The Art of Swimming

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WOW9puyB8xsN_BIuZAX83zRQadJgigUEL4TXSLvge7D4k6gwzxaStxYVuSOhtrlG-OhMHBh8v1zgURgCWKogMIrQBLWGHE8A3PA4Hxa_w5QHs04xKDNFwuO6IKa5CJI83YQ6UVfAGuc/s1600/nel046%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WOW9puyB8xsN_BIuZAX83zRQadJgigUEL4TXSLvge7D4k6gwzxaStxYVuSOhtrlG-OhMHBh8v1zgURgCWKogMIrQBLWGHE8A3PA4Hxa_w5QHs04xKDNFwuO6IKa5CJI83YQ6UVfAGuc/s400/nel046%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Swim Party" by <a href="http://www.kentonnelson.com/" target="_blank">R. Kenton Nelson</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright Kenton Nelson 2002.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on canvas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">18 x 18 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Seen in the movie <em>Something's Gotta Give</em>.</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/AVvXsEgpqPmjLVVSR5vhFISiY5tbaLmi66kT-qzMilGJWC0FMzgGgn3mVr2Dkz91VZJE-k-4FqHOASzF2ZLdkor_raOBKXFHjFtkYFgECiirj1ukpVnMhZQ6IxPqDU0HRLob-LdO_Uy0VMTiMak/s1600/nel017%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqPmjLVVSR5vhFISiY5tbaLmi66kT-qzMilGJWC0FMzgGgn3mVr2Dkz91VZJE-k-4FqHOASzF2ZLdkor_raOBKXFHjFtkYFgECiirj1ukpVnMhZQ6IxPqDU0HRLob-LdO_Uy0VMTiMak/s400/nel017%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rebecca's Immersion" by R. Kenton Nelson (2001).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">11 x 14 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.eegallery.com/" target="_blank">Eleanor Ettinger Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiEOisM4QN5Uf89WajGeJbJrBGzFdpYvB1lMj_3hE5nLxNucTSPQz1FrskvlE6IlT_Xuhi9Tw8DOT_66OxVClLBCDbiWtkqj5nTBR_0XWVmhkZfPsXxY020PFhuDMyDXRXCL4vW3hyphenhypheneM/s1600/image_view(26).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiEOisM4QN5Uf89WajGeJbJrBGzFdpYvB1lMj_3hE5nLxNucTSPQz1FrskvlE6IlT_Xuhi9Tw8DOT_66OxVClLBCDbiWtkqj5nTBR_0XWVmhkZfPsXxY020PFhuDMyDXRXCL4vW3hyphenhypheneM/s640/image_view(26).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Suspender" by <a href="http://www.kentonnelson.com/" target="_blank">R. Kenton Nelson</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright Kenton Nelson 2008.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">30 x 40 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oil on canvas.</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/AVvXsEiRxVaS57P6sxtpspbPPyWr8Br9bVHO2F_rjkRVVsMCfZ8zmip68elYJSr-xqJddZxkvr_eSPV3pSSPjeMzI4CIt64U9G5mG9eXc7wBUTS8aU2Mzfa724MiG89GLJdQUdcjzBbHlFevH9o/s1600/LW_C8318_Bathing_Place%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxVaS57P6sxtpspbPPyWr8Br9bVHO2F_rjkRVVsMCfZ8zmip68elYJSr-xqJddZxkvr_eSPV3pSSPjeMzI4CIt64U9G5mG9eXc7wBUTS8aU2Mzfa724MiG89GLJdQUdcjzBbHlFevH9o/s640/LW_C8318_Bathing_Place%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bathing Place" (2004) by Lucy Williams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mixed media on board.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://mckeegallery.com/" target="_blank">McKee Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvg5wiljjUNeh8vW7NxjiYCV6F_Ku0qrgNpONyHwkOI4LMNKKZv0jeX7B3b_sWqyMAcRx4CMOHAocATAJrEijckYy53OVNsaZI2_0WApCPMAzrnQb0uI9vnLatf5pJhOluP4qkfkVnHY/s1600/01-london-artist-lucy-williams-diving-pool%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvg5wiljjUNeh8vW7NxjiYCV6F_Ku0qrgNpONyHwkOI4LMNKKZv0jeX7B3b_sWqyMAcRx4CMOHAocATAJrEijckYy53OVNsaZI2_0WApCPMAzrnQb0uI9vnLatf5pJhOluP4qkfkVnHY/s640/01-london-artist-lucy-williams-diving-pool%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Diving Pool" (2004) by Lucy Williams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mixed media.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://mckeegallery.com/" target="_blank">McKee Gallery</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15IxkawScuv_kdQsaHMTrhahoxWx3znnMVbz6GMo3xMIUbUWgWRKBL8xcrDNOLMi4n-cK832lKYQE0ug1iEun5n3tt9yg_HRZAUpFcYjUu2hBmXJDrE_VqhjqpSYACGR3pq8gvjMkdtI/s1600/pic-hllywd-pool-64%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15IxkawScuv_kdQsaHMTrhahoxWx3znnMVbz6GMo3xMIUbUWgWRKBL8xcrDNOLMi4n-cK832lKYQE0ug1iEun5n3tt9yg_HRZAUpFcYjUu2hBmXJDrE_VqhjqpSYACGR3pq8gvjMkdtI/s640/pic-hllywd-pool-64%255B1%255D.jpg" style="cursor: move;" unselectable="on" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Picture of a Hollywood Swimming Pool" (1964) by David Hockney.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright David Hockney.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Acrylic on canvas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">36 x 48 inches.</span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGOSWFdn5dWws0miFYwy1P6aWzCvWpkcT5hq-p6vx2n_nAFhx6CkZYW_bX5617VQNHvrmhCrUkM4Pi7Ymc2i9NrOjEWu4IqD4c3K9Y82ILzp-cOrk3OhxZRH3tgIXeUDApQstu_fJaSg/s1600/300px-Hockney%252C_A_Bigger_Splash%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/AVvXsEhGGOSWFdn5dWws0miFYwy1P6aWzCvWpkcT5hq-p6vx2n_nAFhx6CkZYW_bX5617VQNHvrmhCrUkM4Pi7Ymc2i9NrOjEWu4IqD4c3K9Y82ILzp-cOrk3OhxZRH3tgIXeUDApQstu_fJaSg/s640/300px-Hockney%252C_A_Bigger_Splash%255B1%255D.jpg" width="637" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Bigger Splash" (1967) by David Hockney.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Copyright David Hockney.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Acrylic on canvas.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">96 x 96 inches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The Art of Swimming

"Swim Party" by R. Kenton Nelson . Copyright Kenton Nelson 2002. Oil on canvas. 18 x 18 inches. Seen in the movie Something's ...

