A Toast to the New Year

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ring out the old, ring in the new,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ring, happy bells, across the snow;</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The year is going, let him go;</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ring out the false, ring in the true.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alfred, Lord Tennyson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In Memoriam</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A toast to the new year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy 2013!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhzWUVaNIE_pwBMNUkG82ZbjF1EV-00pNI2yKdKedJ2dBZPL_w32MLt-4AfDizi5yfJLrqIN_rtxW9e2wUHQZxC9lcceefNdilBhLtg-7bXxDeEQvtm8Jb5ft_Y4FOQ3lqNlB-FSvm4euP3/s1600/01-hbx-faux-bois-bar-ertegun-1112-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWUVaNIE_pwBMNUkG82ZbjF1EV-00pNI2yKdKedJ2dBZPL_w32MLt-4AfDizi5yfJLrqIN_rtxW9e2wUHQZxC9lcceefNdilBhLtg-7bXxDeEQvtm8Jb5ft_Y4FOQ3lqNlB-FSvm4euP3/s640/01-hbx-faux-bois-bar-ertegun-1112-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The homeowner asked artist Richard Woods to work his fun, faux-bois magic on the bar, transforming a closet-like space into a vivid focal point."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mica Ertegun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/photos/home-bar-design-ideas-1012?click=main_sr#slide-1">Photography by Alec Hemer</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cordial Spirit" produced by Doretta Sperduto and Rebecca de Ravenel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2012).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxODfTXPLNqrzn4xQn8B0VwwdyBtrD5pLjIAL92lzsuiR4C8U46QN_L5JXX2b3hz6T-0QtAD5JDjV9ik0GHXWJGpIxyMVxe-eigbNQA3KSORjU0R1Hxp-l9HaWytQE7Fpn4jxs7VPDadtE/s1600/impromptu-bar-m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxODfTXPLNqrzn4xQn8B0VwwdyBtrD5pLjIAL92lzsuiR4C8U46QN_L5JXX2b3hz6T-0QtAD5JDjV9ik0GHXWJGpIxyMVxe-eigbNQA3KSORjU0R1Hxp-l9HaWytQE7Fpn4jxs7VPDadtE/s640/impromptu-bar-m.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bar created by <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laurey W. Glenn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/solutions/how-to-stock-the-bar-00417000080189/">How to Stock the Bar</a>" by Zoe Gowen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiutWncLSTFFNPmP6V6z6t0TE2QAqCEA1ajZWl6alWdk9csHckrrnZ81_YmIV6-m6COZHyuMj4bDlRZ6We-RwQjevd9wLE8DMwRMaIEmnAIbj5B9oFrDoFekiKTmKzXZ9N2T1H3VXxDi-/s1600/101841384_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiutWncLSTFFNPmP6V6z6t0TE2QAqCEA1ajZWl6alWdk9csHckrrnZ81_YmIV6-m6COZHyuMj4bDlRZ6We-RwQjevd9wLE8DMwRMaIEmnAIbj5B9oFrDoFekiKTmKzXZ9N2T1H3VXxDi-/s640/101841384_ss.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Dujardin redesigned the bar's cabinetry. By providing more counter space as well as drawers and a wine refrigerator below, the functionality of the bar increased dramatically."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer home on Nantucket Island owned by designer Trudy Dujardin and her husband, Frank Fasanella.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect/Interior designer: Trudy Dujardin, <a href="http://dujardindesign.com/">Dujardin Design Assoc. Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Terry Pommett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/greenspace/eco-friendly-summer-home_ss6.html">Before and After: Eco-Friendly Summer House</a>" written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8B9lw6v7NZP9yeA6eAOHdf59kwlY3qpl7Du_hgncYbZel2UzbXaJOYuXpnjNpX9pdK9TDQZ8hidgqUOIRbT9-gJIO_Hfem3GVVOccaulwcxSM5Jp-vkTZ7QTrVcW1fU4TI_hBlJmi0G7/s1600/img_newhousenewkitchen_l6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8B9lw6v7NZP9yeA6eAOHdf59kwlY3qpl7Du_hgncYbZel2UzbXaJOYuXpnjNpX9pdK9TDQZ8hidgqUOIRbT9-gJIO_Hfem3GVVOccaulwcxSM5Jp-vkTZ7QTrVcW1fU4TI_hBlJmi0G7/s640/img_newhousenewkitchen_l6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique hutch from New England was converted to a wet bar adjacent to the kitchen." Faucet by <a href="http://www.kohler.com/">Kohler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naples, Florida vacation home of Sydney and Charlie Jerabek.