Grab the Brass Ring

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #595959; line-height: 19px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm like a magpie. I really love gilt, but too much can look tacky. If you create layers of monochromatic tones, then gold or brass satisfies the thirst for contrast and color and sparkle. For so long, brass has been déclassé, but I love it. It's a way of introducing the effect of gold without going all the way. It's industrial and modern, and it's tarnished, so it looks antique.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #595959; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Benjamin Dhong, <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ideas/dramatic-interior-design-benjamin-dhong-0912" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a></span></span><br /><span style="color: #595959; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #595959; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brass, which was especially popular in home decor during the 1980s, acquired a tarnished image. It was considered too shiny, outdated, cheap in appearance. In recent years, designers have embraced brass - using its golden hue to warm interiors and serve as an alternative to the now-ubiquitous stainless steel. Designer Kelly Wearstler, whose rooms feature a great deal of metal, was a forerunner in the brass movement. The metal now feels right at home in the kitchen, the bathroom and the bedroom, and as you can see in the photos below, it can coexist with copper and stainless steel. I think black and brass are especially stunning. Take a look . . .  </span></span></div><span style="color: #595959; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgph8BpQkghqzyDX1yMkTtwvVrftCMU3Cwn4bq5N7NQSun2KsxeurqTCuWaH_EPWkryG1Msa8wKiMjnoH3Sm7rRSayDNH4UasGvbF09rdHShM77a-y5DwRcYZAj_HSR_Z_agtlKFtaXvn-/s1600/hbx-gold-and-white-striped-daybed-0912-Dhong-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/AVvXsEjgph8BpQkghqzyDX1yMkTtwvVrftCMU3Cwn4bq5N7NQSun2KsxeurqTCuWaH_EPWkryG1Msa8wKiMjnoH3Sm7rRSayDNH4UasGvbF09rdHShM77a-y5DwRcYZAj_HSR_Z_agtlKFtaXvn-/s640/hbx-gold-and-white-striped-daybed-0912-Dhong-06-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In a guest room, a <a href="http://www.ceylonetcie.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Ceylon et Cie</a> chinoiserie daybed - inspired by Thomas Chippendale's designs - and <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2013/01/de-gournay.html" target="_blank">de Gournay</a>'s Early Views of India wallpaper are a 'theatrical nod to the Raj.' Josephine chair, <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a>. Hans Barbell brass table by <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jonathan Adler</a>."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://benjamindhong.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Benjamin Dhong</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Lisa Romerein.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/benjamin-dhong-san-francisco-row-house-0912#slide-16" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">A San Francisco Row House with its Own Personality</a>" by David A. Keeps.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">House Beautiful</a> (September 2012).</span></div><span style="color: #595959; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8CyBQwC-AqGFUycNs1D1Y6oWVlaEBGfWbPzc6gbmhHkpdcabOhcUK2lrvlNQiVm3EnMid74jEGl-AzeVp54Zw2Hn5IkfgjEH4QoQewxNTFDtvajIKr54jnOQHrrCCfkESlQ_U9DFXAQx/s1600/101703649_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8CyBQwC-AqGFUycNs1D1Y6oWVlaEBGfWbPzc6gbmhHkpdcabOhcUK2lrvlNQiVm3EnMid74jEGl-AzeVp54Zw2Hn5IkfgjEH4QoQewxNTFDtvajIKr54jnOQHrrCCfkESlQ_U9DFXAQx/s640/101703649_ss.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><h1 style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"The glass ceiling crowns the working area of the kitchen, which is anchored on one wall by a black, brass-trimmed <a href="http://www.lacornueusa.com/" target="_blank">La Cornue</a>range. The architects fashioned a canopy-style hood that echoes the shape of the ceiling and repeats the range's details."</span></span></h1><h1 style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">Westport, Connecticut, home of Joan and Bruce Nemirow.</span></span></h1><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by homeowner Joan Nemirow, Joan Nemirow Designs LLC.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by McKee Patterson and Kathleen Poirie.