Glass and Steel

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my frequently re-pinned images on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/aflippenlife/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> is a photo of a study area closed off by glass and steel sliding doors: </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Opn3sXo1UAN8qBw83jEWwtjA2V1q-BrHm1WWWmXen0z8Lp0AHBoJPABdXESvb_V-zJaw4zTp5GoFsQYHg5mb4pxLuwaXHE3p-uge2u4Ouc6n7ITQoorYCsBpKlldrzOJ9W91Lgyb9ns_/s1600/white-kitchen-1206_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Opn3sXo1UAN8qBw83jEWwtjA2V1q-BrHm1WWWmXen0z8Lp0AHBoJPABdXESvb_V-zJaw4zTp5GoFsQYHg5mb4pxLuwaXHE3p-uge2u4Ouc6n7ITQoorYCsBpKlldrzOJ9W91Lgyb9ns_/s1600/white-kitchen-1206_xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sliding glass-and-steel echo the windows and close off the study area. An Aeron chair stands at each workstation."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-connecticut-1206#slide-3" target="_blank">Casual Comfort in Greenwich, Connecticut</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> (December 2006).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sally Markham created the space in this popular pin, and many other designers - Pamela Pierce, Madeline Stuart, Bobby McAlpine, and Alexandra and Michael Misczynki of Atelier Am - use steel and glass windows and doors in their projects. These portals can unify the interior and exterior of a home - inviting the outside in with a simple, yet elegant frame. They work in a variety of residences - from a mountain home in North Carolina to elegant historic manors in Houston and Chicago to the sprawling eco-friendly compound a celebrity couple created in Los Angeles. Take a look at these examples . . .  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyziel02XK8CE8A1MxQLbmH6lx7rYmBUUGweFtuMcxmCrSRMfX81EIPoVuezMzS2wGwryaO_mQhvJgYEfaR8F09wXYGhYF7_fzT5A0AVJlKwdcQbaPTXZb3zNlFgNvvTTz850eM8oqW556/s1600/white-dining-room-1206_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyziel02XK8CE8A1MxQLbmH6lx7rYmBUUGweFtuMcxmCrSRMfX81EIPoVuezMzS2wGwryaO_mQhvJgYEfaR8F09wXYGhYF7_fzT5A0AVJlKwdcQbaPTXZb3zNlFgNvvTTz850eM8oqW556/s1600/white-dining-room-1206_xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Interior designer Sally Markham designed the banquette, covered in Grandeau faux leather in Spearmint from Hines. Wyeth's split-bamboo breakfast table is surrounded by Speke Klein's Ideal chairs."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-connecticut-1206#slide-2" target="_blank">Casual Comfort in Greenwich, Connecticut</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> (December 2006).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some before-and-after photos of work by interior designer Madeline Stuart. The steel-and-glass doors transform an ordinary space and draw the eye toward the verdant landscape outside . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6888_AF8Vo_BTF-7Zfg0mdLvhkPsGT_mh3E9S_zGBn_W7po6H9L5jmgb9WZuDlipwsfTKSKfmOXe97tqYszJf_xTeyPXHbsmHttuhA6W6hSA0IKUNJqTTy_pVj6iUdbbJCDaBe_wsTuo8/s1600/windows-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6888_AF8Vo_BTF-7Zfg0mdLvhkPsGT_mh3E9S_zGBn_W7po6H9L5jmgb9WZuDlipwsfTKSKfmOXe97tqYszJf_xTeyPXHbsmHttuhA6W6hSA0IKUNJqTTy_pVj6iUdbbJCDaBe_wsTuo8/s1600/windows-de.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stuart inserted this steel-and-glass door (new windows at right) to frame a spectacular vista. Featured in the February 2010 issue."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Before" photo on left: Madeline Stuart.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"After" photo on right: Victoria Pearson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/makeover-of-la-house?click=img_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Makeover of an L.A. House: Before and After</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g11cyl58WPfakhQ7AvcExq7KL2kQv5Hh9z1iM1ojdp-Es1vX3ceKTrfTKmxpj3hd9jf7ee8rrZccbHA5m6-bI56Qe3Xz6wYXf0eB8j3FERYI-ayNe_rJaVp26HAwSJdNL3XUXsWR8yh5/s1600/BlogSteelAndGlassVerandaJulyAug2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g11cyl58WPfakhQ7AvcExq7KL2kQv5Hh9z1iM1ojdp-Es1vX3ceKTrfTKmxpj3hd9jf7ee8rrZccbHA5m6-bI56Qe3Xz6wYXf0eB8j3FERYI-ayNe_rJaVp26HAwSJdNL3XUXsWR8yh5/s1600/BlogSteelAndGlassVerandaJulyAug2008.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In bath, custom vanity and steel doors; Niermann Weeks sconce; Florentine 18th-c. chandelier; antique French stool; stone floor and countertop by Compas; <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> faucetry."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.giannettiarchitects.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Stephen Giannetti</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo by Dominique Vorillon.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; 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;" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July - August 2008).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYkNi7NPTZhM7htjfJYpW8JgHFMzmWJ9baYwQCdLTLMBr7Jq8QWIzkiSFO9SXWLWFDOwyCZ8yiq2CZJ4IST8gWM1iwGHQX_c5qtha9lNg2pMPFlxx6yFJoauqpea6YR6V6jnxflJhQI05/s1600/ver-pierce-2-0511-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYkNi7NPTZhM7htjfJYpW8JgHFMzmWJ9baYwQCdLTLMBr7Jq8QWIzkiSFO9SXWLWFDOwyCZ8yiq2CZJ4IST8gWM1iwGHQX_c5qtha9lNg2pMPFlxx6yFJoauqpea6YR6V6jnxflJhQI05/s1600/ver-pierce-2-0511-mdn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston designer Pamela Pierce recommends old casement doors and windows with thin mullions: "This is a style that they often used in the 20s when they built houses. I like the appearance of old steel casement doors and windows with thin mullions because it adds character and increases light in the space. I have them custom made and use them as often as possible. They work in a variety of projects from a beach house in Manhattan Beach and hacienda in El Paso to a French-style house in Houston."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/designer-pamela-pierce-design-tips?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Well-Advised: Pamela Pierce</a>" by Catherine Lee Davis.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pamela Pierce uses steel casement doors in her own house, as you can see in the photo below . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarNpOAAtDZcLE2QePA2pjmL95aQ1fiQe6xCr95mYotnBu1502ZtfsnryOniWUdOxzTyTwew2e6RFjZOz7GYScivNoB3bSfsriuWJX2xFJBBscd5K9Q6mLEK9BUDl9WpRP6QIqMm3Bmg2D/s1600/VDX-06-kitchen-design-pamela-pierce-stainless-steel-island-0313-lgnVeranda6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarNpOAAtDZcLE2QePA2pjmL95aQ1fiQe6xCr95mYotnBu1502ZtfsnryOniWUdOxzTyTwew2e6RFjZOz7GYScivNoB3bSfsriuWJX2xFJBBscd5K9Q6mLEK9BUDl9WpRP6QIqMm3Bmg2D/s1600/VDX-06-kitchen-design-pamela-pierce-stainless-steel-island-0313-lgnVeranda6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;">"A wall of steel doors opens the kitchen to the garden. Custom stainless steel island. Bull from a 19th-c. French butcher shop."</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <em><span style="font-style: normal;">Interior designer Pamela Pierce's 1926 stucco manse in Houston's Museum District.</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <em><span style="font-style: normal;">Interior design by homeowner Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></span></em></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/white-home-decorating-ideas?click=main_sr#slide-6" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Pamela Pierce's Houston House</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></span></em></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><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;" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpgh4O8w_OmlPd0IgD2urk1F5fpyJDtNe0Dal7V0Vsm5DZRIGDJUdV27C9Fmq-Hvn6Uvqp3J34yeFujt5IT0svbkPkNTe9fuWwfOFOQQPLR-RR9_C-6KJZ4LFG78gBUY1pMStRk1g4W3D/s1600/05-hbx-lucca-antiques-chandelier-barrett-0313-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpgh4O8w_OmlPd0IgD2urk1F5fpyJDtNe0Dal7V0Vsm5DZRIGDJUdV27C9Fmq-Hvn6Uvqp3J34yeFujt5IT0svbkPkNTe9fuWwfOFOQQPLR-RR9_C-6KJZ4LFG78gBUY1pMStRk1g4W3D/s1600/05-hbx-lucca-antiques-chandelier-barrett-0313-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"When we gutted the original kitchen, we lifted the ceiling, pushed the walls out, and added a huge steel window with French doors. You look out on a garden with lavender, roses, and citrus trees. That's where all the color is. When you cut some flowers and bring them in, the color happens organically." </span></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen in Los Angeles, California.</span></span></em><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Chris Barrett.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylist: Sean McGowan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/wood-kitchen-ideas-0313#slide-7" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2013).