Happy Halloween!

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In honor of Halloween, I share some photos of skulls . . . </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/AVvXsEgufaTC1RMp3gyI0_0X6tKCFfOGmTqhKJ8qmEt0UbQHw_H_-OHOPA2uGBzN4dAJrYUKYVJe8JfS1l1mqvRY5JhE6fqrqZbgDSH-1AS8uCR-GV0e4eKE0saE-OfYZRlKGwKLwnk0dYDhhbrm/s1600/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufaTC1RMp3gyI0_0X6tKCFfOGmTqhKJ8qmEt0UbQHw_H_-OHOPA2uGBzN4dAJrYUKYVJe8JfS1l1mqvRY5JhE6fqrqZbgDSH-1AS8uCR-GV0e4eKE0saE-OfYZRlKGwKLwnk0dYDhhbrm/s640/Christopher-knight-ed12-2011-06-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, the sofa is a custom design, the side table is by Herve Van der Straeten, and the plaster frieze and portrait below it are 19th-century French; the walls are painted in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/#2">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Pigeon."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1865 brownstone in Jersey City, New Jersey </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">owned by Christopher Knight and Carlos Aponte.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by JC Garcia-Lavin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/poetic-license#slide-6">Poetic License</a>" text by Peter Terzian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWNtrE_oBZXtLCvxFHjfmcCZUrURLSVKoDgem1kREQPY0zJO7LYYX3RRjKpzafTv1PnBQECmA8ZS8oMqgu1AGglk906vHrSU0to4plRp5RU1aZIMyjNbeSrXLMb7yt5bU1FNW2OLktzbU/s1600/Ashley-Stark-Main-2-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWNtrE_oBZXtLCvxFHjfmcCZUrURLSVKoDgem1kREQPY0zJO7LYYX3RRjKpzafTv1PnBQECmA8ZS8oMqgu1AGglk906vHrSU0to4plRp5RU1aZIMyjNbeSrXLMb7yt5bU1FNW2OLktzbU/s640/Ashley-Stark-Main-2-mdn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, a painting by Sally King Benedict, a cocktail table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne, a floor lamp by Karl Springer, and vintage Jansen stools upholstered in a silk velvet from <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/">Stark</a>; 18th-century Italian armchairs flank a [skull] print by Damien Hirst, and the brass palm tree is 19th-century."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Ashley Stark, creative director of <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/">Stark</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piassecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-fresh-outlook#slide-1">A Fresh Outlook</a>" by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBWbBqS8gBQywLhMWyPsrScT-vnHxEfffV13yCs4GM9YQ98_nPa4z-Paxd_ueIFYgVARIR92cZyoJ4AAhYYTbpEECQYvNPdxCiElc-bPATsmnBZkJBQkEPVRD3IFNNgT8zJ0DIxUtNJ1f/s1600/ED0312_Astier_006-625-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBWbBqS8gBQywLhMWyPsrScT-vnHxEfffV13yCs4GM9YQ98_nPa4z-Paxd_ueIFYgVARIR92cZyoJ4AAhYYTbpEECQYvNPdxCiElc-bPATsmnBZkJBQkEPVRD3IFNNgT8zJ0DIxUtNJ1f/s640/ED0312_Astier_006-625-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Milo Baughman sofa, Paul Evans armchair, and Art Deco brass-and-lacquer table lamps in the library were all found on eBay."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Jackie Astier and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jackie Astier.</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;">Styled by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/perfect-pitch#slide-6">Perfect Pitch</a>" produced by Tamzin Greenhill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-f_gA5J0h-3uw3ojgE3jccRUPL22LQZfU3PlCRaM4VggiuJ328wF-kGStRQ6FpNyZPUgdO3_2CNm1ionO_Tyyx6_h0Ou7TOVegisHOy_jepCuG_Z2V9bNuPM-dRquYG6IQyJuTPrgduI/s1600/hbx-dining-room-horse-painting-antique-13-1010-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-f_gA5J0h-3uw3ojgE3jccRUPL22LQZfU3PlCRaM4VggiuJ328wF-kGStRQ6FpNyZPUgdO3_2CNm1ionO_Tyyx6_h0Ou7TOVegisHOy_jepCuG_Z2V9bNuPM-dRquYG6IQyJuTPrgduI/s640/hbx-dining-room-horse-painting-antique-13-1010-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Francesco Clemente's dramatic watercolors dominate the dining room, and <a href="http://www.johnrobshaw.com/">John Robshaw</a>'s silver Indian chairs encircling the antique French lacquer table increase the theatrical quotient. . . . Andrew Lord's sculpted bronze floor lamp is topped with a handmade paper shade. The iron-base lamp is a 17th-century candlestick with a shade in <a href="http://www.robertkime.com/">Robert Kime</a>'s India Pear."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Park Avenue apartment of Nancy Tilghman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Daniel Sachs.</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;">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/global-antique-decor-1010#slide-13">Classic and Worldly</a>" produced by Senga Mortimer and Whitney Robinson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (October 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuPh7N1nXoxa8V3hyphenhyphend5QspEDs81O_NMhN_ajYuOfjlIM0MuoqrSi17eRoG3Rpdf48zoUVnBFOdnfdV44NZDPJ5dI62xvMYaIYAkf9lKUta_gL5cqcw9JXd5YA9gC3S5TyQj9mzpqKEjhK/s1600/item05.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_good_vibrations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuPh7N1nXoxa8V3hyphenhyphend5QspEDs81O_NMhN_ajYuOfjlIM0MuoqrSi17eRoG3Rpdf48zoUVnBFOdnfdV44NZDPJ5dI62xvMYaIYAkf9lKUta_gL5cqcw9JXd5YA9gC3S5TyQj9mzpqKEjhK/s640/item05.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_good_vibrations.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A cabinet stocked with small finds."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywood, California estate of singer Sheryl Crow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sheryl Crow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/sheryl-crow-los-angeles-home-slideshow#slide=5">Good Vibrations</a>" text by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcr-jPFw3XTUka9hHKurslkab2kLSnMaNvKOD6uLulVIvRa-g4ShpLIp6ulaTSxHu-eyBY5d2sq5ef2eVpXC3tgql9Zemga1wEz9LMj846zyiIVquD40s3lzjvZHb5Jo9mqJnzLpEKQWU/s1600/ss_100519058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcr-jPFw3XTUka9hHKurslkab2kLSnMaNvKOD6uLulVIvRa-g4ShpLIp6ulaTSxHu-eyBY5d2sq5ef2eVpXC3tgql9Zemga1wEz9LMj846zyiIVquD40s3lzjvZHb5Jo9mqJnzLpEKQWU/s640/ss_100519058.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With Edgar Allan Poe's <i>The Raven</i> in mind, Suzanne Eason created an arresting 'birds in flight' ceiling treatment for her Halloween sitting room. 'Once guests looked up, they were transported outside to autumn at dusk,' Eason explains. 