In the Mudroom

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A mudroom is a transitional space in a house - a place to leave items from school, work or sport - before entering one's home. A mudroom not only offers a spot for muddy Wellies and wet umbrellas, it also can do double-duty as a home office, pantry or place to store the family canoe (yes, really). A shot of chartreuse or zesty orange can make a mudroom modern, while floors of terra-cotta or bluestone ground more traditional spaces. <a href="http://www.aia.org/practicing/AIAB095957">According to The American Institute of Architects Home Design Trends Survey (covering activity during the second quarter of 2012)</a>, "over one in five residential architects selected mudrooms/drop zones (for backpacks, outerwear, or even personal electronics) as the most popular special function room." If you are thinking of adding a mudroom to your current home, perhaps these photos can inspire you. Take a look . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdL-xvXUW7_LYH3VicLNNisHLvajjk-e_fgOgwgKdvWnxj3r7xbeXee6lm-1zrti6g0rNnxYQfrr2UShB4GtN5AqXlDE_TJTS23e8xQ2y6rhwfATQpURhu-nI61BE4zqaeofnGk2fkE-4/s1600/101490776_w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdL-xvXUW7_LYH3VicLNNisHLvajjk-e_fgOgwgKdvWnxj3r7xbeXee6lm-1zrti6g0rNnxYQfrr2UShB4GtN5AqXlDE_TJTS23e8xQ2y6rhwfATQpURhu-nI61BE4zqaeofnGk2fkE-4/s640/101490776_w.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Helping the family stay organized is a mudroom outfitted with <a href="http://www.brunschwig.com/">Brunschwig and Fils</a> wallpaper." Area rug by <a href="http://www.beauvaiscarpets.com/">Beauvais Carpets</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Morris County, New Jersey, home of Janet and Peter Simon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Janet Simon, <a href="http://janetsimoninc.com/">Janet Simon Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design consultant: Ralph Harvard, <a href="http://www.ralphharvard.com/">Ralph Harvard Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder (renovation): Ted Aanensen, <a href="http://www.aanensens.com/">Aanensen's</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Garden State Grandeur" text by Sabine Rothman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (October 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2kifwcvDiVL_j6PLSnXzR1zJamGNhrItjUlDDcOPRu-wHahRK30xTOCUgb12ewyBwG09JeQFB0vCJBlZ5SQJYjtNjIo-dkhPen0UwlUylfqG9CLQNG1as5qMHTQMro1NEIn8qIyucpkG/s1600/hbx-office-browns-bags-20-1010-de-82324165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2kifwcvDiVL_j6PLSnXzR1zJamGNhrItjUlDDcOPRu-wHahRK30xTOCUgb12ewyBwG09JeQFB0vCJBlZ5SQJYjtNjIo-dkhPen0UwlUylfqG9CLQNG1as5qMHTQMro1NEIn8qIyucpkG/s640/hbx-office-browns-bags-20-1010-de-82324165.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Dana] Abbott's mudroom doubles as her work space, with Arts and Crafts-inspired oak desk and vintage metal chair. The flooring is stamped antique terra-cotta tiles from <a href="http://www.xsurfaces.com/">Exquisite Surfaces</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior designer Dana Abbott's Corona del Mar, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Dana Abbott and Kim Fiscus, partners in <a href="http://www.mema-design.com/">Mema Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview 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/decorating/casual-home-decor-1010?click=main_sr#slide-14">Natural and Polished</a>" produced by Mary Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (October 2010).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDlxlNGiRifFxUHjLz8dEWiDTrlJdtP2hikrDeuRw4j5zUMdqi__T5itolHIswu-pBeaBa_mrsDs3NP_2DXOx_KvhG_x1ZtAAWkSkxR0iCk0OLaHaO89KJ5beAYLhKFyPW0PhnTB8F-OX/s1600/showhome-mudroom-p153_OC11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDlxlNGiRifFxUHjLz8dEWiDTrlJdtP2hikrDeuRw4j5zUMdqi__T5itolHIswu-pBeaBa_mrsDs3NP_2DXOx_KvhG_x1ZtAAWkSkxR0iCk0OLaHaO89KJ5beAYLhKFyPW0PhnTB8F-OX/s640/showhome-mudroom-p153_OC11.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lockers perfectly accommodate coats, hats and accessories. The mudroom and servery at the back door of the 2011 Princess Margaret Showhome are visually joined by yellow toile-papered walls."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lockers, <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/">Restoration Hardware</a>. Bench, <a href="http://www.elte.com/">Elte</a>. Wallpaper, <a href="http://thibautdesign.com/">Thibaut</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by <a href="http://www.michaelgraydon.ca/">Michael Graydon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/spacious-country-mudroom">Spacious Country Mudroom</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://houseandhome.com/magazine/2011-4">Canadian House and Home (October 2011)</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz8sE5GKdsCT5e6kFaZ4ZTVf5S3b3sW0nNuKjPmtDHOGGf_DhfiJ96f0ymMh4X6-gQx_AAKviJW1skJk4wEjbGXj5V0gi3hXYDeeaazbEQoWh6yyQRxacEw2YuxlbyoXoh7grkyzIu5Hp/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.miles-redd-09-mudroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUz8sE5GKdsCT5e6kFaZ4ZTVf5S3b3sW0nNuKjPmtDHOGGf_DhfiJ96f0ymMh4X6-gQx_AAKviJW1skJk4wEjbGXj5V0gi3hXYDeeaazbEQoWh6yyQRxacEw2YuxlbyoXoh7grkyzIu5Hp/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.miles-redd-09-mudroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The mudroom is painted <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Olive; the chair is by George Nakashima."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich, Connecticut, home of Jennifer and Dominic Moross and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-07/miles-redd-connecticut-house-slideshow#/slide=9">Flights of Fancy</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiCKLGxPsY1Yzx1g7nCFtpG5hy0x2lKdN-votuttfS5NlOuGPJHsFt0ooI7ZypEk1ic8_OZeSNuYK_eGDfhpsVl1XncRwIKKmM06CgamIXLI9kkjD80zgcZwezmx4ZaaRK8dLHZtp4g-D/s1600/img_Bremner_ss7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiCKLGxPsY1Yzx1g7nCFtpG5hy0x2lKdN-votuttfS5NlOuGPJHsFt0ooI7ZypEk1ic8_OZeSNuYK_eGDfhpsVl1XncRwIKKmM06CgamIXLI9kkjD80zgcZwezmx4ZaaRK8dLHZtp4g-D/s640/img_Bremner_ss7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Indiana artist John Thom painted a mural of Lake Maxinkuckee for the mudroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I love the Nantucket bag hanging from the peg; I have a similar one.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lake Maxinkuckee, Indiana, vacation home of Gina and Jim Bremner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler, <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/">Suzanne Kasler Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Gary Nance, <a href="http://garynance.com/">Nance Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Mike Stallings, Mirar Development Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/salute-to-summer_ss7.html">Salute to Summer</a>" produced by Betsy Harris.</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/AVvXsEhWJ_27CM1RzzD3zuRDgo1JzJh8zHAAYzv8Rh4YzSAu6a2JhjdAyP1deqK9aM-W8prcmuLi66as_NoBmCe8f3Wa5G71xZhWKJqXk_S85kimqk11SiV1csleXDCvCALsxiJkcN0ozuq6Tk5w/s1600/sun-valley-4-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJ_27CM1RzzD3zuRDgo1JzJh8zHAAYzv8Rh4YzSAu6a2JhjdAyP1deqK9aM-W8prcmuLi66as_NoBmCe8f3Wa5G71xZhWKJqXk_S85kimqk11SiV1csleXDCvCALsxiJkcN0ozuq6Tk5w/s640/sun-valley-4-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The mudroom harbors the canoe in winter and also serves as pantry space because the kitchen is small."