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC2kcY7s-53mnrwnUzvbvw5f9DjMnv3uy2-ejhhKIhpjB3d2jVj7_4z5aV2pVvl9z_NOp0iHnAXDUvcCxFqWF-twBf21BYD5gmE_l7XU2N7yyUrCg3NcpPLGeJfNF1aiajS4DnFjJxLwQ/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.atelier-am-13-master-bath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinC2kcY7s-53mnrwnUzvbvw5f9DjMnv3uy2-ejhhKIhpjB3d2jVj7_4z5aV2pVvl9z_NOp0iHnAXDUvcCxFqWF-twBf21BYD5gmE_l7XU2N7yyUrCg3NcpPLGeJfNF1aiajS4DnFjJxLwQ/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.atelier-am-13-master-bath.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 17th-century Italian walnut throne chair meets antique terra-cotta flooring in the master bath."</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: <a href="http://www.williamhablinski.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">William Hablinski</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alexandra and Michael Misczynski, Atelier AM.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/atelier-am-william-hablinski-las-vegas-house-slideshow#/slide=12" 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">A Classical Las Vegas Home</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_gZiiCKQrnwHtjnqutqr-eo8XPB8SGb3Sc_KWFgyxjaSV7PEtkbkLWuu-Ou_HIV7Stfsn-y4Lx0rez9yfhGovckuWLTKEIfqswzvPoc8WBohSRRdqZFSCZAxbTBMoPs-7UqOccCJRXZb/s1600/AtelierAMMarch2010-lgn-81420148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_gZiiCKQrnwHtjnqutqr-eo8XPB8SGb3Sc_KWFgyxjaSV7PEtkbkLWuu-Ou_HIV7Stfsn-y4Lx0rez9yfhGovckuWLTKEIfqswzvPoc8WBohSRRdqZFSCZAxbTBMoPs-7UqOccCJRXZb/s1600/AtelierAMMarch2010-lgn-81420148.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alexandra and Michael Misczynski, Atelier AM.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/bathroom-decorating-inspiration-verandas-most-memorable-spaces#slide-1" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Bathrooms in Veranda</a>" by Dayle Wood.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (March 2010).</span><br /><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/AVvXsEiq6rC1l1PCWoWFV0qNZSs0Z469KfMazTxt0DVmckgmLIsCkQ1xjbMA32qTxVGPf9X0gOo3UCg4nNbsnJYzcQgBfM6t8N3Bfxo5kyBwpraXs0pNGu6cO7nPjcJF1LwPfL6btkbIi_hyjMKN/s1600/annivMISCZYNSKI0412-QC4HtJ-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6rC1l1PCWoWFV0qNZSs0Z469KfMazTxt0DVmckgmLIsCkQ1xjbMA32qTxVGPf9X0gOo3UCg4nNbsnJYzcQgBfM6t8N3Bfxo5kyBwpraXs0pNGu6cO7nPjcJF1LwPfL6btkbIi_hyjMKN/s1600/annivMISCZYNSKI0412-QC4HtJ-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A free-thinking duo sees the modernity in the shape of a George III cabinet and has the imagination to pair it with contemporary furnishings in a spare, gallery-like setting."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alexandra and Michael Misczynski, Atelier AM.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Coolidge.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/looking-back-verandas-most-memorable-rooms-0412#slide-7" target="_blank">The Archives: <i>Veranda</i>'s Most Memorable Rooms</a> by Mario Lopez-Cordero.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</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/AVvXsEg9HT-XN1T2zpyi3C99IGqAxA5jS80XKxnjRaJBsVv7rLp0-BHsNgknqAu48Rr8FmxsaHO7D3O18EzdoarZdE9XqZEjwxnoK1sldL8PrMAVnAb-2H-U-7BLV4V3Q-n5g9rW7VSmAzMrLMmx/s1600/10-111612_11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HT-XN1T2zpyi3C99IGqAxA5jS80XKxnjRaJBsVv7rLp0-BHsNgknqAu48Rr8FmxsaHO7D3O18EzdoarZdE9XqZEjwxnoK1sldL8PrMAVnAb-2H-U-7BLV4V3Q-n5g9rW7VSmAzMrLMmx/s1600/10-111612_11.png" width="600" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.janusetcie.com/" target="_blank">Janus et Cie</a> umbrella and iron furniture. Windowed steel doors manufactured by Hope's. Sisal rug. Table flowers by Ex Floreus of Lake Forest."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">French Norman-style manor house near Lake Michigan in the Village of Lake Bluff, an historic Chicago suburb.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gail Plechaty, <a href="http://www.gailplechaty.com/" target="_blank">Real Simple Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Dorothy and Barton Herbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Janet Mesic Mackie.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Hilary Rose.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dana Micucci. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Chicago Harmony"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</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/AVvXsEgkfH73XKeVNB0u957Tj-rP8Qmnk2Tn2xMMBB4WfLzMKCcWkf_zvrcFyC113-yObFX_iqd7jHgpOUjY3jT_PS80AGBQYCCMdqSAyxEvOI18ndBTuCqs8KoWgZCMFM8JeP_8d1WFJ0TUGclJ/s1600/O1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfH73XKeVNB0u957Tj-rP8Qmnk2Tn2xMMBB4WfLzMKCcWkf_zvrcFyC113-yObFX_iqd7jHgpOUjY3jT_PS80AGBQYCCMdqSAyxEvOI18ndBTuCqs8KoWgZCMFM8JeP_8d1WFJ0TUGclJ/s1600/O1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Barn-style structure in distressed redwood with custom steel doors leads to courtyard and house. Brookstone concrete balls."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new Napa Valley home. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Barbara Colvin, <a href="http://www.bcolvinco.com/" target="_blank">Barbara Colvin and Co.</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Howard Backen.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Claudia Schmidt.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by John Costello.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Napa Viewpoint"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (September - October 2006).</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxTIf7uikDgjx6F-zxyZNk4NEIE7TRscQcZrlYqEAhliogJUxzAlXVbOQeEPWXaEnGYh4J8SesZ-WKDuCJw0XeyGRWhF05fMMZdbhzpTfSix5lfBrXF52wd4J-uwhKS2DORPqJYgEKg2Z/s1600/O2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxTIf7uikDgjx6F-zxyZNk4NEIE7TRscQcZrlYqEAhliogJUxzAlXVbOQeEPWXaEnGYh4J8SesZ-WKDuCJw0XeyGRWhF05fMMZdbhzpTfSix5lfBrXF52wd4J-uwhKS2DORPqJYgEKg2Z/s1600/O2.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Barn-style structure in distressed redwood with custom steel doors leads to courtyard and house."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new Napa Valley home. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Barbara Colvin</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.bcolvinco.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Barbara Colvin and Co.</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Howard Backen.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Claudia Schmidt.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by John Costello.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Napa Viewpoint"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (September - October 2006).</span><br /><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJ19kwAMBv8PSTedZAcdSyRtnRXEdJ5Fb7T9uMraSk5ThkUWOSqIncrEoYNxhMb5NmVC9zHXNWLXU98ZqY4R1cmXFy4Va6AtenNgaH91jPGg6UvleHJDixQbKwUK7NEx0bmeLwZHt21j-/s1600/wicker-wood-covered-patio-1110-Rivers09-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJ19kwAMBv8PSTedZAcdSyRtnRXEdJ5Fb7T9uMraSk5ThkUWOSqIncrEoYNxhMb5NmVC9zHXNWLXU98ZqY4R1cmXFy4Va6AtenNgaH91jPGg6UvleHJDixQbKwUK7NEx0bmeLwZHt21j-/s1600/wicker-wood-covered-patio-1110-Rivers09-de.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Modern glass-and-steel doors set onto the glorious heart of the house: an open porch with canvas curtains to pull shut. The sofa and chairs are from Rusticks. The Orkney child's chair is from Mainly Baskets. Rug from Bounds Cave."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A young family's home in Cashiers, North Carolina.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kathleen Rivers.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Stanley Dixon.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/blue-ridge-mountain-homes-1110?click=main_sr#slide-8" 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">A Rustic Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" 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">House Beautiful</a> (November 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RQiNfX0a-m0IWesGetyeJrui_UG5GMODgSRAikcLGgR4QnsCvqNoL82FtfQMqDRAchQ4dooDXsBBs81dGsZP2hV-FP1NMQrYhsGneLNHLjk67rv1KMSjRhvekNZI1EJ8rqglaGSLCS22/s1600/ver-braithwait-window-0311-mdn+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RQiNfX0a-m0IWesGetyeJrui_UG5GMODgSRAikcLGgR4QnsCvqNoL82FtfQMqDRAchQ4dooDXsBBs81dGsZP2hV-FP1NMQrYhsGneLNHLjk67rv1KMSjRhvekNZI1EJ8rqglaGSLCS22/s1600/ver-braithwait-window-0311-mdn+%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://henselstone.com/" target="_blank">Henselstone</a> is a great source for steel windows. We used their heavy, oversized windows for our very contemporary house at the beach. Not only are they beautiful, but the quality is just fabulous."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nancy Braithwaite.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Melanie Acevedo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/nancy-braithwaite-designer-tips?click=img_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Well-Advised: Nancy Braithwaite</a>" by Catherine Lee Davis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxrtScf3THleBehf0yuDnbdnz8AvQWGnHWfhr4KiLFK9kB0t1llAYVns4zep-S8HvqZC7uZiaLs7FWCb_inv0aHzCnTNMgspFHOELmuVRIs0mHrwhcxQ25r458auRgHfghCfFNjVLIjQH/s1600/20-craftsmanship-bath-1107_xlgHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxrtScf3THleBehf0yuDnbdnz8AvQWGnHWfhr4KiLFK9kB0t1llAYVns4zep-S8HvqZC7uZiaLs7FWCb_inv0aHzCnTNMgspFHOELmuVRIs0mHrwhcxQ25r458auRgHfghCfFNjVLIjQH/s1600/20-craftsmanship-bath-1107_xlgHB.