Black Friday

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tailored. Ageless. Glamorous. Sleek. These are just a few of the adjectives used to describe black in a room. Pair black with white for a crisp, clean look. Add brass to an ebony space for a striking effect. High-gloss walls have a reflective quality - creating drama and the illusion of space. Mirrors, metallic surfaces and crystal chandeliers can help bounce the light around even more - making a small, dark room look larger. Vinyl wallcoverings, such as those offered by <a href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/" target="_blank">Phillip Jeffries</a>, create the appearance of lacquer without all the layers of paint. <a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-black-rooms?page=9" target="_blank">Interior designer Scott Yetman believes that every room should have black in it</a>, but <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">designer Stephen Shubel cautions that black, like gold leaf, should be used carefully</a>. He suggests using black in a mostly white space "<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">like the lines in a drawing . . . tying everything together</a>." <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ideas/how-to-design-room-stan-topol-0411?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Stan Topol thinks light floors are necessary with dark walls</a>, and <a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-tommy-smythes-victorian-makeover?page=8" target="_blank">Tommy Smythe uses neutral grasscloth to balance high-gloss black</a>. For inspiration, take a look . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-N0reDIRJGA5qLSHV3040_vahVx4KS3apbym11aTnT1DfcTGJcSVP22NPb60-Zx1TnWpV5SCpTMj5lju9UD3996beKokgN_Wi4Wvb8YcdDJeJA7MiZLuuU4oR8pv8KRaJyeyfYEvV6u5/s1600/white-exterior-0706_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-N0reDIRJGA5qLSHV3040_vahVx4KS3apbym11aTnT1DfcTGJcSVP22NPb60-Zx1TnWpV5SCpTMj5lju9UD3996beKokgN_Wi4Wvb8YcdDJeJA7MiZLuuU4oR8pv8KRaJyeyfYEvV6u5/s640/white-exterior-0706_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The front door of the three-story Georgian-style house in San Francisco is glossy black - very tailored."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by <a href="http://www.kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn R. Millet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/such-style-0706?click=img_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Such Style - and Kids, Too?</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0Gq5zU4PFl11UEibnR5VdscwwsxHZ7T7WRrIsBYBR_5q0pCMw3pvZJvznIfqAeMLBPO8UclZrl2OZC4NczREzG2tRb17Im5gHi1Ojbyb1RzTlagHLdw2d2YJcNU-5smaj6R9NDg4k_J7/s1600/Angele%252BParlange%252BBlue%252Bwalls%252Bblack%252Bdoors%252Bhallway%252BrIlas7Fklkwl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0Gq5zU4PFl11UEibnR5VdscwwsxHZ7T7WRrIsBYBR_5q0pCMw3pvZJvznIfqAeMLBPO8UclZrl2OZC4NczREzG2tRb17Im5gHi1Ojbyb1RzTlagHLdw2d2YJcNU-5smaj6R9NDg4k_J7/s640/Angele%252BParlange%252BBlue%252Bwalls%252Bblack%252Bdoors%252Bhallway%252BrIlas7Fklkwl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Angele] Parlange's South African chandelier creates a glowing pattern on her ceiling. 'It's like looking at a kaleidoscope,' she says. The 1940s mirrored cabinet is from a Paris flea market."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a> "Black" paint in High Gloss finish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan pied-a-terre of Angele Parlange, designer and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Creole-Thrift-Premium-Southern-Spending/dp/B000U62IF4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385529757&sr=8-1&keywords=creole+thrift" target="_blank">Creole Thrift</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Florals and styling by Robert Valley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/December+2010/jwPpZwiA55O/1#76" target="_blank">Family Tradition</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (December 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1P1NoIQTt4hpn7THGf__vB-UD5WwY2SODwRU-_bNHlmt_pY-fx5QVY-plhaJFY0dLrlEErqSLHmbVDcjRekq_gP6vKW_JElxJV0P73iTqTIEZihPmo6bS2Rx8mweifRmOhgCcKDbg1WBY/s1600/Romano-EDC-06-13-14-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1P1NoIQTt4hpn7THGf__vB-UD5WwY2SODwRU-_bNHlmt_pY-fx5QVY-plhaJFY0dLrlEErqSLHmbVDcjRekq_gP6vKW_JElxJV0P73iTqTIEZihPmo6bS2Rx8mweifRmOhgCcKDbg1WBY/s640/Romano-EDC-06-13-14-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Louis XV chairs covered in a Clarence House velvet are paired with prints by Robert Goodnough, left, and Andy Warhol, and the circa-1970 Lucite sculpture is by Vasa Mihich; doors in a glossy black by <a href="http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/" target="_blank">Fine Paints of Europe</a> lead to the entrance hall, which features a Regency mahogany hall chair and walls glazed in a custom green lacquer."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Upper East Side apartment of interior designer <a href="http://toddalexanderromano.com/" target="_blank">Todd Alexander Romano</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architects: Richard Bories and James Shearron, <a href="http://www.boriesandshearron.com/" target="_blank">Bories and Shearron</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 Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/dressed-to-the-nines#slide-5" target="_blank">Dressed to the Nines</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (June 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom7-acfCpzFU9eX2nhLc2B5qguiPHiIVWOXN4fPhJlOLLebdj8Hb0qUhoQl6DTAOhqhCh7y3amwL_MTqSWxVvq3ZUc6u45uqVgjbyHvtxTf9YvDt44O6466rR15i-ndPNaKw2JSVMKD3p/s1600/EDC090112Wearstler14-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom7-acfCpzFU9eX2nhLc2B5qguiPHiIVWOXN4fPhJlOLLebdj8Hb0qUhoQl6DTAOhqhCh7y3amwL_MTqSWxVvq3ZUc6u45uqVgjbyHvtxTf9YvDt44O6466rR15i-ndPNaKw2JSVMKD3p/s640/EDC090112Wearstler14-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the entry hall, the light fixture is vintage, and the stone sculpture is from JF Chen; the walls are painted in <a href="http://www.glidden.com/" target="_blank">Glidden</a>'s Onyx Black, the floor is patterned with three different marbles, and on the ceiling is a wall covering by SJW Studios."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mercer Island, Washington, home of Lara and Jeff Sanderson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mikkel Vang.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Celia Barbour.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/kelly-wearstler-design?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Shadow Play</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1049949022"></span>Elle Decor<span id="goog_1049949023"></span></a> (September 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRAeNctLvOggvnY_awsjYrcFdnJ18q5sLW8Ax2dy0OA_AwuUq4QbBXu82B_6fWHqemxQ5odzFuscsnBmF7NOGXEHc3GVLOglGV9gwvQAH7mm_8cbpY2ioDzPjf0xVtdWNHN5qLKovfPmM/s1600/8-tommysmythetrendhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRAeNctLvOggvnY_awsjYrcFdnJ18q5sLW8Ax2dy0OA_AwuUq4QbBXu82B_6fWHqemxQ5odzFuscsnBmF7NOGXEHc3GVLOglGV9gwvQAH7mm_8cbpY2ioDzPjf0xVtdWNHN5qLKovfPmM/s640/8-tommysmythetrendhouse.