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H is for Hermes

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Letterman sweaters are back this year, reports the <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443437504577545170576324442.html" target="_blank"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a><span style="color: #0066cc;">. </span><span style="color: black;">Personalized bags, shoes and skirts are popular as well. Fashionable women will be wearing monograms this fall, but well-dressed rooms have showcased the "H" of Hermes blankets for years. These wool and cashmere classics provide both warmth and style on the arms of couches or folded across beds.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQbFq33qhMFhed2nyH_ipFwtoMhcTk5tGG4YIwmdO1yd2U0JR-h3ucavCtobsOMo9dWR0c32yah6ct9tN5ufCeBDxBiXxt9wc1vcqriwA-xww2f8YB2r2CsRk0hNmyCr_EMWXf_4y9-g/s1600/BlogHermesDominoStephenShubel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQbFq33qhMFhed2nyH_ipFwtoMhcTk5tGG4YIwmdO1yd2U0JR-h3ucavCtobsOMo9dWR0c32yah6ct9tN5ufCeBDxBiXxt9wc1vcqriwA-xww2f8YB2r2CsRk0hNmyCr_EMWXf_4y9-g/s400/BlogHermesDominoStephenShubel.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Studio of designer <a href="http://www.stephenshubeldesign.com/" target="_blank">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Domino (May 2008).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWw1iHhh7jR4jFJ6YZFUsyhh2cIVwDSw1p5cq_aWsCGtqrmkncEclZu3713KYumYLd1Eq-qMgZwOVx1_4A_ORdz5DUbhQkXAxNwruuoaCIHfVp7CYkDb4HxfFgN5HWLX9PxfUm6FjFXI/s1600/BlogHermesEDMay2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWw1iHhh7jR4jFJ6YZFUsyhh2cIVwDSw1p5cq_aWsCGtqrmkncEclZu3713KYumYLd1Eq-qMgZwOVx1_4A_ORdz5DUbhQkXAxNwruuoaCIHfVp7CYkDb4HxfFgN5HWLX9PxfUm6FjFXI/s640/BlogHermesEDMay2012.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Eric and Holly Montgomery in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by Holly Montgomery and Paul Fortune.</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPn6Hf-oHgV4T8iGrEgyjPMxFqpffxIpj6aMZAZHboPSDrPuUftH-0xmi20j2brwBUJmfSJw05sqtaY0R5GOox7YgnFD2R2XmiicZMi1w5DNAXK_CMt2UDA5txqGT_TYlckR7XB_LfuY/s1600/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPn6Hf-oHgV4T8iGrEgyjPMxFqpffxIpj6aMZAZHboPSDrPuUftH-0xmi20j2brwBUJmfSJw05sqtaY0R5GOox7YgnFD2R2XmiicZMi1w5DNAXK_CMt2UDA5txqGT_TYlckR7XB_LfuY/s640/BlogHermesHBDecJan2012.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (December 2011 - January 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-QnAb_PanRT31hyvRPeCtf6pPl8Z8bVeK21FguJwWgMYhInfg4i660bbShPtXuHBSTM47OmPGNryOVaHXWKNv3x0cjpTT0cEbhDAeUAGfQIn99ZcJo-lSHTnHOF_jmNSGwcg-CgucJI/s1600/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-QnAb_PanRT31hyvRPeCtf6pPl8Z8bVeK21FguJwWgMYhInfg4i660bbShPtXuHBSTM47OmPGNryOVaHXWKNv3x0cjpTT0cEbhDAeUAGfQIn99ZcJo-lSHTnHOF_jmNSGwcg-CgucJI/s640/BlogHermesHBJune2011.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vacation home on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (June 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6iL_Gyq66U6b_wc-f0UDF0R3tWEQ6e7sVkJHfnxRzn0OH-7qzId9y4Dl7bmS5VlVdNvJSVHZR3xTOo9cOtbqVPXQo8rI8frjSqrrVGzC8HbovJNokaDzn76MmGfm9t3eFKpafGizy0o/s1600/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6iL_Gyq66U6b_wc-f0UDF0R3tWEQ6e7sVkJHfnxRzn0OH-7qzId9y4Dl7bmS5VlVdNvJSVHZR3xTOo9cOtbqVPXQo8rI8frjSqrrVGzC8HbovJNokaDzn76MmGfm9t3eFKpafGizy0o/s640/BlogHermesVerandaMarchApril2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior detailing by Thierry Francois, John Oetgen and William T. Baker.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by William T. Baker.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (March - April 2012).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Cad_OryuqC9mY1OBuQLcer3rwQrh_4eKTL1dXUcHYK7ILZ2pgRN6a4MIhcjyV58ra9yLKBI7QhyfQq0RyUsxKqGsW7rMQ8nDILn0UW0Sg8Fk9riXWKx5EuSIdO_os0cpuOgUWlMCnkM/s1600/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Cad_OryuqC9mY1OBuQLcer3rwQrh_4eKTL1dXUcHYK7ILZ2pgRN6a4MIhcjyV58ra9yLKBI7QhyfQq0RyUsxKqGsW7rMQ8nDILn0UW0Sg8Fk9riXWKx5EuSIdO_os0cpuOgUWlMCnkM/s640/int-watersound-7-L%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Watersound".</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Suzanne Kasler.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photo from <a href="http://www.suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler's website</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWrgrRU7XPn9IpbICQsGeQCr7iDl1yqt08ITaUC-53YlkgzrfkNMW_hTF-1nfcleKfTpnRiM9aWR_2Sqbu2sLga9MUwLNCNtcKJQEcgiKtz3FpZfUZjDrRZTr025fXidsaAFLj6eDlY4/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-04-living-room%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWrgrRU7XPn9IpbICQsGeQCr7iDl1yqt08ITaUC-53YlkgzrfkNMW_hTF-1nfcleKfTpnRiM9aWR_2Sqbu2sLga9MUwLNCNtcKJQEcgiKtz3FpZfUZjDrRZTr025fXidsaAFLj6eDlY4/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-04-living-room%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Avalon blanket by Hermes.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Living room of home formerly owned by Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Buff & Hensman.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Decorator: Melinda Ritz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (November 2011).</span></div>

H is for Hermes

Letterman sweaters are back this year, reports the Wall Street Journal . Personalized bags, shoes and skirts are popular as well. Fashionabl...