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Molly Frey (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerabek), <a href="http://mollyfreydesign.com/">Molly Frey Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural consultation by Mario La Mendola, La Mendola Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Partenio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/kitchens/newhouse-newkitchen_ss6.html">New House New Kitchen</a>" produced by Stacy Kunstel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATaybkXOPRww5A1aC2H2CNi5O43mx8BZOGpHrNvZyYaZSP_cAftWWrjG7CoFDxJlrFCWFf1DhStn3waOCcyahY9TvTuFc_jBQM5LcpQ0hJxiy8N4o0bZ_7qGkVHXNK_wfkpih6SU2tDzB/s1600/img_newhousenewkitchen_l7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATaybkXOPRww5A1aC2H2CNi5O43mx8BZOGpHrNvZyYaZSP_cAftWWrjG7CoFDxJlrFCWFf1DhStn3waOCcyahY9TvTuFc_jBQM5LcpQ0hJxiy8N4o0bZ_7qGkVHXNK_wfkpih6SU2tDzB/s640/img_newhousenewkitchen_l7.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Next to the wet bar, the Jerabeks added a small climate-controlled room for storing wines. Although the antique French bottle corker does work, it is for display only."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naples, Florida vacation home of Sydney and Charlie Jerabek.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Molly Frey (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerabek), <a href="http://mollyfreydesign.com/">Molly Frey Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural consultation by Mario La Mendola, La Mendola Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Partenio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/kitchens/newhouse-newkitchen_ss7.html">New House New Kitchen</a>" produced by Stacy Kunstel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_F7vQj9A_0hFLuDvQJWgpvLP5P4nZgLNpp4D_I5vi06qlCVgk_FU9GCGKiJ9v0SuNkZKxN0WLZ9BcE7m4oD9wygxcvkbX3wxXOf0NVVzTvU8GCNqhsS6G18ixyWYrFilaoWxI06gbynS/s1600/hbx-wooden-wine-cabinet-1110-DesignerVisions18-de-76122600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_F7vQj9A_0hFLuDvQJWgpvLP5P4nZgLNpp4D_I5vi06qlCVgk_FU9GCGKiJ9v0SuNkZKxN0WLZ9BcE7m4oD9wygxcvkbX3wxXOf0NVVzTvU8GCNqhsS6G18ixyWYrFilaoWxI06gbynS/s640/hbx-wooden-wine-cabinet-1110-DesignerVisions18-de-76122600.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique bookcase doubles as a bar."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York City apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jim and <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/designer-visions-somethings-gotta-give-1110#slide-9">An Apartment Inspired by <i>Something's Gotta Give</i></a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghczIg8s1TQrIoU2msXk-gCs7I4HDq55CKU29UZ7WXYRh05XSV-Ms200FSrxjN4GWA2N_BLu4XNeX9vOjOU2r_7bUSqVuBxyuV3m__Sc3_3bM6AprDvRpzxSGv_GI12cV-bLaTabTdfZnm/s1600/101756966_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghczIg8s1TQrIoU2msXk-gCs7I4HDq55CKU29UZ7WXYRh05XSV-Ms200FSrxjN4GWA2N_BLu4XNeX9vOjOU2r_7bUSqVuBxyuV3m__Sc3_3bM6AprDvRpzxSGv_GI12cV-bLaTabTdfZnm/s640/101756966_ss.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Skip's ingenious solution to avoiding the off-putting look of a bar in the living room. Now you see it . . ." (see photo below)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Washington, D.C. home of Skip Sroka.