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pair glossy black walls with brass accents. The black paint's glaze finish sets the walls aglow. A brass mirror, chandelier and pillow fabric infuse the dark space with warmth."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wall color: "Jet Black" (2120-10) from <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Color Preview Collection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer: Tommy Smythe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Project Manager: Jenny Dames.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus Fergusson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-tommy-smythes-victorian-makeover?page=7" target="_blank">Tommy Smythe's Victorian Makeover</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (January 2012).</span><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQmjaM9bqrmC8laiLBO-vUiG9xciXHD53DdrXG4sstVeeaSmDFHVkdnB24-hBFMJJ1l_hb4zT1wOe89FgMPfXge8VcTz3txkKjjGnnRr9vNgMb2PpdQTP8ZHaKWwHwk3qPtLVHzUv5lEB/s1600/9-tommysmythetrendhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQmjaM9bqrmC8laiLBO-vUiG9xciXHD53DdrXG4sstVeeaSmDFHVkdnB24-hBFMJJ1l_hb4zT1wOe89FgMPfXge8VcTz3txkKjjGnnRr9vNgMb2PpdQTP8ZHaKWwHwk3qPtLVHzUv5lEB/s640/9-tommysmythetrendhouse.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Use bookshelves for customized TV storage. The backs of the shelves are covered in a neutral grasscloth wallpaper to balance the dark walls. Placing furniture in front of a bookcase creates a cozy, layered effect."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wall color: "Jet Black" (2120-10) from <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Color Preview Collection.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer: Tommy Smythe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Project Manager: Jenny Dames.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus Fergusson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-tommy-smythes-victorian-makeover?page=8" target="_blank">Tommy Smythe's Victorian Makeover</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (January 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/AVvXsEh_5sdZbyPAvnnt-ZYylrZ7Mkp-N4KTx8j9kN2yOaPYI4mW6aOojDvtmKcZW8klFw99fjonoNLxfhgmC53_GEaQcwLvra45Oaxhu9BELCawsZY96n3exevA9xh1oJjvIsniVr3wjgih-ttr/s1600/img_capecod_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5sdZbyPAvnnt-ZYylrZ7Mkp-N4KTx8j9kN2yOaPYI4mW6aOojDvtmKcZW8klFw99fjonoNLxfhgmC53_GEaQcwLvra45Oaxhu9BELCawsZY96n3exevA9xh1oJjvIsniVr3wjgih-ttr/s640/img_capecod_8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Black lacquered walls set off the crisp white woodwork in the Ishams' family room. Horizontal stripes add a fresh twist to draperies."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black paint with "Brilliant White" trim by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lance and Tracy Isham's classic shingled cottage on Cape Cod.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michael Cox and Mary Foley, Foley and Cox Interiors Inc.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Douglas E. Dick, LDA Architects.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bruce Buck.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Sandra S. Soria.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/cape-code-reconstruction_8.html" target="_blank">Cape Cod Reconstruction</a>" produced by Jenny Bradley.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9IOa7k1-rtFmMdWO0CB4VwHQnkEhNnfb52R_fV_NLIdYxf8cTGcG5gOYg5yezsB7ss6szAEoItZV4lm4OaIPmYX1vXsu1MAGa4a4Fyi_URgb0W8_ke4QdzAkaup_oeA8D7AwUvaRWJFn/s1600/Black+Paint+black+white+desk+pair+pink+chairs+UQ7efBzWXnal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9IOa7k1-rtFmMdWO0CB4VwHQnkEhNnfb52R_fV_NLIdYxf8cTGcG5gOYg5yezsB7ss6szAEoItZV4lm4OaIPmYX1vXsu1MAGa4a4Fyi_URgb0W8_ke4QdzAkaup_oeA8D7AwUvaRWJFn/s640/Black+Paint+black+white+desk+pair+pink+chairs+UQ7efBzWXnal.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The reception area's antiqued, mirrored wall panels supply reflected light to its dark, sophisticated palette. Bold, graphic lines lend definition to the interior, from the carpet's vivid pattern to the walls' painted moldings. The space features a careful balance of masculine and feminine elements, as well as a playful introduction to the lounge's chinoiserie decor."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://maison140.com/" target="_blank">Maison 140 Beverly Hills</a>, a boutique hotel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/March+April+2012/WwrNBGVtUZd/1#46" target="_blank">Continental Hideaway</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (March - April 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/AVvXsEhGtDioKfJDBMwuTA-Siuorp4j4XeoluLogUIC4hpcZcGepPU-5D7z3UzqUapZSPQDh5yhBD0ER-Ffn34MZRCrr8_qGjCCt7yEUzAlSUQgvzAXe6452e7S20gDinB33xKjihoGqsncxibs5/s1600/6-feature-shubel-0109-xlg-22939466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtDioKfJDBMwuTA-Siuorp4j4XeoluLogUIC4hpcZcGepPU-5D7z3UzqUapZSPQDh5yhBD0ER-Ffn34MZRCrr8_qGjCCt7yEUzAlSUQgvzAXe6452e7S20gDinB33xKjihoGqsncxibs5/s640/6-feature-shubel-0109-xlg-22939466.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Dark cabinetry painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Midsummer Night creates a classic Edwardian feeling in the kitchen. Spin barstools from <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/" target="_blank">Crate and Barrel</a>; light fixtures from Summer House; faucets by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeremy Samuelson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/power-of-color#slide-7" target="_blank">A California Home Shows Off the Power of Color</a>" by Mimi Reed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZdB1CRao-D5F7Tmb3hx6jG-jWjvl2vhE7zgFT4XU4FUqisyP8EXTboqfzVlbi3LSktK_AERcF7-f_RjM3iZ3rSivx_UwPCr3nYtNWvsE90q5fQR9XA2avacPtJbJils2bdFhaOS5D7Ag/s1600/photo-house-home-traditional-kitchen-jenniferworts-mgraydon-OCT10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZdB1CRao-D5F7Tmb3hx6jG-jWjvl2vhE7zgFT4XU4FUqisyP8EXTboqfzVlbi3LSktK_AERcF7-f_RjM3iZ3rSivx_UwPCr3nYtNWvsE90q5fQR9XA2avacPtJbJils2bdFhaOS5D7Ag/s640/photo-house-home-traditional-kitchen-jenniferworts-mgraydon-OCT10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Highlight select cabinet doors with contrasting paint. Sleek stainless steel detailing on the range hood puts a contemporary spin on traditional style. In this kitchen designed by Jennifer Worts, a symmetrical layout enhances the timeless appeal of Shakes-style cabinetry. Glass pendants hang like jewels over the large Calacatta marble-topped island, granting a clear view to the backsplash."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jennifer Worts, <a href="http://jenniferworts.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer Worts Design Inc.</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1123436287"></span>Glamorous Black and White Kitchen<span id="goog_1123436288"></span></a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jAxI0WUY7so2iTMhTA3c5QI1ySZ-8cPl93-qAX9IZBj4YiZHtpTkyx1daKbqn6areT9eAG4kXB8xN7K0yuuTszuOCXtFf55xSaV7AHrgb6kI-YCa7VMWiG3R8ENQVx3tA60ly0pGxQlZ/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.nate-berkus-before-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jAxI0WUY7so2iTMhTA3c5QI1ySZ-8cPl93-qAX9IZBj4YiZHtpTkyx1daKbqn6areT9eAG4kXB8xN7K0yuuTszuOCXtFf55xSaV7AHrgb6kI-YCa7VMWiG3R8ENQVx3tA60ly0pGxQlZ/s640/item9.