Does he collect butterflies?

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Grown-ups love figures. When you tell them that you have made a new friend, they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you, "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?" </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instead, they demand: "How old is he? How many brothers has he? </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make?" </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince</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/AVvXsEiqx1FWbrw1ZfKl916-sH9Ur9akRIDlgBDuoQZwd7U5XvDqXXuVAlYBvVA4vnDOpNDTRXD-1lnrmcVJGRcR-I3BTngL8f26NX4kNaUl-HDTVM1iWh5kiFZ-3vj0Gpzeg52-DpA2-4Ud5Lw/s1600/BlogButterfliesHBJulyAugust2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqx1FWbrw1ZfKl916-sH9Ur9akRIDlgBDuoQZwd7U5XvDqXXuVAlYBvVA4vnDOpNDTRXD-1lnrmcVJGRcR-I3BTngL8f26NX4kNaUl-HDTVM1iWh5kiFZ-3vj0Gpzeg52-DpA2-4Ud5Lw/s640/BlogButterfliesHBJulyAugust2011.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chicago, Illinois kitchen of Summer Thornton and husband.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by <a href="http://www.summerthorntondesign.com/">Summer Thornton</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miki Duisterhof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Kitchen of the Month" produced by David M. Murphy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (July - August 2011).<br /></span> <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/AVvXsEi4mzo6V_IlrJxgAwUWjb0kK6ob_gP6qaJh17QaJ4tZQ2oJ9Q2i2VRjIS9xJ1AFNeMig77DzCmQhji5XBglRHvmZwcK2xw12nYRJKpyy91B4sy_vDL73Ml-zK4XMR3TwcABdndhvRodHCY/s1600/BlogButterfliesEDFebMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mzo6V_IlrJxgAwUWjb0kK6ob_gP6qaJh17QaJ4tZQ2oJ9Q2i2VRjIS9xJ1AFNeMig77DzCmQhji5XBglRHvmZwcK2xw12nYRJKpyy91B4sy_vDL73Ml-zK4XMR3TwcABdndhvRodHCY/s640/BlogButterfliesEDFebMarch2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<i>Gold Butterflies</i>, a painting by Hunt Slonem, takes center stage in the second-floor hall; the English Bench is antique." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1927 Tudor home in Westchester County, New York.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/">Steven Gambrel</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;">Text by Judith Nasatir.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Stephen Pappas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tudor Triumph"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (February - March 2011).</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxkJUxcWo64zXeN2EJMbut8GfcmdHSQM_tJfWWSfQbnqlkxJQnimQbUSDwVcH2JNkF0Ltdx736wc0MRO4bbgGswErjg9ByGQjJx3HwqzoshZlKi0dScZUyCQ6yqb6SK-4FAdT84izUN8/s1600/BlogButterfliesEDNov2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxkJUxcWo64zXeN2EJMbut8GfcmdHSQM_tJfWWSfQbnqlkxJQnimQbUSDwVcH2JNkF0Ltdx736wc0MRO4bbgGswErjg9ByGQjJx3HwqzoshZlKi0dScZUyCQ6yqb6SK-4FAdT84izUN8/s640/BlogButterfliesEDNov2010.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A cotton light fixture and a print by Joseph Scheer hang above a four-poster by </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canvas in the master bedroom." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soho loft of Harriet Maxwell Macdonald and Andrew Corrie, owners of <a href="http://ochre.net/">Ochre</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Harriet Maxwell Macdonald and Andrew Corrie.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lofty Ideals" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (November 2010).</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/AVvXsEg9i5G4l40PJBMxv4sYM7Lr_HyeVF1fuwNz7urZ_5SHnEh8c_2XlrfpXdMF4qSLj2CCzVqPCkpnVBfXa9ct83_k4_JebuDTpXdQmOVIHarBc_mTcgU7G8xa1Sjp4Or6IQgnvXgCpUHbmII/s1600/BlogButterfliesTradHomeNov2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i5G4l40PJBMxv4sYM7Lr_HyeVF1fuwNz7urZ_5SHnEh8c_2XlrfpXdMF4qSLj2CCzVqPCkpnVBfXa9ct83_k4_JebuDTpXdQmOVIHarBc_mTcgU7G8xa1Sjp4Or6IQgnvXgCpUHbmII/s640/BlogButterfliesTradHomeNov2010.