Guitars at Home

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.smv.org/visit/featured-exhibits/guitar" target="_blank">Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World</a>, will be at the <a href="http://www.smv.org/" target="_blank">Science Museum of Virginia</a> from Saturday, October 13, 2012 through Friday, January 4, 2013.This interactive exhibit "explores all facets of the world's most popular instrument, from its history as an instrument of popular culture over the past 400 years to the science of creating sound with wood and steel."  In honor of the guitar, which "is the single most enduring icon in American history," I share photos of the instrument at home. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1P4zjDSwgG7R9sculBDi9poJ4-XaUdj6LANNwsO0mFXbV0Qv9ikPf8IfX3GRnDT73lyPmqZJFM_AiLhYP6dRvoTHicY4RgwDo8RAzxDaR4JTnMUNpQmqK_Yb-MYqv9I8egJV1wCPZJ0P/s1600/design-trends-MH1109-robison-007-lgn%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/AVvXsEiE1P4zjDSwgG7R9sculBDi9poJ4-XaUdj6LANNwsO0mFXbV0Qv9ikPf8IfX3GRnDT73lyPmqZJFM_AiLhYP6dRvoTHicY4RgwDo8RAzxDaR4JTnMUNpQmqK_Yb-MYqv9I8egJV1wCPZJ0P/s640/design-trends-MH1109-robison-007-lgn%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The architects extended the language of the glass and steel windows to the master bedroom. [Emily] Robison's studio, home to her instruments (and Grammy awards), was originally the nursery. The glass wall made it easy for her to keep </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a maternal eye on her infant twins."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Antonio, Texas loft (formerly a candy factory) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">owned by Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.joelmozersky.com/" target="_blank">Joel Mozersky</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Jim Poteet of <a href="http://www.poteetarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Poteet Architecture</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and Patrick Ousey of <a href="http://www.fabarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">FAB Architecture LLC</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/dixie-chic#slide-6" target="_blank">Dixie Chic</a>" by Helen Thompson.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Metropolitan Home (November 2009).</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/AVvXsEhkYf_-C6_qtlZxLh_DiyI_RAbrk6E_W1suoL7F0zYC1MyuIfWtszIAs-IThlzgCcvB0voknCNKoajXMRa6huf4Pz3qPxQSvrz6P3OS6cV1BMETa4aUV8Oyw7H0YDSNoQoCgxhiNRnivE4o/s1600/ED0309_BUCK10_205_0-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYf_-C6_qtlZxLh_DiyI_RAbrk6E_W1suoL7F0zYC1MyuIfWtszIAs-IThlzgCcvB0voknCNKoajXMRa6huf4Pz3qPxQSvrz6P3OS6cV1BMETa4aUV8Oyw7H0YDSNoQoCgxhiNRnivE4o/s640/ED0309_BUCK10_205_0-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Of course, no musician's home would be complete without a state-of-the-art recording studio. Lindsey's is located beneath the garage for soundproofing and boasts a soundboard so large it had to be lowered in with a crane. Since it is fully equipped with comfortable furniture, a bathroom, and a kitchenette, 'a few guys working full days have all they need so they never have to come into the main house,' [wife] Kristen says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">wife Kristen Buckingham and their three children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kristenbuckingham.com/" target="_blank">Kristen Buckingham</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/rock-star-lindsey-buckingham-at-home#slide-14" target="_blank">Rock Star Lindsey Buckingham at Home</a>" by Deanna Kizis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (March 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRVW1Q6TqNaiCFiSgVeNdkdw-NZg7PsKA7Jnig2Yt-dxfQ6N7U14wihtE1cbGl24-m47I42VLQ8Tap_nA5rp1sjuVxHYCm47pwNDO7Lv0vKPZ6YVo_kOgSKmsVhte1R6Z0HKarZAwtxHe/s1600/ED0409_ADAMS4_036-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRVW1Q6TqNaiCFiSgVeNdkdw-NZg7PsKA7Jnig2Yt-dxfQ6N7U14wihtE1cbGl24-m47I42VLQ8Tap_nA5rp1sjuVxHYCm47pwNDO7Lv0vKPZ6YVo_kOgSKmsVhte1R6Z0HKarZAwtxHe/s640/ED0409_ADAMS4_036-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studio in 18th-century Paris carriage house owned by rock star Bryan Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.tristanauer.com/site/" target="_blank">Tristan Auer</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/bryan-adamss-paris-getaway#slide-9" target="_blank">Bryan Adams's Paris Getaway</a>" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (April 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ4X5llNGMhFRXz_LLxpAgbejk83YCJWPBm81BN_5dzqsLvVgSJVxpNTB-ZJ1mwnqfmq1uZrqynBMePjsIz1InK0R5zPJxnHkHS7uKLDbL-PPDZeM_oKt4SP013XyOpI2dJISrzzUmuqn/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-01-portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ4X5llNGMhFRXz_LLxpAgbejk83YCJWPBm81BN_5dzqsLvVgSJVxpNTB-ZJ1mwnqfmq1uZrqynBMePjsIz1InK0R5zPJxnHkHS7uKLDbL-PPDZeM_oKt4SP013XyOpI2dJISrzzUmuqn/s640/item0.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-01-portrait.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Adam Levine - of the band <a href="http://www.maroon5.com/" target="_blank">Maroon 5</a> and NBC's <i><a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/" target="_blank">The Voice</a></i> - with his vintage Gibson guitar in the living room of his Los Angeles home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.markhaddawy.com/" target="_blank">Mark Haddawy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Finn-Olaf Jones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mosa.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-slideshow#slide=1" target="_blank">Adam Levine's Hollywood Hills Home</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5a2mzY32XoeB0cZRD1W2ihNZyyfsImpJnksGSNKv7-oc_5cAu4CVAJRxVbGzUo_wosO1XS1oFBnhxVeTzkLRiMhajlKyyGxnDcoaZyHO6xiUS44kevTLYwWrT4zEVAPzhd11VovrBvOI/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-08-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5a2mzY32XoeB0cZRD1W2ihNZyyfsImpJnksGSNKv7-oc_5cAu4CVAJRxVbGzUo_wosO1XS1oFBnhxVeTzkLRiMhajlKyyGxnDcoaZyHO6xiUS44kevTLYwWrT4zEVAPzhd11VovrBvOI/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-08-bedroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"One end of the master bedroom includes a Wurlitzer baby grand piano, a custom-made ottoman, and a work on paper by Ed Ruscha."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Maroon 5 frontman, Adam Levine.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.markhaddawy.com/" target="_blank">Mark Haddawy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Finn-Olaf Jones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/adam-levine-hollywood-hills-home-slideshow#slide=8" target="_blank">Adam Levine's Hollywood Hills Home</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtQr565nA2IFj9Y-7Z1NqwLIhM5pSrpfdgDwRJvQahu8JJi18yG5xlRGZHo1xxiZFmWZw6LzCMrUonJyvBGzittPGAcuNBznpc48fcJFlGz-VAwnJOcqNEBOGXslhsRElnyRyzOPlz-24/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_fonda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtQr565nA2IFj9Y-7Z1NqwLIhM5pSrpfdgDwRJvQahu8JJi18yG5xlRGZHo1xxiZFmWZw6LzCMrUonJyvBGzittPGAcuNBznpc48fcJFlGz-VAwnJOcqNEBOGXslhsRElnyRyzOPlz-24/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_fonda.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Actor "Peter Fonda keeps his vintage Hawaiian steel guitar in the office. The lamp came from <i>Tatoosh</i>, the boat he once lived on [sic]. On the desk is a black-and-white still of his father, actor Henry Fonda, from the 1957 movie <i>The Tin Star</i>. The painting, <i>Iris</i>, is by Rosalyn Mina."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter and Becky Fonda's 1934 log cabin in Paradise Valley, Montana.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David O. Marlow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2003/peter-fonda-montana-home-slideshow#slide=6" target="_blank">Peter Fonda's Easy Ride</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (2003).  </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97xab2uk3M-GaeEnoe3JXKSA2d9fLY7O_DayvyNY9Npc7SpV1oqOmfOTP0BuWBozG9211Nu44nhzlTDS9JDA6nWPtx-7FNfem_e4FaraLyGEfxtaZy_AvdGxlsGzLvP5KEMhhYQnEh9kU/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl09_wright.