'It was magical.' Her mysterious space also features  . . . a skull-patterned rug . . . Aubergine, charcoal, and orange team up to create the dark and stormy scene."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/holiday-house-designer-showcase_ss14.html">Traditional Home's Holiday House Designer Showcase</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Eason, Suzanne Eason Interiors, LLC.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Phillip Ennis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfEgooT_34h431E6xGJteKVU0pjkeOBpn8nULy99K4pS2Mi9ZkOjDSvuVxwV7GK94elfeiuL-ynGyvauUWamuwsitpmo7wBMglkNXxnBrxRVUDioxc_f9e-Gr_LLnynarmUskfMlYYeDG/s1600/skull+bookend+400-8490.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfEgooT_34h431E6xGJteKVU0pjkeOBpn8nULy99K4pS2Mi9ZkOjDSvuVxwV7GK94elfeiuL-ynGyvauUWamuwsitpmo7wBMglkNXxnBrxRVUDioxc_f9e-Gr_LLnynarmUskfMlYYeDG/s400/skull+bookend+400-8490.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pair of Skull Bookends.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Handcrafted by <a href="http://www.phyllismorris.com/">Phyllis Morris</a>. 12 pounds each/24 pounds per pair. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Presented in mirror polish chrome.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$1,250.00 per pair.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH1Llwc59KwMaNOFk0-XsULyY9gD1gERwk1CC88a4Tx9qnhcQS3EG032HflWK5SImCQ2htPyKs9e_mIloGgX8-BJU4HLmDKivcdskgff1QvmY8OnOIJztNUwx-ZxTwS0K_iEbqi1s7GD-/s1600/ank1755nt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH1Llwc59KwMaNOFk0-XsULyY9gD1gERwk1CC88a4Tx9qnhcQS3EG032HflWK5SImCQ2htPyKs9e_mIloGgX8-BJU4HLmDKivcdskgff1QvmY8OnOIJztNUwx-ZxTwS0K_iEbqi1s7GD-/s320/ank1755nt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sequin Skull Pillow from <a href="http://www.ankasa.com/">Ankasa</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Belgian linen. 21 inches. $395.00.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEgT1m1Y4f3eKwV1X-9moMM5kcVKkKUXVAIU4oPOYFu_RVFbgPAurE6PseqjCPoHnjQjNc7H8gc7MsL486lUKu4q8EfKVSY3G_xFxpdJectJQroBi9k1JpjnbPazd6kJYlm1VqPQl1ai832V/s1600/73038_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1m1Y4f3eKwV1X-9moMM5kcVKkKUXVAIU4oPOYFu_RVFbgPAurE6PseqjCPoHnjQjNc7H8gc7MsL486lUKu4q8EfKVSY3G_xFxpdJectJQroBi9k1JpjnbPazd6kJYlm1VqPQl1ai832V/s320/73038_LG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Herend Skull</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Herend porcelain from Hungary. Handmade and hand painted with 24k gold accents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$240.00. Assorted colors available from <a href="http://www.scullyandscully.com/">Scully and Scully</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgmpbPZ7-CE2Lj7jq9RhrCGsfYADcnebU3aHdj-FEhzzUvO9AdKk1jnqkM_cYro_yHgpDNHwp0e_6RtOBIXT30XUeiuDb8l_jZVSPKtzwqtfAusPhVCCq8zoDe8h1ph0ZbRSbtVybR2sU/s1600/49796_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgmpbPZ7-CE2Lj7jq9RhrCGsfYADcnebU3aHdj-FEhzzUvO9AdKk1jnqkM_cYro_yHgpDNHwp0e_6RtOBIXT30XUeiuDb8l_jZVSPKtzwqtfAusPhVCCq8zoDe8h1ph0ZbRSbtVybR2sU/s320/49796_LG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18k Yellow Gold Skull Cuff links with Diamond Eyes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"When the mouth is opened, the diamond eyes show. When closed, they disappear."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$6,500. Available through <a href="http://www.scullyandscully.com/">Scully and Scully</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI2rDmVgJFTNV1d9z-RPJ9TIpj8xNRFGt0ciWs6n73x0wpvQU12oL3tXmt8j8ofaZ3bVFa1znk-3uO4qsfGdaujflFDI5E_Mv1-VaAhfgifagIDAixKH023wXT0dxz_kcrfX5t6VFQKXF/s1600/skull_blackd_2_topview_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI2rDmVgJFTNV1d9z-RPJ9TIpj8xNRFGt0ciWs6n73x0wpvQU12oL3tXmt8j8ofaZ3bVFa1znk-3uO4qsfGdaujflFDI5E_Mv1-VaAhfgifagIDAixKH023wXT0dxz_kcrfX5t6VFQKXF/s640/skull_blackd_2_topview_1.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black <a href="http://www.stubbsandwootton.com/">Stubbs and Wootton</a> Skull Slippers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$400.00 for women's slippers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$450.00 for men's. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xoci8PJEa6Sd-ddFjNcM4Kj9QtYeLuYJn9eoN-5PpuoAYqVNJ3itAiZGyeQt874BhtNvM03N2q2TGkP7AAEQDx4vWtEf0trx4XGLn-tU8pmokjMfuls9SGkDbktnmRLAVVgknWYxe-pD/s1600/cafe2790db4a012f327f005056b729b2-32-5644718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xoci8PJEa6Sd-ddFjNcM4Kj9QtYeLuYJn9eoN-5PpuoAYqVNJ3itAiZGyeQt874BhtNvM03N2q2TGkP7AAEQDx4vWtEf0trx4XGLn-tU8pmokjMfuls9SGkDbktnmRLAVVgknWYxe-pD/s640/cafe2790db4a012f327f005056b729b2-32-5644718.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Skull and Crossbones" invitation designed by <a href="http://www.johnderian.com/">John Derian</a> for <a href="http://www.paperlesspost.com/cards#/cards/invitations/halloween/card/7780?designers%5B0%5D=John%2BDerian">Paperless Post</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Halloween! 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The Great Pumpkin

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween is just a few days away, so I thought I would share some photos of pretty pumpkins . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcSsBqN1qziBHt2Tg44Ap4H359itAo6i0cVsKvMAjIERejaFj9I6lqgdDkjyw2efF_CIn-hElSJzyPfbk172BWJ3O1x9sd57GzMYgmyPELfvysOXsbYSdqyFZRR6Nc3iKPmJuTl7-WJSD/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/AVvXsEgxcSsBqN1qziBHt2Tg44Ap4H359itAo6i0cVsKvMAjIERejaFj9I6lqgdDkjyw2efF_CIn-hElSJzyPfbk172BWJ3O1x9sd57GzMYgmyPELfvysOXsbYSdqyFZRR6Nc3iKPmJuTl7-WJSD/s640/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A seasonal still life combines a pumpkin, fruits, and pastry stands of graduated sizes."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Jan Roden, owner of the Charlottesville, Virginia shop, <a href="http://www.andgeorge.com/">And George</a>.</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/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2003).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10UKpd6tysw4E7OG3sywaNs0C2cehjV7VhncD_Rr4nWoJWnatmXhnlYkE34B5BCOW_JIwECBJ1ZGepq0RLjSFQ3vxePyWuKMY9QeLzWe6k1-6ELoPzI_Kv4iK5G-6E3LW-6SYkuJaUkse/s1600/100991397.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10UKpd6tysw4E7OG3sywaNs0C2cehjV7VhncD_Rr4nWoJWnatmXhnlYkE34B5BCOW_JIwECBJ1ZGepq0RLjSFQ3vxePyWuKMY9QeLzWe6k1-6ELoPzI_Kv4iK5G-6E3LW-6SYkuJaUkse/s640/100991397.