Glass and Steel

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my frequently re-pinned images on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/aflippenlife/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> is a photo of a study area closed off by glass and steel sliding doors: </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Opn3sXo1UAN8qBw83jEWwtjA2V1q-BrHm1WWWmXen0z8Lp0AHBoJPABdXESvb_V-zJaw4zTp5GoFsQYHg5mb4pxLuwaXHE3p-uge2u4Ouc6n7ITQoorYCsBpKlldrzOJ9W91Lgyb9ns_/s1600/white-kitchen-1206_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Opn3sXo1UAN8qBw83jEWwtjA2V1q-BrHm1WWWmXen0z8Lp0AHBoJPABdXESvb_V-zJaw4zTp5GoFsQYHg5mb4pxLuwaXHE3p-uge2u4Ouc6n7ITQoorYCsBpKlldrzOJ9W91Lgyb9ns_/s1600/white-kitchen-1206_xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sliding glass-and-steel echo the windows and close off the study area. An Aeron chair stands at each workstation."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-connecticut-1206#slide-3" target="_blank">Casual Comfort in Greenwich, Connecticut</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (December 2006).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sally Markham created the space in this popular pin, and many other designers - Pamela Pierce, Madeline Stuart, Bobby McAlpine, and Alexandra and Michael Misczynki of Atelier Am - use steel and glass windows and doors in their projects. These portals can unify the interior and exterior of a home - inviting the outside in with a simple, yet elegant frame. They work in a variety of residences - from a mountain home in North Carolina to elegant historic manors in Houston and Chicago to the sprawling eco-friendly compound a celebrity couple created in Los Angeles. Take a look at these examples . . .  </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyziel02XK8CE8A1MxQLbmH6lx7rYmBUUGweFtuMcxmCrSRMfX81EIPoVuezMzS2wGwryaO_mQhvJgYEfaR8F09wXYGhYF7_fzT5A0AVJlKwdcQbaPTXZb3zNlFgNvvTTz850eM8oqW556/s1600/white-dining-room-1206_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyziel02XK8CE8A1MxQLbmH6lx7rYmBUUGweFtuMcxmCrSRMfX81EIPoVuezMzS2wGwryaO_mQhvJgYEfaR8F09wXYGhYF7_fzT5A0AVJlKwdcQbaPTXZb3zNlFgNvvTTz850eM8oqW556/s1600/white-dining-room-1206_xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Interior designer Sally Markham designed the banquette, covered in Grandeau faux leather in Spearmint from Hines. Wyeth's split-bamboo breakfast table is surrounded by Speke Klein's Ideal chairs."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sally Markham.</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;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/kitchen-otm-connecticut-1206#slide-2" target="_blank">Casual Comfort in Greenwich, Connecticut</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (December 2006).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some before-and-after photos of work by interior designer Madeline Stuart. The steel-and-glass doors transform an ordinary space and draw the eye toward the verdant landscape outside . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6888_AF8Vo_BTF-7Zfg0mdLvhkPsGT_mh3E9S_zGBn_W7po6H9L5jmgb9WZuDlipwsfTKSKfmOXe97tqYszJf_xTeyPXHbsmHttuhA6W6hSA0IKUNJqTTy_pVj6iUdbbJCDaBe_wsTuo8/s1600/windows-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6888_AF8Vo_BTF-7Zfg0mdLvhkPsGT_mh3E9S_zGBn_W7po6H9L5jmgb9WZuDlipwsfTKSKfmOXe97tqYszJf_xTeyPXHbsmHttuhA6W6hSA0IKUNJqTTy_pVj6iUdbbJCDaBe_wsTuo8/s1600/windows-de.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stuart inserted this steel-and-glass door (new windows at right) to frame a spectacular vista. Featured in the February 2010 issue."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Before" photo on left: Madeline Stuart.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"After" photo on right: Victoria Pearson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/makeover-of-la-house?click=img_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Makeover of an L.A. House: Before and After</a>"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</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/AVvXsEh4g11cyl58WPfakhQ7AvcExq7KL2kQv5Hh9z1iM1ojdp-Es1vX3ceKTrfTKmxpj3hd9jf7ee8rrZccbHA5m6-bI56Qe3Xz6wYXf0eB8j3FERYI-ayNe_rJaVp26HAwSJdNL3XUXsWR8yh5/s1600/BlogSteelAndGlassVerandaJulyAug2008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g11cyl58WPfakhQ7AvcExq7KL2kQv5Hh9z1iM1ojdp-Es1vX3ceKTrfTKmxpj3hd9jf7ee8rrZccbHA5m6-bI56Qe3Xz6wYXf0eB8j3FERYI-ayNe_rJaVp26HAwSJdNL3XUXsWR8yh5/s1600/BlogSteelAndGlassVerandaJulyAug2008.