Be My Guest

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">August is the month when many people travel -- often fitting in one last vacation before school begins again in the fall. I offer a sampling of guest rooms for a range of tastes. Perhaps one of these would suit you as a comfortable home away from home . . .</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGBXnuAkQVG7RdIMyRrB83LGvOgyeZAR_UKlEvVSBKmal_JO8LC6m4o6VAJKuGYCb_Mys3-Lvww8vpKwFX70FA9x-OCo0JuMDnxD8oWd3KvuqXMV27BlmwPJplyvpjNFXpat1aqz3X3I/s1600/mountain-homes-turner-ed1210-08-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGBXnuAkQVG7RdIMyRrB83LGvOgyeZAR_UKlEvVSBKmal_JO8LC6m4o6VAJKuGYCb_Mys3-Lvww8vpKwFX70FA9x-OCo0JuMDnxD8oWd3KvuqXMV27BlmwPJplyvpjNFXpat1aqz3X3I/s400/mountain-homes-turner-ed1210-08-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/" target="_blank">Anthropologie</a> canopy bed, Sferra linens and antique suzani.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mother (Mary Lynn Turner) and daughters (Marie Turner and Emily Turner) designed this family vacation home in Ketchum, Idaho.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Bob White of ForestStudio.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (December 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/AVvXsEjfch2v1wQ06lN3j1bOwzg7_pUkJGeJcgU53jzag3h1xCPoWruUJbsIWKvuBUGafHcZxOEvFwvOyz8DbW3vWE_tSnlBeigVByoDC6mgJXfICEoT0sR19fS5-H0YfsvS4KMGC_UsEYDSvx0/s1600/item13.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-14-guest-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfch2v1wQ06lN3j1bOwzg7_pUkJGeJcgU53jzag3h1xCPoWruUJbsIWKvuBUGafHcZxOEvFwvOyz8DbW3vWE_tSnlBeigVByoDC6mgJXfICEoT0sR19fS5-H0YfsvS4KMGC_UsEYDSvx0/s640/item13.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.jean-louis-deniot-chicago-apartment-14-guest-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom-made guest bed with canopy of Dedar fabric.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chicago prewar apartment designed by Jean-Louis Deniot.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (December 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRof4buRw1VYwZvLKu_A6JZIuZ6gM7Zu3NXqGRkjLftdu9IGRN5009AZwpyvgsxVfTmf1h2StE554KV442BODsnLaPn93yXEGTRH8Sc3r0LveRwjHDB8a2TLy-3FfMSj-gX-9imQHK0i8/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-07-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRof4buRw1VYwZvLKu_A6JZIuZ6gM7Zu3NXqGRkjLftdu9IGRN5009AZwpyvgsxVfTmf1h2StE554KV442BODsnLaPn93yXEGTRH8Sc3r0LveRwjHDB8a2TLy-3FfMSj-gX-9imQHK0i8/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-07-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the guest bedroom, velvet curtains enclose a Russian sleigh bed with a coverlet and pillows in a Clarence House silk velvet; a screen is covered in an Aubusson tapestry; and the Italian footstool retains its original upholstery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">San Antonio, Texas home of decorator Gwynn Griffith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by Gwynn Griffith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22lBtnftj7vna-SEQzuGUdNf4wsPCDO9XeMsaN35gn1pd7Kv2wbO8m3TI8lHIIXSdiSmb-Wva5dOL_cxfqXMoa5Dv1JSDrvkCkrs8M6GoTZmn3zHmkxMBZd8LYIBo9anLivuaOCdRcPk/s1600/EDC070112Wisehart02-400-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22lBtnftj7vna-SEQzuGUdNf4wsPCDO9XeMsaN35gn1pd7Kv2wbO8m3TI8lHIIXSdiSmb-Wva5dOL_cxfqXMoa5Dv1JSDrvkCkrs8M6GoTZmn3zHmkxMBZd8LYIBo9anLivuaOCdRcPk/s640/EDC070112Wisehart02-400-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An 1840s bed found at an estate sale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Home of <a href="http://www.tommyhilfiger.com/" target="_blank">Tommy Hilfiger</a> executive Trent Wisehart in South Orange, New Jersey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Trent Wisehart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation by Michael J. Hoeft.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (July-August 2012)</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/AVvXsEjQ1IsWjYINluatSS2umH1xLNl84XJ22qPyDCwEe-M6UZmRM7IZVcNzFrBKbdFSDuiryzW567C6zl4_fWBjQ0Wok1ATJ97HgUbu-6bJ1p826oz8a6BgPZK0XAYcgjrgSLfnKpLzja4tIV0/s1600/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1IsWjYINluatSS2umH1xLNl84XJ22qPyDCwEe-M6UZmRM7IZVcNzFrBKbdFSDuiryzW567C6zl4_fWBjQ0Wok1ATJ97HgUbu-6bJ1p826oz8a6BgPZK0XAYcgjrgSLfnKpLzja4tIV0/s640/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hermes blankets add a burst of orange to a white guest room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (June 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV9J6r49EkqL7QDVYX_IURkCqs1lpcR0J94zFKdxOWaW03lTcB_yuK5813PexHVThp5T1_Q1tOmWOMIjn-xanvTrN5wQTy9KhPF-8sKWnOa5wwCh4edjROndzNA1i99R7pcPLTvHC9Vs/s1600/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV9J6r49EkqL7QDVYX_IURkCqs1lpcR0J94zFKdxOWaW03lTcB_yuK5813PexHVThp5T1_Q1tOmWOMIjn-xanvTrN5wQTy9KhPF-8sKWnOa5wwCh4edjROndzNA1i99R7pcPLTvHC9Vs/s640/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Billy Baldwin-inspired British Colonial guest room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by homeowners and visual merchandisers Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (December-January 2012).