Juxtapositions

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sharing photos of three different homes designed by three different Texas designers: Babs Watkins, Kay O'Toole, and Renea Abbott. I love these interiors because of the juxtapositions: crystal chandeliers with wood-beam ceilings, an antique stone torso atop a Lucite pedestal, fine silks with rough seashells, limestone with jeweled tiaras. Juxtapositions add life to a space. Mix rough with smooth, modern with antique, fine with coarse to create energy in a room.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJ_7p72xcnRG5HC7ahRTTj0A-Mk5W23w6F3WT2mK97_bVGsVr574-FzCzPbXf8hJPSNFXtvKk2ePXrqu_OqN3NNgZ8w3x3obSz2mkMpR-4uanU2YDm5_7GXdEBySkf9Cnsxs5KqvJIMhK/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/AVvXsEiyJ_7p72xcnRG5HC7ahRTTj0A-Mk5W23w6F3WT2mK97_bVGsVr574-FzCzPbXf8hJPSNFXtvKk2ePXrqu_OqN3NNgZ8w3x3obSz2mkMpR-4uanU2YDm5_7GXdEBySkf9Cnsxs5KqvJIMhK/s640/BlogBabsWatkins.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP7ApQIOZPrknBEK264cja2dBSanFmFn3CHBnXRYaOCMiRWdOHPFAf8ej9Vb_VAhZRkQRDew9MuzygiFbpN2z_P-Gdue9ZPyaqReT_-f_bB68nA22kFDd9FibYjTzbin7ya8suSWIvC83/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/AVvXsEjAP7ApQIOZPrknBEK264cja2dBSanFmFn3CHBnXRYaOCMiRWdOHPFAf8ej9Vb_VAhZRkQRDew9MuzygiFbpN2z_P-Gdue9ZPyaqReT_-f_bB68nA22kFDd9FibYjTzbin7ya8suSWIvC83/s640/BlogBabsWatkins2.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQo8pB5cy1H0eQ6hO1bkyJqoVyoSh8LiSHTI2rIsuBGqgjh-HkGSJkMqQslnEkteNbVvNYUYjBZJjPosZk0o7JEwn987HlgRCghJqvIobBinqXvC68W9_QKMeLDX0LRtIzib5f-hzUbD5/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/AVvXsEiDQo8pB5cy1H0eQ6hO1bkyJqoVyoSh8LiSHTI2rIsuBGqgjh-HkGSJkMqQslnEkteNbVvNYUYjBZJjPosZk0o7JEwn987HlgRCghJqvIobBinqXvC68W9_QKMeLDX0LRtIzib5f-hzUbD5/s640/BlogBabsWatkins3.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXx3-ymDBJJ2O3SlT_chrATY20B1lNUkyGzUUhLGEQfX2e_G9curqijvFtzpHQYtofQ6rwMVvX1rebj3P1827EGVNBi6Kh-ZXQraSHParsgkRGPmU9Dy00DTqpoHRppU3DWvT0BVs5qIN3/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/AVvXsEjXx3-ymDBJJ2O3SlT_chrATY20B1lNUkyGzUUhLGEQfX2e_G9curqijvFtzpHQYtofQ6rwMVvX1rebj3P1827EGVNBi6Kh-ZXQraSHParsgkRGPmU9Dy00DTqpoHRppU3DWvT0BVs5qIN3/s640/BlogBabWatkins4.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, 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></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEjYWtAQbyGPACOCKnIaxqKBG5ujdCgSJQfyD5oeetXWhAJd4L7E7YsLWQPSzpDiI5B_6iN4mbzk2fZfg4Y0KF6wm4A9677SwT9LSKoRfthtArnRX547TTnjDGwm3At7_UCCq9P8OH8pgA24/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/AVvXsEjYWtAQbyGPACOCKnIaxqKBG5ujdCgSJQfyD5oeetXWhAJd4L7E7YsLWQPSzpDiI5B_6iN4mbzk2fZfg4Y0KF6wm4A9677SwT9LSKoRfthtArnRX547TTnjDGwm3At7_UCCq9P8OH8pgA24/s640/BlogBabsWatkins5.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Italian 18th-century silver leaf altar candle stand juxtaposed with English bowl. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">All floral arrangements by Julie Baker."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEhwnr2nnZ_jdGohnRYvnEfVcHCcRKh3db4Ck2a_4EaVR3Sc1mtSg4q_FsMH6Q4x8mUd4lnGP6UsHqVbDMbiYCqwo06ECY0N4QlOKxr_eS-gKXyS_ATWDNVRqCCq79c1vGuQqwGUCHnsapC4/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/AVvXsEhwnr2nnZ_jdGohnRYvnEfVcHCcRKh3db4Ck2a_4EaVR3Sc1mtSg4q_FsMH6Q4x8mUd4lnGP6UsHqVbDMbiYCqwo06ECY0N4QlOKxr_eS-gKXyS_ATWDNVRqCCq79c1vGuQqwGUCHnsapC4/s640/BlogBabsWatkins6.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Sunlight is welcomed through uncurtained windows throughout the house. Antique linen cloth softens metal dining table. Murano chandelier adds grace."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEhbmUnrGonnf2pH-3_VrrcQK3ETd2BstBlqrEnOkdvohsHnIsfTI_Fwzpduy2DkiQ7VhIcccyxvknwWI9g0GqoCy4ao5uOZiX2IiVXMWWkS0LGVOeDCShqXEX7-F9hljOj2m65oWxtgfdaI/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/AVvXsEhbmUnrGonnf2pH-3_VrrcQK3ETd2BstBlqrEnOkdvohsHnIsfTI_Fwzpduy2DkiQ7VhIcccyxvknwWI9g0GqoCy4ao5uOZiX2IiVXMWWkS0LGVOeDCShqXEX7-F9hljOj2m65oWxtgfdaI/s640/BlogBabsWatkins7.