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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Louis Vuitton trunks and travel bags make regular appearances in design photos – sometimes as props, but frequently as furniture. Vintage Vuitton can serve as cocktail tables, bedside tables or, in the case of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s recently-sold home in Beverly Hills, a custom-made safe.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpotizzLWNynwaruB9_bgTrfFRbADmOtIhRof89cd01fBikM3KQdrKkkJXil7v9gIoL6T08KOpEeEgrmS5rFbiZQc-3FAVNJR_xzZO9Sxe4H3xqfDksb-Hysm89fMXmkSEhU0KSF7AK6w/s1600/item09.rendition.slideshowVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-home-09-extra%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/AVvXsEjpotizzLWNynwaruB9_bgTrfFRbADmOtIhRof89cd01fBikM3KQdrKkkJXil7v9gIoL6T08KOpEeEgrmS5rFbiZQc-3FAVNJR_xzZO9Sxe4H3xqfDksb-Hysm89fMXmkSEhU0KSF7AK6w/s640/item09.rendition.slideshowVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-home-09-extra%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Home of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, Architectural Digest (November 2011).</o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>The "vintage Louis Vuitton trunk was customized for use as a safe."</o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Roger Davies.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWBRAV8ggLRDwDvZVQX6PIwOtOehNZNkb_zD-yuvXyevM8kiDw20iC9ErFpMrVhUvL7LLE8guby8HO-2ZTfCveArKTZtjd-TufYsIKacQnKG49jhmgb_ulahqfYfnWtPf3ttUf3ZqHQI/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-home-11-extra%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/AVvXsEgyWBRAV8ggLRDwDvZVQX6PIwOtOehNZNkb_zD-yuvXyevM8kiDw20iC9ErFpMrVhUvL7LLE8guby8HO-2ZTfCveArKTZtjd-TufYsIKacQnKG49jhmgb_ulahqfYfnWtPf3ttUf3ZqHQI/s640/item11.rendition.slideshowVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-home-11-extra%5B1%5D.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>"a set of stacked vintage Louis Vuitton suitcases near the window"</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Master bedroom of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi's Beverly Hills Home.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Architectural Digest (November 2011).</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Roger Davies.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2h-96nQboRdZNXPn-pDBaRE0I0Jddr0vSVeunRH6Eh9m0iasq8yC2U8RBnookJv-XxHdZcMh34mMtMhgv5LeSJuGXXOzsb62kxTWLiRR2eh17PwgZjYIstXr6Vf-yStKX656ZcRa9Vw/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-10-study%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/AVvXsEjj2h-96nQboRdZNXPn-pDBaRE0I0Jddr0vSVeunRH6Eh9m0iasq8yC2U8RBnookJv-XxHdZcMh34mMtMhgv5LeSJuGXXOzsb62kxTWLiRR2eh17PwgZjYIstXr6Vf-yStKX656ZcRa9Vw/s640/item10.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.brooke-shields-david-flint-wood-new-york-home-10-study%5B1%5D.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>"a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk given to Brooke Shields by her husband Chris Henchy"</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Architectural Digest (March 2012).</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Interior design by David Flint Wood.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Wiliam Waldron.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEOp1AviSmCMH76pJ9hMEWHjD6OL9Hpb_Dh5FfitePw_1cdS-b1qZrLwFNsm27sZb8u7pEZJquaNMM7b8PtQjE2Zpw0UH0Hgu2vvXiqc8TvZdONIGKRXkyVmL4mGxyQiH9k4q5yO-q7A/s1600/img_collectorstouchlg_ss4%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/AVvXsEhcEOp1AviSmCMH76pJ9hMEWHjD6OL9Hpb_Dh5FfitePw_1cdS-b1qZrLwFNsm27sZb8u7pEZJquaNMM7b8PtQjE2Zpw0UH0Hgu2vvXiqc8TvZdONIGKRXkyVmL4mGxyQiH9k4q5yO-q7A/s640/img_collectorstouchlg_ss4%5B1%5D.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>If you look closely, you can see the initials "J.F.K." on this vintage Vuitton suitcase, which now serves as a coffee table in the home of interior designer, Christopher Coffin. The piece did belong to President John F. Kennedy.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Traditional Home.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Interior design: <a href="http://www.christophercoffindesign.com/">Christopher K. Coffin Design</a>.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Michal Venera.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvf6bghydkwu8tw2XLpA0hxEw738Co2A_fZVzavQoKVa_eoHmeiITiKbRs5-bawhF9IGhzKHFT48rn_p8Z5nK3qHQUsYsLYz9Cq-qrMvvFJgjoSWldiaeKtAJytIqtY_ahuWrnCVutn8/s1600/BlogLouisVuittonElleDecorDarylCarter+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvf6bghydkwu8tw2XLpA0hxEw738Co2A_fZVzavQoKVa_eoHmeiITiKbRs5-bawhF9IGhzKHFT48rn_p8Z5nK3qHQUsYsLYz9Cq-qrMvvFJgjoSWldiaeKtAJytIqtY_ahuWrnCVutn8/s640/BlogLouisVuittonElleDecorDarylCarter+%25282%2529.