Banquettes

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perfect in a cozy nook under the stairs. Ideal for a breakfast spot. At home inside or out. A banquette provides comfortable seating in a variety of settings. Cover a banquette in plastic-linen upholstery, a <a href="http://www.sunbrella.com/en_us/" target="_blank">Sunbrella</a> fabric or even faux-ostrich vinyl and enjoy meals at the kitchen table without fear of spills. Curve a banquette into a horseshoe shape to create a sociable perch for guests. Carve out storage space inside or underneath the banquette. There are so many options. Here is a sampling . . .   </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FKKXN4cja-3knpgp4ylauvRzNif75SRsBZEcI706vaeAg59auC_N9TOpHppkMoIsylNU97jnKf02FS0xhUeXj0x98fBCZHt7C1vVreD4KiF7Nek7B-4St70FHLTLG7bT5D6s-Dn2sKlK/s1600/5-blues-breakfastroom-0308-yLKXZo-deHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FKKXN4cja-3knpgp4ylauvRzNif75SRsBZEcI706vaeAg59auC_N9TOpHppkMoIsylNU97jnKf02FS0xhUeXj0x98fBCZHt7C1vVreD4KiF7Nek7B-4St70FHLTLG7bT5D6s-Dn2sKlK/s1600/5-blues-breakfastroom-0308-yLKXZo-deHB.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The breakfast room's banquette from the Verellen Home Collection is upholstered with a detachable button-tufted slipcover of Verellen's Sophisticated Linen in Sea Foam. Antique dining chairs are covered in Kravet's Cameo, a faux leather."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nancy Price, Nancy Price Interior Design.</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=img_sr#slide-5" 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/AVvXsEio1GtpTb_1psu3qEMAn_L-BgSpFY6GJnai63mrGqP9Uq0tIWLNNd0dRgwgqo3Wty5qk1GZTPSUKBlQv-8XgDbXssaBdMYk02-KaL_oHfiWCsqgMvvYZv-_yqxs-w-eqck54jssmymA2atu/s1600/07-hbx-french-pastry-table-whitson-0613-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1GtpTb_1psu3qEMAn_L-BgSpFY6GJnai63mrGqP9Uq0tIWLNNd0dRgwgqo3Wty5qk1GZTPSUKBlQv-8XgDbXssaBdMYk02-KaL_oHfiWCsqgMvvYZv-_yqxs-w-eqck54jssmymA2atu/s1600/07-hbx-french-pastry-table-whitson-0613-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The breakfast area's wall of windows frames a view of the garden and backs a 10-foot-long banquette and century-old French pastry table."</span> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of antiques dealer Jeannette Whitson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jeannette Whitson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/creating-a-new-old-house-0613?click=main_sr#slide-9" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">A New Nashville House With an Old Soul</a>" by Barbara King.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2013).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; 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/AVvXsEg60MZ9dT_j1eZeCWbhz2sjAYfpRiKBgoQ3beK7JUpGaPDEZyOk2x_4eb_SMbEepD2-uvoUMOKT_Swby3FuQEpQkfSsEutTOtNyeBs6iTSlDx2mtd58fRh3LF329aoFNs-KtquZ8YjsCRN_/s1600/md-IMG_0060_SUP_MD_DE09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60MZ9dT_j1eZeCWbhz2sjAYfpRiKBgoQ3beK7JUpGaPDEZyOk2x_4eb_SMbEepD2-uvoUMOKT_Swby3FuQEpQkfSsEutTOtNyeBs6iTSlDx2mtd58fRh3LF329aoFNs-KtquZ8YjsCRN_/s1600/md-IMG_0060_SUP_MD_DE09.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Les Ensembliers' Richard Ouellette and Maxime Vandal designed this kitchen with busy family life in mind. A banquette is an easy spot for kids to hang out while dinner is being prepared. A soft green fabric on the bench cushions and throw pillow adds a hit of color to the mostly white space, and dark window hardware adds country charm."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Richard Ouellette and Maxime Vandal of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Les Ensembliers</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Andre Rider.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/sunny-dining-nook" target="_blank">Sunny Dining Nook</a>"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2009).</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/AVvXsEiv5Agwz6eFlaNMOFSgg9o6QL5VIgjbjdyUDI8b39o4_2x15vmDUdMVujeFBEEjWlWPZaP6XVcSycVcaWuOZWzt_UtoHHUoGfQzIJw6e4oV7rIutCS9XYoQuAIGNHhu_Xsq9kHS-IlJZkt3/s1600/Lulu+de+Kwiatkowski+banquette+green+cushions+Nmo3WCz7UuXl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5Agwz6eFlaNMOFSgg9o6QL5VIgjbjdyUDI8b39o4_2x15vmDUdMVujeFBEEjWlWPZaP6XVcSycVcaWuOZWzt_UtoHHUoGfQzIJw6e4oV7rIutCS9XYoQuAIGNHhu_Xsq9kHS-IlJZkt3/s1600/Lulu+de+Kwiatkowski+banquette+green+cushions+Nmo3WCz7UuXl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Lulu] de Kwiatkowski's twins, Francesco and Matteo, break in the kitchen nook's cushions. '[Those cushions] have so much character and are simply delicious,' says the designer."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of Lulu de Kwiatkowski and her family.