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEjU5WrmwuiCjN-_syhj9v9WFP-D6foeeqnUDRL2ev5scps6NizZF7ecBIQs1EHRi5e12twTqA23X37o_LOmmSok5YsBeKVQQ30DV3uX_Rvph9N8QRzCa0fid0kdK7mceiZdJRbhcnPGfICx/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/AVvXsEjU5WrmwuiCjN-_syhj9v9WFP-D6foeeqnUDRL2ev5scps6NizZF7ecBIQs1EHRi5e12twTqA23X37o_LOmmSok5YsBeKVQQ30DV3uX_Rvph9N8QRzCa0fid0kdK7mceiZdJRbhcnPGfICx/s640/BlogBabsWatkins10.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEgF-0wB2UGSK5GWsuTbVHaG-boVwRvujY2KYtRiboTN5wYwp6eH_kTqyi0fQvhfIXLo1cX0i8aimcuXVDQHd818v7r6yVicbyarDQjoybKuj4jmNQf3Eidf9spUl9MvdMRS4TKWbCAkX8Hf/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/AVvXsEgF-0wB2UGSK5GWsuTbVHaG-boVwRvujY2KYtRiboTN5wYwp6eH_kTqyi0fQvhfIXLo1cX0i8aimcuXVDQHd818v7r6yVicbyarDQjoybKuj4jmNQf3Eidf9spUl9MvdMRS4TKWbCAkX8Hf/s640/BlogBabsWatkins8.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Minimalism is continued in the great room where limestone floors are deliberately left bare."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEhjEHdsGvy3oTXgognAy-cDOAv6Ax9voS2a-N6MJKr9yu8fdZHjPqj72Ddf4M4gQeovPDOBDOIWO9oMh76hAoXpOCh6qwvOifZkzFCz8MTixNBB27OkvrHVOql6qHHwkNxey6hGYTXCfmA-/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/AVvXsEhjEHdsGvy3oTXgognAy-cDOAv6Ax9voS2a-N6MJKr9yu8fdZHjPqj72Ddf4M4gQeovPDOBDOIWO9oMh76hAoXpOCh6qwvOifZkzFCz8MTixNBB27OkvrHVOql6qHHwkNxey6hGYTXCfmA-/s640/BlogBabsWatkins9.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEjTosRlTWrcW2oaui8uezh89cGEX_LkSREp4eqvN0nWxVrr_uLEBd-ny6aTMFXNQzDb0dhCRqUN6Yz8k6f67Rp7bqowkgRW-MfXE3WQMBRd64USqHSicyxMTdEHL_T_laHKpiPv4mHkrMQb/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/AVvXsEjTosRlTWrcW2oaui8uezh89cGEX_LkSREp4eqvN0nWxVrr_uLEBd-ny6aTMFXNQzDb0dhCRqUN6Yz8k6f67Rp7bqowkgRW-MfXE3WQMBRd64USqHSicyxMTdEHL_T_laHKpiPv4mHkrMQb/s640/BlogBabsWatkins11.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"Torchere is Italian. Jay Iarussi painted the modulated walls throughout the house."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Babs Watkins.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Peter Vitale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Charles L. Ross.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOf6-FR-_LR8YdR13W_ZzOwiydzmYiPbKXukbEkxXH34pEOWWwvAlw7UpiG6lfr9yT1hBYmUCgzrVXg0ZURTYq02hrdoC-T0FRgYiX7owtCntxUqeFfotRA0p_9qJeEXaVzWN7PxXnCp7/s1600/BlogKayOToole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOf6-FR-_LR8YdR13W_ZzOwiydzmYiPbKXukbEkxXH34pEOWWwvAlw7UpiG6lfr9yT1hBYmUCgzrVXg0ZURTYq02hrdoC-T0FRgYiX7owtCntxUqeFfotRA0p_9qJeEXaVzWN7PxXnCp7/s640/BlogKayOToole.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Louis XVI <i>lit d'alcove</i>, Louis XV chairs and wired Venetian metal lantern. Floors stained in <i>parquet de Versailles</i> pattern. Terra-cotta painted dog made in Mexico."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas highrise apartment of Kay O'Toole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kay O’Toole of <a href="http://www.kayotooleantiques.com/">Kay O’Toole Antiques and Eccentricities</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Sharon Perry Wise.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Tria Giovan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Judith Nasatir.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“A Whiff of Whimsy” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (2007).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfbssiOy1Wba9900-sQ-uW34aVNBXayMfgox6ACV9DGGseGCs5RLPHmvBfqRcQnFFwJLxPssYvCg1M4dbQ77Z9wJNfmDA72G5Odv8uaZN-l9xy_tcU9oWleQlazyVT78QxK1HQR6y9iSd/s1600/BlogKayOToole2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfbssiOy1Wba9900-sQ-uW34aVNBXayMfgox6ACV9DGGseGCs5RLPHmvBfqRcQnFFwJLxPssYvCg1M4dbQ77Z9wJNfmDA72G5Odv8uaZN-l9xy_tcU9oWleQlazyVT78QxK1HQR6y9iSd/s640/BlogKayOToole2.