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Sunday is my day of rest . . .

<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwOdQ74bybmdW9h4zwgEAS6aULbGXx49y-79LKvv9nZpoUrUIW5de3ZT1QgCQFXnk6Hv7w6LETbIOT0rtVyrN04SIc0kv_xM2ohzSTSqCGewtZTWV-dysW-HWk48n3s1g8Kv6hyMFn3I/s1600/TradHomeOct2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwOdQ74bybmdW9h4zwgEAS6aULbGXx49y-79LKvv9nZpoUrUIW5de3ZT1QgCQFXnk6Hv7w6LETbIOT0rtVyrN04SIc0kv_xM2ohzSTSqCGewtZTWV-dysW-HWk48n3s1g8Kv6hyMFn3I/s640/TradHomeOct2010.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (October 2010).</span></div>

Sunday is my day of rest . . .

Photography by John Bessler. Traditional Home (October 2010).

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Stars and Stripes

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Olympics have inspired me to compile some images of the American flag.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep8-mrhiIXLGzBt5ty0C5ZiUc62pv2YJDweZZysUsdBBmnMfg_zc7Ik3qkMZSm7zFAV4we7qqgdejP4BQD-IR7bi3RyqEF9jjwvIUOtJSdbkUJ99hEsl_D1GlT5lq3c6GjtYztvpapn4/s1600/Three_FlagsbyJasperJohns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep8-mrhiIXLGzBt5ty0C5ZiUc62pv2YJDweZZysUsdBBmnMfg_zc7Ik3qkMZSm7zFAV4we7qqgdejP4BQD-IR7bi3RyqEF9jjwvIUOtJSdbkUJ99hEsl_D1GlT5lq3c6GjtYztvpapn4/s400/Three_FlagsbyJasperJohns.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Three Flags" by Jasper Johns (1958).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Whitney Museum of Art.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpwS2ZQ9e8eiTa51IXY9f3wJrPFaQh8y043V0X5HF43zttFtbajvIUT4Y6iCH3_hEGr0FcUbj6eXK_I4_RmIvsnY4ueUYNpoB6pnWUeQRqIvIhjWNUJEjfyAkYuwlDxltN0i279yUuHo/s1600/2406_7_slide%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpwS2ZQ9e8eiTa51IXY9f3wJrPFaQh8y043V0X5HF43zttFtbajvIUT4Y6iCH3_hEGr0FcUbj6eXK_I4_RmIvsnY4ueUYNpoB6pnWUeQRqIvIhjWNUJEjfyAkYuwlDxltN0i279yUuHo/s400/2406_7_slide%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"Flag" by Jasper Johns (1960).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Once owned by author Michael Crichton, who died in 2008.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5313636" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $28.6 million in 2010.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Christie's auction catalog called the piece, which sold within two minutes, "one of the greatest icons of modern art alongside Picasso's 'Guernica' and Andy Warhol's 'Marilyn'."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFBJaevNQtZ2e47ikiaaUTcxjMSk4nKgFEsfqTUUGot_zMnvlwojCQNDv6yu2m67fkk5rBMfmOmPIzKwlPv8_O1cHGwGWFy6xpCc8tGCuqNlOnSnhboGGEzjvkyyKy4xxXrUcLwq5XWU/s1600/6522273_1_l%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFBJaevNQtZ2e47ikiaaUTcxjMSk4nKgFEsfqTUUGot_zMnvlwojCQNDv6yu2m67fkk5rBMfmOmPIzKwlPv8_O1cHGwGWFy6xpCc8tGCuqNlOnSnhboGGEzjvkyyKy4xxXrUcLwq5XWU/s400/6522273_1_l%255B1%255D.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">"La Nouvelle Chute de L'Amerique" by Roy Lichtenstein (1992).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Etching aquatint.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZQPVrGnVgf6zFyUHeSEpY6pADVZ3gryCMK6NzMxP-1EFvV1Vpu1d10JIrZ92ENWj9BsI1zX8YrjHscIAXWgrcMzLMrEeUT9lDZN-ro64LOQURj0qPbofPQ3mLksQd866Dp9LS0lNvaI/s1600/KeithHaringAmericanFlag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZQPVrGnVgf6zFyUHeSEpY6pADVZ3gryCMK6NzMxP-1EFvV1Vpu1d10JIrZ92ENWj9BsI1zX8YrjHscIAXWgrcMzLMrEeUT9lDZN-ro64LOQURj0qPbofPQ3mLksQd866Dp9LS0lNvaI/s640/KeithHaringAmericanFlag.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keith Haring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1cRTkI3zgnymIukxSuEVkDKn-1LSMZ0whurxHfgwRfEWdl2_H1g14CWizVgGWlpHWEVb_75ZaKQyCk_OUTZPWa6_92RTQQY3SNF-RO1DGCcgBV-gGd4B4LtlhsQXv7qLVDC4gJBR6kg/s1600/d4002362x%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1cRTkI3zgnymIukxSuEVkDKn-1LSMZ0whurxHfgwRfEWdl2_H1g14CWizVgGWlpHWEVb_75ZaKQyCk_OUTZPWa6_92RTQQY3SNF-RO1DGCcgBV-gGd4B4LtlhsQXv7qLVDC4gJBR6kg/s640/d4002362x%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"American Flag" by Andy Warhol (Executed in 1976-1986).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Four stitched gelatin silver prints.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/andy-warhol-american-flag-4002362-details.aspx?intObjectID=4002362?intObjectID=4002362" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $41,825 in 2002.</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/AVvXsEi_Blh06kylrCt91r0hQyRIwL4hQKON02z_izcDi7wyeq-WMx1NNrIZMgHpBm9FQbivk9sofFeOHat4czdwy0-TylMxsTxnoCy58HKS527BmRXcG0Txp4lU509SdVUGZmTY9W8_gKIl_Tk/s1600/d3893229x%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Blh06kylrCt91r0hQyRIwL4hQKON02z_izcDi7wyeq-WMx1NNrIZMgHpBm9FQbivk9sofFeOHat4czdwy0-TylMxsTxnoCy58HKS527BmRXcG0Txp4lU509SdVUGZmTY9W8_gKIl_Tk/s640/d3893229x%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"American Flag" by Robert Mapplethorpe (1987/1989).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Gelatin silver print.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sold by <a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/robert-mapplethorpe-american-flag-3893229-details.aspx?intObjectID=3893229" target="_blank">Christie's</a> for $8,963 in 2002.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Stars and Stripes