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Create this beautiful floral display using yellow and orange mums. Cut the heads from the flowers and hot-glue them all over the pumpkins. Display on tabletops or in small footed urns."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/halloween/outdoor-decorations/gourds-pumpkins-uses/#page=17">Gorgeous Gourds and Pumpkins for Fall Decorating</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/">Better Homes and Gardens</a>. </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1yWsCGhcNWazxBlrHbLepTW4y4UqTOyrZ0q3NGRwdQgGRSry6dfGJBILsjkcQthefn3HqZUnAofGvrys8pE81Dxp8svMSTiu2xYJWbgFkT2iM7JkBpRv58G_Z80l9PtFqsi9qitr6LL7/s1600/101374144.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1yWsCGhcNWazxBlrHbLepTW4y4UqTOyrZ0q3NGRwdQgGRSry6dfGJBILsjkcQthefn3HqZUnAofGvrys8pE81Dxp8svMSTiu2xYJWbgFkT2iM7JkBpRv58G_Z80l9PtFqsi9qitr6LL7/s640/101374144.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Expand your pumpkin decor with some unique yellow, white, and gray pumpkins in lieu of the traditional orange. Wrap them with grapevine tendrils for an additional touch of originality. Arrange them on a tabletop with other fall favorites, such as leaves and dried wheat bundles."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/halloween/outdoor-decorations/gourds-pumpkins-uses/#page=24">Gorgeous Gourds and Pumpkins for Fall Decorating</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/">Better Homes and Gardens</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoqHx6S14dh_akgsJO6mD6cxXCdObJzq-0UtFOAPTgjaRV_OaGUjdnFC_ZMO8lZX2qxigeviLCK0kGwp84xQKknalz_WbkUN_xgA45AW_zEuZrpAoTV-vofMynREcKnzcKaIK3627zGmz/s1600/BlogPumpkinsCountryGardens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoqHx6S14dh_akgsJO6mD6cxXCdObJzq-0UtFOAPTgjaRV_OaGUjdnFC_ZMO8lZX2qxigeviLCK0kGwp84xQKknalz_WbkUN_xgA45AW_zEuZrpAoTV-vofMynREcKnzcKaIK3627zGmz/s640/BlogPumpkinsCountryGardens.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Marty Baldwin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fresh Lanterns" by Kate Carter Frederick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/gardening/country-gardens-magazine/">Country Gardens</a> (Fall 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWwdJh56PUBM4-fNrhCWsMq-GktGULqGLlvsykpg3DJBoOeRVD2ivyPv7aBXQyOCfTcUHmc4Zvrujs2JRtLz4frqqn04BQW97MRb-0vZ-4l6P1LmNiDT1Tned1V-nDIUJ08b2lwFl_iHN/s1600/BlogPumpkinsCountryGardensTwo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWwdJh56PUBM4-fNrhCWsMq-GktGULqGLlvsykpg3DJBoOeRVD2ivyPv7aBXQyOCfTcUHmc4Zvrujs2JRtLz4frqqn04BQW97MRb-0vZ-4l6P1LmNiDT1Tned1V-nDIUJ08b2lwFl_iHN/s640/BlogPumpkinsCountryGardensTwo.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Martin Baldwin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fresh Lanterns" by Kate Carter Frederick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/gardening/country-gardens-magazine/">Country Gardens</a> (Fall 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEG4pljt3ztrurXClkRbkLQTMqy8aVGJ-upmXfKNmYLd4NQ0lQMxfUJ8TlIHcBawNhJ0if5k69CnOSibY7UuqU7X1VjOH8DN0-iaYx3LhTOjGJUSUg80tBt0imM_-LbQZbzTKZJyhIV9z/s1600/etched-pumpkins-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEG4pljt3ztrurXClkRbkLQTMqy8aVGJ-upmXfKNmYLd4NQ0lQMxfUJ8TlIHcBawNhJ0if5k69CnOSibY7UuqU7X1VjOH8DN0-iaYx3LhTOjGJUSUg80tBt0imM_-LbQZbzTKZJyhIV9z/s640/etched-pumpkins-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Announce your address in style by cleverly etching your house number (or your initials or name) into a pumpkin."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.helennorman.com/">Helen Norman</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/holidays-occasions/diy-decorate-pumpkins-00417000075483/page8.html">Five Easy Ways to Decorate Pumpkins</a>" produced by Matthew Mead.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJk5y5QYcVKfrbBpNRz5-qgiLKgh7CY7iFfJP6j54VeX0lFStl-LbBdRT-p5G4ZLdjWvI8I9XHvzaNbGXA2gO2lgZ21x2e7S3JmhKNSK6CcmKYqAahkBiG-Kn6ZD0xN6wz_JI3zOu0i-l/s1600/flowered-pumpkins-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJk5y5QYcVKfrbBpNRz5-qgiLKgh7CY7iFfJP6j54VeX0lFStl-LbBdRT-p5G4ZLdjWvI8I9XHvzaNbGXA2gO2lgZ21x2e7S3JmhKNSK6CcmKYqAahkBiG-Kn6ZD0xN6wz_JI3zOu0i-l/s640/flowered-pumpkins-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Festive party decorations, these flower/pumpkin combinations add a happy touch."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.helennorman.com/">Helen Norman</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/holidays-occasions/diy-decorate-pumpkins-00417000075483/page2.html">Five Easy Ways to Decorate Pumpkins</a>" produced by Matthew Mead.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4n2UMiMszaOb1j6xNs2BLfSCzGIjQuwsdN5P4dQTiC41DmazPCTbFEsPBtT-IfcnRMZKyeZqZ4aG9-9-_RtSaWU8YykpE55PIUnwMJo9jjsWQwki_v_xnZkLbEJAlKmdGaJLRaHYmPJZ/s1600/ml1004_1006_glitterpum_vert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4n2UMiMszaOb1j6xNs2BLfSCzGIjQuwsdN5P4dQTiC41DmazPCTbFEsPBtT-IfcnRMZKyeZqZ4aG9-9-_RtSaWU8YykpE55PIUnwMJo9jjsWQwki_v_xnZkLbEJAlKmdGaJLRaHYmPJZ/s640/ml1004_1006_glitterpum_vert.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glittered pumpkins "bring sparkle to tables and serving areas - and they last far longer than jack-o'-lanterns."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/275573/pumpkin-carving-and-decorating-ideas/@center/276965/halloween#265290">Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Ideas</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart Living</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH7IanoVHENyQvmMNSJrxn7AUPfo50EF7tKbnB3r3qC5CLoJpgIMmzBt_jSedQ8qdLmlYTcjNOFzXqImO_m_CAcCKSp9DyF4H1r-bB3R0XPJYy8zfa6FHFDaDFeOgBRhdXzLHLrP0abau/s1600/mla103714_1008_ochers_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH7IanoVHENyQvmMNSJrxn7AUPfo50EF7tKbnB3r3qC5CLoJpgIMmzBt_jSedQ8qdLmlYTcjNOFzXqImO_m_CAcCKSp9DyF4H1r-bB3R0XPJYy8zfa6FHFDaDFeOgBRhdXzLHLrP0abau/s640/mla103714_1008_ochers_xl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Delicately carved floral filigree bands evoke lace on these pale pumpkins."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/275573/pumpkin-carving-and-decorating-ideas/@center/276965/halloween#908610">Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Ideas</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart Living</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green, orange, white, or gray. Which pumpkin would you pick?</span>

The Great Pumpkin

Halloween is just a few days away, so I thought I would share some photos of pretty pumpkins . . .  "A seasonal still life combines a p...