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Chipper Joseph.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Sandra Vlock and Glenn Arbonies, <a href="http://www.akvpc.com/">Arbonies King Vlock Architecture</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Maura McEvoy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/sun-valley-barn-style-house?click=main_sr#slide-4">A Barn-Style House in Sun Valley</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQe0V8BFdmnIOCwcbHbVEo0M9vm73mV7MyVb3A4NsYYxtApijb1dewyFDbeYClJQgdX72u_cYcTdSJ8l1ujXhi-gb-A_jQocJPraqLZt-Do5DZMHNVpJms8mjf1vuH32XOV4KTP8HQx6O/s1600/101788874_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQe0V8BFdmnIOCwcbHbVEo0M9vm73mV7MyVb3A4NsYYxtApijb1dewyFDbeYClJQgdX72u_cYcTdSJ8l1ujXhi-gb-A_jQocJPraqLZt-Do5DZMHNVpJms8mjf1vuH32XOV4KTP8HQx6O/s640/101788874_ss.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In order to create a more functional and welcoming rear entrance, [Mary Douglas] Drysdale eliminated the exterior stairs and converted the lower-level former au pair room into a mudroom. [Homeowner] Karen Sealander's prized blue-and-white dishes look at home in an antique pine cabinet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1890s Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.) row house of Karen and Winfield Sealander.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural and interior design by <a href="http://www.marydouglasdrysdale.com/">Mary Douglas Drysdale</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ron Blunt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/before-after-capitolhill-renovation_ss19.html">Before and After: Capitol Hill Renovation</a>" written and produced by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (March 2012).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8O1padxZLsJjWeeXRWsTi4j6xxZF4FAQDXaafP_1UjUBcUm6a2xen7HPGR-mP8iUIYcojrdaL5vNB-Jkrt0cqYrlyIIpNqFPiSBgoEctBgdfUsBsLqoBvt9X1tbMZoan1iK33Hc2z2768/s1600/307-00530_SUP_HH_DE10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8O1padxZLsJjWeeXRWsTi4j6xxZF4FAQDXaafP_1UjUBcUm6a2xen7HPGR-mP8iUIYcojrdaL5vNB-Jkrt0cqYrlyIIpNqFPiSBgoEctBgdfUsBsLqoBvt9X1tbMZoan1iK33Hc2z2768/s640/307-00530_SUP_HH_DE10.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Beautiful cabinets and wicker baskets conceal clutter in this high-traffic space. The mudroom in the 2010 Princess Margaret Showhome is a well-designed service entry equipped with a shower for rinsing off boots or showering the dog. Custom cabinetry offers plenty of storage while a built-in bench provides a practical place to sit. The heated bluestone pavers covering the floor are durable and low-maintenance."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2010 Princess Margaret Showhome.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by <a href="http://www.michaelgraydon.ca/">Michael Graydon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/clean-organized-mudroom">Clean and Organized Mudroom</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/magazine/2010-6">Canadian House and Home (December 2010)</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/AVvXsEhMtm2nJ0ZXN-fKkK74U30Daf1oyFqIPgFr_IKEfHSOX5E9MFApZQF3WW1nHN6GI1wu3rAJV655sa585zPK-gzoisLCTVyAFcYwRTNFe8k4icN3_qqRggffKpkkad3pIpAVqrsXkRLxAhir/s1600/img_campboxwoods_ss9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtm2nJ0ZXN-fKkK74U30Daf1oyFqIPgFr_IKEfHSOX5E9MFApZQF3WW1nHN6GI1wu3rAJV655sa585zPK-gzoisLCTVyAFcYwRTNFe8k4icN3_qqRggffKpkkad3pIpAVqrsXkRLxAhir/s640/img_campboxwoods_ss9.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A coffered ceiling creates architectural character overhead . . . while a panel of stained glass partitions the mudroom from the adjoining interior space in a kaleidoscope of color. Antique French dinnerware decorates the wall commanded by a step-back china cabinet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Madison, Georgia, retreat of Dan Belman and Randy Korando.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design, contracting and landscape design by Randy Korando and Dan Belman, Boxwood Gardens and Gifts in Atlanta, Georgia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/campboxwoods_ss9.html">Camp Boxwoods</a>" produced by Lisa Mowry.</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><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOA8Xmb9yHbnnSGFKaQmZHbBPgmgY4EC1NgD_8ezXMxNmZSZM21-xTJKJ05pm1xu-WG4gpbrbAwwFkflf6OVh8t26IGB2msqQYmPV79O4l-tTp4NLUq5eHgHbqRmRnbXNOiH9iq_PboJB/s1600/img_crowleyhouse_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOA8Xmb9yHbnnSGFKaQmZHbBPgmgY4EC1NgD_8ezXMxNmZSZM21-xTJKJ05pm1xu-WG4gpbrbAwwFkflf6OVh8t26IGB2msqQYmPV79O4l-tTp4NLUq5eHgHbqRmRnbXNOiH9iq_PboJB/s640/img_crowleyhouse_9.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Coats and hats hang from hooks in an arched niche in the mudroom. The drawer below stores more gear."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Canaan, Connecticut, home of Serena and Paul Crowley and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design consultant: Serena Crowley, <a href="http://www.serenacrowleydesign.com/">Serena Crowley Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Louise Brooks; project manager, Charles Loucks, <a href="http://www.brooksandfalotico.com/">Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Frank Tavolacci, Tavolacci Builders.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/crowley-house_ss9.html">Sunshine and Sensibility</a>" produced by Bonnie Maharam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </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/AVvXsEj0NUloHAuax-idX681EEy6-z3xceTzRiyRKYKxxgT2FF9MrSH1RjcaYKVvHtG4CZFwNdS0Q05YsPGinesvxW5pTIG1U-gZRSwjV4ytcT4Rq-SAHbte-aUZzXczeFFPvF19LHupVWhkD5kp/s1600/img_crowleyhouse_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NUloHAuax-idX681EEy6-z3xceTzRiyRKYKxxgT2FF9MrSH1RjcaYKVvHtG4CZFwNdS0Q05YsPGinesvxW5pTIG1U-gZRSwjV4ytcT4Rq-SAHbte-aUZzXczeFFPvF19LHupVWhkD5kp/s640/img_crowleyhouse_8.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Serena [Crowley] arranges bouquets in the potting room, with its deep copper sink and open shelves for vases."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is not a picture of a mudroom; this is the potting room. The Crowley family has a separate mudroom, which is pictured in the previous photo. However, a mudroom can double as a potting room as the following photo attests.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Canaan, Connecticut, home of Serena and Paul Crowley and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design consultant: Serena Crowley, <a href="http://www.serenacrowleydesign.com/">Serena Crowley Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural design by Louise Brooks; project manager, Charles Loucks, <a href="http://www.brooksandfalotico.com/">Brooks and Falotico Associates, Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Frank Tavolacci, Tavolacci Builders.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/crowley-house_ss8.