The Great Pumpkin

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween is just a few days away, so I thought I would share some photos of pretty pumpkins . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcSsBqN1qziBHt2Tg44Ap4H359itAo6i0cVsKvMAjIERejaFj9I6lqgdDkjyw2efF_CIn-hElSJzyPfbk172BWJ3O1x9sd57GzMYgmyPELfvysOXsbYSdqyFZRR6Nc3iKPmJuTl7-WJSD/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcSsBqN1qziBHt2Tg44Ap4H359itAo6i0cVsKvMAjIERejaFj9I6lqgdDkjyw2efF_CIn-hElSJzyPfbk172BWJ3O1x9sd57GzMYgmyPELfvysOXsbYSdqyFZRR6Nc3iKPmJuTl7-WJSD/s640/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A seasonal still life combines a pumpkin, fruits, and pastry stands of graduated sizes."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Jan Roden, owner of the Charlottesville, Virginia shop, <a href="http://www.andgeorge.com/">And George</a>.</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;">Written by Ted Loos.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Fresh Look at Tradition" produced by Senga Mortimer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2003).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10UKpd6tysw4E7OG3sywaNs0C2cehjV7VhncD_Rr4nWoJWnatmXhnlYkE34B5BCOW_JIwECBJ1ZGepq0RLjSFQ3vxePyWuKMY9QeLzWe6k1-6ELoPzI_Kv4iK5G-6E3LW-6SYkuJaUkse/s1600/100991397.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10UKpd6tysw4E7OG3sywaNs0C2cehjV7VhncD_Rr4nWoJWnatmXhnlYkE34B5BCOW_JIwECBJ1ZGepq0RLjSFQ3vxePyWuKMY9QeLzWe6k1-6ELoPzI_Kv4iK5G-6E3LW-6SYkuJaUkse/s640/100991397.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Create this beautiful floral display using yellow and orange mums. Cut the heads from the flowers and hot-glue them all over the pumpkins. Display on tabletops or in small footed urns."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/halloween/outdoor-decorations/gourds-pumpkins-uses/#page=17">Gorgeous Gourds and Pumpkins for Fall Decorating</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/">Better Homes and Gardens</a>. </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1yWsCGhcNWazxBlrHbLepTW4y4UqTOyrZ0q3NGRwdQgGRSry6dfGJBILsjkcQthefn3HqZUnAofGvrys8pE81Dxp8svMSTiu2xYJWbgFkT2iM7JkBpRv58G_Z80l9PtFqsi9qitr6LL7/s1600/101374144.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1yWsCGhcNWazxBlrHbLepTW4y4UqTOyrZ0q3NGRwdQgGRSry6dfGJBILsjkcQthefn3HqZUnAofGvrys8pE81Dxp8svMSTiu2xYJWbgFkT2iM7JkBpRv58G_Z80l9PtFqsi9qitr6LL7/s640/101374144.jpg.rendition.largest.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Expand your pumpkin decor with some unique yellow, white, and gray pumpkins in lieu of the traditional orange. Wrap them with grapevine tendrils for an additional touch of originality. Arrange them on a tabletop with other fall favorites, such as leaves and dried wheat bundles."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.bhg.com/halloween/outdoor-decorations/gourds-pumpkins-uses/#page=24">Gorgeous Gourds and Pumpkins for Fall Decorating</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/">Better Homes and Gardens</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoqHx6S14dh_akgsJO6mD6cxXCdObJzq-0UtFOAPTgjaRV_OaGUjdnFC_ZMO8lZX2qxigeviLCK0kGwp84xQKknalz_WbkUN_xgA45AW_zEuZrpAoTV-vofMynREcKnzcKaIK3627zGmz/s1600/BlogPumpkinsCountryGardens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoqHx6S14dh_akgsJO6mD6cxXCdObJzq-0UtFOAPTgjaRV_OaGUjdnFC_ZMO8lZX2qxigeviLCK0kGwp84xQKknalz_WbkUN_xgA45AW_zEuZrpAoTV-vofMynREcKnzcKaIK3627zGmz/s640/BlogPumpkinsCountryGardens.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Marty Baldwin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fresh Lanterns" by Kate Carter Frederick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/gardening/country-gardens-magazine/">Country Gardens</a> (Fall 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWwdJh56PUBM4-fNrhCWsMq-GktGULqGLlvsykpg3DJBoOeRVD2ivyPv7aBXQyOCfTcUHmc4Zvrujs2JRtLz4frqqn04BQW97MRb-0vZ-4l6P1LmNiDT1Tned1V-nDIUJ08b2lwFl_iHN/s1600/BlogPumpkinsCountryGardensTwo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimWwdJh56PUBM4-fNrhCWsMq-GktGULqGLlvsykpg3DJBoOeRVD2ivyPv7aBXQyOCfTcUHmc4Zvrujs2JRtLz4frqqn04BQW97MRb-0vZ-4l6P1LmNiDT1Tned1V-nDIUJ08b2lwFl_iHN/s640/BlogPumpkinsCountryGardensTwo.