The Olympics have inspired me to compile some images of the American flag. "Three Flags" by Jasper Johns (1958). Whitney Museum of...

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Sea Worthy

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Ships are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Robert N. Rose</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_5rgCCcW6cPTzRLFTi4MlChmKyGBvcHXZ_iLM1salY8IqydpmnxU-vbnt1wZ2jKnWofHt8DRgiGZcaBfG68wg2m0VErNcLMho2dULhysnmTRQqQvHu1IflTp__4078017kHSkHHNCl4/s1600/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_5rgCCcW6cPTzRLFTi4MlChmKyGBvcHXZ_iLM1salY8IqydpmnxU-vbnt1wZ2jKnWofHt8DRgiGZcaBfG68wg2m0VErNcLMho2dULhysnmTRQqQvHu1IflTp__4078017kHSkHHNCl4/s400/BlogSeawothyLisaLubyRyan.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Aim<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ée Herring.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CBcYGRGBQE-hvlgfSOPcONyxBqh2Kh2ECgU-zTzqu7cuNkXHgYdDYK8QEHFbXgmHCeqlEiCNLFVwY9Wny-cPdCda5t1Sx8buhdIUwAITxvmUiIjgpyYgRv1nsQVISYFcS41r8RrF0ys/s1600/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CBcYGRGBQE-hvlgfSOPcONyxBqh2Kh2ECgU-zTzqu7cuNkXHgYdDYK8QEHFbXgmHCeqlEiCNLFVwY9Wny-cPdCda5t1Sx8buhdIUwAITxvmUiIjgpyYgRv1nsQVISYFcS41r8RrF0ys/s400/BlogSeaworthyLisaLubyRyan2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lisa Luby Ryan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Aim<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ée Herring.</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc4zWL7cMQnJEqKymJpJcmnIf2E4j-64or9a5Nsx8Gxth85XdzzH_6WrYBEACj4vclGSTmCbVdiDW-LqINVjPWGfB98wusyP5EQakh-aoQDHJsX1xMWPMNhdz-8uneh8oLoklGaNzy4c/s1600/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc4zWL7cMQnJEqKymJpJcmnIf2E4j-64or9a5Nsx8Gxth85XdzzH_6WrYBEACj4vclGSTmCbVdiDW-LqINVjPWGfB98wusyP5EQakh-aoQDHJsX1xMWPMNhdz-8uneh8oLoklGaNzy4c/s640/BlogSeaworthyVerandaJulyAugust2006+%25282%2529.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canopy Designs chandelier.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Seaside, Florida cottage of Mary and Joe Clark.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Mary Clark and Jessica Hawkins.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architecture by Scott Merrill.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Chris Little.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (July - August 2006).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb__tygc_5TDVYM3qoWVbnA_cz8ITbRU2oBHFyBRxFaHzKF2PWQN3mvRxdl9-TLvta0ijdvktSgC1_S3Y9rNRgEAoJ2I1NyUAmp9KkpgmGtIGb1nucPIC8XbAxkS9VeA6u6_6di-akes/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/AVvXsEgQb__tygc_5TDVYM3qoWVbnA_cz8ITbRU2oBHFyBRxFaHzKF2PWQN3mvRxdl9-TLvta0ijdvktSgC1_S3Y9rNRgEAoJ2I1NyUAmp9KkpgmGtIGb1nucPIC8XbAxkS9VeA6u6_6di-akes/s640/BlogSeaworthyADMarch2011.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crystal and jade ship light fixture by Claire Cormier-Fauvel.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Library of designer Muriel Brandolini.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (March 2011).</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNYp07SWbLkCWFaLRFLcvnYh7phuFlzC49swTgsH126zyzWXeK6jhprrW0SIhyphenhyphen0gEZE5EySytvL2IE1Yg4afQlJ9M_MyTU8aqSTAVdmy9pe5aqJ5v7y-v_qQGEmi70TPjF3qRyr5uPmQ/s1600/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%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/AVvXsEgxNYp07SWbLkCWFaLRFLcvnYh7phuFlzC49swTgsH126zyzWXeK6jhprrW0SIhyphenhyphen0gEZE5EySytvL2IE1Yg4afQlJ9M_MyTU8aqSTAVdmy9pe5aqJ5v7y-v_qQGEmi70TPjF3qRyr5uPmQ/s640/hbx-0611-fulk15-ship-shaped-glass-chandelier-de%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crystal ship chandelier.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Ken Fulk.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (June 2011).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMhUgwQheYzaD8olSjg9nWnjebo6Uw1UIxsY3bY3TBH4FqpNoniwAa6X-v5M8haUy_DPMKtLtvIqW_goqd8t3r4Cx6whHLBHbiCDB2yvngXzx0ghtfWh0JnUtdQWWtQyNnWMJeDTzsqY/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/AVvXsEieMhUgwQheYzaD8olSjg9nWnjebo6Uw1UIxsY3bY3TBH4FqpNoniwAa6X-v5M8haUy_DPMKtLtvIqW_goqd8t3r4Cx6whHLBHbiCDB2yvngXzx0ghtfWh0JnUtdQWWtQyNnWMJeDTzsqY/s640/BlogSeaworthyDomino.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Crystal ship" chandelier by <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/" target="_blank">Z Gallerie</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Domino (March 2009).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbLwiNuknEYEBtTttdbEPeok4HKk7X9OApg5oRwGSm4nmFNpLuRlv2DAxxJqWRLy02g5kG4pTpdPvxL2eTj5taqV8kw3TrOH0-rk6uSSlXKm-BbNaBTc39obOY2ACDdlzivwdcNN1cS0/s640/HibiscusHillDiningRoom.jpg" width="640" /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dining Room at <a href="http://www.hibiscushillharbourisland.com/" target="_blank">Hibiscus Hill</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Guest House, Harbour Island (The Bahamas).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation and interior design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Renovation and interior design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (May - June 2011).</span></div>

