Dining With Books

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love books. I love to read and I love the way books look in the rooms of my home. Each tome I have read is a part of my memory. I can look at a worn spine on a shelf and remember classes I took, the places I sat while reading various stories, the "junk shop" in Houston where I bought used copies of <i>Nancy Drew</i>. Some of the most tattered books on my shelves are treasured tales I now share with my children.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books are perfectly at home in libraries and home offices, but they suit dining rooms as well. They add personality to a space and hint at the homeowner's interests and hobbies. Bookshelves in a dining room can cleverly conceal ugly ductwork, and a collection of cook books in the kitchen can add color to a breakfast spot. Many of us consider books to be favorite friends, so why not invite them to the table . . . </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/AVvXsEhS7AutXLMUFc0GgdDSj2DLUUlmG8q-VEblxAqS-ZFhdkXfgutOhrCbdt5UpmV0w2HjNSHyDuTYqor3g0c_l2K6xef2ot3x7nt13YiqaFD6xE2i2gkStlFFv0rQCSsm7jaDInxjJWn-qkI/s1600/a54af695e6e8049b03b55fb61ad90f87.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7AutXLMUFc0GgdDSj2DLUUlmG8q-VEblxAqS-ZFhdkXfgutOhrCbdt5UpmV0w2HjNSHyDuTYqor3g0c_l2K6xef2ot3x7nt13YiqaFD6xE2i2gkStlFFv0rQCSsm7jaDInxjJWn-qkI/s640/a54af695e6e8049b03b55fb61ad90f87.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An ornate late-nineteenth century brass and crystal chandelier is a glamorous contrast to the dining room's clean-lined bookshelves, and teak mid-century modern Hans Wegner chairs and contemporary artwork."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York loft of Christiane Lemieux and Joshua Young of <a href="http://www.dwellstudio.com/">DwellStudio</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Meyer Davis Studio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus McRitchie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-christiane-lemieuxs-eclectic-loft">Christiane Lemieux's Eclectic Loft</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/">Canada House and Home</a> (August 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gjQwOm-w-MgPTmb8mbEVNIIcHwv7oJC0j04PK2qVjnmwXOAfTgxgHKx1a25EPy1MdZLlk-8SzjXpfxHyxj9Zuy9aD6JFALzHN2g19GA5ZSeg6V2WuNeUIVIimBZkJwqSUg8pm1AMlyk/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.richard-lambertson-john-truex-05-dining-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gjQwOm-w-MgPTmb8mbEVNIIcHwv7oJC0j04PK2qVjnmwXOAfTgxgHKx1a25EPy1MdZLlk-8SzjXpfxHyxj9Zuy9aD6JFALzHN2g19GA5ZSeg6V2WuNeUIVIimBZkJwqSUg8pm1AMlyk/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.richard-lambertson-john-truex-05-dining-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique French chairs from Michael Trapp flank a wood-and-zinc table from R.T. Facts."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-10/richard-lambertson-john-truex-new-york-apartment-slideshow#/slide=5">Richard Lambertson and John Truex's Sutton Place Apartment</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceWQkCdB_KJ2rgY9dr2xx64L2RcMjwuLw61bCDDVIlQxXu379HKZhEobTj1LzBm4_bvRBUmusgz5qy4qrkqjpzyHfPM1QhtoxXjDDxVE5BjWLPwIcwZ4hn73HwDZnyGZUNMFqF50DD9c/s1600/101703652_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceWQkCdB_KJ2rgY9dr2xx64L2RcMjwuLw61bCDDVIlQxXu379HKZhEobTj1LzBm4_bvRBUmusgz5qy4qrkqjpzyHfPM1QhtoxXjDDxVE5BjWLPwIcwZ4hn73HwDZnyGZUNMFqF50DD9c/s640/101703652_ss.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Armchairs from Swaim surround an oak pedestal table. Built-in bookshelves store cookbooks and visually separate the breakfast room from the kitchen."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Westport, Connecticut, home of Joan and Bruce Nemirow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by homeowner Joan Nemirow, Joan Nemirow Designs LLC.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by McKee Patterson and Kathleen Poirie.</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;">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/kitchens/kitchen-soaring-ceiling_ss9.html">Fab Kitchen With Soaring Ceiling</a>" produced by Stacy Kunstel.</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/AVvXsEhM2K_2D7fdTclRV2d3VUpug6vwCRM1paTgEU48dysmMLaT3WmmGdENlR8eW1LoliZRf-I_bxLSpJttzrh1i2G8IZApKpqJxfTlvsJ4MuUkT-OhGWO1KV5nUdp7aVsJPGwmLNcQ5Pqa9Jw/s1600/hbx-decorating-redd-4-0709-xlg-12413522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2K_2D7fdTclRV2d3VUpug6vwCRM1paTgEU48dysmMLaT3WmmGdENlR8eW1LoliZRf-I_bxLSpJttzrh1i2G8IZApKpqJxfTlvsJ4MuUkT-OhGWO1KV5nUdp7aVsJPGwmLNcQ5Pqa9Jw/s640/hbx-decorating-redd-4-0709-xlg-12413522.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Miles] Redd designed the ebonized wood and sterling bookshelf, where a colorblock painting by Leora Armstrong hangs. When they're alone, the owners dine at this carved flip-top game table from Agostino Antiques."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment designed for a couple in the fashion world.</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#slide-14">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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVL1TRebgcXkj6c_hlLlZC9La2dO-hx680VaFUNwHs_j1Lde21tbpQ6w9yUAtOC1q4OOlFZbmcQmo2rPpijtkDY0VAP2VfNW-VniqKtrW2LqWkZnRs_lYAyjDzU2AFWoo1yW-v47couS8/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.pawson-ertegun-08-dining-room+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVL1TRebgcXkj6c_hlLlZC9La2dO-hx680VaFUNwHs_j1Lde21tbpQ6w9yUAtOC1q4OOlFZbmcQmo2rPpijtkDY0VAP2VfNW-VniqKtrW2LqWkZnRs_lYAyjDzU2AFWoo1yW-v47couS8/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.pawson-ertegun-08-dining-room+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining area, vintage John Kandell oak chairs surround a pedestal table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gramercy Park apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Mica Ertegun, MAC II.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by John Pawson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-08/john-pawson-mica-ertegun-manhattan-apartment-slideshow#/slide=6">Simply Sublime</a>" produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (August 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFsTYIiBcLJt0FLCJCxNfmDtQiYUo-lLU8IiNacA57pFr9Uw8zkejBw8GCr3KYGzbGY4AhSuRjmPjhZ6Ii_ygxjm1p__rsrdIZQqrVOeq8DYmcL_veAGFgoUqC3Rt4m5cfNcCXq2QaBc/s1600/Colette-van-den-Thillart-Dining-Room-Library-JA11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFsTYIiBcLJt0FLCJCxNfmDtQiYUo-lLU8IiNacA57pFr9Uw8zkejBw8GCr3KYGzbGY4AhSuRjmPjhZ6Ii_ygxjm1p__rsrdIZQqrVOeq8DYmcL_veAGFgoUqC3Rt4m5cfNcCXq2QaBc/s640/Colette-van-den-Thillart-Dining-Room-Library-JA11.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Colette van den Thillart uses this dining room as her home office. "A blue lacquered wall and ceiling fresco are just two of the rich details that give this room personality. The striped tablecloth and green velvet chair adds contrast. Gold shell-shaped lights shine on book spines for easy searching."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Colette van den Thillart's London home.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ceiling fresco by Angel Interiors.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Chris Tubbs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/multipurpose-dining-room">Photo Gallery: Amazing Libraries</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/">Canada House and Home</a> (January 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbz-2roo2wePvLXgCgaFjPaCHsPFsAvCzWjlNSInGmXcVnbjGsnkBp3600bQvUL6VZB9s3cCa4JRZ9MAH4mngzlzGJzcsvd_vpJBIOiwHpMEHpLRjvXN40J5-qPl26epoS_hEqzMyqWrk/s1600/new-kind-of-library-XFbbCZ-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbz-2roo2wePvLXgCgaFjPaCHsPFsAvCzWjlNSInGmXcVnbjGsnkBp3600bQvUL6VZB9s3cCa4JRZ9MAH4mngzlzGJzcsvd_vpJBIOiwHpMEHpLRjvXN40J5-qPl26epoS_hEqzMyqWrk/s640/new-kind-of-library-XFbbCZ-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With a table this big and a piano-playing owner, the library changes into a cozy place to host dinner parties and songfests."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Myra Hoefer's California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Myra Hoefer, <a href="http://www.myrahoeferdesign.com/">Myra Hoefer Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-white?click=main_sr#slide-1">A California Home is Powerful in White</a>" by Amanda Lovell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</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/AVvXsEjfWpnw9twNDC7iZ8o-so2a5Gif8MLIumNqLVTeXT3c3lSoJ57XOoMKJxzteE8IGzEot96pERqMUJ2528Zdp-reSdUDGUmK8y1mSKOMl2-CWXP-qQBWyoHnarnnmXMV6J13f7MZe8Hp_RM/s1600/4-hbx-antique-swedish-dining-table-bookshelves-podge-bune-0612-bune05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWpnw9twNDC7iZ8o-so2a5Gif8MLIumNqLVTeXT3c3lSoJ57XOoMKJxzteE8IGzEot96pERqMUJ2528Zdp-reSdUDGUmK8y1mSKOMl2-CWXP-qQBWyoHnarnnmXMV6J13f7MZe8Hp_RM/s640/4-hbx-antique-swedish-dining-table-bookshelves-podge-bune-0612-bune05-lgn.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining area, an antique Swedish table seats eight. . . . .Lifting the ceiling meant more room for bookshelves and . . . [Podge Bune's] collection of scrapbooks."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Hamptons cottage of interior designer Podge Bune.