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Martin Baldwin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fresh Lanterns" by Kate Carter Frederick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/gardening/country-gardens-magazine/">Country Gardens</a> (Fall 2011).</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEG4pljt3ztrurXClkRbkLQTMqy8aVGJ-upmXfKNmYLd4NQ0lQMxfUJ8TlIHcBawNhJ0if5k69CnOSibY7UuqU7X1VjOH8DN0-iaYx3LhTOjGJUSUg80tBt0imM_-LbQZbzTKZJyhIV9z/s1600/etched-pumpkins-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEG4pljt3ztrurXClkRbkLQTMqy8aVGJ-upmXfKNmYLd4NQ0lQMxfUJ8TlIHcBawNhJ0if5k69CnOSibY7UuqU7X1VjOH8DN0-iaYx3LhTOjGJUSUg80tBt0imM_-LbQZbzTKZJyhIV9z/s640/etched-pumpkins-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Announce your address in style by cleverly etching your house number (or your initials or name) into a pumpkin."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.helennorman.com/">Helen Norman</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/holidays-occasions/diy-decorate-pumpkins-00417000075483/page8.html">Five Easy Ways to Decorate Pumpkins</a>" produced by Matthew Mead.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJk5y5QYcVKfrbBpNRz5-qgiLKgh7CY7iFfJP6j54VeX0lFStl-LbBdRT-p5G4ZLdjWvI8I9XHvzaNbGXA2gO2lgZ21x2e7S3JmhKNSK6CcmKYqAahkBiG-Kn6ZD0xN6wz_JI3zOu0i-l/s1600/flowered-pumpkins-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJk5y5QYcVKfrbBpNRz5-qgiLKgh7CY7iFfJP6j54VeX0lFStl-LbBdRT-p5G4ZLdjWvI8I9XHvzaNbGXA2gO2lgZ21x2e7S3JmhKNSK6CcmKYqAahkBiG-Kn6ZD0xN6wz_JI3zOu0i-l/s640/flowered-pumpkins-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Festive party decorations, these flower/pumpkin combinations add a happy touch."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.helennorman.com/">Helen Norman</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/holidays-occasions/diy-decorate-pumpkins-00417000075483/page2.html">Five Easy Ways to Decorate Pumpkins</a>" produced by Matthew Mead.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4n2UMiMszaOb1j6xNs2BLfSCzGIjQuwsdN5P4dQTiC41DmazPCTbFEsPBtT-IfcnRMZKyeZqZ4aG9-9-_RtSaWU8YykpE55PIUnwMJo9jjsWQwki_v_xnZkLbEJAlKmdGaJLRaHYmPJZ/s1600/ml1004_1006_glitterpum_vert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4n2UMiMszaOb1j6xNs2BLfSCzGIjQuwsdN5P4dQTiC41DmazPCTbFEsPBtT-IfcnRMZKyeZqZ4aG9-9-_RtSaWU8YykpE55PIUnwMJo9jjsWQwki_v_xnZkLbEJAlKmdGaJLRaHYmPJZ/s640/ml1004_1006_glitterpum_vert.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glittered pumpkins "bring sparkle to tables and serving areas - and they last far longer than jack-o'-lanterns."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/275573/pumpkin-carving-and-decorating-ideas/@center/276965/halloween#265290">Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Ideas</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart Living</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH7IanoVHENyQvmMNSJrxn7AUPfo50EF7tKbnB3r3qC5CLoJpgIMmzBt_jSedQ8qdLmlYTcjNOFzXqImO_m_CAcCKSp9DyF4H1r-bB3R0XPJYy8zfa6FHFDaDFeOgBRhdXzLHLrP0abau/s1600/mla103714_1008_ochers_xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH7IanoVHENyQvmMNSJrxn7AUPfo50EF7tKbnB3r3qC5CLoJpgIMmzBt_jSedQ8qdLmlYTcjNOFzXqImO_m_CAcCKSp9DyF4H1r-bB3R0XPJYy8zfa6FHFDaDFeOgBRhdXzLHLrP0abau/s640/mla103714_1008_ochers_xl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Delicately carved floral filigree bands evoke lace on these pale pumpkins."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/275573/pumpkin-carving-and-decorating-ideas/@center/276965/halloween#908610">Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Ideas</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart Living</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green, orange, white, or gray. Which pumpkin would you pick?</span>