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butterfly painting by Carin Gerard. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Montecito, California home of Carin and Tony Gerard.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Helene Aumont.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Don Nulty.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Dominique Vorillon.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Spirito d'Italia" by Amy Elbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by Sabine Rothman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a> (November 2010).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0HhtL2msZOILwVsXDQpoJ8703ZPhE9lyVnUIacajXD5SaDw_IKJJS9eCAJcgVFsVmeqLMibSP2DeNDDoELam8HFxgcn-1b4VWYLaktburB3CpYtONa8KR2s7nK2hLfh5nJ3W3faZ68Y/s1600/BlogGlobesEDMay2011+%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/AVvXsEjA0HhtL2msZOILwVsXDQpoJ8703ZPhE9lyVnUIacajXD5SaDw_IKJJS9eCAJcgVFsVmeqLMibSP2DeNDDoELam8HFxgcn-1b4VWYLaktburB3CpYtONa8KR2s7nK2hLfh5nJ3W3faZ68Y/s640/BlogGlobesEDMay2011+%25282%2529.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Michael] McGarry's study has a trestle-base desk and Lucite chair by <a href="http://www.ikea.com/">IKEA</a>, a butterfly collection found at a Paris flea market, and a vintage globe displayed on a set of Encyclopedia Britannica's <i>Great Books of the Western World</i>; the walls are painted in <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Soot." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment of Elaine Griffin and husband Michael McGarry in an 1890s Harlem brownstone.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.elainegriffin.com/">Elaine Griffin</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Hass.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Peter Frank.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Harlem His and Hers"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (May 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/AVvXsEizP5gdkH5dYymntu3sOdtkKuAFCSUqTUFdm2aBM0uTVitLX1auFjR50GPRYLTrip-lwwbEYtwnrHNuAubBc51FNeSmzAAWVnHLXhgjhW4gnIUz-sberLM0xnDgRT8Us53qAU331nVDkzU/s1600/BlogButterfliesADSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP5gdkH5dYymntu3sOdtkKuAFCSUqTUFdm2aBM0uTVitLX1auFjR50GPRYLTrip-lwwbEYtwnrHNuAubBc51FNeSmzAAWVnHLXhgjhW4gnIUz-sberLM0xnDgRT8Us53qAU331nVDkzU/s640/BlogButterfliesADSept2011.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Made of butterfly wings, the striped panels in the dining room provide visual interest while concealing shelves for china and silver." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rio de Janeiro retreat of interior designer <a href="http://www.albertopinto.com/">Alberto Pinto</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Creative License" produced by Carlos Mota.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 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/AVvXsEhT9ok-VBJ1fpVVZ3jn76gd4_-Xj9wDhlkl4Dh7EUuc3plAOgHxQHUoOKiiN-iEVAOqgqwJO9VXe8S3dM9ECujCVvFOFkjJnr5jN6VJO_1-4IoNrSk5RlC2ep2odeL5X-wmHfexgvV-uZU/s1600/51NFLwT9s8L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9ok-VBJ1fpVVZ3jn76gd4_-Xj9wDhlkl4Dh7EUuc3plAOgHxQHUoOKiiN-iEVAOqgqwJO9VXe8S3dM9ECujCVvFOFkjJnr5jN6VJO_1-4IoNrSk5RlC2ep2odeL5X-wmHfexgvV-uZU/s640/51NFLwT9s8L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Collector-John-Fowles/dp/B002Y2SELY/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346818780&sr=1-5&keywords=john+fowles+the+collector">The Collector</a> (1963) by John Fowles. </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/AVvXsEjgdzI1m7aBKasYeO4W-Iipv3RblxIrd6gdsbP7iBzAuT3-oW4m32GZmg-Jabi-voLZe5Sp04ibhU9A48U1LUCnyaSl5SASycpCkoQ9ste7N1aBH9xsIBNZ1j8q4WRIkaSaqb6vkAOK1vg/s1600/BlogButterfliesADJan2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdzI1m7aBKasYeO4W-Iipv3RblxIrd6gdsbP7iBzAuT3-oW4m32GZmg-Jabi-voLZe5Sp04ibhU9A48U1LUCnyaSl5SASycpCkoQ9ste7N1aBH9xsIBNZ1j8q4WRIkaSaqb6vkAOK1vg/s640/BlogButterfliesADJan2012.