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In bath, custom vanity and steel doors; Niermann Weeks sconce; Florentine 18th-c. chandelier; antique French stool; stone floor and countertop by Compas; <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> faucetry."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dan and Luana Romanelli's home on the Malibu coast.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.madelinestuart.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Madeline Stuart</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by <a href="http://www.giannettiarchitects.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Stephen Giannetti</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo by Dominique Vorillon.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Leading With Style" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (July - August 2008).</span></div><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/AVvXsEjlYkNi7NPTZhM7htjfJYpW8JgHFMzmWJ9baYwQCdLTLMBr7Jq8QWIzkiSFO9SXWLWFDOwyCZ8yiq2CZJ4IST8gWM1iwGHQX_c5qtha9lNg2pMPFlxx6yFJoauqpea6YR6V6jnxflJhQI05/s1600/ver-pierce-2-0511-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYkNi7NPTZhM7htjfJYpW8JgHFMzmWJ9baYwQCdLTLMBr7Jq8QWIzkiSFO9SXWLWFDOwyCZ8yiq2CZJ4IST8gWM1iwGHQX_c5qtha9lNg2pMPFlxx6yFJoauqpea6YR6V6jnxflJhQI05/s1600/ver-pierce-2-0511-mdn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston designer Pamela Pierce recommends old casement doors and windows with thin mullions: "This is a style that they often used in the 20s when they built houses. I like the appearance of old steel casement doors and windows with thin mullions because it adds character and increases light in the space. I have them custom made and use them as often as possible. They work in a variety of projects from a beach house in Manhattan Beach and hacienda in El Paso to a French-style house in Houston."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce, </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/designer-pamela-pierce-design-tips?click=main_sr#slide-3" target="_blank">Well-Advised: Pamela Pierce</a>" by Catherine Lee Davis.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pamela Pierce uses steel casement doors in her own house, as you can see in the photo below . . . </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/AVvXsEjarNpOAAtDZcLE2QePA2pjmL95aQ1fiQe6xCr95mYotnBu1502ZtfsnryOniWUdOxzTyTwew2e6RFjZOz7GYScivNoB3bSfsriuWJX2xFJBBscd5K9Q6mLEK9BUDl9WpRP6QIqMm3Bmg2D/s1600/VDX-06-kitchen-design-pamela-pierce-stainless-steel-island-0313-lgnVeranda6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarNpOAAtDZcLE2QePA2pjmL95aQ1fiQe6xCr95mYotnBu1502ZtfsnryOniWUdOxzTyTwew2e6RFjZOz7GYScivNoB3bSfsriuWJX2xFJBBscd5K9Q6mLEK9BUDl9WpRP6QIqMm3Bmg2D/s1600/VDX-06-kitchen-design-pamela-pierce-stainless-steel-island-0313-lgnVeranda6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;">"A wall of steel doors opens the kitchen to the garden. Custom stainless steel island. Bull from a 19th-c. French butcher shop."</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <em><span style="font-style: normal;">Interior designer Pamela Pierce's 1926 stucco manse in Houston's Museum District.</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <em><span style="font-style: normal;">Interior design by homeowner Pamela Pierce, <a href="http://www.ppiercedesigns.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Pierce Designs and Associates</a>.</span></em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></span></em></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/white-home-decorating-ideas?click=main_sr#slide-6" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Pamela Pierce's Houston House</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></span></em></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></em><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpgh4O8w_OmlPd0IgD2urk1F5fpyJDtNe0Dal7V0Vsm5DZRIGDJUdV27C9Fmq-Hvn6Uvqp3J34yeFujt5IT0svbkPkNTe9fuWwfOFOQQPLR-RR9_C-6KJZ4LFG78gBUY1pMStRk1g4W3D/s1600/05-hbx-lucca-antiques-chandelier-barrett-0313-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpgh4O8w_OmlPd0IgD2urk1F5fpyJDtNe0Dal7V0Vsm5DZRIGDJUdV27C9Fmq-Hvn6Uvqp3J34yeFujt5IT0svbkPkNTe9fuWwfOFOQQPLR-RR9_C-6KJZ4LFG78gBUY1pMStRk1g4W3D/s1600/05-hbx-lucca-antiques-chandelier-barrett-0313-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"When