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunshine and Sensibility</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" produced by Bonnie Maharam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL7mnIqbh1eZtK63kSaspfZR9b0ZPUUqfneAenWjhmbNzjgQHi_7x0bI4oawqxxFlYoJG-5_pGDPP8iDsMQJXHXMOFBz494K9L4Tjlj8iT9-1qVPcITfiHdSDwbJtZ6u8ZEBg3H-O2Qsj/s1600/1-cottage-kitchen-dec0707_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL7mnIqbh1eZtK63kSaspfZR9b0ZPUUqfneAenWjhmbNzjgQHi_7x0bI4oawqxxFlYoJG-5_pGDPP8iDsMQJXHXMOFBz494K9L4Tjlj8iT9-1qVPcITfiHdSDwbJtZ6u8ZEBg3H-O2Qsj/s640/1-cottage-kitchen-dec0707_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The mudroom multitasks for flower arranging, with open shelves that store baskets and the owner's pitcher collection. Beadboard and an oversize porcelain farm silk create the feeling of turn-of-the century Martha's Vineyard. Resilient navy-blue granite countertops keep watermarks at bay and oak floors have a light pine stain so sand doesn't show."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beach house at Martha's Vineyard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Paula Perlini, <a href="http://www.paulaperlini.com/">Paula Perlini Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/cottage-classic-0707?click=main_sr#slide-1">Cottage Classic</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (July 2007).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqv8adDmdwE2DLo4SX5yggbLmzPOorVNyHObCwT3km5SOJMX6J32XgrnHxfVBAz0mOrKvbJLI9_tUqYpxh5NZvBbP8abmjrZcCPmCp-MqoEMVzWITDkiaqeQ63Vqqqocl2Ddw6jRw0fM6/s1600/2-willey-0309-xlg-75591883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqv8adDmdwE2DLo4SX5yggbLmzPOorVNyHObCwT3km5SOJMX6J32XgrnHxfVBAz0mOrKvbJLI9_tUqYpxh5NZvBbP8abmjrZcCPmCp-MqoEMVzWITDkiaqeQ63Vqqqocl2Ddw6jRw0fM6/s640/2-willey-0309-xlg-75591883.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A bold burst of citron in the entrance hall - <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Fresh Cut Grass - is the first clue that this isn't a typical Nantucket cottage. Designer John Willey chose amplified colors for every room. The Turquoise Empire Chandelier by Marjorie Skouras adds an element of exotic chic. Vintage baskets under an antique English console are for beach towels; the entry doubles as a mudroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nantucket guesthouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by John Willey, <a href="http://willeydesign.com/">Willey Design Inc</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;">Text by Lisa Cregan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/john-willey-bright-design?click=main_sr#slide-1">Sky + Sea + Citron</a>" produced by Ellen O'Neill and Orli Ben-Dor.</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 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvidWslTpyYxQCPLcz4iyhY9CPnjNg7Uby-P3hiuZf3enVFiKyUywQAlCWlHKtAOV0ZyU-9iiXnNQRSpM0V_jiB8D7br5C07aTtklh1vSjUBhio1X9wzdNglcWFDa3Kv3vy0_2pnKQMoFK/s1600/hbx-10-selke-garage-stripes-mudroom-de-93618968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvidWslTpyYxQCPLcz4iyhY9CPnjNg7Uby-P3hiuZf3enVFiKyUywQAlCWlHKtAOV0ZyU-9iiXnNQRSpM0V_jiB8D7br5C07aTtklh1vSjUBhio1X9wzdNglcWFDa3Kv3vy0_2pnKQMoFK/s640/hbx-10-selke-garage-stripes-mudroom-de-93618968.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A dog door is a practical must-have" in a mudroom, which is painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Sweet Vibrations. KraftMaid cabinets. <a href="http://www.dashandalbert.com/">Dash and Albert</a> indoor/outdoor rug.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.annieselke.com/">Annie Selke</a>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/garage-makeover-design-1010?click=main_sr#slide-15">Home Makeover Part 8: Annie Selke's Garage</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/">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/AVvXsEgrqRo5KQ2BKeCNX9rUvgFfZH8XeZXY9aQH7U472sFJ2rajU5XpBJr959xGy4ZV2Owf7Hh4oEQhy5wcbh0T0FrjbiRMBc9TmnRerMpjE7KywbqWfM-0usDn1vPHZ2_M_UvTSq4-bsNJnuUD/s1600/orange-accent-wall-foyer-0911-berman-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqRo5KQ2BKeCNX9rUvgFfZH8XeZXY9aQH7U472sFJ2rajU5XpBJr959xGy4ZV2Owf7Hh4oEQhy5wcbh0T0FrjbiRMBc9TmnRerMpjE7KywbqWfM-0usDn1vPHZ2_M_UvTSq4-bsNJnuUD/s640/orange-accent-wall-foyer-0911-berman-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Strong color - <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Fresno - keeps the mudroom from looking like your everyday mudroom." Anchor pillow by <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/">Jonathan Adler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Jersey beach house of Maureen Doron, owner of the clothing store <a href="http://shop-skirt.com/">Skirt</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mona Ross Berman, <a href="http://www.monarossberman.com/">Mona Ross Berman Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Lisa Cregan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/vintage-colorful-beach-house-0911?click=main_sr#slide-7">A Sixties Surfer-Chic Beach House</a>" produced by Ori Ben-Dor and David M. Murphy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXukpDzkKe8Ofiy2EL_zfLoVanmTWMYaTgDbIi0E9w_oA1WZLT-ZSFJJitn6A8dqnqW0pF6WfOzOe9Q2GBUCvnn8YrDqLXIvLSXx1i0QAqhSk_voh2QmvpLZkZblZGNF_LtCO1nigchi9/s1600/mudroom-m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXukpDzkKe8Ofiy2EL_zfLoVanmTWMYaTgDbIi0E9w_oA1WZLT-ZSFJJitn6A8dqnqW0pF6WfOzOe9Q2GBUCvnn8YrDqLXIvLSXx1i0QAqhSk_voh2QmvpLZkZblZGNF_LtCO1nigchi9/s400/mudroom-m.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Doors on lockers keep things out of sight and give this space a less cluttered look."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laurey W. Glenn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styling by Lisa Powell Bailey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/solutions/mudroom-perfection-no-more-clutter-by-the-door-00400000008339/">Mudroom Perfection: No More Clutter by the Door</a>" by Alice Welsh Doyle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a> (October 2005).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryKout4qf4DiU7RQDa-MYTsPXBV6WW6FY0viN9Io6W9ha1m9MuAgEuAqpz8Rm4hp6kgngcHc5QLZNcAvje4I58zetIh83z9tmni607XVPztbYzKIhNXlsli1JPsORVhMKksR9DqmBNPZx/s1600/white-mud-room-1-0107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryKout4qf4DiU7RQDa-MYTsPXBV6WW6FY0viN9Io6W9ha1m9MuAgEuAqpz8Rm4hp6kgngcHc5QLZNcAvje4I58zetIh83z9tmni607XVPztbYzKIhNXlsli1JPsORVhMKksR9DqmBNPZx/s640/white-mud-room-1-0107-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The blue and white lattice pattern of the <a href="http://www.luludk.com/">Lulu DK</a> fabric covering the seat cushion in the mudroom mimics the diamond motif of the marble floor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco home with views of the bay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn R. Millet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/san-francisco-cottage-0107?click=main_sr#slide-6">Happiness Now . . . Casual!</a>" by Heather Macisaac.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (January 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq0nrHxxPG3CXdNTHdTeSPy8SUYgXgHnhyphenhyphenILbla9uHv97i6lkh_qIvHR5d5DhagD2IsA88hQG3v-w3bFb_r8O5naY9eYBDL3Wk6HyaYF6cGguqgvxT8HYLABV3AXrnKui6E1hmQ2mqKoa/s1600/white-kitchen-2-0107-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq0nrHxxPG3CXdNTHdTeSPy8SUYgXgHnhyphenhyphenILbla9uHv97i6lkh_qIvHR5d5DhagD2IsA88hQG3v-w3bFb_r8O5naY9eYBDL3Wk6HyaYF6cGguqgvxT8HYLABV3AXrnKui6E1hmQ2mqKoa/s640/white-kitchen-2-0107-xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The pantry, with reclaimed terra-cotta floors from Country Floors, doubles as a mudroom. An extendable KWC faucet is paired with Linkasink's nickel silver farmhouse sink. Antique butcher block from Howard Kaplan."