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Lulu de Kwiatkowski, founder of the textile company Lulu DK.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Shawn Gauthier.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/October+November+2010/Z15bNfeR1DY/1#46" target="_blank">Colorful Imagination</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (October - November 2010).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; 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/AVvXsEhY3_bP9V0jbp-Z5dJGIRu5EwOtmSusbS_G2RTSgC0EoHGORQY5vmFtMGRn3TxFuL42m4Dt-j8Netr9mAgHp3N5yHWDFKy_D8MEsdWnD_NzkwyDux_By0PQiQgvBHiMGDweT2PcbA49QWiM/s1600/photo-house-home-traditional-kitchen-halinacatherine-mgraydon-MR10-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3_bP9V0jbp-Z5dJGIRu5EwOtmSusbS_G2RTSgC0EoHGORQY5vmFtMGRn3TxFuL42m4Dt-j8Netr9mAgHp3N5yHWDFKy_D8MEsdWnD_NzkwyDux_By0PQiQgvBHiMGDweT2PcbA49QWiM/s1600/photo-house-home-traditional-kitchen-halinacatherine-mgraydon-MR10-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Paint the interiors of glass-fronted cabinets for a hint of color that can easily be changed. A classic symmetrical design was used for this eat-in kitchen. The distressed table and gingham-upholstered antique chairs add rustic charm, while drawers beneath the banquette make full use of space."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Halina Catherine.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/traditional-kitchen-banquette" target="_blank">Traditional Kitchen Banquette</a>"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (March 2010). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjQjs9e8oWuiJqWiF2gVIjewjznvajoJikccIRu2SGXSew5NuWIax1pI-y13B-bXaFgeRNnUXBNKta3XTRFgJOp9FBX4ZOEopge54sMBq4z_ziL0vffuO8MC0H4r3eUxJTpTW0Z17AnGv/s1600/101865123_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjQjs9e8oWuiJqWiF2gVIjewjznvajoJikccIRu2SGXSew5NuWIax1pI-y13B-bXaFgeRNnUXBNKta3XTRFgJOp9FBX4ZOEopge54sMBq4z_ziL0vffuO8MC0H4r3eUxJTpTW0Z17AnGv/s1600/101865123_ss.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A tufted banquette adds a sleek silhouette in the kitchen. Plastic-linen upholstery is from Great Plains. The table is from <a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/" target="_blank">Crate and Barrel</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Banquette fabric: "Marrakesh"/Blue Smoke by Great Plains; <a href="http://hollyhunt.com/" target="_blank">Holly Hunt</a>. Custom banquette by Eleanor Cummings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1930s Houston, Texas, home of Mary Lynn and Dave Mannon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eleanor Cummings, Eleanor Cummings Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Kirby Mears, Murphy Mears Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Fran Brennan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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/design/beautiful-homes/and-after-remodeled-houston-home?page=10" target="_blank">Before and After: Remodeled Houston Home</a>" produced by Helen Thompson.</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><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI44cg_bqpqtOifZUDdzXzKH3abM3ebbctTCrqW_Dnh7TMd-Etr4sZYuyIUbu_m1MZlGyjZDMkReQyz8cWwOWyyI7RO1_FJjG1DwD3h9wiBPUKBJISFCasVH5zEYP2DA9rzapTHnId6Oa/s1600/Banquette+wingback+banquette+breakfast+nook+J_mxRxFCR6el.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI44cg_bqpqtOifZUDdzXzKH3abM3ebbctTCrqW_Dnh7TMd-Etr4sZYuyIUbu_m1MZlGyjZDMkReQyz8cWwOWyyI7RO1_FJjG1DwD3h9wiBPUKBJISFCasVH5zEYP2DA9rzapTHnId6Oa/s1600/Banquette+wingback+banquette+breakfast+nook+J_mxRxFCR6el.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A melange of patterns enlivens the breakfast table's settee. 'If you're afraid to mix patterns into a space, try it with pillows first," [Jamie] Meares suggests."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raleigh, North Carolina, home. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jamie Meares, founder of <a href="http://furbishstudio.com/" target="_blank">Furbish Studio</a>, a North Carolina Home furnishings boutique.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/May+2012/RsZCV3lZK7D/1#85" target="_blank">Personal Dynamism</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (May 2012).</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/AVvXsEhNZ3WFzKS1KOT44JV-mJyXZRffbM6wkiBWyUwccsG7g0w0pONbOMDF2pwmKgEI8dtx-OpViz1jwTYyZ_ceI2UAKasUKDuwG6GdmCMtL-mOJLl7fc8KYQaM8FIqgLxZZXSbWYA5F1wAGqrh/s1600/07_interior-design-styles-ED0709-LAUDER24-8-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ3WFzKS1KOT44JV-mJyXZRffbM6wkiBWyUwccsG7g0w0pONbOMDF2pwmKgEI8dtx-OpViz1jwTYyZ_ceI2UAKasUKDuwG6GdmCMtL-mOJLl7fc8KYQaM8FIqgLxZZXSbWYA5F1wAGqrh/s1600/07_interior-design-styles-ED0709-LAUDER24-8-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'Make the most of children's artwork. I use terrific frames and paperweights from the Conran shop to showcase my sons' art,' " Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer tells <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/aerin-lauders-style-shortlist-a-58030" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Jeff Koons vase in the Manhattan kitchen; the chairs are by Artistic Frame, and the portraits are by Neil Winokur."