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Podge Bune.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/unique-beach-house-0612?click=main_sr#slide-4">Don't Overthink It</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (June 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIT6YIYHa_eAsaftenSt8mUln35CFQmsRHbBCtxKaBDsDOaZvRWp-fiz1nrCemqGRq1rulbCkHmYvMJyzYVohQUhdHZgTvIbBQpmVmWen9R832Bm_7FKkQ0BtFg35Db11X2qhgV8Pu3SY/s1600/pantelleria-homes-EDC-01-13-02-lgn-20500584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIT6YIYHa_eAsaftenSt8mUln35CFQmsRHbBCtxKaBDsDOaZvRWp-fiz1nrCemqGRq1rulbCkHmYvMJyzYVohQUhdHZgTvIbBQpmVmWen9R832Bm_7FKkQ0BtFg35Db11X2qhgV8Pu3SY/s640/pantelleria-homes-EDC-01-13-02-lgn-20500584.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Flavio] Albanese's photography collection, displayed in the dining area, includes images by Robert Mapplethorpe and Karl Lagerfeld. The chairs with cotton slipcovers are by Philippe Starck for Driade."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of architect and designer Flavio Albanese on the Italian island of Pantelleria.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Bolis.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Original text by Luca Selvi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/flavio-albanese-italian-home-design?click=main_sr#slide-2">Idyll in the Sun</a>" text by Michael Lassell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (January - February 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally published in ELLE DECORATION <i>Netherlands</i>.</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/AVvXsEhTWya0QiwKSJEBsHEm0OXqrLBaN_yPj25O47uFSkZuUaM3fgUSr4mH9-gM3JQT1IO_qmxS6iWUzOPf93iwFZSiEsMThPw4mRQHOgXKBqPszF-urqhbthxYA-AtKj8kuaryKFL99qAZkzQ/s1600/item19.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl06_dining.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWya0QiwKSJEBsHEm0OXqrLBaN_yPj25O47uFSkZuUaM3fgUSr4mH9-gM3JQT1IO_qmxS6iWUzOPf93iwFZSiEsMThPw4mRQHOgXKBqPszF-urqhbthxYA-AtKj8kuaryKFL99qAZkzQ/s640/item19.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl06_dining.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Art, books and light fill author and historian Barbara Goldsmith's Manhattan apartment, designed by Mica Ertegun, of MAC II. 'Instead of jewelry,' says Goldsmith, 'books have become my Breakfast at Tiffany's.' For the dining room/library, Ertegun bought an Art Deco table at a Paris flea market; the chairs were designed by MAC II. At rear is <i>Three Weeks</i>, 1957, by Larry Rivers."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Aaron/Esto.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/mica_ertegun/ertegun_slideshow_122006#/slide=5">Revision on Park Avenue</a>" text by Joseph Giovannini.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2006). </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXwpbvydm3RGuY-XjOwKgG1BXiHKt6Qk9yaVvqmfYJY_4Otch6KHl363gsPNU0y1KLiRjxZhml7yhPSqEremLLAH-0i3EHFw95dcU_aguF6cmG7sgsjZM3TSZ_a6fAzjdq67_xCZnY30/s1600/House-Home-Bookshelves-Ted-Yarwood-MR10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXwpbvydm3RGuY-XjOwKgG1BXiHKt6Qk9yaVvqmfYJY_4Otch6KHl363gsPNU0y1KLiRjxZhml7yhPSqEremLLAH-0i3EHFw95dcU_aguF6cmG7sgsjZM3TSZ_a6fAzjdq67_xCZnY30/s640/House-Home-Bookshelves-Ted-Yarwood-MR10.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A dining room wall is cleverly turned into a mini-library. Designer Chris Lischkoff disguised vertical ductwork with a built-in bookcase. Shallow shelves in front of the awkward element act as picture rails."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ted Yarwood.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/dining-room-bookshelves">Photo Gallery: Amazing Libraries</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/">Canada House and Home</a> (March 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fvsKgXSS7u23j3LyZPZiQn1082kvdkz3UyeGSrqpIJTpmTUz8CirpkWuv65-yvDbXPyiLHcAyyx5SXhlhdog5AWTQ4pojb99tWFAmNuw10_ZDNeUQXipHAr-UMufZMX9OFj1HfMQpsQ/s1600/Steven-Volpe-ed0911-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fvsKgXSS7u23j3LyZPZiQn1082kvdkz3UyeGSrqpIJTpmTUz8CirpkWuv65-yvDbXPyiLHcAyyx5SXhlhdog5AWTQ4pojb99tWFAmNuw10_ZDNeUQXipHAr-UMufZMX9OFj1HfMQpsQ/s640/Steven-Volpe-ed0911-06-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Vintage armchairs surround a dining table [Stephen] Volpe designed with Roth Martin; the aluminum bookshelves are by Martin Szekely, and the light fixture is a design from the 1950s."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco apartment of designer <a href="http://www.stevenvolpe.com/">Steven Volpe</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rare Form" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdExUvQf7Iv3lvXGVjAvMnIAg5z_uxeSwdQ2V22jd3Yz0ZnpIBwG4JLCg-RMgCfBOnVy_pQ_4eIjM_bV6zEjZl8Ui1jXZMloX67UdC0XEoZmo1urtaKCxBRxndovO6g4IvUwuWsLHQaX4/s1600/mountain-homes-turner-ed1210-01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdExUvQf7Iv3lvXGVjAvMnIAg5z_uxeSwdQ2V22jd3Yz0ZnpIBwG4JLCg-RMgCfBOnVy_pQ_4eIjM_bV6zEjZl8Ui1jXZMloX67UdC0XEoZmo1urtaKCxBRxndovO6g4IvUwuWsLHQaX4/s640/mountain-homes-turner-ed1210-01-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At the Ketchum, Idaho, home of Mary Lynn and Rusty Turner, custom-made steel bookcases line the walls of the dining area in the great room; the wood-and-iron chandelier and oak dining table are by Lucca Studio; the chairs are slipcovered in herringbone linen, and the rug by F. J. Hakimian is made of vintage kilim panels."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by homeowner Mary Lynn Turner and her daughters, Marie Turner Carson and Emily Turner, all of <a href="http://www.melledesign.com/">M. Elle Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Bob White, <a href="http://www.foreststudio.com/">Forest Studio</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;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/the-peak-of-rustic-chic-67276#slide-1">The Peak of Rustic Chic</a>" by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2010 - January 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhY8KTBH6MpoFSTaHSeQygOR0fmQN0paPDG2x6YpO6cCbMG_4X-xEqrUmWd8Z01wZ6APX2jIdc4e3rqixRcjHlQ2nkEsU8JBSR5S6SOjYhUsdZzqRcAgzeFbRCghHEqkgkpenv16Dvlks/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0098-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhY8KTBH6MpoFSTaHSeQygOR0fmQN0paPDG2x6YpO6cCbMG_4X-xEqrUmWd8Z01wZ6APX2jIdc4e3rqixRcjHlQ2nkEsU8JBSR5S6SOjYhUsdZzqRcAgzeFbRCghHEqkgkpenv16Dvlks/s640/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0098-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The library shelves are studded with antlers from European hunting lodges and trophies found at flea markets and on eBay; the Windsor chairs are antique, the china is by Hermes, and the napkins are by Leontine Linens."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kentucky home of Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-6">At Home With Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMDtwjE9l4gh5Lny6bI1rgr9mUq0AXVwqN4rDbdh3ujYf5G4b9sdhDC9XN639T7jZQ7k9ZOCqBwoCKl6qsLNVF32_6udXnpCaoJYQX6KrGkcRw4o9Px5sbuD7UZszE_nHbS6_RbmTfhQ/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0100-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMDtwjE9l4gh5Lny6bI1rgr9mUq0AXVwqN4rDbdh3ujYf5G4b9sdhDC9XN639T7jZQ7k9ZOCqBwoCKl6qsLNVF32_6udXnpCaoJYQX6KrGkcRw4o9Px5sbuD7UZszE_nHbS6_RbmTfhQ/s640/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0100-lgn.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 selection of copper and stainless-steel pans and some of [James] Mischka's many cookbooks."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kentucky home of Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-9">At Home With Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (September 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/AVvXsEi7OgFiNQPVd-YohJVPVPPpYNRGvJRhM1wqGHJoqlj58AihT_5bR52OYfw00nViDqRBMFc1a4EFFr0ewoKp3b9_oMK7gyO1xH5BIjFJa4WOvFvujMdsar-t1uvLDBAie6VnxvyXQYuvtZc/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-smith-03-dining-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OgFiNQPVd-YohJVPVPPpYNRGvJRhM1wqGHJoqlj58AihT_5bR52OYfw00nViDqRBMFc1a4EFFr0ewoKp3b9_oMK7gyO1xH5BIjFJa4WOvFvujMdsar-t1uvLDBAie6VnxvyXQYuvtZc/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.michael-smith-03-dining-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Chairs by Jasper are grouped with a bespoke Smith-designed dining table and chandelier; the carpet is by Aga John Oriental Rugs, and the vintage low chairs are by William Spratling."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/">Michael S. Smith</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.locatiarchitects.com/">Locati Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-12/michael-smith-montana-mountain-home-slideshow#/slide=3">A Rustic Yet Modern Montana Ski House</a>" produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2012).</span></div>

Dining With Books

I love books. I love to read and I love the way books look in the rooms of my home. Each tome I have read is a part of my memory. I can look at a worn spine on a shelf and remember classes I took, the places I sat while reading various stories, the "junk shop" in Houston where I bought used copies o…

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Extreme Hamptons - too much??