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas highrise apartment of Kay O'Toole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kay O’Toole of <a href="http://www.kayotooleantiques.com/">Kay O’Toole Antiques and Eccentricities</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Sharon Perry Wise.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Tria Giovan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Judith Nasatir.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“A Whiff of Whimsy” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (2007).<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEhR5cvM6suyDMhOJblU225VHVgagpiGc6DLihwJTyaaJuoIy6RVNY5JU60kjHyt8cHcPQufyQmNZkFEJA2HyVy1ErrrtB4l31jCzaPe4M6iaYaZI8BxhzoZhhMkE0GBH3kfsU5SymMbDyCR/s1600/BlogKayOToole3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5cvM6suyDMhOJblU225VHVgagpiGc6DLihwJTyaaJuoIy6RVNY5JU60kjHyt8cHcPQufyQmNZkFEJA2HyVy1ErrrtB4l31jCzaPe4M6iaYaZI8BxhzoZhhMkE0GBH3kfsU5SymMbDyCR/s640/BlogKayOToole3.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas highrise apartment of Kay O'Toole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kay O’Toole of <a href="http://www.kayotooleantiques.com/">Kay O’Toole Antiques and Eccentricities</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Sharon Perry Wise.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Tria Giovan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Judith Nasatir.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“A Whiff of Whimsy” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (2007).<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEjA3T3tS34vmOCPnWcN6V70EPNm9K_N7CKhGZ3BXlTxJcmo8EFiJ5FKimKq9IOm2N-_lmxVrn1HbBFq6XtjSPp8cYHaantaEet-bJcpeDBHlwuBb-UAR1Zv-u2fF7L50j2sMFcl87CUbDt_/s1600/BlogKayOToole5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3T3tS34vmOCPnWcN6V70EPNm9K_N7CKhGZ3BXlTxJcmo8EFiJ5FKimKq9IOm2N-_lmxVrn1HbBFq6XtjSPp8cYHaantaEet-bJcpeDBHlwuBb-UAR1Zv-u2fF7L50j2sMFcl87CUbDt_/s640/BlogKayOToole5.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"In master bedroom, greyhound, Sici, on custom iron bed with custom headboard. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Italian chandelier. Bed fabrics by <a href="http://www.fortuny.com/">Fortuny</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas highrise apartment of Kay O'Toole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kay O’Toole of <a href="http://www.kayotooleantiques.com/">Kay O’Toole Antiques and Eccentricities</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Sharon Perry Wise.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Tria Giovan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Judith Nasatir.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“A Whiff of Whimsy” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (2007).<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEhGM20kvVWr3hV0Hsoft4EFbp4KduQyRkn1kUHv6Gmq0kOccCfpZZAaD777hVtx7AuGqS44YnCM04_rED0vh8uQub_f5ey_5wIyedruvgDFYc62MUPaF-c_BWfbDJgGeRns-KSrvbuldyeB/s1600/BlogKayOToole6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGM20kvVWr3hV0Hsoft4EFbp4KduQyRkn1kUHv6Gmq0kOccCfpZZAaD777hVtx7AuGqS44YnCM04_rED0vh8uQub_f5ey_5wIyedruvgDFYc62MUPaF-c_BWfbDJgGeRns-KSrvbuldyeB/s640/BlogKayOToole6.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Houston, Texas highrise apartment of Kay O'Toole.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Kay O’Toole of <a href="http://www.kayotooleantiques.com/">Kay O’Toole Antiques and Eccentricities</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Architectural renovation by Sharon Perry Wise.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Tria Giovan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Judith Nasatir.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“A Whiff of Whimsy” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (2007).<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV71pm6eF_EkJ6krrdk-uR8EbWrkiTfFdwhOhJAqSRVavLBgDrhghjx7Q3MPMT102w4prSZ9xBsWyPbdWPkH1ucP_1Z4dUlqNc7Nvos8RE1VWZ3lgJMCN6MjJxJyiaiHNkorlTLTHWpdij/s1600/BlogReneaAbbott.