The Influence of Babs Watkins

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I'm most influenced by Babs Watkins, a Houston designer. Babs makes it look so unconstructed, yet it looks just right. She and the Europeans do timeless so well.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior designer Pamela Pierce to <a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> ("European Influence," </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">July - August 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My last <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2015/03/pamela-pierce-in-garden.html" target="_blank">post</a> featured the designs of Pamela Pierce. Today's post features the work of Babs Watkins, whose style has influenced Ms. Pierce. Take a look . . . </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr8a1ymsYlAUdcLQJKkriPNMVYWS9LzNyNshW51HDZpEydwMAgDB2mC-UP9SFayrv1pIu4tG6ehFxLsZ5lRJ6k3WMslNBYAgvLg9lzhZDGk-nAMzMIiv_gKIod5-QedH4ScaenYiP6Wc/s1600/54bf872b56e93_-_0310-watkins-01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr8a1ymsYlAUdcLQJKkriPNMVYWS9LzNyNshW51HDZpEydwMAgDB2mC-UP9SFayrv1pIu4tG6ehFxLsZ5lRJ6k3WMslNBYAgvLg9lzhZDGk-nAMzMIiv_gKIod5-QedH4ScaenYiP6Wc/s1600/54bf872b56e93_-_0310-watkins-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Moody blues on gently worn surfaces, such as the weave of this 18th-century French tapestry, lead the eye from room to room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=1" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</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> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsx6wkcn8DD9i_3NSq0N-Z5BESrsHkOERAXFVPy-J4Bzwoy2WZzbSWVrLRq1nOL-faHf8WNtpXiGVQ9Zzg9vJGLMNpVuQoTFDRhDFgCbvDealmOposXw_-HNBAPOUBu01N062Ztk_lV4/s1600/54bf872bdc302_-_0310-watkins-02-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsx6wkcn8DD9i_3NSq0N-Z5BESrsHkOERAXFVPy-J4Bzwoy2WZzbSWVrLRq1nOL-faHf8WNtpXiGVQ9Zzg9vJGLMNpVuQoTFDRhDFgCbvDealmOposXw_-HNBAPOUBu01N062Ztk_lV4/s1600/54bf872bdc302_-_0310-watkins-02-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"European antiques and architectural details layer this 1980s Houston house, designed by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings, with the patina of history. Louis XV carved-walnut front doors with traces of the original paint open into a foyer lighted by a gilt-edged Venetian lantern."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=2" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</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> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLWm0NmM7vLuoku5UXpEam32iOnq9NaZG9C5XGqJHmvl-LC2ujOsC2s95t118oai3JDi1pIRSQxncLcQ235_gChWN9-SrgaNXr0NJm8NG2QXCF-Kgo9SwyXw207CWriTtOmAJwnKVbDQ/s1600/54bf872f13c7c_-_0310-watkins-living-room-03-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLWm0NmM7vLuoku5UXpEam32iOnq9NaZG9C5XGqJHmvl-LC2ujOsC2s95t118oai3JDi1pIRSQxncLcQ235_gChWN9-SrgaNXr0NJm8NG2QXCF-Kgo9SwyXw207CWriTtOmAJwnKVbDQ/s1600/54bf872f13c7c_-_0310-watkins-living-room-03-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, French and Italian chairs work well together, next to sofas with Fortuny Delfino pillows. Curtains in Nancy Corzine Chantel in Savannah are extra full. A 1920s Oushak carpet, an Italian tole chandelier, and a Gustavian painted breakfront round out the mix of styles. Wall colors in the house are custom, by Iarussi Studio."