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer's Manhattan kitchen.</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/celebrity-style/at-home-stylesetter-aerin-lauder-57996#slide-7" target="_blank">At Home with Stylesetter Aerin Lauder</a>" by Kristina Stewart Ward.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2009).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzTQUbRHMY-e9uv_6bCYCDafzZ3Pw4sYMf6JmdftApSS05Suezgis9FTHVARhyG6Xy_Ef3si3W1LHbRvzjpY-LZnQb-Dw5yXPGaTbvIbq0Wz_Mdyd4A6-R6LotYPt1XK2FrKWWcBEvkZh/s1600/Banquette+windowed+banquette+wall+sconces+6ThMAt003U8l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzTQUbRHMY-e9uv_6bCYCDafzZ3Pw4sYMf6JmdftApSS05Suezgis9FTHVARhyG6Xy_Ef3si3W1LHbRvzjpY-LZnQb-Dw5yXPGaTbvIbq0Wz_Mdyd4A6-R6LotYPt1XK2FrKWWcBEvkZh/s1600/Banquette+windowed+banquette+wall+sconces+6ThMAt003U8l.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An L-shaped window seat off the living room amps up the coziness quotient."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern California ranch of Ruthie Sommers and her family.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Coral von Zumwalt.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Production and fashion styling by Sarah Storms.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/December+January+2014/G4ACFTKNUUI/1#101" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Once Upon a Time in the West</a>" written by Melissa Goldstein.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (December - January 2014).</span></div></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/AVvXsEjM3sLYr9SDiGQVAsg3orZSM6KYAZ1ZPkKqXf910kx4Jue92ooTUf7k4FXb-4pAVwsoO_i0onV-_KFLiWcd8TRwlZt6HyEOdIPXZl2Togi_7Ac94Kckxjv7gYgs8ZNgr1N0vnjA7X5k1C-B/s1600/cream-dining-room-1106_xlg-11834758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3sLYr9SDiGQVAsg3orZSM6KYAZ1ZPkKqXf910kx4Jue92ooTUf7k4FXb-4pAVwsoO_i0onV-_KFLiWcd8TRwlZt6HyEOdIPXZl2Togi_7Ac94Kckxjv7gYgs8ZNgr1N0vnjA7X5k1C-B/s1600/cream-dining-room-1106_xlg-11834758.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Frenchy Pierre Frey print and a related border are wonderful with a Cowtan and Tout stripe on a banquette and chairs in this sunny breakfast area with a working wood fireplace. The antique refectory table is from Atelier Branca."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alessandra Branca.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/romantic-is-sensual-1106?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Romantic is Sensual</a>" by Carol Prisant.</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> (November 2006).</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/AVvXsEhVaVD1WEivR4wuoVbfU74v2km41zbsOFzQzmZRib_cBdpu9Qn0S-acZ_btrToQamF5zP3_hqLIevkGgvJBTHF8oL92WwQFXSJfiWWB0JpcKQOWdgxAbaQJyyC4DiU-CknD3joGZq_dxNfU/s1600/beige-living-room-1106_xlg-38991714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaVD1WEivR4wuoVbfU74v2km41zbsOFzQzmZRib_cBdpu9Qn0S-acZ_btrToQamF5zP3_hqLIevkGgvJBTHF8oL92WwQFXSJfiWWB0JpcKQOWdgxAbaQJyyC4DiU-CknD3joGZq_dxNfU/s1600/beige-living-room-1106_xlg-38991714.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The relaxed charm of the sitting room proves [Alessandra] Branca's theory that the best luxury is comfort. Plumping up the bay window, a banquette she designed is covered in Gretchen Bellinger linen velvet; the custom ottoman is casually draped in Rogers and Goffigon striped ticking. Floral linen pillows are a Travers print, the blue velvet are Fonthill. The red swing-arm lamps were found at Nicholas Antiques; japanned brackets and tole tray came from Atelier Branca."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alessandra Branca.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/romantic-is-sensual-1106?click=main_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">Romantic is Sensual</a>" by Carol Prisant.</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> (November 2006).</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/AVvXsEhQsmskvM9g8qmiE22USvQ2cvKuuDXXK71Zi94VaQvmUyaYESEj9cLerYl25QrpARots6zGt6_cgAa_2SDt5C4CtGH2Z4wkAfBgg_LS5-rp_rqr2eLsm252r9jyO8c4xOibIrW5Fehldp7H/s1600/Jaime+King+wooden+table+paired+red+banquette+IdjcoPQ6grUl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsmskvM9g8qmiE22USvQ2cvKuuDXXK71Zi94VaQvmUyaYESEj9cLerYl25QrpARots6zGt6_cgAa_2SDt5C4CtGH2Z4wkAfBgg_LS5-rp_rqr2eLsm252r9jyO8c4xOibIrW5Fehldp7H/s1600/Jaime+King+wooden+table+paired+red+banquette+IdjcoPQ6grUl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining area, with its mirrored sconces and custom banquette, conveys a painterly mood."