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Hilary Musser.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gridley and Graves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/kitchen-otm-masschusetts-0107?click=main_sr#slide-4">A Collector's Fantasy in Nantucket</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> (January 2007).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvCekpr8AsMAD0zR1gV588nN2Kkr8w8WwfxqYVUgAPi8MmHfvkyOPbw-FzwCPoGEQuNZXJ8EtC2Qie4Yy4YvWu6usY8trf5OeHxUXAt0i5QTRyLIK4KIW-cMDdspDx6lSjEcBrM-CgFk5/s1600/img_horseheaven_ss5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvCekpr8AsMAD0zR1gV588nN2Kkr8w8WwfxqYVUgAPi8MmHfvkyOPbw-FzwCPoGEQuNZXJ8EtC2Qie4Yy4YvWu6usY8trf5OeHxUXAt0i5QTRyLIK4KIW-cMDdspDx6lSjEcBrM-CgFk5/s640/img_horseheaven_ss5.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A clever pet door in the mudroom allows the homeowner's two dogs, two cats, and even visiting dogs such as this curious pooch to pop in and out on their own schedules. Because the animals have the run of the house, fabrics and finishes are durable and pet-friendly."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Door with dog gate: Woodstone Architectural Windows and Doors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Horsewoman Diana Cummings's home about 50 miles from Washington, D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shoshana Datlow, Lifestyle Interiors Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Mark Buchanan, AIA, <a href="http://nlbarchitects.com/">Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: Jim Eicher, J.D. Eicher Builder Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape contractor: Rich Shoemaker, Shoemaker Landscape Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ron Blunt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/horseheavenss_5.html">Horse Heaven</a>" written and produced by John Francisco Andreu.</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><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

In the Mudroom

A mudroom is a transitional space in a house - a place to leave items from school, work or sport - before entering one's home. A mudroom not only offers a spot for muddy Wellies and wet umbrellas, it also can do double-duty as a home office, pantry or place to store the family canoe (yes, really). A…

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$100M Luxury Planes in 2013

<h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Luxury Aeroplanes!</span></h2><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just for fun...</span><br />Source:   <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2283321/A-rare-glimpse-opulent-world-super-luxury-private-jets-like-Jackie-Chans-dragon-plane-princes-flying-palace-Donald-Trumps-100-million-ride.html?ICO=most_read_module" target="_blank">Daily Mail </a><br /><br />They are all ridiculously expensive, and luxurious!  I'm not so keen on the taste tho, see what you think!<br />Except for Jackie Chan's interior, they are all pretty gross to me!<br /><br />:) Kate<br /><br /><br />From Article<br /><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">These incredible aircraft include cinemas, marble baths, aquariums, Rolls Royce garages, glass floors, concert halls, wellbeing rooms, thrones, chef's kitchens and gold seat buckles.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Each unique jet can be personally designed down to the tiniest luxurious detail for work or play.</span><br /><a href="http://www.bizjetphotos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 1.2em; font-weight: bold;">Photographer Nick Gleis</span> </a><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">specializes in picturing such planes. But many of the owners wish to remain anonymous, so around 90 percent of Gleis’s work is never seen by the public.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Well-known names who feature in the photos below include Jackie Chan, Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal and Donald Trump. </span><br /><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Chan's plush jet has his name and intertwining dragons emblazoned on the side. Al-Waleed's has several planes and his 'flying palace' includes a concert hall complete with a grand piano. 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It includes a cinema room and little extras like gold faucets and seat buckles<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsXoxi2o14cWfDNBRRRhzg4Svx2L35D_j7HOMfpNWDnoGfcOzw2SHLmxEJMExwcGkm3nExGKY1tyr7u8HRMIvQ9tuGybRViyBVSWwmORNXTfyq4ExA8W4pV2pqjGtXluuEPxqC0-ojUBT/s1600/article-2283321-18383BFF000005DC-462_964x429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsXoxi2o14cWfDNBRRRhzg4Svx2L35D_j7HOMfpNWDnoGfcOzw2SHLmxEJMExwcGkm3nExGKY1tyr7u8HRMIvQ9tuGybRViyBVSWwmORNXTfyq4ExA8W4pV2pqjGtXluuEPxqC0-ojUBT/s640/article-2283321-18383BFF000005DC-462_964x429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YwxtZIv_oz4zMIbtnAjzLgAEYITCuoXotV4Lh_1Z48YFeelldUWKzvcZjIVczKE_-ocQLfwl7BZiE8QRloVzQ7qh4f3h4Fozv_atV-6PD-pxmccBrMcPzKiLdZBZtDmunxiDa04E9T5E/s1600/article-2283321-18383C0C000005DC-92_964x353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YwxtZIv_oz4zMIbtnAjzLgAEYITCuoXotV4Lh_1Z48YFeelldUWKzvcZjIVczKE_-ocQLfwl7BZiE8QRloVzQ7qh4f3h4Fozv_atV-6PD-pxmccBrMcPzKiLdZBZtDmunxiDa04E9T5E/s640/article-2283321-18383C0C000005DC-92_964x353.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyH2oKCpZTkO4wLkV8RFBthhVlf58ORLadzEDDvigX_XCOBmXw15cUrcGlbgi7SgjcgL2QpTukRI4Z84C3G_mGx1kd9RN17ebTYkVYQIBT92sXUoOZ0wITXrWqNRBCU1v5OYf2UnAo6so/s1600/article-2283321-18383C40000005DC-210_964x601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGyH2oKCpZTkO4wLkV8RFBthhVlf58ORLadzEDDvigX_XCOBmXw15cUrcGlbgi7SgjcgL2QpTukRI4Z84C3G_mGx1kd9RN17ebTYkVYQIBT92sXUoOZ0wITXrWqNRBCU1v5OYf2UnAo6so/s640/article-2283321-18383C40000005DC-210_964x601.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Tranquil: The interior of Jackie Chan's Embraer SA Legacy 650 jet is designed to be relaxing. The plane transports up to 14 people<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4GdDV7MVGW0-9NTj9gGQNUPKByuljhsoK27BGZ8xCeIMTE5T5ECxuvhFR_xPMoqFylFMbVW5bLJIZECYgu9NcTLK_9Tvu5wHC2m-iAQLYgERcmwLf4my-JZWLXi-A-ayUE7B1ubADSor/s1600/article-2283321-18383C39000005DC-757_964x626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4GdDV7MVGW0-9NTj9gGQNUPKByuljhsoK27BGZ8xCeIMTE5T5ECxuvhFR_xPMoqFylFMbVW5bLJIZECYgu9NcTLK_9Tvu5wHC2m-iAQLYgERcmwLf4my-JZWLXi-A-ayUE7B1ubADSor/s640/article-2283321-18383C39000005DC-757_964x626.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Plush: The dining facilities on board Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal's private Boeing 747. The prince owns several planes, one of which includes a concert hall complete with a grand piano<br /><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6Sj09_OlbsWbavAiYJ8EM8ImDDLWUzvo8u_DqNlXpNaWLizjpvZNXhxBFd07UciMltf1sHZMfTPmA80MvyvM6J0Cp4P8sbAzdHx6gszQUsjCYXmPtoqXCV9ABJbcBkRf7H4XnLb9FdKw/s1600/article-2283321-18383C28000005DC-143_964x620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6Sj09_OlbsWbavAiYJ8EM8ImDDLWUzvo8u_DqNlXpNaWLizjpvZNXhxBFd07UciMltf1sHZMfTPmA80MvyvM6J0Cp4P8sbAzdHx6gszQUsjCYXmPtoqXCV9ABJbcBkRf7H4XnLb9FdKw/s640/article-2283321-18383C28000005DC-143_964x620.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Gold: A comfortable throne sits in the middle of Prince Al-Waleed's Boeing 747<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6S1YB2m5jYbVALnuRbvUJ7sgJ3fyG_2HO4DQQ9wqD_m8-kNFcfaTCxSshYufe1ZiqpY6V_ua9kdE9dLJQ2vbFRx1THNRzqucJigte2E9KqrSdwLOtNEbTCJkRYg2h_TZJljoijny7KDN/s1600/article-2283321-18383C4E000005DC-355_964x603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6S1YB2m5jYbVALnuRbvUJ7sgJ3fyG_2HO4DQQ9wqD_m8-kNFcfaTCxSshYufe1ZiqpY6V_ua9kdE9dLJQ2vbFRx1THNRzqucJigte2E9KqrSdwLOtNEbTCJkRYg2h_TZJljoijny7KDN/s640/article-2283321-18383C4E000005DC-355_964x603.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span id="goog_1269246475"></span><span id="goog_1269246476"></span><br />