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">"In the master bathroom, the custom steel-and-glass enclosures for the two showers (see reflection in mirror) were handmade by Seekircher Steel Window Repair. Its hardware and the sink's are by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>. Floor tiles, countertop, and sink are from Urban Archaeology. The woven striped wastebasket is from Gracious Home."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Home in Bedford, New York.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bilhuber.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Jeffrey Bilhuber</a>.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ultimate-craftsmanship-1107?click=main_sr#slide-20" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">The Ultimate Craftsmanship</a>" by Mimi Read.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzc8wUCC7R91jK1zA24LWQApxssMxKUtJ7ruhXsiUrEsDQGWwBoFrBTopE32Uod7ry0wGmPiapNohjKR_f7CH5W9CYr0ORCgJ0qiQOaDeNCRC-UWU38s2P78dNH7bG9FuK9qMeIvo3wLW/s1600/22-craftsmanship-bath-1107_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzc8wUCC7R91jK1zA24LWQApxssMxKUtJ7ruhXsiUrEsDQGWwBoFrBTopE32Uod7ry0wGmPiapNohjKR_f7CH5W9CYr0ORCgJ0qiQOaDeNCRC-UWU38s2P78dNH7bG9FuK9qMeIvo3wLW/s1600/22-craftsmanship-bath-1107_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">"In the master bathroom, custom steel and glass showers flank the doorway. The bamboo ladder holds towels."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Home in Bedford, New York.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bilhuber.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Jeffrey Bilhuber</a>.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ultimate-craftsmanship-1107?click=main_sr#slide-22" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">The Ultimate Craftsmanship</a>" by Mimi Read.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2007).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MzJlk3t6svs1xtpRLAo6GtvCHTpE2wNcXeBkugOsNLaf9gFVn57DXzUmAptrPl4jIPqrkNjBpMxv-Kampw3QpzcSh9VnquruZqCwq2wCMkghmyLhzpAh0Dh4LIApBo97FabbRmVZ1ASS/s1600/02-hbx-steel-and-glass-casement-window-kitchen-webb-0612-webb05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MzJlk3t6svs1xtpRLAo6GtvCHTpE2wNcXeBkugOsNLaf9gFVn57DXzUmAptrPl4jIPqrkNjBpMxv-Kampw3QpzcSh9VnquruZqCwq2wCMkghmyLhzpAh0Dh4LIApBo97FabbRmVZ1ASS/s1600/02-hbx-steel-and-glass-casement-window-kitchen-webb-0612-webb05-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the kitchen . . . a linen curtain runs on a track spanning the room and can be pulled 'to conceal the mess of preparation,' [designer Beth] Webb says. Steel-and-glass casements frame views of the pool and garden. KWC Gastro faucet."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Curtain fabric: Samba in Whitewash by Larsen.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Beth Webb, Beth Webb Interiors.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/quick-easy-home-decorating-ideas-0612?click=main_sr#slide-2" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Go Light</a>"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xz2WxH8NXWQReMOsrMSe0GliQFOhJSjzFChzRvkX4iT69OGv-M_1m5CRAB9qYH8nGUvJvPMnGCx9V6CLPWsqWiIFGEWBSuc_KKMlkb9DjiguW4oE1f7P9oar5d_B7o8s0FpRAMkx1A-c/s1600/McAlpineBooth0412-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xz2WxH8NXWQReMOsrMSe0GliQFOhJSjzFChzRvkX4iT69OGv-M_1m5CRAB9qYH8nGUvJvPMnGCx9V6CLPWsqWiIFGEWBSuc_KKMlkb9DjiguW4oE1f7P9oar5d_B7o8s0FpRAMkx1A-c/s1600/McAlpineBooth0412-mdn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Restoration glass in stainless steel frames and a vaulted ceiling are a calibrated backdrop for shapely antiques and sumptiously proportioned seating."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed by Bobby McAlpine and Ray Booth, <a href="http://www.mcalpineboothferrier.com/" target="_blank">McAlpine Booth and Ferrier Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/looking-back-verandas-most-memorable-rooms-0412#slide-14" target="_blank">The Archives: <i>Veranda</i>'s Most Memorable Rooms</a>" by Mario Lopez-Cordero.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d7F9raeKcSfZjHViwP5OPjIJp81zSaBo_NM76SHJ2AlLSwcEqLLZ-Qie_p0edUQ-FasaXtMRWQERt-dqkcbLeBtjNbvo_uRl2DkW7ZUYcbC0hBx9Y8RQ5UGYCTpjMIv8RAXJ-ZtzLegb/s1600/celebrity-homes-photos-meg-ryan-08-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d7F9raeKcSfZjHViwP5OPjIJp81zSaBo_NM76SHJ2AlLSwcEqLLZ-Qie_p0edUQ-FasaXtMRWQERt-dqkcbLeBtjNbvo_uRl2DkW7ZUYcbC0hBx9Y8RQ5UGYCTpjMIv8RAXJ-ZtzLegb/s1600/celebrity-homes-photos-meg-ryan-08-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining area's pendant lights are by O'Lampia Studio, the armchairs are slip-covered in a Summer Hill fabric, and the metal sign is vintage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meg Ryan's home on Martha's Vineyard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Marsha Russell, Satinwood, Ltd.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/meg-ryan-hits-the-beach-64383#slide-2" target="_blank">Meg Ryan Hits the Beach</a>" by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_614358835"></span>Elle Decor<span id="goog_614358836"></span></a> (June 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOa3vPltXxHW7NBL5RC9PUSm1vKzyM80aYdato2H6v3-g0CxsGozmhzav5rQf3gJaObjBBYaPi4Zfttxf-6Vm1CJzvPw1YfUVIlgus9XaE0ipDt6lL9Xhor0_RRgvZhSnkhU_P_XuqGRM/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.brady-08-gisele-bundchen-tom-brady-eco-home-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOa3vPltXxHW7NBL5RC9PUSm1vKzyM80aYdato2H6v3-g0CxsGozmhzav5rQf3gJaObjBBYaPi4Zfttxf-6Vm1CJzvPw1YfUVIlgus9XaE0ipDt6lL9Xhor0_RRgvZhSnkhU_P_XuqGRM/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.brady-08-gisele-bundchen-tom-brady-eco-home-kitchen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique Tunisian tile from <a href="http://xsurfaces.com/" target="_blank">Exquisite Surfaces</a> makes a lively backsplash in the kitchen, which is appointed with Formations pendant lights, marble countertops from Compas Architectural Stone, custom-made alder cabinetry, an oak island, and a Wolf range. The [home's] steel doors and window frames, all by <a href="http://www.optimumwindow.com/" target="_blank">Optimum Window</a>, are in a customized bronze finish."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California, home of Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady and their children.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interiors by Joan Behnke and Associates.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture: Landry Design Group.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/gisele-bundchen-tom-brady-los-angeles-eco-conscious-home-slideshow_slideshow_Kitchen_8" target="_blank">Comforts of Home</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVhaFVfl7GEgoVtwbIe2fzp7q5qjsAqlOfMLXP3wfilRF_iREW2JfHn5ez2VLndN-SZSMuPeel2qhoxBCbPLsl0m9vAc7vP4xPA3Hgy_5Dcc-nTgvI5Zwk_E7vGrk2l9U70NB-WHLmZCW/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-06-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVhaFVfl7GEgoVtwbIe2fzp7q5qjsAqlOfMLXP3wfilRF_iREW2JfHn5ez2VLndN-SZSMuPeel2qhoxBCbPLsl0m9vAc7vP4xPA3Hgy_5Dcc-nTgvI5Zwk_E7vGrk2l9U70NB-WHLmZCW/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-06-kitchen.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Industrial light fixtures and bluestone countertops complement white-oak cabinetry in the kitchen; the pulls are by E.R. Butler."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan duplex of writer Brad Goldfarb and Alfredo Paredes.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alfredo Paredes, executive vice president and chief retail creative officer of <a href="http://www.polo.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Michael Neumann.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; 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: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Brad Goldfarb.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-slideshow_slideshow_item5_6" target="_blank">Partners in Style</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGE1znmclcGAGYgUSm67H2h45Y58_PCDsnJteOPUMR0s-gF1tZxFb3kkSCdMrZaedyoczGHIgkIbyTQ29gtzwsdzE5JqvrEM4Aw5wfktS30IC9nL_TD0QQTTDA_mfs4TFhd58V7nyKYkQq/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-05-kitchen+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGE1znmclcGAGYgUSm67H2h45Y58_PCDsnJteOPUMR0s-gF1tZxFb3kkSCdMrZaedyoczGHIgkIbyTQ29gtzwsdzE5JqvrEM4Aw5wfktS30IC9nL_TD0QQTTDA_mfs4TFhd58V7nyKYkQq/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-05-kitchen+(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the kitchen, sconces from Urban Electric Co. illuminate the sink areas, and pendant lights designed by Rela [Gleason] are installed over stainless-steel islands; Thermador refrigerator and freezer columns (one unseen) bookend the far counter, and the range is by Wolf."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of Summer Hill, and her husband, Don.