<h2>Bridgehampton, New York, New York!!!</h2><a href="http://www.hamptons.com/Real-Estate/Top-Stories/7858/Farrells-59.5-Million-Dollar-Bridgehampton.html#.UXCqkVe85qw" target="_blank"><b>Price Guide:  $59.5 Million</b></a><br />Not sure it's still for sale, but I'm just saying...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">To me, this kind of wealth is embarrassing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but of course I say that from a standpoint that I will probably </div><div style="text-align: center;">never be that rich.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Surely there is better things you can do with your wealth...</div><div style="text-align: center;">oh well, I ain't gonna make a change here,</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here's a few pics anyway!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlg9afCYziNGkKsDtqNFiNyVGIut6ZRf2c22o5RZFnK7pu9AKG9LbI4W7xeiUAuQsem1jGWbzhrRzldp6s6mwQJHfH7OMrsfnktf1axyBRJyVCfRFfWpVxRw-Z-k4dFXUccW6SSwlvno/s1600/house+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlg9afCYziNGkKsDtqNFiNyVGIut6ZRf2c22o5RZFnK7pu9AKG9LbI4W7xeiUAuQsem1jGWbzhrRzldp6s6mwQJHfH7OMrsfnktf1axyBRJyVCfRFfWpVxRw-Z-k4dFXUccW6SSwlvno/s640/house+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A premiere landing spot for your flashy car!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP3lXLuv60uKNXheXsXfk2oemtgLz5GNpB3XHsk5NCxEiQf0-Kg_rW902svqJspvHJIUuOcD4JYJ2CcEx4oOY34YGHlr_uzTbhIIDeM4egb7yA7ebx8G-6PP50B51fAmVgDtajMKWw2A/s1600/house+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP3lXLuv60uKNXheXsXfk2oemtgLz5GNpB3XHsk5NCxEiQf0-Kg_rW902svqJspvHJIUuOcD4JYJ2CcEx4oOY34YGHlr_uzTbhIIDeM4egb7yA7ebx8G-6PP50B51fAmVgDtajMKWw2A/s640/house+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how those upstairs rooms all have balconies...</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaSqzftE5VyrF4fPo0qmnB7h4-TaJ5vqVXLlGLHgbfJ2AHy57VBAmy0ZiHsqFMMWwR0gb6dUzFBnD0xWkLJGybXBGUUsFzCw7-9P2WQ3kaYYzO2-aRIrr46n2qXdTj1-JL2wnysjHGII/s1600/house+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaSqzftE5VyrF4fPo0qmnB7h4-TaJ5vqVXLlGLHgbfJ2AHy57VBAmy0ZiHsqFMMWwR0gb6dUzFBnD0xWkLJGybXBGUUsFzCw7-9P2WQ3kaYYzO2-aRIrr46n2qXdTj1-JL2wnysjHGII/s640/house+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's nice, but I wouldn't say its "fantastic",</div><div style="text-align: center;">lacks that "wow factor" to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember people money can't buy good taste!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9bN02F8mkizgwwjsCxqV_LkTlbWzgjIumjgGo_VICt-4bGd2LbDuk2ZnNO22JC2KnYxRxNRLfH__cmCnI9cVP2su9eAFpOLdZaWOdfBOEjM1IVCJIGtx7Gry9k9yKdpgxmpmAPsa9Kg/s1600/house+7+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9bN02F8mkizgwwjsCxqV_LkTlbWzgjIumjgGo_VICt-4bGd2LbDuk2ZnNO22JC2KnYxRxNRLfH__cmCnI9cVP2su9eAFpOLdZaWOdfBOEjM1IVCJIGtx7Gry9k9yKdpgxmpmAPsa9Kg/s640/house+7+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5odhIL6MEXUXU5LQsIekhrrlLIywkPGT6bDtndK5mUq5PZ4WU2FkGYydQZU9-Rka6z_4ex_aakRfMR6jHxV143j3KJiTv8EshZJ3EYSkRtQ1V3mYZgvIMX1nYV6kpMyODKZrHTPI0Qr0/s1600/Farrels+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabTSRW4QOyu0LABmrADPsO3Z6llnxDlbTCWZg62i2wXNsfK41rHz-iXtCkKvybwDZOwp6kIN5hpZl9jJ3ToEp1MVn8tCjyy3D6Xlv6TeWtoCSvcLUifw2U9mPUC9nuuBqgLVZF7yu-1M/s1600/bowling+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabTSRW4QOyu0LABmrADPsO3Z6llnxDlbTCWZg62i2wXNsfK41rHz-iXtCkKvybwDZOwp6kIN5hpZl9jJ3ToEp1MVn8tCjyy3D6Xlv6TeWtoCSvcLUifw2U9mPUC9nuuBqgLVZF7yu-1M/s640/bowling+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Bowling alley?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why not!</div><div style="text-align: center;">That is pretty cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3GPraav-tcZkeaipXoPufQGd932COvW9WNGnTtR1Jtv09tTE4xwSbQNX-_WKB7MKeDlBid2b3ElROhnM-SA_wAt6VHoRVwNgwFzsJLUFg5omhuAN0z2jSwwd3augd2s04D-DUdmIoWc/s1600/cheryl+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBirBY5O29wOS9X88fgylx31nwbSdAIDIfYBPdBAUWXn5An2Id9oG_dRszdU-dY0Vdb847Hl4gIDZG_hQlyN65tVf4QnS8tOFXrr31Lz9cYMFQGdaV5nOa4seKnHqNnIcxcoi003lEE/s1600/house+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBirBY5O29wOS9X88fgylx31nwbSdAIDIfYBPdBAUWXn5An2Id9oG_dRszdU-dY0Vdb847Hl4gIDZG_hQlyN65tVf4QnS8tOFXrr31Lz9cYMFQGdaV5nOa4seKnHqNnIcxcoi003lEE/s640/house+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDIuyEgBMsWRhWXzdaHmGVREeNc8HJy_TSB-P0uiyPgs3m8KenMgyPd1cZs3Zbw_AoHvuvYqv-pu8sQbqTULhvFyUNUgJtK2Jxh_uG5N4BqCsoMKLfSvC7wx1eFsYZWdodx2U1giatsk/s1600/hosue+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> How beautiful it must be to swim with the kids, </div><div style="text-align: center;">looks like a lovely place to live and play!</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/AVvXsEii0zc_1fuL36kMgnck_zYG6D301pvpxE1Mdot3Uf21Dn0LyDDfzaDYFpDVFT_jTpK8CzFV7GWKBGIGYofeY1HUzVSWW1dVOwkc-d0DIMt_piV3Wot6DMIrxbhdogDwj7u8OSRkFjOGwww/s1600/hosue+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0zc_1fuL36kMgnck_zYG6D301pvpxE1Mdot3Uf21Dn0LyDDfzaDYFpDVFT_jTpK8CzFV7GWKBGIGYofeY1HUzVSWW1dVOwkc-d0DIMt_piV3Wot6DMIrxbhdogDwj7u8OSRkFjOGwww/s400/hosue+2.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Well you could ask Jay Z & Beyonce,</div><div style="text-align: center;">they<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2303963/Beyonce-Jay-Z-Hamptons-mansion-rented-summer-just-43million.html" target="_blank"> stayed there last summer</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3GPraav-tcZkeaipXoPufQGd932COvW9WNGnTtR1Jtv09tTE4xwSbQNX-_WKB7MKeDlBid2b3ElROhnM-SA_wAt6VHoRVwNgwFzsJLUFg5omhuAN0z2jSwwd3augd2s04D-DUdmIoWc/s1600/cheryl+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3GPraav-tcZkeaipXoPufQGd932COvW9WNGnTtR1Jtv09tTE4xwSbQNX-_WKB7MKeDlBid2b3ElROhnM-SA_wAt6VHoRVwNgwFzsJLUFg5omhuAN0z2jSwwd3augd2s04D-DUdmIoWc/s1600/cheryl+1.jpg" /><span style="font-size: small;"></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> And this is <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/trying_harder_pTkWJuGy9iYokKRx6d0VvM" target="_blank">Cheryl Mercuris</a>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1.2em;"><span style="font-size: small;">she stayed there <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2303963/Beyonce-Jay-Z-Hamptons-mansion-rented-summer-just-43million.html" target="_blank">for two weeks in December</a> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">and paid $500,00 for the two weeks rent!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Apparently she went back for another month later,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 1.2em;"><span style="font-size: small;">all to find a guy to love her - wtf is wrong with this picture!!!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDIuyEgBMsWRhWXzdaHmGVREeNc8HJy_TSB-P0uiyPgs3m8KenMgyPd1cZs3Zbw_AoHvuvYqv-pu8sQbqTULhvFyUNUgJtK2Jxh_uG5N4BqCsoMKLfSvC7wx1eFsYZWdodx2U1giatsk/s1600/hosue+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDIuyEgBMsWRhWXzdaHmGVREeNc8HJy_TSB-P0uiyPgs3m8KenMgyPd1cZs3Zbw_AoHvuvYqv-pu8sQbqTULhvFyUNUgJtK2Jxh_uG5N4BqCsoMKLfSvC7wx1eFsYZWdodx2U1giatsk/s640/hosue+1.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBirBY5O29wOS9X88fgylx31nwbSdAIDIfYBPdBAUWXn5An2Id9oG_dRszdU-dY0Vdb847Hl4gIDZG_hQlyN65tVf4QnS8tOFXrr31Lz9cYMFQGdaV5nOa4seKnHqNnIcxcoi003lEE/s1600/house+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wow - funnily enough, if you look at other houses in the area,</div><div style="text-align: center;">they are all quite impressive like this one,</div><div style="text-align: center;">so that must be one hellova suburb to live in!!!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5odhIL6MEXUXU5LQsIekhrrlLIywkPGT6bDtndK5mUq5PZ4WU2FkGYydQZU9-Rka6z_4ex_aakRfMR6jHxV143j3KJiTv8EshZJ3EYSkRtQ1V3mYZgvIMX1nYV6kpMyODKZrHTPI0Qr0/s1600/Farrels+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5odhIL6MEXUXU5LQsIekhrrlLIywkPGT6bDtndK5mUq5PZ4WU2FkGYydQZU9-Rka6z_4ex_aakRfMR6jHxV143j3KJiTv8EshZJ3EYSkRtQ1V3mYZgvIMX1nYV6kpMyODKZrHTPI0Qr0/s400/Farrels+.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's the lucky owners,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Joe Farrell & his cute family!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Talk about lucky people....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's some more info from <a href="http://www.hamptons.com/Real-Estate/Top-Stories/7858/Farrells-59.5-Million-Dollar-Bridgehampton.html#.UXCqkVe85qw" target="_blank">THIS article</a>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Bridgehampton</b> - Joe Farrell built a hundred homes in the Hamptons before he started work on the largest project he has ever undertaken, his new 30,000 square-foot home on Halsey Lane in Bridgehampton. The house is for sale for $59.5 million but Farrell is not really interested in moving out just yet. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The house has a bowling alley, a squash court, a children's playroom complete with a DJ booth, a karaoke stage and a dressing room. You can also climb a rock wall in the basement inching your way up one hand and one foot at a time until you reach the ceiling complete with a specially designed padded floor to cushion your fall should you miss one of the protruding ledges on your way up or way down. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />The amiable builder adheres to a 'life is too short' philosophy that is reflected in his no expense spared approach to home construction.</span></span></div><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You can play a few rounds of virtual golf and skate board on a specially designed indoor half pipe. After that you can relax in a massage room, soak in a hot tub or hit the Jacuzzi and sauna after you work out in the gym. No expense has been spared in creating this full home spa that rivals many professional operations. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />Clearly this is no ordinary house but then Farrell is no ordinary builder. The house is a real estate broker's dream as well as a buyer's fantasy come true. Brokers often say the best house to buy is the house a builder builds for himself. That's when no expense is spared and no detail is overlooked as the house approaches state-of-the-art perfection.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The house has nine bedrooms and 11 and half baths. One of the highlights of the first floor is the 10-seat mini-movie theater complete with interactive seats for family members and guest who tire of watching one of the many flat screen televisions. The walk-in refrigerator makes large scale entertaining easy. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />The detailing is meticulous right down to the decorative moldings and tile work. The kitchen is to die for even if all you do is boil water. The pool house befits the 60 by 20 foot heated gunite pool complete with electric pool cover and underwater stereo system. The set up gives new meaning to sitting by the pool on hazy summer days when the ocean is too dangerous and the bay is filled with jellyfish. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />The house alas, is no where near the ocean or the bay, a factor that does not seem to deter Farrell or the enthusiastic brokers who want to sell this house as the Farrells get comfortable enough to enjoy a July barbeque or two. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />The amiable builder adheres to a 'life is too short' philosophy that is reflected in his no expense spared approach to home construction. "I hired the guy who programs the planes for the King of Saudi Arabia to work on the electronic and computer systems in the house," Farrell recounted. He also hired an architect who worked on the Ritz Carlton in Palm Beach to come in and create the spectacular playroom area in the basement. A 100 man crew worked six days a week for a year-and-a-half to complete the understated manse that sits on an 11.5 acre flag lot in agricultural reserve. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"I wanted to build a house that was equal to the property," Farrell said, pointing to the scarcity of land remaining in Bridgehampton where even small building lots are hard to come by. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />Rumors that the Jonas Brothers are renting the house this summer are not true according to Farrell who notes he turned down a number way north of $1 million for a summer rental with an option to buy a few weeks ago. "I don't need the money, and I just can't move my family out for the summer like that," Farrell said. The house is available for two weeks of your choice this summer for $495,000. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><a class="fbTooltip tagtext" data-fb-options="type:ajax;" data-fb-tooltip="source:tag/Gary+DePersia/7858;width:500px;height:170px;" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=641659494680271619" id="fb_12" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="0">Gary DePersia</a> of the <a class="fbTooltip tagtext" data-fb-options="type:ajax;" data-fb-tooltip="source:tag/Corcoran+Group/7858;width:500px;height:170px;" href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=641659494680271619" id="fb_11" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer;" tabindex="0">Corcoran Group</a> is one of the high powered Hamptons brokers involved in the process of selling Farrell's house. He is as enthusiastic about the house as its builder. "There is nothing like in on the market. It is a beautiful home." DePersia said. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />The 46-year-old former Wall Streeter who once worked on the commodities exchange explained he had always wanted to be a builder. "I couldn't do it until I was 31. I needed the money to buy land, so I made a lot of money so I could afford to buy land. Then I started building, Farrell said. "I love it. I followed my heart." </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />Having built his first house in Upper Brookville before entering the Hamptons market in 1996, Farrell now lives as a year-round resident. "I don't like the ocean," he said, "because I live here all year. The wind on the beach is bad in the winter."  </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"I didn't build this house to sell it," Farrell explained as he described his new home. Completed on May 1, the family moved in shortly after that. The house went on the market a few weeks later as word spread among the real estate community. "They all said there was nothing like this so I put it out there because there was so much interest." </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><b>If you Build It, They Will Buy It</b><br />According to Farrell, who is no stranger to the high end of the market, you must understand the psychology of the rich and the very rich when you build luxury homes. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />"The most important thing to a billionaire is time," Farrell said. "The beauty of my house is that they can move right in. It takes four or five years to build a house like this. These are people who know they are not going to outlive their money. So if they see something they like and they want it, they will buy it." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">There's a lot to like. Collectors of fine wine will have plenty of room to store their stash in this house where the open floor plan makes entertaining easy. Devotes of the Home Shopping Network and other shoppers will love the package room. This is where the Fed-Ex guy and the UPS man can drop off packages without entering the house stowing them safely in a small storage area accessible by its own outside door. The ultra sophisticated Crestron automation system will shoot you an email when a package is delivered just so you know what's going on at the house while you are out at the beach or in the city. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />The 2,800 square foot master suite on the second floor is a perfect retreat when you tire of the seductively paneled library on the first floor. You can sit upstairs and watch the impressive train set, the kind that bedazzles hobbyists who spend hours in their basements playing with their railroad cars, miniature houses, depots, trees and assorted street props that populate a miniature city, on television in the living room if the luxurious basement bores you or you want to join the rest of the family as they huddle around the fire. Control the lights and temperature in the house from a computerized touch pad on the walls in most of the rooms. ( "The house is too big to have to go walking from room to room to turn off all the lights," Farrell said.) </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />"I only work with the best and the smartest brokers," Farrell said. He is not worried about selling it. "I wanted to build a beautiful house for my family. I enjoy the bowling alley. We had eight couples over for dinner the other night and we went bowling. I love to play squash. I don't drink or go to bars. I stay home. These are all the things I wanted to have in a house." </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />Gary DePersia, a superstar broker at the Corcoran Group is representing the property for Farrell along with a handful of other brokers selected by Farrell. DePersia is as enthusiatic about the property as its owner-builder. "There is nothing like this in the Hamptons," DePersia said and this high-end broker has seen it all over the years. "The property is great, and the house has all the amenities <br />and then some."  </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The secret to his success as a builder? "I get the best guys, I pay them right away and they work for me. I am the fastest payer in the industry," Farrell surmised. Normally a house the size and scale of Farrell's new digs would take a crew at least three to four years to complete. "I am a type "A" builder. I get it done," he said. Farrell broke ground on Halsey Lane on Nov. 1, 2007. </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />"I love being a builder," Farrell, the man who followed his heart to success, says with contentment. No job is to big or too small for Farrell Construction which recently completed a 2,400 square-foot house in Southold. That's on the North Fork. "I'll do anything reasonable," said the man who loves to build houses. "You get a great sense of accomplishment when you finish building a house." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=641659494680271619" id="fb_5" name="relatedAnchor"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yikes, long article hu! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDIuyEgBMsWRhWXzdaHmGVREeNc8HJy_TSB-P0uiyPgs3m8KenMgyPd1cZs3Zbw_AoHvuvYqv-pu8sQbqTULhvFyUNUgJtK2Jxh_uG5N4BqCsoMKLfSvC7wx1eFsYZWdodx2U1giatsk/s1600/hosue+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>

Extreme Hamptons - too much??

Bridgehampton, New York, New York!!!Price Guide:  $59.5 MillionNot sure it's still for sale, but I'm just saying...To me, this kind of wealth is embarrassing,but of course I say that from a standpoint that I will probably never be that rich.Surely there is better things you can do with your wealth..…

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Spheres of Light

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sphere. Globe. Pendant. Halo. Circle of light. Circular skylight. A circle has no beginning and no end. It is perfectly at home in a seaside cottage, an historic manor, or a thoroughly modern space. Take a look . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj2JTPVQuBwhPZHh80a1eHDJkMlBOCf9df35sU_MK7SU9U2ozhbwQ6DArCucHcDqjzDhboloZOSccam1K_9PgTyJeahpMmzh6olhAntDVWfk8zUTxs4OVVSnkrSUXzuWgU2gSSrqjHWE/s1600/09-hbx-glass-spheres-bocci-lighting-fixture-brooks-1212-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj2JTPVQuBwhPZHh80a1eHDJkMlBOCf9df35sU_MK7SU9U2ozhbwQ6DArCucHcDqjzDhboloZOSccam1K_9PgTyJeahpMmzh6olhAntDVWfk8zUTxs4OVVSnkrSUXzuWgU2gSSrqjHWE/s640/09-hbx-glass-spheres-bocci-lighting-fixture-brooks-1212-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The glass spheres that make up this fixture by <a href="http://bocci.ca/">Bocci</a> come in various configurations, so you can customize it to fit your space."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen in Rye, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Louise Brooks, <a href="http://brooksandfalotico.com/">Brooks and Falotico Assoc. Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julian Wass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Eddie Ross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/glossy-white-kitchen-1212?click=main_sr#slide-9"><span id="goog_556284799"></span>Kitchen of the Month<span id="goog_556284800"></span></a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2012 - January 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCrF5ngX5LxRL6M9nXBsZit-PGUvMoi2g3PFaCd5Wf9eX5hP4uZOhCeNbMVA2ojAt4Rq2uKcSkxKx_J-EcBVEkDPUdAfDT2b4MQ_9pg8qV0hx6Id0xmSwFsH-Q3aS5BMGQxAHpJ7puEU/s1600/04-hbx-chevron-jonathan-adler-rug-brooks-1212-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCrF5ngX5LxRL6M9nXBsZit-PGUvMoi2g3PFaCd5Wf9eX5hP4uZOhCeNbMVA2ojAt4Rq2uKcSkxKx_J-EcBVEkDPUdAfDT2b4MQ_9pg8qV0hx6Id0xmSwFsH-Q3aS5BMGQxAHpJ7puEU/s640/04-hbx-chevron-jonathan-adler-rug-brooks-1212-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Balanced on Plexiglas cylinders, the breakfast table from Oomph appears to float over a Jonathan Adler rug. Zuo Modern's Criss Cross chairs pick up the pattern play."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen in Rye, New York.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Louise Brooks, </span><a href="http://brooksandfalotico.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brooks and Falotico Assoc. Inc.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julian Wass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Eddie Ross.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/glossy-white-kitchen-1212?click=main_sr#slide-4"><span id="goog_556284799"></span>Kitchen of the Month<span id="goog_556284800"></span></a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2012 - January 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh4fKHGA3Aoar5EG3TkGNfzBYExhQOIPakGiZnQS-WqLoNrMrdbtzQ9hyphenhyphenrlCkLPbewPaHEE2KgWTXQ7t1NNy6GOtePrD4P4O2Zbu5ifiRcKDvj4nn27Qt8Xj5YgYgpCM8TVvOVmonk7w/s1600/BlogTraceryVerandaJulyAug2012Two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFh4fKHGA3Aoar5EG3TkGNfzBYExhQOIPakGiZnQS-WqLoNrMrdbtzQ9hyphenhyphenrlCkLPbewPaHEE2KgWTXQ7t1NNy6GOtePrD4P4O2Zbu5ifiRcKDvj4nn27Qt8Xj5YgYgpCM8TVvOVmonk7w/s640/BlogTraceryVerandaJulyAug2012Two.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Range and hood, Thermador. Sink, Kohler. Fittings, Hansgrohe. Train schedule, Aidan Gray. Pendant lamps, Remains Lighting. Stools, Go Home."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don and Kris Rymer's house in Rosemary Beach, Florida.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Paige Sumblin Schnell and Anna Kay Poarch of <a href="http://www.traceryinteriors.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Tracery Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.peterblockarchitects.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Peter Block Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"That Beach Glow" produced by Victoria Jones.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (July - August 2012).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrQ8wvRTsaUbIvpzD4oz9uduKl389sDjyc6s4-U68rTLJ4YZQUxaAiaJZU0C4gYDdmiySLUQxNSALbCZq2UmakewqYuuxydSXGq2mujrD0b14moXZTLhLo-BL5aXIE6ihurM4myC_jc4/s1600/f8aaef1ba0475a539199b0f7781eea89.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrQ8wvRTsaUbIvpzD4oz9uduKl389sDjyc6s4-U68rTLJ4YZQUxaAiaJZU0C4gYDdmiySLUQxNSALbCZq2UmakewqYuuxydSXGq2mujrD0b14moXZTLhLo-BL5aXIE6ihurM4myC_jc4/s640/f8aaef1ba0475a539199b0f7781eea89.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Two shar-peis get comfortable under a stunning vintage chandelier from a mod Champs-Elysees salon."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/99079260524739273/">Pinterest</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXhxb_QJuT-1MHuAeatHgMCeFB3Zbpt1ZOg6rLWgN4PEQ6pyryUOzc8l_CP1HYOE50TBJswli-rS1cCrg8l_Ba4CqD4QNDD3fTGtaZUZS01GtJOmZTfRLcEGJsYU7l7bmq0-vkxVzZFs/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.steven-gambrel-02-family-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXhxb_QJuT-1MHuAeatHgMCeFB3Zbpt1ZOg6rLWgN4PEQ6pyryUOzc8l_CP1HYOE50TBJswli-rS1cCrg8l_Ba4CqD4QNDD3fTGtaZUZS01GtJOmZTfRLcEGJsYU7l7bmq0-vkxVzZFs/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.steven-gambrel-02-family-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the family room, vintage capiz-shell globe lanterns hang from the newly vaulted ceiling. . . . A pair of Maureen McQuillan photograms flank the far window."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Georgian-style manor on Long Island's Gold Coast. Formerly the home of financier Ogden Phipps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Built by William Adams Delano and Chester Holmes Aldrich.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Steven Gambrel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by Oliver Cope and Olivia Rowan, <a href="http://www.olivercope.com/">Oliver Cope Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Oberto Gili.