Stone Age

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the tension created when one combines the rustic and the refined. A beautifully ornate mirror with a stone garden basin. An oil painting with a limestone tub that shows its age. My eye is growing wearing of pristine white bathrooms with nickel-plated fixtures, and I am drawn to the following spaces with their hints of antiquity . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAskjh26ibMjv3WF1f0Ak9arqGBFXIArz0FH8HYp-afl_bp2cCrCj8TgoSFIUjOK1Bmv5kymQbWl5hw_cAULaUrb1TELetQBJXR_3vIWkqx6-VyyyPuT2tsehSu8uw0_jxUt7POydAMFe/s1600/BrookeSteveGiannettiJuly11-lgn-14535322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAskjh26ibMjv3WF1f0Ak9arqGBFXIArz0FH8HYp-afl_bp2cCrCj8TgoSFIUjOK1Bmv5kymQbWl5hw_cAULaUrb1TELetQBJXR_3vIWkqx6-VyyyPuT2tsehSu8uw0_jxUt7POydAMFe/s1600/BrookeSteveGiannettiJuly11-lgn-14535322.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Ornate and rustic elements strike a fine balance. Antique marble vessel as sink. Fountain spout, Acquisitions. Vanity, Chelsea Textiles. Custom linen shade on lamp. Antique mirror and fishing baskets."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Said Brooke Giannetti to <a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/designer-giannetti-design-ideas?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Veranda</a>: " 'I often bring garden elements inside a home to create a connection to the outside. Here, I used a marble planter as a sink in our powder room to make the transition from the indoors into the garden. We couldn't find the perfect spout either so I literally pulled it from the fountain outside of my house.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer-architect team Brooke and Steve Giannetti.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Brooke and Steve Giannetti, <a href="http://www.giannettiarchitects.com/" target="_blank">Giannetti Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Steve Giannetti and Lisa Romerein.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/bathroom-decorating-inspiration-verandas-most-memorable-spaces#slide-3" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Bathrooms in Veranda</a>" by Dayle Wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July - August 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQPzCI3b9E_wpJLbMslU-0_o8og7SsW-o5Ksv7GxWbXzikxYQGnizZ44UA2baFQW5jJyAfcfeomlSM41U38jr7rvwIoUmBxkfXdRTab7DurULebm2TiHn8gqENpMHLnu5-XhD350ot98T/s1600/cummings11-0410-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQPzCI3b9E_wpJLbMslU-0_o8og7SsW-o5Ksv7GxWbXzikxYQGnizZ44UA2baFQW5jJyAfcfeomlSM41U38jr7rvwIoUmBxkfXdRTab7DurULebm2TiHn8gqENpMHLnu5-XhD350ot98T/s1600/cummings11-0410-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The powder room mirror is behind an antique Italian window grille. 'Not what you'd expect, but everybody loves it. And I love all those dings and splotches on the old stone sink.' Sink from <a href="http://www.chateaudomingue.com/" target="_blank">Chateau Domingue</a> [a Houston antiquities dealer]."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Houston, Texas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eleanor Cummings.</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/antique-wood-home-decor?click=img_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">A Texas Home Straight out of Italy</a>" by Helen Thompson.