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Skip Sroka, <a href="http://srokadesign.com/">Sroka Design Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Anne Decker, <a href="http://annedeckerarchitects.com/">Anne Decker Architects</a>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: <a href="http://gibsonbuilders.com/">Gibson Builders</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/designer-Sroka-home_ss7.html">Designer Skip Sroka's Own House</a>" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiit_PmScoiaF5WbA2xKxcmcw6sHnCFrrg0CaE9oDFAZ1KjQnQuzK9_Rv707taCAcZqm5S4HXsm6wwnMJo7kIe5kmFkqplEYGYnK5cIjNc-xN_zh1WX6LMZsb6jAsxkPEoqGByYJ34qnLoE/s1600/101756967_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiit_PmScoiaF5WbA2xKxcmcw6sHnCFrrg0CaE9oDFAZ1KjQnQuzK9_Rv707taCAcZqm5S4HXsm6wwnMJo7kIe5kmFkqplEYGYnK5cIjNc-xN_zh1WX6LMZsb6jAsxkPEoqGByYJ34qnLoE/s640/101756967_ss.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">". . . now you don't. The beautiful paneling conceals the bar [seen open in previous photo] when it's not in use. 'I think there are a lot of practical things we use on our lives that we need to hide,' Skip says. 'That's what I've done here.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Washington, D.C. home of Skip Sroka.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Skip Sroka, <a href="http://srokadesign.com/">Sroka Design Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/designer-Sroka-home_ss8.html">Designer Skip Sroka's Own House</a>" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEjX9QeOA2fynYvyiqRg5ri2a7AZp3dY3zz5ytofY1PqPIPK-vGaDwH02oBmhHTi2_AU6cid3Cc8hHbkOuahho0JMImimuTtvlGDz7cfc5FSbtBC7yEFVc_3dKdN2L66A4-iyR3pPwLMycJT/s1600/05-hbx-vintage-bar-heekin-barber-1111-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9QeOA2fynYvyiqRg5ri2a7AZp3dY3zz5ytofY1PqPIPK-vGaDwH02oBmhHTi2_AU6cid3Cc8hHbkOuahho0JMImimuTtvlGDz7cfc5FSbtBC7yEFVc_3dKdN2L66A4-iyR3pPwLMycJT/s640/05-hbx-vintage-bar-heekin-barber-1111-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room of their Barnard, Vermont cottage, Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber set up a sumptuous old-world bar on her childhood desk, placed against a backdrop of vintage wallpaper from Second Hand Rose."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ditte Isager.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/vermont-country-cottage-1111#slide-10">A Cozy Vermont Cottage</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiFQQk0Ozi5iqGT6OUS1s-0GzR9tUy3N7A_tJcxEk3fzn0Y-Hcl-83FPum5_p7hyphenhyphennt1-oThn2Sjw-T_MHz3OHiEAHRK1xC8cbZK04GOJJAKxiOf3UuyJOxxeSQ68X5uWaWaamUIwpBj7W/s1600/hbx-well-lillian-heekin-barber-colorful-bookshelf-with-flowers-112011-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiFQQk0Ozi5iqGT6OUS1s-0GzR9tUy3N7A_tJcxEk3fzn0Y-Hcl-83FPum5_p7hyphenhyphennt1-oThn2Sjw-T_MHz3OHiEAHRK1xC8cbZK04GOJJAKxiOf3UuyJOxxeSQ68X5uWaWaamUIwpBj7W/s640/hbx-well-lillian-heekin-barber-colorful-bookshelf-with-flowers-112011-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A bookcase is designed with a mantel-like shelf 'to make it hearthlike, since we don't have a proper fireplace,' Heekin says."</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Barnard, Vermont cottage of Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ditte Isager.</span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/vermont-country-cottage-1111#slide-8">A Cozy Vermont Cottage</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2011).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUcTmhLtQNGU-ifrpYyIVbwkbUKbcKmgZvKK5xz6XRi3pHGJZ99pqhzm2MqgRv7D63eDw7xqTroMSato9QYWlKvj2OOMnCd5ESTjNg6ZxBgPH4hJ7ZndsigCQ7JPZu0wbbtXNAvBuST7n/s1600/hbx-designer-visions-rockwell-group-bar-1112-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUcTmhLtQNGU-ifrpYyIVbwkbUKbcKmgZvKK5xz6XRi3pHGJZ99pqhzm2MqgRv7D63eDw7xqTroMSato9QYWlKvj2OOMnCd5ESTjNg6ZxBgPH4hJ7ZndsigCQ7JPZu0wbbtXNAvBuST7n/s640/hbx-designer-visions-rockwell-group-bar-1112-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by a gentleman's smoking lounge, the bar, built by C. Stasky, is clad in Maya Romanoff's True Metals Coffers. William Yeoward crystal. Ebony Pearl Silestone counter."