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Washington, D.C. townhouse of designer Darryl Carter.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Elle Decor.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Simon Upton.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lge9N8y58Q3OKkGw-leO2d38WLluSyC1osGF7OFkOFv_PT9PV9XZrItI8L80IVK_x6oHe98G1_pMrJ7vuPbVYesC8Cz1GY3DQCotcyXPHro0IeFb3wZ32nhh5kCOP6USdA-SsrOOUEg/s1600/BlogLouisVuittonElleDecorSeptember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lge9N8y58Q3OKkGw-leO2d38WLluSyC1osGF7OFkOFv_PT9PV9XZrItI8L80IVK_x6oHe98G1_pMrJ7vuPbVYesC8Cz1GY3DQCotcyXPHro0IeFb3wZ32nhh5kCOP6USdA-SsrOOUEg/s640/BlogLouisVuittonElleDecorSeptember2010.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Sirius 55 luggage by Louis Vuitton.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Elle Decor (September 2010).</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Design by Amy and Todd Hase.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Roger Davies.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fb5LDR5vQES_r7EhkNpXtPaMxhMhEVA30pW4XK6Vi4fK5SLsUFu1bgbbv-KB-Viw6YmthQZhT8mAlH90VhLm2kbpvYLp_gbolu07DYJLa6emm277mkrhYIXJ1Tc1iqQPSDw1-Hr9msM/s1600/BlogLouisVuittonHouseBeautifulFernandoBengoecheaPhotographer+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fb5LDR5vQES_r7EhkNpXtPaMxhMhEVA30pW4XK6Vi4fK5SLsUFu1bgbbv-KB-Viw6YmthQZhT8mAlH90VhLm2kbpvYLp_gbolu07DYJLa6emm277mkrhYIXJ1Tc1iqQPSDw1-Hr9msM/s640/BlogLouisVuittonHouseBeautifulFernandoBengoecheaPhotographer+%25282%2529.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>In-home salon of Cose Belle designer Shannon McLean.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>House Beautiful.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Fernando Bengoechea.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dhqoyOv9mcZXqWwRZJd6Tr-FWDBZ9XQsHRfvQwA_jn4_bh-vtMdXe_00VLXxP6uZ8dzctFiTa6I5hcYPVHJ5ikP6zThV2vIhXOw6hrBn9AiAoSwF6r9LfxcUrxUxjpYWuN4ERJmLtNs/s1600/MH0309_STEINER03_027%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dhqoyOv9mcZXqWwRZJd6Tr-FWDBZ9XQsHRfvQwA_jn4_bh-vtMdXe_00VLXxP6uZ8dzctFiTa6I5hcYPVHJ5ikP6zThV2vIhXOw6hrBn9AiAoSwF6r9LfxcUrxUxjpYWuN4ERJmLtNs/s640/MH0309_STEINER03_027%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> Washington, D.C. home of Parisian transplants, Eric and Pascaline Steiner.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>"vintage Louis Vuitton trunks speak of the couple's international lifestyle"</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Metropolitan Home (March 2009).</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Erik Johnson.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk-xRwSYKfSCqhaueOx1V-ZDH4LuaeC9iaGCzinoKlzZkN2yzu4Ot17mN4p35ZDz_xOqo6fRO6uO73Da6hSvDDOZ0a-_Ivl5IQh8m573hT5zf7qca27k5IgpxMBtjpnCxGOQkh_s-cxM/s1600/BlogLVKenFulkHouseBeautifulVictoriaPearsonPhotographer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCk-xRwSYKfSCqhaueOx1V-ZDH4LuaeC9iaGCzinoKlzZkN2yzu4Ot17mN4p35ZDz_xOqo6fRO6uO73Da6hSvDDOZ0a-_Ivl5IQh8m573hT5zf7qca27k5IgpxMBtjpnCxGOQkh_s-cxM/s640/BlogLVKenFulkHouseBeautifulVictoriaPearsonPhotographer.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Home of interior designer Ken Fulk.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>House Beautiful.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Victoria Pearson.</o:p></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-9CYxtnnKu2kXJKT-RqGF92vjVTFgNp5cVDs142R4Hy3sEd3gb7cTKdltziklJlgdFjQ8W3pPwbE9pP-I1WNbYAOp2crWg3xEwkBMFNSVXBXzjfH0BD00yIsgSV94-9pqrWm6c-XZRQ/s1600/BlogLouisVuittonTraditionalHome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-9CYxtnnKu2kXJKT-RqGF92vjVTFgNp5cVDs142R4Hy3sEd3gb7cTKdltziklJlgdFjQ8W3pPwbE9pP-I1WNbYAOp2crWg3xEwkBMFNSVXBXzjfH0BD00yIsgSV94-9pqrWm6c-XZRQ/s640/BlogLouisVuittonTraditionalHome.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>"A vintage Louis Vuitton trunk doubles as a cocktail table. Owners used to label their luggage with their initials so they could be easily identified in a bustling train station."</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Traditional Home.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Photography by Colleen Duffley.</o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p>Interior design by Berkley Vallone, the homeowner, of <a href="http://www.vallonedesign.com/">Vallone Design</a>.</o:p></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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