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butterfly art by Damien Hirst in a Palm Beach project by </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">architect <a href="http://www.petermarinoarchitect.com/">Peter Marino</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: Jason Schmidt.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Renegade"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Matt Tyrnauer.</span><br /><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (January 2012).</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/AVvXsEgxd4m-kZs2gBW8zXMMZtcuvl3HnBvoZcpKGCWy5Qnt77o3NG2TVYOYmWGoDprmKpY1fwmKU6EitevPpx0wGJs0xXCymXHQckpMmKD5AsmVKf_YV_YkF2UA-UZtZ2NixFClB817egXmaK8/s1600/BlogButterfliesADJan2012+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxd4m-kZs2gBW8zXMMZtcuvl3HnBvoZcpKGCWy5Qnt77o3NG2TVYOYmWGoDprmKpY1fwmKU6EitevPpx0wGJs0xXCymXHQckpMmKD5AsmVKf_YV_YkF2UA-UZtZ2NixFClB817egXmaK8/s640/BlogButterfliesADJan2012+(2).jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A closer view of the butterfly art by Damien Hirst in a Palm Beach project by</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">architect <a href="http://www.petermarinoarchitect.com/">Peter Marino</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Renegade"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: Jason Schmidt.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Matt Tyrnauer.</span><br /><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (January 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetqNwVLdpycd_Gn0Ph7MIhVs3FJ4ElBkh64f6zDT4fcUW8t1c9xwZ6qthZLsLxX1XCb7R3QK2J3p4O3Qb-3CvxefQ9oylpZEO-XI05Jg7uF_3dF_vH3FLYDfDzHaUwmskrWc07-u6cLg/s1600/BlogButterfliesADMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetqNwVLdpycd_Gn0Ph7MIhVs3FJ4ElBkh64f6zDT4fcUW8t1c9xwZ6qthZLsLxX1XCb7R3QK2J3p4O3Qb-3CvxefQ9oylpZEO-XI05Jg7uF_3dF_vH3FLYDfDzHaUwmskrWc07-u6cLg/s640/BlogButterfliesADMay2011.jpg" width="346" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butterfly art by Damien Hirst.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Nina Bauer, Andrew Shapiro and their children.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.pennydruebaird.com/">Penny Drue Baird</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: David Ruff of Design Laboratories.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Calm, Cool, Collected" produced by Howard Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (May 2011).<br /></span> <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/AVvXsEgpF6u22sHgN0GEGdIu48WtbaZMyzz62MxbWA-d83iAitHA4rNk7X_b6gIJ5azt2e8hXujGJgG5ormK7L1JR5bkvm3Wm8P_o_WVF2OyLsm32lx9XhGo3426kBJ8PwOvVV2VJ6wewrtFmYA/s1600/BlogButterfliesADMay2011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpF6u22sHgN0GEGdIu48WtbaZMyzz62MxbWA-d83iAitHA4rNk7X_b6gIJ5azt2e8hXujGJgG5ormK7L1JR5bkvm3Wm8P_o_WVF2OyLsm32lx9XhGo3426kBJ8PwOvVV2VJ6wewrtFmYA/s640/BlogButterfliesADMay2011+(2).jpg" width="358" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A closer look at the butterfly art by Damien </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hirst.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of Nina Bauer, Andrew Shapiro and their children.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.pennydruebaird.com/">Penny Drue Baird</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: David Ruff of Design Laboratories.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dan Shaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Calm, Cool, Collected" produced by Howard Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (May 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/AVvXsEgME5q0Ccs9rPk6bKexBt4E2EFq8ShWESStcsLaV44NyQ1F_8UK1UEzw2pFuH-EP0_mdSLd_W7WPr9UJIJJhCnisufklxPSGVmLXEbPpx8WcSniDkuO3WrLiahUiFmYh80Z7a-yJe5EV1w/s1600/BlogButterfliesADMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME5q0Ccs9rPk6bKexBt4E2EFq8ShWESStcsLaV44NyQ1F_8UK1UEzw2pFuH-EP0_mdSLd_W7WPr9UJIJJhCnisufklxPSGVmLXEbPpx8WcSniDkuO3WrLiahUiFmYh80Z7a-yJe5EV1w/s640/BlogButterfliesADMarch2011.