</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/AVvXsEiOQdiZIyUuqnfbBmcd-o__tekREk6mnAxJ7ZyERb73KOtFRHC9OBb0-p26A9maTlyKBUoZgSwscr5-SC7Ar3UHo7kcKW37WGPctOjhmOMkrTwc2Vd-BnokSl5_rvhN_IyMp4Swp6Iw5qBA/s1600/3_1367615831_daniels_EDC_03_13_2_de-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQdiZIyUuqnfbBmcd-o__tekREk6mnAxJ7ZyERb73KOtFRHC9OBb0-p26A9maTlyKBUoZgSwscr5-SC7Ar3UHo7kcKW37WGPctOjhmOMkrTwc2Vd-BnokSl5_rvhN_IyMp4Swp6Iw5qBA/s1600/3_1367615831_daniels_EDC_03_13_2_de-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage Italian chandelier hangs above an antique tub in the master bath, and the 18th-century painting is from [Christopher] Daniels's mother; the custom-made vanities have Caesarstone countertops, <a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/us/" target="_blank">Kohler</a> sinks, and fittings by <a href="http://www.barwil.co.uk/" target="_blank">Barber Wilsons and Co</a>." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SoHo loft of two Virginia transplants, artist Christopher Daniels and Alice Childress Daniels, Vice President, Advertising and Creative Services at <a href="http://www.verawang.com/" target="_blank">Vera Wang</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Courtnay Daniels Haden, Courtnay Daniels Haden Folie Design. Ms. Haden is Christopher Daniels's sister.</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 Nancy Hass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/courtnay-daniels-haden-living-room#slide-5" target="_blank">Southern Exposure: A New York Apartment by Courtnay Daniels Haden</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/AVvXsEiDjuItZH7xOvRJaAuYGtQtAf2vwWJUGACxMFWw9CQ8rLj3I1bmf-j6PRteZabQuemUA63frxdHKyJrVHfY9WvOLzhyk4uqKzG26KFcAi4TnB2d4kfX4DYJltjTK5LUN1sjJ-rKATDIZ67L/s1600/9-Jan12-ColinWay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjuItZH7xOvRJaAuYGtQtAf2vwWJUGACxMFWw9CQ8rLj3I1bmf-j6PRteZabQuemUA63frxdHKyJrVHfY9WvOLzhyk4uqKzG26KFcAi4TnB2d4kfX4DYJltjTK5LUN1sjJ-rKATDIZ67L/s1600/9-Jan12-ColinWay.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Faux paneling adds architectural interest. A 300-year-old Greek marble basin and copper faucet lend an antique look to the main floor bathroom. A contemporary art piece adds a cheeky element."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nam Dang-Mitchell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colin Way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-nam-dang-michell-interiors?page=8" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Nam Dang-Mitchell Interiors</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> (January 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlejBGTKUarXKX65FuKMrE_gpZNhdhB4oGENXtMEwQj8ga-OQ0jutAomAQvGPfJQD9NJ5CyqUmL70ij9vrXEX9kPsByImINQQybgxyXGxIJMlONIcnc-k5DluLlANS7W-vOfmDK31e5Mr/s1600/11345-118a_1+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlejBGTKUarXKX65FuKMrE_gpZNhdhB4oGENXtMEwQj8ga-OQ0jutAomAQvGPfJQD9NJ5CyqUmL70ij9vrXEX9kPsByImINQQybgxyXGxIJMlONIcnc-k5DluLlANS7W-vOfmDK31e5Mr/s1600/11345-118a_1+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.chateaudomingue.com/architectural_elements/sinks/11345-118a.html" target="_blank">17th c. font from the private chapel of a chateau outside of St. Geneste d'Ambiere, a village in the Touraine region of France</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by Chateau Domingue in Houston, Texas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.chateaudomingue.com/" target="_blank">Chateau Domingue</a> website.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl4U3FgDxDK7f4VZmfzhZ2i4ik3tCb4MXJt8XlMyzMNpyzyej0wxpcacr5rQEeUHQSjIzCblnfmfFlGnHJ3bgEQEbPsi56FejlhVuPcB4pmctk4hxyLJ4C7kVrwzVspEstPPf3EWcqKGE/s1600/BlogStoneSinkVerandaJulyAug2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibl4U3FgDxDK7f4VZmfzhZ2i4ik3tCb4MXJt8XlMyzMNpyzyej0wxpcacr5rQEeUHQSjIzCblnfmfFlGnHJ3bgEQEbPsi56FejlhVuPcB4pmctk4hxyLJ4C7kVrwzVspEstPPf3EWcqKGE/s1600/BlogStoneSinkVerandaJulyAug2008.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mirror, c. 1850, and 18th-c. marble sink, both Italian; Compas faucetry; Hollyhock towels."