"An Indian watercolor adds modern punch over an Empire commode."
Los Angeles home of chef and cookbook author Alex Hitz.
Interior design by Alex Hitz.
Photography by Lisa Romerein.
Interview by David A. Keeps.
"A House for a Host" styled by Sean McGowan.
House Beautiful (November 2012).
The entwined creatures in this photo are not actually snakes. They are "mythical dolphins" - the fish, not the mammal - but they look serpent-like to me, so I have included them in this post.
"[Benjamin] Dhong channeled 'the grandeur of English country houses' for the foyer. Fornasetti Nuvole paper by Cole and Son. Entwined dolphins mirror by Carvers' Guild. Vincent faux-bois table, Oly. Helmet Head table lamp, Ralph Lauren Home. Vase, West Elm."
San Francisco Row House.
Interior design by Benjamin Dhong.
Photography by Lisa Romerein.
"A San Francisco Row House with its Own Personality" by David A. Keeps.
House Beautiful (September 2012).
This "carved wooden serpent frame" is available from Ceylon et Cie.
"Travel the world in one room. Spanish library table. Han figures. Chairs in custom ikat, lantern and stone table, all French antiques. Syrian chair. Indonesian door fragment, Allan Knight. Sofa in Rubelli wool. Club chair, Ceylon et Cie in Schumacher wool with Houles trim. Seagrass rug, Merida. Oushak, Esmaili Rugs and Antiques. Snake prints, Williams-Sonoma Home. Lithograph, Dominique Rousserie."
Photography by Peter Vitale.
"Travel the world in one room. Spanish library table. Han figures. Chairs in custom ikat, lantern and stone table, all French antiques. Syrian chair. Indonesian door fragment, Allan Knight. Sofa in Rubelli wool. Club chair, Ceylon et Cie in Schumacher wool with Houles trim. Seagrass rug, Merida. Oushak, Esmaili Rugs and Antiques. Snake prints, Williams-Sonoma Home. Lithograph, Dominique Rousserie."
Dallas, Texas home of Catherine "Capa" Mooty.
Interior design by Michelle Nussbaumer.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
"An early 19th-century English dresser displays personal mementos, including a picture of [Jackye] Lanham's mother and straw deer she found in China."
Charleston, South Carolina pied-a-terre of Atlanta, Georgia decorator Jackye Lanham.
Interior design by Jackye Lanham, Jacquelynne P. Lanham Designs, Inc.
Photography by Tria Giovan.
"Charleston Gem" by Jill Kirchner Simpson.
Southern Accents.
"The slipcovered upholstery was custom made, and the zebra-print rug is from Williams-Sonoma Home."
Monelle Totah's San Francisco flat in a 1925 Mediterranean-style townhouse.
Interior design by Monelle Totah, Vice President of design for Williams-Sonoma Home.
Photography by Simon Upton.
"Round-the-World Style" by Martha McCully.
Elle Decor (July - August 2009).
London townhouse of Guilia and Mehran Azmoudeh.
Interior design by Paolo Moschino.
Photography by Simon Upton.
Text by Ian Phillips.
"Made to Order" produced by Cynthia Frank.
Elle Decor (April 2009)
Interior design by Paolo Moschino.
Photography by Simon Upton.
Text by Ian Phillips.
"Made to Order" produced by Cynthia Frank.
Elle Decor (April 2009)
"Cobra candlesticks and framed snake prints add a touch of intrigue to the ultra-feminine solarium, decorated with a Jansen-style daybed by [Jeff] Lincoln. French iron side tables holding Murano lamps coordinate with vintage Milo Baughman scoop chairs, and a bone-inlay table from John Rosselli coordinates with the hand-carved stone tile floor by Robert Kuo for Ann Sacks. Walls in a custom stucco finish by O'Neill Studios. Girona pendant lights from Vaughan. Snake prints, Arader Gallery."
Washington, D.C. town house.
Interior design by Hillary Thomas and Jeff Lincoln.
Photography by Eric Piasecki.
Interview by David A. Keeps.
"A Sparkling Ceiling Treatment Can Unify the Whole Room" produced by Doretta Sperduto.
House Beautiful (May 2012).
"Antique prints and Jacques Adnet chairs surround a 1940s mirrored cocktail table."
Paris apartment of textile designer Lisa Fine.
Interior design by Lisa Fine.
Photography by Simon Upton.
"Self-Portrait" by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni.
Elle Decor (November 2008).
"Red bookcases house travel and design books; the upholstered wrought-iron chair is from the South of France, the wood camel table is from Galerie Flore, and the mirror is English Regency."