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/kitchens/kitchen-soaring-ceiling_ss1.html" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Fab Kitchen With Soaring Ceiling</a>" produced by Stacy Kunstel.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwFno_2e5BAlhJqp9Z1FKJUtitMFR7ggBBbBkskOlzcQ63QVW-vxITMqqgYMl4mdAxlChVk-cYbbmVaH7-Sq-jHNYmVRavenoNro9uFEtDLnP3jxcDu5H3E_B01JZCgw41ET5XK6Y_5jQ/s1600/4-kitchen-otm-range-0408-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwFno_2e5BAlhJqp9Z1FKJUtitMFR7ggBBbBkskOlzcQ63QVW-vxITMqqgYMl4mdAxlChVk-cYbbmVaH7-Sq-jHNYmVRavenoNro9uFEtDLnP3jxcDu5H3E_B01JZCgw41ET5XK6Y_5jQ/s640/4-kitchen-otm-range-0408-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"Archive beveled tile by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> provides a clean backdrop for the <a href="http://www.lacornueusa.com/" target="_blank">La Cornue</a> Chateau range, made to order in burnished stainless steel and brass. The floor surrounding the range is covered with hexagon tiles from <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Design by Susan Dossetter and Andrew Skurman.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Photography by James Carriere.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-san-francisco-0408?click=img_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">A San Francisco Turn-of-the-Century Kitchen</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2008).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfk3cBW15GtjUWHB8sjOvgb1eJ9eMxcvTj6Rt0ZMv-RNe8oJtdrCgy5xhff2klaGi3dAgzpFWKbXS9DIDwDFArWuO_LmrHg4Nsr6NEpFlwxN2MEvkwSGscasxJSzF4s-NBdOkbWpQCzfo/s1600/Diaz-EDC-09-13-05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfk3cBW15GtjUWHB8sjOvgb1eJ9eMxcvTj6Rt0ZMv-RNe8oJtdrCgy5xhff2klaGi3dAgzpFWKbXS9DIDwDFArWuO_LmrHg4Nsr6NEpFlwxN2MEvkwSGscasxJSzF4s-NBdOkbWpQCzfo/s640/Diaz-EDC-09-13-05-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The kitchen's backsplash, counters, and sink fittings are unlacquered brass, the brass-trimmed cabinetry is lacquered in a custom color, and the range is by Viking; the wood floors were treated with an ebony stain and then cerused."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by </span><a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/homes/cameron-diaz-manhattan-apartment?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Creating a Scene: Cameron Diaz's Manhattan Apartment</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><span style="color: #595959; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuCosFs9LzV0r3pSKbTqXAlRuP7XZR7wpQwJeEn_3E5p5g304jWb-6fuOGfGGUZQqTEOo7F54SpEnr6b9PC_LbPtY8t7lq-kJc-em7wdwZ9ktBFcViRkukpDQ3uka0ygnQiVqGwGIAVeL/s1600/EDC090112Wearstler11-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuCosFs9LzV0r3pSKbTqXAlRuP7XZR7wpQwJeEn_3E5p5g304jWb-6fuOGfGGUZQqTEOo7F54SpEnr6b9PC_LbPtY8t7lq-kJc-em7wdwZ9ktBFcViRkukpDQ3uka0ygnQiVqGwGIAVeL/s640/EDC090112Wearstler11-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"The island in the kitchen is brass, the cabinetry is cerused oak, and the countertops are marble; the light fixtures are custom made."</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lara and Jeff Sanderson's home on Mercer Island, Washington.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.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">Kelly Wearstler</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: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mikkel Vang.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/kelly-wearstler-design#slide-10" 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">Shadow Play</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in;"><!--[endif]--><b><span style="outline: 0px;"></span></b></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" 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/AVvXsEiaAM_N09k0Le9OJkIcLIIbw2seFePjTjTqJpTzwUCDsJ5jqKIbvGzqbj2hWP9NzyeBSrU4ZxQvqoN52kayEKRfRgo6Ik8joJw6d_VcDNIxnB3Ywg7s1oP8FumKnWp6asgyDG-oxEY8RcPT/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-05-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAM_N09k0Le9OJkIcLIIbw2seFePjTjTqJpTzwUCDsJ5jqKIbvGzqbj2hWP9NzyeBSrU4ZxQvqoN52kayEKRfRgo6Ik8joJw6d_VcDNIxnB3Ywg7s1oP8FumKnWp6asgyDG-oxEY8RcPT/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-05-kitchen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"Lanterns by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Blend Interiors</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">hang in the kitchen, which features alder-wood cabinetry and a stainless-steel–clad island with brass trim. The bespoke brass-and-cracked-glass table is by Wearstler, the range is by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.subzero-wolf.