The Great Pumpkin

Halloween is just a few days away, so I thought I would share some photos of pretty pumpkins . . .  "A seasonal still life combines a p...

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Porter's Chairs

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

Porter's Chairs

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

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Checkmate

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xKHZX6QjEbYm_bIqzQlZVfL_tcUoeJgmUlRea7iBn569k5gYBVzSyEctOKt2QbqR_1XoR-sQM1-Z53uukMK7IVVHnnkM-7W5pSDpTz_25iJAp4RTmOgg0QJUwV9iVLSldXb7LioCcMY/s1600/BlogCheckMateADSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xKHZX6QjEbYm_bIqzQlZVfL_tcUoeJgmUlRea7iBn569k5gYBVzSyEctOKt2QbqR_1XoR-sQM1-Z53uukMK7IVVHnnkM-7W5pSDpTz_25iJAp4RTmOgg0QJUwV9iVLSldXb7LioCcMY/s640/BlogCheckMateADSept2011.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A pair of 1960s Brazilian rosewood chairs from Noho Modern.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of the Calabasas, California retreat of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Stephen Samuelson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (September 2011).</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZaGKmflwPEh-uu8raSql23zOaNjXHdDDBx00uCKyOTixieFOjAgClx3HbIRXbsc2NUNRq3f-M1EhFxCXZ4xMLBHwI1VpUSg9X5f-NbdmRz6ULKrWWDLdyDLRggJpYBhs-LjZicnWjDk/s1600/BlogCheckMateADJan2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZaGKmflwPEh-uu8raSql23zOaNjXHdDDBx00uCKyOTixieFOjAgClx3HbIRXbsc2NUNRq3f-M1EhFxCXZ4xMLBHwI1VpUSg9X5f-NbdmRz6ULKrWWDLdyDLRggJpYBhs-LjZicnWjDk/s640/BlogCheckMateADJan2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Villa Palagio, Sting and Trudie Styler's farm in Tuscany.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The giant chessboard was Sting's idea.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Arabella Lennox-Boyd.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Giancarlo Gardin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (January 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMum50kIcnkMCD83pzXgFkefOxMUKF3RPryo_WYNpChsGbKO7ecWRGbq3LzbCteAf-SE8LQ-l19ilho6ywtWl4snejkE6sz39l_yt7ZVGrrFPEktZk-iTCpPU18ovwx6RfnwKU0pR0HI/s1600/cn_image.size.sting-tuscan-paradise-h670%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMum50kIcnkMCD83pzXgFkefOxMUKF3RPryo_WYNpChsGbKO7ecWRGbq3LzbCteAf-SE8LQ-l19ilho6ywtWl4snejkE6sz39l_yt7ZVGrrFPEktZk-iTCpPU18ovwx6RfnwKU0pR0HI/s640/cn_image.size.sting-tuscan-paradise-h670%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another view of Villa Palagio, Sting and Trudie Styler's farm in Tuscany.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Arabella Lennox-Boyd.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Giancarlo Gardin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural Digest (January 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEjDhEkcloK8RPGW49Yon0maZXyWZfEN4klxjR0YMdFqNxwWjJtr8BsJHfrZNpwkpdTLcyDl7JEc2Yt-__waVyPcvoRdT0T0Eg64CZgFAKbdN5UuBNq8oaM2xuhb0dlnXYA3uIB-Krn5qxg/s1600/BlogCheckMateEDFebMarch2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhEkcloK8RPGW49Yon0maZXyWZfEN4klxjR0YMdFqNxwWjJtr8BsJHfrZNpwkpdTLcyDl7JEc2Yt-__waVyPcvoRdT0T0Eg64CZgFAKbdN5UuBNq8oaM2xuhb0dlnXYA3uIB-Krn5qxg/s640/BlogCheckMateEDFebMarch2011.