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment in 1906 red-brick warehouse on western edge of Manhattan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/designer-visions-david-rockwell-1112?click=main_sr#slide-9">House Beautiful 2012 Designer Visions Showhouse</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by David Rockwell, Rockwell Group.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by Sabine Rothman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNj6fb7ZZ86oTGAQAf27sQbGQPZ1UnUHPdRkFSmTgC-d4-HhJe_2bqNuW9Garpw9g9FlAdgs_Y47NJI5iOdT55ZwPy-kAQNsO5EMEQXOq5WPf_6FHUju1SZTSXMN3haIfWyiNlsCjf5Kum/s1600/101676239_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNj6fb7ZZ86oTGAQAf27sQbGQPZ1UnUHPdRkFSmTgC-d4-HhJe_2bqNuW9Garpw9g9FlAdgs_Y47NJI5iOdT55ZwPy-kAQNsO5EMEQXOq5WPf_6FHUju1SZTSXMN3haIfWyiNlsCjf5Kum/s640/101676239_ss.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Once a closet, the wet bar in the media room is now handy when settling in to watch a movie."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1947 Georgian Colonial in Hickory, North Carolina - home to Bob Williams and Stephen Heavner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Bob Williams, <a href="http://mgbwhome.com/">Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams</a>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Contractor: Glaze Construction Co.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/renovation-classic-house_ss6.html">Classic House, Major Renovation</a>" produced by Andrea Caughey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiC66VRX3Wl0B4RjYwbIQ6pmPe5ypLxdRgb5YYGg0jb0koGkIY8fC7evt_B8Wjk6UyuxiMilsf6c6Cz31Anq4J7N-JiPzZy8eIarYvLpZonv0lJo6jqwVltssa-_-JYgDsVlJEtsF145L/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.atelier-am-04-entrance-gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiC66VRX3Wl0B4RjYwbIQ6pmPe5ypLxdRgb5YYGg0jb0koGkIY8fC7evt_B8Wjk6UyuxiMilsf6c6Cz31Anq4J7N-JiPzZy8eIarYvLpZonv0lJo6jqwVltssa-_-JYgDsVlJEtsF145L/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.atelier-am-04-entrance-gallery.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Marc Chagall painting graces the bar, which is paneled in distressed walnut."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Las Vegas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alexandra and Michael Misczynski of <a href="http://www.atelieram.com/">Atelier AM</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: <a href="http://www.williamhablinski.com/">William Hablinski</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/atelier-am-william-hablinski-las-vegas-house-slideshow#slide=5">Classic Inclination</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HdtoI2fPrZVKgorg5OzwX55TTludOojmYRCutWCF2KMZx860nOorUCdkh1N2k4zswgIs5f4oiVuCA0w6xl5dUZfHZfrhfwgq8zCVW5gSXwFlirrLYYJJQoCE4fU8EYNghQXAMjR6wXs-/s1600/emanuele-filiberto-EDC-1112-13-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HdtoI2fPrZVKgorg5OzwX55TTludOojmYRCutWCF2KMZx860nOorUCdkh1N2k4zswgIs5f4oiVuCA0w6xl5dUZfHZfrhfwgq8zCVW5gSXwFlirrLYYJJQoCE4fU8EYNghQXAMjR6wXs-/s640/emanuele-filiberto-EDC-1112-13-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A metal-and-mirror bar cabinet doubles as a chessboard; the painting at right is by Robert Rauschenberg, and a pair of palettes used by the painter Balthus is mounted on a mobile."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stone "castle" on Lake Geneva that is home to Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gianni Franchellucci.