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jaime King's home in the penthouse of New York's Gramercy Park Hotel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Melanie Acevedo.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fashion styling by Annie Ladino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prop styling by Kaylei McGaw.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/June+2013/2fgma509w1b/1#70" target="_blank">Pajama Party</a>" written by Sean Santiago.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (June 2013).</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/AVvXsEiVcj4TkkIZLrZ4TVvHv79BYN8wy3D3JVK5BpCcWo9GU0G-H_lJxiby1lVzfyGHsEYOlLHJvBPOfmOeJJAZozvVSd34b6vWc4rPtRYHMKe9vFsE-DbdmICigLc6hp3EJ6PDp3-sRxtnjyaK/s1600/0310-Fairley-1-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcj4TkkIZLrZ4TVvHv79BYN8wy3D3JVK5BpCcWo9GU0G-H_lJxiby1lVzfyGHsEYOlLHJvBPOfmOeJJAZozvVSd34b6vWc4rPtRYHMKe9vFsE-DbdmICigLc6hp3EJ6PDp3-sRxtnjyaK/s1600/0310-Fairley-1-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room, a tufted banquette is 'the perfect perch for cocktails and after-dinner drinks.' It's done in Stroheim's Angora Mohair Velvet in Lemongrass. Lillibette lantern by the Urban Electric Co."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fayetteville, Arkansas, house.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://tobifairley.com/" target="_blank">Tobi Fairley</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/glamorous-blue-decorating?click=img_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Glamorous Blue Decorating</a>" by Tobi Fairley.</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><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/AVvXsEi_lzD2NzuWC2iH-7wFZas__3Xd9mVnK7ICGdKZthYR_bXd2aH_5KA5kpcJ-H1OBOs0s0_FUE3aAUpdpG842uurXeeBq2hcmW1AMyfPZBIi3JNW-KdrAw7zL5v8lBV6iV4GV3gplOf9gytP/s1600/hbx-rufty-sectional-teal-couch-stairs-03-1010-de-46458220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lzD2NzuWC2iH-7wFZas__3Xd9mVnK7ICGdKZthYR_bXd2aH_5KA5kpcJ-H1OBOs0s0_FUE3aAUpdpG842uurXeeBq2hcmW1AMyfPZBIi3JNW-KdrAw7zL5v8lBV6iV4GV3gplOf9gytP/s1600/hbx-rufty-sectional-teal-couch-stairs-03-1010-de-46458220.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An awkward space underneath the foyer's stairway became a surprisingly cozy nook once [Melissa] Rufty added a velvet banquette and a vintage faux-bamboo coffee table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans home of designer Melissa Rufty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Melissa Rufty.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/romantic-decorating-melissa-rufty-1010?click=img_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">A Romantic Victorian Home in New Orleans</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> (October 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/AVvXsEhG9mGGVeGCA4y5DLvRn5xecv7E-68-HMysOMPYvvuMAKAb0FZM0L6OvMzTppecUpLwxMy9Sc_TbXO1FEK8NpcFu6jDFGhdidXgIeyJ4AYX6_oKYsGXR8Cwo0U3hlXyUa88EDgd_o4pmsm2/s1600/3-montana-burnett-gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG9mGGVeGCA4y5DLvRn5xecv7E-68-HMysOMPYvvuMAKAb0FZM0L6OvMzTppecUpLwxMy9Sc_TbXO1FEK8NpcFu6jDFGhdidXgIeyJ4AYX6_oKYsGXR8Cwo0U3hlXyUa88EDgd_o4pmsm2/s1600/3-montana-burnett-gallery.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A rough-hewn wood coffee table, leather poufs and a collection of artifacts lend an earthy exotic edge to this room. 'Cozy banquette seating looks inviting and comfortable,' says HGTV designer Montana Burnett. Greenery makes the space feel homey."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jessica Helgerson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/earthy-living-room" target="_blank">Earthy Living Room</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</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/AVvXsEhYPGLhbopO13GUBCcp5AVlj4qAmLbBk01pmF1UN8DK7NDQyOTgrYpfWKIbY0mBgMAojjdkYlzOG4K0H9kl5hN1GD5Dk683zyZOlq6nhQlvsDzbuNQqCnS3ZYBJIoPdA97IkY4FCQraUsyG/s1600/VER-mcdonald-tips-09-1010-md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPGLhbopO13GUBCcp5AVlj4qAmLbBk01pmF1UN8DK7NDQyOTgrYpfWKIbY0mBgMAojjdkYlzOG4K0H9kl5hN1GD5Dk683zyZOlq6nhQlvsDzbuNQqCnS3ZYBJIoPdA97IkY4FCQraUsyG/s1600/VER-mcdonald-tips-09-1010-md.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I built that window seat where there used to be a balcony to make a banquette nook in the kitchen. If you have a balcony or just a little extra space, you should always try to add a window seat where you hadn't necessarily thought of it - even in your bedroom, if you have a little niche. It brings a nice feeling to any place where you're going to want to sit and get cozy.' " Mary McDonald said to <i>Veranda</i>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.marymcdonald.com/" target="_blank">Mary McDonald</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tim Street-Porter.