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97xab2uk3M-GaeEnoe3JXKSA2d9fLY7O_DayvyNY9Npc7SpV1oqOmfOTP0BuWBozG9211Nu44nhzlTDS9JDA6nWPtx-7FNfem_e4FaraLyGEfxtaZy_AvdGxlsGzLvP5KEMhhYQnEh9kU/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl09_wright.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Elvis room features memorabilia ranging from the 1956 guitar Presley played in the film <i>Jailhouse Rock</i> to his 1970s flame and planet suits. At center is the jacket he wore for his first television appearance, on <i>The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show</i>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The gold records are from 1956."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Northern California home of collectors John and Heather Mozart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://craigwrightllc.com/" target="_blank">Craig Wright</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David O. Marlow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/AD100/2010/craig_wright/wright_slideshow_122002#slide=9" target="_blank">The Wright Angle</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU2MOKO5F48jxHmqctdGja5MBbSTyK4JdNm46NkSxpDIs3ssw8sKFPjiYfupdAZIHmJTLeRAzYmxBNZMZQN3YwpiPlH7WJxWroNq5VhtAMkWVsVeZ9n3ZHGDxjGGA7vPk2U5tV6oXgYhS/s1600/item09.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.09_good_vibrations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbU2MOKO5F48jxHmqctdGja5MBbSTyK4JdNm46NkSxpDIs3ssw8sKFPjiYfupdAZIHmJTLeRAzYmxBNZMZQN3YwpiPlH7WJxWroNq5VhtAMkWVsVeZ9n3ZHGDxjGGA7vPk2U5tV6oXgYhS/s640/item09.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.09_good_vibrations.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a small music room, the Bedford desk and Kilim benches are by <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a>, and the guitar is a 2008 reissued Gibson Les Paul."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hollywood, California estate of singer Sheryl Crow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sheryl Crow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/sheryl-crow-los-angeles-home-slideshow#slide=9" target="_blank">Good Vibrations</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9nJtWIffxXez41KgC0P9mr_PbXSTTmy9FoVQ2Go9mx0zn4s5j3Wm2KqOJU4mKIxHkybH3bjHc0mSmW6OuGV-7ZGcA9A-QP4whxw6We3yATMKCCzdVTIjGQvD3TLXrnot9IQS4frYqOpx/s1600/john-mayer-house-tour-04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9nJtWIffxXez41KgC0P9mr_PbXSTTmy9FoVQ2Go9mx0zn4s5j3Wm2KqOJU4mKIxHkybH3bjHc0mSmW6OuGV-7ZGcA9A-QP4whxw6We3yATMKCCzdVTIjGQvD3TLXrnot9IQS4frYqOpx/s640/john-mayer-house-tour-04-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An award signifying the double-platinum status of [John] Mayer's album <i>Continuum</i> is displayed in his office; the chairs and table are by Armani Casa."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of singer-songwriter John Mayer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.armanicasa.com/armani_casa_docs/en/index.html#folderId=/en/interiordesignservice" target="_blank">Armani/Casa Design Team</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/at-home-john-mayer-59242#slide-5" target="_blank">The Perfect Fit</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuxb_aKrJwgo29muFEj-PmbbI8I-O24XMAaLhTSKWeaPQX1xGbPp2NcAdY6T03neHaytRkqedPW_JV6RO3ime3SII-PqZJXz2ycvfqTqfUXFj3QTGey5dDdcFJLky8S-3lCepw_BKXAeM/s1600/ss_101884954_w-CROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuxb_aKrJwgo29muFEj-PmbbI8I-O24XMAaLhTSKWeaPQX1xGbPp2NcAdY6T03neHaytRkqedPW_JV6RO3ime3SII-PqZJXz2ycvfqTqfUXFj3QTGey5dDdcFJLky8S-3lCepw_BKXAeM/s640/ss_101884954_w-CROP.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Songwriter Matthew Gerrard's guitar collection lines the wall on the way to his home office."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacific Palisades home of songwriter Matthew Gerrard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.jeffandrews-design.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Andrews</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Grey Crawford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/losangeles-house-designer-dream_ss3.html" target="_blank">Sweet Harmony</a>" produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a> (May 2012).</span></div>

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In Honor of Christopher Columbus

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second Monday of October is a federal holiday in the United States to celebrate Christopher Columbus, the explorer (believed to have been born in Genoa) who arrived in the New World - the Americas - in 1492. Columbus left Spain in search of a new trade route to Japan but instead landed on an island in the Bahamas. He named this place San Salvador. Columbus received credit for being the first European to discover the Americas, although the Norseman Leif Ericson actually arrived in North America almost 500 years before the Genoese navigator. In celebration of  Columbus and all sea travelers, I share some images of sailors, ships and maps . . .</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBuevJOLCiS4v2IEf20Lfbmj_NqCFSX087DSMz_7ICel-Ge1jNq_Z2_lwHKPgoTW1zusw0Tqw-xhIH_GPWxMvShJNAZafh4d4a80pwOzOwoCwREZdKu50If2LZeVOJnsWuhlR1Hc57wXS/s1600/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBuevJOLCiS4v2IEf20Lfbmj_NqCFSX087DSMz_7ICel-Ge1jNq_Z2_lwHKPgoTW1zusw0Tqw-xhIH_GPWxMvShJNAZafh4d4a80pwOzOwoCwREZdKu50If2LZeVOJnsWuhlR1Hc57wXS/s640/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Handmade 19th-c. and 20th-c. ships in bottles. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shell frame and lamp, both 19th-c. English."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dallas, Texas home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan and her sailor husband, Jay Ryan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Luby Ryan</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Aimee Herring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Welcome Glow" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda </a>(2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4X6WGf8R7VtAS4JcRRp_s6CgQ4z1XfThyphenhyphensmrcmc5hxn5FAQIcvrjkce-RUXaFebVlMI5al6vtBo2AZnaFPPC5HJajwAvz9btQO7d0jGsOmpc-y_ow8Cbbq977geJq8azXSo6i6B0trm2/s1600/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4X6WGf8R7VtAS4JcRRp_s6CgQ4z1XfThyphenhyphensmrcmc5hxn5FAQIcvrjkce-RUXaFebVlMI5al6vtBo2AZnaFPPC5HJajwAvz9btQO7d0jGsOmpc-y_ow8Cbbq977geJq8azXSo6i6B0trm2/s640/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Handmade 19th-c. and 20th-c. ships in bottles."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dallas, Texas home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan and her sailor husband, Jay Ryan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Luby Ryan</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Aimee Herring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Welcome Glow" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XmsCoifBAGUlW0ivWFPeOPPJzU-TigEk3yQXyZmPh8Dvo0yGNLe2SQqwJpBh5BL12i2DpnnZCPgK8HN5fgMw05QW1VDdj6vbeZJes48L8sGWlv0ELcLyKV5yeM6ci-dc_gAO3WJ7BCo5/s1600/BlogOldManoftheSeaVeranda2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XmsCoifBAGUlW0ivWFPeOPPJzU-TigEk3yQXyZmPh8Dvo0yGNLe2SQqwJpBh5BL12i2DpnnZCPgK8HN5fgMw05QW1VDdj6vbeZJes48L8sGWlv0ELcLyKV5yeM6ci-dc_gAO3WJ7BCo5/s640/BlogOldManoftheSeaVeranda2008.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Seaside painting and crystal chandelier, both 19th-c. French. <a href="http://olystudio.com/" target="_blank">Oly</a> side chairs in raffia around oak table from Old Timber Table Co."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dallas, Texas home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan and her sailor husband, Jay Ryan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.lisalubyryan.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Luby Ryan</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Aimee Herring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Linda E. Clopton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Welcome Glow" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda </a>(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/AVvXsEgC9UcgFh5IgXpuRKo9ZzExSIUZTC_v-3aV1xuzWNwMK8ZyfvZoV6La1LQVl2Ip5rhu8cviPKyJ6ppooPI5dC9_vsj6L15q7X1wRIbkWl8S4_ZDJ-5ReCw4Z45aZkohEbByxNjoAxJR-xcB/s1600/0910-miller-decor-detailing-10-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9UcgFh5IgXpuRKo9ZzExSIUZTC_v-3aV1xuzWNwMK8ZyfvZoV6La1LQVl2Ip5rhu8cviPKyJ6ppooPI5dC9_vsj6L15q7X1wRIbkWl8S4_ZDJ-5ReCw4Z45aZkohEbByxNjoAxJR-xcB/s640/0910-miller-decor-detailing-10-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A winsome flea market portrait leans against a wicker lamp from <a href="http://www.pompominteriors.com/" target="_blank">Pom Pom</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carolyn Espley-Miller's Carpinteria, California home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carolyn Espley-Miller.