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Hans Wegner's Papa Bear Chair

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the classic children's fairy tale <i>The Three Bears</i>, Papa Bear's chair is too hard for Goldilocks, who prefers Baby Bear's seat. In real life, the Papa Bear chair created by Danish furniture designer Hans Wegner is just right. According to the <i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Wall Street Journal</a></i>, the chair's paw-like armrests are the source of its unusual name. Fashion designer <a href="http://www.elietahari.com/">Elie Tahari</a> is a fan of the Papa Bear. He is the owner of an original in black leather (pictured below) and four reproductions, which reside in his design center and the Elie Tahari departments of <a href="http://www.bloomingdales.com/">Bloomingdale's</a> and <a href="http://www.saks.com/">Saks Fifth Avenue</a> in New York City. The article <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Seat of Power, Style</a>, which appeared in the October 17, 2012 edition of the <i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/home-page">Wall Street Journal</a></i>, describes Mr. Tahari's attraction to " 'the look and structure of [the Papa Bear]. . . . ' I'm not a maven of history or art. I just go by feel. . . . You feel like it's hugging you. You feel like you're protected. It feels good. ' "   </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/AVvXsEgQLawavZkA2g0o1GXQ10MM8ngHXS61_yRZ0ICev4QehUvRbLs6N9LYdKv4Z4xoyNeBuGScQo8omQ8zfe7pTK1s0LuJHyuYCBR27P0yBg0vNe2RnQfoie2DPgkprcgwJiIFMPrrvJL2Haae/s1600/PJ-BK266_FIXOBJ_G_20121016172648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLawavZkA2g0o1GXQ10MM8ngHXS61_yRZ0ICev4QehUvRbLs6N9LYdKv4Z4xoyNeBuGScQo8omQ8zfe7pTK1s0LuJHyuYCBR27P0yBg0vNe2RnQfoie2DPgkprcgwJiIFMPrrvJL2Haae/s400/PJ-BK266_FIXOBJ_G_20121016172648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fashion designer <a href="http://www.elietahari.com/">Elie Tahari</a> in his Hans J. Wegner chair at his Manhattan apartment."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Brian Harkin for the Wall Street Journal</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Seat of Power, Style</a>" by Ray A. Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/home-page">Wall Street Journal</a> (October 17, 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DCpG37R5tF_taiWsFuh4AZknAx1SiSnkzYnikprVOkKizlLBx-dZR4h8u6EX54MQqPl_8xDWsdaBpm6pa601JncPDviAydeBYaSoLTdDxb2L-bIcIVXNQ8vI3BXZxZijaz0JYblO_lr6/s1600/PJ-BK267_FIXOBJ_DV_20121016172817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DCpG37R5tF_taiWsFuh4AZknAx1SiSnkzYnikprVOkKizlLBx-dZR4h8u6EX54MQqPl_8xDWsdaBpm6pa601JncPDviAydeBYaSoLTdDxb2L-bIcIVXNQ8vI3BXZxZijaz0JYblO_lr6/s400/PJ-BK267_FIXOBJ_DV_20121016172817.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the black leather Hans Wegner chair owned by <a href="http://www.elietahari.com/">Elie Tahari</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fashion designer paid between $8,000 and $12,000 for this Papa Bear.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Seat of Power, Style</a>" by Ray A. Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443854204578060773081171256.html">Brian Harkin for the Wall Street Journal</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/">Wall Street Journal</a> (October 17, 2012).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEhawqI1XIwg-UYQklLUPQxNiObCDBLFp7Y6t8X480q_XT6-BiHVwVneLQHjz7qOtk6hh6fJatI8jrR7j5bZmUZSGxjo0lC695c3IEIsVtpwYFVAw5Ug7gcBp8ux63vTfSc264iz8-_ZI1M_/s1600/XXX_8885_12923795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawqI1XIwg-UYQklLUPQxNiObCDBLFp7Y6t8X480q_XT6-BiHVwVneLQHjz7qOtk6hh6fJatI8jrR7j5bZmUZSGxjo0lC695c3IEIsVtpwYFVAw5Ug7gcBp8ux63vTfSc264iz8-_ZI1M_/s400/XXX_8885_12923795.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?FRID=mWrEaJxqkZac">Thomas Hayes Gallery</a> offers this Papa Bear chair and ottoman </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for $12,500 </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">via <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/">1stdibs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=476702">Thomas Hayes Gallery/1stdibs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This chair has been professionally reupholstered by an expert who knows how to preserve the lumbar support of these chairs. It is a very comfortable chair. The upholstery is a soft supple brick colored leather with a matte finish. The wood details on the chair have been cleaned and waxed. . . . they have a very dark color illustrative of teak wood that has naturally aged."</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/AVvXsEgFxhlSTXTdJNC6EfviIAhjwl-8aTwFsOjSCk8JqdL2Bad24UAht8nn3i_ruUc9n3MhLXf4xAJUQopx3gNq3gkZ5D6-2K9JPXn9rKqVd4Kan880Pn5EwXfduWi9UWPXuvnvUMlUi7-t5JEP/s1600/8885_1292377681_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxhlSTXTdJNC6EfviIAhjwl-8aTwFsOjSCk8JqdL2Bad24UAht8nn3i_ruUc9n3MhLXf4xAJUQopx3gNq3gkZ5D6-2K9JPXn9rKqVd4Kan880Pn5EwXfduWi9UWPXuvnvUMlUi7-t5JEP/s640/8885_1292377681_2.jpg" width="451" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the Hans Wegner Papa Bear chair </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">offered by <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?FRID=aWrEaJdqkpbJ">Thomas Hayes Gallery via 1stdibs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1960s Denmark.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_zoom.php?id=476702&view=3">Thomas Hayes Gallery/1stdibs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEh9HpnoX5Q4d-3L2bSAmZd4SmcXPvdRsVJNXV9l_Cj0BmNXSm3ktb_gNY8qJzyLWwRwGmIPAMaivdK06diu03qkn_UH49MBKbuzZNna862p6OxCDS4-lAY41AsV1kvTKHb5QqnLMUG9zXBr/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDFour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HpnoX5Q4d-3L2bSAmZd4SmcXPvdRsVJNXV9l_Cj0BmNXSm3ktb_gNY8qJzyLWwRwGmIPAMaivdK06diu03qkn_UH49MBKbuzZNna862p6OxCDS4-lAY41AsV1kvTKHb5QqnLMUG9zXBr/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDFour.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A pair of Hans Wegner's Papa Bear chairs and a </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">circa-1938 Mogens Koch desk in the library."<br />Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton (deceased) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Call to Order" 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/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2006).</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/AVvXsEh98qC93V3gX_HEbTxvobaILJow4tt7tWHLttbDp-K81czJcaReqXbP4QeEwqLVKv3lo2lT-6HxZdfNr3zVwc8xUeAxZBM4tAC3PVZu1CP0NJPX6x3Q_VHl2NDIOzYfkWiShQx7H64jQlWS/s1600/BlogPeterSheltonEDFive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98qC93V3gX_HEbTxvobaILJow4tt7tWHLttbDp-K81czJcaReqXbP4QeEwqLVKv3lo2lT-6HxZdfNr3zVwc8xUeAxZBM4tAC3PVZu1CP0NJPX6x3Q_VHl2NDIOzYfkWiShQx7H64jQlWS/s640/BlogPeterSheltonEDFive.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of the library with the pair of Hans Wegner Papa Bear chairs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton combined midcentury</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> design with </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">classic architecture in this 1902 Manhattan home, and the results are so elegant, clean and beautiful. I look at the photos of this townhouse again and again. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architects Lee Mindel and Peter Shelton (deceased) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Call to Order" 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/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0sHBA0_c_Wpai5M4_H5Xy9-TZ8_eC8y66ahLYLpBiYSLkYPUVf_QcWVfuVXMGRtFQDiinpWYP_tS1ueKJlt-8wwqeSOwB2qNaeQn4uLxpvaNFTNY_X9hsx846-wNmL8umAqoafIpJlWd/s1600/07-tribeca-loft-lee-mindel-modern-family-room-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0sHBA0_c_Wpai5M4_H5Xy9-TZ8_eC8y66ahLYLpBiYSLkYPUVf_QcWVfuVXMGRtFQDiinpWYP_tS1ueKJlt-8wwqeSOwB2qNaeQn4uLxpvaNFTNY_X9hsx846-wNmL8umAqoafIpJlWd/s640/07-tribeca-loft-lee-mindel-modern-family-room-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the library, an Arne Vodder chaise longue, a Hans Wegner [Papa Bear] armchair upholstered in a Rogers and Goffigon fabric, and a custom-made plaid rug; the fireplace surround and sliding panel are of blackened metal, and the television is by Samsung."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan loft of Winsome Brown and Claude Arpels.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architect Lee Mindel of <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kate Betts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-loft-made-for-easy-living#slide-7">True Colors</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/">Elle Decor</a> (June 2011).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtdJdkmSVdUHprKP4eWeLPo_nfCeGDvZmXw1AQMJhuK8tRWGJBfU9Rp7mkB6NRos4vfYWgFo6TF61JUWTCEaFsmPJ-NhQn0kFtakBnd0VImTzKV6CeBsQ2sLq1TKzLbYxnkA12-TaCIis/s1600/13-classic-chairs-0408-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtdJdkmSVdUHprKP4eWeLPo_nfCeGDvZmXw1AQMJhuK8tRWGJBfU9Rp7mkB6NRos4vfYWgFo6TF61JUWTCEaFsmPJ-NhQn0kFtakBnd0VImTzKV6CeBsQ2sLq1TKzLbYxnkA12-TaCIis/s640/13-classic-chairs-0408-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The pair of midcentury Hans Wegner Papa Bear armchairs flanking a 1940s French table in the master bedroom 'are iconic,' says [David] Kleinberg. 'People are drawn to them - they're enveloping and welcoming. I can just see this couple sitting there at the end of the day with a glass of wine and a big fire going.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s house in Long Island, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.dkda.com/">David Kleinberg</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Christopher Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/kleinberg-american-classic-0408?click=main_sr#slide-10">An American Classic in Long Island</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (April 2008).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvrlKlhWOhmeFVwqskl2EgVK7IQjnkril0BTR95N6OJ8T-Oca83kEBLekrSwpnE1R0hog4lefPLtzqDiaFjyzm7HflhNsiFmmp5jcU8TLSJUxW2l6Y_mzqoxPua7of77XMzK0M53nhlKe/s1600/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-bedroom-purple-bed-window-desk-112011-MmW2J5-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvrlKlhWOhmeFVwqskl2EgVK7IQjnkril0BTR95N6OJ8T-Oca83kEBLekrSwpnE1R0hog4lefPLtzqDiaFjyzm7HflhNsiFmmp5jcU8TLSJUxW2l6Y_mzqoxPua7of77XMzK0M53nhlKe/s640/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-bedroom-purple-bed-window-desk-112011-MmW2J5-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dark geometry of the Albers bed from <a href="http://www.jedjohnson.com/jed-johnson-home.php">Jed Johnson Home</a> helps balance all the soft lavenders and greens. Curtain, shade, and pillow fabric by <a href="http://brochier.it/">Brochier</a>. Bed linens by <a href="http://www.calvinklein.com/">Calvin Klein</a>. Hans Wegner's Papa Bear chair reproduced by Manzanares."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jedjohnson.com/heather-moore.php">Heather Moore</a> for <a href="http://www.jedjohnson.com/">Jed Johnson Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<i>House Beautiful</i>'s Designer Visions: Cinema Style showcase was inspired by <i>Factory Girl</i>, the film based on '60s It Girl and Andy Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: The new luxury condominium at 1212 Fifth Avenue in New York City, renovated by Durst Fetner Residential and designed by S. Russell Groves."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Project directed by Alana Frumkes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/designer-visions-factory-girl-showhouse?click=main_sr#slide-8">Sexy in the City</a>" produced by Sabine Rothman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

Hans Wegner's Papa Bear Chair

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another South Yarra Beauty</h2><div class="featureListWrapper"><div class="featureList"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">General Features</span></span></div><div class="featureList"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-south+yarra-110725021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>PRICE<span style="font-size: x-small;"> RANGE:   $6<span style="font-size: x-small;"> Million plus (unconfirmed)</span></span></b></a> </span></span><ul><li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Property Type:  <span>House</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bedrooms:<span>    5</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bathrooms:<span>  3</span></span></span></li></ul></div></div><div class="featureListWrapper last"><div class="featureList"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Outdoor Features</span></span><ul><li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Garage Spaces:  <span>2</span></span></span></li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, here I am (on the right) at the Problogger Event 2012 last week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm here with a crazy lady I met there,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of many,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her name is Clare, and she is starting her first</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blog very soon called OMGisthatreallyme.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(how funny is that!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a two day event, which I loved,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this photo was taken at the evening event at the Maha Restaurant,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in Melbourne City, when we were quite tired, but had a good time anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a photo booth that Darren arranged,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the whole event included all meals, which were lovely,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this fun photo booth too! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKruila4jgqSU94s-LHz5udfJScl5HUgNY2g0lYZs5v-w17BqklJZvb_JmFjXSVD095LtDydMg8PDeYZx2feA9upzYBBSqJ4QZDEMWXvlad7FD4ISmxX828Do1oHligmUOuxgPR6s3gJA/s1600/me+at+problogger+2012+with+Clare+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKruila4jgqSU94s-LHz5udfJScl5HUgNY2g0lYZs5v-w17BqklJZvb_JmFjXSVD095LtDydMg8PDeYZx2feA9upzYBBSqJ4QZDEMWXvlad7FD4ISmxX828Do1oHligmUOuxgPR6s3gJA/s640/me+at+problogger+2012+with+Clare+.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's why I've been a bit quiet lately,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been working on a few new online business ventures lately,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">however, I haven't forgotten my old design blog,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and here's my latest Realestate.com.au house find,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you can see yourself living there,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as can I.