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Wolf</span></a><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, and the island sink fittings are by </span><a href="http://www.kallista.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kallista</span></a><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">. Near the window is a custom-made sofa in a </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Lee Jofa</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">velvet."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-01/kelly-wearstler-bel-air-los-angeles-home-slideshow_slideshow_item5_6" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler Designs a Bold Bel Air Home</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2013).</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2edkC-a3WLoscsBH2TtCaYt-UDx0GPOE5NHVM2iaEcr7oBEfyR9dBusuKKHehX3_iBNtfXxWhGx0Ps936BWVnlhjYTOjQpJj2VjiZaVTska67Qf2WbFpyKK58uSbE73fXtWSqzOTLdA3/s1600/5-order-kitchen-0808-xlg-YxT0vv-93688413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2edkC-a3WLoscsBH2TtCaYt-UDx0GPOE5NHVM2iaEcr7oBEfyR9dBusuKKHehX3_iBNtfXxWhGx0Ps936BWVnlhjYTOjQpJj2VjiZaVTska67Qf2WbFpyKK58uSbE73fXtWSqzOTLdA3/s640/5-order-kitchen-0808-xlg-YxT0vv-93688413.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> "<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A nautical theme drove the kitchen design. Brass pendants from <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/" target="_blank">Circa Lighting</a> hang above a beaded board island with a waxed teak top."</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interior design by Bill Brockschmidt and Courtney Coleman.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/brockschmidt-coleman-florida-0808?click=img_sr#slide-5" target="_blank">An Easy, Breezy Florida Home</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (August 2008).</span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwP2V8XJaXJmb8qsRHcZ2fqJcnJnk59fIDiTVfqvNn6t_2geUXrqCY7DYiEo7kgnfHSTekTxdeXXEaYW3U0i7g2x-4q-VwuwA0I4oftYqhJ0_wvROeT3GDFXuQRoS2-NdZvds46eIVB86/s1600/1-hbx-black-range-white-cabinets-kitchen-0412-kitchen01-xln.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwP2V8XJaXJmb8qsRHcZ2fqJcnJnk59fIDiTVfqvNn6t_2geUXrqCY7DYiEo7kgnfHSTekTxdeXXEaYW3U0i7g2x-4q-VwuwA0I4oftYqhJ0_wvROeT3GDFXuQRoS2-NdZvds46eIVB86/s640/1-hbx-black-range-white-cabinets-kitchen-0412-kitchen01-xln.jpg" width="558" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A dedicated cook and <a href="http://www.lacornueusa.com/" target="_blank">La Cornue</a> enthusiast from way back, Nicole Hough finally got her dream range when she renovated her kitchen. She chose a </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CornuFé Albertine and paired it with a Contemporary Round Duct hood from </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ventahood.com/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Vent-A-Hood</span></a><span style="text-align: start;">. The backsplash tiles are from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.subwaytile.com/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Subway Ceramics</span></a><span style="text-align: start;">.</span></span></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">New Jersey kitchen of designer</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://nicolehoughdesigns.com/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">Nicole Hough</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333;">Photography by Laura Moss.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/family-kitchen-design-ideas-0412#slide-1" target="_blank">An Organized Family Kitchen</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (April 2012).</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk_4pNkdP5ymEQqpHrBHfkuovobYX9r988DxpFcfXUbQqOo1raS9muRn9jtsNqJFwUwSsq0PCsH7ymFrdqwUtXkY6naU90CnoNCEDE9eXjLj2sc-noZNQpraQhnYMY28ZNSSVWPe5cToC/s1600/2-hbx-kitchen-with-island-0412-kitchen02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfk_4pNkdP5ymEQqpHrBHfkuovobYX9r988DxpFcfXUbQqOo1raS9muRn9jtsNqJFwUwSsq0PCsH7ymFrdqwUtXkY6naU90CnoNCEDE9eXjLj2sc-noZNQpraQhnYMY28ZNSSVWPe5cToC/s640/2-hbx-kitchen-with-island-0412-kitchen02-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> "<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The island is topped with Calacatta Gold marble and trimmed with brass corner guards for steamer trunks, from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.brettunsvillage.