</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/AVvXsEjt6OfCCLQ_ol1SPDdumvAeFVqYV1EKoMNzSRR12MLupCUf-5YE8yURL5BcUXNACa6NsiaRiNLCnKJrYKjAWg0-tYu07PABS03R0a0PQpN_3odriX9nJi6ZOKqmNA72_i3KYydpJL0Dhd0/s1600/BlogBeMyGuestTradHomeApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6OfCCLQ_ol1SPDdumvAeFVqYV1EKoMNzSRR12MLupCUf-5YE8yURL5BcUXNACa6NsiaRiNLCnKJrYKjAWg0-tYu07PABS03R0a0PQpN_3odriX9nJi6ZOKqmNA72_i3KYydpJL0Dhd0/s640/BlogBeMyGuestTradHomeApril2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The checked canopy adds height to this guest bed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Waterfront vacation house turned full-time home in Sherwood Forest, Maryland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Kelley Proxmire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovations by architect Catherine Purple Cherry and builder Burt Winchester.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Gordeon Beall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (April 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XT0rTaAY0eBNwoLKUofnH1grtis9d_mAm4bJwhzuXxg0hPGKv0TLIObkFCx3XZCg3-2YqjNP6UJtuEr02QX9UKZQix5ZTDWsubO7dGzGQO62cwOSvs9buZxZ14gH6cNJih7ndo3fNFM/s1600/BlogBeMyGuestHBMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XT0rTaAY0eBNwoLKUofnH1grtis9d_mAm4bJwhzuXxg0hPGKv0TLIObkFCx3XZCg3-2YqjNP6UJtuEr02QX9UKZQix5ZTDWsubO7dGzGQO62cwOSvs9buZxZ14gH6cNJih7ndo3fNFM/s640/BlogBeMyGuestHBMarch2011.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Old toile mixed with <a href="http://www.polo.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a> bed linens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by John Kernick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (March 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLUU5sr0XOTkbL74IiQ75EREOv4MTmZUnDWRxuOUHekWnYVeWucO0Q9U0tAFVgOH48g8t9bKgqDPgnnEyxLWSR-cpgMT5BnfdPVlj5f1k_e_WXWpUTiA7kJAzoTnuXLnud42YkEH-yOU/s1600/BlogBeMyGuestHBFeb2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVLUU5sr0XOTkbL74IiQ75EREOv4MTmZUnDWRxuOUHekWnYVeWucO0Q9U0tAFVgOH48g8t9bKgqDPgnnEyxLWSR-cpgMT5BnfdPVlj5f1k_e_WXWpUTiA7kJAzoTnuXLnud42YkEH-yOU/s640/BlogBeMyGuestHBFeb2011.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A guest bedroom merges American country with a sporty European spirit. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Austrian trophies and backpacks, Welsh blanket and English settee are antiques."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">"Walls are knotty Canadian pine with a milk-paint wash."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Cheryl Tague.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by David Tsay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRAWnmJr59h3VPzH4Pff0j9SQkFggOIc-EycfRKn4hWdwq8ZUHl5WfeQeOYh2FQXzaIgZv6HLN5E_mJkKFOG9geBRsFJCeql75SHdhCl20qYVPZmnDCgYo9qMnt5sh9IAKIEuB4c5OcE/s1600/BlogBeMyGuesHBApril2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRAWnmJr59h3VPzH4Pff0j9SQkFggOIc-EycfRKn4hWdwq8ZUHl5WfeQeOYh2FQXzaIgZv6HLN5E_mJkKFOG9geBRsFJCeql75SHdhCl20qYVPZmnDCgYo9qMnt5sh9IAKIEuB4c5OcE/s640/BlogBeMyGuesHBApril2012.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Velvet-upholstered Darcy bed from <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Kelie Grosso.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (April 2012).</span></div><div align="center"></div>

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South Yarra 1881 Glamour

<h2>Barwon 1881</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="featureListWrapper" style="background-color: #e3e3e3; float: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px 18px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; width: 325px;"><div class="featureList" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; width: 303px;"><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px;"><li class="header" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">General Features</li><li class="header" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-south+yarra-110983787" target="_blank">PRICE RANGE:   Over $5 Million</a></span></li><li style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Property Type:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">House</span></li><li style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bedrooms:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">5</span></li><li style="color: #333333; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bathrooms:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">2</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="featureListWrapper last" style="background-color: #e3e3e3; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; width: 325px;"><div class="featureList" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px; width: 303px;"><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 6px;"><li class="header" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Outdoor Features</li><li style="line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Garage Spaces:<span style="font-weight: bold; padding-left: 4px;">2</span></li></ul></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of those old beautiful South Yarra Homes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of those you drive past and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">slow down to have a really good look,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to truly absorb it's beauty in just a few seconds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>ahhhhhh....