Sea Worthy

Ships are the nearest thing to dreams that hands have ever made. Robert N. Rose Home of designer Lisa Luby Ryan. Interior design by Lisa Lub...

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A Dozen Eggs

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, make that a baker's dozen. Here are 10 photos featuring 13 Egg chairs by Arne Jacobsen.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6Lo_k5OKDai061NFxZTYi060bWvyxJMcSd7lQtDj5uQ-7M99RxlFcXWQ3Q_lWjbwgkRufqPKkHNR1lx15y5kJHiCMMFsjgxQ1ES0MxKvVoGOWhooBmJ3DKC1kPeBfDcckCHZ8zs9_oY/s1600/3_1285620748_ED_1206_Orientreich_2%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx6Lo_k5OKDai061NFxZTYi060bWvyxJMcSd7lQtDj5uQ-7M99RxlFcXWQ3Q_lWjbwgkRufqPKkHNR1lx15y5kJHiCMMFsjgxQ1ES0MxKvVoGOWhooBmJ3DKC1kPeBfDcckCHZ8zs9_oY/s400/3_1285620748_ED_1206_Orientreich_2%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pair of vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in natural hide in Manhattan living room.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Lee Mindel.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldrop.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (December 2006).</span></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpAOj-TlR7JylJsQFqSlfkqDazPYxUbQdcKJloI4pwqKLDxAqXwYaAY_-LCfCGSXZx5gYqhlGZSWrsbKP0syPVUAX3uLnmd_uFC6hUtumL6hCnzPPR_W8oFgxKmnE7roS2qFePjcw_YE/s1600/3_1286474458_stilin_ed0605_01%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpAOj-TlR7JylJsQFqSlfkqDazPYxUbQdcKJloI4pwqKLDxAqXwYaAY_-LCfCGSXZx5gYqhlGZSWrsbKP0syPVUAX3uLnmd_uFC6hUtumL6hCnzPPR_W8oFgxKmnE7roS2qFePjcw_YE/s400/3_1286474458_stilin_ed0605_01%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in living room of designer Robert Stilin's East Hampton house.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Robert Stilin.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (June 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQpA3Nhv6xVJi1BGOaEdZsGOCNUSCiEVKWA418_JoUfko7kgW0rNOYxQ68KSJ59CcpKVqsOVNpQxZKkQbvB4wErQnSl-A0tIcsii1xciw2LF1wa5BaDVJ1MnO5f76WN0dt3A0qlw6MxQ/s1600/3_1287435930_manhattan_penthouse_sally_hershberger_ed0910_01%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/AVvXsEgTQpA3Nhv6xVJi1BGOaEdZsGOCNUSCiEVKWA418_JoUfko7kgW0rNOYxQ68KSJ59CcpKVqsOVNpQxZKkQbvB4wErQnSl-A0tIcsii1xciw2LF1wa5BaDVJ1MnO5f76WN0dt3A0qlw6MxQ/s640/3_1287435930_manhattan_penthouse_sally_hershberger_ed0910_01%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in dining area of Sally Hershberger's New York City apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Joe D'Urso.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (September 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8cVeScAqLOJvfjILslstd_0HuICa9f6u4itXI6Yv4xmQImG4T5vvgcZFhqqbw22px9ckYFBkOkhxHtDbu-phPaLgLQFo7C36JBqDPn4hpeUhYJzl3gio4EwbQaSw3CEG5SwdhEkF24k/s1600/3_1301429421_sikkema_living_room%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8cVeScAqLOJvfjILslstd_0HuICa9f6u4itXI6Yv4xmQImG4T5vvgcZFhqqbw22px9ckYFBkOkhxHtDbu-phPaLgLQFo7C36JBqDPn4hpeUhYJzl3gio4EwbQaSw3CEG5SwdhEkF24k/s640/3_1301429421_sikkema_living_room%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in living room of art dealer Brent Sikkema's Manhattan apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Corinne Gilbert.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (February 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNW7n4DSS3Gj7BPKqZGzj1mvUtJWVgkndJmp8f33ZCtxTnE9XNRJiDmdOiipeTz9BhRVGsjMMzwuQyceKNnmCE4v_mpd6QrIm75DLv1zJwMPqTanD__ykhXz9eCjznV6w-HRKtTwrmC6g/s1600/3_bedroom-decorating-ideas-ss-08%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNW7n4DSS3Gj7BPKqZGzj1mvUtJWVgkndJmp8f33ZCtxTnE9XNRJiDmdOiipeTz9BhRVGsjMMzwuQyceKNnmCE4v_mpd6QrIm75DLv1zJwMPqTanD__ykhXz9eCjznV6w-HRKtTwrmC6g/s640/3_bedroom-decorating-ideas-ss-08%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in master bedroom of Troy Halterman's Fifth Avenue apartment.