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Tsay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/white-beach-house-in-california-0910?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">White Wash</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbuyMgLmZWCipw-hUXyQ_eB01cSwBaq98v4k3mFUENENuBGZhpFoBhNLp4zbyxRklY4ggqamqNNKZcKD649WNpf-hoXZQvhCT781Qz1pPy366YIIf374TEdVYTeWSJFTE8XGPLu1uTR60/s1600/country-home-design-ideas-0511-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbuyMgLmZWCipw-hUXyQ_eB01cSwBaq98v4k3mFUENENuBGZhpFoBhNLp4zbyxRklY4ggqamqNNKZcKD649WNpf-hoXZQvhCT781Qz1pPy366YIIf374TEdVYTeWSJFTE8XGPLu1uTR60/s640/country-home-design-ideas-0511-06-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Nautical artwork and a C. Jere nickel sculpture frame a window in [Patrick] Printy's studio, where a Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams sofa is paired with a Moroccan tray table by Roost; a lamp by Artemide sits on a mahogany table inherited from [Dan] Holland's grandmother, and the vintage screen is decoupaged with maps found at flea markets in Florida."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sonoma County, California home of Patrick Printy and Dan Holland.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.patrickprinty.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Printy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/contemporary-meets-colonial#slide-6" target="_blank">Dutch Treat</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjfuX90UVm1xhbfDMP6ePPrj-KGlGkmwsW3LyP1PUMqWGqkozC6lJHY0h02mOQ2gwTRHt15U0LBUFEH8lahfcmhKCWq5DoExmKC8WloMg2hQqyzujpNzTLlJ7G7kRTWl8IKvQQEosuKif/s1600/hbx-atlas-world-map-wallpaper-15-1010-de-85974095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjfuX90UVm1xhbfDMP6ePPrj-KGlGkmwsW3LyP1PUMqWGqkozC6lJHY0h02mOQ2gwTRHt15U0LBUFEH8lahfcmhKCWq5DoExmKC8WloMg2hQqyzujpNzTLlJ7G7kRTWl8IKvQQEosuKif/s640/hbx-atlas-world-map-wallpaper-15-1010-de-85974095.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"To add character to the boys' bedroom. [Daniel] Sachs blew up an antique map and papered one wall. Galigai pillow fabric from <a href="http://www.claremontfurnishing.com/" target="_blank">Claremont</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Daniel Sachs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/global-antique-decor-1010#slide-14" target="_blank">Classic and Worldly</a>" interview by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuCcw7A7OrPiA3nTAo4YtcppxvPRtqNQeZv2GVvY_lewcdznZ73T7yZPYOpmIGL3A0IPr47bXbGEmr7AcX9hQJor8Un76-ZeO_4bwq-V-VPpUi5xBwPTpIpM-GxXA6MMryeM3Fa5kfbS4/s1600/tufted-cushion-white-victorian-sofa-0712-dempster09-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuCcw7A7OrPiA3nTAo4YtcppxvPRtqNQeZv2GVvY_lewcdznZ73T7yZPYOpmIGL3A0IPr47bXbGEmr7AcX9hQJor8Un76-ZeO_4bwq-V-VPpUi5xBwPTpIpM-GxXA6MMryeM3Fa5kfbS4/s640/tufted-cushion-white-victorian-sofa-0712-dempster09-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kim Dempster's weekend house in Marin County, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://erinmartindesign.com/" target="_blank">Erin Martin</a> and Kim Dempster.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-4" target="_blank">A Chic California Beach House</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48jUcd8Qk0XrLqqWBurfNQr5VshOc_xavM1-ANddS8m6MMJAhOMO8AAmZEzVxxSf6z4QfJ7DdpDQzzwyOlaoOgMUTzYhMkf-bHJzYo_e_ZqJ8CMuVMowZ_X5OS5pDOpJSw3EC7YhwbNT6/s1600/vintage-pull-down-map-striped-walls-0712-dempster10-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48jUcd8Qk0XrLqqWBurfNQr5VshOc_xavM1-ANddS8m6MMJAhOMO8AAmZEzVxxSf6z4QfJ7DdpDQzzwyOlaoOgMUTzYhMkf-bHJzYo_e_ZqJ8CMuVMowZ_X5OS5pDOpJSw3EC7YhwbNT6/s640/vintage-pull-down-map-striped-walls-0712-dempster10-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage pull-down map bought on eBay hides the TV."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kim Dempster's weekend house in Marin County, California.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://erinmartindesign.com/" target="_blank">Erin Martin</a> and Kim Dempster.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-10" target="_blank">A Chic California Beach House" by</a> Christine Pittel.</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2012).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiahqEbjXuI0MeW9XHzmceKPFwDdvdwG0eDO3V2b20ZxHfi36B_-jHpyOFSQO_3Xk6IFnrwF8cCsW9q0d5T5xODzqKMTCtvJqYJXuA2XUYFM8I9YXOQNn1NMHO80T2drnbRqh3N7vjtWa/s1600/steven-gambrel-remodel-ed0711-09-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiahqEbjXuI0MeW9XHzmceKPFwDdvdwG0eDO3V2b20ZxHfi36B_-jHpyOFSQO_3Xk6IFnrwF8cCsW9q0d5T5xODzqKMTCtvJqYJXuA2XUYFM8I9YXOQNn1NMHO80T2drnbRqh3N7vjtWa/s640/steven-gambrel-remodel-ed0711-09-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"World maps roll down from bookshelves in the playroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/" target="_blank">Steven Gambrel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/room-to-grow#slide-7" target="_blank">Room to Grow</a>" by David Colman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguI0BIc3eS2aiO5r6ocYcb5tYWjoCAqk7UNMUdD2fjzOmROVl7JkrMudN5OzXKkJBQCDV9bWN4ri44R59Vc-6YbHiF9GAKJUUPOo7A7iyMYleKUHofl7jbOwQ3a15ykA2aOmgb9UmWZps3/s1600/0310-coleman-01-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguI0BIc3eS2aiO5r6ocYcb5tYWjoCAqk7UNMUdD2fjzOmROVl7JkrMudN5OzXKkJBQCDV9bWN4ri44R59Vc-6YbHiF9GAKJUUPOo7A7iyMYleKUHofl7jbOwQ3a15ykA2aOmgb9UmWZps3/s640/0310-coleman-01-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For the walls of the 'map room,' artist Lori Barnaby painted a nautical chart of Long Island in the style of a blueprint, 'In keeping with the theme,' says designer Kim Coleman, 'the blues of the sofa, chairs, rug, and accessories create an aquatic aura. . . . An antique library chair is covered in <a href="http://www.edelmanleather.com/" target="_blank">Edelman</a> leather."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton, New York beach house.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kimcoleman.com/" target="_blank">Kim Coleman</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by James Merrell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/blue-beach-house-0310?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">A Beach House as Blue as the Ocean</a>" by Bob Morris.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBckQdtcJqNi6GbqMEisgHk0YUTyXIHJEY631IH5R8zfn7s3IvKfMGm8yC1kK8qC2RkfEQIAywis6XgkayzcVHk3MMr4gKZqh_p0EYb8onHHQhMcMxnWxgwBZbGWcLnP3OfCkB2BMPJ-J/s1600/2-sendus-davideaston-0608-xlg-13393883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBckQdtcJqNi6GbqMEisgHk0YUTyXIHJEY631IH5R8zfn7s3IvKfMGm8yC1kK8qC2RkfEQIAywis6XgkayzcVHk3MMr4gKZqh_p0EYb8onHHQhMcMxnWxgwBZbGWcLnP3OfCkB2BMPJ-J/s640/2-sendus-davideaston-0608-xlg-13393883.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'My universal equinoctial ring dial is English and dates from about 1730. Essentially, it's a type of sundial that allows you to tell the time wherever you are in the world, as long as the sun is shining. It was cutting-edge technology at the time, and these were important navigational tools for sailors. I've set it and seen it work, but I don't have all the technical know-how to really use it properly. I bought it because it's beautiful - a combination of art, science, and mathematics,' " said by designer <a href="http://www.davideastoninc.com/" target="_blank">David Easton</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/send-picture-accessory-0608#slide-2" target="_blank">Send Us a Picture of . . . Your Favorite Accessory</a>" by Shax Riegler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2008). </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/AVvXsEjyZ1k3pgs_eA_GwfzPB9v90BTvWAbqw0aMBo5yQ7QCj07fQul5kEIFOpM5aEU1dRUay61tJcFES_fzDomBvXtHSbLz10uE6PqN6EtKzvlXOnP21UXaspgeaXNdUgTaZWGX5WfcExu1o6dd/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-08-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZ1k3pgs_eA_GwfzPB9v90BTvWAbqw0aMBo5yQ7QCj07fQul5kEIFOpM5aEU1dRUay61tJcFES_fzDomBvXtHSbLz10uE6PqN6EtKzvlXOnP21UXaspgeaXNdUgTaZWGX5WfcExu1o6dd/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-08-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A zinc bathtub and a tumbled-travertine floor in the guest bath; a marble platter atop an Italian base serves as a table."