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/mary-mcdonald-home-decorating-ideas?click=img_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">Well-Advised: Mary McDonald</a>" by Stephen Singerman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1gqJs8xNYO3SJuZy2rO3CE2OFnRlmrXFxHi0C8v5EXQ0DwcrhcWl0Ayivy1dcIyFr7LI8Y_HmX-kySVYeldFxk99vCGF4rHwmJ-6dEgRDjebc1aQeJmTiIF_Syp06iLO7G5pdgbwSeRq/s1600/Great-Ideas-EDC-04-13-1-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1gqJs8xNYO3SJuZy2rO3CE2OFnRlmrXFxHi0C8v5EXQ0DwcrhcWl0Ayivy1dcIyFr7LI8Y_HmX-kySVYeldFxk99vCGF4rHwmJ-6dEgRDjebc1aQeJmTiIF_Syp06iLO7G5pdgbwSeRq/s1600/Great-Ideas-EDC-04-13-1-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A cushioned banquette with neutral-tone pillow fits the contours of a bay window at a 1920s house in Beverly Hills, California, decorated by Waldo Fernandez. A pair of Windsor chairs and a traditional English gateleg table add rustic charm."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Waldo Fernandez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Firooz Zahedi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/ideas/great-ideas-sunrooms-beverly-hills-bay-window?click=main_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Great Ideas: Stylish Sunrooms</a>" by Laura Regensdorf.</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><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/AVvXsEjwadArC7UVVdetxnSCJ_isAZVAOlosJjBhmD1uDCGjm4mchsH0kuOB5nexBit3p_35PcqFYqYW2Y2FrS1efRvCwRxrj4MEQgu-bUKWrA0szZEArV52mMBcB1d-RO2FHk9mCXGMPTKjP-iP/s1600/courteney-cox-home-ed-0711-07-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwadArC7UVVdetxnSCJ_isAZVAOlosJjBhmD1uDCGjm4mchsH0kuOB5nexBit3p_35PcqFYqYW2Y2FrS1efRvCwRxrj4MEQgu-bUKWrA0szZEArV52mMBcB1d-RO2FHk9mCXGMPTKjP-iP/s1600/courteney-cox-home-ed-0711-07-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A custom-made banquette surrounds a teak-and-steel lava-rock fire pit."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu, California, home of actress Courteney Cox.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by architect Michael Kovac.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Trip Haenisch.</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/celebrity-style/courteney-coxs-private-retreat#slide-7" target="_blank">Courteney Cox's Private Retreat</a>" by David Sokol.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (July - August 2011).</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/AVvXsEhBDRHdfgXyzV3q4tocGxr5kUd1aTRraWE10XT5F4BtZPDsa0vvsbqTr9Hkb1CDnC7vrH6e6vkIi55UuPYqihKtK0ZOwSznT4d7EQehTy_HSKssgihZn6mT_IoLE2B6gpIqixeI9AmPuP42/s1600/7-kitchen-otm-sofa-kit0707_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDRHdfgXyzV3q4tocGxr5kUd1aTRraWE10XT5F4BtZPDsa0vvsbqTr9Hkb1CDnC7vrH6e6vkIi55UuPYqihKtK0ZOwSznT4d7EQehTy_HSKssgihZn6mT_IoLE2B6gpIqixeI9AmPuP42/s1600/7-kitchen-otm-sofa-kit0707_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Just beyond a fire pit, the horseshoe-shaped banquette is covered in Canvas Weave and Coral Reef in Tropical Stripe outdoor fabric, both by Perennials."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outdoor kitchen created by architect Michael Layne.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by David Duncan Livingston.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-california-0707?click=img_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">Adventurous Style in Calistoga, California</a>" by Christine Pittel.</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 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/AVvXsEjkDJN-5Q9B-kckg9AyDDdehS75EjWuRhDXWpusU8ybx3-JUTZGr-1yRY-loqg7BSDHoRtvQ9RGaPkDGMoQUIBob0z3xFEnCyjlAfEKOsCS7BCn5dtAZp9CMfXYBfj6Cw2zxIovs8YT_Lvs/s1600/4-lisabackyardmakeover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDJN-5Q9B-kckg9AyDDdehS75EjWuRhDXWpusU8ybx3-JUTZGr-1yRY-loqg7BSDHoRtvQ9RGaPkDGMoQUIBob0z3xFEnCyjlAfEKOsCS7BCn5dtAZp9CMfXYBfj6Cw2zxIovs8YT_Lvs/s1600/4-lisabackyardmakeover.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The seat of this bench lifts up to reveal space beneath for chairs, pillows and outdoor serveware. In a small backyard in the city, storage space is invaluable. The loose seat cushion was made about 20 inches shorter than the banquette to allow room for potted plants."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Schumacher pillow fabrics.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect/designer: Gillian Green.