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4e8bf6;">Brettuns Village Trunk Shop</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">. Its metal tubular legs are fitted with parts from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.brassfinders.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4e8bf6;">Brass Finders</span></a><span style="color: #333333;">. Footed cabinets by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.wood-mode.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4e8bf6;">Wood-Mode</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333;">reflect the period of the 1905 house. The black countertops are made of two slabs of soapstone equaling two inches and forming a double ogee edge. Hough designed the herringbone pattern of the floor, which is quartersawn oak."</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333;">New Jersey kitchen of designer <a href="http://nicolehoughdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Nicole Hough</a>.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333;">Photography by Laura Moss.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/family-kitchen-design-ideas-0412#slide-2" target="_blank">An Organized Family Kitchen</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #333333;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (April 2012).</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTPovfG9GGyLnLwlZU2p77313tTeKO3EWvqiik2Xk9RjlQsUjQC0RBODEKmY93sCNu7P8FeMscKjVBCz3oJy7BdMu00x5chHyfimXpiyA5rdlRZz-oU9U6pWSIpuVTwGTcf5JVvtgHDE3/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0099-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTPovfG9GGyLnLwlZU2p77313tTeKO3EWvqiik2Xk9RjlQsUjQC0RBODEKmY93sCNu7P8FeMscKjVBCz3oJy7BdMu00x5chHyfimXpiyA5rdlRZz-oU9U6pWSIpuVTwGTcf5JVvtgHDE3/s640/luxury-home-design-ED0909-BADGLEY30-0099-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 115%;">"The kitchen is sheathed in subway tile from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.urbanarchaeology.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; transition: color 0.2s linear;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Urban Archaeology</span></a><span style="background: white;">; the pendant lamps over the sink are by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.rejuvenation.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; transition: color 0.2s linear;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Rejuvenation</span></a><span style="background: white;">, the range is by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.lacornueusa.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; transition: color 0.2s linear;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">La Cornue</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span></a><span style="background: white;">with a hood by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.broan.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; transition: color 0.2s linear;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Broan</span></a><span style="background: white;">, and the sinks from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.rohlhome.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; transition: color 0.2s linear;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Rohl</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span></a><span style="background: white;">have fittings by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.newportbrass.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; transition: color 0.2s linear;" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Newport Brass</span></a><span style="background: white;">."</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background: white;">Kentucky home of Mark Badgley and James Mischka.</span></span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/at-home-badgley-mischka-58958#slide-8" target="_blank">At Home With Badgley Mischka</a>" by <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2013/10/julia-reeds-house-in-new-orleans.html" target="_blank">Julia Reed</a>.</span></span></span><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (September 2009).