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Christopher Petkanas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/steven-gambrel-old-westbury-coastal-home-slideshow#/slide=2">Social Studies</a>" produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt23XJyNQtWpBnwIzQ0renvFCn9pOiM3Hj9lK_6bTPexf-XCjmmr8kuBv2hqs8GcmseqfvHurXYNDD56YwUUDhrEy2XmSdwuzCC1KCDdOQ1ikg-Rh4EZxJO3_-1UjzIXFiNj0-q2tJqtc/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.m-night-shyamalan-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt23XJyNQtWpBnwIzQ0renvFCn9pOiM3Hj9lK_6bTPexf-XCjmmr8kuBv2hqs8GcmseqfvHurXYNDD56YwUUDhrEy2XmSdwuzCC1KCDdOQ1ikg-Rh4EZxJO3_-1UjzIXFiNj0-q2tJqtc/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.m-night-shyamalan-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Shyamalan's gatehouse work space features white-oak bookcases and a vaulted ceiling with hand-troweled plasterwork; the globe light fixtures are by <a href="http://remains.com/">Remains Lighting</a>, and the antique Swedish desk chair is from Dienst and Dotter Antikviteter."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ravenwood, the 1937 Georgian Revival estate of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and his wife, Bhavna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.dkda.com/">David Kleinberg</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Richard Cameron, <a href="http://atelierandcompany.com/">Atelier and Co.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape architecture by Barbara Paca.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-06/m-night-shyamalan-philadelphia-home-slideshow#/slide=6">Special Effects</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7ejA0G98ngHFgkQ-T9aG-28XgSIONntHBRj0BJaywRHMEZLQbzBC1ReWFQBI50kaWz1j0X0k0TBDlhQECRdu4nitCGEBdKGonQntTuJkWy2TvrimAxJnViYU6yRb0m2FDEQkRmQsvAc/s1600/item15.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.m-night-shyamalan-06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7ejA0G98ngHFgkQ-T9aG-28XgSIONntHBRj0BJaywRHMEZLQbzBC1ReWFQBI50kaWz1j0X0k0TBDlhQECRdu4nitCGEBdKGonQntTuJkWy2TvrimAxJnViYU6yRb0m2FDEQkRmQsvAc/s640/item15.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.m-night-shyamalan-06.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A trio of pendant lights in an outdoor dining area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ravenwood, the 1937 Georgian Revival estate of filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and his wife, Bhavna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.dkda.com/">David Kleinberg</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Richard Cameron, <a href="http://atelierandcompany.com/">Atelier and Co.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape architecture by Barbara Paca.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-06/m-night-shyamalan-philadelphia-home-slideshow#/slide=16">Special Effects</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp8BugvsmkwXnDjUeXJAM5SjJ0bX-oxyRPkbofAvCVPdqeIPZdPzTiZ1L6Uq64QvqUaLGwfsePFgjBDkbLIzcJNF0z_Kr0RnlFr4-FirB4y8wVj9vXuaS8TO_HYUw_S__z7VJNfV4mf8/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-01-entry-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp8BugvsmkwXnDjUeXJAM5SjJ0bX-oxyRPkbofAvCVPdqeIPZdPzTiZ1L6Uq64QvqUaLGwfsePFgjBDkbLIzcJNF0z_Kr0RnlFr4-FirB4y8wVj9vXuaS8TO_HYUw_S__z7VJNfV4mf8/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-01-entry-hall.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Oak doors inset with antiqued mirror in the entry hall lead to the kitchen and private quarters; the pendant lights are by <a href="http://www.vaughandesigns.com/">Vaughan</a>, and the leather-and-forged-iron benches were custom made."</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar apartment in Chicago.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-12/jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-slideshow">The French Connection</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8fVTSxRw9xbjErrRw8DXpkV_WY-kwjpOLz0DEAEMBDRLG7alR8_c0BjQiv0v-H5U6mSCHnTVhkWN_cn2rPtWJivLhPVWbj9KIAHTjlTVzPLWtUJLcwGSYJq9r5gp2Npj5pXSEa3M4Rs/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-02-entry-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8fVTSxRw9xbjErrRw8DXpkV_WY-kwjpOLz0DEAEMBDRLG7alR8_c0BjQiv0v-H5U6mSCHnTVhkWN_cn2rPtWJivLhPVWbj9KIAHTjlTVzPLWtUJLcwGSYJq9r5gp2Npj5pXSEa3M4Rs/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-02-entry-hall.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pendant light by <a href="http://www.vaughandesigns.com/">Vaughan</a>. "The sunburst mirror is by Van der Straeten from <a href="http://ralphpucci.net/">Ralph Pucci International</a>, the wallpaper is by <a href="http://www.zoffany.com/">Zoffany</a>, and the mirrored marble-top console is another Roche-inspired design by [Jean-Louis] Deniot.'</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar apartment in Chicago.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.deniot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Jean-Louis Deniot</a>.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-12/jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-slideshow#/slide=2">The French Connection</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2011).</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ROHeADDpjHznK1dXZW0Zb882WtsAxXsNpm92Lflh3jis-nz4Sb9VE7W9csFDTyHd9Zjmq0SGHfaro5Ju5alXpxjDAXyxXzsES2znw_C7KgCP1W_FMn7DxTJTZpAIBgsHQsXQp3_QK68/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jenni-kayne-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ROHeADDpjHznK1dXZW0Zb882WtsAxXsNpm92Lflh3jis-nz4Sb9VE7W9csFDTyHd9Zjmq0SGHfaro5Ju5alXpxjDAXyxXzsES2znw_C7KgCP1W_FMn7DxTJTZpAIBgsHQsXQp3_QK68/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jenni-kayne-13.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A <a href="http://www.jfchen.com/">JF Chen</a> globe lantern hangs above a <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/">Waterworks</a> tub with a burnished-nickel finish in [Jenni] Kayne's bathroom; the fittings are <a href="http://www.lefroybrooks.com/">Lefroy Brooks</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills, California, home of fashion designer <a href="http://www.jennikayne.com/">Jenni Kayne</a> and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Silvia Kuhle and Jeffrey Allsbrook, Standard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape architecture by Pamela Burton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/jenni-kayne-los-angeles-house-slideshow#/slide=11">Comfort Zone</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfxTqxcfKRNBlxzOBoZq37giFFdVULJAYSivX_K23W2gQpMsz3784mxvzzyMK17TEkN1aLyOUPecIKHxUxsTAc3MlqzztuWXDEHVVeVjcElNzhp-5ANeVyT0lMcC6pFAOxjo0mSsvVCU/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowVertical.11_thomas-jayne-philadelphia-townhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfxTqxcfKRNBlxzOBoZq37giFFdVULJAYSivX_K23W2gQpMsz3784mxvzzyMK17TEkN1aLyOUPecIKHxUxsTAc3MlqzztuWXDEHVVeVjcElNzhp-5ANeVyT0lMcC6pFAOxjo0mSsvVCU/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowVertical.11_thomas-jayne-philadelphia-townhouse.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lined with marble and painted decades ago to resemble a tent, a bath is furnished with a Judi Boisson rug and antique Chinese garden stools."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Thomas Jayne, <a href="http://jaynedesignstudio.com/">Jayne Design Studio</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19th-century Greek Revival house in Philadelphia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jean Nathan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-07/thomas-jayne-philadelphia-townhouse-slideshow#/slide=11">Restorative Power</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56OPssv5zU6SMbUS93fdTqGZw2IJNVPspInM7rXIoYFPzDl1zlj8Io9h7M6qFKJbl9jjJVxlAGjMp8BARSYqFNhdWkn2TP2KBqNrqyiQ0iWkncu2-hACzwa7vPbaHhyMHxV5x_GRyN_U/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowVertical.steven-volpe-lewis-butler-13-bathroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56OPssv5zU6SMbUS93fdTqGZw2IJNVPspInM7rXIoYFPzDl1zlj8Io9h7M6qFKJbl9jjJVxlAGjMp8BARSYqFNhdWkn2TP2KBqNrqyiQ0iWkncu2-hACzwa7vPbaHhyMHxV5x_GRyN_U/s640/item12.rendition.slideshowVertical.steven-volpe-lewis-butler-13-bathroom.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Calacatta gold marble and glass-front lacquered cabinetry give the master bath a cool sheen; the chandelier is by Emmanuel Babled, the tub is by <a href="http://www.kohler.com/">Kohler</a>, and the lounge chair, upholstered in Pratesi terry towels, is by Liz O'Brien."