we gutted the original kitchen, we lifted the ceiling, pushed the walls out, and added a huge steel window with French doors. You look out on a garden with lavender, roses, and citrus trees. That's where all the color is. When you cut some flowers and bring them in, the color happens organically." </span></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitchen in Los Angeles, California.</span></span></em><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Chris Barrett.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylist: Sean McGowan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Christine Pittel.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/kitchens/dream/wood-kitchen-ideas-0313#slide-7" target="_blank">Kitchen of the Month</a>" produced by Samantha Emmerling.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2013).</span></div><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/AVvXsEinC2kcY7s-53mnrwnUzvbvw5f9DjMnv3uy2-ejhhKIhpjB3d2jVj7_4z5aV2pVvl9z_NOp0iHnAXDUvcCxFqWF-twBf21BYD5gmE_l7XU2N7yyUrCg3NcpPLGeJfNF1aiajS4DnFjJxLwQ/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.atelier-am-13-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/AVvXsEinC2kcY7s-53mnrwnUzvbvw5f9DjMnv3uy2-ejhhKIhpjB3d2jVj7_4z5aV2pVvl9z_NOp0iHnAXDUvcCxFqWF-twBf21BYD5gmE_l7XU2N7yyUrCg3NcpPLGeJfNF1aiajS4DnFjJxLwQ/s1600/item11.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.atelier-am-13-master-bath.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 17th-century Italian walnut throne chair meets antique terra-cotta flooring in the master bath."</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: <a href="http://www.williamhablinski.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">William Hablinski</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alexandra and Michael Misczynski, Atelier AM.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><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=12" 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">A Classical Las Vegas Home</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><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/AVvXsEjy_gZiiCKQrnwHtjnqutqr-eo8XPB8SGb3Sc_KWFgyxjaSV7PEtkbkLWuu-Ou_HIV7Stfsn-y4Lx0rez9yfhGovckuWLTKEIfqswzvPoc8WBohSRRdqZFSCZAxbTBMoPs-7UqOccCJRXZb/s1600/AtelierAMMarch2010-lgn-81420148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_gZiiCKQrnwHtjnqutqr-eo8XPB8SGb3Sc_KWFgyxjaSV7PEtkbkLWuu-Ou_HIV7Stfsn-y4Lx0rez9yfhGovckuWLTKEIfqswzvPoc8WBohSRRdqZFSCZAxbTBMoPs-7UqOccCJRXZb/s1600/AtelierAMMarch2010-lgn-81420148.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alexandra and Michael Misczynski, Atelier AM.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/bathroom-decorating-inspiration-verandas-most-memorable-spaces#slide-1" target="_blank">Well-Lived: Bathrooms in Veranda</a>" by Dayle Wood.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (March 2010).</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6rC1l1PCWoWFV0qNZSs0Z469KfMazTxt0DVmckgmLIsCkQ1xjbMA32qTxVGPf9X0gOo3UCg4nNbsnJYzcQgBfM6t8N3Bfxo5kyBwpraXs0pNGu6cO7nPjcJF1LwPfL6btkbIi_hyjMKN/s1600/annivMISCZYNSKI0412-QC4HtJ-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6rC1l1PCWoWFV0qNZSs0Z469KfMazTxt0DVmckgmLIsCkQ1xjbMA32qTxVGPf9X0gOo3UCg4nNbsnJYzcQgBfM6t8N3Bfxo5kyBwpraXs0pNGu6cO7nPjcJF1LwPfL6btkbIi_hyjMKN/s1600/annivMISCZYNSKI0412-QC4HtJ-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A free-thinking duo sees the modernity in the shape of a George III cabinet and has the imagination to pair it with contemporary furnishings in a spare, gallery-like setting."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alexandra and Michael Misczynski, Atelier AM.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Coolidge.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/looking-back-verandas-most-memorable-rooms-0412#slide-7" target="_blank">The Archives: <i>Veranda</i>'s Most Memorable Rooms</a> by Mario Lopez-Cordero.