</span><br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="outline: 0px;"></span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9-cXoeU6qZgLJToLtNPUMxCuOIVIexjsOZMdw4-5PnVvH0BGK5f_slrtZ46zmMev_e-N_xFL80tkZAkjqSK0Z74RGmn-Uf6U93tt5k4RIuZYlMYabqSgD_Z4FBCAbzqmeTa0G-r_mcwt/s1600/ss_101946172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9-cXoeU6qZgLJToLtNPUMxCuOIVIexjsOZMdw4-5PnVvH0BGK5f_slrtZ46zmMev_e-N_xFL80tkZAkjqSK0Z74RGmn-Uf6U93tt5k4RIuZYlMYabqSgD_Z4FBCAbzqmeTa0G-r_mcwt/s640/ss_101946172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="bodylinks" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"A mantel-style range hood with a backsplash of Calcutta marble tiles from AKDO sets off the stainless steel GE Monogram range. Other GE appliances, including dishwashers, large refrigerator and freezer, and refrigerator drawers are fit with cabinet-style panel fronts to integrate them into the</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="ilad" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">kitchen</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">cabinetry. </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pendant lights over island:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> '</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Country Industrial Pendant'/Brass #CHC5136AB-AB from <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/" target="_blank">Circa Lighting</a></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">."</span></div><div class="bodylinks" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space">Photography by Dominique Vorillon.</span></span></div><div class="bodylinks" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></span></div><div class="bodylinks" style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/santa-barbara-design-house_ss11.html" target="_blank">Santa Barbara Design House and Gardens Showhouse</a>" produced b</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">y JoAnn McVicker and Amy Elbert.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5akDIEGZcJ6-Ude1XVA0JmEhPbDjnR4WV-8DkxDsoiHlUktc3759wykJ1aXptYlB9FrJxbIhuHuExqIL0Qt35Z_I9LV0YZa3ca9BfNOCxzYzWq_C8GYYUqO-iM2d5eXGvNO0zra_9SMx2/s1600/ss_102024465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5akDIEGZcJ6-Ude1XVA0JmEhPbDjnR4WV-8DkxDsoiHlUktc3759wykJ1aXptYlB9FrJxbIhuHuExqIL0Qt35Z_I9LV0YZa3ca9BfNOCxzYzWq_C8GYYUqO-iM2d5eXGvNO0zra_9SMx2/s640/ss_102024465.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "<span style="background-color: white;">Oversized white-lacquered conical light fixtures with brass interiors from <a href="http://www.circalighting.com/" target="_blank">Circa</a> add a modern touch. Easy-care all-weather Perennials fabric was</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="ilad" style="background-color: white;">used</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">to slipcover the chairs."</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Georgian Colonial in Marin County, California.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Architectural/interior design by Wendy Posard, <a href="http://wendyposard.com/" target="_blank">Wendy Posard and Associates</a>.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Photography by John Granen.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/handsome-hillside-home_ss13.html" target="_blank">Handsome Hillside Home in California</a>" </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">produced by Eleanor Roper.</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgV_AVHeZ822u1igApeF2mc6YU20gq1648LLPDucHR8E-GjYlil24qgFl2l1xkUQuBEuJ8kfbkaVAB93QvfGEwJrHXJAEopcFQFmHrec-s1VCqLHKkApnwJnXkCfSfyfTRQV-0JIWrvUk/s1600/nautical-sinks-metal-lockers-bathroom-0712-dempster14-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgV_AVHeZ822u1igApeF2mc6YU20gq1648LLPDucHR8E-GjYlil24qgFl2l1xkUQuBEuJ8kfbkaVAB93QvfGEwJrHXJAEopcFQFmHrec-s1VCqLHKkApnwJnXkCfSfyfTRQV-0JIWrvUk/s640/nautical-sinks-metal-lockers-bathroom-0712-dempster14-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The bunk room bath is fitted with lockers for guests and family members. Dempster had the faucets on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.kohler.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Kohler</span></a>'s Brockway sinks stripped down to the brass. The wall paneling is painted in alternating bands of flat and semigloss paint, echoing the stripe on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">Pottery Barn</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>towels."</span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weekend house in Marin County, California belonging to Kim and Mark Dempster.</span></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kim Dempster and <a href="http://erinmartindesign.