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=3" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</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> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztvG7wX1QaeUa6vIvb3kln0u3iEv0qZowmmL3R6EIHLD54uJbPXcXYbiVh13iR27GfvrPVs9j-I-bo4xKyMpFyMa5j1RqzVYErYJ4XvxxG6Vrk6JQ_YDJQGgYXCh50WNy-bupkxhHWNw/s1600/54bf872c14073_-_0310-watkins-04-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztvG7wX1QaeUa6vIvb3kln0u3iEv0qZowmmL3R6EIHLD54uJbPXcXYbiVh13iR27GfvrPVs9j-I-bo4xKyMpFyMa5j1RqzVYErYJ4XvxxG6Vrk6JQ_YDJQGgYXCh50WNy-bupkxhHWNw/s1600/54bf872c14073_-_0310-watkins-04-lg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Silvery tones are the dominant note in the dining room, where Gustavian chairs ring a table set with antique Royal Crown Derby china and Miller Rogaska crystal. The French tapestry and the Sivas rug are from Matt Camron Rugs and Tapestries. Curtains are Nancy Corzine Silk Canvas in Azure."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=4" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</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> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMYiSG4pzFe3CB0mEOjTUU4uuszMVYnII3YHuSwTaE6YEWfY1DmpVbCFvvm6M6tbpvWqxnPaFcn5QXYGX0ZYc1o00qiygIwahE7EMKgxWv9fD-Hk_bP8US3bUAW6gGSOKJ-GQIgtKOPE/s1600/54c932849ce10_-_0310-watkins-06-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOMYiSG4pzFe3CB0mEOjTUU4uuszMVYnII3YHuSwTaE6YEWfY1DmpVbCFvvm6M6tbpvWqxnPaFcn5QXYGX0ZYc1o00qiygIwahE7EMKgxWv9fD-Hk_bP8US3bUAW6gGSOKJ-GQIgtKOPE/s1600/54c932849ce10_-_0310-watkins-06-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Swedish hutch, aging gracefully behind a Gustavian bench in a guest bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=5" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TiUsJ75xwwyPnf8SYHuf33UH-FMJ_c4KicMTjfxCvXnVBj7_DkDDFoWSpsQGJq-qz3KY8SbT6uUWnvLGWYoVJ0i8jCKzXgR7hBtYN3XjhoG4FXjjig_eM-Ifr9wh_1YbmvMkIUum_yU/s1600/54c9328511784_-_0310-watkins-05-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TiUsJ75xwwyPnf8SYHuf33UH-FMJ_c4KicMTjfxCvXnVBj7_DkDDFoWSpsQGJq-qz3KY8SbT6uUWnvLGWYoVJ0i8jCKzXgR7hBtYN3XjhoG4FXjjig_eM-Ifr9wh_1YbmvMkIUum_yU/s1600/54c9328511784_-_0310-watkins-05-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique onion-dome aviary frames the kitchen range hood, perched above a backsplash of 19th-century concrete tiles. Antique Belgian blue limestone countertops, cabinets built with wood from a Scandinavian dairy, and a vintage French worktable set off the stainless-steel Viking stove and Sub-Zero refrigerator. Custom stools through Eleanor Cummings."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=6" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKW0a6SAS4ArnM3zPIr23bJH3fJvabOcEqb4xoMUuPJ_mFOUMl72zu-eFc3RgerJT4-Xuk6r64Q0Ch1P_UF2gY0NusgyPC2hRWkTAylXVmcxSRIRH-8cILsEAeRmeT1PHWaOjQN7NC0w/s1600/54c932853dea4_-_0310-watkins-07-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKW0a6SAS4ArnM3zPIr23bJH3fJvabOcEqb4xoMUuPJ_mFOUMl72zu-eFc3RgerJT4-Xuk6r64Q0Ch1P_UF2gY0NusgyPC2hRWkTAylXVmcxSRIRH-8cILsEAeRmeT1PHWaOjQN7NC0w/s1600/54c932853dea4_-_0310-watkins-07-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the library, an Empire chaise longue and a Louis XV-Revival canapé covered in Dedar's Flair in Conchiglia flank an 18th-century mantel from Aix-en-Provence. Shelves hold part of the client's collection of religious artifacts."