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.nate-berkus-before-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Nate] Berkus painted the existing kitchen cabinetry a high-gloss black by <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a> and added crown molding and brass pulls; the subway-tile backsplash, Electrolux dishwasher, and marble-top island are new."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.nateberkus.com/" target="_blank">Nate Berkus</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 Samuel Cochran.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/nate-berkus-manhattan-apartment-before-after-renovation-slideshow_slideshow_After_10" target="_blank">Nate Berkus Renovates His Manhattan Duplex</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIfnR_mNwbFWzROMBvIuVgXO6Q_bcPFJJXGj-vmuDokYstpQhdBzwyRvkkfBorFGghJaCKUgmy0Qe9vs_XSw_awNXcda5ztYVwL-52MGMF-2w-uqd2fTnidgYC40iRyD98qudSzqw62JL/s1600/home-interior-design-ED1209--004-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIfnR_mNwbFWzROMBvIuVgXO6Q_bcPFJJXGj-vmuDokYstpQhdBzwyRvkkfBorFGghJaCKUgmy0Qe9vs_XSw_awNXcda5ztYVwL-52MGMF-2w-uqd2fTnidgYC40iRyD98qudSzqw62JL/s640/home-interior-design-ED1209--004-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Glossy cabinetry in the butler's hall."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Valerie Colas-Thibouville and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by <a href="http://www.milesredd.com/" target="_blank">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Dick Bories and James Shearron, <a href="http://www.boriesandshearron.com/" target="_blank">Bories and Shearron</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/home-remodeling/a-glamorous-renovation#slide-4" target="_blank">A Glamorous Renovation</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (December 2009).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQDXK-CqE5lLm0wAgekdr3y2v56dmna0jbTPLooJwRuij7u911QQiLnmMgCMQA9x-QlxfV0kbAa7mHGlwaPIDOveC-W2tV9SQ6WDEMkQQomFjH7ZlMHEnbDYUD5D262UASajrapKy60nH/s1600/kitchen-cabinet-0406_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQDXK-CqE5lLm0wAgekdr3y2v56dmna0jbTPLooJwRuij7u911QQiLnmMgCMQA9x-QlxfV0kbAa7mHGlwaPIDOveC-W2tV9SQ6WDEMkQQomFjH7ZlMHEnbDYUD5D262UASajrapKy60nH/s640/kitchen-cabinet-0406_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A collapsible fireman's ladder hooks onto the stainless-steel rail for easy access to the top shelves. Black cabinets in the kitchen offer simplicity and sleekness. They're also a perfect backdrop to display an all-white collection [old Wedgwood and ironstone that belonged to designer Mallory Marshall's mother and grandmother]. Designer Mallory Marshall's kitchen in Maine features these mahogany cabinets finished in black to match her favorite piece in her husband's glass collection: a black bowl by <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/11/dale-chihuly-at-virginia-museum-of-fine.html" target="_blank">Dale Chihuly</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maine home of designer Mallory Marshall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Moss.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-maine-0406#slide-3" target="_blank">Glowing Simplicity in Penobscot, Maine</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2006).</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/AVvXsEgCLnwaznOxnq2_xq0bi4Pbw9IaLsJWzWTii1tIvV-cA7Pa4LroMFC-5z6jLQc8QytDua2bcjlQ0aqV9AGGoY3RI9-P4qaZDZEA75H3l9Z3hVyfEKI5BdhlMTUdxtCmc7mZW6d0gUB-PI5x/s1600/01-hbx-high-gloss-black-kitchen-cabinets-tobin-0513-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLnwaznOxnq2_xq0bi4Pbw9IaLsJWzWTii1tIvV-cA7Pa4LroMFC-5z6jLQc8QytDua2bcjlQ0aqV9AGGoY3RI9-P4qaZDZEA75H3l9Z3hVyfEKI5BdhlMTUdxtCmc7mZW6d0gUB-PI5x/s640/01-hbx-high-gloss-black-kitchen-cabinets-tobin-0513-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A crystal chandelier and high-gloss kitchen cabinets painted <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Pitch Black 'remind me of Paris apartments and grand French style,' [designer and homeowner Tobi] Tobin says."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tobi Tobin's Hollywood Hills farmhouse.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://tobitobin.com/" target="_blank">Tobi Tobin</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn R. Millet.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Lisa Cregan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/modern-farmhouse-design-ideas-0513#slide-2" target="_blank">Light and Reflection</a>" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2013).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9mA1oVD1s1VSHeEerwKJyXCFkJXWE1dChBmgQukvZEI80ovKh1WyYiPB6YT1A_KgPw7fMsD_kvcRBhuSJnygtEMtd553pwEQvawi4QCtnYU252AUFfTNXp9LxZ8NUL7Gk4EvnYgLkmx0/s1600/04-hbx-shell-collection-tobin-0513-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9mA1oVD1s1VSHeEerwKJyXCFkJXWE1dChBmgQukvZEI80ovKh1WyYiPB6YT1A_KgPw7fMsD_kvcRBhuSJnygtEMtd553pwEQvawi4QCtnYU252AUFfTNXp9LxZ8NUL7Gk4EvnYgLkmx0/s640/04-hbx-shell-collection-tobin-0513-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An assortment of shells adds a natural element to the breakfast room."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tobi Tobin's Hollywood Hills farmhouse.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://tobitobin.com/" target="_blank">Tobi Tobin</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn R. Millet.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Lisa Cregan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/modern-farmhouse-design-ideas-0513#slide-5" target="_blank">Light and Reflection</a>" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2013).</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQ6MB8InVCbbA7X5HWQEqhuwSeR4hvTxQblab2vCaz_RrCJz7J0WfXCz87E33E4TBaQTvqzPbjujWgRWdZF_XNFgB-Giw6vW6SmkNYB-qHSuZSq8_U935oMgftLGwzCQPb8w5HpcEwWin/s1600/shellsNO08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQ6MB8InVCbbA7X5HWQEqhuwSeR4hvTxQblab2vCaz_RrCJz7J0WfXCz87E33E4TBaQTvqzPbjujWgRWdZF_XNFgB-Giw6vW6SmkNYB-qHSuZSq8_U935oMgftLGwzCQPb8w5HpcEwWin/s640/shellsNO08.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Crystal vases feature shells, rather than Christmas ornaments, layering freshness and character into a traditional living room. Black lampshades and a miniature juniper tree look particularly striking on a black and gilt console table."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus McRitchie.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-christmas-decorating?page=48" target="_blank">Christmas Decorating Ideas</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIVvmj3icL5P_AbbL06KqEbtqrd0hvY9SnLvpaaAo7_k4MQf6z3iwkNKZ4fEUSPW1ENPS2QIfGpF7bqoHF0JTRb0uhvJdvi45G4r-tkP2VxBGQAjJO9-FYJjvZJ9ihlrfa-aKigpwJKoj/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0103-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIVvmj3icL5P_AbbL06KqEbtqrd0hvY9SnLvpaaAo7_k4MQf6z3iwkNKZ4fEUSPW1ENPS2QIfGpF7bqoHF0JTRb0uhvJdvi45G4r-tkP2VxBGQAjJO9-FYJjvZJ9ihlrfa-aKigpwJKoj/s640/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0103-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A print of a painting by Sir Alfred Munnings is displayed above a tray-top table in the library; the crystal decanters were flea-market finds."