$100M Luxury Planes in 2013

Luxury Aeroplanes!Just for fun...Source:   Daily Mail They are all ridiculously expensive, and luxurious!  I'm not so keen on the taste tho, see what you think!Except for Jackie Chan's interior, they are all pretty gross to me!:) KateFrom ArticleThese incredible aircraft include cinemas, marble bat…

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Horse Sense

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many ways to celebrate the beauty of horses in a home's decor. One of the simplest, of course, is to hang a painting or photo of a horse on the wall, as designer Stephen Shubel did below:</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/AVvXsEhJ_WGiG7M79PkDFiE8jNuAR01QvqUmQo03J6RlmLFRAZAo1WwO9EHQyvfoPNWfJJb3EasTy-ZSQdabF_LObNM3pFdr0rnAulGXeETTaA-R9TnmwRwZOWorWAGTAp9r4Iato4xbCAXxka7v/s1600/12-feature-shubel-0109-xlg-63905188-42113731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_WGiG7M79PkDFiE8jNuAR01QvqUmQo03J6RlmLFRAZAo1WwO9EHQyvfoPNWfJJb3EasTy-ZSQdabF_LObNM3pFdr0rnAulGXeETTaA-R9TnmwRwZOWorWAGTAp9r4Iato4xbCAXxka7v/s640/12-feature-shubel-0109-xlg-63905188-42113731.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"France meets California in this foyer designed by Stephen Shubel: A Louis XVI-style chair sits next to a petrified tree trunk. Horse photo by Susan Friedman."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/">Stephen Shubel</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;">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/power-of-color?click=main_sr#slide-11">A California Home Shows Off the Power of Color</a>" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (January 2009).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">There are more literal means of adding an equine spirit to a space, especially if one's home actually housed horses in the past. Judith Nadler Ellerman and John Ellerman created their spacious residence in an Illinois building that served as a storage stable more than 100 years ago:</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/AVvXsEiNmAj8_PiOk9_woWqeE7jV0fGoeEOy8vKXGGGRcu_kXgavGe8vRPPLcfpTSeNfXH0m2Doo_HIbPcWzxAsHWti_3sqilJXYDsCUw1bzHkNsrbHTughODWY5J0bRRBSyiC3110DnzH5QmvRN/s1600/img_stunningremodel_ss1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmAj8_PiOk9_woWqeE7jV0fGoeEOy8vKXGGGRcu_kXgavGe8vRPPLcfpTSeNfXH0m2Doo_HIbPcWzxAsHWti_3sqilJXYDsCUw1bzHkNsrbHTughODWY5J0bRRBSyiC3110DnzH5QmvRN/s640/img_stunningremodel_ss1.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Gardens are linked by winding paths made with bricks salvaged from one of the fort's old horse stable floors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Judith Nadler Ellerman and her husband John Ellerman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "brick residence was built in 1892 as a storage stable at Fort Sheridan, a United States military installation north of Chicago."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Judith Nadler Ellerman, Judith Nadler Interiors.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Bernard Jacobs, <a href="http://jacobsryan.com/">Jacobs/Ryan Associates</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;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/chicago-home-conversion_ss1.html">Stunning Remodel</a>" produced by Hilary Rose.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another family, also in Illinois, turned a barn into a kitchen and guesthouse. "The owners wanted to keep the integrity of the barn, right down to the horse stalls and feeder bins," but the goal was a "sophisticated" space, not "a cute, kitschy barn look." Here is the kitchen designer Mick De Guilio created:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSn0hM5D2QAlHuM5v4hCE5DVBZJFPqVb_aBRLghzTCrYO4tHEPyKM1BkJuSZsOKaa6llLVril7fVCjBFc-GjGKhhUpdSD2d7dClddHHR5XBfK2f16_pqAPsIxzIabUcd6BPTxJyGXbOEJm/s1600/1-hbx-barn-kitchen-pie-1211-kitchen01-mdn-53606767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSn0hM5D2QAlHuM5v4hCE5DVBZJFPqVb_aBRLghzTCrYO4tHEPyKM1BkJuSZsOKaa6llLVril7fVCjBFc-GjGKhhUpdSD2d7dClddHHR5XBfK2f16_pqAPsIxzIabUcd6BPTxJyGXbOEJm/s640/1-hbx-barn-kitchen-pie-1211-kitchen01-mdn-53606767.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Mick De Giulio repurposed the three horse stalls in this old Illinois barn by giving each a function: one for storage, with a tall, free-standing pantry; one for cooking, with a Wolf wall oven; and one for cleanup, with a dishwasher, a sink, and cupboards for the dishes. 'We just worked with what was there and had fun with it,' he says. Antique Holophane pendants restored by <a href="http://www.remains.com/">Remains Lighting</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A barn in Lake Forest, Illinois was turned into a kitchen and guesthouse."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Mick De Giulio, <a href="http://degiuliokitchens.com/">de Giulio kitchen design</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/kitchens/dream/before-after-kitchen-makeover-photos-1211#slide-2">Kitchen of the Month</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/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2011 - January 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Horse troughs and barn doors can add history and beauty to living spaces as the following two photos attest:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfi9Eeoo-RNdwSZ43QJfmbYgRIX8OkBVulNyW5ZOqIPcpecwVVRprv8NSNR5EdfNUKgnqtd1TqEpchD_tzJvUCvTbt_HoIyR0f8HyKpurMwULqdnDnfGymPR9yVJJrwYBadPi0s5-6_uqs/s1600/6-kitchen-otm-fountain-0808-xlg-61229412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfi9Eeoo-RNdwSZ43QJfmbYgRIX8OkBVulNyW5ZOqIPcpecwVVRprv8NSNR5EdfNUKgnqtd1TqEpchD_tzJvUCvTbt_HoIyR0f8HyKpurMwULqdnDnfGymPR9yVJJrwYBadPi0s5-6_uqs/s640/6-kitchen-otm-fountain-0808-xlg-61229412.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A fountain was made from a lavabo and a horse trough."</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/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-california-0808?click=img_sr#slide-6">Kitchen of the Month: A Relaxing Outdoor Kitchen in California</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> (August 2008).</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/AVvXsEh9LocHoyay2vgK3pmtqKN4UrA8aDaT_zcdunAgSCgIhzOZz_GZfc448n-PxrPhgiuZzQOySegSjs8fXcJuAoRFwCYh5zUiZ4PQVWqcpIlaBwlCqj-59QduqW-xmx7qE463pKC1vIgqwO8i/s1600/BlogBarnRaisingFeb2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LocHoyay2vgK3pmtqKN4UrA8aDaT_zcdunAgSCgIhzOZz_GZfc448n-PxrPhgiuZzQOySegSjs8fXcJuAoRFwCYh5zUiZ4PQVWqcpIlaBwlCqj-59QduqW-xmx7qE463pKC1vIgqwO8i/s640/BlogBarnRaisingFeb2011.