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</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/AVvXsEg9HT-XN1T2zpyi3C99IGqAxA5jS80XKxnjRaJBsVv7rLp0-BHsNgknqAu48Rr8FmxsaHO7D3O18EzdoarZdE9XqZEjwxnoK1sldL8PrMAVnAb-2H-U-7BLV4V3Q-n5g9rW7VSmAzMrLMmx/s1600/10-111612_11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HT-XN1T2zpyi3C99IGqAxA5jS80XKxnjRaJBsVv7rLp0-BHsNgknqAu48Rr8FmxsaHO7D3O18EzdoarZdE9XqZEjwxnoK1sldL8PrMAVnAb-2H-U-7BLV4V3Q-n5g9rW7VSmAzMrLMmx/s1600/10-111612_11.png" width="600" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.janusetcie.com/" target="_blank">Janus et Cie</a> umbrella and iron furniture. Windowed steel doors manufactured by Hope's. Sisal rug. Table flowers by Ex Floreus of Lake Forest."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">French Norman-style manor house near Lake Michigan in the Village of Lake Bluff, an historic Chicago suburb.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gail Plechaty, <a href="http://www.gailplechaty.com/" target="_blank">Real Simple Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Dorothy and Barton Herbert.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Janet Mesic Mackie.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Hilary Rose.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Dana Micucci. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Chicago Harmony"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</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/AVvXsEgkfH73XKeVNB0u957Tj-rP8Qmnk2Tn2xMMBB4WfLzMKCcWkf_zvrcFyC113-yObFX_iqd7jHgpOUjY3jT_PS80AGBQYCCMdqSAyxEvOI18ndBTuCqs8KoWgZCMFM8JeP_8d1WFJ0TUGclJ/s1600/O1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfH73XKeVNB0u957Tj-rP8Qmnk2Tn2xMMBB4WfLzMKCcWkf_zvrcFyC113-yObFX_iqd7jHgpOUjY3jT_PS80AGBQYCCMdqSAyxEvOI18ndBTuCqs8KoWgZCMFM8JeP_8d1WFJ0TUGclJ/s1600/O1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Barn-style structure in distressed redwood with custom steel doors leads to courtyard and house. Brookstone concrete balls."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new Napa Valley home. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Barbara Colvin, <a href="http://www.bcolvinco.com/" target="_blank">Barbara Colvin and Co.</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Howard Backen.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Claudia Schmidt.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by John Costello.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Napa Viewpoint"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (September - October 2006).</span><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxTIf7uikDgjx6F-zxyZNk4NEIE7TRscQcZrlYqEAhliogJUxzAlXVbOQeEPWXaEnGYh4J8SesZ-WKDuCJw0XeyGRWhF05fMMZdbhzpTfSix5lfBrXF52wd4J-uwhKS2DORPqJYgEKg2Z/s1600/O2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxTIf7uikDgjx6F-zxyZNk4NEIE7TRscQcZrlYqEAhliogJUxzAlXVbOQeEPWXaEnGYh4J8SesZ-WKDuCJw0XeyGRWhF05fMMZdbhzpTfSix5lfBrXF52wd4J-uwhKS2DORPqJYgEKg2Z/s1600/O2.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Barn-style structure in distressed redwood with custom steel doors leads to courtyard and house."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new Napa Valley home. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Barbara Colvin</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.bcolvinco.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Barbara Colvin and Co.</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Howard Backen.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Claudia Schmidt.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Alec Hemer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by John Costello.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Degen Pener.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Napa Viewpoint"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a> (September - October 2006).</span><br /><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJ19kwAMBv8PSTedZAcdSyRtnRXEdJ5Fb7T9uMraSk5ThkUWOSqIncrEoYNxhMb5NmVC9zHXNWLXU98ZqY4R1cmXFy4Va6AtenNgaH91jPGg6UvleHJDixQbKwUK7NEx0bmeLwZHt21j-/s1600/wicker-wood-covered-patio-1110-Rivers09-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJ19kwAMBv8PSTedZAcdSyRtnRXEdJ5Fb7T9uMraSk5ThkUWOSqIncrEoYNxhMb5NmVC9zHXNWLXU98ZqY4R1cmXFy4Va6AtenNgaH91jPGg6UvleHJDixQbKwUK7NEx0bmeLwZHt21j-/s1600/wicker-wood-covered-patio-1110-Rivers09-de.