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Erin Martin</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/beach-house-decor-ideas-0712#slide-18" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">A Chic Little Beach House</a>" interview by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><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> (July - August 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvBcwWhwObmkLe0JLSBxcNB17PgHkuJkZKqQc8RFmuzLkBl6tPLQ2YpIT11Tf2XHuQywwxhnTzB89p_23bpUshX3xJ2F6kwi5hDYaBjfUkfrDNp6rw8XveQ-1D8p1rQCCAP_2ebessmYW/s1600/BlogShowerandTubDominoNov2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvBcwWhwObmkLe0JLSBxcNB17PgHkuJkZKqQc8RFmuzLkBl6tPLQ2YpIT11Tf2XHuQywwxhnTzB89p_23bpUshX3xJ2F6kwi5hDYaBjfUkfrDNp6rw8XveQ-1D8p1rQCCAP_2ebessmYW/s640/BlogShowerandTubDominoNov2008.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">"[Jenna] Lyons obsessively sprayed the fixtures with ocean water, so the brass would appear as seasoned as the herringbone floor."</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Tub (similar to shown): cast-iron claw foot at <a href="http://www.vintagetub.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">Vintage Tub and Bath</a>.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Faucet: "Regent" exposed thermostatic tub/shower from <a href="http://barwil.co.uk/" 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">Barber Wilsons and Co</a>.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Chrome-plated brass towel rack from <a href="http://www.mysoninc.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">Myson</a>.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Niche Modern solitaire pendant from <a href="http://www.ylighting.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">YLighting</a>.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Former Park Slope, New York, home of <a href="http://www.jcrew.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">J. Crew</a>'s Jenna Lyons.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Photography by Melanie Acevedo.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Text by Lauren Sandler.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">"Totally Modern Timelessness" produced by Kim Ficaro.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.domino.com/" target="_blank">Domino</a> (November 2008).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9Cwcw0b4OhPmHUMOF6MgCc1-OKraw0NJg3Ppyn8olzjvxuhEPvexEQWN_aPCSYK9QbwZDrZgcdNbcIcqpDZkFdHiET4T9XYQpd0h5y8gGVsUmxYzAXnolnQKIgi3KaMQbszplykkT5vs/s1600/Diaz-EDC-09-13-09-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9Cwcw0b4OhPmHUMOF6MgCc1-OKraw0NJg3Ppyn8olzjvxuhEPvexEQWN_aPCSYK9QbwZDrZgcdNbcIcqpDZkFdHiET4T9XYQpd0h5y8gGVsUmxYzAXnolnQKIgi3KaMQbszplykkT5vs/s640/Diaz-EDC-09-13-09-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"In the guest bath, the walls and vanity top are pink onyx, the sink, by </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Bates and Bates</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, and fittings, by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>, are brass, the vintage sconces are French, and the shower stall is custom made."</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by </span><a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/homes/cameron-diaz-manhattan-apartment?click=main_sr#slide-9" target="_blank">Creating a Scene: Cameron Diaz's Manhattan Apartment</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBStrwiO8uSI_6wcVITbYo3xu9FT44IPfzVP3n9GOSyk3Xj4PvFEOWKIEfv3qtKaF8UvMPBgsKPXpyPdQbC7JajvySy9jNMs736dKri6xVXGBFCJ9qqaI2X4gyPmS6V4udAefTSNV6NCJV/s1600/ss_100106599_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBStrwiO8uSI_6wcVITbYo3xu9FT44IPfzVP3n9GOSyk3Xj4PvFEOWKIEfv3qtKaF8UvMPBgsKPXpyPdQbC7JajvySy9jNMs736dKri6xVXGBFCJ9qqaI2X4gyPmS6V4udAefTSNV6NCJV/s640/ss_100106599_1.jpg" width="484" /></a><br /><div style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Creamy white is the dominant color in this 19th-century Boston townhouse’s</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">bedroom. It creates serenity and sets the room apart from the darker paneling and earth tones featured elsewhere in the home. The simple white bed curtains</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="ilad" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">drape</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">from brass, accentuating the bed’s golden glow to give the room polish. Gold is repeated on the picture frames to unify the design, but with great subtlety. The only pattern is the floral silk taffeta on the bench and the chair’s throw pillow."</span></div><div style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interior design: Chris Drake and Lee Bierly.