Porter's Chairs

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

Porter's Chairs

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

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Lavender Dreams

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

Lavender Dreams

Lavender is a popular color choice for young girls' bedrooms. It is also a favorite of grown-ups, including rock and roll royalty . . . ...

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Piano Forte

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