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Bobby McAlpine, <a href="http://www.mcalpinetankersley.com/" target="_blank">McAlpine Tankersley Architecture</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Therese Bissell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/gleason-mcalpine-napa-valley-home-slideshow_slideshow_item4_5" target="_blank">A Fine Vintage</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011). </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgnkwcIj5V5ZmxYgaZRYiRxL52ETdWhN1kZcabAnKfO_xauUr_GVJZ_pqYMKDtQbr7u866ykS1bXqldfqH_vmH330kUva_D7Jpdipylp5R8yzJdej4Zpi6ofyQAOssucyq0OnwIoN6bdl/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-08-sunroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgnkwcIj5V5ZmxYgaZRYiRxL52ETdWhN1kZcabAnKfO_xauUr_GVJZ_pqYMKDtQbr7u866ykS1bXqldfqH_vmH330kUva_D7Jpdipylp5R8yzJdej4Zpi6ofyQAOssucyq0OnwIoN6bdl/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-08-sunroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Summer Hill tray table and wing chair join Chinese chairs in the sunroom; the floor lamp is by Galerie des Lampes."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of Summer Hill, and her husband, Don.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Bobby McAlpine, <a href="http://www.mcalpinetankersley.com/" target="_blank">McAlpine Tankersley Architecture</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Therese Bissell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/gleason-mcalpine-napa-valley-home-slideshow_slideshow_item7_8" target="_blank">A Fine Vintage</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011). </span><br /><div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqxpAFfnjtSgA3Wt2QMdGZYM0K_KVtkBaQHx254snOT2c49PPE01hlHZnLX3XXhyB-3F1RpCHqzCuIahN01fCNN0V0uPY6WybZsYn2rPEn4ErgOMIaG4YTIrpsvcSsN-k1ia0Y3QbVM4L/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.angus-wilkie-05-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqxpAFfnjtSgA3Wt2QMdGZYM0K_KVtkBaQHx254snOT2c49PPE01hlHZnLX3XXhyB-3F1RpCHqzCuIahN01fCNN0V0uPY6WybZsYn2rPEn4ErgOMIaG4YTIrpsvcSsN-k1ia0Y3QbVM4L/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.angus-wilkie-05-living-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A George III sofa with pillows in a Fortuny fabric joins burlap-clad antique Irish armchairs and a 1970s Silas Seandel bronze low table. An Andre Brasilier painting hangs above the Regency mantel from Chesney's; the 19th-century parquet floor is from Axel Vervoordt. Steel-framed glass doors . . . reveal the sweeping skiyline and bring a metropolitan immediacy into the apartment."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of antiques dealer Angus Wilkie and architectural designer Len Morgan.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Len Morgan. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Angus Wilkie.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-04/angus-wilkie-len-morgan-manhattan-penthouse-apartment-slideshow" target="_blank">Perfectly Precise</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2013)</span></div><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/AVvXsEhSEC1gaJQWg-iqSYIerce_AGFcsBO92Jq0nYNDR5qgOlmoybUfwNjSlH_yY-cjtOMM2eAmHE5uMSX710yzHVecqFep5UmHHgC2U9E75Rg-bgg7Y6A_iJ2XwY3pay-toS0IxMVhoHlPx90S/s1600/brinson-1-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEC1gaJQWg-iqSYIerce_AGFcsBO92Jq0nYNDR5qgOlmoybUfwNjSlH_yY-cjtOMM2eAmHE5uMSX710yzHVecqFep5UmHHgC2U9E75Rg-bgg7Y6A_iJ2XwY3pay-toS0IxMVhoHlPx90S/s1600/brinson-1-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A nine-foot-tall steel door replaced a wood door in the entry. The floor is reclaimed French limestone; mirror and chandelier from Oly Studios."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpfNo-CgQfNi85zjSZp5kb9zBcMtqOayIgfI4ORhcl8MrfTZzaDA7v6F0lHQcpOe4YMhGTJvZFeEQd0rWO8nnjSX2rFuckQTTNXoAwvjSb9CCMpc4856cEbS7y0DDajkqcGZ66SBAqVe1/s1600/brinson-6-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpfNo-CgQfNi85zjSZp5kb9zBcMtqOayIgfI4ORhcl8MrfTZzaDA7v6F0lHQcpOe4YMhGTJvZFeEQd0rWO8nnjSX2rFuckQTTNXoAwvjSb9CCMpc4856cEbS7y0DDajkqcGZ66SBAqVe1/s1600/brinson-6-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Brinson replaced a tile top on the Martha Stewart table with Georgia marble: 'Honed white marble makes it look like it's salvaged from some great patisserie in France. At least I can pretend. But the showstopper in my kitchen is the 14-foot-high arched steel window and door. The drama is big in here.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>. </span><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/AVvXsEjxU7rZNhYqwllgHDjGjNK7aZJTQFRpEtYLU8rlNkYLcDhEazDCMTvR0_WjT5x507zYUQ-nKW7G5JU_FsIoaK1DgsGdYJhHvjfg79M48WoyAaaOsDtQM8YpiGHf0dMRqZHe-FD8nDrchi14/s1600/brinson-11-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU7rZNhYqwllgHDjGjNK7aZJTQFRpEtYLU8rlNkYLcDhEazDCMTvR0_WjT5x507zYUQ-nKW7G5JU_FsIoaK1DgsGdYJhHvjfg79M48WoyAaaOsDtQM8YpiGHf0dMRqZHe-FD8nDrchi14/s1600/brinson-11-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I didn't incorporate upper cabinets in our kitchen because I didn't want to block the view of the garden,' Brinson says. The Dijon mustard-colored slop sink was an online find."</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI7UVxFREL4T1eBGiTCXfsj4AA-kVZKMufeV_0e14SFq4BDCcWkOnQ2FIr1BYXVp3ECoyB8qeWbSZuuyKetAX8fUp9AzVmE3OBTLmzyASTBlUco5x5Io13L_sXOi5IdjdviCK-QZETkrJ/s1600/brinson-14-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI7UVxFREL4T1eBGiTCXfsj4AA-kVZKMufeV_0e14SFq4BDCcWkOnQ2FIr1BYXVp3ECoyB8qeWbSZuuyKetAX8fUp9AzVmE3OBTLmzyASTBlUco5x5Io13L_sXOi5IdjdviCK-QZETkrJ/s1600/brinson-14-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"No curtains required in the master bedroom. The garden screens the room from view. Brinson added steel testers, to raise the bed height, and designed adjustable clip-on reading lights. Bed curtains are in Les Indiennes' Indian Flower. 'I think simple nature-based patterns are the most restful.' The duvet is protected with a no-frills vintage French sheet. 'Sometimes we have three dogs watching TV with us - I have to be able to launder easily.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-14" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFBgLp54HEO_yiQE6RS_JgzVdEQBVdCH0XVBfUuH_NhZRLnAPSMFdBzaONdvRJ1-KwxboCfsngeS2_yabUnhyJ8B8QfQrxHWVLHapx9a5LhwIj2BqGQzonShHfuj3nCfJXAAk8t03MgnR/s1600/brinson-15-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFBgLp54HEO_yiQE6RS_JgzVdEQBVdCH0XVBfUuH_NhZRLnAPSMFdBzaONdvRJ1-KwxboCfsngeS2_yabUnhyJ8B8QfQrxHWVLHapx9a5LhwIj2BqGQzonShHfuj3nCfJXAAk8t03MgnR/s1600/brinson-15-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The design of the sink base is adapted from a French draper's table Brinson saw in Provence. <a href="http://www.rohlhome.com/" target="_blank">Rohl</a>'s Bridge faucets in Tuscan Brass complement the antique look. Target mirror; <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a> vase."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-15" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>. </span></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-bhhbLOzpIhXVUOTAtijbMJayuCHqc6MWgTg_W3VccrQ4N1lYCZ5bTVD9N4uauo9mOJkmrxylZn5cYM9InPagf-dNoAonT9leoIejNYRRNcyHhEEX0lnDGlAwVB27nMEGtqND1TGl4WQ/s1600/2-livingroom-vacation-home-palmbeach-ksargent-houseandhome-dec2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-bhhbLOzpIhXVUOTAtijbMJayuCHqc6MWgTg_W3VccrQ4N1lYCZ5bTVD9N4uauo9mOJkmrxylZn5cYM9InPagf-dNoAonT9leoIejNYRRNcyHhEEX0lnDGlAwVB27nMEGtqND1TGl4WQ/s1600/2-livingroom-vacation-home-palmbeach-ksargent-houseandhome-dec2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Large mirrors increase brightness. To keep focus on the views, designer Sloan Mauran skipped a mantel and adorned the living room chimney breast with sculptural kudu horns. Mirrors [by <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>] flanking the fireplace mimic the glass doors and reflect the outdoors inside."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sloan Mauran, Sloan Mauran Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Thomas Kirchhoff, Kirchhoff Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">General contractor: Timothy Benitz, Benitz Building.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Kim Sargent.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/breezy-black-and-white-living-room" target="_blank">Breezy Black-and-White Living Room</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> (December 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDejlZSB3l63RSu-o_pwGCJPtQ269DyKA5v6FypUvtKWnBf1o_xkrIQmauUd_qDU9XE20WdqF5iypdYjXyxtGswMKcADFrgwL9vkiK1V-FFRWPi7rJuTEZC4-YptOf2qcO9ofXet5Vv6h/s1600/T_WithoutZoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDejlZSB3l63RSu-o_pwGCJPtQ269DyKA5v6FypUvtKWnBf1o_xkrIQmauUd_qDU9XE20WdqF5iypdYjXyxtGswMKcADFrgwL9vkiK1V-FFRWPi7rJuTEZC4-YptOf2qcO9ofXet5Vv6h/s1600/T_WithoutZoom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Create the illusion of a Palladian style window or hang each section individually for a whole new look. Hand crafted steel frame with rust finish." 3-piece set includes 1 arch and 2 rectangles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/grand-palais-mirror/wall/category/mirrors/all-mirrors/274157" target="_blank">Grand Palais Mirror</a> offered by Ballard Designs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuxJpseHpzDbG8l9VltVj4pOqp90Kn-xdxlnsGuHHZ9GBu4fM114rDC2Yv07d_cYovCnZW0kmOenCTBowW035IXZbhN7iz1qXHl_ebfG86k0D9BwrEjV-JShypSsDDs9xzhGEUrkXhAeG/s1600/BlogBabWatkins4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuxJpseHpzDbG8l9VltVj4pOqp90Kn-xdxlnsGuHHZ9GBu4fM114rDC2Yv07d_cYovCnZW0kmOenCTBowW035IXZbhN7iz1qXHl_ebfG86k0D9BwrEjV-JShypSsDDs9xzhGEUrkXhAeG/s1600/BlogBabWatkins4.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A French lady of the 19th century sat in a coiffeur chair while having her hair styled. The delicate coloring of the fabric so enchanted the homeowner she decided not to have the chair recovered."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks, an historic neighborhood in Houston, Texas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/dealers/watkins-culver-antiques/" target="_blank">Watkins Culver Design - Antiques</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision" produced by Chris King.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Thank you for visiting. I welcome your comments and suggestions. If you like what you see, please join me on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/aflippenlife/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</i></span></div>