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeY5sko-02JEvpSCwrdMItox4rO5w7poXPzehzGxNYreTLS62MCrufxlKms6Id5_h6ZNJ9WXPt7svmdFmwL2pJVd8DuMmAjA6gk0FA1fa4UZhASBXxysqrUWVKUrkJPinJX-LQF704pU/s1600/3_living-room-decorating-ideas-ss57%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/AVvXsEjpeY5sko-02JEvpSCwrdMItox4rO5w7poXPzehzGxNYreTLS62MCrufxlKms6Id5_h6ZNJ9WXPt7svmdFmwL2pJVd8DuMmAjA6gk0FA1fa4UZhASBXxysqrUWVKUrkJPinJX-LQF704pU/s640/3_living-room-decorating-ideas-ss57%255B1%255D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A pair of taxicab-yellow Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in New York City apartment of Carole and Richard Rifkind.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architects: Shelton, Mindel and Associates.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonn Coolidge.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (August 1998).</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgP1_d44quVOUT0WNZDMzOEYPEwBHE3NpwTbuyKs6Y5voznsFEFOIPeqwUY7caaHjDe1ayjAlLMHFYbJ0atMJcQzxyfynfGvhY8WfzrnIEdwBKqF8VLjISB4sV1bykmNRInuHSeQ-NAM/s1600/beale-lana-2_xlg%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/AVvXsEjrgP1_d44quVOUT0WNZDMzOEYPEwBHE3NpwTbuyKs6Y5voznsFEFOIPeqwUY7caaHjDe1ayjAlLMHFYbJ0atMJcQzxyfynfGvhY8WfzrnIEdwBKqF8VLjISB4sV1bykmNRInuHSeQ-NAM/s640/beale-lana-2_xlg%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair in silver leather in entrance hall of 2007 Kips Bay House.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by Beale-Lana Interior Design.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRFxQyJe_W-mb_Rwj_JC5kvzNbb5jbxO4VMwXAjCqrU7-5yMAI_qoYAhY4VQwicDEOVvzLE4Bl7eJ6Ia6yvFMowBgX9OneHvn06VyJVbAyrD2l2qF-6I8rEsPfeAXHvUItSOWKtFB5yk/s1600/black-fireplace-modular-chairs-1110Mann09-de%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/AVvXsEjbRFxQyJe_W-mb_Rwj_JC5kvzNbb5jbxO4VMwXAjCqrU7-5yMAI_qoYAhY4VQwicDEOVvzLE4Bl7eJ6Ia6yvFMowBgX9OneHvn06VyJVbAyrD2l2qF-6I8rEsPfeAXHvUItSOWKtFB5yk/s640/black-fireplace-modular-chairs-1110Mann09-de%255B1%255D.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Pair of Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs in library of New York City apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by David Mann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (November 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1s5uw9vtGuNbsCqIr1Xn3riXE46zso3XipsWW2UefFoViO3psiodv_0oqmmgug3TkfHVYMY4kjye0N_wAM5d_vvQNyDuZRmNaXXSPkilxzsm-Z49pXGWJMVJo_kBHM2nKM7AqqBxGBc/s1600/cn_image.size.malle-fifth-ave-apartment-h670%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1s5uw9vtGuNbsCqIr1Xn3riXE46zso3XipsWW2UefFoViO3psiodv_0oqmmgug3TkfHVYMY4kjye0N_wAM5d_vvQNyDuZRmNaXXSPkilxzsm-Z49pXGWJMVJo_kBHM2nKM7AqqBxGBc/s640/cn_image.size.malle-fifth-ave-apartment-h670%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair by Fritz Hansen in Marie and Fr<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>d<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>ric Malle's New York City living room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (May 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg19UUfYPGkHy7QHYm-AfKPiwQO0zlGiXYSVgtb9zbO3Dlczh1W51Q5q7w7a_4hu6CX81NtGvXjpIJa6A4mUDtmZ2-vXPsbFbTZPQcHnD1vsE1F1Dm7tDttDKZdhhHhSlrZvj8fNGwie4/s1600/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_mr-architecture-decor-manhattan-penthouse%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/AVvXsEgg19UUfYPGkHy7QHYm-AfKPiwQO0zlGiXYSVgtb9zbO3Dlczh1W51Q5q7w7a_4hu6CX81NtGvXjpIJa6A4mUDtmZ2-vXPsbFbTZPQcHnD1vsE1F1Dm7tDttDKZdhhHhSlrZvj8fNGwie4/s640/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_mr-architecture-decor-manhattan-penthouse%255B1%255D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Arne Jacobsen Egg chair covered in cowhide by Global Leathers in </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tribeca penthouse of Yoon Kim.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Design by MR Architecture + D<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>é</strong></span>cor.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architectural Digest (July 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