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Former factory in San Antonio, Texas that is now the home of Gwynn Griffth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gwynn Griffith.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Willian Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/texas-treasure#slide-8" target="_blank">Texas Treasure</a>" by Rob Brinkley.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDViy98DS9D6NmaZbshsPYsoAHLXTILjYDug49YxAKeglW6shLRDMK90Cdk4zblKTMb3fWYogOeKx5FC7jf3QQWuoI9T08tr4uDM0wF5XDY0mn_V3OH_-EKOW6S7HsleTWskZps6g-O1Qs/s1600/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDViy98DS9D6NmaZbshsPYsoAHLXTILjYDug49YxAKeglW6shLRDMK90Cdk4zblKTMb3fWYogOeKx5FC7jf3QQWuoI9T08tr4uDM0wF5XDY0mn_V3OH_-EKOW6S7HsleTWskZps6g-O1Qs/s640/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A crystal-and-jade ship light fixture by Claire Cormier-Fauvel sparkles in the library. Facing the vintage Pierre Paulin sofa are chairs custom made by Gina Bianco and a 1960s cocktail table by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne. The rug is by Fedora Design."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan townhouse of Muriel Brandolini and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Muriel Brandolini.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Peaceable Kingdom" produced by Howard Christian. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8GlXz9n7OnBNBPi4nQrkyDPAlVV7V9bA1Rte5OjanpYQWy1mS7dwxTpOAxj0kuH8UqkUL4KxwIakpWhgBSsHPM0YrArjG1JQ16wK5BfsdSW2DhcQWU7IO7HneE9BlfKFYWJtS5uF4Z1X/s1600/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8GlXz9n7OnBNBPi4nQrkyDPAlVV7V9bA1Rte5OjanpYQWy1mS7dwxTpOAxj0kuH8UqkUL4KxwIakpWhgBSsHPM0YrArjG1JQ16wK5BfsdSW2DhcQWU7IO7HneE9BlfKFYWJtS5uF4Z1X/s640/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Crystal Ship" from <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/" target="_blank">zgallerie</a>. "Beverly" chairs from <a href="http://www.olystudio.com/" target="_blank">Oly</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dominomagazine.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (March 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhum6YbgidiezmpFpfaDZvM0KXdPZ5pc4RhyQdtNEGG1vyKJDZ0ZSjA3I9MsCE2j5T4HbzOUsAZho0mdn52J3oy0903gE02C3FFeyCUIhvMS-zF-iMrQ_k36zW45zUKDjgNv3hHVGmVXTC5/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhum6YbgidiezmpFpfaDZvM0KXdPZ5pc4RhyQdtNEGG1vyKJDZ0ZSjA3I9MsCE2j5T4HbzOUsAZho0mdn52J3oy0903gE02C3FFeyCUIhvMS-zF-iMrQ_k36zW45zUKDjgNv3hHVGmVXTC5/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+(2).jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.canopydesigns.com/" target="_blank">Canopy Designs</a> chandelier. Mirrored chest by BeachDwelling."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seaside, Florida cottage of Mary and Joe Clark.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mary Clark and Jessica Hawkins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Scott Merrill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Chris Little.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jennifer Ash.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Coastal Cues - Seaside's Radiance Captured" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July - August 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh329FS8T7WnhEjBrWy0irK7RT5-_033oYSvmT4hl7KGxMFs6G8BXcS5gBMavovLnCovhJ6Ky4jDtPEUqmdi78dfyVeycBSVv8YVAxkhH3zaIxFhQ-XXi-yEUhq5Y4XOUlR44Gm5bxO6VJ1/s1600/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%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/AVvXsEh329FS8T7WnhEjBrWy0irK7RT5-_033oYSvmT4hl7KGxMFs6G8BXcS5gBMavovLnCovhJ6Ky4jDtPEUqmdi78dfyVeycBSVv8YVAxkhH3zaIxFhQ-XXi-yEUhq5Y4XOUlR44Gm5bxO6VJ1/s640/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%5B1%5D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The crystal ship chandelier 'was a whimsical last-minute selection,' says designer Ken Fulk about the master bath in a Victorian San Franciscan house. Floor tiles by <a href="http://www.annsacks.com/" target="_blank">Ann Sacks</a>. <a href="http://www.sunrisespecialty.com/" target="_blank">Sunrise Specialty</a> tub."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<span id="goog_659402321"></span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/san-francisco-victorian-ken-fulk-0611?click=main_sr#slide-15" target="_blank">Dressing Up a San Francisco Victorian</a><span id="goog_659402322"></span>" by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXts7cSBcOyhKEXj71UB5GLCdX1pxSusPGkyTKaWx-WggZ2V1abH1bxEihGB43Dct0o0CYul9bW_Z7yZfnv2jIybYdcv7mk5B9-B9Tb62pSLoLKbqWCgZbgZbs3FpW0qmvJAfbsd9vBdW/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXts7cSBcOyhKEXj71UB5GLCdX1pxSusPGkyTKaWx-WggZ2V1abH1bxEihGB43Dct0o0CYul9bW_Z7yZfnv2jIybYdcv7mk5B9-B9Tb62pSLoLKbqWCgZbgZbs3FpW0qmvJAfbsd9vBdW/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">David Flint Wood's study at <a href="http://www.hibiscushillharbourisland.com/" target="_blank">Hibiscus Hill</a>, the home in the Bahamas that he shares with India Hicks and their four children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation, interior design and landscape design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photographed and produced by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Island Girl" written by India Hicks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (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/AVvXsEgmnuUMU6usjVeCeK_gRJQbtq2j_VFbAcbv4-mWkmIQA5IpTbTuAFum3jQTTLtO4WygB496e4ktDjy3SisNUB2sRDIYuN94Uslcy62hBqMlK-5juVbGs3FAIJoJlT3ure5QLMd9pCr-G_mQ/s1600/homes-charleston-cohler-12-0309_MD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnuUMU6usjVeCeK_gRJQbtq2j_VFbAcbv4-mWkmIQA5IpTbTuAFum3jQTTLtO4WygB496e4ktDjy3SisNUB2sRDIYuN94Uslcy62hBqMlK-5juVbGs3FAIJoJlT3ure5QLMd9pCr-G_mQ/s640/homes-charleston-cohler-12-0309_MD.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Original 1809 carved mantel over fireplace. Mahogany acorn post bed, inspired by 1840s design, by Thomas O'Brien for Hickory Chair. Ceiling lantern by Circa Lighting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charleston, South Carolina home of New York designer Eric Cohler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jeff McNamara.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/charleston-single-house-cohler-0208#slide-12" target="_blank">A Charleston Single House with Attitude</a>" by Elizabeth Gaynor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (February 2008).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EXhajZfJ8eo1iEE-XnlnZjsz2x4dRq4UdU_5pG8b0xE1nags3JoarSMqNdyB4EohFFeG4RZKs6XrvUzr7UbQyMJBC_LcunxmZ9tvw0ZGqeXTu6QKrQpIxXgBS0riiLK_NNRohfhpTI__/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nina-griscom-apartment-04-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EXhajZfJ8eo1iEE-XnlnZjsz2x4dRq4UdU_5pG8b0xE1nags3JoarSMqNdyB4EohFFeG4RZKs6XrvUzr7UbQyMJBC_LcunxmZ9tvw0ZGqeXTu6QKrQpIxXgBS0riiLK_NNRohfhpTI__/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.nina-griscom-apartment-04-living-room.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The shagreen desk and chair are by <a href="http://www.garrisonrousseau.com/" target="_blank">Garrison Rousseau</a>; the galleon drawing is one of several formerly owned by fashion designer Bill Blass."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan duplex of Nina Griscom and Leonel Piraino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nina Griscom.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-02/nina-griscom-manhattan-apartment-slideshow#slide=4" target="_blank">Nina Griscom's Elegant Manhattan Apartment</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (February 2012).</span></div>

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Porter's Chairs