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/practical-bench-storage" target="_blank">Practical Bench Storage</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBNR99VclAkczDZVOu2GpM_zhgyG49270XHmoAo9_S4SznQkOrZf8hdeuMQ_viKJHcIDZ3Kjkb70POIotwj9SOJORaOSzZKEQPeSZpuo1n5vwyZ1IatGNysS0l9JB5e9QvxI8IoiIXC1q/s1600/Gambrel-EDC-06-13-7-lgn-38575049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBNR99VclAkczDZVOu2GpM_zhgyG49270XHmoAo9_S4SznQkOrZf8hdeuMQ_viKJHcIDZ3Kjkb70POIotwj9SOJORaOSzZKEQPeSZpuo1n5vwyZ1IatGNysS0l9JB5e9QvxI8IoiIXC1q/s1600/Gambrel-EDC-06-13-7-lgn-38575049.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The stone-top bronze table in a corner of the dining area is 19th century, and the banquette's cushion is covered in a linen by Castel; the shades are of a de Le Cuona linen, and the walls are painted in a custom color, with the windows trimmed in <a href="http://www.prattandlambert.com/" target="_blank">Pratt and Lambert</a>'s Anubis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pied-a-terre at New York's Plaza Hotel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Steve Gambrel, <a href="http://www.srgambrel.com/" target="_blank">S. R. Gambrel, Inc.</a>.</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;">Text by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/steven-gambrel-plaza-hotel?click=main_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Panache at the Plaza</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DeFMQpSiPcw4xcDXEj2VXFNuDLUzK07tg6Q_TvWGmNYYtPV08fB3dYMU5bWV42Hhw0AijEQHHM04notipYIlFXfQUF7jVJx2Hwhxnar1U4qrkFB7M53zjdNrMP8Jn6p6IV0rBTQMVpMj/s1600/roberts-1-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DeFMQpSiPcw4xcDXEj2VXFNuDLUzK07tg6Q_TvWGmNYYtPV08fB3dYMU5bWV42Hhw0AijEQHHM04notipYIlFXfQUF7jVJx2Hwhxnar1U4qrkFB7M53zjdNrMP8Jn6p6IV0rBTQMVpMj/s1600/roberts-1-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 10-by-3-foot horseshoe banquette makes the living room of a Long Island, New York, house. Markham Roberts designed it for the bay window and covered it in a fresh, bright green, Brasilia (in Anis) by Manuel Canovas. His pillows are simply inspired."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://markhamroberts.com/" target="_blank">Markham Roberts</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Christopher Baker.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/markham-roberts-traditional-house?click=img_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">A Traditional Design in Long Island</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6qVltR57s1C5-9kio6_xzgecs0e9MTHjDrEPmmyFCtPdHWfMymalYrr4kBNu6SnlaqLuAdcbBsqN3Yp5mR9OMGMip0RFyzF4FZEK3GEwei7jmLhbJAp9eVj9MJXJlsomCAUTHx28q_Pi/s1600/Hable-EDC-05-13-06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6qVltR57s1C5-9kio6_xzgecs0e9MTHjDrEPmmyFCtPdHWfMymalYrr4kBNu6SnlaqLuAdcbBsqN3Yp5mR9OMGMip0RFyzF4FZEK3GEwei7jmLhbJAp9eVj9MJXJlsomCAUTHx28q_Pi/s1600/Hable-EDC-05-13-06-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"On the screened porch, which overlooks the studio, a custom-made banquette is covered in a Hable Construction outdoor fabric, the table is Indonesian, and the antique chairs were found at the Brimfield flea market; the floors are painted in <a href="http://us.farrow-ball.com/" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball</a>'s Studio Green."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Athens, Georgia, home of textile designer and artist Susan Hable Smith and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Richard Powers.</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/interiors/georgian-revival?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Georgian Revival: Susan Hable Smith at Home</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>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLBRWCgb43fQOBD4S7sJ46eWF8GiJ-tbbEiom21BjeaCwq_VD5J_2aonRcsFZukIqKM8hLEEGq-euqeL7SJK6ISZeuN4of-hTgzB8hZ-sTKJt7DYTLsuIQk7L8wEiGyy4MrIWPQqZtYrG/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.delphine-krakoff-new-york-city-04-kitchen-dining-area-paul-evans-table-holly-hunt-fabricsAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLBRWCgb43fQOBD4S7sJ46eWF8GiJ-tbbEiom21BjeaCwq_VD5J_2aonRcsFZukIqKM8hLEEGq-euqeL7SJK6ISZeuN4of-hTgzB8hZ-sTKJt7DYTLsuIQk7L8wEiGyy4MrIWPQqZtYrG/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.delphine-krakoff-new-york-city-04-kitchen-dining-area-paul-evans-table-holly-hunt-fabricsAD.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the kitchen dining area, the table by Paul Evans is accompanied by a Pamplemousse Design banquette, upholstered in <a href="http://www.hollyhunt.com/" target="_blank">Holly Hunt</a> fabric, and Erwine and Estelle Laverne chairs; the pendant light is by Tom Dixon for Swarovski, and the marble floor is by Exquisite Surfaces."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Six-story townhouse in Manhattan.