Glass and Steel

One of my frequently re-pinned images on Pinterest is a photo of a study area closed off by glass and steel sliding doors: "Sliding glass-and-steel echo the windows and close off the study area. An Aeron chair stands at each workstation."Interior design by Sally Markham.Photography by Pieter Esterso…

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Cute in Town - Paddington, Sydney

<h2>Small but I'll take it!</h2><div class="stackItem" id="features"><div class="featureListWrapper"><div class="featureList"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">General Features</span></span></b></div><div class="featureList"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-paddington-115920239" target="_blank"><b>Price Guide Over $850,000 </b></a></span></span></div><div class="featureList"><ul><li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Property Type:<span>House</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bedrooms:<span>2</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bathrooms:<span>1</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Land Size:<span>75 m² (approx)</span></span></span></li></ul></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not too shabby,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just loved the simple decor in this home,</div><div style="text-align: center;">small price too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGDNcWbM4etU9GTOy3cseG6T4i0-NA2odoTNMzqXuzoSNoGXx8iazcc6H3metPDIamtPSwUNTD9sKjHU0XiQVsqmXpFpb4ebreB7_2k-EZRh39AhWLMpaqY0ILo7MXPEg6iRrs-JoAkw/s1600/floorplan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl2eLf_GqKe0LzOZ3Ene2rXBdVQxIthupXNEyS_mg2YuREFDo6yR5SXTeDuw9m_jkqGJXyHtIC-REo1WIT_tih2P5IKecS4z0uvHg17882TESdIpvtyNJ6_ThCPbsoTE8It1r1qZb_tM/s1600/main.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl2eLf_GqKe0LzOZ3Ene2rXBdVQxIthupXNEyS_mg2YuREFDo6yR5SXTeDuw9m_jkqGJXyHtIC-REo1WIT_tih2P5IKecS4z0uvHg17882TESdIpvtyNJ6_ThCPbsoTE8It1r1qZb_tM/s1600/main.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxaorPD0l3wqk7XnD_0huF2aVNcS5OxoGtmb46HsmIg1_-vcj72WtH0GBe2_Y_bkqK3DTeXv_47jGxG-uEJNlFcvtPxDVkFlPPb-xCR7gnImverAH1fCjmiPwwc825tyERsesp9UuG2E/s1600/image4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHUniM3wnfJVYcUk_xDIKBJcZ8k69IEZEnAwZK1_q79P_XJEpbPCHm6eyb1CaVu5hmnZf8cu2xcYSn_y2zKwoTa7t5EntVI5MfhB6ktvVHvX5z3oZltAmlBhJpZ3-etkQnA_SVrgU-tU/s1600/image2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">And here's the Master Plan!</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGDNcWbM4etU9GTOy3cseG6T4i0-NA2odoTNMzqXuzoSNoGXx8iazcc6H3metPDIamtPSwUNTD9sKjHU0XiQVsqmXpFpb4ebreB7_2k-EZRh39AhWLMpaqY0ILo7MXPEg6iRrs-JoAkw/s1600/floorplan1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGDNcWbM4etU9GTOy3cseG6T4i0-NA2odoTNMzqXuzoSNoGXx8iazcc6H3metPDIamtPSwUNTD9sKjHU0XiQVsqmXpFpb4ebreB7_2k-EZRh39AhWLMpaqY0ILo7MXPEg6iRrs-JoAkw/s1600/floorplan1.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><h3>Here's what the agent had to say about it!</h3><div class="title"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Individual terrace style in top location</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><div class="body"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Exposed beams & bespoke finishes brings modern cool to this classic Paddington street. With an oversized courtyard for a terrace, the in/outdoor living is a touch of luxury.<br /><br />Highlights<br />* Valuable dual entry & side access<br />* Floorboards & warehouse features<br />* Period character, cathedral ceiling<br />* Sky-lit bathroom w/ internal laundry<br />* Gas kitchen w/ marble benchtops<br />* Opens to timber screened c/yard<br />* Acoustic glass, master w/ skylights, <br />* Abundant built-in storage, split a/c<br />* Front bed/study w/ own entrance<br />* A quintessential Paddington setting</span></div><br />:)<br /><br /><br />

Cute in Town - Paddington, Sydney

Small but I'll take it!General FeaturesPrice Guide Over $850,000 Property Type:HouseBedrooms:2Bathrooms:1Land Size:75 m² (approx)Not too shabby,I just loved the simple decor in this home,small price too!And here's the Master Plan!Here's what the agent had to say about it!Individual terrace style in …

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Year of the Horse

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Horse</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Birth year: 1918, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Popular and attractive to the opposite sex. You are often ostentatious and impatient. You need people. Marry a Tiger or a Dog early, but never a Rat.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the Chinese Zodiac - as printed on a Chinese restaurant menu</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chinese New Year begins on Friday, January 31. In honor of the Year of the Horse - specifically, the Year of the Wooden Horse - I share photos of spaces celebrating the beauty and spirit of the horse . . .   </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBuWB7-0kVqI-hapt9iYTt72YjbNgruNvu4SuJ6hgCuVtuX683ZqJZo4X-_xNR8qazn6VIrw1Z0oGxzn7RkJT7d-vxHA6xsifc9WiofKwIRUu5iQBo6_IKREV9lGsDgHe6WKgcp2Ga37g/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl03_butler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBuWB7-0kVqI-hapt9iYTt72YjbNgruNvu4SuJ6hgCuVtuX683ZqJZo4X-_xNR8qazn6VIrw1Z0oGxzn7RkJT7d-vxHA6xsifc9WiofKwIRUu5iQBo6_IKREV9lGsDgHe6WKgcp2Ga37g/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl03_butler.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Two mares and a foal, part of Ryan's stock of Thoroughbreds, exercise in a field near a stone tower that Ryan had built to conceal a disused water tank. 'It's the first round tower built in 1,200 years,' he claims. 'There are 100 of them in Ireland. Now there are 101.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Castleton Lyons, the Lexington, Kentucky, horse farm of airline mogul Tony Ryan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Tiggy Butler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Kentucky Blue Blood" text by Susan Sheehan.</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> (June 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3wyFo-xNJatBEPMNIyu8kwp1tkFxJ-w_v51w43dgdvN1_a9f7XE37Na9etEUeHNJowzKEOvWNLUP8qpurccK4nN3KCOGaiWBJ1DIllCC3QwVTjAL6ylqu5mf6PzhqsalynhQWl4DocCr/s1600/RMalibu_Entry02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3wyFo-xNJatBEPMNIyu8kwp1tkFxJ-w_v51w43dgdvN1_a9f7XE37Na9etEUeHNJowzKEOvWNLUP8qpurccK4nN3KCOGaiWBJ1DIllCC3QwVTjAL6ylqu5mf6PzhqsalynhQWl4DocCr/s1600/RMalibu_Entry02.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Triptych by <a href="http://www.graciestudio.com/" target="_blank">Gracie</a>; third panel conceals door to downstairs bowling alley. Kangxi-era chairs. Antique candlestick as lamp. French table, c. 1800, and sconce. Oushak rug."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.giannettiarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Giannetti</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/interiors.php?project=Malibu_-_Equestrian&photo=2" target="_blank">Photo by Dominique Vorillon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July -August 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHE1yy9124P3H-ZTN-Ig6PoaVBst7iHC2MHjb4cUDV49TCzniLUBYRRtEaagN7xV0Cgp_QPAhUFImDfFegwLg3nCX2DEOkZDyUyK-98kO2WzzK_qyvbNbpc-vu0QdmzLB88aDZG6mTEsD/s1600/RMalibu_Living03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTHE1yy9124P3H-ZTN-Ig6PoaVBst7iHC2MHjb4cUDV49TCzniLUBYRRtEaagN7xV0Cgp_QPAhUFImDfFegwLg3nCX2DEOkZDyUyK-98kO2WzzK_qyvbNbpc-vu0QdmzLB88aDZG6mTEsD/s1600/RMalibu_Living03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, Chinese coffee table, c. 1820. Custom chairs in Scalamandre linen-velvet with backs in Castel silk. Art by Ashley Collins over antique limestone mantel. Custom nickel fire screen by Reborn Antiques. Spanish silverplate lamp and Italian bed-crown chandelier, both antiques. Italian 18th-c. sconces. Draperies in hemp by Hemp Basics. Bokid woven rug."