</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxY6EyfA0ty04d4Cr7AQiZSgltWEaq1nKnZQvQWK4FJk_asfUZuwJfdhx5SL1npGwtrBvwq-XfEmNEA687n0FA6QV8fIxiz0VrBoFOIRI9p7gYC2leruNxFjFlH7o6DDP0whQUi_27f1p/s1600/main.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxY6EyfA0ty04d4Cr7AQiZSgltWEaq1nKnZQvQWK4FJk_asfUZuwJfdhx5SL1npGwtrBvwq-XfEmNEA687n0FA6QV8fIxiz0VrBoFOIRI9p7gYC2leruNxFjFlH7o6DDP0whQUi_27f1p/s640/main.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZGhQjYwadArACKPwt-Ca1kW3NnlSsA0bngnyqMWA51jdLycsFWwPhsx0cvQdf7McRmqXqWG6JL8BUAiSMsk0rDbYHK4V1OjCv0CqM0GF4mDzjXHXU9Ob8I8Xcv6ehWx5gS0v-6GEfBFL/s1600/image10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZGhQjYwadArACKPwt-Ca1kW3NnlSsA0bngnyqMWA51jdLycsFWwPhsx0cvQdf7McRmqXqWG6JL8BUAiSMsk0rDbYHK4V1OjCv0CqM0GF4mDzjXHXU9Ob8I8Xcv6ehWx5gS0v-6GEfBFL/s400/image10.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And for a moment you wonder,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>what would it have been like to live here 100 years ago...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikq66SRFBnpUWIr0lDgi6SEbnmijfp1lYjYKf44wCfwZBfgGTbv8NzJiVfWajmh4oFqMbxmLrIysFkRNSCAH2bbf2mrUAKutHjYe6gg9LP7-6CEH9q8hUAkGfaUnzs_Pr4Q71StJSrSDHS/s1600/image9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikq66SRFBnpUWIr0lDgi6SEbnmijfp1lYjYKf44wCfwZBfgGTbv8NzJiVfWajmh4oFqMbxmLrIysFkRNSCAH2bbf2mrUAKutHjYe6gg9LP7-6CEH9q8hUAkGfaUnzs_Pr4Q71StJSrSDHS/s640/image9.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you work off the floorplan below,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it appears that the above photo is a side shot,</div><div style="text-align: center;">facing the kitchen side.... amazing!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gUzinYffKNnhxmzD4iXkPbvbU1rIgOHUxvB18RzrGB4Ac8fJfA-owBU8FiFSXx66rlj46-yb3env2MLfNQtaMg1nuz9hwZfkcjvLTeVeqiGpeyVkS1DmRHt8g8qvJLg6-SrL_pF82oEl/s1600/image8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gUzinYffKNnhxmzD4iXkPbvbU1rIgOHUxvB18RzrGB4Ac8fJfA-owBU8FiFSXx66rlj46-yb3env2MLfNQtaMg1nuz9hwZfkcjvLTeVeqiGpeyVkS1DmRHt8g8qvJLg6-SrL_pF82oEl/s640/image8.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHksNdAJ2rCOv0M3lUAvU1B0AC8mq3l5Kn-nH83PaR0EtdZDSaMfMs0M21IgwW2lcP06At2rzVao8ku8PKW2DlAPrO58UTDEJA21s00ogtlINuw7eUVLycO9iuv5VwiCkkAoBw4vEFMglP/s1600/image6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHksNdAJ2rCOv0M3lUAvU1B0AC8mq3l5Kn-nH83PaR0EtdZDSaMfMs0M21IgwW2lcP06At2rzVao8ku8PKW2DlAPrO58UTDEJA21s00ogtlINuw7eUVLycO9iuv5VwiCkkAoBw4vEFMglP/s640/image6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But all contemporary inside now!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodXFpigBk8DzwRo2vz_ya2vSvLVxeDU8otW9qmW3j62KJHaMxwf_xbsDigXMkihJD25WDh8K0KRs-xTnbkbquNFXXAlOhOpPU9EK6z2M-clft6bEC7zImhW7BERLDB3w8shrcUjTbTyIS/s1600/image2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodXFpigBk8DzwRo2vz_ya2vSvLVxeDU8otW9qmW3j62KJHaMxwf_xbsDigXMkihJD25WDh8K0KRs-xTnbkbquNFXXAlOhOpPU9EK6z2M-clft6bEC7zImhW7BERLDB3w8shrcUjTbTyIS/s320/image2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you see the pool just out through that back large doorway!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can click <a href="http://clicktotweet.com/W34SP" target="_blank">here to tweet it </a>too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRQVT8KwomOdI_Gl5fLlpOIdXqEix7ffbKT9hDUHlhofoh9LhyXn2KlM5IHonIaYeh58CvuKUyqOWYIk2tBVJSC5QdGhH2ym3ZypHNC7R89Zs8BQTeXjtryvg_vVJObMkZ69oPGRwRWdW/s1600/image3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRQVT8KwomOdI_Gl5fLlpOIdXqEix7ffbKT9hDUHlhofoh9LhyXn2KlM5IHonIaYeh58CvuKUyqOWYIk2tBVJSC5QdGhH2ym3ZypHNC7R89Zs8BQTeXjtryvg_vVJObMkZ69oPGRwRWdW/s320/image3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ne5Bn1nRLpBW-9pKlaHTU5IVyGDCdhrVOZo8o4H9RgwEJv201Wv3zOV4QniUyzM497AzowazPML01KcdnAn0Oj_fm_JKQuC2JxPhUKaj2DfoNIqZp_6Vg8HfzsWimH2BC6iWVU3wV4J7/s1600/image4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ne5Bn1nRLpBW-9pKlaHTU5IVyGDCdhrVOZo8o4H9RgwEJv201Wv3zOV4QniUyzM497AzowazPML01KcdnAn0Oj_fm_JKQuC2JxPhUKaj2DfoNIqZp_6Vg8HfzsWimH2BC6iWVU3wV4J7/s400/image4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> OK, this room's too weird for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe I'm too old fashioned!  :) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2s7SOeDwoRjaRt8cRA58OAQNvQYGrPvukuTtVmM-8xCDFqKh2N0W3LHAY3__rtdqEkadh1agffn2jPdLqOJHVpPS3sqMKLpO-KQvQtS-a0Lm3BWHUSOGRrBfMt-4ZF566O4NLtyRYaeUE/s1600/image5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2s7SOeDwoRjaRt8cRA58OAQNvQYGrPvukuTtVmM-8xCDFqKh2N0W3LHAY3__rtdqEkadh1agffn2jPdLqOJHVpPS3sqMKLpO-KQvQtS-a0Lm3BWHUSOGRrBfMt-4ZF566O4NLtyRYaeUE/s400/image5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Dgo2ViiSpWn-j46sf324v0-aZyBtVd5uqtShzQH9F7hHr3fONBTwmBbqeBfGtKTcKTsEWPgHtrJDQwRQ6FpD7QhzFAR3s0Tfgiy5KUz-AArKz0ok70ymZyAZWYBk2OhcO6fVC1KZfqAo/s1600/image7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Dgo2ViiSpWn-j46sf324v0-aZyBtVd5uqtShzQH9F7hHr3fONBTwmBbqeBfGtKTcKTsEWPgHtrJDQwRQ6FpD7QhzFAR3s0Tfgiy5KUz-AArKz0ok70ymZyAZWYBk2OhcO6fVC1KZfqAo/s320/image7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h2><div style="text-align: center;">AND here's the Master Plan!