4zqVksqzLzHkLrliHzG0y_AwupVURPkIdyB1a2kX0_kZ/s640/annivNUSSBAUMER0412-mdn-89633211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Travel the world in one room. . . . Lithograph, Dominique Rousserie. Snake prints, Williams-Sonoma Home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ceylonetcie.com/" target="_blank">Michelle Nussbaumer</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/looking-back-verandas-most-memorable-rooms-0412?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">High Spirited</a>" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</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> (July - August 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQwr4JniLTSyZxDKzL0hHcypJdglNpaBVqppJNp4_S6KZwKRJpjrB6mwFWflPnqzOcXYkiUwNf8LxAAdun5QmX58Bzg5VU_VCrAwrImgcIFzOLIS6VH8jqvUJG71-3rfANhmEetKetuEc/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXQwr4JniLTSyZxDKzL0hHcypJdglNpaBVqppJNp4_S6KZwKRJpjrB6mwFWflPnqzOcXYkiUwNf8LxAAdun5QmX58Bzg5VU_VCrAwrImgcIFzOLIS6VH8jqvUJG71-3rfANhmEetKetuEc/s640/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlottesville, Virginia home of Jan Roden, co-owner of the design shop, <a href="http://www.andgeorge.com/" target="_blank">And George</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jan Roden.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Ted Loos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Fresh Look at Tradition" produced by Senga Mortimer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (December 2003).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0en3dzUS3riig-bd0MjHAwv7FiFrCy8ukAMtmnShx8J9PT2uNyOFZhOk7BPQP8Kt-3pq6ycyuXd4Qqydc7bWiARqjfFC2r6Y_r5XtPBgMTK8aGofkyATOya3_Q53mkmsBML98oVrfaIu/s1600/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0en3dzUS3riig-bd0MjHAwv7FiFrCy8ukAMtmnShx8J9PT2uNyOFZhOk7BPQP8Kt-3pq6ycyuXd4Qqydc7bWiARqjfFC2r6Y_r5XtPBgMTK8aGofkyATOya3_Q53mkmsBML98oVrfaIu/s640/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Benches, Nancy Corzine. . . . Antique bergere. Throw, Hermes."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Atlanta, Georgia home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior detailing by Thierry Francois, John Oetgen and William T. Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://wtbaker.com/" target="_blank">William T. Baker</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Jennifer Alfano.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Golden Mean" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (March - April 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAcjs61ZuMnMIlpbDf5v6L46bINq3yrHI0d5Q3yypv_XsA6hI-t6zGYGyCzmE2JyUJ2tAuDymZam9kWAVyesJXaV6-l1eCBmT72BddSO2mQpXjFOCZy_VjIgPjLGULjDwH6JGDwPGrN6C/s1600/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAcjs61ZuMnMIlpbDf5v6L46bINq3yrHI0d5Q3yypv_XsA6hI-t6zGYGyCzmE2JyUJ2tAuDymZam9kWAVyesJXaV6-l1eCBmT72BddSO2mQpXjFOCZy_VjIgPjLGULjDwH6JGDwPGrN6C/s640/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Watersound."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://suzannekasler.com/interiors/Watersound#" target="_blank">Photo from Suzanne Kasler's website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUq0lCT5A9k8g-xyRvXAhPJ6opddzKYXrPwer6crt_Q0K4M54p6OlI_vGA6YJNiFN8suTT6n_9YiLBG7QYG-1E3YBTXpb5yFHolMUhaPjgLg4Rl2dGc-ge3Y1MnjhJtNg6Jze08SDLx2E/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-05-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUq0lCT5A9k8g-xyRvXAhPJ6opddzKYXrPwer6crt_Q0K4M54p6OlI_vGA6YJNiFN8suTT6n_9YiLBG7QYG-1E3YBTXpb5yFHolMUhaPjgLg4Rl2dGc-ge3Y1MnjhJtNg6Jze08SDLx2E/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-05-kitchen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"George III-style dining chairs surround a table by MADE in the kitchen . . . and the chimney breast - faced in glazed tile by Mosaic del Sur - displays a Malcolm Liepke painting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Judith Thurman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/brooke-shields-new-york-city-townhouse-slideshow#slide=5" target="_blank">An Exclusive Look at Brooke Shields's Manhattan Home</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYCgnmIJ0G9SeoCh7KzljLNIGy3-vGY6-RcWjWhsZhMjsUU_g4yWk-XywbRQO5pqvmV3bYsraRe4ZYLzoxnxHfCEdlz7q9l-m0NA-zW_8nWgyTueU7O08JKSlpnwUxzDfKyXqDppglpXf/s1600/steven-gambrel-remodel-ed0711-05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYCgnmIJ0G9SeoCh7KzljLNIGy3-vGY6-RcWjWhsZhMjsUU_g4yWk-XywbRQO5pqvmV3bYsraRe4ZYLzoxnxHfCEdlz7q9l-m0NA-zW_8nWgyTueU7O08JKSlpnwUxzDfKyXqDppglpXf/s640/steven-gambrel-remodel-ed0711-05-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The bar area contains a stainless-steel sideboard and a circa-1955 Arredoluce light."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/" target="_blank">Steven Gambrel</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Gena Sigala.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/design-solutions/room-to-grow-a-70127?click=main_sr" target="_blank">Room to Grow</a>" text by David Colman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>

Orange Spice

Today is the first day of fall, so I am thinking about the color orange. Orange leaves. Orange pumpkins. Rooms with a bit of orange spice . . . Stephen Shubel's 16th-century townhouse in the Loire Valley.Interior design by Stephen Shubel."House of Spirits"Elle Decor (June - July 2002)."A 1950s fashi…

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