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Northern California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Steven Volpe, <a href="http://www.stevenvolpe.com/">Steven Volpe Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Lewis Butler, <a href="http://www.butlerarmsden.com/">Butler Armsden Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/steven-volpe-lewis-butler-california-home-slideshow#/slide=13">Power Play</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBVCb0KAWkv8AN-2ev7CrwB3ESn6ePDsu4M2VUDxelFWPMEKGJFp_g7_LUHi7_fv_MFVFYUgexOBIUvEDPi1RHxvYcoNt3lBQBhmscO-JjHOPfrrcLF01b5xMM8phi384soyvpiOAIJc/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.david-mann-nussbaum-new-york-apartment-06-breakfast-area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBVCb0KAWkv8AN-2ev7CrwB3ESn6ePDsu4M2VUDxelFWPMEKGJFp_g7_LUHi7_fv_MFVFYUgexOBIUvEDPi1RHxvYcoNt3lBQBhmscO-JjHOPfrrcLF01b5xMM8phi384soyvpiOAIJc/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.david-mann-nussbaum-new-york-apartment-06-breakfast-area.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The breakfast area features a vintage pendant light and photos hung salon style. "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan duplex of Darcy Miller Nussbaum and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by David Mann, <a href="http://www.mrarch.com/">MR Architecture and Decor</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nikolas Koenig.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-02/david-mann-new-york-apartment-slideshow#/slide=6">Sparkling Attitude</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlF2WnslctHxmZbevABEaHDY5UJDZdds7xtjsrKAD5VXxtRsegZb7myGeYeZ-T9ht7N2e0iHI0DzBsm6foBgt8-buMpUVm-iE3xRjiAu_BhGfdzVk84ft9fBhjMgsXUp_Spt7_HmHOCE/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowVertical.08_calm_cool_collected.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlF2WnslctHxmZbevABEaHDY5UJDZdds7xtjsrKAD5VXxtRsegZb7myGeYeZ-T9ht7N2e0iHI0DzBsm6foBgt8-buMpUVm-iE3xRjiAu_BhGfdzVk84ft9fBhjMgsXUp_Spt7_HmHOCE/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowVertical.08_calm_cool_collected.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 1960s light fixture from <a href="http://www.venfieldnyc.com/html/index.html">Venfield</a> presides over the breakfast nook. [David] Ruff designed the lacquer cabinetry; the chair is from <a href="http://dwr.com/">Design Within Reach</a>, and the Roman-shade fabric is by <a href="http://luludk.com/">Lulu DK</a>. The countertops and wainscot are statuary marble."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar Park Avenue apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Penny Drue Baird, <a href="http://dessinsllc.com/">Dessins, LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by David Ruff, <a href="http://designlaboratories.com/">Design Laboratories LLC</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-05/penny-drue-baird-new-york-apartment-slideshow#/slide=8">Calm, Cool, Collected</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (May 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EEaShyRMUD2hjQNpyTBEsTN_StHWQazUQ51itVyCqpgdXxxiFcNELCIkKLDz3o9YC5KKJGWVUmEkbeWnY8Fa3qZsfLd4I9MU535ZnSxzgLF1SEssBJzKVGwJq8DWGCqP_hq76bn8msA/s1600/05Ashley-Stark-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EEaShyRMUD2hjQNpyTBEsTN_StHWQazUQ51itVyCqpgdXxxiFcNELCIkKLDz3o9YC5KKJGWVUmEkbeWnY8Fa3qZsfLd4I9MU535ZnSxzgLF1SEssBJzKVGwJq8DWGCqP_hq76bn8msA/s640/05Ashley-Stark-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The kitchen's light fixtures are from <a href="http://chameleon59.com/">Chameleon Fine Lighting</a>; the vent hood and cooktop are by <a href="http://subzero-wolf.com/">Wolf</a>, and the dishwasher is by <a href="http://www.bosch-home.com/us/">Bosch</a>."</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Ashley Stark, creative director of Stark, her family's rug, furniture, fabric and paint company.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-fresh-outlook#slide-5">A Fresh Outlook</a>" produced by Cynthia Frank.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCRQ16UiD8PvIa3zw7MzehAOOxxSaLGwzZkdjpj2m4Y3pqNZ2Swl99W0ja46_gA5KECVzhZIpbRAcwniNwS2C9hC6PnZNDi6-o6a0WBDblIbq-H0UfJpTWkTpkDgdDHOFLuXRGhyphenhyphenR7S8/s1600/08Ashley-Stark-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCRQ16UiD8PvIa3zw7MzehAOOxxSaLGwzZkdjpj2m4Y3pqNZ2Swl99W0ja46_gA5KECVzhZIpbRAcwniNwS2C9hC6PnZNDi6-o6a0WBDblIbq-H0UfJpTWkTpkDgdDHOFLuXRGhyphenhyphenR7S8/s640/08Ashley-Stark-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A <a href="http://www.paceprints.com/artworks?artist=ryan+mcginness&title=&keyword=">Ryan McGinness</a> print in the master bedroom hangs above a headboard upholstered in a Lelievre velvet; the Venetian light fixture is from the 1930s, the bedside lamp is by Herve Van der Straeten, and the walls are covered in a <a href="http://www.hollandandsherry.com/">Holland and Sherry</a> fabric."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Ashley Stark, creative director of Stark, her family's rug, furniture, fabric and paint company.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-fresh-outlook#slide-8">A Fresh Outlook</a>" produced by Cynthia Frank.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (December 2011).</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB3xN7_upP86jThyd4nB2inKxxwMAjtJkSfhCjjSaf1bqbSAxpGhs06knAVi9-XmA2zQzrYpQTmyIOOv3F-xXwMeBae2a026DqrlBLu7c1nKPmkr4p_aVfPoO3hrc5DbJ1oi-EoBdQlc/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-07-daughters-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAB3xN7_upP86jThyd4nB2inKxxwMAjtJkSfhCjjSaf1bqbSAxpGhs06knAVi9-XmA2zQzrYpQTmyIOOv3F-xXwMeBae2a026DqrlBLu7c1nKPmkr4p_aVfPoO3hrc5DbJ1oi-EoBdQlc/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.kelly-wearstler-07-daughters-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The daughter's bedroom, with its Paul Evans four-poster, is sheathed in a custom-made wall covering by Porter Teleo; the vintage [Murano glass] ceiling fixture and parchment-front dressers are from <a href="http://www.jfchen.com/">JF Chen</a>, and the customized carpet is by the Rug Company."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Georgian Revival home in Bel Air, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by M. Brian Tichenor, <a href="http://www.tichenorandthorp.com/">Tichenor and Thorp Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-01/kelly-wearstler-bel-air-los-angeles-home-slideshow#/slide=11">Maximum Impact</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2013).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPO8xkhUkereDzygD33pIX3g1amuQRTycB-b2SHxeqYNPm4zX-8Ezg02oiw0el_AU9Y79BmAAd96t_ZkxszdqI2LmMll8HLB1oL-r6f76dvwAHIMUI6pX2eXljfXfS88JGn5evsKfc4Y/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.05_on_the_waterfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPO8xkhUkereDzygD33pIX3g1amuQRTycB-b2SHxeqYNPm4zX-8Ezg02oiw0el_AU9Y79BmAAd96t_ZkxszdqI2LmMll8HLB1oL-r6f76dvwAHIMUI6pX2eXljfXfS88JGn5evsKfc4Y/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.05_on_the_waterfront.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Resin globe lights are suspended above a dining table of resin and steel, all by [Martha] Sturdy."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canadian artist <a href="http://sturdyliving.com/">Martha Sturdy</a>'s "design laboratory" with views of Puget Sound.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laurie Black.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-02/martha-sturdy-canada-cottage-slideshow#/slide=5">On the Waterfront</a>" text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrntwtBXV3TmtQSkG_TfXKzc2C2cfwgf2yaBCBuDh983CSudMyJ4demU1nS43iz0bHta93dp33nILp4TRgGODWzyHVncubFj0pYV8Acilxf8x-5s5-tIqCieirj8SI5YNBHFyr7PJzV0/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-08-stairway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrntwtBXV3TmtQSkG_TfXKzc2C2cfwgf2yaBCBuDh983CSudMyJ4demU1nS43iz0bHta93dp33nILp4TRgGODWzyHVncubFj0pYV8Acilxf8x-5s5-tIqCieirj8SI5YNBHFyr7PJzV0/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-08-stairway.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The foyer is furnished with an 1860s Chinese desk."