</div></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jkVHJp9AOEdD0OdWBgvCJx92_NowliEkxL-IPRARwpRFhn705TQ4uLVHPrxqNwIP60hONup-TY1mHU2uK78baTAfG0en6vyertgtiPsJ8xkKZcNx6mPRoEWshk9FYqMsSrGLhFPAT8JF/s1600/floorplan1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jkVHJp9AOEdD0OdWBgvCJx92_NowliEkxL-IPRARwpRFhn705TQ4uLVHPrxqNwIP60hONup-TY1mHU2uK78baTAfG0en6vyertgtiPsJ8xkKZcNx6mPRoEWshk9FYqMsSrGLhFPAT8JF/s640/floorplan1.jpeg" width="452" /></a></div><h2>AND here's what the Agent had to say about it!</h2><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="title" style="background-color: #e3e3e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">"Barwon" c1881</div><div class="body" style="background-color: #e3e3e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This stately and beautifully renovated and extended early Victorian balconied family residence with circular driveway, pool and separate self-contained accommodation is situated on a large garden allotment of 1266m2 approximately. Minutes walk to Chapel Street, Toorak Road shops, restaurants, cafes, transport and many schools. Comprising: Formal lounge, separate dining room and study (each with open fireplace), powder room, kitchen/family meals area and informal living room opening to terrace and garden. Upstairs: Master bedroom with balcony, walk in robe and ensuite, 3 further bedrooms each with open fireplace, expansive bathroom and 2nd study. Other features include hydronic heating, cooling, cellar, double lock up garage and additional off-street parking.</div><div class="body" style="background-color: #e3e3e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div class="body" style="background-color: #e3e3e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">WOW</div><div class="body" style="background-color: #e3e3e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px 10px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div>

South Yarra 1881 Glamour

Barwon 1881 General Features PRICE RANGE:   Over $5 Million Property Type: House Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 2 Outdoor Features Garage Spaces: 2 ...

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"I'll stick to the chaise longue."

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This entry was inspired by <em>Downton Abbey</em>. In Season Two, Episode Seven, the Crawleys and the residents of Downton Abbey discuss the changes that have taken place due to the Great War.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Says Isobel Crawley:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">"I like the new fashions. Shorter skirts, looser cuts. The old clothes were all very well if one spent the day on a chaise longue, but if one wants to get anything done, the new clothes are much better."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">"I'll stick to the chaise longue," replies Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham (played by Dame Maggie Smith).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">In honor of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, I offer a selection of chaises longues. I wonder which one she would prefer . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7GhqsPp8Rj_Q-YSpGOlJkynNubfDmzr_DSYBFIkkBzeFpNdRLCFeh0iQXCxX6EWxknL-aVEzJ2GAZEOsTNJh3OwtUgrafYA3rrAtOG1mXXhPooiMYTES3TXnKG6O5JSgqrA0a4EYukw/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueADApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7GhqsPp8Rj_Q-YSpGOlJkynNubfDmzr_DSYBFIkkBzeFpNdRLCFeh0iQXCxX6EWxknL-aVEzJ2GAZEOsTNJh3OwtUgrafYA3rrAtOG1mXXhPooiMYTES3TXnKG6O5JSgqrA0a4EYukw/s640/BlogChaiseLongueADApril2011.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maison Jansen r</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ecamier covered in a Fortuny cotton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">New York City apartment designed and decorated by architect Carlos Aparico.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3uimh02fW2XmmNCWVd4lKsFkTUlvVIdn1Ec_RM2q0wEawOuiuCjyiMN65h2I5tSngujRIitJNtXbT4A55wTx5Mj6MRuIe0W_aRgjOUvD9Il9CioGBwBTxdcQ_TrWiwsdBas7iN3rNps/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueElleDecorDec2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3uimh02fW2XmmNCWVd4lKsFkTUlvVIdn1Ec_RM2q0wEawOuiuCjyiMN65h2I5tSngujRIitJNtXbT4A55wTx5Mj6MRuIe0W_aRgjOUvD9Il9CioGBwBTxdcQ_TrWiwsdBas7iN3rNps/s640/BlogChaiseLongueElleDecorDec2008.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">English Regency chaise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of a 1902 Manhattan townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lee Mindel of Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (December 2008).</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/AVvXsEjnqioe6_WcQU2Vyq1zZzheSQ-EqtTlvrYvKNhPXn8q3HXgRykEZEtnDNeEdlYr-9W4T2iWUqs497Bl4VNawjaoS_TA1oidSByHAFT5tyf0hnblh1iKnUh9doU4bUAhS8h23_I6DaxGaZs/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueGerrieBremermann.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqioe6_WcQU2Vyq1zZzheSQ-EqtTlvrYvKNhPXn8q3HXgRykEZEtnDNeEdlYr-9W4T2iWUqs497Bl4VNawjaoS_TA1oidSByHAFT5tyf0hnblh1iKnUh9doU4bUAhS8h23_I6DaxGaZs/s640/BlogChaiseLongueGerrieBremermann.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A white Napoleon III chaise longue.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Garden room of New Orleans home of Rivie and Cathy Cary.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Gerrie Bremermann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</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/AVvXsEjQvc0yPycbE0XSBqVZnLm_Xge_gRI51BDxC0zw-fLxOVdF9AFk-QTimtZ3bS1wLzahWoY7plODzupLgPWvEIC4oyv9Ni5_q4mq3XTseA5mri4d5UcgFwhusRcMTJZBIbHPaJ1S4h8cfDA/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueKayOToole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvc0yPycbE0XSBqVZnLm_Xge_gRI51BDxC0zw-fLxOVdF9AFk-QTimtZ3bS1wLzahWoY7plODzupLgPWvEIC4oyv9Ni5_q4mq3XTseA5mri4d5UcgFwhusRcMTJZBIbHPaJ1S4h8cfDA/s640/BlogChaiseLongueKayOToole.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pierre Deux fabric on chaise in guest room of Kay O'Toole.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Kay O'Toole, owner of Kay O'Toole Antiques and Eccentricities in Houston.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</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/AVvXsEi-qCgNWkHj8bEMHNMZdedqANkguyeSzsyUvkyeqWuXgg7yrXblvrVx43WjHQPfBJ3JKNbwZ8oA30XfoK3PDBM7YUZHP9M5yzGfsLcNV1zQUtXvmZNB8dhG-38wO05VjuFN3krdDaWNBxU/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qCgNWkHj8bEMHNMZdedqANkguyeSzsyUvkyeqWuXgg7yrXblvrVx43WjHQPfBJ3JKNbwZ8oA30XfoK3PDBM7YUZHP9M5yzGfsLcNV1zQUtXvmZNB8dhG-38wO05VjuFN3krdDaWNBxU/s640/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeApril2011.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> C<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">haise longue by Le Corbusier in upstairs study of architect Michael Graves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFnQQj3xYlJ6_CdNTaSxolIgysgxlqG-_uegoDUvLC6iisEvVqiuUi9UW6WzXRijupNuplUH0pm6V5naGVSFW01X2nF6hnBcDV8-Bg7BDqk2y96fHOmOlJDdn_hoqyO1D3HZTfokrNbY/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.mario-buatta-aileen-mehle-manhattan-apartment-08-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFnQQj3xYlJ6_CdNTaSxolIgysgxlqG-_uegoDUvLC6iisEvVqiuUi9UW6WzXRijupNuplUH0pm6V5naGVSFW01X2nF6hnBcDV8-Bg7BDqk2y96fHOmOlJDdn_hoqyO1D3HZTfokrNbY/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.mario-buatta-aileen-mehle-manhattan-apartment-08-bedroom%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A French chaise longue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Aileen Mehle, the society columnist known as "Suzy".</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Mario Buatta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (January 2012).</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/AVvXsEgzbBKgfg_8Y4ZIIzKpVWaiiEPIeGJTzhZoUXT2UH9YRrRvQZQcq9UNvFeo3yBC4AYbhM17iCS9EHvh_ZmQeM_5oZ5lDxWAnzHOh-A6JJfgnZLf9EOV_CA7E61cdjB_7lkuceS67I6GpEc/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-09-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbBKgfg_8Y4ZIIzKpVWaiiEPIeGJTzhZoUXT2UH9YRrRvQZQcq9UNvFeo3yBC4AYbhM17iCS9EHvh_ZmQeM_5oZ5lDxWAnzHOh-A6JJfgnZLf9EOV_CA7E61cdjB_7lkuceS67I6GpEc/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-09-lgn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Louis XVI chaise longue.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Home of San Antonio, Texas designer Gwynn Griffith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor.</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/AVvXsEhirSLjplIS5Sr9QRnrwignyZFbu5ipNpSIZ9-hseoJtHVVLbOjaKpeymPuBsoOO_c7FH1pMv8w2IPwZKJliwKCEbEL1tb0NOstW-KBNS96W-I07B4T6BsWjRpZ5mOIQ24XrJVUOFC6TmU/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueVerandaApril2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirSLjplIS5Sr9QRnrwignyZFbu5ipNpSIZ9-hseoJtHVVLbOjaKpeymPuBsoOO_c7FH1pMv8w2IPwZKJliwKCEbEL1tb0NOstW-KBNS96W-I07B4T6BsWjRpZ5mOIQ24XrJVUOFC6TmU/s640/BlogChaiseLongueVerandaApril2011.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom chaise in Bergamo faux fur.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Park Avenue apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by David Kleinberg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior architecture by Peter Pennoyer Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (April 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdyVSIcMZ0-y8lbe_FhqSMCmDiRL4tdmfaRywDXg2-1AtDggZqGxlbfw-W6UDJYv7g9mtPP4j_E2eQrNPpdrorKUL-Wgcd3pMpGKLc3PM0JF1qv1AmCDH1SXJ6mqCGsY8sG3kRACUGFQ/s1600/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeNovember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdyVSIcMZ0-y8lbe_FhqSMCmDiRL4tdmfaRywDXg2-1AtDggZqGxlbfw-W6UDJYv7g9mtPP4j_E2eQrNPpdrorKUL-Wgcd3pMpGKLc3PM0JF1qv1AmCDH1SXJ6mqCGsY8sG3kRACUGFQ/s640/BlogChaiseLongueTradHomeNovember2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">A French bulldog named Tulipe on a vintage chaise longue covered in a Brunschwig & Fils check.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Todd Richesin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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"I'll stick to the chaise longue."