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV71pm6eF_EkJ6krrdk-uR8EbWrkiTfFdwhOhJAqSRVavLBgDrhghjx7Q3MPMT102w4prSZ9xBsWyPbdWPkH1ucP_1Z4dUlqNc7Nvos8RE1VWZ3lgJMCN6MjJxJyiaiHNkorlTLTHWpdij/s640/BlogReneaAbbott.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Antique stone torso. Custom Lucite pedestal. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Gustavian-inspired chair in Classic Cloth damask."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provence-style farmhouse in California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Renea Abbott of <a href="http://www.myshabbyslips.com/">Shabby Slips</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Building design by Michael Layne.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape architecture by John L. Wong.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Roger Davies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Degen Pener.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Passion for Provence for a California Family” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (September 2007).<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEjUfA9rACh4_12hRijyyjf8YBtdd7_aJfxss_egWOk1tbK-m2BEDOzaA1Ufb9t-YHQjuyY7cvm2x22s1k0GrDZNwKZ3W_G2SP8Ea73zevkOF7YSQgkAls2XfEsQD4xErBBcYkxM8b5dVRYY/s1600/BlogReneaAbbott3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfA9rACh4_12hRijyyjf8YBtdd7_aJfxss_egWOk1tbK-m2BEDOzaA1Ufb9t-YHQjuyY7cvm2x22s1k0GrDZNwKZ3W_G2SP8Ea73zevkOF7YSQgkAls2XfEsQD4xErBBcYkxM8b5dVRYY/s640/BlogReneaAbbott3.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Drapery in Brunschwig and Fils stripe."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provence-style farmhouse in California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Renea Abbott of <a href="http://www.myshabbyslips.com/">Shabby Slips</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Building design by Michael Layne.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape architecture by John L. Wong.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Roger Davies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Degen Pener.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Passion for Provence for a California Family” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (September 2007).<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEhZrXtzTRedsunIWQUqBoHCbO2SregGBcK4ACUeIICoZkkTi8klSd6v7ao0BDdiVWfQXkax9NZliwT3KN0YBloRBo8qV6NYsY6CDQ6AkfidMWTprQaH0NJ3C8elASNANSSVpwF88i4Ni_GH/s1600/BlogReneaAbbott4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrXtzTRedsunIWQUqBoHCbO2SregGBcK4ACUeIICoZkkTi8klSd6v7ao0BDdiVWfQXkax9NZliwT3KN0YBloRBo8qV6NYsY6CDQ6AkfidMWTprQaH0NJ3C8elASNANSSVpwF88i4Ni_GH/s640/BlogReneaAbbott4.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"French chandelier and 18th-century sconces."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provence-style farmhouse in California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Renea Abbott of <a href="http://www.myshabbyslips.com/">Shabby Slips</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Building design by Michael Layne.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape architecture by John L. Wong.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Roger Davies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Degen Pener.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Passion for Provence for a California Family” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (September 2007).<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEhZFSGUQ8c4rSJWUksRQjZH1ut8s-sSM8abAXXRcGgALSIHUwq1wMFDAZJh8CoEu8MHWWFAV9Te7X__qi8u9wToGVzAmgzCb-b71sluYWJ_KqZogvNwWN0HmtnK8NGuMDzPnsGzRt3Qbuzv/s1600/BlogReneaAbbott2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZFSGUQ8c4rSJWUksRQjZH1ut8s-sSM8abAXXRcGgALSIHUwq1wMFDAZJh8CoEu8MHWWFAV9Te7X__qi8u9wToGVzAmgzCb-b71sluYWJ_KqZogvNwWN0HmtnK8NGuMDzPnsGzRt3Qbuzv/s640/BlogReneaAbbott2.