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Living room of Elle Decor's 2010 San Francisco Showhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Large Hicks pendant by <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/" target="_blank">Circa Lighting</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elle Decor (February-March 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ugP0dlsG_WoHcYRKnBXun8_UqrZOSURsSw-foprvEeHTuJ5VzOm-fFHHK-RXPHtymdTIp8HkzFQGrzp6i4r6pxEHExt9e703miXGjADFKiTHhoa3SENdP47GQfG0nICDm60ym3lDJoY/s1600/BlogCheckMateHouseBeautifulDecJan2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ugP0dlsG_WoHcYRKnBXun8_UqrZOSURsSw-foprvEeHTuJ5VzOm-fFHHK-RXPHtymdTIp8HkzFQGrzp6i4r6pxEHExt9e703miXGjADFKiTHhoa3SENdP47GQfG0nICDm60ym3lDJoY/s640/BlogCheckMateHouseBeautifulDecJan2012.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hans Wegner's Wishbone chairs in a Los Angeles house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Interior design by Pamela Shamshiri for Commune.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Beautiful (December-January 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtZKGJZoG2lvAjza3JiNiVABIxSxELRlxOKb5vjP4bSUVENc8GAzZROWsL07YPSKSTZzghmlQHDh6isE4BF_OQrj6sKbA29_KZR2wOyl325uXZBofBNxmaqNLcwXq-dcAubCHLdR4gYI/s1600/BlogCheckMateVerandaSept2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtZKGJZoG2lvAjza3JiNiVABIxSxELRlxOKb5vjP4bSUVENc8GAzZROWsL07YPSKSTZzghmlQHDh6isE4BF_OQrj6sKbA29_KZR2wOyl325uXZBofBNxmaqNLcwXq-dcAubCHLdR4gYI/s640/BlogCheckMateVerandaSept2011.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Richard Hallberg.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Game table, Rose Tarlow Melrose House.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chairs, <a href="http://www.polo.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Art (Medicine Cabinet) by Damien Hirst.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (September 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASk7nAXxGeuJ2balngzXR6sHpYVQon9X1GdiXhySye1FaIqBJXrzSKvV1nUrz9zHVbrDRKCJFR3BS5zG_GLenMCKdCphwMQ1XsKhtKQB-EUSXyGdXmqRidXlpG2XQJPAg9DboPWB3pEM/s1600/BlogCheckMateTradHomeJuly2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASk7nAXxGeuJ2balngzXR6sHpYVQon9X1GdiXhySye1FaIqBJXrzSKvV1nUrz9zHVbrDRKCJFR3BS5zG_GLenMCKdCphwMQ1XsKhtKQB-EUSXyGdXmqRidXlpG2XQJPAg9DboPWB3pEM/s640/BlogCheckMateTradHomeJuly2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Giant chess pieces made of teak.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Silverbrook Farm between Leesburg, Virginia and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by <a href="http://www.helennorman.com/" target="_blank">Helen Norman</a>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (June-July 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Checkmate

A pair of 1960s Brazilian rosewood chairs from Noho Modern. Living room of the Calabasas, California retreat of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett ...

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