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Playing House

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfDeUXE077zfGAClq6ppLOcHXuDdQDA-2BKDkXiQWk4yc_P4Y9c6QMP0Q2TL-Yxa-8ouvfwKJyHErs4pVNt7GHTQJV-WhntJscM49DColto2TmX10FMM9QtJakQLS3FTwKoFlfOHnJO4/s1600/101572213_ss%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfDeUXE077zfGAClq6ppLOcHXuDdQDA-2BKDkXiQWk4yc_P4Y9c6QMP0Q2TL-Yxa-8ouvfwKJyHErs4pVNt7GHTQJV-WhntJscM49DColto2TmX10FMM9QtJakQLS3FTwKoFlfOHnJO4/s640/101572213_ss%255B1%255D.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This "pigeonnier" in Houston, Texas is used as a playhouse by the owner's grandchildren. ("Pigeonnier" is French for "dovecote".)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Ken Tate, <a href="http://www.kentatearchitect.com/" target="_blank">Ken Tate Architecture</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Landscape architect: Helen Grivich.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Builder: <a href="http://www.rbratcliff.com/" target="_blank">R.B. Ratcliff & Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by John Granen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRZMITk5pC87t0YWLXlMi2qOEG4pwgi7LF8kcXEgxOSRKfkCkY53IlvYeF8me1Yex4Uc_Z3b4POHJr9SZcDEtR9S-1NRCFwDj2Kfz1ZaemCxJI93OrVa2ZVtVroyeNrdVQKAtDSuKIG4/s1600/BlogGamesPeoplePlayVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRZMITk5pC87t0YWLXlMi2qOEG4pwgi7LF8kcXEgxOSRKfkCkY53IlvYeF8me1Yex4Uc_Z3b4POHJr9SZcDEtR9S-1NRCFwDj2Kfz1ZaemCxJI93OrVa2ZVtVroyeNrdVQKAtDSuKIG4/s640/BlogGamesPeoplePlayVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Playhouse belonging to the four children of India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Designed by David Flint Wood and painted the colors of the Union Jack.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hibiscus Hill in the Bahamas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Landscape design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (May - June 2011).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDRKCK-LqMHWPVcdexvukNTqnlyGIXqEJs0D0JNBYWdpk6LeCi4kxHiDejReNjkdjsNwrOHjz3Q6_KXdId1RJ-ZPU_-3XrXj1ckSl9kybhvIsYPGJIOu8OTs5mbSnlOBcrTF8FuCmYrI/s1600/BlogTimetoPlayHBMarch2000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDRKCK-LqMHWPVcdexvukNTqnlyGIXqEJs0D0JNBYWdpk6LeCi4kxHiDejReNjkdjsNwrOHjz3Q6_KXdId1RJ-ZPU_-3XrXj1ckSl9kybhvIsYPGJIOu8OTs5mbSnlOBcrTF8FuCmYrI/s640/BlogTimetoPlayHBMarch2000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mount Vernon playhouse created by Susie Hilfiger for Tomes Higgins Designer Showhouse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: <a href="http://www.allangreenberg.com/" target="_blank">Allan Greenberg</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Paul Whicheloe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (March 2000).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfZs7x_ztDvhfU2HYQ7likwmSOjfds21PLTL9JLiV7e4WXUeQAbLZgpkpsFsz_9I4_STcTAa__oZ-NSugRlTAj6zwOKTP51wbH8JqgOtBVef-eTqHfumfYD6dc7w23EZfoIBvrGvDqOc/s1600/BlogTimetoPlayHBMarch2000Two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfZs7x_ztDvhfU2HYQ7likwmSOjfds21PLTL9JLiV7e4WXUeQAbLZgpkpsFsz_9I4_STcTAa__oZ-NSugRlTAj6zwOKTP51wbH8JqgOtBVef-eTqHfumfYD6dc7w23EZfoIBvrGvDqOc/s640/BlogTimetoPlayHBMarch2000Two.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mount Vernon playhouse created by Susie Hilfiger for Tomes Higgins Designer Showhouse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: <a href="http://www.allangreenberg.com/" target="_blank">Allan Greenberg</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Paul Whicheloe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (March 2000).</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3C1yHa5d3XAfLgzFTPLfvYi8Ri3ASKppMHUl0vj5n7q2a0VNxNT1bYdpHFJgCY1ZV3ADq97Y494ktPRFb5-BOWXz3eMXwIGfcDzn7g1uZtlZ2PwdfuUHZUZ74TEFk9qjT7trUrEH6-I/s1600/21playhouses-span-articleLarge%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3C1yHa5d3XAfLgzFTPLfvYi8Ri3ASKppMHUl0vj5n7q2a0VNxNT1bYdpHFJgCY1ZV3ADq97Y494ktPRFb5-BOWXz3eMXwIGfcDzn7g1uZtlZ2PwdfuUHZUZ74TEFk9qjT7trUrEH6-I/s640/21playhouses-span-articleLarge%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan Burnham's $248,000 playhouse near Santa Barbara, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Built by artist and treehouse builder <a href="http://www.barbarabutler.com/" target="_blank">Barbara Butler</a> of San Francisco.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Kevin Scanlon for the New York Times.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Published in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/garden/playhouses-childs-play-grown-up-cash.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (July 20, 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzdSWkJQcGDzba8Rv8mRwIwBGVdWCLZM1x3FzJGNHNKOPcIpKv7ZE2ZyUjL9Fd8i8WxPRT3Twtn900Do8orwGokzCBWtu_pxMwGF0rHSMH4tzhcPXfTpt8aem5XajBXs6-IHHO0rIC9c/s1600/style-guide-ED0609-SCHRAG27-8%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzdSWkJQcGDzba8Rv8mRwIwBGVdWCLZM1x3FzJGNHNKOPcIpKv7ZE2ZyUjL9Fd8i8WxPRT3Twtn900Do8orwGokzCBWtu_pxMwGF0rHSMH4tzhcPXfTpt8aem5XajBXs6-IHHO0rIC9c/s640/style-guide-ED0609-SCHRAG27-8%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Playhouse at the Southampton home of Rita Norona Schrager.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Hernan Arriaga.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (June 2009).</span></div>

Playing House

This "pigeonnier" in Houston, Texas is used as a playhouse by the owner's grandchildren. ("Pigeonnier" is French for...