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A colossal 2003 Damien Hirst butterfly painting, <i>Another Amazing Transcendental Experience</i>, and a circa-1950 Jansen palm-tree floor lamp from Maison Gerard greet visitors in the entry hall."<br />New York City apartment of Daphne Guinness.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architect Daniel Romualdez.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carolina Irving.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In Her Fashion" written and produced by James Reginato.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 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/AVvXsEifouOt7DKwoYay0P22a6g9MgeWd_Qbbci5KAAEc86G3gOcA_Fol8b3tQO8A0aHetnmaEJi0EyICbQyTKqLTsD9dKca3Lbg___Y-5H_y-sNAt3P050N5xaWi37zzk7H6mGRo3xjidrRo3Q/s1600/BlogButterfliesADMarch2011+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifouOt7DKwoYay0P22a6g9MgeWd_Qbbci5KAAEc86G3gOcA_Fol8b3tQO8A0aHetnmaEJi0EyICbQyTKqLTsD9dKca3Lbg___Y-5H_y-sNAt3P050N5xaWi37zzk7H6mGRo3xjidrRo3Q/s640/BlogButterfliesADMarch2011+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A closer view of the 2003 Damien </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hirst b</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">utterfly painting, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Another Amazing Transcendental Experience</i>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York City apartment of Daphne Guinness.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by architect Daniel Romualdez.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carolina Irving.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In Her Fashion" written and produced by James Reginato.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (March 2011).</span></div>

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Globes in a home serve as functional art. These educational spheres can be </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">colorful or pleasingly patinated</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Those that spin add a touch of whimsy to a space. A collection of antique globes can call to mind a "cabinet of curiosities." Whether in a boy's bedroom or a leather-filled library, globes hint at travels taken or journeys yet to come . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVesX2UPMzY95iKNb08RLw2exrw8RZH6jTDV-vqin_HDf8e_c_MdHGIB8oTvTIH7_LYs1Dh_0OFKpqlBTzUfvKXqrillu4ogNN1fIXclrv8q4PAghjxlA6f_DIEVOqSpVj2dmmK5-Dr4/s1600/BlogGlobesEDMay2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVesX2UPMzY95iKNb08RLw2exrw8RZH6jTDV-vqin_HDf8e_c_MdHGIB8oTvTIH7_LYs1Dh_0OFKpqlBTzUfvKXqrillu4ogNN1fIXclrv8q4PAghjxlA6f_DIEVOqSpVj2dmmK5-Dr4/s400/BlogGlobesEDMay2011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boys' bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Townhouse in Belgium owned by Anne-Marie Midy and Jorge Almada of <a href="http://www.casamidy.com/">Casamidy</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 Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"New World Order" 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/">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYYCUOsDXrpedtch0pt74O2lpNLSpuTQuxpLLc9s4h5CkomgTFnBplXGe-pDuab7d4sz_PoDMQXiFe8YuBAhBSWX-iTHhwwLPS_VIUCWzQIMgZBQ3Me2ROjezyoQie-1ikUDG9g2oqxI/s1600/101695723_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYYCUOsDXrpedtch0pt74O2lpNLSpuTQuxpLLc9s4h5CkomgTFnBplXGe-pDuab7d4sz_PoDMQXiFe8YuBAhBSWX-iTHhwwLPS_VIUCWzQIMgZBQ3Me2ROjezyoQie-1ikUDG9g2oqxI/s640/101695723_ss.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Boys' bedroom.