Paris apartment of textile designer Lisa Fine.
Interior design by Lisa Fine.
Photography by Simon Upton.
"Self-Portrait" by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni.
Elle Decor (November 2008).
"A small space requires a keen eye so that every corner shines. Texture is the theme in this one, where a wire chair, a burnished wood floor, and an animal-skin rug work stylishly together."
Robert Rufino's apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Interior design by Robert Rufino, Vice President of Creative Services at Tiffany and Co.
Photography by Oberto Gili.
Written by Lygeia Grace.
"The Well-Lived Life: Robert Rufino" produced by Jeffrey W. Miller.
House and Garden (November 2004).
"The slate fireplace is an ideal space for a series of white-matted antique snake studies [ca. 1735 from Shapero Gallery, London]. The sinuous pieces are, in turn, a handsome contrast to the hard, dark backdrop."
Robert Rufino's apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Interior design by Robert Rufino, Vice President of Creative Services at Tiffany and Co.
Photography by Oberto Gili.
Written by Lygeia Grace.
"The Well-Lived Life: Robert Rufino" produced by Jeffrey W. Miller.
House and Garden (November 2004).
Robert Rufino's apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Interior design by Robert Rufino, Vice President of Creative Services at Tiffany and Co.
Photography by Oberto Gili.
Written by Lygeia Grace.
"The Well-Lived Life: Robert Rufino" produced by Jeffrey W. Miller.
House and Garden (November 2004).
Robert Rufino's apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Interior design by Robert Rufino, Vice President of Creative Services at Tiffany and Co.
Photography by Oberto Gili.
Written by Lygeia Grace.
"The Well-Lived Life: Robert Rufino" produced by Jeffrey W. Miller.
House and Garden (November 2004).
Armchair with serpent arms by John Rosselli and Assoc.
Library/living room with recycled antique mahogany paneling milled and installed by Stratham Woodwork.
Connecticut home of Thuy Tranthi and her husband, Mitch Rieder.
Interior design by Eric Lysdahl.
Construction: Taconic Builders Inc.
Photography by John Bessler.
"Total Eclipse" text by Candace Ord Manroe.
Traditional Home (September 2008).
Armchairs with serpent arms by John Rosselli and Assoc.
Library/living room with recycled antique mahogany paneling milled and installed by Stratham Woodwork.
Connecticut home of Thuy Tranthi and her husband, Mitch Rieder.
Interior design by Eric Lysdahl.
Construction: Taconic Builders Inc.
Photography by John Bessler.
"Total Eclipse" text by Candace Ord Manroe.
Traditional Home (September 2008).
"Walls painted in a python-skin pattern provide an unexpectedly glamorous background for button-tufted chairs and ottomans upholstered in steel gray."
Paint: Faux python black-and-white paint by decorative artist Paul Minnihan.
Library of DreamHome 2006 sponsored by Chicago's Design Mart and Traditional Home.
Interior design by Eva Quateman, Eva Quateman Interiors.
" 'Welcome to my Tom Jones rock 'n' roll breakfast nook!' [Mary] McDonald says. 'I tend to start with old-fashioned things, but once there's a flow, I get funky.' Here, she began with classic marble-topped cabinets and a traditional banquette, then kicked up the mood with exuberant zigzagged black-and-cream wallpaper and faux-snakeskin upholstered chairs. plus clean accents - a Saarinen-esque table, graphic numbered plates, and a plastic German light fixture."
Designer Mary McDonald's Hollywood guesthouse.
Interior design by Mary McDonald.
Photography by Laura Resen.
"The Bold and the Beautiful."
Domino (Fall - Winter 2012).
"The foyer's faux-python console was bought on eBay; the powder room features Lulu DK wallpaper."
Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos's Colonial Revival home in Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).
Interior design by Elizabeth Martin, Elizabeth Martin Design.
Photography by Simon Upton.
Styled by Anita Sarsidi.
"At Home with Power Couple Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos" written by Alexandra Wentworth.
Elle Decor (May 2009).
"A snakeskin-and-brass console in the hallway outside the master bedroom; the wall is covered in a hand-painted Porter Teleo wallpaper [Fluidity]."
Lara and Jeff Sanderson's Mercer Island, Washington home.
Interior design by Kelly Wearstler.
Architecture by SHKS Architects.
Photography by Mikkel Vang.
Text by Celia Barbour.
"Shadow Play" produced by Anita Sarsidi.
Elle Decor (September 2012).
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