Wardrobes and Armoires

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected places. . . . they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe, the sort that has a looking-glass in the door. There was nothing else in the room at all except a dead bluebottle on the window-sill.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Nothing there!" said Peter, and they all trooped out again - all except Lucy. She stayed behind because she thought it would be worth while trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked. To her surprise it opened quite easily . . . She immediately stepped into the wardrobe  and got in among the coats . . . </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This post is for everyone who has ever wanted to find a wardrobe that leads to a magical land. I'm still looking . . . </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzSU7vUMO3nvmJUIt-M5LjL5OYdk0JYdsV9y2EhTDxrbM3ulCYLq7HYC53zXDZx8JoBl1FOfM4aUaWcw159fBZv5v_b45SYJ2z-HHNCw3NVyTPywjSJ8jpMr3AFG7CabPlyd1OMSrJvo/s1600/GG0413_HomePlace_04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzSU7vUMO3nvmJUIt-M5LjL5OYdk0JYdsV9y2EhTDxrbM3ulCYLq7HYC53zXDZx8JoBl1FOfM4aUaWcw159fBZv5v_b45SYJ2z-HHNCw3NVyTPywjSJ8jpMr3AFG7CabPlyd1OMSrJvo/s1600/GG0413_HomePlace_04.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A walk-through armoire connects the master bedroom with the master bath."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St. Joseph, Louisiana, home of Rebecca Vizard, founder of <a href="http://bviz.com/" target="_blank">B. Viz Design</a>, and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Michael Carbine. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Brie Williams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/photos-patchwork-plantation" target="_blank">Homeplace: Patchwork Plantation</a>" by John Kessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (June/July 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH2XClyxtn-4thGCwNpP6y9URhBqi3h94iCQB8wQGhMMvqcov9qfhrpVZ8Bs2X48qQ8oVGgRFSdy3c2PXFDhmOQLKb_RvAb6oCIc9X6TfDOjc_ZGUsN156ZyLY7CJERvTLv9xksFsq7I/s1600/charlotte-moss-1108-7_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH2XClyxtn-4thGCwNpP6y9URhBqi3h94iCQB8wQGhMMvqcov9qfhrpVZ8Bs2X48qQ8oVGgRFSdy3c2PXFDhmOQLKb_RvAb6oCIc9X6TfDOjc_ZGUsN156ZyLY7CJERvTLv9xksFsq7I/s1600/charlotte-moss-1108-7_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In master suite, armoire, urns and side chairs from Charlotte Moss Interior Design. Phillip Jeffries wallpaper with paintings of Paris from designer's personal collection. Chair fabric by Vervain. Armoire fabric by Rogers and Goffigon."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Charlotte Moss.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/charlotte-moss-show-house-1208#slide-7" target="_blank">Well-Designed: Manhattan Apartment by Charlotte Moss</a>" by Catherine Lee Davis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (December 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/AVvXsEg8Y2KzdA8_BmcSYyp_AOd_Id8zoBBTPDKg19TA6BO8eZYxHTUEigbxYipav1PitNso0iZVnCiipBcdZxYEc3ksoIbQ7h5T6OfC4DYKK8Pi4ys4RIPb1ozB_-SDfL1ljDnmQycoew-VsOY/s1600/8-blues-mediaroom-0308-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Y2KzdA8_BmcSYyp_AOd_Id8zoBBTPDKg19TA6BO8eZYxHTUEigbxYipav1PitNso0iZVnCiipBcdZxYEc3ksoIbQ7h5T6OfC4DYKK8Pi4ys4RIPb1ozB_-SDfL1ljDnmQycoew-VsOY/s1600/8-blues-mediaroom-0308-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the media room, a pair of robin's egg blue armoires from Nancy Price Interior Design hold the owners' book collection. The curtains are Donghia's Omen Damask in Hemlock-Dark Brown."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jackson, Mississippi, home of Nancy and John Price.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nancy Price.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Piasecki.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/price-blues-0308?