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/prince-emanuele-filiberto-castle?click=main_sr#slide-7">Royal Treatment</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/">Elle Decor</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90Naw-XFkoX7sdQ8PPmjzOp3n5P6v9P_wg2XYGE0fhuOaEgchmbwAFp3jVIirShWHLBsKyD5Efotb-i4nyfO_MyX7QVyE2YAszof2No7NddTMfwi3mXbe1IMMOF_IpQyYtnxfNCGdOPLC/s1600/BlogUnionJackTradHome2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90Naw-XFkoX7sdQ8PPmjzOp3n5P6v9P_wg2XYGE0fhuOaEgchmbwAFp3jVIirShWHLBsKyD5Efotb-i4nyfO_MyX7QVyE2YAszof2No7NddTMfwi3mXbe1IMMOF_IpQyYtnxfNCGdOPLC/s640/BlogUnionJackTradHome2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wine room by Carol Egan and Wayne Nathan, <a href="http://nathanegan.com/">Nathan Egan Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom-made wine cabinets from Christopher Peacock were painted electric blue as a brilliant partner to the graphic black-and-white scheme. The Union Jack backsplash is constructed from Irish blue limestone - honed, polished, and distressed to create a subtle image of the British flag."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/hampton-2010-designer-showhouse_ss43.html">Traditional Home Hampton Designer Showhouse 2010</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBT0CnCBkm_AHOtT3uAEoDunFD4l_d33IkM8c5JzcNetgtXx7WvqxBam953Yp7VA6xZCpqZ2OTWGsDVts1okLCikrjBOa-BDGq1mW_4gW0BWTFSudqoZjAKTA1QwqJ5mi6WkPUgfBWnOz/s1600/barnaba-fornasetti-EDC-01-13-02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBT0CnCBkm_AHOtT3uAEoDunFD4l_d33IkM8c5JzcNetgtXx7WvqxBam953Yp7VA6xZCpqZ2OTWGsDVts1okLCikrjBOa-BDGq1mW_4gW0BWTFSudqoZjAKTA1QwqJ5mi6WkPUgfBWnOz/s640/barnaba-fornasetti-EDC-01-13-02-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bar cart by Piero Fornasetti adorned with trompe l'oeil bows.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Milan home of Barnaba Fornasetti, son of the late Piero Fornasetti.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Andrea Ferrari.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/fornasetti-home-milan?click=main_sr#slide-4">Magical Thinking</a>" styled and produced by Paola Moretti.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (January 2013).</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Enrico Decca (Originally in <i>Elle Decor</i> India.)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mng7LyQ46-LWY1vppYv8rdp3TuEq1jWLclD0A7AyGKNtFe7ANpd2txQ1xmpbSuG9B645NePzpbuvDcC6dJQv_SRkMjhcQyptLBMIQcxS7smSRk3YkUZwgBr_FQ0zHgKNYjPFAmGnDOEp/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.carla-fendi-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mng7LyQ46-LWY1vppYv8rdp3TuEq1jWLclD0A7AyGKNtFe7ANpd2txQ1xmpbSuG9B645NePzpbuvDcC6dJQv_SRkMjhcQyptLBMIQcxS7smSRk3YkUZwgBr_FQ0zHgKNYjPFAmGnDOEp/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.carla-fendi-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room features a metal bar made by Francois-Xavier Lalanne for Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Oberto Gili.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/carla-fendi-rome-palazzo-home-slideshow#slide=3">Carla Fendi's Eclectic Roman Apartment</a>" written and produced by Marella Caracciolo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvcCRv9aS-wcADhCAoT2vBA4OQ83OXuKzI02xN2LHj9yLCbN4PNAtG_CCbEnIUIxINpYJD7qUYa7iYaZa9zMWAeTBFz3e2bNT5H4CXZYlfFaC3seRrLCyZvdOM3kHuinnEM7wkUU7R2z2/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.carla-fendi-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvcCRv9aS-wcADhCAoT2vBA4OQ83OXuKzI02xN2LHj9yLCbN4PNAtG_CCbEnIUIxINpYJD7qUYa7iYaZa9zMWAeTBFz3e2bNT5H4CXZYlfFaC3seRrLCyZvdOM3kHuinnEM7wkUU7R2z2/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.carla-fendi-03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room features a metal bar made by Francois-Xavier Lalanne for Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge. On one side of the living room, a pair of Lalanne bronzes - a desk in the form of a preening mountain sheep and a ram stool - flank a seating area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Oberto Gili.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/carla-fendi-rome-palazzo-home-slideshow#slide=4">Carla Fendi's Eclectic Roman Apartment</a>" written and produced by Marella Caracciolo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012).</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

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