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=7" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" by Erin Dailey.</span><br /><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (February 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuRuVwuC4A0263CwqiXhKiAdLIXg9KlH_EQ6oXFuwaQ3iqV5WtufiON2huII4ec9Nd2Gyexqok9gY8c59xZPobYaCDMUeSdeuUukQqiZ-DsWlWMQtr6Cdzf0vfIgqSMFhz2SlRgiCLpQ/s1600/54bf872d2aa7d_-_0310-watkins-08-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuRuVwuC4A0263CwqiXhKiAdLIXg9KlH_EQ6oXFuwaQ3iqV5WtufiON2huII4ec9Nd2Gyexqok9gY8c59xZPobYaCDMUeSdeuUukQqiZ-DsWlWMQtr6Cdzf0vfIgqSMFhz2SlRgiCLpQ/s1600/54bf872d2aa7d_-_0310-watkins-08-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The hallway outside the master bedroom. Rug from Matt Camron Rugs and Tapestries."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=8" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" by Erin Dailey.</span><br /><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (February 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHGTiTEda4wCwJFoPzKu3u5G0XHrQ_5pndbIiqZKO_xlLbQVc696oGeR3ltyxWbOqeXiV4ViPbx_hWCqvVcKeqfyetXJuFExEUUst9DnBl0pNHsHFujlr88N6iqxcQ_EgjFWdWSOr92w/s1600/54bf872da4c7d_-_0310-watkins-10-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHGTiTEda4wCwJFoPzKu3u5G0XHrQ_5pndbIiqZKO_xlLbQVc696oGeR3ltyxWbOqeXiV4ViPbx_hWCqvVcKeqfyetXJuFExEUUst9DnBl0pNHsHFujlr88N6iqxcQ_EgjFWdWSOr92w/s1600/54bf872da4c7d_-_0310-watkins-10-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div>"A collection of glass boxes on a living room table."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=9" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUAzQ2ekJ68AOgTbi6kM5bNChT8bN4QsuRUi9lTpKh8t3GJ8h0sY0KAa77qO9EQZ5tyaCMNMS4GC20uJ39YP-7O9MFPw3cK3u392w2QLevta1qfWxDNeu6zf6QP0NkA3RnbF4dmYdPIo/s1600/54bf872e42823_-_0310-watkins-12-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUAzQ2ekJ68AOgTbi6kM5bNChT8bN4QsuRUi9lTpKh8t3GJ8h0sY0KAa77qO9EQZ5tyaCMNMS4GC20uJ39YP-7O9MFPw3cK3u392w2QLevta1qfWxDNeu6zf6QP0NkA3RnbF4dmYdPIo/s1600/54bf872e42823_-_0310-watkins-12-xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div>"Watkins and Baker refined the master bedroom with a parquet de Versailles floor, Nancy Corzine Satin (in Steel) curtains, an 18th-century Buffet de Corps armoire, and a Louis XVI chaise."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=10" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnGZkUUsQ9bp_GV0EQTdr_tUDTeBCh-u4FDjDswjspejrgPj8nDHLDBBQ36bQNItE15hu1YqxyvUsacHqPRyHDwU3sMClC9WEn4Z_afQn4myEO8X6VNNhhsQGgWuq02wHCaCvlU3fp9Q/s1600/54bf872e0bc89_-_0310-watkins-11-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnGZkUUsQ9bp_GV0EQTdr_tUDTeBCh-u4FDjDswjspejrgPj8nDHLDBBQ36bQNItE15hu1YqxyvUsacHqPRyHDwU3sMClC9WEn4Z_afQn4myEO8X6VNNhhsQGgWuq02wHCaCvlU3fp9Q/s1600/54bf872e0bc89_-_0310-watkins-11-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div>"A Baroque Italian mirror hangs above the powder room's antique basin."