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Modern glass-and-steel doors set onto the glorious heart of the house: an open porch with canvas curtains to pull shut. The sofa and chairs are from Rusticks. The Orkney child's chair is from Mainly Baskets. Rug from Bounds Cave."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A young family's home in Cashiers, North Carolina.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Kathleen Rivers.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Stanley Dixon.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/blue-ridge-mountain-homes-1110?click=main_sr#slide-8" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; 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">A Rustic Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; 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">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/AVvXsEi2RQiNfX0a-m0IWesGetyeJrui_UG5GMODgSRAikcLGgR4QnsCvqNoL82FtfQMqDRAchQ4dooDXsBBs81dGsZP2hV-FP1NMQrYhsGneLNHLjk67rv1KMSjRhvekNZI1EJ8rqglaGSLCS22/s1600/ver-braithwait-window-0311-mdn+%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/AVvXsEi2RQiNfX0a-m0IWesGetyeJrui_UG5GMODgSRAikcLGgR4QnsCvqNoL82FtfQMqDRAchQ4dooDXsBBs81dGsZP2hV-FP1NMQrYhsGneLNHLjk67rv1KMSjRhvekNZI1EJ8rqglaGSLCS22/s1600/ver-braithwait-window-0311-mdn+%25281%2529.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://henselstone.com/" target="_blank">Henselstone</a> is a great source for steel windows. We used their heavy, oversized windows for our very contemporary house at the beach. Not only are they beautiful, but the quality is just fabulous."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Nancy Braithwaite.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Melanie Acevedo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/designers-ideas/nancy-braithwaite-designer-tips?click=img_sr#slide-1" target="_blank">Well-Advised: Nancy Braithwaite</a>" by Catherine Lee Davis.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxrtScf3THleBehf0yuDnbdnz8AvQWGnHWfhr4KiLFK9kB0t1llAYVns4zep-S8HvqZC7uZiaLs7FWCb_inv0aHzCnTNMgspFHOELmuVRIs0mHrwhcxQ25r458auRgHfghCfFNjVLIjQH/s1600/20-craftsmanship-bath-1107_xlgHB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxrtScf3THleBehf0yuDnbdnz8AvQWGnHWfhr4KiLFK9kB0t1llAYVns4zep-S8HvqZC7uZiaLs7FWCb_inv0aHzCnTNMgspFHOELmuVRIs0mHrwhcxQ25r458auRgHfghCfFNjVLIjQH/s1600/20-craftsmanship-bath-1107_xlgHB.jpg" width="500" /></a></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;">"In the master bathroom, the custom steel-and-glass enclosures for the two showers (see reflection in mirror) were handmade by Seekircher Steel Window Repair. Its hardware and the sink's are by <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a>. Floor tiles, countertop, and sink are from Urban Archaeology. The woven striped wastebasket is from Gracious Home."</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;">Home in Bedford, New York.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bilhuber.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Jeffrey Bilhuber</a>.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ultimate-craftsmanship-1107?click=main_sr#slide-20" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">The Ultimate Craftsmanship</a>" by Mimi Read.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><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> (November 2007).</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;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzc8wUCC7R91jK1zA24LWQApxssMxKUtJ7ruhXsiUrEsDQGWwBoFrBTopE32Uod7ry0wGmPiapNohjKR_f7CH5W9CYr0ORCgJ0qiQOaDeNCRC-UWU38s2P78dNH7bG9FuK9qMeIvo3wLW/s1600/22-craftsmanship-bath-1107_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzc8wUCC7R91jK1zA24LWQApxssMxKUtJ7ruhXsiUrEsDQGWwBoFrBTopE32Uod7ry0wGmPiapNohjKR_f7CH5W9CYr0ORCgJ0qiQOaDeNCRC-UWU38s2P78dNH7bG9FuK9qMeIvo3wLW/s1600/22-craftsmanship-bath-1107_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></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;">"In the master bathroom, custom steel and glass showers flank the doorway. The bamboo ladder holds towels."</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;">Home in Bedford, New York.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.bilhuber.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Jeffrey Bilhuber</a>.