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:)<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh3mB8dAJZnXU_tHxs3d1a5LtihzR52ydF0-N2pD351GaA7cEqa0rd42F-yQVUOWnbUH8PtZj5scOm2co3xrGlVMUi-7TClHyD5rySGA9kPh01W9TeDFrJ_0TGactXPBwfXP4yen8V38B/s1600/main.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvh3mB8dAJZnXU_tHxs3d1a5LtihzR52ydF0-N2pD351GaA7cEqa0rd42F-yQVUOWnbUH8PtZj5scOm2co3xrGlVMUi-7TClHyD5rySGA9kPh01W9TeDFrJ_0TGactXPBwfXP4yen8V38B/s640/main.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEh8xAZRhZJZLMwY74SpCs7rCcDpOjravrcfi901AuKzwsmxfto48TKS0vWyxlS3kq6ITIBtsyZIpjc2P0ElngCkpWoqvcR7Gjau09nNmhyphenhyphengt9iEjOgI6lq0ZHCWdlN363NjRBTey5NRcWvn/s1600/image7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xAZRhZJZLMwY74SpCs7rCcDpOjravrcfi901AuKzwsmxfto48TKS0vWyxlS3kq6ITIBtsyZIpjc2P0ElngCkpWoqvcR7Gjau09nNmhyphenhyphengt9iEjOgI6lq0ZHCWdlN363NjRBTey5NRcWvn/s640/image7.jpg" width="640" /> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What lovely black iron lace detailing.</div><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/AVvXsEhv9DtnLk8GZxYu1Q6Gz7da7vb4SDmkK6xHFWCqFI57Hd09AFzG30mqbHwb8r0Cfn9zMFWAam6-catg7ruJO2h4EGmWbPmmr_A9pz7ZRLX5PG1vzE9sgI4JGnijOwHXfJMrQ7lZPhASFBWG/s1600/image2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9DtnLk8GZxYu1Q6Gz7da7vb4SDmkK6xHFWCqFI57Hd09AFzG30mqbHwb8r0Cfn9zMFWAam6-catg7ruJO2h4EGmWbPmmr_A9pz7ZRLX5PG1vzE9sgI4JGnijOwHXfJMrQ7lZPhASFBWG/s640/image2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> But then take a look at the hallway detailing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">including the ceiling!!</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/AVvXsEi3NbGJuC5vLnsvG6vjj7SkJgnisFUa44bAvD-23vz5NA2YNBngVQtdSDPyf1sXcs680FjKMbkCLZ0nqsit_flWf84DETUXi-gQCRsbysMEdFvJCVMeYFQeJwJG2BBwtVScZ81XrFuM4JO4/s1600/image4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NbGJuC5vLnsvG6vjj7SkJgnisFUa44bAvD-23vz5NA2YNBngVQtdSDPyf1sXcs680FjKMbkCLZ0nqsit_flWf84DETUXi-gQCRsbysMEdFvJCVMeYFQeJwJG2BBwtVScZ81XrFuM4JO4/s640/image4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbcYhg73r93_JVOIk8qlaO1uZOsHANu2B-y7e2rI6bO42FSpuAO5lmY6WvMrWHScZfW3JN62pkSzHjeZYkoMHUmL_t4XFaiswDKSyIEfU9Hqua9Ob10IJNazDtEnAUhHvMmBwyWSnnvpT/s1600/image5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbcYhg73r93_JVOIk8qlaO1uZOsHANu2B-y7e2rI6bO42FSpuAO5lmY6WvMrWHScZfW3JN62pkSzHjeZYkoMHUmL_t4XFaiswDKSyIEfU9Hqua9Ob10IJNazDtEnAUhHvMmBwyWSnnvpT/s400/image5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEhgK52QLCZ30yIhRK9VMGIBU4RQhZH0NPiGgzqh_3Pd8xVqWJRpM2zOEIgvGyksiif8lMDvYkLCWWx6guncotc7_ngsAJnUJS8I6WlLZm2xtlPov250LbMdFy6UX02fbGwcVgpVPV4xX5eX/s1600/image6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgK52QLCZ30yIhRK9VMGIBU4RQhZH0NPiGgzqh_3Pd8xVqWJRpM2zOEIgvGyksiif8lMDvYkLCWWx6guncotc7_ngsAJnUJS8I6WlLZm2xtlPov250LbMdFy6UX02fbGwcVgpVPV4xX5eX/s640/image6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB7eJ59ZU6ncIReTbdWocifkBNSEQIS4lZPfqDvYDyny3czrVhpLgoi9A7j9QI_wxm8ATKJL8h0wgA5tGKuQvbDlBbubeIdDtNPlWR2nDMxUOHl2F2leHJzHerHbzZA54Wx1KfJZTL7Bj/s1600/image3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBB7eJ59ZU6ncIReTbdWocifkBNSEQIS4lZPfqDvYDyny3czrVhpLgoi9A7j9QI_wxm8ATKJL8h0wgA5tGKuQvbDlBbubeIdDtNPlWR2nDMxUOHl2F2leHJzHerHbzZA54Wx1KfJZTL7Bj/s640/image3.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Not too shabby!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWYR8r_DqsiD643u8lwEhVtTFfLdpeo3Rd2LPKWfV9_QIWn14eJLPEkSYHLR91pNe7WxuBd9QgQhWd77xNqrLZe7_C63bgcYjaVI-MNE9Lc4-SwLcn2lkb2a3VR9mbVKNbsSMIrSSHQ-f/s1600/image8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWYR8r_DqsiD643u8lwEhVtTFfLdpeo3Rd2LPKWfV9_QIWn14eJLPEkSYHLR91pNe7WxuBd9QgQhWd77xNqrLZe7_C63bgcYjaVI-MNE9Lc4-SwLcn2lkb2a3VR9mbVKNbsSMIrSSHQ-f/s400/image8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;">And here's the Master Plan! </h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEjEh4iJ0OaMjPh8tyEj3g-aP_TvUZBsdvCUxmJga2RjMORWFgsAUp3pW3v4YeL3zGqrI1RJ_LnSriT3l7fEWPC2ULNuXYR355-w4bIzk01WbA88zqTlDxAHDGcp5ZCStkmF9bOeRmpJnLWZ/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/AVvXsEjEh4iJ0OaMjPh8tyEj3g-aP_TvUZBsdvCUxmJga2RjMORWFgsAUp3pW3v4YeL3zGqrI1RJ_LnSriT3l7fEWPC2ULNuXYR355-w4bIzk01WbA88zqTlDxAHDGcp5ZCStkmF9bOeRmpJnLWZ/s320/floorplan1.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><h2>AND Here's What the Agent Says about it!</h2><div class="title"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Majestic Family Victorian With Peerless Lifestyle Benefits</span></span></div><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Regal amidst a streetscape of classical refinement, this landmark Victorian residence bestows magnificent 5 bedroom plus study accommodation in one of Melbourne's most prestigious precincts.<br /><br />A rare offering unlike any other, the home enjoys a private park-side position with unprecedented access to all that Melbourne as to offer. Perfectly nestled between the lush greenery of Fawkner Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens, the luxurious family domain delivers a range of premium attractions and amenities at its doorstep, including award-winning Domain Road restaurants and cafes, Toorak Road boutiques, leading private schools - such as Melbourne Grammar and Melbourne Girls Grammar - and St Kilda Road trams. Situated just across the Yarra from the MCG as well as within minutes from the heart of the CBD, the property takes full advantage of its tranquil yet central locale to provide for an inner-city lifestyle that is second to none.<br /><br />Mindful of its period integrity, an exquisitely crafted renovation/ extension has created a timeless blend of rich heritage adornment and elegantly appointed contemporary spaces that extend to a superb north facing colonnade pergola and high walled, verdant garden that expertly satisfies both exceptional entertaining and discerning family lifestyle priorities.<br /><br />Beyond a grand verandah facade and secure return drive, a distinctive central reception with ornate 12 foot ceilings and cornices introduces fireside formal sitting and dining with box bay window, spacious study with open fire and northern open plan living and dining featuring open fire, bay window seating and chic European stone kitchen with WIP and workstation. 5 outstanding bedrooms include x1 with private ensuite, the main with his and hers WIRs, luxurious travertine ensuite and private sun terrace. An equally luxurious principle bathroom serves the remaining 3 bedrooms.<br /><br />Additional complements include attic style games zone, downstairs powder room, leadlight feature windows, secure intercom entry, separate storage room, ducted vacuum, security, remote double garage/ pedestrian access via Mason Street at the rear</span></span><br /><br />WOW

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Chalk It Up