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.giannettiarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Giannetti</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/interiors.php?project=Malibu_-_Equestrian&photo=3" target="_blank">Photo by Dominique Vorillon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July - August 2008).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9Gj71t0dv5Q56JGgBOu-CtlQndIeTFecEP53-CI09gaWy21QrJ0_98-mTRTd5vNt3FcTB7l1FV0IVKVMp5_7pHCEiGIqK_BuBksZQO6cclTBvNpTfrypjvGLPNY8o32njDirVJtXZZxg/s1600/BlogHorsesVeranda3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9Gj71t0dv5Q56JGgBOu-CtlQndIeTFecEP53-CI09gaWy21QrJ0_98-mTRTd5vNt3FcTB7l1FV0IVKVMp5_7pHCEiGIqK_BuBksZQO6cclTBvNpTfrypjvGLPNY8o32njDirVJtXZZxg/s1600/BlogHorsesVeranda3.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'"Iron lamp, giltwood and stone table and Italian sconces, all antiques. French 19-c. ottoman. Art by Ashley Collins. Custom mantel by Exquisite Surfaces. Sam Kasten rug."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.giannettiarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Giannetti</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo by Dominique Vorillon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July - August 2008).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-mDPiVRujJFMOdVJBsWbsctRnP6fGA5rSsvkY13rEJyQnhgWwvYRtYo05SBzjI5aBs6RX1V52gnjwCPihxfEIa-EO8I2czJgWpq8XGtzwcdIoeRfhyphenhyphenrdbt3iy0WcRaYlcznk0cmG5UKS/s1600/BlogHorsesVeranda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-mDPiVRujJFMOdVJBsWbsctRnP6fGA5rSsvkY13rEJyQnhgWwvYRtYo05SBzjI5aBs6RX1V52gnjwCPihxfEIa-EO8I2czJgWpq8XGtzwcdIoeRfhyphenhyphenrdbt3iy0WcRaYlcznk0cmG5UKS/s1600/BlogHorsesVeranda.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Chinese console, c. 1780. Bowl by Formations. Plaster lamp, 1940s, and early 20th-c. ebonized wood and cowhide chair, both French."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.giannettiarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Giannetti</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo by Dominique Vorillon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July - August 2008).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOVUC5Xf-_puGJpvF37xRmKHK6Vt2K9ct8saoipQZcvi1_D1c5M2S2kz9OlgEPJvAXsJ57Nm05at9Kpydzolo4A8j-GpJD8Ec9-apDmPsSDYw3FmvqTsKcn266axdRuVaiG3q2erGSU7s/s1600/KR217659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOVUC5Xf-_puGJpvF37xRmKHK6Vt2K9ct8saoipQZcvi1_D1c5M2S2kz9OlgEPJvAXsJ57Nm05at9Kpydzolo4A8j-GpJD8Ec9-apDmPsSDYw3FmvqTsKcn266axdRuVaiG3q2erGSU7s/s1600/KR217659.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.krsaddleshop.com/equestrian-horsehead-salt%2fpepper-shakers/p/217659/" target="_blank">Equestrian Horsehead Salt/Pepper Shakers</a>. Polished pewter finish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by King Ranch Saddle Shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.krsaddleshop.com/" target="_blank">King Ranch Saddle Shop website</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/AVvXsEgyFkfJ4qqlEbxNa-BueYhZJUpV939Ekmia7_ZjNFKlpcSnt3Iyg7yBFsp_kPfOrMLh51Dys1buGZKWFj_n_2j8KKTHX_sweJrOqYb5x2UseeKGrXcjPQ26XuvhwgZbek3bzQsUHHXeeZ9D/s1600/August+September+2010+Issue+white+horse+head+m_UmqyC9GaFl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFkfJ4qqlEbxNa-BueYhZJUpV939Ekmia7_ZjNFKlpcSnt3Iyg7yBFsp_kPfOrMLh51Dys1buGZKWFj_n_2j8KKTHX_sweJrOqYb5x2UseeKGrXcjPQ26XuvhwgZbek3bzQsUHHXeeZ9D/s1600/August+September+2010+Issue+white+horse+head+m_UmqyC9GaFl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Black walls create an intimate environment while retaining a crispness and elegance, while the white trim references classical architecture and acts as a dramatic contrast,' says [Jon] Maroto [of Flair New York]. 'Combined, they are a timeless and versatile backdrop for mixing furnishings of any era.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flair New York, the SoHo, Manhattan, branch of the interiors store founded by Alessandra and Franco Mariotti in Florence in 1998.</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/August+September+2010/lmUn_vCxddC/1#28" target="_blank">A Flair for Design</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (August - September 2010).</span><br /><div><br /></div></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/AVvXsEjpDJ_rAzgAkceAWcg463n2oMWN5iJ4zwPeDgPgylZFbTrpRzgkA1GL_q56s1oLbhoWQz5jaA-N9dbCRU4EFuH09q9SQxale2mc_5NfJB4_VyrkzlNlZvwqttJ-rHcizToXzZOwowpXmyqX/s1600/s7-316067_lifestyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDJ_rAzgAkceAWcg463n2oMWN5iJ4zwPeDgPgylZFbTrpRzgkA1GL_q56s1oLbhoWQz5jaA-N9dbCRU4EFuH09q9SQxale2mc_5NfJB4_VyrkzlNlZvwqttJ-rHcizToXzZOwowpXmyqX/s1600/s7-316067_lifestyle.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Handcrafted in Italy, this luxurious velvet slipper is accented with a stylish embroidered horse-and-jockey motif."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10802717&ppp=99&origkw=horse&kw=horse&parentPage=search" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren Collis Velvet Horse Slipper</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.polo.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren website</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/AVvXsEheThRZ-dXUkvTT23rzA5au9JqdfTr1tx8bD4kuNEdeaEFFTS9PzmhBa4dvK4iIn9O4GbMli9SrwHtGeYLGto86V1DAYT5WDtje8UUe1x5adCXD_6575onMfw7EomRR13z3i2y6EsORs2-2/s1600/XXX_272911_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheThRZ-dXUkvTT23rzA5au9JqdfTr1tx8bD4kuNEdeaEFFTS9PzmhBa4dvK4iIn9O4GbMli9SrwHtGeYLGto86V1DAYT5WDtje8UUe1x5adCXD_6575onMfw7EomRR13z3i2y6EsORs2-2/s1600/XXX_272911_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Rare Jean Zuber et Cie Wallpaper Mural of New York Bay 19th C. Jacqueline Kennedy installed this same scene in the White House. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Photo via <a href="http://tracemayerantiques.1stdibs.com/store/furniture_item_print.php?id=790662" target="_blank">Trace Mayer Antiques/1st Dibs</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IbVOMPf_i-e0r6ruJDTbPc_TZbpv6QjylWGHk5ga7UrLPYZTDjh9yHP_zZOJ7KFmzrp4mUmBYb7VEOaZTp_Q8ca2Drb7alAi8VL5XVNmcz9fb3QpvgBL5nv3AAQzlDTjpvtF4tlSn5_u/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl04_buatta.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IbVOMPf_i-e0r6ruJDTbPc_TZbpv6QjylWGHk5ga7UrLPYZTDjh9yHP_zZOJ7KFmzrp4mUmBYb7VEOaZTp_Q8ca2Drb7alAi8VL5XVNmcz9fb3QpvgBL5nv3AAQzlDTjpvtF4tlSn5_u/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl04_buatta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 19th-century sunburst clock hangs over a demilune sideboard. The antique wallpaper, by the French company Zuber, illustrates Revolutionary War scenes, including the defeat of General Cornwallis, a battle in which the client’s ancestors fought." </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mario Buatta. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Aileen Mehle.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"East Coast English" </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (2010). </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXpQhP1WsSIyhxVCvkFKTneqA_HAyAsMcIqrDcNXe8zZzXpHVuvx_f1BYw-cjK1qVN4D3mhrg6fnR8mHR-0eq2y-7bVy0aTvoGHzMOccN3HXmHgOZBgesqNdkVWeP4MO2Bw9clxVpVy86/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/AVvXsEhEXpQhP1WsSIyhxVCvkFKTneqA_HAyAsMcIqrDcNXe8zZzXpHVuvx_f1BYw-cjK1qVN4D3mhrg6fnR8mHR-0eq2y-7bVy0aTvoGHzMOccN3HXmHgOZBgesqNdkVWeP4MO2Bw9clxVpVy86/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0103-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><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></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kentucky home of Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-7" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">At Home With Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEDq6IY-MQM183HVMuwY9GezrSM_SJounTaz9dKySnGqvnNcbeKflGI9EhO-DaHaCtjUnv7d49yH9LGwTSG7DtqlKIZV4NJu8FEb9JNA0Yp1oSoWmn6vZbA6aZQiuF4yqTK-iLSdh-jAF/s1600/yhst-75748725275044_2268_23132506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEDq6IY-MQM183HVMuwY9GezrSM_SJounTaz9dKySnGqvnNcbeKflGI9EhO-DaHaCtjUnv7d49yH9LGwTSG7DtqlKIZV4NJu8FEb9JNA0Yp1oSoWmn6vZbA6aZQiuF4yqTK-iLSdh-jAF/s1600/yhst-75748725275044_2268_23132506.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Be crowned the winning host with this majestic cocktail shaker. Made of stainless steel, the shaker boasts a reflective nickel-plated finish and detailed horse head design."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.plantationdesign.com/0017755.html" target="_blank">Triple Crown Cocktail Shaker</a> offered by Plantation Design.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.plantationdesign.com/" target="_blank">Plantation Design website</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhGbbZDOovvLaIgvajV0FpkifOa_Qef1v2FE9YgF2B9RitzvlDeXsJKfsdojreofK86Gz75vTQZ84SW0wHVK5R8VvBiIJJ_HJW0zm48hvtO50C9WXl1CYZtmGM9ZiXwrR4vIM-DzKLK49/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0104-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhGbbZDOovvLaIgvajV0FpkifOa_Qef1v2FE9YgF2B9RitzvlDeXsJKfsdojreofK86Gz75vTQZ84SW0wHVK5R8VvBiIJJ_HJW0zm48hvtO50C9WXl1CYZtmGM9ZiXwrR4vIM-DzKLK49/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0104-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hermes and Frederic Butet saddles and bridles and mahogany show trunks in the stable's tack room."