A Dozen Eggs

Okay, make that a baker's dozen. Here are 10 photos featuring 13 Egg chairs by Arne Jacobsen. Pair of vintage Arne Jacobsen Egg chairs i...

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An Extra Hand Around the House

<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I admire everything that is useless, frivolous and whimsical. . . . I do not agree with the dictum that houses are supposed to be ‘machines to live in’. For me, the house and it’s [sic] objects is supposed to be some crazy place that make [sic] you laugh.”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Quote from <a href="http://www.pedrofriedeberg.com/" target="_blank">Pedro Friedeberg</a>, creator of the “Hand” chair</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0yDYLl9jTkCmdfJGDGd_J4PBk2ESsm9LEUc-1idqSJF0mg2qg71MU1KoGwT5eeTGa-SP4T9XxbdYD5T6T8dBTbmcA4WgqOHRm3ZZ9rDq3bKLE43p_Pt0VaKoM5uRjPA6Mh3U6brvHIV8/s1600/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-05%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/AVvXsEh0yDYLl9jTkCmdfJGDGd_J4PBk2ESsm9LEUc-1idqSJF0mg2qg71MU1KoGwT5eeTGa-SP4T9XxbdYD5T6T8dBTbmcA4WgqOHRm3ZZ9rDq3bKLE43p_Pt0VaKoM5uRjPA6Mh3U6brvHIV8/s640/gwynn-griffith-ed0911-05%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair in "chamber of curiosities" in the</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Antonio, Texas home of designer Gwynn Griffith.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (September 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxMSCWT9wH1g7N5ZIKrx3lNza3Ld2Fsr6RTTKYc_N96U9ahVaGda9br-UqQTyBQolO0gFBwVOyfgGK2khzrLmC2KbzUb1h4y3lLRwNHCefP7-ZlSfWpUCrVUQvEpZ5rDnrcKmTPGWKi0/s1600/06Ashley-Stark%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/AVvXsEhKxMSCWT9wH1g7N5ZIKrx3lNza3Ld2Fsr6RTTKYc_N96U9ahVaGda9br-UqQTyBQolO0gFBwVOyfgGK2khzrLmC2KbzUb1h4y3lLRwNHCefP7-ZlSfWpUCrVUQvEpZ5rDnrcKmTPGWKi0/s640/06Ashley-Stark%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vintage "Hand" chairs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Ashley Stark, creative director of Stark.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (December 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRr8D9YZmQ5alk8G1C9n1qtJ7XVzXI6WHNOAtlWcC23VO0w8AaPQZ3tbTTQucbtVwBFlQmoZqoWZ6h0e7KbfBgoi-yJQhMWa6YLTfcb_0rJvpzCc-AuqPPEQb8oPPqlScM6iJMVSw1o4/s1600/decorating-with-pink-06%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/AVvXsEhxRr8D9YZmQ5alk8G1C9n1qtJ7XVzXI6WHNOAtlWcC23VO0w8AaPQZ3tbTTQucbtVwBFlQmoZqoWZ6h0e7KbfBgoi-yJQhMWa6YLTfcb_0rJvpzCc-AuqPPEQb8oPPqlScM6iJMVSw1o4/s640/decorating-with-pink-06%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home office of designer Kelly Wearstler.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GGsnvC5tLwHakG9LAUIQX3er6VgwCyWTxNkLjav1q0YBk9Ktn-85gyfykHWpxZPmIlTPpbcnQTuxH3RYnBIXWPwvsCXbXg8tkR8J91yuf8__EEpZioAYP81RkghhEmC_wbu0EKKmg-E/s1600/BlogPedroFriedebergHandChairElleDecorNovember2011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GGsnvC5tLwHakG9LAUIQX3er6VgwCyWTxNkLjav1q0YBk9Ktn-85gyfykHWpxZPmIlTPpbcnQTuxH3RYnBIXWPwvsCXbXg8tkR8J91yuf8__EEpZioAYP81RkghhEmC_wbu0EKKmg-E/s640/BlogPedroFriedebergHandChairElleDecorNovember2011+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair from the 1980s.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan apartment designed by Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_IMkzS3MEqpFJJEM0iLgLk8yAnaNPaS-EVVzYWKipSP_WwyQrIqi0JY-uCT8vhL5YswNCQVn6x-OoXMv0FrgIKDwMQ44CdxYQ2aY8QEAqMXktV6NeWuIKlhQ-Lzwuio8CNUknd1jJZ0/s1600/for_the_fun_of_it_01%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_IMkzS3MEqpFJJEM0iLgLk8yAnaNPaS-EVVzYWKipSP_WwyQrIqi0JY-uCT8vhL5YswNCQVn6x-OoXMv0FrgIKDwMQ44CdxYQ2aY8QEAqMXktV6NeWuIKlhQ-Lzwuio8CNUknd1jJZ0/s640/for_the_fun_of_it_01%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Palm Beach home of Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Metropolitan Home.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZZKRDAGt7Zokpqnc3SUYrkcNZRJbX2o2Xr-0aDWkVhuguzK71lzBNwdAQ2NHZ0Z0uNXlp_J3WMwxjGjbJRZeO0YmRm7ocE9mMxM5ZpJEt48CeZUvLnZSIrQYRSSsXWOGF40zBdI9EB8/s1600/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-living-room-silver-hand-chair-pattern-couch-112011-21GRl3-mdn%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/AVvXsEj2ZZKRDAGt7Zokpqnc3SUYrkcNZRJbX2o2Xr-0aDWkVhuguzK71lzBNwdAQ2NHZ0Z0uNXlp_J3WMwxjGjbJRZeO0YmRm7ocE9mMxM5ZpJEt48CeZUvLnZSIrQYRSSsXWOGF40zBdI9EB8/s640/hbx-well-lillian-designer-visions-living-room-silver-hand-chair-pattern-couch-112011-21GRl3-mdn%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedro Friedeberg Hand chair provides "shine".</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Heather Moore for Jed Johnson Associates.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (November 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQy8-pm0MfAGXh-gIPm-A8RLyoqcDWYYozEFqw2b2E6vwn4GAxDKwpNc-OsdCvixI6vXjslxFRw9eFtBNqL0y39EtqTeQkOYw9Y0JCqfcjrwkrnf4Qqe0HSX-P3Xt4IuO82i6WFLh_OU/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_small_wonder%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/AVvXsEjYQy8-pm0MfAGXh-gIPm-A8RLyoqcDWYYozEFqw2b2E6vwn4GAxDKwpNc-OsdCvixI6vXjslxFRw9eFtBNqL0y39EtqTeQkOYw9Y0JCqfcjrwkrnf4Qqe0HSX-P3Xt4IuO82i6WFLh_OU/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_small_wonder%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A gilt hand sculpture by Pedro Friedeberg.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Manhattan pied-<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">à</span></span>-terre of designer Todd Alexander Romano.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; 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An Extra Hand Around the House

“I admire everything that is useless, frivolous and whimsical. . . . I do not agree with the dictum that houses are supposed to be ‘machines...