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">A Palette of Mississippi Blues</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> (March 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0vQVgLgv-QoBBNMf-PoWnc_uXEN0CrFuxk1iDU0V8M_yGy0qQiUQqBmbQnO5K6XJj3JjpB_JHA4Ew063u-imEDohNcXH7cJcycHALe6y-0aLrH0Dlujf25pHkwkEAqya39QVwh-lZ2Y/s1600/hbx-bathroom-fireplace-seating-white-02-1010-de-86670172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0vQVgLgv-QoBBNMf-PoWnc_uXEN0CrFuxk1iDU0V8M_yGy0qQiUQqBmbQnO5K6XJj3JjpB_JHA4Ew063u-imEDohNcXH7cJcycHALe6y-0aLrH0Dlujf25pHkwkEAqya39QVwh-lZ2Y/s1600/hbx-bathroom-fireplace-seating-white-02-1010-de-86670172.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A custom lattice armoire with sandblasted glass doors by Oly provides storage for linens and toiletries."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Master bath in Washington, D.C.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Barry Dixon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Edward Addeo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-spa-ideas-1010#slide-3" target="_blank">A Relaxing and Romantic Home Spa</a>" by Melissa Feldman.</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> (October 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuv9Gbz3zLb9NQ9qZC3ZvF4L1o1WKxpV8y9Iu7NcqLme02-OrrrEDnlBftCQtRqvjXy2coW30sgzcSDnUMZgsiVfrydyISThC64VDjaFUgFArMkP96o81OfSCbYgNwm_TMGy9BtI2GeuQ/s1600/Homeplace-Bayou-Cottage-antique-armoire-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuv9Gbz3zLb9NQ9qZC3ZvF4L1o1WKxpV8y9Iu7NcqLme02-OrrrEDnlBftCQtRqvjXy2coW30sgzcSDnUMZgsiVfrydyISThC64VDjaFUgFArMkP96o81OfSCbYgNwm_TMGy9BtI2GeuQ/s1600/Homeplace-Bayou-Cottage-antique-armoire-9.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The first antique that [Stephen] Stirling ever purchased was this painted armoire, now used as a pantry in the family's kitchen. Originally built in the 1840s, this Creole cottage sits between a sugarcane field and Bayou Teche in Franklin, Louisiana."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of Stephen Stirling and his family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Stephen Stirling.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Brie Williams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://gardenandgun.com/gallery/photos-ultimate-bayou-cottage" target="_blank">Homeplace: The Ultimate Bayou Cottage</a>" by David Thier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (June/July 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqG-yJoQsA-t4IIIFfV7lN8mDLRKQHaXwJ6JovwZ_rjtS7bXr39sJEf87usF3PkytIUtD08N680XKAkYCxrUDvYW0Kt4WbehOouvqhyoG11BQh9KyjTVIEwk5-0ROcMeruBaj7Ke3bFE/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.nicky-haslam-new-orleans-townhouse-06-master-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqG-yJoQsA-t4IIIFfV7lN8mDLRKQHaXwJ6JovwZ_rjtS7bXr39sJEf87usF3PkytIUtD08N680XKAkYCxrUDvYW0Kt4WbehOouvqhyoG11BQh9KyjTVIEwk5-0ROcMeruBaj7Ke3bFE/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.nicky-haslam-new-orleans-townhouse-06-master-bedroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom, lined in a pleated blue fabric by JAB Anstoetz, is highlighted by a showstopping antique Venetian headboard, which features a ruched-velvet edge. Painted-mirror doors accent the 19th-century French armoire, and the carpet is by Codimat."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans townhouse of hoteliers Frances and Rodney Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nicky Haslam.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Liz Smith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-08/nicky-haslam-rodney-smith-new-orleans-towhnhouse-slideshow_slideshow_Master-Bedroom_6" target="_blank">Bayou Blend</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (August 2014).</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/AVvXsEgp7CfYlVF2MEiY_51KXH04uME3CsmhCG-YPygJvueoWLhIWGd9_fMv6UCQIT5FPZ5-__EVk6k8kGbrvOIKdI7vVyySfMQgCYZnGmkDl9q1SXo59kUErJjXXFxTUdcldpm0MqRF6z5UuHE/s1600/martin-11-0809-xl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7CfYlVF2MEiY_51KXH04uME3CsmhCG-YPygJvueoWLhIWGd9_fMv6UCQIT5FPZ5-__EVk6k8kGbrvOIKdI7vVyySfMQgCYZnGmkDl9q1SXo59kUErJjXXFxTUdcldpm0MqRF6z5UuHE/s1600/martin-11-0809-xl.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A mirrored wardrobe makes a small bedroom seem bigger."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House in Belvedere, California.