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Playing House

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfDeUXE077zfGAClq6ppLOcHXuDdQDA-2BKDkXiQWk4yc_P4Y9c6QMP0Q2TL-Yxa-8ouvfwKJyHErs4pVNt7GHTQJV-WhntJscM49DColto2TmX10FMM9QtJakQLS3FTwKoFlfOHnJO4/s1600/101572213_ss%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfDeUXE077zfGAClq6ppLOcHXuDdQDA-2BKDkXiQWk4yc_P4Y9c6QMP0Q2TL-Yxa-8ouvfwKJyHErs4pVNt7GHTQJV-WhntJscM49DColto2TmX10FMM9QtJakQLS3FTwKoFlfOHnJO4/s640/101572213_ss%255B1%255D.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This "pigeonnier" in Houston, Texas is used as a playhouse by the owner's grandchildren. ("Pigeonnier" is French for "dovecote".)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: Ken Tate, <a href="http://www.kentatearchitect.com/" target="_blank">Ken Tate Architecture</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Landscape architect: Helen Grivich.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Builder: <a href="http://www.rbratcliff.com/" target="_blank">R.B. Ratcliff & Associates</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by John Granen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Traditional Home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRZMITk5pC87t0YWLXlMi2qOEG4pwgi7LF8kcXEgxOSRKfkCkY53IlvYeF8me1Yex4Uc_Z3b4POHJr9SZcDEtR9S-1NRCFwDj2Kfz1ZaemCxJI93OrVa2ZVtVroyeNrdVQKAtDSuKIG4/s1600/BlogGamesPeoplePlayVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRZMITk5pC87t0YWLXlMi2qOEG4pwgi7LF8kcXEgxOSRKfkCkY53IlvYeF8me1Yex4Uc_Z3b4POHJr9SZcDEtR9S-1NRCFwDj2Kfz1ZaemCxJI93OrVa2ZVtVroyeNrdVQKAtDSuKIG4/s640/BlogGamesPeoplePlayVerandaMayJune2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Playhouse belonging to the four children of India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Designed by David Flint Wood and painted the colors of the Union Jack.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hibiscus Hill in the Bahamas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Landscape design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Veranda (May - June 2011).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDRKCK-LqMHWPVcdexvukNTqnlyGIXqEJs0D0JNBYWdpk6LeCi4kxHiDejReNjkdjsNwrOHjz3Q6_KXdId1RJ-ZPU_-3XrXj1ckSl9kybhvIsYPGJIOu8OTs5mbSnlOBcrTF8FuCmYrI/s1600/BlogTimetoPlayHBMarch2000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDRKCK-LqMHWPVcdexvukNTqnlyGIXqEJs0D0JNBYWdpk6LeCi4kxHiDejReNjkdjsNwrOHjz3Q6_KXdId1RJ-ZPU_-3XrXj1ckSl9kybhvIsYPGJIOu8OTs5mbSnlOBcrTF8FuCmYrI/s640/BlogTimetoPlayHBMarch2000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mount Vernon playhouse created by Susie Hilfiger for Tomes Higgins Designer Showhouse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: <a href="http://www.allangreenberg.com/" target="_blank">Allan Greenberg</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Paul Whicheloe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (March 2000).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfZs7x_ztDvhfU2HYQ7likwmSOjfds21PLTL9JLiV7e4WXUeQAbLZgpkpsFsz_9I4_STcTAa__oZ-NSugRlTAj6zwOKTP51wbH8JqgOtBVef-eTqHfumfYD6dc7w23EZfoIBvrGvDqOc/s1600/BlogTimetoPlayHBMarch2000Two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfZs7x_ztDvhfU2HYQ7likwmSOjfds21PLTL9JLiV7e4WXUeQAbLZgpkpsFsz_9I4_STcTAa__oZ-NSugRlTAj6zwOKTP51wbH8JqgOtBVef-eTqHfumfYD6dc7w23EZfoIBvrGvDqOc/s640/BlogTimetoPlayHBMarch2000Two.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mount Vernon playhouse created by Susie Hilfiger for Tomes Higgins Designer Showhouse.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Architect: <a href="http://www.allangreenberg.com/" target="_blank">Allan Greenberg</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Paul Whicheloe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">House Beautiful (March 2000).</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3C1yHa5d3XAfLgzFTPLfvYi8Ri3ASKppMHUl0vj5n7q2a0VNxNT1bYdpHFJgCY1ZV3ADq97Y494ktPRFb5-BOWXz3eMXwIGfcDzn7g1uZtlZ2PwdfuUHZUZ74TEFk9qjT7trUrEH6-I/s1600/21playhouses-span-articleLarge%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3C1yHa5d3XAfLgzFTPLfvYi8Ri3ASKppMHUl0vj5n7q2a0VNxNT1bYdpHFJgCY1ZV3ADq97Y494ktPRFb5-BOWXz3eMXwIGfcDzn7g1uZtlZ2PwdfuUHZUZ74TEFk9qjT7trUrEH6-I/s640/21playhouses-span-articleLarge%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan Burnham's $248,000 playhouse near Santa Barbara, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Built by artist and treehouse builder <a href="http://www.barbarabutler.com/" target="_blank">Barbara Butler</a> of San Francisco.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Kevin Scanlon for the New York Times.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Published in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/garden/playhouses-childs-play-grown-up-cash.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">New York Times</a> (July 20, 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzdSWkJQcGDzba8Rv8mRwIwBGVdWCLZM1x3FzJGNHNKOPcIpKv7ZE2ZyUjL9Fd8i8WxPRT3Twtn900Do8orwGokzCBWtu_pxMwGF0rHSMH4tzhcPXfTpt8aem5XajBXs6-IHHO0rIC9c/s1600/style-guide-ED0609-SCHRAG27-8%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/AVvXsEgTzdSWkJQcGDzba8Rv8mRwIwBGVdWCLZM1x3FzJGNHNKOPcIpKv7ZE2ZyUjL9Fd8i8WxPRT3Twtn900Do8orwGokzCBWtu_pxMwGF0rHSMH4tzhcPXfTpt8aem5XajBXs6-IHHO0rIC9c/s640/style-guide-ED0609-SCHRAG27-8%255B1%255D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Playhouse at the Southampton home of Rita Norona Schrager.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Hernan Arriaga.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Elle Decor (June 2009).</span></div>