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Moon Stone Farm, the Lexington, Kentucky, retreat of </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-7" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">At Home with Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009). </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkySZWXQiu1wxZFNiJsokGCj0qQwEGOmJJBm6OiatlfTiFW2cE76682DOJNuPQfvQ3elDmNishq1bMOzk66ywpweUjga3xwy0xwg_oHHiUqvbnJO1L19UUCMyf-WL1JY1QSLg4fzcI7Ozk/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/AVvXsEhkySZWXQiu1wxZFNiJsokGCj0qQwEGOmJJBm6OiatlfTiFW2cE76682DOJNuPQfvQ3elDmNishq1bMOzk66ywpweUjga3xwy0xwg_oHHiUqvbnJO1L19UUCMyf-WL1JY1QSLg4fzcI7Ozk/s640/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0098-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"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 <a href="http://www.hermes.com/index_us.html" target="_blank">Hermes</a>, and the napkins are by <a href="http://www.leontinelinens.com/" target="_blank">Leontine Linens</a>."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Moon Stone Farm, the Lexington, Kentucky, retreat of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-6" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">At Home with Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pOHMCAwFRpgzCU5q54kFaxzFpgr7gi78HBkSEf4724bPmAGSVL36KqCOshx0PKc9xiXNnIf_s5o2KdpzfP1ETdZ4DQ4WzHdUg4z544uKTKc96yZuBwsfEgM8uDQbTzGe0Vv1pyX0iEu3/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0097-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pOHMCAwFRpgzCU5q54kFaxzFpgr7gi78HBkSEf4724bPmAGSVL36KqCOshx0PKc9xiXNnIf_s5o2KdpzfP1ETdZ4DQ4WzHdUg4z544uKTKc96yZuBwsfEgM8uDQbTzGe0Vv1pyX0iEu3/s640/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0097-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"The dining room's rock-crystal chandelier is suspended above a table by <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a> painted black and surrounded by 1940s chairs that originally came from Churchill Downs; the monogrammed napkins are by <a href="http://www.leontinelinens.com/" target="_blank">Leontine Linens</a>, the candelabra lamps are from Mumbai, and the 19th-century console is Swedish."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Moon Stone Farm, the Lexington, Kentucky, retreat of </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-5" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">At Home with Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTsJzVSq_DQPLnQTSur28cy46-BgoBWaOUsh_fUyYf4AHsjSJrW0Mdj7BWq8_3idlOCCVIivqrxepmRNcsYm2RTVkz1fh_EyVHVZxNMfiN3ltpdJ3mJcE-KCyv9CtbVRmtYnwAReWvch7/s1600/library-dark-chandelier-0710-kaihoi-04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTsJzVSq_DQPLnQTSur28cy46-BgoBWaOUsh_fUyYf4AHsjSJrW0Mdj7BWq8_3idlOCCVIivqrxepmRNcsYm2RTVkz1fh_EyVHVZxNMfiN3ltpdJ3mJcE-KCyv9CtbVRmtYnwAReWvch7/s640/library-dark-chandelier-0710-kaihoi-04-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[David] Kaihoi built the floor-to-ceiling bookcase himself and painted it high-gloss Black by <a href="http://www.finepaintsofeurope.com/" target="_blank">Fine Paints of Europe</a>. The floor, painted to mimic a rug, is Hale Navy and White Down, both by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>. 'Big furniture makes a small room seem grander,' says Kaihoi."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">East Village, New York City, apartment of David Kaihoi, his wife Monique Simard, and their daughter.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by David Kaihoi.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/small-apartment-decorating-0710?click=main_sr#slide-4" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Living Big in a One-Bedroom</a>" interview by Barbara King.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2010).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRkkCyp9pPNqUk5Uj_Mz5-UT2aJp4Vuqvab1nHjU6ierh5NZGc8vfIfiwNm97xGWE1ASY6JrWX9Zx5s2bI2wRBq6Pwh6G0WKndSbFY_WZs7Opxnvo20UjXkqJQhB90wHFFpcwaCvCFe_U/s1600/southern-1-0909-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRkkCyp9pPNqUk5Uj_Mz5-UT2aJp4Vuqvab1nHjU6ierh5NZGc8vfIfiwNm97xGWE1ASY6JrWX9Zx5s2bI2wRBq6Pwh6G0WKndSbFY_WZs7Opxnvo20UjXkqJQhB90wHFFpcwaCvCFe_U/s640/southern-1-0909-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a Houston house with Georgian bones and siren allure, the drama begins in a foyer swathed in <a href="http://www.phillipjeffries.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Phillip Jeffries</a>’s Lacquered Walls in Eyeliner — a long-lasting vinyl that mimics lacquer and 'fools everyone,' says interior designer Rob Southern. For theatrical contrast, the shield-back English hall chairs are painted <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>’s White Dove."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Rob Southern.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/bold-houston-design?click=main_sr#slide-1" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Bold and Dramatic Colors in a Houston Home</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0m5OARwhvBFrwUweLlzf9ijBvao0-IeIcKg9jDAnVIngi2OB-o8XsxwD4qGCQwB2QG1I6XaJkYZMD6y_iLfN0FZX23EowVDc3BCwVwRo8Q87UliM7hAM1i0oefDIsFHtpC_lpcM_IASk/s1600/hbx-topol-0511-black-sitting-area-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0m5OARwhvBFrwUweLlzf9ijBvao0-IeIcKg9jDAnVIngi2OB-o8XsxwD4qGCQwB2QG1I6XaJkYZMD6y_iLfN0FZX23EowVDc3BCwVwRo8Q87UliM7hAM1i0oefDIsFHtpC_lpcM_IASk/s640/hbx-topol-0511-black-sitting-area-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I don't like painted Sheetrock, and white walls are sterile. This black patent wallpaper is glamorous and makes the walls disappear. I like light floors with dark walls. The floor reflects the light shining down on it and pops it back up.' " Said by interior designer <a href="http://www.stantopol.com/" target="_blank">Stan Topol</a> regarding the design of his office.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The black patent wallcovering is Rigo by Sancar.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ideas/how-to-design-room-stan-topol-0411?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Stan Topol's Anatomy of a Room</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHKYDdNST67E_nn8yxVdM2E3QqwFQI0ED418lduLFLC9nVgithOA72-wT_NMgF6gr8suhnWlt8nLlKdTut_lAZG13-t3ip-uHjcNQZPkTHZHnm8GPHCNDKxU-lmtNTmg6af4pqTfYJkgy/s1600/project_08_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHKYDdNST67E_nn8yxVdM2E3QqwFQI0ED418lduLFLC9nVgithOA72-wT_NMgF6gr8suhnWlt8nLlKdTut_lAZG13-t3ip-uHjcNQZPkTHZHnm8GPHCNDKxU-lmtNTmg6af4pqTfYJkgy/s640/project_08_14.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In his 'moody and eclectic' bedroom, [Stephen] Shubel mounted flea-market finds against a black wall. <a href="http://www.deborahbowness.com/shop/us/artists-collection/genuine-fake-books" target="_blank">Genuine Fake Books wallpaper by Deborah Bowness</a> creates the illusion of more space. Comforter and striped pillowcases, <a href="http://www.westelm.com/" target="_blank">West Elm</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior designer Stephen Shubel's 1,450-square-foot California cottage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"California Cottage" produced by Doretta Sperduto.