</span></div><div style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Beauty in the Bedroom" written and produced by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><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/AVvXsEgDvkyGBn-OWSLLTMizcKXYHY4fkUqcs5zHcWXeZpKmpBcLOWHA2OS1W4YI5tw8_L5wHZTKq70R83uh_uwhS2aIm7QpwFI3peVEATSE-DS0BUt1Tq1ANwqy6xaIa5y5e7PDbfrxhT33C0sJ/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_smith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvkyGBn-OWSLLTMizcKXYHY4fkUqcs5zHcWXeZpKmpBcLOWHA2OS1W4YI5tw8_L5wHZTKq70R83uh_uwhS2aIm7QpwFI3peVEATSE-DS0BUt1Tq1ANwqy6xaIa5y5e7PDbfrxhT33C0sJ/s640/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.hosl06_smith.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">"A Pierre Jacques Volaire painting of a volcano is beside a polished-steel-and-brass canopy bed."</span><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in; text-transform: uppercase;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">New York City pied-a-terre at <a href="http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/the-carlyle-new-york" target="_blank">The Carlyle</a>.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.michaelsmithinc.com/" target="_blank">Michael S. Smith</a>.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Photography by Scott Frances.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Without Reservation" text by Patricia Leigh Brown.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2002).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4osk85COtGs8cxJ3MXVu3tb1xOikochO75zvSv-KR3izsVvt2VbRaKAZCfMK12B-crPg-_fN_CFBHy1_CXi7tS1tZDsxwKcmT17XvFyXBe9yFU5r8zxacTcD7gOoFc-8ugRAi4ahMX-Aw/s1600/Diaz-EDC-09-13-04-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4osk85COtGs8cxJ3MXVu3tb1xOikochO75zvSv-KR3izsVvt2VbRaKAZCfMK12B-crPg-_fN_CFBHy1_CXi7tS1tZDsxwKcmT17XvFyXBe9yFU5r8zxacTcD7gOoFc-8ugRAi4ahMX-Aw/s640/Diaz-EDC-09-13-04-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The guest room features a custom-made brass four-poster and parchment-covered nightstands, a 1960 Austrian ceiling fixture, and a vintage marble garden stool; the painting is by Riccardo Prosperi, and the silk rug is by the Rug Company."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by </span><a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Text by Kathleen Hackett.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/homes/cameron-diaz-manhattan-apartment?click=main_sr#slide-8" target="_blank">Creating a Scene: Cameron Diaz's Manhattan Apartment</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;"><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/AVvXsEhT-z9PYOKq24x0wUaEnVz81ES_DFmqFHfK8an0N-XcnRtrDx8-SctiYAnAp4SJF3bAQR-fyhMR_Yiiqar6dSbJK8PvB0NBIU-y9HXCx4hob15rtS-RCU8J5bTeSeChyREqdBNdRm05HAli/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-12-dressing-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-z9PYOKq24x0wUaEnVz81ES_DFmqFHfK8an0N-XcnRtrDx8-SctiYAnAp4SJF3bAQR-fyhMR_Yiiqar6dSbJK8PvB0NBIU-y9HXCx4hob15rtS-RCU8J5bTeSeChyREqdBNdRm05HAli/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.kelly-wearstler-12-dressing-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> "<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lining the wife’s dressing room is gold-leafed wood paneling inset with antiqued mirrors and trimmed with antiqued brass; the throw is by Adrienne Landau, the small sculpture is by Wearstler, the carpeting is by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Patterson, Flynn and Martin</span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, and the chair in the adjacent bath is by <a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/search?q=an+extra+hand+around+the+house" target="_blank">Pedro Friedeberg</a>."</span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.com/" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler</a>.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-01/kelly-wearstler-bel-air-los-angeles-home-slideshow_slideshow_item8_9" target="_blank">Kelly Wearstler Designs a Bold Bel Air Home</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2013).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1naYI4whihxGsntJUvb-GvvCVqrM6dJEpYu7t5iFYwq_cb_ZuRa6MGUClJ4g-SaGpB-E_9mPctbs9DVmHY69Q_g1mFi3WvR2lD1uDCBUknfa9Ap96pN2KqA3gQh89dDjy6Hp-4_S-PiCC/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-09-library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1naYI4whihxGsntJUvb-GvvCVqrM6dJEpYu7t5iFYwq_cb_ZuRa6MGUClJ4g-SaGpB-E_9mPctbs9DVmHY69Q_g1mFi3WvR2lD1uDCBUknfa9Ap96pN2KqA3gQh89dDjy6Hp-4_S-PiCC/s640/item8.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-09-library.