Playing House

This "pigeonnier" in Houston, Texas is used as a playhouse by the owner's grandchildren. ("Pigeonnier" is French for...

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Sunday is my day of rest . . .

Sunday is my day of rest . . .

Photography by John Bessler. Traditional Home (October 2010).

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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<sup>th</sup> 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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfu6ytmR7YJmC3cd1NnXNEScscZszZXcMj5LcUgRzVZUrUkfZw7ugE3nnhG9QZoDUCtbTPGPgWTuuInNXXHn9AJmXdvdB4jok1qLiPMa_sfm2A0OsMQPpbxzyJQZoT9pi6f6NpXrFLDM/s1600/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeSeptember2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfu6ytmR7YJmC3cd1NnXNEScscZszZXcMj5LcUgRzVZUrUkfZw7ugE3nnhG9QZoDUCtbTPGPgWTuuInNXXHn9AJmXdvdB4jok1qLiPMa_sfm2A0OsMQPpbxzyJQZoT9pi6f6NpXrFLDM/s640/BlogPianosTraditionalHomeSeptember2010.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Music room of designer Katie Brown.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional Home (September 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Photography by Jonny Valiant.</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/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; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYNU5-mYEXygTJnda50Ep5JFRe1aAOKTtbPriiHJTSxlnH1BcukMMe5okWq-7chQIGn844ipQe_re63a65tXsumF346ta88dLDkAVmzOQWutkhoXse6jWno4cbUyO5-qnye2OeyzgxCY/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-03-salon%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYNU5-mYEXygTJnda50Ep5JFRe1aAOKTtbPriiHJTSxlnH1BcukMMe5okWq-7chQIGn844ipQe_re63a65tXsumF346ta88dLDkAVmzOQWutkhoXse6jWno4cbUyO5-qnye2OeyzgxCY/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-03-salon%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of fabric and furnishings company Summer Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bobby McAlphine, Architect.</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 (November 2011).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Louis Vuitton at Home

<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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