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu, California, home of Dan and Luana Romanelli.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Stephen Giannetti, </span><a href="http://www.giannettiarchitects.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Giannetti Home</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Dominique Vorillon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July - August 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYABeCkcqyzaBn1SZkLDS-3MCqg8MEo6AUgXofqESStXQDIauJqKg_RvHaE17_VjsAM_lWrOafUySPskuuytcIWOkvw_bYYh-vPlrZIjYbOfNMY6SsI9EStu0KSQyN0VK2ijlQs126Oua/s1600/BlogStoneSinkVerandaNovDec2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYABeCkcqyzaBn1SZkLDS-3MCqg8MEo6AUgXofqESStXQDIauJqKg_RvHaE17_VjsAM_lWrOafUySPskuuytcIWOkvw_bYYh-vPlrZIjYbOfNMY6SsI9EStu0KSQyN0VK2ijlQs126Oua/s1600/BlogStoneSinkVerandaNovDec2010.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom sink. Mirror, Starbuck Minikin. Sconces, 20th Century Lighting."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Santa Barbara, California, home with a view of the Pacific Ocean.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation and interior design by <a href="http://saladinostyle.com/" target="_blank">John Saladino</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Classical Cues" text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (November - December 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy6y_TmNdqJSavdPsBLZ0ePqChIyC6Q33HS_7i1QHUWqNYCjlIKQNa1OCvXpzt9DxXJ3d7euJlTw8die_QL39vPgfdIji8XxpdjyT_QRxzANIYCoOa7vLFUABVAk2if4Fq6i7hiWTdK-x/s1600/hbx0710-essentials07-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNy6y_TmNdqJSavdPsBLZ0ePqChIyC6Q33HS_7i1QHUWqNYCjlIKQNa1OCvXpzt9DxXJ3d7euJlTw8die_QL39vPgfdIji8XxpdjyT_QRxzANIYCoOa7vLFUABVAk2if4Fq6i7hiWTdK-x/s1600/hbx0710-essentials07-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Melanie] Pounds designed a leggy console to hold her bathroom sink instead of a traditional closed cabinet. The open space helps to make the bathroom feel larger."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1,400 square-foot Alabama cottage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Melanie Pounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/organizing-small-homes-0710?click=img_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">11 Essential Organizing Tips for Small Spaces</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1-jndYIBB4gaJIBvFmWz7mUbi6FvN1o3FVaWxMB-KybEmXx-T-OwZoKiQ-6q5EiHSDIEqEkZx99dG3vhY6SjrqIfpC72h6jo6Yh5C2k2G_QnvMxIVtgTYr2ZmbdKV9s6cByDIPCgpzC8/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.richard-hallberg-09-powder-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1-jndYIBB4gaJIBvFmWz7mUbi6FvN1o3FVaWxMB-KybEmXx-T-OwZoKiQ-6q5EiHSDIEqEkZx99dG3vhY6SjrqIfpC72h6jo6Yh5C2k2G_QnvMxIVtgTYr2ZmbdKV9s6cByDIPCgpzC8/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.richard-hallberg-09-powder-room.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique Flemish mirror graces the powder room, along with a Guido Gambone vase. Sonoma Forge sink fittings, and an 18th-century stone trough sink."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Movie producer Avi Arad's Malibu, California, weekend home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Richard Hallberg and Barbara Wiseley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-01/richard-hallberg-barbara-wiseley-mailbu-california-home-slideshow_slideshow_item6_7" target="_blank">On Location</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> (January 2013). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMS7se0t-LQc3VZB5bAQmMPTOYPrKsgmWeQZeRuc56AQJQ0quzNKpIOz59uHmHIMbevHJf6sC7fI7rrITHlDzepNziX_H2IIVFAD3lf6keJw810L3rmZ55aOMvl-6IHV2dDvFErY7xfdwA/s1600/bathroom-sink-beach-tile-0710-bathofthemonth-10-decopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMS7se0t-LQc3VZB5bAQmMPTOYPrKsgmWeQZeRuc56AQJQ0quzNKpIOz59uHmHIMbevHJf6sC7fI7rrITHlDzepNziX_H2IIVFAD3lf6keJw810L3rmZ55aOMvl-6IHV2dDvFErY7xfdwA/s1600/bathroom-sink-beach-tile-0710-bathofthemonth-10-decopy.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Phoebe Howard elevates an everyday ritual with this Carrara marble basin. The faucet emerges from a stone-mosaic dado in a spectrum of watery hues."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/" target="_blank">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/powder-room-decorating-ideas-0710?click=img_sr#slide-12" target="_blank">How to Create a Gorgeous Guest Bathroom</a>" by Douglas Brenner.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2010). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUOLKI1gxvbf3AgjX5C7OAE92gdPHCntMji1_rQc5yFvHFFpkSKhuEISnvLYbaeWW4Roa3rlGsgHwmr8KS8JOd0HpvN2TM2l_nagoaHqPA-Ld26v0o4DzLET57cMkxGlhmGs4Pr_yvkXI/s1600/TNSK01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUOLKI1gxvbf3AgjX5C7OAE92gdPHCntMji1_rQc5yFvHFFpkSKhuEISnvLYbaeWW4Roa3rlGsgHwmr8KS8JOd0HpvN2TM2l_nagoaHqPA-Ld26v0o4DzLET57cMkxGlhmGs4Pr_yvkXI/s1600/TNSK01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.waterworks.com/products/fixtures/sink/lavatory/round-vessel-marble-lavatory-15-34-x-15-34-x-5-78/2115" target="_blank">Titan Round Vessel Marble Lavatory</a>" offered by Waterworks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Handcrafted from Carrara marble.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> website.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b1vcDzFdQxP2R4SQZoI3KP3AQ4RSPDCte1ad6zl5v7LtMy_rvAoREMu-Orw_bdnCTZVj4OcMxB_cTyWgfnmCEd-XUWXp-lLpI0kURnYfVGzMFnYYcnmvJmTl7E44JFdPafSr7cYll_VC/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.schafer-cottrell-connecticut-poolhouse-master-bath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b1vcDzFdQxP2R4SQZoI3KP3AQ4RSPDCte1ad6zl5v7LtMy_rvAoREMu-Orw_bdnCTZVj4OcMxB_cTyWgfnmCEd-XUWXp-lLpI0kURnYfVGzMFnYYcnmvJmTl7E44JFdPafSr7cYll_VC/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowVertical.schafer-cottrell-connecticut-poolhouse-master-bath.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bath stands a custom-made Concept Studio limestone tub; the ceiling fixture and wall sconces are by Paul Ferrante, and the dressing-table lamps are by Formations."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Summer house" in Litchfield County, Connecticut.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by John Cottrell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Gil Schafer, <a href="http://www.gpschafer.com/" target="_blank">G. P. Schafer Architect</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Billy Cunningham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-08/john-cottrell-gil-schafer-connecticut-poolhouse-slideshow_slideshow_undefined_5" target="_blank">Trading Places</a>" text by Dan Shaw.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (August 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipknAcxxmjqMAWnZwVJWY9hUT66fxzcm_06MDKOFbMdPzoTGi_PblDNQll7gp0G5Vr9vte_7K7MggZ8z5CpO-k-qCTSxF4O8hEBCbbjyw0K1yjbJc3Bf3ilPvRZqGWSl-Re4bSjhweL1lR/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowVertical.09_glam_baths.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipknAcxxmjqMAWnZwVJWY9hUT66fxzcm_06MDKOFbMdPzoTGi_PblDNQll7gp0G5Vr9vte_7K7MggZ8z5CpO-k-qCTSxF4O8hEBCbbjyw0K1yjbJc3Bf3ilPvRZqGWSl-Re4bSjhweL1lR/s1600/item8.rendition.slideshowVertical.09_glam_baths.