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A folk art painting of a horse, once part of a barn, was mounted on a track in the owner's home office. She is a marriage counselor, and the sliding door hides a desk and files during sessions. Cameroon chief stools from Martin Showroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House in Santa Barbara, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://erinmartindesign.com/">Erin Martin</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;">"Grand Gestures" interview 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> (February 2011). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If a homeowner owns Thoroughbreds or is a competitive rider, trophies and ribbons add color and shine:</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/AVvXsEiF_hFmn8jgw_SqDlykg83zOwSgB9QJFLI4c7t8tFapqNGYs03Re2bP3mJzr4QeBra6RFjhnSomwn94lzfBHcI-oLehIZdEVtWLqGf3c7Pyra1R_JQwhvtIocfl65r0ELSqbqkAfH7ONSbZ/s1600/img_americanbeauty_ss7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_hFmn8jgw_SqDlykg83zOwSgB9QJFLI4c7t8tFapqNGYs03Re2bP3mJzr4QeBra6RFjhnSomwn94lzfBHcI-oLehIZdEVtWLqGf3c7Pyra1R_JQwhvtIocfl65r0ELSqbqkAfH7ONSbZ/s640/img_americanbeauty_ss7.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Next to the living room, the bar and game room was refreshed with whitewashed walls. A new banquette runs the width of the sweeping lunette window on one wall. Silver commemorations testify that trophies have come like clockwork to family equestrian champions over many years."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janice and Cortright Wetherill's home in Pennsylvania horse country.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman, <a href="http://www.brockschmidtandcoleman.com/">Brockschmidt and Coleman LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: John D. Milner, FAIA, <a href="http://www.johnmilnerarchitects.com/">John Milner Architects Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/americanbeauty_ss7.html">American Beauty</a>" written and produced by John Francisco Andreu.</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><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXCRe4I0SXr0b_i-EQvaqJ6yWKcxQEfUxGFQl5dMPvTQt1Min5XmrnWQR3lhbdvgRXyzM6VLZGlIztwJVRccXF5teq4Wa07AGJS5FvkzyqIjkR3gF4lKYbiPD8b9Xty_ydgK6jr4t-EXx/s1600/img_americanbeauty_ss8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXCRe4I0SXr0b_i-EQvaqJ6yWKcxQEfUxGFQl5dMPvTQt1Min5XmrnWQR3lhbdvgRXyzM6VLZGlIztwJVRccXF5teq4Wa07AGJS5FvkzyqIjkR3gF4lKYbiPD8b9Xty_ydgK6jr4t-EXx/s640/img_americanbeauty_ss8.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"One of the most prized of the Wetherills' many horse-racing trophies is the Preakness won in 1945 by Polynesian, a thoroughbred owned by Cortright's grandmother Gertrude T. Widener."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Janice and Cortright Wetherill's home in Pennsylvania horse country.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman, <a href="http://www.brockschmidtandcoleman.com/">Brockschmidt and Coleman LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: John D. Milner, FAIA, <a href="http://www.johnmilnerarchitects.com/">John Milner Architects Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/americanbeauty_ss8.html">American Beauty</a>" written and produced by John Francisco Andreu.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2reu2349EJhv0ckN0rXr1BFYN7GLcmHX4Gh3Mhw9LBs4O3jxSHOeCwmfc2zqWlXbQcizGoyb1V4YryMsSVgtponSgC4L2C6H4t9AkrQ4FvENaJWO6MQlhIBt4F4jGI3SlyPlloRz-GQ9g/s1600/14-hoefer-0109-xlg-2007417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2reu2349EJhv0ckN0rXr1BFYN7GLcmHX4Gh3Mhw9LBs4O3jxSHOeCwmfc2zqWlXbQcizGoyb1V4YryMsSVgtponSgC4L2C6H4t9AkrQ4FvENaJWO6MQlhIBt4F4jGI3SlyPlloRz-GQ9g/s640/14-hoefer-0109-xlg-2007417.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A wall of horse-show awards in the library . . . is evidence of the owner's skills at hunt and jump."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1880s house in Healdsburg (Sonoma County), California.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Myra Hoefer, <a href="http://www.myrahoeferdesign.com/">Myra Hoefer Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-white#slide-15">A California Home is Powerful in White</a>" by Amanda Lovell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Americana horses appear in the next two homes:</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/AVvXsEjuBj5VDYqnumLWcwVsjabv300PfEiqgCLxhJDZ3AhKA7TjdZ3Sg3z4ybLEc2dTQf9qm_RqPIRpkWIQzbu4Dy7GcMayh8AWKXkONcXrofjQ3f3F4YWZCLGN8LbVmHOSaiaXUZ1r4v2ObzG2/s1600/img_Bremner_ss5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBj5VDYqnumLWcwVsjabv300PfEiqgCLxhJDZ3AhKA7TjdZ3Sg3z4ybLEc2dTQf9qm_RqPIRpkWIQzbu4Dy7GcMayh8AWKXkONcXrofjQ3f3F4YWZCLGN8LbVmHOSaiaXUZ1r4v2ObzG2/s640/img_Bremner_ss5.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An island sink from Waterworks with a vintage-style Rohl faucet faces the living areas. Wm Ohs cabinets and marble countertops and backsplashes contrast with walnut Olde Savannah Flooring."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lake Maxinkuckee home of Gina and Jim Bremner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen design: Rob Klein, Conceptual Kitchens and Millwork.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/salute-to-summer_ss5.html">Salute to Summer</a>" produced by Betsy Harris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lds7KYMT6F9VT_OdMY8bpdvZoJb960C21DvoyQpvukkB_ObSUza1D6HG0r0M3bGL3QBfy-izs8Y2LQBTBh7TtQ1yxGGX99ZqGsTN-RhQazm-K3EF5zYy9JvG9L2elP2rlicSL4bypJeR/s1600/sun-valley-1-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lds7KYMT6F9VT_OdMY8bpdvZoJb960C21DvoyQpvukkB_ObSUza1D6HG0r0M3bGL3QBfy-izs8Y2LQBTBh7TtQ1yxGGX99ZqGsTN-RhQazm-K3EF5zYy9JvG9L2elP2rlicSL4bypJeR/s640/sun-valley-1-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The barn-style house, by architects Sandra Vlock and Glenn Arbonies, has a 28-foot-high gambrel-shaped ceiling made of alder wood. A 'hayloft' runs the length of the main room."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Chipper Joseph's family home in Idaho, which was inspired by a 19th-century barn in Vermont."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Chipper Joseph.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Sandra Vlock and Glenn Arbonies, <a href="http://akvpc.com/">Arbonies King Vlock Architects</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Maura McEvoy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/sun-valley-barn-style-house#slide-1">A Barn-Style House in Sun Valley</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The remaining photos feature horse paintings of different styles and varied horse figures. Sculpted horse heads add drama to some of the spaces featured below. Take a look . . . </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnySyyexGcZkx5vU8s9Mw8lzRbROncrS6DbjZ7ZrupD1Wmn_0G12ow8etKTJRyfCcNUWdgmM-OKH-7PpumzDB5A4SjtRcnyAd18hP_rD4W5hDpIacsQMNi0n2VI9Z6CYoxrUfTNvm5ganY/s1600/ver-netto-library-0311-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnySyyexGcZkx5vU8s9Mw8lzRbROncrS6DbjZ7ZrupD1Wmn_0G12ow8etKTJRyfCcNUWdgmM-OKH-7PpumzDB5A4SjtRcnyAd18hP_rD4W5hDpIacsQMNi0n2VI9Z6CYoxrUfTNvm5ganY/s640/ver-netto-library-0311-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Said David Netto of the house he designed with Gil Schafer: "I haven't met the room yet that doesn't do better with an African stool or headrest. If you don't want to dress up an English room, put something Russian in it. That desk changes everything for me, just closes the deal. The horse sculpture was the first thing we bought for <i>Boxwood</i>. You have to start somewhere - funny."