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">"A floor of brass-trimmed leather distinguishes the library rotunda, where a 19th-century English marble-top table is centered beneath a skylight."</span><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-san-francisco-0408?click=img_sr#slide-4"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills estate formerly owned by Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed by architects Buff and Hensman.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Expanded by decorator Melinda Ritz.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2011/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossi-beverly-hills-home-slideshow_slideshow_item8_9" target="_blank">Labor of Love</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMZcglr4sc2Voi3jb2pCD6-urkxc_LP7gLGP1sx4l4dibklV1xSaUo8YnphRuIABB6d_Am1y3CiEpNsGKsy97kZ9nKPGL70DAoZ6ci3xO1VD0-1AA0giG2nzjyPWhEWJ8z_PaFwVxig4o/s1600/hbx-decorating-Berger-1-0709-xlgcopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMZcglr4sc2Voi3jb2pCD6-urkxc_LP7gLGP1sx4l4dibklV1xSaUo8YnphRuIABB6d_Am1y3CiEpNsGKsy97kZ9nKPGL70DAoZ6ci3xO1VD0-1AA0giG2nzjyPWhEWJ8z_PaFwVxig4o/s640/hbx-decorating-Berger-1-0709-xlgcopy.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the middle of the long, narrow living room, which designer Jonathan Berger broke down into three seating areas, an Italian gilt-brass game table is surrounded by chairs covered in pink leather from Global Leathers. The family dines, plays board games, and does homework here."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Late-19th-century house in Brooklyn.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interior design by Jonathan Berger.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/small-feminine-townhouse?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">A Small and Flirty Townhouse</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Y07dv_e_8qHVX9eT3O3TqMEQObaZe6K059KxBmZ43-l02_GKGEwm0ud119DaCB33PxMnU5aAwPNT9cezoMIrTZOIfIrZ8_NCAtF9JoAgNJfRQVTsJ95xpZ56dCYNiUB6viVIxzyE-phi/s1600/EDC090112Wearstler09-lgn+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Y07dv_e_8qHVX9eT3O3TqMEQObaZe6K059KxBmZ43-l02_GKGEwm0ud119DaCB33PxMnU5aAwPNT9cezoMIrTZOIfIrZ8_NCAtF9JoAgNJfRQVTsJ95xpZ56dCYNiUB6viVIxzyE-phi/s640/EDC090112Wearstler09-lgn+%25281%2529.jpg" width="516" /></a></h1><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Wearstler designed the staircase in the library."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lara and Jeff Sanderson's home on Mercer Island, Washington.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.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">Kelly Wearstler</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: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mikkel Vang.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/kelly-wearstler-design#slide-5" 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">Shadow Play</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: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</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/AVvXsEjmc81dvdu69wl0GoHohrZ15TA9A1gQ3XjHpA-SXOEVHcU3BnDKPiuxet7ifUwWDGE3HqR4WFRoY9Uj58OjF9aLmhWzIep9rIrv6kJr6ZFoyV442TSKGRRWqp_Enc_cuoud73BIZj48DRsx/s1600/EDC090112Wearstler06-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmc81dvdu69wl0GoHohrZ15TA9A1gQ3XjHpA-SXOEVHcU3BnDKPiuxet7ifUwWDGE3HqR4WFRoY9Uj58OjF9aLmhWzIep9rIrv6kJr6ZFoyV442TSKGRRWqp_Enc_cuoud73BIZj48DRsx/s640/EDC090112Wearstler06-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The staircase off the salon has a brass railing designed by Wearstler, and the wallpaper is by Porter Teleo."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lara and Jeff Sanderson's home on Mercer Island, Washington.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kellywearstler.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">Kelly Wearstler</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: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mikkel Vang.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Celia Barbour.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/kelly-wearstler-design#slide-7" 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">Shadow Play</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: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div></div>

Grab the Brass Ring

I'm like a magpie. I really love gilt, but too much can look tacky. If you create layers of monochromatic tones, then gold or brass sati...

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