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July/August 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOWIf7RMizJNO9ERQ8TrYQBVUaanydJHwJB8-SkdgyUG_U2dKwkRYO1kbhSSeEGCud-ggRn9AgK3P22yb-gyhjxDMx-tPTa0mC_-IB2hsUrc-Sq1ynaGF7yRESBPTawoUIYpDn9VlknUb/s1600/04-hbx-hidden-washer-and-dryer-pojani-0913-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOWIf7RMizJNO9ERQ8TrYQBVUaanydJHwJB8-SkdgyUG_U2dKwkRYO1kbhSSeEGCud-ggRn9AgK3P22yb-gyhjxDMx-tPTa0mC_-IB2hsUrc-Sq1ynaGF7yRESBPTawoUIYpDn9VlknUb/s640/04-hbx-hidden-washer-and-dryer-pojani-0913-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The washer and dryer are tucked into cupboards painted in <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Black Latex Chalkboard paint. Basaltina floor time by Rondine."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andrew and Yvonne Pojani's bathroom in a 1900s Southborough, Massachusetts, farmhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Andrew and Yvonne Pojani.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/rustic-country-bathroom-decor-0913#slide-4" target="_blank">Bath of the Month</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2013). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxPGOSxGMBhOir5D-OacSHfnVW89-nuOqlj7qoOZPleqY48LeAKk2COM7APOcsfVnoKjpEoOlfjIon8kfe9teLiz0xzuHqrziUIhCJfFrNENl2bpFvp0YIhtvmAGkrAABjlDawI0gYn4H/s1600/ss_102083219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxPGOSxGMBhOir5D-OacSHfnVW89-nuOqlj7qoOZPleqY48LeAKk2COM7APOcsfVnoKjpEoOlfjIon8kfe9teLiz0xzuHqrziUIhCJfFrNENl2bpFvp0YIhtvmAGkrAABjlDawI0gYn4H/s640/ss_102083219.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[The room is] centered on a black-and-white pedestal table. Bold black-striped fabric used for Roman shades and a credenza table skirt repeat the color theme, while warm maple chairs soften the mood. For a dash of drama, window trim, base, and crown moldings were painted gloss black. 'It pops against the eggshell-finish white walls,' [designer L. Jonathan] Savage says."</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">O'More College of Design Showhouse in Franklin, Tennessee.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by L. Jonathan Savage, <a href="http://www.ljonathansavage.com/" target="_blank">Savage Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/charming-southern-showhouse_ss11.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Living on Campus</a>" written by Amy Elbert.</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a> (July - August 2013). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwgX22Ty51BsUoKtsXc5dPRBCzAXARmn9PGEEt-z33H9lx3lpYsAxt1owoB4TKpO7LZjrlW9to4hoTCycMzdV2DyGQdUGEhiS-X-OHVcqyCi88eki9kDrB_bRwWKqiQYTwWKYdfbapGow/s1600/nov11-yetman-diningroom-besthomes2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwgX22Ty51BsUoKtsXc5dPRBCzAXARmn9PGEEt-z33H9lx3lpYsAxt1owoB4TKpO7LZjrlW9to4hoTCycMzdV2DyGQdUGEhiS-X-OHVcqyCi88eki9kDrB_bRwWKqiQYTwWKYdfbapGow/s640/nov11-yetman-diningroom-besthomes2011.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mix modern and traditional to keep the look current. Interior designer Scott Yetman believes that every room should have black in it. . . . In the dining room, a contemporary light fixture combines with a Regency-style table and repro white chairs upholstered with black leather and blue gingham fabric."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quebec holiday home of Scott Yetman and Jean Michel Lavoie.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Scott Yetman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Monic Richard.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-black-rooms?page=9" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Black Rooms</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEajVz7Z3Pv327vVhIswPDZ5QB4OoKQzUvJ8AYnOoxtuvHo15P3jozt1V0DcwxZPWZ-COP9pnBACrz0NbVeqLSOwo2J6mVS6WJUZdz8vbZDYISHCkrVZ3v4my0X_Cuq9db0sHBtQZwHmC5/s1600/ss_102112830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEajVz7Z3Pv327vVhIswPDZ5QB4OoKQzUvJ8AYnOoxtuvHo15P3jozt1V0DcwxZPWZ-COP9pnBACrz0NbVeqLSOwo2J6mVS6WJUZdz8vbZDYISHCkrVZ3v4my0X_Cuq9db0sHBtQZwHmC5/s640/ss_102112830.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Anita Phipps chose black-and-white stripes to enrich the walls of the men's half bath off the main hall. She played up the original checkered-tile floor by dressing windows in a complementary woven fabric. Next, she transformed an antique gold frame into a statement mirror. A black chandelier echoes the existing black pedestal sink."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black paint: "Tricorn Black" by <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cream paint: "Hemp" by <a href="http://www.c2paint.com/" target="_blank">C2 Paint</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tudor-style manor house built in 1930 in Greensboro, North Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Anita Phipps, <a href="http://www.aphippsdesigns.com/" target="_blank">A. Phipps Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler and Peter Rymwid.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/showhouse-Adamsleigh_ss11.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Showhouse at Adamsleigh</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" written by Clara Haneberg and Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div>

Black Friday

Tailored. Ageless. Glamorous. Sleek. These are just a few of the adjectives used to describe black in a room. Pair black with white for a crisp, clean look. Add brass to an ebony space for a striking effect. High-gloss walls have a reflective quality - creating drama and the illusion of space. Mirro…

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Blue Christmas

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green and red may be the traditional Christmas colors, but sometimes a home needs a different holiday palette. Blue, green, silver and white can add elegant touches of festive cheer while complementing an interior's year-round decor. By placing ornaments, magnolia leaves or white flowers in blue-and-white Chinese bowls and vases, one can celebrate the season in a simple yet stunningly lovely manner. Greenery mixed with pears, pine cones or citrus highlights the beauty of nature. Take a look at these photos for inspiration . . .     </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/AVvXsEht3ocJMcOLooTtCTVzfC7r8dmxr8huDXS6u7lGGnlxkml1SEzE-d4_0-JrxSLMahHA0O0hd-QHBrkSdFTZzBXOAGtItDrXPKm5-61-zmkU_FrQR0RmNnEcLlQcAXUgMjMm7uZQ0M4uVae7/s1600/101558483_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3ocJMcOLooTtCTVzfC7r8dmxr8huDXS6u7lGGnlxkml1SEzE-d4_0-JrxSLMahHA0O0hd-QHBrkSdFTZzBXOAGtItDrXPKm5-61-zmkU_FrQR0RmNnEcLlQcAXUgMjMm7uZQ0M4uVae7/s640/101558483_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Instead of a floral centerpiece, [interior decorator Barry] Dixon filled a large bowl with art glass ornaments nestled in magnolia leaves." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blair House, the president's official guesthouse for foreign heads of state visiting Washington. D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holiday decor by interior decorator <a href="http://www.barrydixon.com/" target="_blank">Barry Dixon</a> and floral designer Barbara Hamilton of <a href="http://www.ociana.net/" target="_blank">The Ociana Group</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/blair-house-christmas_ss6.html" target="_blank">Decorating: A Capital Christmas</a>" text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvWmmaeD9dDKZQ85USmYP1LfgMIkEG7YknDFZFSfe0TTDZqXPrMGBygRGbsMzNDWQJoIFEv_UAlYJBeYbCPCT5O-pmYWHjHGWGNWATejem1RssPjLuq-mElSni4Yx_pLAGjKocVlK6rBQ/s1600/101558458_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvWmmaeD9dDKZQ85USmYP1LfgMIkEG7YknDFZFSfe0TTDZqXPrMGBygRGbsMzNDWQJoIFEv_UAlYJBeYbCPCT5O-pmYWHjHGWGNWATejem1RssPjLuq-mElSni4Yx_pLAGjKocVlK6rBQ/s640/101558458_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An overscale wreath is dotted with edible treats - apples, lemons, and nuts - as well as Hyperium berries and osage oranges."</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blair House, the president's official guesthouse for foreign heads of state visiting Washington. D.C.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holiday decor by interior decorator <a href="http://www.barrydixon.com/" target="_blank">Barry Dixon</a> and floral designer Barbara Hamilton of <a href="http://www.ociana.net/" target="_blank">The Ociana Group</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/blair-house-christmas_ss9.html" target="_blank">Decorating: A Capital Christmas</a>" text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH20DZuiiWxlUHhq0poyinD8NutTSLjK8lNHlXs4Te1dYYka2lo9JwYrIZePJgMBnIaOuv8rxkgAjckLWw6K6jdzejkvohCjgJEISdnKsmas330pX5WwzkLlktYPoF08cZYLc86SmXJGd5/s1600/101558481_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH20DZuiiWxlUHhq0poyinD8NutTSLjK8lNHlXs4Te1dYYka2lo9JwYrIZePJgMBnIaOuv8rxkgAjckLWw6K6jdzejkvohCjgJEISdnKsmas330pX5WwzkLlktYPoF08cZYLc86SmXJGd5/s640/101558481_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Victorian beadwork and antique ornaments adorn a small tree."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blair House, the president's official guesthouse for foreign heads of state visiting Washington. D.C.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holiday decor by interior decorator <a href="http://www.barrydixon.com/" target="_blank">Barry Dixon</a> and floral designer Barbara Hamilton of <a href="http://www.ociana.net/" target="_blank">The Ociana Group</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/blair-house-christmas_ss8.html" target="_blank">Decorating: A Capital Christmas</a>" text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4t7BiNMBxdO9NI3TN5BtVLGRr-tjz1lAA3eNtzlT0bzsdzOcx_rOvE0eErjNxSXimzEgDYZiVs2xuUbrLJFXJHKWCxiPnjhQE9rGtcll4cxdNU2_E6Lgssj7z7ZdOUJ05TcfZgSlf3Ar/s1600/BarbPurdyboots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4t7BiNMBxdO9NI3TN5BtVLGRr-tjz1lAA3eNtzlT0bzsdzOcx_rOvE0eErjNxSXimzEgDYZiVs2xuUbrLJFXJHKWCxiPnjhQE9rGtcll4cxdNU2_E6Lgssj7z7ZdOUJ05TcfZgSlf3Ar/s640/BarbPurdyboots.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bring robust outdoor-style arrangements inside to flank a pretty doorway. Tall containers lend grandeur and keep balsam and cedar boughs out of the way of pets."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Barbara Purdy, <a href="http://barbarapurdydesign.com/" target="_blank">Barbara Purdy Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/give-your-home-holiday-makeunder?page=10" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Give Your Home a Holiday Makeunder</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXlaZSJF7GNLd7G87v7JkF7o8-7K1ASHF3jWXl7xh9KKcT7zNylYlKGdHcjGgSdsJmnn75RjHdMcRj0zkV_-GQoX5mW4dEjMynKnXLpSXVfT4aGfndn56eQ9iCTYgmECvG6-MpQOn2vL9/s1600/101180768_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXlaZSJF7GNLd7G87v7JkF7o8-7K1ASHF3jWXl7xh9KKcT7zNylYlKGdHcjGgSdsJmnn75RjHdMcRj0zkV_-GQoX5mW4dEjMynKnXLpSXVfT4aGfndn56eQ9iCTYgmECvG6-MpQOn2vL9/s640/101180768_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Placed in front of a mirror against gorgeous wallpaper, a small tree provides a classic holiday touch."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/decorating-christmas-trees_ss47.html" target="_blank">Decorating: Christmas Trees!</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIpsJT4WFJGluz-MlcXj5m4kXTl4hyphenhyphenCTJ1ClwT7CFyTBQziVDxTPN9OTJwTMaKUvIFk6OzSAuha36cYEGQrdOFejmv34vyMjrUIbTspoMfGHRuikogkSG9R1kbTQTNR395XNPD4rnCMrH/s1600/3-sendus-1208-xlg-57302786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIpsJT4WFJGluz-MlcXj5m4kXTl4hyphenhyphenCTJ1ClwT7CFyTBQziVDxTPN9OTJwTMaKUvIFk6OzSAuha36cYEGQrdOFejmv34vyMjrUIbTspoMfGHRuikogkSG9R1kbTQTNR395XNPD4rnCMrH/s640/3-sendus-1208-xlg-57302786.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I'm from New Orleans, and once, after a hurricane, my mother gathered the fallen magnolia leaves and preserved them in glycerine until Christmas. We painted them gold. I grew up loving the glitz of Christmas, and this tree, in my house in Los Angeles, reflects it. It holds all the blown-glass ornaments my husband and I collected in the early years of our marriage, glass beads, and the glitter-and-feather concoctions of our daughters.' "  Christmas tree and home of interior designer <a href="http://suzannerheinstein.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Rheinstein</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/christmas-tree-decoration-ideas-pictures-1208?click=img_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas</a>" by Shax Riegler.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (December 2008).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9_-LgDdoGmeALNsWaXtPCieNYVgpjj3V9QPMY1NTQa8FeZDf2l3ZeZmxNvX9s6Y2_D43ef95oR45LqP02roohICjl5_7KYUGz-rCHXB7d7QT_kBPqWMu6HNskYvvHFbGUti8VwBXaFSj/s1600/101546140_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9_-LgDdoGmeALNsWaXtPCieNYVgpjj3V9QPMY1NTQa8FeZDf2l3ZeZmxNvX9s6Y2_D43ef95oR45LqP02roohICjl5_7KYUGz-rCHXB7d7QT_kBPqWMu6HNskYvvHFbGUti8VwBXaFSj/s640/101546140_ss.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique Chinese porcelain and holiday garlands adorn the fireplace mantel by <a href="http://chesneys.com/page.aspx" target="_blank">Chesney's</a>."</span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chelsea apartment of Manhattan designer Christopher Hyland.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Christopher Hyland, <a href="http://www.christopherhyland.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Christopher Hyland Inc.</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/apartment-decorating-christmas_ss15.html" target="_blank">Visions of Sugarplums</a>" </span>produced by Ann McVicker.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXD1lnxT0bvOAs3-h0FT0UxHTwCKkZK6oeJjOVLB8cBOdXx6QxM5tHCmydapm4xdKPMEqrRUxBk13GCCv3fhvYNyM0M3qjkvsrOVp3JbJOyaLyilMRwDc6FEuLIpAxW2QgfCbOcUGKImPe/s1600/VER-CHINOISERIE-TABLESCAPE-NOVDEC-2011-LGN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXD1lnxT0bvOAs3-h0FT0UxHTwCKkZK6oeJjOVLB8cBOdXx6QxM5tHCmydapm4xdKPMEqrRUxBk13GCCv3fhvYNyM0M3qjkvsrOVp3JbJOyaLyilMRwDc6FEuLIpAxW2QgfCbOcUGKImPe/s640/VER-CHINOISERIE-TABLESCAPE-NOVDEC-2011-LGN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique Italian chandelier and Swedish table, both Vintage Living/Lisa Luby Ryan. Delft and Chinese export vessels. Goblets, Waterford. Flatware, Reed and Barton. China, Hutschenreuther. Napkin, Anichini. Flowers, Randy Wenz of Avant Garden."