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich Village townhouse of Brooke Shields and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by <a href="http://www.made-nyc.com/">MADE</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Judith Thurman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/brooke-shields-new-york-city-townhouse-slideshow#/slide=9">Personal History</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEZMsw-t7OaW2E04w-bU8XUTiFw4_w05_YAg-ofYwZ38E8GefSuZO8ebSu-Raw9U4MnFFcDYWzkhgwA8GiBxiRlKaHTEBbFMpAUP28dY_vMGzDgtFWYUjoUQ1aAHGuC8aFZq6UeKNwxE/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.leroy-street-studio-hamptons-house-10%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEZMsw-t7OaW2E04w-bU8XUTiFw4_w05_YAg-ofYwZ38E8GefSuZO8ebSu-Raw9U4MnFFcDYWzkhgwA8GiBxiRlKaHTEBbFMpAUP28dY_vMGzDgtFWYUjoUQ1aAHGuC8aFZq6UeKNwxE/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.leroy-street-studio-hamptons-house-10%255B1%255D.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.tomdixon.net/">Tom Dixon</a> pendant lights illuminate a staircase next to the family's Heltzer Kubis pool table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Manhattan family's East Hampton, New York, retreat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kenneth Alpert, <a href="http://www.kennethalpert.com/">KA Design Group</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Marc Turkel and Morgan Hare of <a href="http://www.leroystreetstudio.com/">Leroy Street Studio</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Adrian Wilson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ted Loos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-06/leroy-street-studio-hamptons-house-slideshow#/slide=6">Politely, Persuasively Modern</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou7oANJSWOEwInEnvn7_EtSL-ch7HYgn9ewbANluruus234oBZ8nQs14lt6aBK3MCFoiYXTFNAEYKyUq9NEzNYdpeit02VmwuEI8mUK6VKCgkS8IIHTb2xfRWOvrWT6BJlIyLICkIrd0/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_capital_improvement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou7oANJSWOEwInEnvn7_EtSL-ch7HYgn9ewbANluruus234oBZ8nQs14lt6aBK3MCFoiYXTFNAEYKyUq9NEzNYdpeit02VmwuEI8mUK6VKCgkS8IIHTb2xfRWOvrWT6BJlIyLICkIrd0/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_capital_improvement.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hugh Newell Jacobsen's Halo pendant light, made by Edison Price, mirrors the shape of the white-lacquer dining table; the table and chairs are custom-made pieces by Fornasetti."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Historic Federal-style townhouse in Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Hugh Newell Jacobsen and Simon Jacobsen, <a href="http://www.hughjacobsen.com/">Jacobsen Architecture</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Robert C. Lautman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-02/simon-hugh-newell-jacobson-washington-home-slideshow#/slide=5">Capital Improvement</a>" text by Joseph Giovannini.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJH5pds-2Cd9GIzdm73TQQgbq46Wo_jAjVANRd43xzMiAACijI4oHxgNnkPRGQF0b5UKLU1O3oPuGNsYJZtFSCmMpzeeEEyifxRJcz5Yji_IAGDNvolDGXfWM1BGj3n1NHzRFUR0XDNU/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.darren-star-waldo-fernandez-hollywood-09-staircase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJH5pds-2Cd9GIzdm73TQQgbq46Wo_jAjVANRd43xzMiAACijI4oHxgNnkPRGQF0b5UKLU1O3oPuGNsYJZtFSCmMpzeeEEyifxRJcz5Yji_IAGDNvolDGXfWM1BGj3n1NHzRFUR0XDNU/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.darren-star-waldo-fernandez-hollywood-09-staircase.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The floating staircase, designed by [Mark] Rios, is crowned by a circular skylight; the work at left is by <a href="http://www.blumandpoe.com/artists/dave-muller#works">David Muller</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of TV producer Darren Star.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Waldo Fernandez, <a href="http://www.waldosdesigns.com/">Waldo's Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Mark Rios, <a href="http://www.rchstudios.com/">Rios Clementi Hale Studios</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/darren-star-waldo-fernandez-hollywood-home-slideshow#/slide=9">Prime-Time Lineup</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGhueuOIWNphLq8oPeG6qd8vekNG_V1LWotBHrh03KTS266lgbqasj9VL9BrTx7jLz3EABcuaFX69tQUXQPH1OXKShCYa8BBBTNKIWZckhCxxl9mqf-If0Evp_waAOvC5NXIEWUfvY6s/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-02-meditation-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGhueuOIWNphLq8oPeG6qd8vekNG_V1LWotBHrh03KTS266lgbqasj9VL9BrTx7jLz3EABcuaFX69tQUXQPH1OXKShCYa8BBBTNKIWZckhCxxl9mqf-If0Evp_waAOvC5NXIEWUfvY6s/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-02-meditation-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"On the top level, a meditation room with a circular skylight opens onto a roof deck framed by cypress trees."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>An Tearmann</i> is the name a couple gave their home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The term is Irish for "the sanctuary." "</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The home is a recipient of a 2012 Housing Award from the American Institute of Architects."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Dirk Denison, <a href="http://www.dirkdenisonarchitects.com/">Dirk Denison Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Matheson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-01/dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-slideshow#/slide=7">Serene Pursuit</a>" text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIf6-EAw39-n8LAxg-EJ5ca1aXb0Fh0iNeggmYMdPrsqi9s2HYXk9StJZDZyLxe_9BHRZP76Bkj9u9YYiu6JwVMxF_qUd8cMdjj3tCZd-QmS6VoDk5XwcHgakpRf0Trshn_wVOkbm830/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-05-breakfast-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIf6-EAw39-n8LAxg-EJ5ca1aXb0Fh0iNeggmYMdPrsqi9s2HYXk9StJZDZyLxe_9BHRZP76Bkj9u9YYiu6JwVMxF_qUd8cMdjj3tCZd-QmS6VoDk5XwcHgakpRf0Trshn_wVOkbm830/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-05-breakfast-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A view of the ocean from the breakfast room. Verner Panton's acrylic Globe light hangs above Hans Wegner CH20 Elbow Chairs, and <a href="http://www.mariekranebergman.com/">Marie Krane Bergman</a> paintings are displayed on the wall."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>An Tearmann</i> is the name a couple gave their home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The term is Irish for "the sanctuary." "The home is a recipient of a 2012 Housing Award from the American Institute of Architects."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Dirk Denison, <a href="http://www.dirkdenisonarchitects.com/">Dirk Denison Architects</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Matheson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-01/dirk-denison-california-seaside-house-slideshow#/slide=4">Serene Pursuit</a>" text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xJd3TnP7tzyfdEQbkZFRJ4uYbR2_JFWlOvMLjMOFtZqxDbJvFna5wWILrq2A0ZvfYuBsnIU4zmkfqCKu85oPHaARkTBAr390Bc6AGgemp5H8cYJ_vzpnC5CanKDdG52h96NiEvvCw3I/s1600/item1.size.0.0.mcalpine-04-entrance-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xJd3TnP7tzyfdEQbkZFRJ4uYbR2_JFWlOvMLjMOFtZqxDbJvFna5wWILrq2A0ZvfYuBsnIU4zmkfqCKu85oPHaARkTBAr390Bc6AGgemp5H8cYJ_vzpnC5CanKDdG52h96NiEvvCw3I/s640/item1.size.0.0.mcalpine-04-entrance-hall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A grid of photographs by Doug and Mike Stern is mounted above the fireplace in the entrance hall; the ceiling light is from <a href="http://www.spacelighting.com/">Space Lighting</a>, the Edward Wormley wing chair and ottoman are from <a href="http://www.merrillantiques.com/">Todd Merrill Antiques</a>, the curtains are of a Larsen fabric, and the carpet is by <a href="http://www.pattersonflynnmartin.com/">Patterson, Flynn and Martin</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jennifer and Billy Frist's Tennessee house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by <a href="http://www.mcalpineboothferrier.com/">McAlpine Booth and Ferrier Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by John Abernathy, <a href="http://www.daad-group.com/">DAAD</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-02/mcalpine-booth-ferrier-nashville-frist-house-slideshow#/slide=2">In a New Light</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2013). </span></div>

Spheres of Light

Sphere. Globe. Pendant. Halo. Circle of light. Circular skylight. A circle has no beginning and no end. It is perfectly at home in a seaside cottage, an historic manor, or a thoroughly modern space. Take a look . . .  "The glass spheres that make up this fixture by Bocci come in various configuratio…

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