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Dana and David Porter and sons in Fort Worth, Texas.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.josephminton.com/">Joseph Minton</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Emily Minton Redfield.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/pretty-color-architectural-classic_ss15.html">Pretty Color for an Architectural Classic</a>."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span> </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JkNvs3OlCFA8K3zrOo1neuIP10wJGY2JZ54abUi1d305IGqOFVzAdCatIfGb3SGKFYfiM0FLwzdU0JxtIlqBl1u4IeIHIu6CBqD9f4k1wWajo9yZnG7W3A3McqGHgK0tgYjB6A1D11s/s1600/item07.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_all_the_ingredients.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JkNvs3OlCFA8K3zrOo1neuIP10wJGY2JZ54abUi1d305IGqOFVzAdCatIfGb3SGKFYfiM0FLwzdU0JxtIlqBl1u4IeIHIu6CBqD9f4k1wWajo9yZnG7W3A3McqGHgK0tgYjB6A1D11s/s640/item07.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_all_the_ingredients.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Spanish portrait of a child hangs above a table designed by <a href="http://www.fredericmalle.com/">Frederic Malle</a> and a Vincent Corbiere bed in the guest room; the red box is a fragrance diffuser from Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fifth Avenue apartment of perfumer <a href="http://www.fredericmalle.com/">Frederic Malle</a> and his family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</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;">Styled by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1901933568"></span>All the Ingredients<span id="goog_1901933569"></span></a>"</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (May 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/AVvXsEis2WdNyoxFJ7Y0PAyCIkA6dTmoXl6jQPQcK2qyzmLj2VIDskc4-jV2ddT6Z-zdbckShx06q7ywM0MzRzKYha2b1nmatsGN2hhOsU8sSTAYmJ-mBB6nVoX-eNXdU1Imj33c494B8LCEwXc/s1600/design-trends-ED0709-CURR22-12-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2WdNyoxFJ7Y0PAyCIkA6dTmoXl6jQPQcK2qyzmLj2VIDskc4-jV2ddT6Z-zdbckShx06q7ywM0MzRzKYha2b1nmatsGN2hhOsU8sSTAYmJ-mBB6nVoX-eNXdU1Imj33c494B8LCEwXc/s640/design-trends-ED0709-CURR22-12-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A George III chair upholstered in a <a href="http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/">Ralph Lauren Home</a> jute-cotton and an antique shipping chest in a guest room; the walls are painted in Conch Shell by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southampton, New York home of Scott Currie, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">vice president of global communications for Elie Tahari.</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/home-remodeling/a-chic-retreat-in-the-hamptons#slide-10">A Chic Retreat in the Hamptons</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/">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fYssyk0ZEfAixEtrlNah7matTUCxo_WMQBwlK7VACo8zZjW1z86mD5CklY_tFn3rYQ7hGK2t8AfTM8CXzWNoaK8T3Ev5wmoWRsMaNxzoLBG0tp6xkLqU2m4IdMdAzBeJcf25n_Hz1mo/s1600/diamond-baratta-0508-3_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fYssyk0ZEfAixEtrlNah7matTUCxo_WMQBwlK7VACo8zZjW1z86mD5CklY_tFn3rYQ7hGK2t8AfTM8CXzWNoaK8T3Ev5wmoWRsMaNxzoLBG0tp6xkLqU2m4IdMdAzBeJcf25n_Hz1mo/s640/diamond-baratta-0508-3_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the foyer, a "lighthouse newel post crafted by Paul Flammang sets the tone. Custom compass-pattern stenciled floor by Adam Lowenbein. Lantern by Paul Ferrante. Round table with globe as base designed by Baratta. Braided rug by Diamond."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer house on the Cape.