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan, <a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Vintage Living</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by Frank S. Ryburn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric George Dines.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/blue-and-white-porcelain?click=pp&click=main_sr#slide-27" target="_blank">Season's Greenery</a>"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (November - December 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu8DW7TlSFfhPiPCgzj0bUeV9i13WxyaNF0wuwyDO53k_kGr1oY8vnYyL6ZeQZDJxMYf6CiGyf60IKJeJtlgHnnz1vPpMr5Wir20OQG944WBd0X4598VkzfbogXHFWBOTC3PVsPPRdhUc/s1600/BlogPamelaPierceChristmas5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu8DW7TlSFfhPiPCgzj0bUeV9i13WxyaNF0wuwyDO53k_kGr1oY8vnYyL6ZeQZDJxMYf6CiGyf60IKJeJtlgHnnz1vPpMr5Wir20OQG944WBd0X4598VkzfbogXHFWBOTC3PVsPPRdhUc/s640/BlogPamelaPierceChristmas5.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas, home for a family of six.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The designer tempered typical dining room formality by using a pear-filled faience pot as a centerpiece and arranging posies of roses in silver hotel pitchers." </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tailor-Made Trimmings" by Lydia Somerville.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2003).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioebEarJEGk3EmgOp_hCflEngeqbjHNLA8dET0S1UEUkFky3OUj45Iykzw8UAW-Yqqn4tZGgyP2i6lr8aL-SEtFJ1QJy_IktgJG3PIysQZq8fAFzg5CPDg-7INPPrRnWP8FZKazJ5PO1T0/s1600/VER-ELEGANT-HOLIDAY-DECOR-IDEAS-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioebEarJEGk3EmgOp_hCflEngeqbjHNLA8dET0S1UEUkFky3OUj45Iykzw8UAW-Yqqn4tZGgyP2i6lr8aL-SEtFJ1QJy_IktgJG3PIysQZq8fAFzg5CPDg-7INPPrRnWP8FZKazJ5PO1T0/s640/VER-ELEGANT-HOLIDAY-DECOR-IDEAS-5.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Draped dinnerware."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/elegant-holiday-decorating-ideas#slide-21" target="_blank">The Archives: Holiday Decor</a>" by Sarah Bray.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (November - December 2012).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL0-E-GrR7nZgI8h0hTBxZmV4X7uhrarff1FSDBo1Y4cVbNtDzgMOHQGZb6WK-Ags-unVaH8x4ocNCxc9E5lM07o8NFRf7LcF1MZziS1xSikR1subdzCumkgeLS12OKONKgerjIBzJk-u/s1600/VER-ELEGANT-HOLIDAY-DECOR-IDEAS-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL0-E-GrR7nZgI8h0hTBxZmV4X7uhrarff1FSDBo1Y4cVbNtDzgMOHQGZb6WK-Ags-unVaH8x4ocNCxc9E5lM07o8NFRf7LcF1MZziS1xSikR1subdzCumkgeLS12OKONKgerjIBzJk-u/s640/VER-ELEGANT-HOLIDAY-DECOR-IDEAS-11.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fresh limes and pine."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/elegant-holiday-decorating-ideas#slide-15" target="_blank">The Archives: Holiday Decor</a>" by Sarah Bray.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (November - December 2012).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8ywigNX_5i-LCi3fthhtAqXTwqTKe29rEm_WYmvB-dFvV2VSs9R5LxzTVsiFHDKdVTdcv_3gpcSDm_iz9d48Jjp0cLH5qYCqHGHRC8q6Wz23CHiLbALHXkTmHl4yEBc2BxowCXA_EbUC/s1600/VER-ELEGANT-HOLIDAY-DECOR-IDEAS-2008-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8ywigNX_5i-LCi3fthhtAqXTwqTKe29rEm_WYmvB-dFvV2VSs9R5LxzTVsiFHDKdVTdcv_3gpcSDm_iz9d48Jjp0cLH5qYCqHGHRC8q6Wz23CHiLbALHXkTmHl4yEBc2BxowCXA_EbUC/s640/VER-ELEGANT-HOLIDAY-DECOR-IDEAS-2008-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Federal sideboard. French 19th-c. mirror. Sconces with shield shades, 1940s, from Buster Keaton estate. Pagoda lanterns. Pine boughs with antique chrome balls and silver and glass grape ornaments."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-10" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLpyfRrP2eqofMb-QH4sukWjSkhKB38P1X3P7MMt9SDOqsdUjrDfjDSg-PHoKme_zWVZ_k1AvZMf0EgdTjlG9Trm9mGKLeRpDKUGXuub-gvwkVuR-UgvT6cU0345UHKeRknPaXidtgwMw/s1600/VER-ELEGANT-HOLIDAY-DECOR-IDEAS-2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLpyfRrP2eqofMb-QH4sukWjSkhKB38P1X3P7MMt9SDOqsdUjrDfjDSg-PHoKme_zWVZ_k1AvZMf0EgdTjlG9Trm9mGKLeRpDKUGXuub-gvwkVuR-UgvT6cU0345UHKeRknPaXidtgwMw/s640/VER-ELEGANT-HOLIDAY-DECOR-IDEAS-2008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Louis XVI-inspired chairs, with silver handles, designed by [Mary] McDonald. Garlands and gilded grapes on 19th-c. French chandelier. Royal Crown Derby dinnerware and vintage English fine bone china."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-11" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXO8KTiLxkNOYRf1xH_PRtLygIbkZlqVWsUQbljl1lNxDvy6u6Fesroo5RS6JoHtnd0GlIREQSLtLAwIKkQlC8dZYYCQF0zarcmKvh5mtGV39fw70Tqws70PB0XDdwAgd9l-BX9XrgcQ9D/s1600/101676918_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXO8KTiLxkNOYRf1xH_PRtLygIbkZlqVWsUQbljl1lNxDvy6u6Fesroo5RS6JoHtnd0GlIREQSLtLAwIKkQlC8dZYYCQF0zarcmKvh5mtGV39fw70Tqws70PB0XDdwAgd9l-BX9XrgcQ9D/s640/101676918_p.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In [the] dining room, spruce, bay leaf and eucalyptus cuttings from the home's gardens in stone urn." Pedestal by Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-9" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdjtg-ZRWIrnhlH2k_72Wu70NPkjWGe4o4iXfA5MUDrmPPsLJBlwDrzUCOjALNYT3CZFtFkuHGFJ6DeQW0bp2IxmO8M27Is9Uh3TLJGNBSzfHxgeWl7bAtJHXoz126GPEdnieojwzGHOC/s1600/ss_101861912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdjtg-ZRWIrnhlH2k_72Wu70NPkjWGe4o4iXfA5MUDrmPPsLJBlwDrzUCOjALNYT3CZFtFkuHGFJ6DeQW0bp2IxmO8M27Is9Uh3TLJGNBSzfHxgeWl7bAtJHXoz126GPEdnieojwzGHOC/s640/ss_101861912.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Multiple-paned windows flanking the door add to the home's 1930s-vintage charm. The simplicity of the front-door wreath trimmed with silver ribbon is echoes throughout the home's interiors."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nickel plating applied to former brass door hardware: <a href="http://www.weaverhardware.com/" target="_blank">W.T. Weaver and Sons</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Pennsylvania-style fieldstone farmhouse near the nation's capital.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design: Frank Babb Randolph, Frank Babb Randolph Interior.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Christian Zapatka, <a href="http://www.christianzapatka.com/" target="_blank">Christian Zapatka Architect</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/white-christmas-lovely-virginia-home_ss14.html" target="_blank">White Christmas: Lovely Virginia Home</a>" produced by Susan Stiles Dowell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2udztBUHEdITiFikJ-npvYS6ysyj0f4YkHpOzE16_IZjJJze9a7_PkGE3zEA9yKJJTuxHuPiYV9BUW-aXirlEqFbCRl2IbHuFxwDCLqqnzboyGmocvks5oaA6enH9TbJoYIGmShNC5LM/s1600/ss_101861897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2udztBUHEdITiFikJ-npvYS6ysyj0f4YkHpOzE16_IZjJJze9a7_PkGE3zEA9yKJJTuxHuPiYV9BUW-aXirlEqFbCRl2IbHuFxwDCLqqnzboyGmocvks5oaA6enH9TbJoYIGmShNC5LM/s640/ss_101861897.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A snowy neoclassical palette ensures a white Christmas every year in this Virginia home."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Pennsylvania-style fieldstone farmhouse near the nation's capital.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design: Frank Babb Randolph, Frank Babb Randolph Interior.