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Years ago, porters sat near the entrances of castles and large estates in chairs like this: </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-WLAwh6O34fneQcPofe_L8Ty5fByjKjlcS97UG3rBKvleidO0tBlCwHD1jkKS8D-TICrAV9RbkdZKcJpmN3NILgBZKVi07_4jucmq8EAFbMhYAyVTxOYGDz2AtIJJvMrxpkaUs-h3D6o/s1600/d4759761r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-WLAwh6O34fneQcPofe_L8Ty5fByjKjlcS97UG3rBKvleidO0tBlCwHD1jkKS8D-TICrAV9RbkdZKcJpmN3NILgBZKVi07_4jucmq8EAFbMhYAyVTxOYGDz2AtIJJvMrxpkaUs-h3D6o/s640/d4759761r.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-louis-xv-style-beechwood-porters-chair-20th-4759761-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4759761&sid=748612ea-5994-4d8b-b501-43cf4c663bf4" target="_blank">A Louis XV-Style Beechwood Porter's Chair</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20th century</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $1,680 in New York City (August 1 - 2, 2006).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWL8CkZ2uFB47TunFVuZT-BBECFSD9cO7tRbwyLbbpI6bKzs0_y3Uon9PYdmT2JZ7xyY6u0sioX2dWzKM22OpIzbYhpSzSA7WZTGEK0NLvzW_Mh778mc9u7A1g54y_KydHhyAW4i7ycnN/s1600/d5029463r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdWL8CkZ2uFB47TunFVuZT-BBECFSD9cO7tRbwyLbbpI6bKzs0_y3Uon9PYdmT2JZ7xyY6u0sioX2dWzKM22OpIzbYhpSzSA7WZTGEK0NLvzW_Mh778mc9u7A1g54y_KydHhyAW4i7ycnN/s640/d5029463r.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/a-brass-studded-leather-upholstered-first-half-5029463-details.aspx?from=searchresults&pos=1&intObjectID=5029463&sid=c7a76a50-859d-42ec-840a-e110fc9949a0&page=1" target="_blank">A Brass Studded Leather Upholstered Porter's Chair</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First Half 20th Century</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"With an arched canopy and loose cushion in the seat with a hinged fall front below"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $7,418 (U.S.) in London (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 8, 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWTKlzAeSe8js9PyMRe6uvEyVCV5tcumyYpj5hQr_jflhvIDzrVJvmejWQtMeu0pvuSz3UbfhBf3hPMTcjIesjLFZkwwXKthq87xp8LqoyXOGETPM7pG0bJvz6UlG4A5Bv_7e0EXGUSQl/s1600/d4865167r.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWTKlzAeSe8js9PyMRe6uvEyVCV5tcumyYpj5hQr_jflhvIDzrVJvmejWQtMeu0pvuSz3UbfhBf3hPMTcjIesjLFZkwwXKthq87xp8LqoyXOGETPM7pG0bJvz6UlG4A5Bv_7e0EXGUSQl/s640/d4865167r.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/furniture-lighting/a-leather-upholstered-porters-chair-second-half-4865167-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4865167&sid=c7a76a50-859d-42ec-840a-e110fc9949a0" target="_blank">A Leather Upholstered Porter's Chair</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Second half 20th century</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With button down and brass studding.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $4,453 (U.S.) in London (February 20, 2007).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tall backs and hoods of these chairs helped protect the porters from drafts and chills. Porter's chairs still have a place in modern interiors, but they often take on an air of whimsy, rather than practicality. Some of the seats featured below would be perfectly at home at a tea party like the one described in Lewis Carroll's <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>. </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/AVvXsEjpjQKU0Ppc-ZGB3uIPGEjsK9A75TjnCq9vYPk-kfpMfVwJY4PSBEhLpXZ8YREqT0IxSEyDfImh2icxZnp8eOi20Sa6evJjBZPg8YRYPGDYIM2vZrYnexfkyf78MdPrBHekeb8KWxffk1je/s1600/640px-Teaparty.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjQKU0Ppc-ZGB3uIPGEjsK9A75TjnCq9vYPk-kfpMfVwJY4PSBEhLpXZ8YREqT0IxSEyDfImh2icxZnp8eOi20Sa6evJjBZPg8YRYPGDYIM2vZrYnexfkyf78MdPrBHekeb8KWxffk1je/s640/640px-Teaparty.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Teaparty.svg" target="_blank">Illustration by John Tenniel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> by Lewis Carroll.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact, designer Lauren Liess has given the chair she designed the wonderfully appropriate name, the Mad Hatter (last two photos below). Take a look . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZKODVVtxEV1qkJVd97WzGFuzCcAgD0Vd6-dEVM3kg1xojxS0DfwYr3XBpFUOEaP_zcr0NuQpsGBi2NTpaDwinC_rDE1QLDG3FB_6polqKENyZwtPuaCF-qpTaCKziPCVWsitDlIee8zn/s1600/EDC040112Castillo14-625-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJZKODVVtxEV1qkJVd97WzGFuzCcAgD0Vd6-dEVM3kg1xojxS0DfwYr3XBpFUOEaP_zcr0NuQpsGBi2NTpaDwinC_rDE1QLDG3FB_6polqKENyZwtPuaCF-qpTaCKziPCVWsitDlIee8zn/s640/EDC040112Castillo14-625-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is easy to imagine a porter sitting in this chair next to the door.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the foyer, an 18th-century table is flanked by a Spanish 17th-century armchair and a Victorian porter's chair; the Bagues chandelier is 1940s."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Madrid apartment of antiques dealer and interior decorator Lorenzo Castillo and Alfonso Reyero. The 17th-century building once housed a convent.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.lorenzocastillo.org/" target="_blank">Lorenzo Castillo</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/spanish-conquest#slide-14" target="_blank">Spanish Conquest</a>" by Andrew Ferren.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (April 2012).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2XvlmhisX-U-rk9w2txm4TgJRKWpiA7_gE87tRT4TVmeQD-nSs0kX6opaRZ1SiVNnnMqkQYyzKCEHV1bCoD-UyoFprg49h-ribbnor9tZzPAywkFJr3XHaBpenGSNZqtiwDf2yWvcTUF/s1600/ED0312_DesignSol2_005-400-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2XvlmhisX-U-rk9w2txm4TgJRKWpiA7_gE87tRT4TVmeQD-nSs0kX6opaRZ1SiVNnnMqkQYyzKCEHV1bCoD-UyoFprg49h-ribbnor9tZzPAywkFJr3XHaBpenGSNZqtiwDf2yWvcTUF/s640/ED0312_DesignSol2_005-400-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the living room, the wood stump and cowhide rug are from <a href="http://www.jaysonhome.com/" target="_blank">Jayson Home</a>; the bookcase is by <a href="http://www.ikea.com/" target="_blank">IKEA</a>, and the vintage porter's chair was found in Palm Beach."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chicago, Illinois apartment of Devin Kirk, vice president of merchandising for Jayson Home, and Chad Idol.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/a-good-buy#slide-4" target="_blank">A Good Buy</a>" interview by Michael Lassell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (March 2012).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pkzbC6LJg9-a99qqZuqsmdBiXTh5yKGJcHXI7KNMR813c0vRSOuXRVTQ-r42GpaphB10KXRyrJwragosrRTYe_-zgsN5_PHUu8kxeK3wE1ZW2qotK86i84leJRix09O4FSKaGqiUKrTW/s1600/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-014-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pkzbC6LJg9-a99qqZuqsmdBiXTh5yKGJcHXI7KNMR813c0vRSOuXRVTQ-r42GpaphB10KXRyrJwragosrRTYe_-zgsN5_PHUu8kxeK3wE1ZW2qotK86i84leJRix09O4FSKaGqiUKrTW/s640/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-014-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A porter's chair and [Darryl] Carter-designed desk in the master bedroom; a bronze sculpture sits atop a vintage Parsons table, and the convex mirror is 19th century."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Washington, D.C. townhouse of decorator and furniture designer <a href="http://www.darrylcarter.com/" target="_blank">Darryl Carter</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/darryl-carters-dc-townhouse#slide-10" target="_blank">Darryl Carter's D.C. Townhouse</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (November 2009).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBGLTMgLQBmpcPGckjdUGNiqGQxcVnc4zu17Ehzm3VntBIn78mjp2VavSBFBxrLFbNZOBppnTCqkj2WYMlMoI3wzCKn282hxu3UMhZiUFh77oDHK-UYSSr7cP_jo0TteWzXan6nJM8i1X/s1600/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCBGLTMgLQBmpcPGckjdUGNiqGQxcVnc4zu17Ehzm3VntBIn78mjp2VavSBFBxrLFbNZOBppnTCqkj2WYMlMoI3wzCKn282hxu3UMhZiUFh77oDHK-UYSSr7cP_jo0TteWzXan6nJM8i1X/s640/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The foyer features a pair of custom-made porter's chairs covered in an <a href="http://www.edelmanleather.com/" target="_blank">Edelman leather</a>. The table is 19th-century French, and the bronze hand sculpture is by British artist Marc Quinn."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.martynlawrencebullard.com/" target="_blank">Martyn Lawrence-Bullard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fred Schruers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/ozzy-sharon-osbourne-home-slideshow#slide=2" target="_blank">Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne at Home</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc_XK1peCn2asSeIgE6bUjUwaa5IXXEz_U6oJedoLN7kmxfnSbTXPXONgaTm8KUdyD0spR8a75lgZGfivuCp85EIvJa_32BToX1M5irO6I0K2WYQO9x4M3paedKErVN8Nzu55o7rYcDZk/s1600/main.