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Erin Martin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/neutral-california-home?click=main_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">A Fresh and Neutral Design in California</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCFrTO9BI5RCyBm_hEZyrt4hI4xBxiz19pvaXag9YNnH3C3igo6aEf1Lg59mmlsSV8ge1lkUIOpdYR5EO4b3kHx8mw3vaeuA8Uol9HXf8S3RbOlDi8zVyvFAezrWCaxW7yFGWil88SqM/s1600/101511059_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCFrTO9BI5RCyBm_hEZyrt4hI4xBxiz19pvaXag9YNnH3C3igo6aEf1Lg59mmlsSV8ge1lkUIOpdYR5EO4b3kHx8mw3vaeuA8Uol9HXf8S3RbOlDi8zVyvFAezrWCaxW7yFGWil88SqM/s1600/101511059_p.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An armoire built into one wall provides storage without eating up floor space."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco home of Joe and Kim Boswell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Julie Massucco Kleiner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/house-vibrant-color-and-light?page=10" target="_blank">House with Vibrant Color and Light</a>" written by Amy Elbert.</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/AVvXsEi6MSd4YPGSCi0LP4_K0oiXiDBwtOoZInYL9o0XlbvIT6HyLND5CAsKncID29gOnC5-PUx45kSzriKjQZ-s-5oV7yxE021OtwlP-_KM73FOO04p7ONcCZ-_6P8Bp5sbfzfIjhZqb2KOpV4/s1600/12-kansas-city-dressing-room-dec0807_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MSd4YPGSCi0LP4_K0oiXiDBwtOoZInYL9o0XlbvIT6HyLND5CAsKncID29gOnC5-PUx45kSzriKjQZ-s-5oV7yxE021OtwlP-_KM73FOO04p7ONcCZ-_6P8Bp5sbfzfIjhZqb2KOpV4/s1600/12-kansas-city-dressing-room-dec0807_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For his dressing room, [David] Jimenez rejected built-ins in favor of a large antique armoire. The double pedestal table is a Palm Springs thrift shop find that he painted black."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1907 Kansas City home of David Jimenez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by David Jimenez.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/kansas-city-style-0807?click=img_sr#slide-14" target="_blank">Quintessential Kansas City</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</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> (August 2007).</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/AVvXsEg88lwbG-vIrJ2uotb4m9GJ4An4Bs3MEgkS-0JoRdAO-p9yat10q65Y1uGzmRd1-u13gJu5QHzhxWRpzzloz4xQK_VXHDX15RmqnTAN1q43l_Tfx9BjctxvYTu-okqRSgv8-hg5qQcBsZ4/s1600/2-browns-livingroom-0308-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88lwbG-vIrJ2uotb4m9GJ4An4Bs3MEgkS-0JoRdAO-p9yat10q65Y1uGzmRd1-u13gJu5QHzhxWRpzzloz4xQK_VXHDX15RmqnTAN1q43l_Tfx9BjctxvYTu-okqRSgv8-hg5qQcBsZ4/s1600/2-browns-livingroom-0308-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"French chairs from Williams-Sonoma Home. Cocktail table, West Elm. Biedermeier armoire."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1905 Edwardian home in San Francisco.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Patrick Wade and David DeMattei.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colors/demattei-wade-browns-0308?click=img_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Bay Area Browns</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> (March 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/AVvXsEjFqL-uMRKT_heT5gBx-wQF_NS7Gwq2UjdcVTHhpVK-rPYHRpqxJV8ylnhCxDubqEJGLmHkSFYosPdeuMO11x7T04c7I5JWJWAHwhpw_IABgWEXXBQb0CCUyWTw5ce44kDJN1_HcalLvm8/s1600/02-hbx-antibes-chairs-1211-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqL-uMRKT_heT5gBx-wQF_NS7Gwq2UjdcVTHhpVK-rPYHRpqxJV8ylnhCxDubqEJGLmHkSFYosPdeuMO11x7T04c7I5JWJWAHwhpw_IABgWEXXBQb0CCUyWTw5ce44kDJN1_HcalLvm8/s1600/02-hbx-antibes-chairs-1211-xln.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room is a chic mix of old and new, casual and formal. The neutral palette showcases an antique chinoiserie armoire and a gilt console. 'I wanted them to stand out, and everything else to be part of the background,' Sikes says. Ralph Lauren Home Antibes chairs mingle with a Billy Baldwin slipper chair from HB Home and an Ansley chair by Suzanne Kasler for <a href="http://www.hickorychair.com/" target="_blank">Hickory Chair</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s house of Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://markdsikes.com/" target="_blank">Mark D. Sikes</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/mark-d-sikes-house?click=main_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Mark D. Sikes's Light and Breezy West Hollywood House</a>" by David A. Keeps.