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Hands of Time

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VqGPEzusF0SkXP2DkPL8IFTm48OZfE4plwQE30qpfMOzeyx1Xa0mnhB1Ej4ICS0o5O2h1CDMt-oFTg6AGhqyP54u5gLXhWTLzTuh6lYWerdcj0sYxPtGzzdzdKxmBSirZ0K-XGl4czk/s1600/TradHomeLoiThai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VqGPEzusF0SkXP2DkPL8IFTm48OZfE4plwQE30qpfMOzeyx1Xa0mnhB1Ej4ICS0o5O2h1CDMt-oFTg6AGhqyP54u5gLXhWTLzTuh6lYWerdcj0sYxPtGzzdzdKxmBSirZ0K-XGl4czk/s640/TradHomeLoiThai.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mora Clock from <a href="http://tone-on-tone.com/" target="_blank">Tone on Tone</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bethesda, Maryland townhouse of Loi Thai and Thomas Troeschel, owners of Tone on Tone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Loi Thai.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Erik Johnson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home.</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/AVvXsEhzVnSl9_y3iVzY2Mcwl02KtsHX7yNtRo0RYHqJkMWEhbkmSNcd5IG5UR6eaL-T6kd_URPajyngUhKAD5IhKskcRTXX_6iLD2Y0SgjQxSBhKgD3KjhCuihkxjCNWgHCyVIXN8zCSVTNjOY/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dmitry-velikovsky-moscow-apartment-04-hallway%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVnSl9_y3iVzY2Mcwl02KtsHX7yNtRo0RYHqJkMWEhbkmSNcd5IG5UR6eaL-T6kd_URPajyngUhKAD5IhKskcRTXX_6iLD2Y0SgjQxSBhKgD3KjhCuihkxjCNWgHCyVIXN8zCSVTNjOY/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.dmitry-velikovsky-moscow-apartment-04-hallway%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moscow penthouse of designer and architect Dmitry Velikovsky.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tim Beddo<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">w</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Styled by Howard Christian.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (May 2012).</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/AVvXsEhM4kyM2OPKW-cdr9JhV7xOLyPUm5rC3jTJqgEUNjNPDp7h7UEjB21GmCgeZaC9fuMlPGTY5JtppF8t8XIgkGKUwJ1eby7FfP4mL5IP3gmBOGa9lJjmlNHqF_dEB5ZI-AtIdX8xnI3qyGk/s1600/item0_rendition_slideshowHorizontal_hosl01_somethingsgottagive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4kyM2OPKW-cdr9JhV7xOLyPUm5rC3jTJqgEUNjNPDp7h7UEjB21GmCgeZaC9fuMlPGTY5JtppF8t8XIgkGKUwJ1eby7FfP4mL5IP3gmBOGa9lJjmlNHqF_dEB5ZI-AtIdX8xnI3qyGk/s640/item0_rendition_slideshowHorizontal_hosl01_somethingsgottagive.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Morton Monberg clock.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Living room set of <em>Something's Gotta Give</em>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Set design by Beth Rubino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest.</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/AVvXsEhQwRRjO4i3if8Zywq89sC0D-TEdu9A616KdiME97aYDRZ7NngxlqtO7pGiOXNKrv-OrPSP3Pl58OxZtXJec9GAh5HZ3K3IjkgCoRLOv8XpIksG5HJQo_Z8fDPwTsXb8_8J2yVP2n3WPUk/s1600/BlogClocksVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwRRjO4i3if8Zywq89sC0D-TEdu9A616KdiME97aYDRZ7NngxlqtO7pGiOXNKrv-OrPSP3Pl58OxZtXJec9GAh5HZ3K3IjkgCoRLOv8XpIksG5HJQo_Z8fDPwTsXb8_8J2yVP2n3WPUk/s640/BlogClocksVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of antiques buyer Furlow Gatewood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation, interior design and landscape design by Furlow Gatewood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Max Kim-Bee.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (May - June 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbv5TiMKAybPSyKZ33F-NTDjF7ib7wM3pNEaQEhrTImnx0F_zr1XrxuA2VL5wlXupOeUog8SlLOEVa754GzO-bPhlLT18MCEP5QmmXJ-M3IKRIjCgSu6_v7wniKNfdiXoAH3KTb6kqRQ/s1600/BlogClocksTrad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbv5TiMKAybPSyKZ33F-NTDjF7ib7wM3pNEaQEhrTImnx0F_zr1XrxuA2VL5wlXupOeUog8SlLOEVa754GzO-bPhlLT18MCEP5QmmXJ-M3IKRIjCgSu6_v7wniKNfdiXoAH3KTb6kqRQ/s640/BlogClocksTrad.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A grandfather clock and Zuber et Cie's "Les Courses de Chevaux" wallpaper make a striking statement in the entrance hall of a Chicago apartment on Lake Shore Drive.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Melanie Elston.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Werner Straube,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (May 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu8MEbuv7CaN1cCjjBKq_NuwOk8bFf1qQYhQ8Qrx2XIiCAlb87l6ADF22SsUG67dxX44vihWaZ7VxR4kx5lbzgFJcbGKnP6hzXFglgk6xN2kHqE5kWfFGUhNLlN_5Y9dnwBW6nzLu3aE/s1600/BlogClocksSouthernAccentsMarchApril2009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu8MEbuv7CaN1cCjjBKq_NuwOk8bFf1qQYhQ8Qrx2XIiCAlb87l6ADF22SsUG67dxX44vihWaZ7VxR4kx5lbzgFJcbGKnP6hzXFglgk6xN2kHqE5kWfFGUhNLlN_5Y9dnwBW6nzLu3aE/s640/BlogClocksSouthernAccentsMarchApril2009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19th-century Swedish Mora clock in kitchen of Coconut Grove, Florida villa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Jenny Peters and Rachel Mbiango.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Southern Accents (March - April 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJMvPHp2Crc3sjqKuCODtvWKL-ZjY85vtamvSc7vymc2slmfmjKVgFv3v_s0jAr7iP4yORl9Ro0yW1vp5ba-056i4qTjVdmvjcAI0c4O2wFA45bn-DRYygHlzL1E8P37ejtk6XCJu-OQ/s1600/BlogClocksJanFeb2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJMvPHp2Crc3sjqKuCODtvWKL-ZjY85vtamvSc7vymc2slmfmjKVgFv3v_s0jAr7iP4yORl9Ro0yW1vp5ba-056i4qTjVdmvjcAI0c4O2wFA45bn-DRYygHlzL1E8P37ejtk6XCJu-OQ/s640/BlogClocksJanFeb2012.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manoir de Berthouville, the Normandy, France home of Boston designer Charles Spada.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and interior design by Charles Spada.