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Piano Forte

<br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I began taking piano lessons when I was six years old. I am so grateful to my teacher, Mrs. Stone, for sharing her love of classical music with me. I recently began looking for photographs of pianos. The following selections celebrate the instruments as if they are sculpture. Darryl Carter’s 19^th century grand piano is especially beautiful – its graceful curves and burled wood highlighted by the living room’s serene aesthetic. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASHFwf1dcKmsmEtZCZU_y0aFddnDF9GmnrEAB-5S6H6tPgIN2EVnMLdcWLsdkL3mR1LfuXouAVsw4zBk5j4OeQdoFMS3fvkfeinou2H7CedPsiUe-XiFIoa4kVGDifnvOPZ3gjsAO2tI/s1600/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-001%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/AVvXsEiASHFwf1dcKmsmEtZCZU_y0aFddnDF9GmnrEAB-5S6H6tPgIN2EVnMLdcWLsdkL3mR1LfuXouAVsw4zBk5j4OeQdoFMS3fvkfeinou2H7CedPsiUe-XiFIoa4kVGDifnvOPZ3gjsAO2tI/s640/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-001%5B1%5D.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of designer <a href="http://www.darrylcarter.com/">Darryl Carter</a>'s Washington, D.C. townhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (November 2009).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Simon Upton.</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/AVvXsEjxzy8Kg5ssb2STlimTYQnVjTVbsSFPzWO8-uVr1M1ZePmYplYbu7qwne3KY7hBzL0o7QHxZsO1UYG35jjHXLwxCJ4pF76KZUfi-cyYzmn7-ZMTHpfwNPAjWaQkGTzi6JAhS9io1DWd7a8/s1600/BlogPianosHouseBeautiful2006RubyBeets+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzy8Kg5ssb2STlimTYQnVjTVbsSFPzWO8-uVr1M1ZePmYplYbu7qwne3KY7hBzL0o7QHxZsO1UYG35jjHXLwxCJ4pF76KZUfi-cyYzmn7-ZMTHpfwNPAjWaQkGTzi6JAhS9io1DWd7a8/s640/BlogPianosHouseBeautiful2006RubyBeets+(2).jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.rubybeets.com/" target="_blank">Ruby Beets Old & New</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (July 2006).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Don Freeman.</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/AVvXsEjmS6e6nQXYM4QLbDgWdGfC8_l2VQDH1dFzaNiZ5EPCICyppUuqKgPJEVaHleUrZ9F1JE1EWjw-Q1-sTdZoI9GbhSzuPZRLZEDmJMcrOASAppno9lSCrRAArftx_WhV7DmhtiGCySCgXq4/s1600/BlogPianosSouthernAccents+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmS6e6nQXYM4QLbDgWdGfC8_l2VQDH1dFzaNiZ5EPCICyppUuqKgPJEVaHleUrZ9F1JE1EWjw-Q1-sTdZoI9GbhSzuPZRLZEDmJMcrOASAppno9lSCrRAArftx_WhV7DmhtiGCySCgXq4/s640/BlogPianosSouthernAccents+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.solisbetancourt.com/" target="_blank">Solis Betancourt</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Southern Accents.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Peter Margonelli.</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/AVvXsEhHS2gkiKs9y7LXjVEFSobDXpemh6Co6NJfM_zJE8hGIYsizo_XPN1alIWRLZkWZbcNQm1MOL4bovw__mEJ4afAYHzF1ktUW5ZaL5YtZSMSaSTxq_A6BLR3p32b5F_MUcuTtOZj4lEWZ_0/s1600/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeFebruary2011+(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHS2gkiKs9y7LXjVEFSobDXpemh6Co6NJfM_zJE8hGIYsizo_XPN1alIWRLZkWZbcNQm1MOL4bovw__mEJ4afAYHzF1ktUW5ZaL5YtZSMSaSTxq_A6BLR3p32b5F_MUcuTtOZj4lEWZ_0/s640/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeFebruary2011+(3).jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note how the rounded shape, wood, and color of the bowls echo the shape, wood, and color of the piano.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawaiian home of interior designer Mary Philpotts McGrath.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (February 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Joe Schmelzer.</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/AVvXsEjVfu6ytmR7YJmC3cd1NnXNEScscZszZXcMj5LcUgRzVZUrUkfZw7ugE3nnhG9QZoDUCtbTPGPgWTuuInNXXHn9AJmXdvdB4jok1qLiPMa_sfm2A0OsMQPpbxzyJQZoT9pi6f6NpXrFLDM/s1600/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeSeptember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfu6ytmR7YJmC3cd1NnXNEScscZszZXcMj5LcUgRzVZUrUkfZw7ugE3nnhG9QZoDUCtbTPGPgWTuuInNXXHn9AJmXdvdB4jok1qLiPMa_sfm2A0OsMQPpbxzyJQZoT9pi6f6NpXrFLDM/s640/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeSeptember2010.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Music room of designer Katie Brown.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (September 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</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/AVvXsEhbjcRqExW7tHpLH-uKLfFbWojEcMdowBD_ozgyDVlpgJQbONDZMa4NSZWqFsNbiDmaJfYIiDBPloWiHoILY_7QruOE64ume7laZbCqq9Qg7ZUzJs6pG5hco1-dIlDOu1vBISKeFbHnXy4/s1600/ElleDecorMartinLawrenceBullard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjcRqExW7tHpLH-uKLfFbWojEcMdowBD_ozgyDVlpgJQbONDZMa4NSZWqFsNbiDmaJfYIiDBPloWiHoILY_7QruOE64ume7laZbCqq9Qg7ZUzJs6pG5hco1-dIlDOu1vBISKeFbHnXy4/s640/ElleDecorMartinLawrenceBullard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Martyn Lawrence-Bullard.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (February 2005).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Tim Street-Porter.</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/AVvXsEj9nWsxek5hzCr-6E2WS7kDP3qUGmpYcP9BZ37pzGa54yzPgCoWMMDYJOqRybzZk4zZarkaxC6SegJILC0-v0xQayROzkRmX_FrTlTqsC_-jvxcOib2SdlGjKTKkbFL-86X-s51i9qjTUQ/s1600/noriega-ortiz-0508-2_md%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/AVvXsEj9nWsxek5hzCr-6E2WS7kDP3qUGmpYcP9BZ37pzGa54yzPgCoWMMDYJOqRybzZk4zZarkaxC6SegJILC0-v0xQayROzkRmX_FrTlTqsC_-jvxcOib2SdlGjKTKkbFL-86X-s51i9qjTUQ/s640/noriega-ortiz-0508-2_md%5B1%5D.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The homeowner's grandmother won this piano on <em>The Price is Right</em>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bnodesign.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Antoine Bootz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Veranda (May 2008).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Piano Forte

I began taking piano lessons when I was six years old. I am so grateful to my teacher, Mrs. Stone, for sharing her love of classical music...

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