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kentucky home of Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-17" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">At Home With Badgley Mischka</a>" by Julia Reed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009).</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhHhV-eEcI8JN2MWOmt0C-UwEJoVyq7MWgpW4aU_olK02WGzOzdouawwJ7rUXoi7FHaXbu463GIFfGZ1VDmMEwUZQscTSS855xZZev0AmX54ytuiDXRzocXS6LVfW8ODQCv9DZu01bH2g/s1600/SPC_Horse_2_large.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhHhV-eEcI8JN2MWOmt0C-UwEJoVyq7MWgpW4aU_olK02WGzOzdouawwJ7rUXoi7FHaXbu463GIFfGZ1VDmMEwUZQscTSS855xZZev0AmX54ytuiDXRzocXS6LVfW8ODQCv9DZu01bH2g/s1600/SPC_Horse_2_large.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.johnderian.com/products/spc_horse-png" target="_blank">Horse Switch Plate Cover</a> by John Derian.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #171717; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.johnderian.com/" target="_blank">John Derian Company Inc. website</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhePZjbmU459XZObpoSiT2KbH8mmktYVYNnj8ZBiiU4ooGpTaUOiRgOQcw5gh6-XSkURFIEXEypht3jgIzix6vKllqQc3XNtShpeNAZGrxN_5LusbuH15z_6broXv8xbxSkmt3BfUbF7oX/s1600/VER-Richard-Hallberg-Newport-Beach-stairwell-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhePZjbmU459XZObpoSiT2KbH8mmktYVYNnj8ZBiiU4ooGpTaUOiRgOQcw5gh6-XSkURFIEXEypht3jgIzix6vKllqQc3XNtShpeNAZGrxN_5LusbuH15z_6broXv8xbxSkmt3BfUbF7oX/s1600/VER-Richard-Hallberg-Newport-Beach-stairwell-de.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom banister. Italian 18th-c. torchere, Gustavian settee in Clarence House taffeta. Antique oil. Dennis and Leen lantern."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Newport Beach, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Richard Hallberg and Barbara Wiseley.</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.veranda.com/designers-ideas/richard-hallberg-design-easy-living#slide-8" target="_blank">The Art of Fuss-Free Style</a>" by Lindsey Campbell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMio_uNVdgK8GauvXknRZR1kdMtN-7TmlUXwXdUJpURVueWz0sIV5RN3SL6DQov59txdsXg2XAYz7LNO1R7ouQn3m5NlMpwLaiGjnhnADSF3V_mwRAyUxMNrYp3fZHZoC0YCnAbde-sBJ/s1600/BlogYearOfThe+Horse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMio_uNVdgK8GauvXknRZR1kdMtN-7TmlUXwXdUJpURVueWz0sIV5RN3SL6DQov59txdsXg2XAYz7LNO1R7ouQn3m5NlMpwLaiGjnhnADSF3V_mwRAyUxMNrYp3fZHZoC0YCnAbde-sBJ/s1600/BlogYearOfThe+Horse.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A landscape recalls an antique wallpaper panel. Console, William Word Antiques. Stool in Rose Tarlow Melrose House velour and lamps, Circa. Lampshades, Lux. Art, Terry Reitzel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Historic house in Charlotte.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jane Schwab, Circa Interiors and Antiques.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Meyer Greeson Paullin Benson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Sallie Brady.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Light Grace" produced by John Bossard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (March - April 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWNudknUYMwYkBR2yeNG9gSPAkCd1L1wZmhRmnB73vrE_pM_MWiXYA5q4vyA7EyFMIm0sueR-lVKlWEEV-D03JDYBlW8UGlz6-lHu4EKqEX_m70_cxSUpbA6XrIjXpghPEGknojxG5YBL/s1600/August%252BSeptember%252B2010%252BIssue%252BMirrored%252Bwalls%252BhbQhameKJVWl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWNudknUYMwYkBR2yeNG9gSPAkCd1L1wZmhRmnB73vrE_pM_MWiXYA5q4vyA7EyFMIm0sueR-lVKlWEEV-D03JDYBlW8UGlz6-lHu4EKqEX_m70_cxSUpbA6XrIjXpghPEGknojxG5YBL/s1600/August%252BSeptember%252B2010%252BIssue%252BMirrored%252Bwalls%252BhbQhameKJVWl.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mirrored walls behind a black-and-white gold console covered with a lamp and boxwood balls."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tablescape in Flair New York, the SoHo, Manhattan, branch of the interiors store founded by Alessandra and Franco Mariotti in Florence in 1998.</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;">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/photos/August+September+2010+Issue/hbQhameKJVW" target="_blank">A Flair for Design</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> (August - September 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QtzIXDTaHygamX79RsZId4k3rtTS4Tm5t3RtP92rO_198RIua0osOIdJVaNHXoq1_LztT6ilGJau2fOCj9trV5aMBinWEOAt27lnL-h0s9JO-__Vr3fBqz1cD3o4F_7TpNMJARP_8Csk/s1600/Horse%252BFigurine%252Bhorse%252Bfigurine%252Bbeside%252Bbrass%252B4YkS-r1nQBXl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QtzIXDTaHygamX79RsZId4k3rtTS4Tm5t3RtP92rO_198RIua0osOIdJVaNHXoq1_LztT6ilGJau2fOCj9trV5aMBinWEOAt27lnL-h0s9JO-__Vr3fBqz1cD3o4F_7TpNMJARP_8Csk/s1600/Horse%252BFigurine%252Bhorse%252Bfigurine%252Bbeside%252Bbrass%252B4YkS-r1nQBXl.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A horse figurine beside a brass tray."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hamptons weekend house of writers Tom Dolby and Drew Frist.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by David Cafiero.</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;">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/June+July+2010/jqndkz9VHWH/1#96" target="_blank">A Storied Locale</a>" written by Rumaan Alam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1338016797"></span><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a><span id="goog_1338016798"></span> (June - July 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kbSSOpJFghITlErLftojmMDxKneyEIf0gbCblXNLlp1Zc1TSNG88NiNoeK4K0SGXzNYOQWN_PMURhKERq1Jl3GX1DFhUhW59nYXYN4QlrBDXHQGe7WkmbQeGZgCpTQW9zMwp2QW4wxsl/s1600/bowers-swedish-0908-10_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kbSSOpJFghITlErLftojmMDxKneyEIf0gbCblXNLlp1Zc1TSNG88NiNoeK4K0SGXzNYOQWN_PMURhKERq1Jl3GX1DFhUhW59nYXYN4QlrBDXHQGe7WkmbQeGZgCpTQW9zMwp2QW4wxsl/s1600/bowers-swedish-0908-10_md.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom chair and crib bumper in Jane Shelton ticking. Other bedding in linen by Ralph Lauren. Mirror, French horse tricycle and Orkney child's chair, all antiques. Vintage French hot-air balloon light fixture. Custom cotton dhurrie."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Dallas designer Shannon Bowers and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Shannon Bowers, <a href="http://www.shannonbowersdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Shannon Bowers Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/swedish-design-inspiration?click=img_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Texas Home with Swedish Appeal</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dOU0GTjuHJD06uQAxvxGFK2jJi9BOMNSKcAx9GXqO9U9snK4-IUNaObVIX9YKAGZ8CuUWpumJ13w6qZ4Oss2bGNJyAGgNZZGAKW0xy4m1meWjc9CcsM6U6P5QBwEThCHi2-3pblnZw0N/s1600/HBX0407_072-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dOU0GTjuHJD06uQAxvxGFK2jJi9BOMNSKcAx9GXqO9U9snK4-IUNaObVIX9YKAGZ8CuUWpumJ13w6qZ4Oss2bGNJyAGgNZZGAKW0xy4m1meWjc9CcsM6U6P5QBwEThCHi2-3pblnZw0N/s1600/HBX0407_072-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Atlanta-based architect Keith Summerour designed this South Carolina lake cottage to capture maximum natural light. He used wooden ceilings throughout and also designed the living room fireplace, made from local granite. At the back of the sofa, an 1890s Italian console serves as a dais for an antique sculptural horse, probably a French toy. Reproduction bobbin turned-leg chairs are from Jerry Pair. The custom reproduction hooked rug, designed to resemble older rugs throughout the house, is by Laura Fisher."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">South Carolina lake cottage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Barbara Westbrook.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Keith Summerour.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/furniture-american-casual-0407?click=img_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">An American Casual Lake Cottage</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> (April 2007). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikxsfdv-jyz07aoxZrThM5sikx9NW-zg1AsyF8Jr3Tfjiy9QoR2b85hsYp5xQl2Tyh85E8GIEaa7N3uzstWmWySwV0NMOIsjQq3udYdkCTc0z2ATvxCHEz0loct7S4L27GV2rqKhx995D/s1600/rhbc_prod261225_B12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikxsfdv-jyz07aoxZrThM5sikx9NW-zg1AsyF8Jr3Tfjiy9QoR2b85hsYp5xQl2Tyh85E8GIEaa7N3uzstWmWySwV0NMOIsjQq3udYdkCTc0z2ATvxCHEz0loct7S4L27GV2rqKhx995D/s1600/rhbc_prod261225_B12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Taking its cue from a vintage carousel figure, our carved wood rocking toy makes an ideal first horse for novice riders."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rhbabyandchild.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=rhbc_prod261225&categoryId=search" target="_blank">Vintage wood carousel horse</a> offered by RH Baby and Child.