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.anthonybaratta.com/">William Diamond and Anthony Baratta</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;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/cape-cod-summer-house-0608#slide-4">Whimsy by the Sea</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/">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-iRlTUH7oRflR9lKorCRwi48p-RxiaJXXDhbT4TgNa9TsUGzcbw_30YIstwQOrrWggzbjNpvgO2mwbAMQKwCooJHEekzEMwRyilxV7tXY9FsKXusLSg41KGoqyBiWVtR1UJEhbMvXcU/s1600/BlogGlobesEDMay2011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-iRlTUH7oRflR9lKorCRwi48p-RxiaJXXDhbT4TgNa9TsUGzcbw_30YIstwQOrrWggzbjNpvgO2mwbAMQKwCooJHEekzEMwRyilxV7tXY9FsKXusLSg41KGoqyBiWVtR1UJEhbMvXcU/s640/BlogGlobesEDMay2011+(2).jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Michael] McGarry's study has a trestle-base desk and Lucite chair by <a href="http://www.ikea.com/">IKEA</a>, a butterfly collection found at a Paris flea market, and a vintage globe displayed on a set of Encyclopedia Britannica's <i>Great Books of the Western World</i>; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the walls are painted in <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Soot."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1890s Harlem brownstone apartment of decorator <a href="http://www.elainegriffin.com/">Elaine Griffin</a> and her husband, psychoanalyst Michael McGarry</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.elainegriffin.com/">Elaine Griffin</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Peter Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Haas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Harlem His and Hers"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblRI36upRsUArahftQaalFqe8FyLGPszVi_HyAp82RUqNfI9oDIwmIkq61uTjtXe5WmCTN_8XyyV51hz71Nav0nsYFx97zX23sjePj_QNsc_g_1vLR9j2isplNGLxQYaMX-U7glLeyqA/s1600/BlogGlobesADMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblRI36upRsUArahftQaalFqe8FyLGPszVi_HyAp82RUqNfI9oDIwmIkq61uTjtXe5WmCTN_8XyyV51hz71Nav0nsYFx97zX23sjePj_QNsc_g_1vLR9j2isplNGLxQYaMX-U7glLeyqA/s640/BlogGlobesADMarch2011.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Dealer Kinsey Marable built the library's varied book collection based on the owners' interests; he also supplied the 19th-century ladder and antique globe."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.richardkeithlangham.com/">Richard Keith Langham</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Julia Reed.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"State of Grace" produced by Howard Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">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/AVvXsEgKSUZksWnEiy01WQePJA1YdMjP9IUXlS3Jjz8GcACt6YBJtLRA9fjbIytc0mSMA45rfVkw5CtUGcuSBblT-DWlFe3UHh-zHZhaov_7xfs9h-P4ONVEPXFmcL5xb1ffWukxBmkqy512xYY/s1600/img_langelg_ss3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSUZksWnEiy01WQePJA1YdMjP9IUXlS3Jjz8GcACt6YBJtLRA9fjbIytc0mSMA45rfVkw5CtUGcuSBblT-DWlFe3UHh-zHZhaov_7xfs9h-P4ONVEPXFmcL5xb1ffWukxBmkqy512xYY/s640/img_langelg_ss3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antique globe in Great Room.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marblehead, Massachusetts getaway of Hiroko and Harry Lange.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Dee Elms and Andrew Terrat of <a href="http://www.terratelms.com/">Terrat Elms Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Ron Margolis of Margolis and Fishman Inc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/weekendlivingsecondhome/marblehead-weekend-home_ss3.html">Marblehead Beauty</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMS4mO9ih3lz8alHZaX3UyUl8FPchVsJdCsdNV02JOPdDYmhPsGzkC9KhxkWac3ntIiXY3T5AMrFe4k90zloQGWBxLYbnzUWhWc7uO309oNxTQXFWG0yrKlJKhhWaNzo9RLymQGdLIx4/s1600/green-family-room-0706_xlg-80619095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMS4mO9ih3lz8alHZaX3UyUl8FPchVsJdCsdNV02JOPdDYmhPsGzkC9KhxkWac3ntIiXY3T5AMrFe4k90zloQGWBxLYbnzUWhWc7uO309oNxTQXFWG0yrKlJKhhWaNzo9RLymQGdLIx4/s640/green-family-room-0706_xlg-80619095.