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Christian Zapatka, <a href="http://www.christianzapatka.com/" target="_blank">Christian Zapatka Architect</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/white-christmas-lovely-virginia-home_ss1.html" target="_blank">White Christmas: Lovely Virginia Home</a>" produced by Susan Stiles Dowell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Pntc0sJ4gN2w7cdjv5tHjwt_LEuBuc96NezRUJgj3DQXFkO4mnglJ8i8lm7q9CLZ4ryprYfAShySAMo2oMGtEamNqRyvyfapmVe_rJRVX1SeVCwzbe_hvx1wktcdw0e5zpOwwhFW_xcy/s1600/ss_101861905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Pntc0sJ4gN2w7cdjv5tHjwt_LEuBuc96NezRUJgj3DQXFkO4mnglJ8i8lm7q9CLZ4ryprYfAShySAMo2oMGtEamNqRyvyfapmVe_rJRVX1SeVCwzbe_hvx1wktcdw0e5zpOwwhFW_xcy/s640/ss_101861905.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In this inviting room, a period Swedish ottoman joins a Holly Hunt sofa sprinkled with pillows covered in a pretty Schumacher floral for quiet color."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Pennsylvania-style fieldstone farmhouse near the nation's capital.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design: Frank Babb Randolph, Frank Babb Randolph Interior.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Christian Zapatka, <a href="http://www.christianzapatka.com/" target="_blank">Christian Zapatka Architect</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/white-christmas-lovely-virginia-home_ss16.html" target="_blank">White Christmas: Lovely Virginia Home</a>" produced by Susan Stiles Dowell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64cEzGYSWx0CcK_IYuWXl1U_vsGWyQOJqQctS4ZR0CU237oSnf22lwb4UCuzoZ02-xCRWC_89uzuZo5dWTsCWcuPTEl3m1gZ3TXr7886DHY2keG2UHWf_p3pp9loL1q_4HLsRtc_ut4dd/s1600/BlogLisaLubyRyanVeranda2010Christmas6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64cEzGYSWx0CcK_IYuWXl1U_vsGWyQOJqQctS4ZR0CU237oSnf22lwb4UCuzoZ02-xCRWC_89uzuZo5dWTsCWcuPTEl3m1gZ3TXr7886DHY2keG2UHWf_p3pp9loL1q_4HLsRtc_ut4dd/s640/BlogLisaLubyRyanVeranda2010Christmas6.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Ornaments, including mercury glass, all vintage. Chair, Verellen, in Belgian linen. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pillow, <a href="http://www.olystudio.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Oly</a>. Louis XV mantel. Rug, Merida."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan, <a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Vintage Living</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architecture by Frank S. Ryburn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric George Dines.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Season's Greenery"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (November - December 2010).</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/AVvXsEguuj_wiBifowqE-jda-wrMAuCJA6p2ANKzgnQaJJ7jiEqU_g-QEbly9Yd2kS4hTd4ECwFkdEbW1cAcxIi-aGI2mzmqQaPo7QMRF0ZVqXEn0Tcv7vXX07sdnSSIhklRhCWjzr5dvonG5iKi/s1600/ss_101867144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuj_wiBifowqE-jda-wrMAuCJA6p2ANKzgnQaJJ7jiEqU_g-QEbly9Yd2kS4hTd4ECwFkdEbW1cAcxIi-aGI2mzmqQaPo7QMRF0ZVqXEn0Tcv7vXX07sdnSSIhklRhCWjzr5dvonG5iKi/s640/ss_101867144.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The centerpiece - a cobalt blue gnome in a wreath of fresh pine - complements the blue-and-white Spode marine plates and Provencal linens. Kimberly deftly mixes 'Lismore' Waterford crystal with wine glasses from <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a>."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connecticut home of Kimberly and Marc Blair.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Laura Langworthy (<a href="http://www.llinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Laura Langworthy Interiors</a>), the mother of homeowner Kimberly Blair.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylist: Liz Kay.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_291756234"></span>Cozy Connecticut Holiday Home<span id="goog_291756235"></span></a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYZot2G-KVBcaDv6nfv09ohLd0uZUbZzwHQZ5-RXgKv4OYZI4FYYCo29OHqiPym_-oE2vRMc-525AizYp0CkPlx9A1nL5O_UBe5BW4jByVWkjZrfJPVAFw7my1qg2zhT87V7o8ZzCaECz/s1600/christmas-tree-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYZot2G-KVBcaDv6nfv09ohLd0uZUbZzwHQZ5-RXgKv4OYZI4FYYCo29OHqiPym_-oE2vRMc-525AizYp0CkPlx9A1nL5O_UBe5BW4jByVWkjZrfJPVAFw7my1qg2zhT87V7o8ZzCaECz/s400/christmas-tree-l.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For anyone who celebrates Christmas at the beach, "place your tree on a deck overlooking the ocean. . . . keep it interesting by using bulbs of varying shades. Use a bright blue blanket or throw as a tree skirt to complement the tree's palette."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jean Allsopp.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/homes/decorating/christmas-trees-00414000077221/page21.html" target="_blank">20 Charming Coastal Christmas Trees</a>" by Kate Krug.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/" target="_blank">Coastal Living</a>.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dvd5AkjnCDILLxyRNCsnjFP9CZtbG5yWsMNehEHE_WscQkXPgR9NytUE0E8Pctcd0kVjm6ifLX29wSffT1IHkO3tyQDEH71qNu9cWQ-_2gJa8CTMrSi-TRvrBks4xsi-ts336_lslMCt/s1600/101181066_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dvd5AkjnCDILLxyRNCsnjFP9CZtbG5yWsMNehEHE_WscQkXPgR9NytUE0E8Pctcd0kVjm6ifLX29wSffT1IHkO3tyQDEH71qNu9cWQ-_2gJa8CTMrSi-TRvrBks4xsi-ts336_lslMCt/s640/101181066_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The V-Dub bus adds a fun touch to the tree."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/decorating-christmas-trees_ss69.html" target="_blank">Decorating: Christmas Trees!</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3GZZ0TBwJKrHokVGXJPTziTI8BLcc6QqfH0o6b_YNxpHQTPZqjVw3gkVf9gO2dnG_tz9qsbe-5zT-hbg1Bqrl__ktofOf-CKwhmhlc3aa0owsRI2omw1srr6VxcGGplhdzInk4nsjpuq/s1600/101861895_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3GZZ0TBwJKrHokVGXJPTziTI8BLcc6QqfH0o6b_YNxpHQTPZqjVw3gkVf9gO2dnG_tz9qsbe-5zT-hbg1Bqrl__ktofOf-CKwhmhlc3aa0owsRI2omw1srr6VxcGGplhdzInk4nsjpuq/s640/101861895_ss.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Icy silver and blue decorations adorn the center hall's towering tree, offering a refreshing alternative palette to traditional reds and golds."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Pennsylvania-style fieldstone farmhouse near the nation's capital.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design: Frank Babb Randolph, Frank Babb Randolph Interior.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Christian Zapatka, <a href="http://www.christianzapatka.com/" target="_blank">Christian Zapatka Architect</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/white-christmas-lovely-virginia-home_ss3.html" target="_blank">White Christmas: Lovely Virginia Home</a>" produced by Susan Stiles Dowell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div>

Blue Christmas

Green and red may be the traditional Christmas colors, but sometimes a home needs a different holiday palette. Blue, green, silver and white can add elegant touches of festive cheer while complementing an interior's year-round decor. By placing ornaments, magnolia leaves or white flowers in blue-and…

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