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Boxwood</i>, the Nashville residence of Gil Schafer, author of <i>The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://davidnettodesign.com/">David Netto</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.gpschafer.com/#/home">Gil Schafer</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;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/david-netto-gil-schafer-0311?click=main_sr#slide-9">Behind the Scenes</a>" by David Netto.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">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/AVvXsEiVimxfbgjebikhQaos7CkVqfKxy-yjTsogxP1Rw7cq6OuFJq-VokN9T8ZZe6p_T0vtEzmz3WjsbjQHnXmuQfaZ_IgQcW1kFCOYv8qBB4KSYNdK7k5EcGXs8Z2WDtT7A1-QQvBE78nhSFAg/s1600/2-showhouse-0109-xlg-13366409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVimxfbgjebikhQaos7CkVqfKxy-yjTsogxP1Rw7cq6OuFJq-VokN9T8ZZe6p_T0vtEzmz3WjsbjQHnXmuQfaZ_IgQcW1kFCOYv8qBB4KSYNdK7k5EcGXs8Z2WDtT7A1-QQvBE78nhSFAg/s640/2-showhouse-0109-xlg-13366409.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Susan Ferrier took her color palette from this painting by James McLaughlin Way, through Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery. Faux horse-leg benches from John Rosselli are a whimsical touch."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Showhouse apartment in New York City created by Susan Ferrier and <i>House Beautiful</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">Interior design by Susan Ferrier, </span><a href="http://www.mcalpineboothferrier.com/index.cfm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">McAlpine Booth and Ferrier Interiors</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;">.</span></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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-neutrals?click=main_sr#slide-1">The Power of Neutrals</a>" produced by Ellen O'Neill 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> (January 2009).</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/AVvXsEjjAOgPemt04lpGSRZO_8qZxqWLTeserRnzggHsIqOTyMaG8fsI77hjrR9NOHZPvHYKK-hHqR918LaDkg-EDotW0RmRj8sMn4POaNLXeDFjjrH1rLKprmmTe4CFIgGrxAOXZYbeJdNOTLlq/s1600/21-showhouse-0109-xlg-11453904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAOgPemt04lpGSRZO_8qZxqWLTeserRnzggHsIqOTyMaG8fsI77hjrR9NOHZPvHYKK-hHqR918LaDkg-EDotW0RmRj8sMn4POaNLXeDFjjrH1rLKprmmTe4CFIgGrxAOXZYbeJdNOTLlq/s640/21-showhouse-0109-xlg-11453904.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A sculpted horse's head silhouetted against the bathroom window. Anastasia benches from Bungalow Classic."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Showhouse apartment in New York City created by Susan Ferrier and <i>House Beautiful</i>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Susan Ferrier, <a href="http://www.mcalpineboothferrier.com/index.cfm">McAlpine Booth and Ferrier Interiors</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 Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-neutrals?click=main_sr#slide-18">The Power of Neutrals</a>" produced by Ellen O'Neill 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> (January 2009).</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/AVvXsEg5LOpqw4vI73qHZMtljr2wc_tCS8s6qLXBNV40p_400V-bjrB-f6SGn6Pakv2kVjWTv8aL5i3sAM0ny4Mh4MWHPEjnLQQXseNVqGuc0s4BRT__ygFGHUWHPdRZxk3vM-IiY7Dxlttcp3gR/s1600/101570217_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LOpqw4vI73qHZMtljr2wc_tCS8s6qLXBNV40p_400V-bjrB-f6SGn6Pakv2kVjWTv8aL5i3sAM0ny4Mh4MWHPEjnLQQXseNVqGuc0s4BRT__ygFGHUWHPdRZxk3vM-IiY7Dxlttcp3gR/s640/101570217_ss.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The ceiling, often ignored in design, provides more dazzle to the elegant room. Silver-leaf squares, applied in a block pattern, were glazed to give the surface an aged appearance. Window panels of luscious silk taffeta in a silvery celadon enhance the complexity of the room's pastel-and-metallic palette. A stately horse-head sculpture rendered in 1920s Aptware reigns from atop a high pedestal in front of one of the windows."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silver-leaf on ceiling: <a href="http://valleycraftsmen.com/">The Valley Craftsmen Ltd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">D.C. Design House in Washington, D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dining room design: Basha White, <a href="http://www.bashawhiteinteriors.com/Basha_White_Interiors.html">Basha White Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/pastel-colors-showhouse-rooms_ss6.html">Showhouse Color: Pastels</a>"</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/AVvXsEh1vEujthErZJEhri3s24vnCK2f1R4wZA0ncc1HgU3_nRdF9Coev_rmLsgrL9ybq7xWbXHM4-XoW-qsVfbuzQZ-sDo0BXdYL77Wcn3DG3wWvNZax2-DWmf0DFxfLi9fuUdE9valWBf4It8K/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.01_grass_is_greener.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vEujthErZJEhri3s24vnCK2f1R4wZA0ncc1HgU3_nRdF9Coev_rmLsgrL9ybq7xWbXHM4-XoW-qsVfbuzQZ-sDo0BXdYL77Wcn3DG3wWvNZax2-DWmf0DFxfLi9fuUdE9valWBf4It8K/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.01_grass_is_greener.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"On historic Mount Brilliant Farm in Kentucky, architect Elby S. Martin and designer Mona Hajj renovated an 8,600-square-foot fire-damaged carriage house for the owners' residence. Above: The enclosed north terrace."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mona Hajj.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Elby S. Martin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Billy Cunningham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2010-06/grass_is_greener_slideshow#/slide=1">The Grass is Greener</a>" text by Michael Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 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/AVvXsEi1qVAYTwFootYtvx30zUsaisEZSdlvR13ImYpFqzOEhGsDjaNboCRjWoSTqo-e9GSO8OQwhFlpwaU7_irkPKBsTwBTrMRrQ7ZjFTYrXYgxHCHQDrqKdixclurlJBmqG_0O_MKVCdmA6s1Q/s1600/cn_image.size.elby-s-martin-lexington-h670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qVAYTwFootYtvx30zUsaisEZSdlvR13ImYpFqzOEhGsDjaNboCRjWoSTqo-e9GSO8OQwhFlpwaU7_irkPKBsTwBTrMRrQ7ZjFTYrXYgxHCHQDrqKdixclurlJBmqG_0O_MKVCdmA6s1Q/s640/cn_image.size.elby-s-martin-lexington-h670.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hajj set her clients' furniture in the family room on a vintage Persian kilim. On the walls she paired antique Turkish textiles with paintings such as an oil by Roberto Marquez."</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.monahajj.com/">Mona Hajj</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Elby S. Martin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Billy Cunningham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2010-06/grass_is_greener_slideshow#/slide=3">The Grass is Greener</a>" text by Michael Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 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/AVvXsEgmwbIhV584QDWzhAEmKbFOXzseRo9w7X9Iogcs51-bIx-E4Ivn3mT90duvzR80y66GRGY26B7bAHKj3QUD7PeJTt8w5zP8i9aLsFVsydhZbdOQGOkmArdJ4-zQKKxYmYZe97UDKNc9CaYz/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.05_grass_is_greener.