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc_XK1peCn2asSeIgE6bUjUwaa5IXXEz_U6oJedoLN7kmxfnSbTXPXONgaTm8KUdyD0spR8a75lgZGfivuCp85EIvJa_32BToX1M5irO6I0K2WYQO9x4M3paedKErVN8Nzu55o7rYcDZk/s640/main.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/info/restaurantIndex.jhtml" target="_blank">BG Restaurant</a> located on the 7th floor of Bergdorf Goodman's New York City store. "Designed by renowned interior designer <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a> [the restaurant is] a four room space with Central Park views."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note the blue porter's chairs in the back right-hand corner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo from <a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/info/restaurantIndex.jhtml" target="_blank">Bergdorf Goodman's website</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgKm50KVstWXLNnv64hpis5FrVXjHW9bHepbv5x5OaL2nCA-yHJ2fXeRBTvIuvx1RhDG1PCnbW8uWVKtvx17WaSzI6ZohQo0cxwtamg0sy_QaT6zUWs-xgNsvp1eokeQiVpnZltr3L2DH/s1600/0510-warner-04-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgKm50KVstWXLNnv64hpis5FrVXjHW9bHepbv5x5OaL2nCA-yHJ2fXeRBTvIuvx1RhDG1PCnbW8uWVKtvx17WaSzI6ZohQo0cxwtamg0sy_QaT6zUWs-xgNsvp1eokeQiVpnZltr3L2DH/s640/0510-warner-04-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The light, cheerful mood continues in the dining room, where <a href="http://www.palecek.com/" target="_blank">Palecek</a>'s Rhodes dining chairs surround a vintage table from <a href="http://www.rubbishinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Rubbish Interiors</a>. A retro EAT sign from the <a href="http://www.sundancecatalog.com/" target="_blank">Sundance</a> catalog rests on <a href="http://www.bakerfurniture.com/" target="_blank">Baker Studio</a>'s Viceroy buffet. Flowering quince branches in an urn from Shrine Home add height. [Melissa] Warner reupholstered an eccentric vintage hooded chair in Pindler and Pindler's Westley, with a racing stripe of <a href="http://www.cowtanandtout.com/" target="_blank">Cowtan and Tout</a>'s Pavillion Wide Braid. The <a href="http://www.massimovitali.com/" target="_blank">Massimo Vitali</a> beach scene photography yields yet another pop of turquoise."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">West Hollywood, California rental apartment of interior designer Melissa Warner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior Design by Melissa Warner (<a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/" target="_blank">Massucco Warner Miller</a>).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/hollywood-regency-rental-apartment-0510?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">A Hollywood Regency-Style Apartment</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2010).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iTTje5CskKWC9gZI8zupLRCpk3XW9beVOJkWmcozGol-y6HLc-oFnLBf9fCQRnmOnNmcwFdpDA4IRaOLLLXkvglYJikOGRLPDfKxPgbp1VeZdssjd3UrRyWjs11ocaDx6iCl8CcVuqJO/s1600/0510-warner-07-hooded-chair-stripe-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iTTje5CskKWC9gZI8zupLRCpk3XW9beVOJkWmcozGol-y6HLc-oFnLBf9fCQRnmOnNmcwFdpDA4IRaOLLLXkvglYJikOGRLPDfKxPgbp1VeZdssjd3UrRyWjs11ocaDx6iCl8CcVuqJO/s640/0510-warner-07-hooded-chair-stripe-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The hooded chair 'is all anyone ever talks about - it's sculpture,' says interior designer Melissa Warner."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">West Hollywood rental apartment of Interior designer Melissa Warner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Melissa Warner (<a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/" target="_blank">Massucco Warner Miller</a>).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/hollywood-regency-rental-apartment-0510?click=main_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">A Hollywood Regency-Style Apartment</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2010).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwADgCyHJ83jsWdB7Cr89TWOf5Pxo7fJWBwY9PXp2DSQRITs6mmaIC3w3InrnDZlxTWTW6BS-r5x4Aq0WMauR4KALkx-CvzxYO58EqElDBvXg8OTyHJ2zYJh7Et2EMSimCxTZqZE7WkadC/s1600/prod2140075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwADgCyHJ83jsWdB7Cr89TWOf5Pxo7fJWBwY9PXp2DSQRITs6mmaIC3w3InrnDZlxTWTW6BS-r5x4Aq0WMauR4KALkx-CvzxYO58EqElDBvXg8OTyHJ2zYJh7Et2EMSimCxTZqZE7WkadC/s640/prod2140075.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod2140075&cm_ps=modal_add_to_cart-_-none-_-other_items_you_may_like&categoryId=search" target="_blank">Versailles Upholstered Chair</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a>'s version of the porter's chair (Shown in sand Belgian linen).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$1795 - $2395.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVtBxCiyNsRJKVSS_EeJNNEqJeU_yyZPxSSj_tKV3vDX-f-VBKXa0EW7AZG4iCYvl35aOLZlXXesgh1hzZb-GGfosYBWaYd3gmiFpr7RwxzDsNy3Xb4eX4pVMoNYctKNY02b79wLUqpeG/s1600/prod2140075_av3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVtBxCiyNsRJKVSS_EeJNNEqJeU_yyZPxSSj_tKV3vDX-f-VBKXa0EW7AZG4iCYvl35aOLZlXXesgh1hzZb-GGfosYBWaYd3gmiFpr7RwxzDsNy3Xb4eX4pVMoNYctKNY02b79wLUqpeG/s640/prod2140075_av3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rear view of Versailles Upholstered Chair (shown in sand Belgian linen).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a>'s version of the porter's chair.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$1,795 - $2,395.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWs3nxPs0ctXUFEEz5NhujQaxpORBmHNtEETLUBgkZvRInAB18rM_Z1_03KCF-k9KG0HebvbmdS0pBhyphenhyphenfAk5xCu0wS5YJ7tiPnRreiBGZww4SJdZRC5h_x5ZCj8ZhSKgmickGdT9SaIbW/s1600/11005LL_080_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfWs3nxPs0ctXUFEEz5NhujQaxpORBmHNtEETLUBgkZvRInAB18rM_Z1_03KCF-k9KG0HebvbmdS0pBhyphenhyphenfAk5xCu0wS5YJ7tiPnRreiBGZww4SJdZRC5h_x5ZCj8ZhSKgmickGdT9SaIbW/s640/11005LL_080_web.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mad Hatter chairs designed by <a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/search?q=mad+hatter+chair" target="_blank">Lauren Liess</a> for </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the </span><a href="http://www.dcdesignhouse.com/2011/?p=385" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Washington, D.C. Design House</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/jasper-furniture-and-fabrics/prints/jp-6436-grace-willow/" target="_blank">Michael S. Smith (Jasper) floral fabric called Grace in the color Willow</a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(from <a href="http://www.johnrosselliassociates.com/" target="_blank">John Rosselli</a>, Washington, D.C.).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.helennorman.com/" target="_blank">Helen Norman</a>. Assistant F.J. Hughes.</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/AVvXsEjs3nU9-6dCeVST2G_I8VyERyJp7WR2eDE9xkqxJipeD8RWtvDI1moWOd3nP9kMETQ0DeNGkTD5TTY7oRrRiGtITRTIr3_ysCoVs1G6fitBtUPCHQMwuFKtGKKxpwurcJftZhUVBCFLHL25/s1600/11005LL_092_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3nU9-6dCeVST2G_I8VyERyJp7WR2eDE9xkqxJipeD8RWtvDI1moWOd3nP9kMETQ0DeNGkTD5TTY7oRrRiGtITRTIr3_ysCoVs1G6fitBtUPCHQMwuFKtGKKxpwurcJftZhUVBCFLHL25/s640/11005LL_092_web.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back of "Mad Hatter Chair" designed by <a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/search?q=mad+hatter+chair" target="_blank">Lauren Liess</a> for </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the <a href="http://www.dcdesignhouse.com/2011/?p=385" target="_blank">Washington, D.C. Design House</a> (2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/jasper-furniture-and-fabrics/prints/jp-6436-grace-willow/" target="_blank">Michael S. Smith (Jasper) floral fabric called Grace in the color Willow</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(from <a href="http://www.johnrosselliassociates.com/" target="_blank">John Rosselli</a>, Washington, D.C.)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.helennorman.com/" target="_blank">Helen Norman</a>. Assistant F.J. Hughes.</span></div>

Porter's Chairs

Years ago, porters sat near the entrances of castles and large estates in chairs like this:  A Louis XV-Style Beechwood Porter's Chair 2...