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"Louis XVI chaise longue in cotton. <a href="http://www.fortuny.com/">Fortuny</a> fabric on pillow. Nesle sconces. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Cy Twombly lithograph. Louis XIII limestone mantel."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Provence-style farmhouse in California.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Interior design by Renea Abbott of <a href="http://www.myshabbyslips.com/">Shabby Slips</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Building design by Michael Layne.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape architecture by John L. Wong.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Roger Davies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Degen Pener.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Passion for Provence for a California Family” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (September 2007).<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfhNQgftI_2BlX9JomglAjwizSwnRTSOoVIanJz3FHvEkSMJZypFmaf9QQ84are0eljGDSfa9zpfAB_-qDdwJQBY9NOCC7cWY26nVmIN3kHoQVVPN4edTtPWoNSKSJA_zynPv7L-SsAGF/s1600/BlogReneaAbbott6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfhNQgftI_2BlX9JomglAjwizSwnRTSOoVIanJz3FHvEkSMJZypFmaf9QQ84are0eljGDSfa9zpfAB_-qDdwJQBY9NOCC7cWY26nVmIN3kHoQVVPN4edTtPWoNSKSJA_zynPv7L-SsAGF/s640/BlogReneaAbbott6.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Table skirt in Silk Trading Company stripe. Venetian 19th-century mirror. French chair in linen.. Custom linen curtains. Sisal rug by Creative Flooring."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provence-style farmhouse in California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Renea Abbott of <a href="http://www.myshabbyslips.com/">Shabby Slips</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Building design by Michael Layne.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape architecture by John L. Wong.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Roger Davies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Degen Pener.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Passion for Provence for a California Family” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (September 2007).<o:p></o:p></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/AVvXsEjrwE5yn6Nv2GqbdQs_iXYg9FVg-L8431xeFGbEr0Hs8MJqPjJlGL4P0fD1JqZdfJXFhsL-c9HqDgDFGx0qo8wnqsuXiJoPgULvVsZiS5lNTqCamPWy8ESzhBjaBiyzqQldBZ54-YcJIC8w/s1600/BlogReneaAbbott7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwE5yn6Nv2GqbdQs_iXYg9FVg-L8431xeFGbEr0Hs8MJqPjJlGL4P0fD1JqZdfJXFhsL-c9HqDgDFGx0qo8wnqsuXiJoPgULvVsZiS5lNTqCamPWy8ESzhBjaBiyzqQldBZ54-YcJIC8w/s640/BlogReneaAbbott7.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"In bath, 17th-century beams, <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/">Waterworks</a> showerheads/controls, tub and table. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Carrera mosaic floor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Provence-style farmhouse in California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design by Renea Abbott of <a href="http://www.myshabbyslips.com/">Shabby Slips</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Building design by Michael Layne.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Landscape architecture by John L. Wong.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Photography by Roger Davies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Text by Degen Pener.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Passion for Provence for a California Family” produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (September 2007).<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Juxtapositions

I am sharing photos of three different homes designed by three different Texas designers: Babs Watkins, Kay O'Toole, and Renea Abbott. I...

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