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=11" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeH7jwlVuLIRCP-N89tRKG1KqJqgj0WKO4LKXA04IGhV3MoVjWpO53DiPOF5sb0o_S-rokMScsAeILdD6qeYGxu0UAGjNywYwYoakHHJcXShvzacYSvGEf7noZEiaHz8DA0Wy9oN_XSc/s1600/54bf872d53632_-_0310-watkins-09-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeH7jwlVuLIRCP-N89tRKG1KqJqgj0WKO4LKXA04IGhV3MoVjWpO53DiPOF5sb0o_S-rokMScsAeILdD6qeYGxu0UAGjNywYwYoakHHJcXShvzacYSvGEf7noZEiaHz8DA0Wy9oN_XSc/s1600/54bf872d53632_-_0310-watkins-09-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div>"Just right for informal meals, a massive Belgian blue limestone pedestal table from Chateau Domingue anchors the family room."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=12" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cfg0t2HWvF4aYV0AUyApdfFeoLL3jvsuhv96uOO41gZf9tRxOarD8J2lfkpEIdpeRAYaT9Qn33dzdWrrEPM5SfTtiTfdRBLCvjHL-lXQDjE4qIUVJKKKEnAMW2b1IiJ7oNvHBcllzkQ/s1600/54c93285dab8e_-_0310-watkins-13-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cfg0t2HWvF4aYV0AUyApdfFeoLL3jvsuhv96uOO41gZf9tRxOarD8J2lfkpEIdpeRAYaT9Qn33dzdWrrEPM5SfTtiTfdRBLCvjHL-lXQDjE4qIUVJKKKEnAMW2b1IiJ7oNvHBcllzkQ/s1600/54c93285dab8e_-_0310-watkins-13-lg.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div>"In the master bedroom, a painted Italian ceiling panel hangs above a headboard made from a salvaged boiserie fragment."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=13" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDN5GifjKY4zxqHfMSOImL8scyt74go325vgehM_xzzmwAEKjo_3ZLGopfyYpFN4OTelL4Aml9QZq6mi67H8kB94H223MqNgEHI6Y-KBfJdEphgOg6TnPhpItaOlRChVefESgtmp5Cgj8/s1600/54c93286248ac_-_0310-watkins-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/AVvXsEiDN5GifjKY4zxqHfMSOImL8scyt74go325vgehM_xzzmwAEKjo_3ZLGopfyYpFN4OTelL4Aml9QZq6mi67H8kB94H223MqNgEHI6Y-KBfJdEphgOg6TnPhpItaOlRChVefESgtmp5Cgj8/s1600/54c93286248ac_-_0310-watkins-14-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><div>"Rich textures in subtle shades of blue and gray give the guest bedroom a luminous beauty. Embroidered throw pillows were made to order by B. Viz Design from vintage textiles. Curtains are Nancy Corzine Silk Canvas in Seafoam. Sferra linens."</div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1980s Houston, Texas, house.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kerri McCaffety.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/room-decorating/colors/g836/blue-as-a-titian/?slide=14" target="_blank">Decorating in Antique Blues</a>" by Erin Dailey.</span></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (February 2010).</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are photos of another Houston home decorated by Babs Watkins. (I originally posted these images in a November 2012 post called <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/11/juxtapositions.html" target="_blank">Juxtapositions</a>.)  </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rBLEEaMP99BZkr-RXf_PqIy7JW2aA_hwp38TcBiGxwIOPc5ZZ7pMXNOlLM9XctDFWutVQ8J2KYeIUNf0qDwvTvDM9ka8WXsx5PH-EIN0Ec8jNgTy4hkUK9rE2LvwDrGSlxQm9FiAUig/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rBLEEaMP99BZkr-RXf_PqIy7JW2aA_hwp38TcBiGxwIOPc5ZZ7pMXNOlLM9XctDFWutVQ8J2KYeIUNf0qDwvTvDM9ka8WXsx5PH-EIN0Ec8jNgTy4hkUK9rE2LvwDrGSlxQm9FiAUig/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlVbyje9_Rz2uyIh-MaAyjgCOOivG0X_SunpG5KcTxlRJOJ-gEgV6sE0hhY0g_yesg7rSyX3teK_jNU8yDqC88zmntIkLHbTsz9uue5U12xsTqeaFXVnGV2bRF_0ZX0uhtjAYbt_MFC0/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlVbyje9_Rz2uyIh-MaAyjgCOOivG0X_SunpG5KcTxlRJOJ-gEgV6sE0hhY0g_yesg7rSyX3teK_jNU8yDqC88zmntIkLHbTsz9uue5U12xsTqeaFXVnGV2bRF_0ZX0uhtjAYbt_MFC0/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins2.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</span><br /><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</span><br /><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;" target="_blank">Veranda</a><span style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">.</span><br /><span style="color: black;"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: black;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSHvk31kPTlQbusN_sEwZUyfY9eJ5xlDT7A8r-s1qRvIln4xQtUw1LYa_6LA5RL77CybSyE9uuFIvimXtGB2gQijaNSvhDbGsIIHxLCaHIlJlYNPfiFsZD4ydcjqwQLpZk2Yxl67oFe0/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSHvk31kPTlQbusN_sEwZUyfY9eJ5xlDT7A8r-s1qRvIln4xQtUw1LYa_6LA5RL77CybSyE9uuFIvimXtGB2gQijaNSvhDbGsIIHxLCaHIlJlYNPfiFsZD4ydcjqwQLpZk2Yxl67oFe0/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins3.jpg" width="490" /></a></span></div><span style="color: black;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOt71T4EGqyA_-YsFi0Yg8qeGTRRrFVp400AAbHwZXsyffdm5mK7TxwLbTH4k97Rh3z3_2iLIuyZjKu3_TnNEhAO94PrrtSv-5SuXhQk2YlGgKWKj4JkOAA0oL91_dEVDHYRWlDGBXddo/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/AVvXsEhOt71T4EGqyA_-YsFi0Yg8qeGTRRrFVp400AAbHwZXsyffdm5mK7TxwLbTH4k97Rh3z3_2iLIuyZjKu3_TnNEhAO94PrrtSv-5SuXhQk2YlGgKWKj4JkOAA0oL91_dEVDHYRWlDGBXddo/s1600/BlogBabWatkins4.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"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."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. 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Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRdSE7vSOKOzqXxWTNKpXxlh1addxYS18d-u98AGi3CLaUHKx6zXfG47yhji4g3xDLEOiPyv5YjEi_BAyqTtRROa3ZjJpZ76-V64ec6JWOnzWa0sawIg_p2WOX3TxDsAH2jQWvjNnHXg/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRdSE7vSOKOzqXxWTNKpXxlh1addxYS18d-u98AGi3CLaUHKx6zXfG47yhji4g3xDLEOiPyv5YjEi_BAyqTtRROa3ZjJpZ76-V64ec6JWOnzWa0sawIg_p2WOX3TxDsAH2jQWvjNnHXg/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins5.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Italian 18th-century silver leaf altar candle stand juxtaposed with English bowl. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">All floral arrangements by Julie Baker."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVB4zL3XvM_81Ep0rr_OXO070YoJwli4Ij0u83ASzvNiFEENCFERz62xhaRaitAO8p-MetdjMpxQiViaMxr5_nTFf-Yz1LqzsEVQvDU5EpfWTuwvZHDHKVkaGG82HMreyKSzK0L1wvkc/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVB4zL3XvM_81Ep0rr_OXO070YoJwli4Ij0u83ASzvNiFEENCFERz62xhaRaitAO8p-MetdjMpxQiViaMxr5_nTFf-Yz1LqzsEVQvDU5EpfWTuwvZHDHKVkaGG82HMreyKSzK0L1wvkc/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins6.