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Lavender Dreams

<div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lavender is a popular color choice for young girls' bedrooms. It is also a favorite of grown-ups, including rock and roll royalty . . . </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveRYbfI5H5K81mfZaygB26rztX1raTmLVnHLNMqJmcBXgjPJRMbgc3x8TUndnbvBgR6IEXMCeWWwoctF3piUEGuDA1DzK3ifR5ZtauwuX8aAHYuiyR0zOQmBSrjRZ25o5EZP7kxLA52yh/s1600/item13.rendition.slideshowVertical.13_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveRYbfI5H5K81mfZaygB26rztX1raTmLVnHLNMqJmcBXgjPJRMbgc3x8TUndnbvBgR6IEXMCeWWwoctF3piUEGuDA1DzK3ifR5ZtauwuX8aAHYuiyR0zOQmBSrjRZ25o5EZP7kxLA52yh/s640/item13.rendition.slideshowVertical.13_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom also includes a Marie Antoinette chaise upholstered in a </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.degournay.com/" target="_blank">de Gournay</a> silk velvet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.martynlawrencebullard.com/" target="_blank">Martyn Lawrence-Bullard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fred Schruers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/ozzy-sharon-osbourne-home-slideshow#slide=13" target="_blank">Like Night and Day</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2011).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEi6ljMbehrt6C0p2HXF40PBaGnUOBvTp6LhEVpekFhw4C9gZi0rtOvGvH8aFQY9PhtFr8ua5xRqcflRDlAE0n-4-jFP4CMnyR7ZZdGFUPj_Q5EF7XgRSeKe2KLdWgtzxOsGORFNtZybSJ/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.12_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEi6ljMbehrt6C0p2HXF40PBaGnUOBvTp6LhEVpekFhw4C9gZi0rtOvGvH8aFQY9PhtFr8ua5xRqcflRDlAE0n-4-jFP4CMnyR7ZZdGFUPj_Q5EF7XgRSeKe2KLdWgtzxOsGORFNtZybSJ/s640/item12.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.12_ozzy_sharon_osbourne_home.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Osbournes' mirrored four-poster echoes the style of midcentury French designer Serge Roche; the wallpaper is by <a href="http://www.degournay.com/" target="_blank">de Gournay</a>, and the bedding is by <a href="http://www.frette.com/" target="_blank">Frette</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California home of Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.martynlawrencebullard.com/" target="_blank">Martyn Lawrence-Bullard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Fred Schruers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/ozzy-sharon-osbourne-home-slideshow#slide=12" target="_blank">Like Night and Day</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfuACMDu0ccm9V3yCFAqmjU16A7HF37PRmjpS3DDfYdDZ_eHZjYc8aky0vT27kqXbUiSkseJSOXhGln1wzQOUb1qHEpxGsMsYZLb8LzK38ayhPwMQFtx6eqpbWCFxtaUL7QCZ1BCyvepB/s1600/3-color-0409-xlg-89656352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfuACMDu0ccm9V3yCFAqmjU16A7HF37PRmjpS3DDfYdDZ_eHZjYc8aky0vT27kqXbUiSkseJSOXhGln1wzQOUb1qHEpxGsMsYZLb8LzK38ayhPwMQFtx6eqpbWCFxtaUL7QCZ1BCyvepB/s640/3-color-0409-xlg-89656352.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I've always loved lavender. To me, it's such a comfort color, particularly in the bedroom. It sort of lulls you to sleep. This has a little gray in it, which keeps it calm. If I wanted to mix it up, I'd throw in some navy or olive green. Because this shade is so subdued, it works well with just about any printed fabric. It's also a great backdrop for arts,' " says Kim Gilhool. California Paints "Faded Lilac 7490W."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Dana Gallagher.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/purple-paint-color-shades#slide-5" target="_blank">Cozy Classic</a>" produced by Carolyn Sollis and written by Donna Sapolin.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2003).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA_VgD5S5MZ-lMkVm0vw2ne6pcb_VqEYS98HjlVmVKMaVP1F4fVSF712Xmb-wFNsnw0Po9-ES1X-CIeDQwTX8_B5UpUbOsfR4B8wGbklmnj5bb21KwY2KXlFfyjkAPz-sVUUWUQXP9gF0/s1600/8-klotz-bench-0708-xlg-90078935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA_VgD5S5MZ-lMkVm0vw2ne6pcb_VqEYS98HjlVmVKMaVP1F4fVSF712Xmb-wFNsnw0Po9-ES1X-CIeDQwTX8_B5UpUbOsfR4B8wGbklmnj5bb21KwY2KXlFfyjkAPz-sVUUWUQXP9gF0/s640/8-klotz-bench-0708-xlg-90078935.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An old birch bench holds books in a lavender guest bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Note the pineapple artwork, which is perfect for a guest room. The pineapple has been considered a sign of hospitality since Christopher Columbus first enjoyed the fruit on the Caribbean island of Guadalupe in 1493.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cottage in the Hamptons, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Leslie Klotz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/klotz-small-breezy-0708?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">A Blissful Hamptons Cottage</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFObsIaQ3N_6iTVx2px4smTj-YJ_0cv_2WerRIiqTTIfl2XbhG3JxiXPd5wSlAc6Mmei3DZIFvCyzRfZ2eZJQrfvoFiiEE0qA8msIn4SKV2Fman_e5mwFvm3NMnjy9jhV7-EU8DK4eAINP/s1600/0310-coleman-bedroom-16-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFObsIaQ3N_6iTVx2px4smTj-YJ_0cv_2WerRIiqTTIfl2XbhG3JxiXPd5wSlAc6Mmei3DZIFvCyzRfZ2eZJQrfvoFiiEE0qA8msIn4SKV2Fman_e5mwFvm3NMnjy9jhV7-EU8DK4eAINP/s640/0310-coleman-bedroom-16-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The lavender bedroom was inspired by the hydrangeas and lavender just outside the window. Curtains and pillows from JA Design Studio. Blanket from Hildreth's. Lavender lamp from Max and Company."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton, New York beach house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kimcoleman.com/" target="_blank">Kim Coleman</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by James Merrell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/blue-beach-house-0310?click=main_sr#slide-16" target="_blank">A Beach House as Blue as the Ocean</a>" by Bob Morris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunjR-iS5vTEdZLa8RKcmFl1qqNuHAv28iBdtWX0kA8WgaLalUq7Nph4MAWDCA6hy93tnmgxBiqRBBSTAuOZ_phPfM02Tsv48MrQprvFA-TFmYdokYiy5noX9hBSPbITpKWpdW64XX8w0W/s1600/0910-raquet-lavender-headboard-07-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunjR-iS5vTEdZLa8RKcmFl1qqNuHAv28iBdtWX0kA8WgaLalUq7Nph4MAWDCA6hy93tnmgxBiqRBBSTAuOZ_phPfM02Tsv48MrQprvFA-TFmYdokYiy5noX9hBSPbITpKWpdW64XX8w0W/s640/0910-raquet-lavender-headboard-07-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lavender, lavender, and more lavender: the client's favorite color made the master bedroom her exuberant dream come true. Cheverny by Manuel Canovas covers the headboard and outer layer of the bed curtain, lined in Lane Stripe by <a href="http://www.quadrillefabrics.com/" target="_blank">Quadrille</a>. The silvery moire wallcovering is by <a href="http://www.robertcrowder.com/" target="_blank">Robert Crowder</a>. <i>Faux-marbre</i> painting on bedside table is by Mary Kuzma Finishing. Leontine Linens."