</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> (December 2011 - January 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7CGtScgwBnLZEWiwSmCnH3TRjrfZOyvys_QS2ul-3ctl92FU4iCcPiz1T7XA_dTw1w_z4U4o6VrqBlo1mQ9b7m8BoQxjuJxiPrtyvX-D409LxN0vN-7d6lGHg3ItBEgFahDBQaTNgMo/s1600/hbx0710-essentials08-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7CGtScgwBnLZEWiwSmCnH3TRjrfZOyvys_QS2ul-3ctl92FU4iCcPiz1T7XA_dTw1w_z4U4o6VrqBlo1mQ9b7m8BoQxjuJxiPrtyvX-D409LxN0vN-7d6lGHg3ItBEgFahDBQaTNgMo/s1600/hbx0710-essentials08-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a 1,400 square-foot Alabama cottage, designer Melanie Pounds designed an Ultrasuede armoire to compensate for small closets in the master bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Melanie Pounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/organizing-small-homes-0710?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">11 Things You Need to Know About Organizing in a Small Space</a>"</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 2010).</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/AVvXsEhwvkpQyXgPSKjz0sq9wr8UD9A1exkn1w3Z2wCO6234thM78kYbcSRhvwYweEosRFSp8E2oE_8NzcaJC__CHTSUQ0BrMix0AMfhGkF0Y1IufuVKOcFcFvkouZesOhfVvIP6mecmZPipEZw/s1600/6-ah-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvkpQyXgPSKjz0sq9wr8UD9A1exkn1w3Z2wCO6234thM78kYbcSRhvwYweEosRFSp8E2oE_8NzcaJC__CHTSUQ0BrMix0AMfhGkF0Y1IufuVKOcFcFvkouZesOhfVvIP6mecmZPipEZw/s1600/6-ah-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining room has a light blue ceiling, a favorite Hadley hue for the upper plane. The American Empire mahogany armoire is topped by a Tibetan gong. Next to them are two works on paper by Connecticut artist Mark Sciarillo, also a metalworker, who made the sculpted bronze base of the living room's coffee table. The vellum lampshade, the Eyelet gold-on-ivory wallpaper, and the chairs are all Hadley's designs."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Albert Hadley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Fernando Bengoechea.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/albert-hadley-designs?click=img_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">The Resume of Albert Hadley</a>"</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiickFRNotwmPtHfCyrsi9DccJ_NVj9cEXzH1mo1JNIwxbKPzDRyfOgs6fFiydq8OzFQEQIH94dmGKOuOfgeZh-ONlMj8mLgcYW3Hg3NiWQ0ujgweUvVtrZ0vf5IIdOgLVRK1nbq7-zftQ/s1600/hbx0510-marty03-dining-table-asian-chandelier-S43WKY-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiickFRNotwmPtHfCyrsi9DccJ_NVj9cEXzH1mo1JNIwxbKPzDRyfOgs6fFiydq8OzFQEQIH94dmGKOuOfgeZh-ONlMj8mLgcYW3Hg3NiWQ0ujgweUvVtrZ0vf5IIdOgLVRK1nbq7-zftQ/s1600/hbx0510-marty03-dining-table-asian-chandelier-S43WKY-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leave cabinets open. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An open armoire is more interesting than a closed one. Let people into your secret world."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Dan Marty.</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/decorating-secrets?click=img_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">20 Decorating Secrets</a>"</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbiHRPRbIiNnkDZZRzJ7uyWVVa1g13XDM3LfpQDB7YuxWhElu_OpLp4JWca-vM4UD-Y9vEtjiLS8hcm1bnwdf92vYrenFqXOvu57tezH5bVIyjcJQvQ6l7AWIHOeADeomYl7mAJ0VnBk/s1600/4-hbx-chicken-wire-on-antique-amoire-0612-kitchen04-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbiHRPRbIiNnkDZZRzJ7uyWVVa1g13XDM3LfpQDB7YuxWhElu_OpLp4JWca-vM4UD-Y9vEtjiLS8hcm1bnwdf92vYrenFqXOvu57tezH5bVIyjcJQvQ6l7AWIHOeADeomYl7mAJ0VnBk/s1600/4-hbx-chicken-wire-on-antique-amoire-0612-kitchen04-xln.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Samantha Lyman wanted to give a new California kitchen some historic pieces like this antique armoire. It was originally only 12 inches deep inside – not big enough for large platters and big bowls. So Lyman set it into the cabinetry to give it more depth. The cabinet-maker removed the back and extended it to 26 inches inside. Then, Lyman painted the interior a darker color to conceal the difference."