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Delphine Krakoff, <a href="http://www.pamplemoussedesign.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Pamplemousse Design Inc.</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gut renovation by <a href="http://www.olivercope.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Oliver Cope Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by David Colman.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-07/delphine-krakoff-oliver-cope-new-york-townhouse-slideshow_slideshow_Dining-Area_5" target="_blank">Uncommon Vision</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (July 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyurZ9cwZ4_Q822xTcD3zLQjxRxCDtoNkATaMFdK01-LVOrUybxUx2JKyvRCh5nrEQJfaz-kYqFFWDQxFB7LZUyqjhi7mNTjHEoI3P_S9biujWudJfNH_TA8DwT84gEVYhbXp6wo7H7lQu/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-j-fox-09-breakfast-roomAD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyurZ9cwZ4_Q822xTcD3zLQjxRxCDtoNkATaMFdK01-LVOrUybxUx2JKyvRCh5nrEQJfaz-kYqFFWDQxFB7LZUyqjhi7mNTjHEoI3P_S9biujWudJfNH_TA8DwT84gEVYhbXp6wo7H7lQu/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.michael-j-fox-09-breakfast-roomAD.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a breakfast room, the '60s Lightolier pendant lamp and the table, a '60s teak partners desk by Florence Knoll, are both from Wyeth; the banquette is covered in a Lee Jofa linen, and the Knoll Saarinen chairs, from <a href="http://www.dwr.com/" target="_blank">Design Within Reach</a>, are upholstered in a Manuel Canovas chenile from Cowtan and Tout."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> New York City apartment of Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mariette Himes Gomez and her daughter Brooke Gomez, <a href="http://www.gomezassociates.com/" target="_blank">Gomez Associates Inc</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 Jesse Kornbluth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/michael-j-fox-tracy-pollan-manhattan-home-slideshow_slideshow_item7_8" target="_blank">Family Wise</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</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> (December 2012).</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/AVvXsEhwMsn5vdC6A3Autokk3t6f3VPAOxKIbBBftn9cgsaIBVNJWw4EsK0knMsqRTtNJXrPbIrcecj4h9iTeN4A_mLnDmt8zVV70JKpXyv5vUE45orlEdOiiVOeiHftMX9gX9GvQ9k4wK72jkCG/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl10_mccurry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMsn5vdC6A3Autokk3t6f3VPAOxKIbBBftn9cgsaIBVNJWw4EsK0knMsqRTtNJXrPbIrcecj4h9iTeN4A_mLnDmt8zVV70JKpXyv5vUE45orlEdOiiVOeiHftMX9gX9GvQ9k4wK72jkCG/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.arsl10_mccurry.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The new kitchen. A utilitarian recess was incorporated into the space. <a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/us/?brand=kpast&source=google&mat=exact&cat=branded&kwd=kohler&iq=49593009-VQ16-c-VQ6-19088417469-VQ15-1t1" target="_blank">Kohler</a> sink. Chicago Faucets fittings. Robert Allen banquette and chair trim."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Late-1920s Neoclassical-style home on Chicago's North Shore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior architecture and design by Tigerman McCurry.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After photography by Richard Mandelkorn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Susan Sheehan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"As Time Goes By"</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> (February 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1ywqF2h709HZQOWXOGdsddE_lwAvLeR2Wz_Oi2hsqGolnNEWc9mUsn6VCdj68rReXJC3axb3XQmnJ_75ifLWmUEFfRntpndNDw0Cf7__1srf86bT4Q-m5Bd8fUyqODCG2bluDQjGiVAd/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.amy-gold-brett-gorvy-08-manhattan-apartment-breakfast-area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1ywqF2h709HZQOWXOGdsddE_lwAvLeR2Wz_Oi2hsqGolnNEWc9mUsn6VCdj68rReXJC3axb3XQmnJ_75ifLWmUEFfRntpndNDw0Cf7__1srf86bT4Q-m5Bd8fUyqODCG2bluDQjGiVAd/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.amy-gold-brett-gorvy-08-manhattan-apartment-breakfast-area.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Francis] D'Haene designed the banquette and table for the breakfast area, which showcases one of Christopher Wool's signature text-based works."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York apartment of art dealer Amy Gold and auction broker Brett Gorvy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation by Francis D'Haene, D'Apostrophe Design.</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;">Text by Julie L. Belcove.