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Georgian Colonial house in Brookville, New York.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.andrewraquet.com/" target="_blank">Andrew Raquet</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jose Picayo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Emily Evans Eerdmans.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/gray-rooms-and-interiors-0910?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">The Glamour of Gray</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSupiO4i-KjieamH9PrG0Rn4n25GBw137NZibKpjwK5hKh2outO8k8HWLIZ3EMw8bjbRKpYQthhVy47RYtpSqnfs08SGIN-UM86i-v7_QmZ5Q8HG_c6jzS8CbcEPbw8oCgU0RVerRYb0q9/s1600/101821188_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSupiO4i-KjieamH9PrG0Rn4n25GBw137NZibKpjwK5hKh2outO8k8HWLIZ3EMw8bjbRKpYQthhVy47RYtpSqnfs08SGIN-UM86i-v7_QmZ5Q8HG_c6jzS8CbcEPbw8oCgU0RVerRYb0q9/s640/101821188_ss.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Colette van den Thillart transformed her Toronto home into a lovely 'Frenchified' space. The lilac-and-white master suite was inspired by Canada's northern light. The headboard was custom designed by Colette. A Belgian-oak settee upholstered with faux fur huddles with tufted slipper chairs in the luxurious sitting area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Colette van den Thillart, <a href="http://nh-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">NH Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Virginia MacDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/beautiful-glamorous-casual-comfort_ss9.html" target="_blank">Beautiful, Glamorous Home with Casual Comfort</a>" written by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTAIuw63gxxR63TDR21JfQornZuYrK_qpYzh_wHT8XDLv-2RfpSUxxrlFFKpKEET25upkWGyv7Xj1fPqnBJb1ri1njj6LgVrftfdmVwlKuhggT5KajRElLPloA0gDk_9_b4CGT5luy3ZY/s1600/101821189_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTAIuw63gxxR63TDR21JfQornZuYrK_qpYzh_wHT8XDLv-2RfpSUxxrlFFKpKEET25upkWGyv7Xj1fPqnBJb1ri1njj6LgVrftfdmVwlKuhggT5KajRElLPloA0gDk_9_b4CGT5luy3ZY/s640/101821189_ss.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Both pretty and utilitarian, the complementary lilac-and-white draperies are backed with blackout lining."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1970s Toronto, Canada home of Colette van den Thillart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Colette van den Thillart, <a href="http://nh-design.co.uk/" target="_blank">NH Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Virginia MacDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/beautiful-glamorous-casual-comfort_ss10.html" target="_blank">Beautiful, Glamorous Home with Casual Comfort</a>" written by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rdChc79YPQQikrLbI8dJJpgljCYfori3x_8rg6HJLq8xRN1R_qmZBwkRcUUXQP6Xe8msmjPNIX4K1S-3jr9oChQVaGkrx42-5SYeJ2o8vHhyrp9EAsZSPQwLvU44mciz72F6SroFanTX/s1600/BlogLavenderDreamsMichelleStewart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rdChc79YPQQikrLbI8dJJpgljCYfori3x_8rg6HJLq8xRN1R_qmZBwkRcUUXQP6Xe8msmjPNIX4K1S-3jr9oChQVaGkrx42-5SYeJ2o8vHhyrp9EAsZSPQwLvU44mciz72F6SroFanTX/s640/BlogLavenderDreamsMichelleStewart.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Daughter's bedroom in Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michelle Stewart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Accents (November - December 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeeq6nj9JXTWxmo23QVm-eelTSrVKsn_xm0ZTxhEWhejeCgIzoBlPRXIxGyDkkwNhyvtPSBWvABQ9cONcHf-JoYP2NE6MuZ2RzNrqTb0d9iTb5f4Q0YZJS21AAAItXMl5V_Ge1Xo4tPvs/s1600/BlogLavenderDreamsPamelaPierce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeeq6nj9JXTWxmo23QVm-eelTSrVKsn_xm0ZTxhEWhejeCgIzoBlPRXIxGyDkkwNhyvtPSBWvABQ9cONcHf-JoYP2NE6MuZ2RzNrqTb0d9iTb5f4Q0YZJS21AAAItXMl5V_Ge1Xo4tPvs/s640/BlogLavenderDreamsPamelaPierce.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fairy-tale princess details, such as the long-skirted duvets and taffeta bed skirts, distinguish the girl's room. [Pamela] Pierce adorned the wrought iron twin beds with diminutive wreaths and rosebuds [for Christmas]."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pamela Pierce</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tailor-Made Trimmings" by Lydia Somerville.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Accents (November - December 2003).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyULs5SWN8tNb9SX3GJIpsNIlQvqmoxXZO7RujJoncHYBBElZVzFKuGVYq-ncBVNkPcKKzwETGiprOBMEFyU0IoVOYzzXh-nglGMIZiL5TK6hwoIEjobw3SZMDeWRxyYgVRFja-R0VMg11/s1600/ED0312_Tapert_006-400-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyULs5SWN8tNb9SX3GJIpsNIlQvqmoxXZO7RujJoncHYBBElZVzFKuGVYq-ncBVNkPcKKzwETGiprOBMEFyU0IoVOYzzXh-nglGMIZiL5TK6hwoIEjobw3SZMDeWRxyYgVRFja-R0VMg11/s640/ED0312_Tapert_006-400-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The bedroom's <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a> four-poster has curtains of a <a href="http://www.carolinageorge.com/" target="_blank">Carolina George</a> fabric, the bedding is by <a href="http://olatz.com/" target="_blank">Olatz</a>, the light fixture is Moroccan, and the jute rug is by <a href="http://www.westelm.com/" target="_blank">West Elm</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">West Hollywood apartment of Georgia Tapert Howe and Lou Howe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.carolinageorge.com/" target="_blank">Georgia Tapert Howe</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/on-location#slide-6" target="_blank">On Location</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (March 2012).</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/AVvXsEhoQ3484YJOh40pRtLScgo0eO6AcFORblTkZBR2nGHHY9wNa3ywc7YubusgJku3Ot43kscNff_C_vukj7DGZegaoLq_6BSf47fP8MqaMd1nQc8W_eFZISxJHNhJ3DmPNe-TeaF9dvgIBjvi/s1600/sexy_bedroom_01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQ3484YJOh40pRtLScgo0eO6AcFORblTkZBR2nGHHY9wNa3ywc7YubusgJku3Ot43kscNff_C_vukj7DGZegaoLq_6BSf47fP8MqaMd1nQc8W_eFZISxJHNhJ3DmPNe-TeaF9dvgIBjvi/s640/sexy_bedroom_01-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A canopy encloses not only the bed but the entire room, in a master bedroom designed by Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz. 'By using fabric to soften the room and create this space, you forget that you are in a small room and it makes you feel as if you are in a huge bed,' says Noriega-Ortiz. The use of blue behind white makes the color feel soft and inviting."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bnodesign.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Quentin Bacon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/designer-secrets-to-a-sexy-bedroom-49333#slide-1" target="_blank">Designer Secrets to a Sexy Bedroom</a>" by Jill Connors.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div>

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