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwbIhV584QDWzhAEmKbFOXzseRo9w7X9Iogcs51-bIx-E4Ivn3mT90duvzR80y66GRGY26B7bAHKj3QUD7PeJTt8w5zP8i9aLsFVsydhZbdOQGOkmArdJ4-zQKKxYmYZe97UDKNc9CaYz/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.05_grass_is_greener.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, Martin refurbished an existing heavy-beamed ceiling. Over the mantel, Hajj placed a Milton Avery painting she found in her clients' storage. 'The chandelier and tapestry are mine,' she says,  'the refined waking up the rustic, so to speak.' "</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.monahajj.com/">Mona Hajj</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Elby S. Martin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Billy Cunningham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2010-06/grass_is_greener_slideshow#/slide=5">The Grass is Greener</a>" text by Michael Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxS9bWST6z4STZFemlpn9b7VimNDiMgu_fhQaQqsSfE5uSCjt-hdFzM_1jl504j26gXwiwPKR9nKKu05jzs2BZhqmXkFAYUj4MmrlqIhzO-fb1cMR5lhK_GEYiTe6jNQdyX6lQumSt_iwz/s1600/hbx-dining-room-horse-painting-antique-13-1010-de-82082110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxS9bWST6z4STZFemlpn9b7VimNDiMgu_fhQaQqsSfE5uSCjt-hdFzM_1jl504j26gXwiwPKR9nKKu05jzs2BZhqmXkFAYUj4MmrlqIhzO-fb1cMR5lhK_GEYiTe6jNQdyX6lQumSt_iwz/s640/hbx-dining-room-horse-painting-antique-13-1010-de-82082110.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. Seat cushions are in Vaison linen by Nicole Fabre, trimmed in a Jim Thompson silk. 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 Robert Kime's India Pear."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment of Nancy Tilghman, former CNN producer.</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?click=main_sr#slide-13">Classic and Worldly: A Park Avenue Apartment Takes a Global Point of View</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><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/AVvXsEjism1oYhCixx2Oi25lO65QdSnjint_L3J8JzvdFWL8HK7pD7UMg5rxyYYfqYzuR9afGQTtrA-8aROR3vSTLrtTCwFqkIKFFdZ_S0J25nrr5oRWps40uA1RJn0Cp-F2zZKMP659yG69K8_H/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl03_hoppen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjism1oYhCixx2Oi25lO65QdSnjint_L3J8JzvdFWL8HK7pD7UMg5rxyYYfqYzuR9afGQTtrA-8aROR3vSTLrtTCwFqkIKFFdZ_S0J25nrr5oRWps40uA1RJn0Cp-F2zZKMP659yG69K8_H/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowVertical.arsl03_hoppen.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Kelly] Hoppen, who is based in London, collaborated with Tim Gosling, of David Linley, on the dining table, which was fashioned from mahogany inlaid with mother-of-pearl. They designed the cabinet - displaying Tang horses and old vellum books - to complement it."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stonewall Farm in Westchester County, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Owners Barry K. Schwartz, cofounder and chairman of Calvin Klein Inc., and his wife Sheryl breed and race Thoroughbreds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellyhoppenretail.com/">Kelly Hoppen</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Rebecca Rasmussen Grunwald, <a href="http://www.rasmusarch.com/">Rebecca Rasmussen Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Durston Saylor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/kelly_hoppen/hoppen_slideshow_062005#/slide=3">New York Thoroughbred</a>" t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ext by Steven M.L. Aronson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpoEtexgOe6mg57l4wr8f0b0qiaIXys66tMC8Lve2IWndNIEplwIJAspAG5hwqHxlYtETL_a7ytBqDhm8bmi1RBr_VcWGLrdTTaYLUnln0ERda35uWAFAjHIJRLLk0T7EzDju8FrSeU2P/s1600/img_wrigleyhouse_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpoEtexgOe6mg57l4wr8f0b0qiaIXys66tMC8Lve2IWndNIEplwIJAspAG5hwqHxlYtETL_a7ytBqDhm8bmi1RBr_VcWGLrdTTaYLUnln0ERda35uWAFAjHIJRLLk0T7EzDju8FrSeU2P/s640/img_wrigleyhouse_8.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The design scheme for the master bedroom was defined by the 6-foot-tall oil painting of a horse, which Kandis found during an art-shopping escapade. Creams, tans, and whites swathe the room in serenity."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kandis Wright's 1920s Mediterranean-style home in the Chicago suburbs. Kandis co-founded <a href="http://www.sanjuanventures.com/">San Juan Ventures</a>, "an import company that designs, makes and sells reclaimed wood products created in Indonesia." Many of her home's furnishings are from San Juan Ventures.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gail Plechaty, <a href="http://www.gailplechaty.com/">Real Simple Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Edmund Barr.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Saxon Henry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/wrigleyhouse_8.html">Natural Wonder</a>" produced by Hilary Rose.</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/AVvXsEipCr0YTkNq-WEJpr2s1nJ5pTjkUJIp0Fj6npqckNuhaey82ya4pvVjKQ61m3SMNPfMmrz-i9OqZYXDkPm7iivm25DB-qjIrytSVxm0SuxEIRS8p05QhnrbLmfhkYm_ewK3G87CfaPtvzxM/s1600/19-chintz-mirror-1007_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCr0YTkNq-WEJpr2s1nJ5pTjkUJIp0Fj6npqckNuhaey82ya4pvVjKQ61m3SMNPfMmrz-i9OqZYXDkPm7iivm25DB-qjIrytSVxm0SuxEIRS8p05QhnrbLmfhkYm_ewK3G87CfaPtvzxM/s640/19-chintz-mirror-1007_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage horseshoe-shaped mirror."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saratoga Springs home built in 1905.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nancy Boszhardt, </span><a href="http://www.nancyboszhardt.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nancy Boszhardt Inc</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/where-is-chintz-1007?click=main_sr#slide-19">Where's the Chintz</a>?" produced by Senga Mortimer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (October 2007).</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/AVvXsEin3bvtFygyuQa0Ig8lnsZXOgEIGiogIqubGjRgNL-RGIW7OffKZvGgoYDxqsxMbUhFEecFpfto7guWUxPMREdQijArwulIqvR3PDUWfFr91bHYQSSmmfMehypyoBodYbJaeP79kP-LRiRo/s1600/hbx-decorating-redd-7-0709-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3bvtFygyuQa0Ig8lnsZXOgEIGiogIqubGjRgNL-RGIW7OffKZvGgoYDxqsxMbUhFEecFpfto7guWUxPMREdQijArwulIqvR3PDUWfFr91bHYQSSmmfMehypyoBodYbJaeP79kP-LRiRo/s640/hbx-decorating-redd-7-0709-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Striped faux-marble specimen lamps from John Rosselli and a nineteenth-century Italian wooden saddle form add height to a tablescape."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/">Miles Redd</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colorful-manhattan-apartment?click=main_sr#slide-5">A Small and Colorful Manhattan Apartment</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/">House Beautiful</a> (July 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There are many ways to celebrate the beauty of horses in a home's decor. One of the simplest, of course, is to hang a painting or photo of a horse on the wall, as designer Stephen Shubel did below:"France meets California in this foyer designed by Stephen Shubel: A Louis XVI-style chair sits next to…

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