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-12/francis-dhaene-new-york-apartment-renovation-slideshow_slideshow_Breakfast-Area_10" target="_blank">Collected Wisdom</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> (December 2013).</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/AVvXsEhb9CxrTuqNOq7B9qw8qOQZ7OJlImWpa5MkkeKjFdiSVjGriXVwy7VosDQ-tD-Ob2AyjRKpRKpgfu4xelFxeHBQk71dAWhjfHBqROayqOlXGj-zehsdSZnq-JQP_NIaGJDW1sTc6mKod3Is/s1600/house-home-kitchen-banquette-vmacdonald-SCallanan_HH_SE11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9CxrTuqNOq7B9qw8qOQZ7OJlImWpa5MkkeKjFdiSVjGriXVwy7VosDQ-tD-Ob2AyjRKpRKpgfu4xelFxeHBQk71dAWhjfHBqROayqOlXGj-zehsdSZnq-JQP_NIaGJDW1sTc6mKod3Is/s1600/house-home-kitchen-banquette-vmacdonald-SCallanan_HH_SE11.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Homeowner and emerging designer Sarah Callanan stained the maple tops of the banquettes and the floors the same ebony for a practical and tailored look. The oversized pendant accentuates the ceiling height, while the shapely Saarinen pedestal table and modern-classic Ghost chairs keep the corner open. Pink and olive throw pillow jazz up the black and white scheme."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sarah Callanan.</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://houseandhome.com/design/contemporary-banquette-dining-area" target="_blank">Contemporary Banquette Dining Area</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (September 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxNtqqjjatXgSbWW_U1Jg7_p4cMrZl6FoGvb7puE8tXpWByTX0mgTyoOBY4MkXrw2ABQGz6mwvreDfMSiHvHXhvfzS_DPQpOm8ZKvas-QMlkGTgUz2fQMGVWkI5EEp_dWwDe-yQkB7AlF/s1600/Riding-the-waves-EDC-08-13-03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxNtqqjjatXgSbWW_U1Jg7_p4cMrZl6FoGvb7puE8tXpWByTX0mgTyoOBY4MkXrw2ABQGz6mwvreDfMSiHvHXhvfzS_DPQpOm8ZKvas-QMlkGTgUz2fQMGVWkI5EEp_dWwDe-yQkB7AlF/s1600/Riding-the-waves-EDC-08-13-03-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The kitchen banquette is covered in a <a href="http://www.hollyhunt.com/" target="_blank">Holly Hunt</a> linen, the table is custom made, and the armchairs are by Lucca Studio; the chandelier is from Kristen Buckingham, the shades are of a linen by Raoul Textiles, and the beams and ceiling are reclaimed barn wood."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dana Point, California, home overlooking Salt Creek Beach and the Pacific Ocean.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mary Lynn Turner and Marie Turner Carson of <a href="http://melledesign.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">M. Elle Design</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Bob  White of Forest Studio.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Julie L. Belcove.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/riding-the-waves-m-elle-design?click=main_sr#slide-6" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Riding the Waves</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;"><span id="goog_1029915009"></span>Elle Decor<span id="goog_1029915010"></span></a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; 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/AVvXsEjo3pG-GtPy9mJx860u_PAnJsrytGhVa_KJXEuqVyyv34ME_PUjV6zjrpt17YzTO7pvG4KMbFKt6hZeOGRyiGThjJ23HF4UzpQR8xvFDsyOenKFWf1IIcFUdt46ANP22lxMEOHyp5N22A8W/s1600/ss_101502394_wCROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3pG-GtPy9mJx860u_PAnJsrytGhVa_KJXEuqVyyv34ME_PUjV6zjrpt17YzTO7pvG4KMbFKt6hZeOGRyiGThjJ23HF4UzpQR8xvFDsyOenKFWf1IIcFUdt46ANP22lxMEOHyp5N22A8W/s1600/ss_101502394_wCROP.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Family-friendly materials include faux-ostrich vinyl on the banquette and a custom-laminated linen seat on the rattan chair. Nicholas Coley's school-bus oil painting appeals to kids and grown-ups alike, thanks to subject and technique."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Custom banquette by Massucco Warner Miller Interior Design and Decoration. Banquette fabric: "Senna" #101; <a href="http://www.kravet.com/" target="_blank">Kravet</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco Edwardian house owned by Anna and Mason Morfit and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Melissa Warner, Massucco Warner Miller Interior Design and Decoration.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Rob Stiles and Charlie Barnett, Charlie Barnett Associates.</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/colorful-stylish-family-home?page=12" target="_blank">Colorful and Stylish Family Home</a>" written and produced by Sabine Rothman.</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>.<br /> </span></div><br /><br />

Banquettes

Perfect in a cozy nook under the stairs. Ideal for a breakfast spot. At home inside or out. A banquette provides comfortable seating in a va...

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