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Collections of old globes and scientific instruments bring classical design to this </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/designer-family-rooms#slide-15">Natural History</a>' family room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Morris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Chuck Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8QoK75ZtJNM41vJq72xL0Su9aFi4JQoHkbTziOoenfemVx3Y_ThGjhnLPQKE7RCw20613swB_dofBN1cvzWiye_Os8Pv-WNPnzF8MGT1KXcNhP6WW36dFUKYUcSpyh1cUQd2dXwVkcQ/s1600/HBX-decorating-Hadley-6-0709-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8QoK75ZtJNM41vJq72xL0Su9aFi4JQoHkbTziOoenfemVx3Y_ThGjhnLPQKE7RCw20613swB_dofBN1cvzWiye_Os8Pv-WNPnzF8MGT1KXcNhP6WW36dFUKYUcSpyh1cUQd2dXwVkcQ/s640/HBX-decorating-Hadley-6-0709-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A French sunburst clock casts its gilded rays upon a decorative Irish server displaying a small collection of antique globes and shoes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Walking and traveling go together,' says the owner."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1820s Colonial home in New Jersey decorated by the late Albert Hadley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/hadley-colonial-design#slide-6">Albert Hadley's Colonial Design</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUlWzDi5mFHR5-PDKOii1IDtQb64tU00L18VNP5YJOFpQHVleQIBQEz2JzCdFwzGdg5VxhFTyFWAvTS0O8zmTSjIN8SYeCnyLlnzUN9XEH2oIr5O6vGHWEZsx_cG-R5L8jAMDuGK_wRs/s1600/img_Hamptonlg_ss48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUlWzDi5mFHR5-PDKOii1IDtQb64tU00L18VNP5YJOFpQHVleQIBQEz2JzCdFwzGdg5VxhFTyFWAvTS0O8zmTSjIN8SYeCnyLlnzUN9XEH2oIr5O6vGHWEZsx_cG-R5L8jAMDuGK_wRs/s640/img_Hamptonlg_ss48.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bed covered in <a href="http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/">Ralph Lauren Home</a> ticking, <a href="http://www.yvesdelorme.com/">Yves Delorme</a> linens, and an orange <a href="http://www.hermes.com/">Hermes</a> blanket. Shaggy rope chair from Holly Hunt. Globe collection. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art by Michael Allen Lowe (<a href="http://www.wallyfindlay.com/">Wally Findlay Galleries</a>) on easel."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guest room designed by Benjamin W. Bradley and David Thiergartner of </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bradleythiergartnerinteriors.com/">Bradley Thiergartner Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/hampton-designer-showhouse_ss48.html">Hampton Designer Showhouse</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BAHvhzpodpPWIJyYI_WHgfnTtQpJOFNWpQcWNmjNfP42gbttF-32cOfnI9a8eXHcJKsRDPfx_Tk_e1ZQmmYz8NO-bNoebJnKPDy8NW7bSYszobE9eJlDFpPf_zpJ1UPOkE8IfCj2JAA/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-08-family-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BAHvhzpodpPWIJyYI_WHgfnTtQpJOFNWpQcWNmjNfP42gbttF-32cOfnI9a8eXHcJKsRDPfx_Tk_e1ZQmmYz8NO-bNoebJnKPDy8NW7bSYszobE9eJlDFpPf_zpJ1UPOkE8IfCj2JAA/s640/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-08-family-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Prints and drawings by Pablo Picasso, Carolyn Carr, and others fill a wall in the family room, above a drafting table bearing a picturesque arrangement of antique globes." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buckhead (Atlanta, Georgia) home of decorator <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://suzannekasler.com/">Suzanne Kasler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by <a href="http://wtbaker.com/">William T. Baker and Associates</a>.</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 Jen Renzi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/suzanne-kasler-atlanta-house-slideshow#slide=8">A Perfect Union</a>" 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/">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span></div>

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