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stephen Sills and James Huniford "created a master bath with floor-to-ceiling French doors that open to the garden. They discovered the antique Italian marble sarcophagus tub in Belgium, and the circa-1910 chandelier is French."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A residence in the Midwest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Stephen Sills and James Huniford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Mary E. Nichols.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Make a Splash"</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> (May 2003). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxfri03T2SKK-TwMF4VBjMR6rk0_D9fVwOV-Jgl2ycpETJyesGRJyxDbAjo19p4iX5qFlIxnVxnfT27BxopUfxh7G2prwY_F5BrE6kF3pDJZYv5gDl8Ptr0-bNPsMUaaIKm3eDtCVZrT_/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.vicente-wolf-09-bathroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxfri03T2SKK-TwMF4VBjMR6rk0_D9fVwOV-Jgl2ycpETJyesGRJyxDbAjo19p4iX5qFlIxnVxnfT27BxopUfxh7G2prwY_F5BrE6kF3pDJZYv5gDl8Ptr0-bNPsMUaaIKm3eDtCVZrT_/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.vicente-wolf-09-bathroom.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Richard Prince silkscreen hangs on the bathroom's antiqued-mirror wall, next to a marble sink from VW Home; the snakeskin console is by Garrison Rousseau."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York City apartment of a movie executive and his wife.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.vicentewolf.com/" target="_blank">Vicente Wolf</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by 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/2013-01/vicente-wolf-park-avenue-manhattan-apartment-slideshow_slideshow_item9_10" target="_blank">Breaking the Mold</a>" produced by Howard Christian.<br /><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C-1S2qjhB0EtK6vOSB4MamAabBd8SKhyjb7ECMPE_8oG8sTGI3ySY1ZzabMNpwQewlA0tSGSZIjdrj37oSCUfzQ-CS8kM-8UJsqVvwH8c-eFpqncqgXT5Ck4bizdnkK-SxendyW9D4Ey/s1600/08-hbx-pan-fountain-whitson-0613-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C-1S2qjhB0EtK6vOSB4MamAabBd8SKhyjb7ECMPE_8oG8sTGI3ySY1ZzabMNpwQewlA0tSGSZIjdrj37oSCUfzQ-CS8kM-8UJsqVvwH8c-eFpqncqgXT5Ck4bizdnkK-SxendyW9D4Ey/s1600/08-hbx-pan-fountain-whitson-0613-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A garden urn and a Pan fountain are the washbasin and waterspout in the powder room. A brass finial serves as the faucet."</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tennessee home of antiques dealer Jeannette Whitson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jeannette Whitson, <a href="http://www.gardenvarietydesign.com/" target="_blank">Garden Variety Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Watson.</span><br /><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-10" target="_blank">A Nashville House with an Old Soul</a>" by Barbara King.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmC5MUS1jgyiFe-nTmXw2jn0MJ2KCnBKuGCKe_XipKz6C8bt7duVd2fqDy4LbkTb8xDtbE8XgqxM-C2RH2UZ5oGazIjmcTftt6toGeXzR5Ldi1axMwwB8A7spac30GfLyHveHb5JdKg03/s1600/page0006_i2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmC5MUS1jgyiFe-nTmXw2jn0MJ2KCnBKuGCKe_XipKz6C8bt7duVd2fqDy4LbkTb8xDtbE8XgqxM-C2RH2UZ5oGazIjmcTftt6toGeXzR5Ldi1axMwwB8A7spac30GfLyHveHb5JdKg03/s1600/page0006_i2.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image from <a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a>'s media kit<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13.63636302947998px; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><a href="http://www.milieu-mag.com/" target="_blank">Milieu</a> is a magazine created by interior designer Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></span></div><br /><br />

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