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Samantha Lyman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Lisa Romerein.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/tips/unique-kitchen-storage-ideas?click=img_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">10 Super Clever Kitchen Storage Ideas</a>" by Sarah Yang.</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZZ3A7sPwm8wiymbhDamXLn51SGaQ0-k-IiCdnkh5jafL8unAa3qsCwJYOsyOWhIG3vqxvLCp9MrZhHHM6ZVM116jjAsf4KFkNXhq-ZJqKv-79B7Q-clVZSPspsbFv16CQOfgZRPcSnk/s1600/interior-design-ideas-ED07-03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZZ3A7sPwm8wiymbhDamXLn51SGaQ0-k-IiCdnkh5jafL8unAa3qsCwJYOsyOWhIG3vqxvLCp9MrZhHHM6ZVM116jjAsf4KFkNXhq-ZJqKv-79B7Q-clVZSPspsbFv16CQOfgZRPcSnk/s1600/interior-design-ideas-ED07-03-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Overhead dangles a 1950s American brass-and-crystal chandelier that looks like a giant dandelion, and one wall displays a portrait of a startlingly beautiful nun graced with a Brigitte Bardot pout. It’s artist Tony Scherman’s irreverent depiction of Catherine Millet, the author of the racy 2002 memoir The Sexual Life of Catherine M."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment of Milly designer Michelle Smith and her family.</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;">Styling by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/thoroughly-modern-milly#slide-3" target="_blank">Thoroughly Modern Milly</a>"</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhbF8_BLMaHXomEXrwaWed8dFPi2nAOEYTjObXnmKFa7Vtk1akSqN8K2R80nGuxXudtdj0V2TCovzj2vKYC099IHqR5iKc0mKGhXKimoONa6D_0BAhyc73MU_PBKsjjBOebpm5fS92aY/s1600/hamptons-new-york-homes-hase-ed0910-08-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhbF8_BLMaHXomEXrwaWed8dFPi2nAOEYTjObXnmKFa7Vtk1akSqN8K2R80nGuxXudtdj0V2TCovzj2vKYC099IHqR5iKc0mKGhXKimoONa6D_0BAhyc73MU_PBKsjjBOebpm5fS92aY/s1600/hamptons-new-york-homes-hase-ed0910-08-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The master bedroom wall covering is by Paul Montgomery, and the cocktail table and settee are by Todd Hase Furniture; the armoire and armchairs date from the Qing and Ming dynasties, respectively."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Water Mill, New York, home of Todd and Amy Hase. </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;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a-hamptons-home-with-a-french-accent#slide-10" target="_blank">A Hamptons Home With a French Accent</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xiJKe92bIaGOiyLBpgDfDakenSGRPkhQOK8k4dBJTTU9Vid2ay6geAbbWG0IhyOCSyvDYRqmFE-bGxbdkWHmSmRUVLDerssXGsJlrMs3KuAZPWLyx-Zj-gHiaAvxyfqWfTQ70GSWYrY/s1600/08-hbx-fake-armoire-door-weisman-fisher-0513-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xiJKe92bIaGOiyLBpgDfDakenSGRPkhQOK8k4dBJTTU9Vid2ay6geAbbWG0IhyOCSyvDYRqmFE-bGxbdkWHmSmRUVLDerssXGsJlrMs3KuAZPWLyx-Zj-gHiaAvxyfqWfTQ70GSWYrY/s1600/08-hbx-fake-armoire-door-weisman-fisher-0513-xln.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I wanted to fill a long wall in our breakfast room with tall cabinetry to store all our china and glassware. Andrew said it would turn the room into a pantry." —Jeffry Weisman, Interior Designer</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"My dream was to build a false armoire that would open to the garage and my studio. A waste of space, according to Jeffry! In the end, we built what looks like an armoire: the center panel is a secret passage with tall storage cabinets on either side. Win-win!"—Andrew Fisher, Interior Designer</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo courtesy of Jeffry Weisman and Andrew Fisher via House Beautiful.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/decorating-problems-solved-0513?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">8 Couples' Decorating Dilemmas</a>" by Julia Lewis.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Wardrobes and Armoires

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