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chalkboard paint is a creative option for children's playrooms, but the spaces below demonstrate that it works just as well for the grown-ups at home. Take a look . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb3VhlJZMmqKZAr18qsQ8FNo1QDVvQskFLU9j2gK1wbsqNQgdWgHJrGQaj3QkWTgzZHqbgAG-YIu_74EEYhcXOiqzNXgD7LTzBwUOLO_ljTBpp8v8rR1szWIpxfnCfR1OG813VFArP_LW/s1600/20121011-LOCATION-slide-JCBW-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb3VhlJZMmqKZAr18qsQ8FNo1QDVvQskFLU9j2gK1wbsqNQgdWgHJrGQaj3QkWTgzZHqbgAG-YIu_74EEYhcXOiqzNXgD7LTzBwUOLO_ljTBpp8v8rR1szWIpxfnCfR1OG813VFArP_LW/s640/20121011-LOCATION-slide-JCBW-jumbo.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"When your walls are painted with chalkboard paint, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">you can create your own changing art work."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fort Greene, Brooklyn brownstone of Hilary Robertson - a stylist for </span><a href="http://www.garnethill.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Garnet Hill</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, Whole Living, and Ochre - and Alastair McCowan, chief executive of <a href="http://chesneys.com/" target="_blank">Chesney's</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/11/greathomesanddestinations/20121011-LOCATION.html?ref=greathomesanddestinations#19" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the <i>New York Times</i></a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/greathomesanddestinations/staple-gun-decorating-in-fort-greene-brooklyn.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1350269534-s4aYTYx4Ac6lRhkNhGZOCw" target="_blank">Staple-Gun Decorating</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.newyorktimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a></i>, October 11, 2012</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdmRRUJXg51v-b6lU13kMSzSEP2os0ECt0z4LCVcyJDi32fhIN8jK6w83IKW8wPif8s1WkKDuJ8PeSmXVjz9AMbDBUfqMtBQKOvGGwLs1NXc95FNENcqCGtpgSPHcfaqBpeBv2-TBD27C/s1600/20121011-LOCATION-slide-SY98-jumbo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdmRRUJXg51v-b6lU13kMSzSEP2os0ECt0z4LCVcyJDi32fhIN8jK6w83IKW8wPif8s1WkKDuJ8PeSmXVjz9AMbDBUfqMtBQKOvGGwLs1NXc95FNENcqCGtpgSPHcfaqBpeBv2-TBD27C/s640/20121011-LOCATION-slide-SY98-jumbo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The parlor floor has all the wedding cake details people prize in a 19th-century townhouse. And the basement floor has all the drawbacks, including two windowless interior rooms, the larger of which Mr. McCowan handled by covering the walls in chalkboard paint. 'It was already dark, so why not paint it black?' his wife said."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fort Greene, Brooklyn brownstone of Hilary Robertson - a stylist for <a href="http://www.garnethill.com/" target="_blank">Garnet Hill</a>, Whole Living, and Ochre - and Alastair McCowan, chief executive of <a href="http://chesneys.com/" target="_blank">Chesney's</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/10/11/greathomesanddestinations/20121011-LOCATION.html?ref=greathomesanddestinations#17" target="_blank">Photography by Trevor Tondro for the <i>New York Times</i></a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/greathomesanddestinations/staple-gun-decorating-in-fort-greene-brooklyn.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1350269534-s4aYTYx4Ac6lRhkNhGZOCw" target="_blank">Staple-Gun Decorating</a>" by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.newyorktimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a></i>, October 11, 2012</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/AVvXsEjD8Lw-b3VaIY3ObwZfuybrMFo_ENvHMhtC8IPb_qfcRmd4Y8YZggEOmWfAru1tFlwGfGj3dIBp5PPh9XNATgwqc6-eC9TkB4yJw-6kBoZe-xs9fTXMCR3C7ra_eeWdtan93subny7ikr3P/s1600/white-vintage-stove-blackboard-breakfast-bar-kitchen-0712dempster04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8Lw-b3VaIY3ObwZfuybrMFo_ENvHMhtC8IPb_qfcRmd4Y8YZggEOmWfAru1tFlwGfGj3dIBp5PPh9XNATgwqc6-eC9TkB4yJw-6kBoZe-xs9fTXMCR3C7ra_eeWdtan93subny7ikr3P/s640/white-vintage-stove-blackboard-breakfast-bar-kitchen-0712dempster04-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The blackboard on the breakfast bar is an opportunity for an intriguing quote."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Chambers range from <a href="http://antiqueappliances.com/">antiqueappliances.com</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paint is <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Snow on the Mountain. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weekend house in Marin County, California belonging to Kim and Mark Dempster.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kim Dempster and <a href="http://erinmartindesign.com/" target="_blank">Erin Martin</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-6" target="_blank">A Chic Little Beach House</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2012).</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/AVvXsEgCsCG1AdTFO0Yy6PYgHGbVltcVbAjLUjAm90i8WpXLxNKx2Hbd_uHfbyzuD5-pDY4BL72t_l4WOOPBcU3O4b-F-_D9Ur2KNxlJqL3LFMu2M3sjqIW4k1OI8DZs9ZRrHPn4dNeaeqAWnz_P/s1600/vintage-white-icebox-refrigerator-marble-counters-0712-dempster05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCsCG1AdTFO0Yy6PYgHGbVltcVbAjLUjAm90i8WpXLxNKx2Hbd_uHfbyzuD5-pDY4BL72t_l4WOOPBcU3O4b-F-_D9Ur2KNxlJqL3LFMu2M3sjqIW4k1OI8DZs9ZRrHPn4dNeaeqAWnz_P/s640/vintage-white-icebox-refrigerator-marble-counters-0712-dempster05-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Dempster had the refrigerator made by <a href="http://antiquevintageappliances.com/" target="_blank">Antique Vintage Appliances</a>, in Tucson, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to look like an old icebox."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weekend house in Marin County, California belonging to Kim and Mark Dempster.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kim Dempster and <a href="http://erinmartindesign.com/" target="_blank">Erin Martin</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-6" target="_blank">A Chic Little Beach House</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2012).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipurrmDQnMAuMyIatTPTfpixycnCRET-PWNrfD0udbEWYRwgx9DiXqeVjIo9amFrNyWIhsG7l5IkTyAQ2qBsvhoprUmKtrnmERwRT8zvjzzk62zJ8cs5ozS5p_ecpBenDFEKcp5JJ0iZ9Y/s1600/2-hbx-kitchen-with-island-0412-kitchen02-lgn+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipurrmDQnMAuMyIatTPTfpixycnCRET-PWNrfD0udbEWYRwgx9DiXqeVjIo9amFrNyWIhsG7l5IkTyAQ2qBsvhoprUmKtrnmERwRT8zvjzzk62zJ8cs5ozS5p_ecpBenDFEKcp5JJ0iZ9Y/s640/2-hbx-kitchen-with-island-0412-kitchen02-lgn+(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The island is topped with Calacutta Gold marble and trimmed with brass corner guards for steamer trunks, from Brettuns Village Trunk Shop. Its metal tubular legs are fitted with parts from Brass Finders. Footed cabinets by <a href="http://www.wood-mode.com/" target="_blank">Wood-Mode</a> reflect the period of the 1905 house. The black countertops are made of two slabs of soapstone equaling two inches and forming a double ogee edge."  </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chalkboard panels: </span><a href="http://nyblackboard.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">New York Blackboard Online</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ridgewood, New Jersey kitchen of Nicole Hough and family in a 1905 American foursquare.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Nicole Hough.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Moss.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/family-kitchen-design-ideas-0412#slide-2" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" produced by David M. Murphy.</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 2012).