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Sunlight is welcomed through uncurtained windows throughout the house. Antique linen cloth softens metal dining table. Murano chandelier adds grace."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E5gGZfvq4SHNwHG-YHVhu1Ry-fn2WjrvLjZwiY4icACO4ysMKew-oiHB7zFQxUBPBV9Ot9c2gbIFTYsPIsB_U41WakhGG942Tj8gZubix9WxPlLWQQTNaKdofMX6Kw76pqZgrw8JN_4/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_E5gGZfvq4SHNwHG-YHVhu1Ry-fn2WjrvLjZwiY4icACO4ysMKew-oiHB7zFQxUBPBV9Ot9c2gbIFTYsPIsB_U41WakhGG942Tj8gZubix9WxPlLWQQTNaKdofMX6Kw76pqZgrw8JN_4/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins7.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><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/AVvXsEgDRohZ6b8T0qAyfspN40CA9GDP3IxuvaZZlxm3JDGfSqAKB4Y63ERwQy00F9-42hCTpiSAr2jSpg0ZF9Z7t1Lxet8iT7AsvSZNuGxfMV-XfCRJ_a1_zLdjiYD7WIl47EOobg6vR96_Bh0/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRohZ6b8T0qAyfspN40CA9GDP3IxuvaZZlxm3JDGfSqAKB4Y63ERwQy00F9-42hCTpiSAr2jSpg0ZF9Z7t1Lxet8iT7AsvSZNuGxfMV-XfCRJ_a1_zLdjiYD7WIl47EOobg6vR96_Bh0/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins10.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Beneath a 1940s Parisian wrought-iron and crystal chandelier, Louis XVI side chairs surround metal-legged table. Trumeau rests on Louis XVI chest. Silver tureen is English."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA1YqRrsNS-Y0q3ZYkpqBjgaI1f4Onzbnyvg_qoxmh8YgrQGwlawmLWYxY1otAS5bMTcvEYWJ83rDhyphenhyphene_SHJuJIzNVQXs6RMqSEwCkyR3G_QssPDW1i9lZASDXQGJAhC8O7mjJSIYMis/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisA1YqRrsNS-Y0q3ZYkpqBjgaI1f4Onzbnyvg_qoxmh8YgrQGwlawmLWYxY1otAS5bMTcvEYWJ83rDhyphenhyphene_SHJuJIzNVQXs6RMqSEwCkyR3G_QssPDW1i9lZASDXQGJAhC8O7mjJSIYMis/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins8.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Minimalism is continued in the great room where limestone floors are deliberately left bare."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhRH5K-m-TwOMK5F0ijvWfx6IpWCsCXRS9tyre5ser3s_7djIuGvtcughhZkc4GCS6Ho6XFUfXneJzeSYvImetf49IWCQ8b2Z7UzGY6owoyAw3F1XbGMtQY7wLinL3J2n4MbvMtBsYpA/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhRH5K-m-TwOMK5F0ijvWfx6IpWCsCXRS9tyre5ser3s_7djIuGvtcughhZkc4GCS6Ho6XFUfXneJzeSYvImetf49IWCQ8b2Z7UzGY6owoyAw3F1XbGMtQY7wLinL3J2n4MbvMtBsYpA/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins9.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QFu4mS8lTvD1RHeBFhTHR4NbNMAMITdy0nhKljUc6Jq2jRVsBgr19Cb5itAEChy7BDzrvB5w-XewValMDHV_dlfh-OeXlUgcYADgxsMdMKbNLbIUX-w6IKR1u_wBj_-S20egiQWNpBA/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QFu4mS8lTvD1RHeBFhTHR4NbNMAMITdy0nhKljUc6Jq2jRVsBgr19Cb5itAEChy7BDzrvB5w-XewValMDHV_dlfh-OeXlUgcYADgxsMdMKbNLbIUX-w6IKR1u_wBj_-S20egiQWNpBA/s1600/BlogBabsWatkins11.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">"Torchere is Italian. Jay Iarussi painted the modulated walls throughout the house."</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Interior design by Babs Watkins.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></div>

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