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.rhbabyandchild.com/" target="_blank">RH Baby and Child website</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmPH14oUleYDImaxc3c6q1DuXVU8bXbGOORyEcAX08aQerdy0luo32V8TEeXnWhFzWd5_ubeUR_t3fJjKUsMDYvzM_h2bDFlEaxTMeCKmdIg6NlhCNz9ctKrb2nKt9FHt10SekZ2Ejp8-/s1600/IMG_7020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmPH14oUleYDImaxc3c6q1DuXVU8bXbGOORyEcAX08aQerdy0luo32V8TEeXnWhFzWd5_ubeUR_t3fJjKUsMDYvzM_h2bDFlEaxTMeCKmdIg6NlhCNz9ctKrb2nKt9FHt10SekZ2Ejp8-/s1600/IMG_7020.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Miller's grandmother's custom sterling silver saddle takes center stage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tack room: Paris, Kentucky, home of equestrian Misdee Wrigley Miller and her husband James.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Caroline Allison.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/inside-southern-spaces" target="_blank">Inside Southern Spaces</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjoUQeRso_xQFThGmpxiYYJnzsdRmXpQAJo-ukggidZx01Tq1g832lASnr07nj897ZR8FPgXkTTyDr1eoZz00vQ43XtnT5YlctotkNBWJTc_JxpTzzhAG5IM7bQHOBqMZV7v4M_U2e1Y4/s1600/27246_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjoUQeRso_xQFThGmpxiYYJnzsdRmXpQAJo-ukggidZx01Tq1g832lASnr07nj897ZR8FPgXkTTyDr1eoZz00vQ43XtnT5YlctotkNBWJTc_JxpTzzhAG5IM7bQHOBqMZV7v4M_U2e1Y4/s1600/27246_LG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.scullyandscully.com/FURNITURE/Seating/Leather+Footstools/Horse+Footstool.axd?keywords=horse&results=61&index=2#.UuSrSdIo7De" target="_blank">Horse Footstool</a> offered by Scully and Scully.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Made in England of full grain leather with an antique finish.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.scullyandscully.com/" target="_blank">Scully and Scully website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sTeBI4kXt77khXokZ5nbDSovKRQa0Z8I1GfJGbcW9woE5iyK-I7EjqKOocE85IG9dHYhaJG379irb8s3ogQX83MS5bZ187SCypZ05cB1uIY-7UcY_MM9jRTtIxyolW2rDL4J_B4qewOU/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.02_making_the_cut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sTeBI4kXt77khXokZ5nbDSovKRQa0Z8I1GfJGbcW9woE5iyK-I7EjqKOocE85IG9dHYhaJG379irb8s3ogQX83MS5bZ187SCypZ05cB1uIY-7UcY_MM9jRTtIxyolW2rDL4J_B4qewOU/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.02_making_the_cut.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Horses and riders can rest by a watering pond."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Ynez Horse Ranch, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture: David L. Leavengood, AIA.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design: Amy Weaver.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape architecture: Carol Puck Erickson, ASLA, and Brian Brodersen, ASLA, of Arcadia Studio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography: Laurie Black.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2009-10/making_the_cut_slideshow_slideshow_item1_2" target="_blank">Making the Cut</a>" text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQYjZdhR-c38D4MthyteoZMo8LFAZde4IFykS5Ck_OxgPPeQSEZ-nLhD4MumA0Y9xJ9IjphFHQaK1nIectfcpsKtHxbUlHPyfpFgCKfgqLPFWo6gf-y_i0_2BdpCm7ZzHfcJYrPn_Aj1x/s1600/item13.rendition.slideshowVertical.14_american_stables.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQYjZdhR-c38D4MthyteoZMo8LFAZde4IFykS5Ck_OxgPPeQSEZ-nLhD4MumA0Y9xJ9IjphFHQaK1nIectfcpsKtHxbUlHPyfpFgCKfgqLPFWo6gf-y_i0_2BdpCm7ZzHfcJYrPn_Aj1x/s1600/item13.rendition.slideshowVertical.14_american_stables.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Frank Lloyd Wright couldn't design an ordinary-looking building,' says producer Joel Silver, who restored the little-known Auldbrass, Wright's 1939 plantation in Yemassee, South Carolina. A crushed-brick walkway leads to the barn. 'By folding the roof down and the corners of the doors back, Wright created something origami-like,' Silver notes."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Vaughan.</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> (December 1993).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZTxcM6w5uzE-Tf48wuReTa-QUY8oeOCL9HRhPnwoVNLSKnoun6CLG2_3M9yO4CwLmYRkkQxqT65s66BUDe-vAPG1ppLLcbnuTAWs4jvw99Gjk2O4jVUtwHTx5kVdNnymIXRvGt08bTvi/s1600/il_570xN.543206282_4jha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZTxcM6w5uzE-Tf48wuReTa-QUY8oeOCL9HRhPnwoVNLSKnoun6CLG2_3M9yO4CwLmYRkkQxqT65s66BUDe-vAPG1ppLLcbnuTAWs4jvw99Gjk2O4jVUtwHTx5kVdNnymIXRvGt08bTvi/s1600/il_570xN.543206282_4jha.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/173754608/monogrammed-horse-shoe-stationery-set-of?ref=market" target="_blank">Monogrammed Horse Shoe Stationery</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VeronicaFoleyDesign?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">VeronicaFoleyDesign</a> via Etsy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4pjAlhe9a3ng24m3VQeK9X99p1mNKfZCI9i4ojeXRHmUnZxElt1hplNIbqkneAzzba1JIskB0YC0pfkK9xF2ZOOrCabjl2B7T_cguoeLCsBHFLGX1Dp7jKMELK5UlMfHFqhTk8AoevTJ/s1600/hbx-decorating-barber-9-0709-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP4pjAlhe9a3ng24m3VQeK9X99p1mNKfZCI9i4ojeXRHmUnZxElt1hplNIbqkneAzzba1JIskB0YC0pfkK9xF2ZOOrCabjl2B7T_cguoeLCsBHFLGX1Dp7jKMELK5UlMfHFqhTk8AoevTJ/s1600/hbx-decorating-barber-9-0709-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A fence post anchored in a sandpit awaits a game of horseshoes."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1850s guesthouse in Texas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ginger Barber, <a href="http://www.gingerbarber.com/" target="_blank">Ginger Barber Inc. Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/rugged-texas-home?click=img_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">A Small and Rugged Home in Texas</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7J0aac3Ul8bcxcB6lbkQXaqz1mKdvUMWZYI_tqWW-nZ-OdKCbBhj8GzbA47jG4l0PsLWmxy5AracMECgT1S7h1e3MXIK4a9HT4b3Frpdion8IQqw-jbTyp2RCgi9xVJyOkKnRkmF2oy90/s1600/616RjBOzYsL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7J0aac3Ul8bcxcB6lbkQXaqz1mKdvUMWZYI_tqWW-nZ-OdKCbBhj8GzbA47jG4l0PsLWmxy5AracMECgT1S7h1e3MXIK4a9HT4b3Frpdion8IQqw-jbTyp2RCgi9xVJyOkKnRkmF2oy90/s1600/616RjBOzYsL._SL1500_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Pierre Presidential Edition Horseshoe Set.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/St-Pierre-Presidential-Edition-Horseshoe/dp/B0000ASN01/ref=sr_1_10?s=leisure-sports-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1390713519&sr=1-10" target="_blank">Photo via Amazon</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK_YrR6VtvgOeml5IbFUj5UTHWMlG4txjZHSuFAJ8TZgYQbmCBwxxyM2RyP0Ruco-zBdQOE09JNT7U7bLRrIl7CECES8FHh50_KXhd5ZkF1-gwHBEuz13qaf0DKM9nMSnlCl4v_Q6QZUF/s1600/L6iNrx9RseqlLonnyRameyCaulkinsJanFeb2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRK_YrR6VtvgOeml5IbFUj5UTHWMlG4txjZHSuFAJ8TZgYQbmCBwxxyM2RyP0Ruco-zBdQOE09JNT7U7bLRrIl7CECES8FHh50_KXhd5ZkF1-gwHBEuz13qaf0DKM9nMSnlCl4v_Q6QZUF/s1600/L6iNrx9RseqlLonnyRameyCaulkinsJanFeb2013.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The claw-foot tubs in the bathrooms were plain white and looked a bit tired,' explains Caulkins. 'Painting stripes on them transformed them into decorative elements rather than mere utility pieces.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ramey Caulkins's home on Maine's West Penobscot Bay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ramey Caulkins.</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;">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/January+February+2013/n0gZ2qHN5cu/1#84" target="_blank">Maine Stay</a>" written by Caroline Biggs.</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> (January - February 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9l-Uob7weHGkYVpxbdgV5Qo51iyaE8isNP49Cgk5jmJXPGBcdfNvWvsxK2TUOWSyLRLj2alZaKlXahLquP4ZdZQ8EZlcIawzIgmNmNTxmIlsqD1UsjfIhmqUdweCzywdKoBRFJTgJ1jmf/s1600/1028698_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9l-Uob7weHGkYVpxbdgV5Qo51iyaE8isNP49Cgk5jmJXPGBcdfNvWvsxK2TUOWSyLRLj2alZaKlXahLquP4ZdZQ8EZlcIawzIgmNmNTxmIlsqD1UsjfIhmqUdweCzywdKoBRFJTgJ1jmf/s1600/1028698_l.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/folk-art/sculptures-carvings/french-folk-art-horse/id-f_1028698/" target="_blank">French Folk Art Horse</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">France, 1840.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/dealers/randall-tysinger-antiques/" target="_blank">Randall Tysinger Antiques</a> via 1stDibs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/" target="_blank">1stDibs</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For additional photos of equine-inspired spaces, please see my February 21, 2013, post <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2013/02/horse-sense.html" target="_blank">Horse Sense</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Year of the Horse

HorseBirth year: 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014Popular and attractive to the opposite sex. You are often ostentatious and impatient. You need people. Marry a Tiger or a Dog early, but never a Rat.From the Chinese Zodiac - as printed on a Chinese restaurant menuChinese New Year …

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