</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/AVvXsEjbQagALJUrvz0GeOLynEDXAluf-roiCM1SXRUw9n63Gw1o_GXsCSe4qj0Hc_tGgfPQnPk4wFvI7qcJ_QjwmHO8EUmzCsbtCQriC-qum3VG5202dY8lPQFqj3vCcYOOSxdHf-O5FhPw0lkB/s1600/4-hbx-chalkboard-fridge-kitchen-0412-kitchen03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQagALJUrvz0GeOLynEDXAluf-roiCM1SXRUw9n63Gw1o_GXsCSe4qj0Hc_tGgfPQnPk4wFvI7qcJ_QjwmHO8EUmzCsbtCQriC-qum3VG5202dY8lPQFqj3vCcYOOSxdHf-O5FhPw0lkB/s640/4-hbx-chalkboard-fridge-kitchen-0412-kitchen03-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Nicole] Hough makes her lists on the custom steel chalkboard panels on the fridge doors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chalkboard panels: <a href="http://nyblackboard.com/" target="_blank">New York Blackboard Online</a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ridgewood, New Jersey kitchen of Nicole Hough and family in a 1905 American foursquare.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Nicole Hough.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Moss.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Frances Schultz.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/family-kitchen-design-ideas-0412#slide-4" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by David M. Murphy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGTzGGPAxGIyjyavE1dfaJ8kt0-3EeQzL-OqtEe1we77zSHRVg496jwAZ0GOXgXiXQ1OWjDv5wUXM9Pl6p5Nc1tKn0km9_tf3e9q9oZKYM2wEAGsIZdyyPgVBJ3nZFt9VZK8oAvW_iJ71/s1600/white-kitchen-4-0307-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGTzGGPAxGIyjyavE1dfaJ8kt0-3EeQzL-OqtEe1we77zSHRVg496jwAZ0GOXgXiXQ1OWjDv5wUXM9Pl6p5Nc1tKn0km9_tf3e9q9oZKYM2wEAGsIZdyyPgVBJ3nZFt9VZK8oAvW_iJ71/s640/white-kitchen-4-0307-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"This Christopher Peacock kitchen in Chappaqua, New York, has the soft, mellow feel of a beloved antique, and the chalkboard on the pantry cupboard - a Peacock signature - is a detail that adds approachability."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen design by <a href="http://www.peacockhome.com/">Christopher Peacock</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Moss.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/kitchen-of-the-month-0307?click=main_sr#slide-4">Mellow Looks in Chappaqua, New York</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (March 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOvRfNDRD707GrWJjSFyF-FDttM-uVbtB1MKcmRr6BVBkNGuTIz4lX563mNG_tfwJOVJ4TVgOoxSpc0ElyKkDdPWRpCgExE2KV86Zk0aKICn3N4R39nxWK-uEiWHzicURNIPgN9kE-RZP/s1600/white-library-0706_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOvRfNDRD707GrWJjSFyF-FDttM-uVbtB1MKcmRr6BVBkNGuTIz4lX563mNG_tfwJOVJ4TVgOoxSpc0ElyKkDdPWRpCgExE2KV86Zk0aKICn3N4R39nxWK-uEiWHzicURNIPgN9kE-RZP/s640/white-library-0706_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s blackboard paint covers the playroom walls, ready for when inspiration strikes. The black Farmhouse chairs are from <a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn Kids</a> and the worktable is from <a href="http://www.ikea.com/" target="_blank">IKEA</a>, its legs cut down to child-size. The rug is from <a href="http://www.pier1.com/" target="_blank">Pier 1 Imports</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.rubybeets.com/" target="_blank">Ruby Beets</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Penelope Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ruby-beets-0706#slide-2" target="_blank">May We Introduce Ruby Beets</a>?" produced by Senga Mortimer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM3kRoHHcm3NLLQ8hLRf_YzxQohuxQozsbpmAFbK3ct_SnG3xPyq4nqtCvGW3HCYdLc_-iM8ykVIA7eSCyvmSGoHtl5u9_0ln7UMOEIVSbYnGKPLrI9ZLDmNLLcbCwPYLD2nMo72RltZ_/s1600/larkins-11-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM3kRoHHcm3NLLQ8hLRf_YzxQohuxQozsbpmAFbK3ct_SnG3xPyq4nqtCvGW3HCYdLc_-iM8ykVIA7eSCyvmSGoHtl5u9_0ln7UMOEIVSbYnGKPLrI9ZLDmNLLcbCwPYLD2nMo72RltZ_/s640/larkins-11-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A kitchen chalkboard by <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a> caters to [Ty] Larkins's seven-year-old twin daughters."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baton Rouge, Louisiana home of Ty Larkins and family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.tylarkins.com/" target="_blank">Ty Larkins</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by James Servin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/updated-traditional-design?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">A New Take on Traditional Design</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> (December 2009 - January 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/AVvXsEgcgxWyrITbinN9g0NBjJlA6Y8POaRGeXCJ2TS0Mr2PzxERWGREFrf3wXt62t88UTcmHtE3EEIkUi-otJtFW92naJSmqVrqYQgp8_af3YUn-mtFCoCD4LCq_uGsB9kd0sw4t9H1n6k3c6qs/s1600/BlogChalkItUpJennaLyonsBath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcgxWyrITbinN9g0NBjJlA6Y8POaRGeXCJ2TS0Mr2PzxERWGREFrf3wXt62t88UTcmHtE3EEIkUi-otJtFW92naJSmqVrqYQgp8_af3YUn-mtFCoCD4LCq_uGsB9kd0sw4t9H1n6k3c6qs/s640/BlogChalkItUpJennaLyonsBath.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wall paint: </span><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Studio Finishes Chalkboard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/" target="_blank">J. Crew</a>'s Jenna Lyons "obsessively sprayed the fixtures with ocean water, so the brass would appear as seasoned as the herringbone floor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1890 Brooklyn, New York brownstone formerly owned by Jenna Lyons.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Melanie Acevedo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Lauren Sandler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Totally Modern Timelessness" produced by Kim Ficaro.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomagazine.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (November 2008). </span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-NFbmMu-FMV9S3dfeMX0F0g5uaDqAhtqY7UfemY1FRKs1-0Y8UNC1snVj15uDJNmtjXV4KQM5M0RGAcVbyBsvlaZGjAhAA0Hx3yDXnSlbjiGMjnmr_UQpGOj9KMQqWV_U2ggIR4Z5YQN/s1600/BlogChalkItUpJennLyonsMasterBedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-NFbmMu-FMV9S3dfeMX0F0g5uaDqAhtqY7UfemY1FRKs1-0Y8UNC1snVj15uDJNmtjXV4KQM5M0RGAcVbyBsvlaZGjAhAA0Hx3yDXnSlbjiGMjnmr_UQpGOj9KMQqWV_U2ggIR4Z5YQN/s640/BlogChalkItUpJennLyonsMasterBedroom.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I love taking simple materials and finding the beauty in them - letting things be what they are.' Charcoal walls - not the bathtub that's in the bedroom - are what surprise visitors most. 'There's a certain drama in something being unexpected,' says [Jenna] Lyons, 'and an air of formality because it's dark. But there's also an ease you don't usually find.' Why? It's chalkboard paint. [</span><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'s Studio Finishes Chalkboard]. Likewise, feed sacks tacked to the headboard and rumpled always white linens bring a casual rusticity to the majesty of the marble fireplace and crown molding."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1890 Brooklyn, New York brownstone formerly owned by Jenna Lyons of <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/">J.Crew</a>.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Melanie Acevedo.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Lauren Sandler.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Totally Modern Timelessness" produced by Kim Ficaro.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomagazine.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (November 2008). </span> </div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

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