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Alexandre Bailhache</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (January - February 2012).</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/AVvXsEi5Duhxc3DOcIXZSkr10VivDtm4tY_OnFk-H2ueC3VuE848k9ltXAWKBvMoEdQ32ErrdApYIzxA0Q2GfilBnuRd4R-_c1cpFi3IanxZN-TJaBEwn_NtkrAISEqoU0nvYolaYRMscxT3Y68/s1600/BlogClocksEDOct2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Duhxc3DOcIXZSkr10VivDtm4tY_OnFk-H2ueC3VuE848k9ltXAWKBvMoEdQ32ErrdApYIzxA0Q2GfilBnuRd4R-_c1cpFi3IanxZN-TJaBEwn_NtkrAISEqoU0nvYolaYRMscxT3Y68/s640/BlogClocksEDOct2011.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris apartment of fashion designer Andrew Gn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Andrew Gn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (October 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF4GnjJLGxypg9xehSZ1ZDNwEnXL75XCvOw5Ev6FfZAp0kK89QMRTYrw14ZhWJl9Hxdtt-gEA7E4CaydgJzI_bVBXjK9BmPkPygZdfzn0Oxisy1ENiwUp4ZO-s7qpV5bGSHDqSeU_2n4/s1600/BlogClocksEDNov2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF4GnjJLGxypg9xehSZ1ZDNwEnXL75XCvOw5Ev6FfZAp0kK89QMRTYrw14ZhWJl9Hxdtt-gEA7E4CaydgJzI_bVBXjK9BmPkPygZdfzn0Oxisy1ENiwUp4ZO-s7qpV5bGSHDqSeU_2n4/s640/BlogClocksEDNov2011.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19th-century clock from Normandy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of antiques dealer Liza Sherman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMXsS8PwNSG6TtTk2LiSg6KCATLa9Pb37Zy-mtR6wLuHV0LnLQ1XgHt1baqqAumg1i1CE8q4NOFZQqTmoQDCHgBb-RCcX-sbfg8AzlBKt30CpcDOycmv2OoWZ389mhEQwkwU8Ow88R2Y/s1600/BlogClocksADJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMXsS8PwNSG6TtTk2LiSg6KCATLa9Pb37Zy-mtR6wLuHV0LnLQ1XgHt1baqqAumg1i1CE8q4NOFZQqTmoQDCHgBb-RCcX-sbfg8AzlBKt30CpcDOycmv2OoWZ389mhEQwkwU8Ow88R2Y/s640/BlogClocksADJune2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Swedish clock is from Liza Sherman Antiques.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Fairfield County, Connecticut home of Liz and Chris Pollack.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Joel Barkley of Ike Kligerman Barkley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Alexa Hampton of Mark Hampton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Durston Saylor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (June 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyu4xk8sft6yJ8g_W0zvPxj7ufrRHGo4S7HdVFgbidqkjL9kdB32W-EPnUJtVRHC2D6Mv6nvad4BHk8lDp7L-hH7y4wiXhfLch9_TRbntl6Nrf0Dq3JriTxXUvNmni-DdVHZGQUe1oX-s/s1600/BlogClocksADJuly2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyu4xk8sft6yJ8g_W0zvPxj7ufrRHGo4S7HdVFgbidqkjL9kdB32W-EPnUJtVRHC2D6Mv6nvad4BHk8lDp7L-hH7y4wiXhfLch9_TRbntl6Nrf0Dq3JriTxXUvNmni-DdVHZGQUe1oX-s/s640/BlogClocksADJuly2012.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dining room features grandfather clock and Gracie wallpaper depicting scenes of Ottoman Empire in Beverly Hills home of Kevin Huvane.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation by Oscar Shamamian and Brian Covington of Ferguson & Shamamian Architects and designer Michael S. Smith.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (July 2012).</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/AVvXsEh6ofim-KSRkCzw2LZgPZVwwnxxRNXBFwbHPzXDa65nw8lUDC_JnkJ51q-kjgwCRjQeDMxp_1Aklev61ZWWajZBEwSB5ONy6D9wqRq9mdTI7fg6EM2MsVzHkuPghRwHJZyVR5X4oRaBAw4/s1600/BlogClocksADJan2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ofim-KSRkCzw2LZgPZVwwnxxRNXBFwbHPzXDa65nw8lUDC_JnkJ51q-kjgwCRjQeDMxp_1Aklev61ZWWajZBEwSB5ONy6D9wqRq9mdTI7fg6EM2MsVzHkuPghRwHJZyVR5X4oRaBAw4/s640/BlogClocksADJan2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19th-century Swedish longcase clock.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Home of Mark Gaudette and Ioannis Mamoulakis on Greek island of Paros.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Torsten Bessel and Dimitris Vathrakokoilis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Derry Moore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (January 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AgnbXZdXA-tKPH8D0mYuzdctC0QMmIMwQ-91uBzzGO3RmIYgZvzn1tYuHy7md2U-vKZgniHLxnI8bpe23H3nnhXv_aOolAb9HXECKZLc1cqYHrPL6i01Fi0DfAsng81o8T8y6iJpyIo/s1600/BlogClocksADDec2011two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AgnbXZdXA-tKPH8D0mYuzdctC0QMmIMwQ-91uBzzGO3RmIYgZvzn1tYuHy7md2U-vKZgniHLxnI8bpe23H3nnhXv_aOolAb9HXECKZLc1cqYHrPL6i01Fi0DfAsng81o8T8y6iJpyIo/s640/BlogClocksADDec2011two.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Library featuring late-19th-century Swedish clock.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan apartment of Fernanda Kellogg and Kirk Henckels.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Courtney Coleman and Bill Brockschmidt of Brockschmidt and Coleman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (December 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3PvLmDrKCoFq3RwZfb_FZpoJ-mAhzSxNmdV9GJClQseu-8p4wN4_IXD5TWLrfnsZOqmzXwFn3TIHZER_5DTNHC9OnZoRi1t_wTi8IBq65Es_StkZRwFT7apzyLxPnMNi5u0cZkSAUpg/s1600/BlogClocksADDec2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3PvLmDrKCoFq3RwZfb_FZpoJ-mAhzSxNmdV9GJClQseu-8p4wN4_IXD5TWLrfnsZOqmzXwFn3TIHZER_5DTNHC9OnZoRi1t_wTi8IBq65Es_StkZRwFT7apzyLxPnMNi5u0cZkSAUpg/s640/BlogClocksADDec2011.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of a Naples, Italy apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Roberto Peregalli and Laura Sartori Rimini of Studio Peregalli.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Oberto Gili.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Styled by Howard Christian.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (December 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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