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">Photography by Don Freeman.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ultimate-craftsmanship-1107?click=main_sr#slide-22" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">The Ultimate Craftsmanship</a>" by Mimi Read.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><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> (November 2007).</span></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/AVvXsEj1MzJlk3t6svs1xtpRLAo6GtvCHTpE2wNcXeBkugOsNLaf9gFVn57DXzUmAptrPl4jIPqrkNjBpMxv-Kampw3QpzcSh9VnquruZqCwq2wCMkghmyLhzpAh0Dh4LIApBo97FabbRmVZ1ASS/s1600/02-hbx-steel-and-glass-casement-window-kitchen-webb-0612-webb05-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MzJlk3t6svs1xtpRLAo6GtvCHTpE2wNcXeBkugOsNLaf9gFVn57DXzUmAptrPl4jIPqrkNjBpMxv-Kampw3QpzcSh9VnquruZqCwq2wCMkghmyLhzpAh0Dh4LIApBo97FabbRmVZ1ASS/s1600/02-hbx-steel-and-glass-casement-window-kitchen-webb-0612-webb05-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the kitchen . . . a linen curtain runs on a track spanning the room and can be pulled 'to conceal the mess of preparation,' [designer Beth] Webb says. Steel-and-glass casements frame views of the pool and garden. KWC Gastro faucet."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Curtain fabric: Samba in Whitewash by Larsen.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Beth Webb, Beth Webb Interiors.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Abranowicz.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/quick-easy-home-decorating-ideas-0612?click=main_sr#slide-2" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Go Light</a>"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (June 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xz2WxH8NXWQReMOsrMSe0GliQFOhJSjzFChzRvkX4iT69OGv-M_1m5CRAB9qYH8nGUvJvPMnGCx9V6CLPWsqWiIFGEWBSuc_KKMlkb9DjiguW4oE1f7P9oar5d_B7o8s0FpRAMkx1A-c/s1600/McAlpineBooth0412-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xz2WxH8NXWQReMOsrMSe0GliQFOhJSjzFChzRvkX4iT69OGv-M_1m5CRAB9qYH8nGUvJvPMnGCx9V6CLPWsqWiIFGEWBSuc_KKMlkb9DjiguW4oE1f7P9oar5d_B7o8s0FpRAMkx1A-c/s1600/McAlpineBooth0412-mdn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Restoration glass in stainless steel frames and a vaulted ceiling are a calibrated backdrop for shapely antiques and sumptiously proportioned seating."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed by Bobby McAlpine and Ray Booth, <a href="http://www.mcalpineboothferrier.com/" target="_blank">McAlpine Booth and Ferrier Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/looking-back-verandas-most-memorable-rooms-0412#slide-14" target="_blank">The Archives: <i>Veranda</i>'s Most Memorable Rooms</a>" by Mario Lopez-Cordero.</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>.</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/AVvXsEi4d7F9raeKcSfZjHViwP5OPjIJp81zSaBo_NM76SHJ2AlLSwcEqLLZ-Qie_p0edUQ-FasaXtMRWQERt-dqkcbLeBtjNbvo_uRl2DkW7ZUYcbC0hBx9Y8RQ5UGYCTpjMIv8RAXJ-ZtzLegb/s1600/celebrity-homes-photos-meg-ryan-08-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d7F9raeKcSfZjHViwP5OPjIJp81zSaBo_NM76SHJ2AlLSwcEqLLZ-Qie_p0edUQ-FasaXtMRWQERt-dqkcbLeBtjNbvo_uRl2DkW7ZUYcbC0hBx9Y8RQ5UGYCTpjMIv8RAXJ-ZtzLegb/s1600/celebrity-homes-photos-meg-ryan-08-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining area's pendant lights are by O'Lampia Studio, the armchairs are slip-covered in a Summer Hill fabric, and the metal sign is vintage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meg Ryan's home on Martha's Vineyard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Marsha Russell, Satinwood, Ltd.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by William Waldron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/meg-ryan-hits-the-beach-64383#slide-2" target="_blank">Meg Ryan Hits the Beach</a>" by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_614358835"></span>Elle Decor<span id="goog_614358836"></span></a> (June 2010).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOa3vPltXxHW7NBL5RC9PUSm1vKzyM80aYdato2H6v3-g0CxsGozmhzav5rQf3gJaObjBBYaPi4Zfttxf-6Vm1CJzvPw1YfUVIlgus9XaE0ipDt6lL9Xhor0_RRgvZhSnkhU_P_XuqGRM/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.brady-08-gisele-bundchen-tom-brady-eco-home-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOa3vPltXxHW7NBL5RC9PUSm1vKzyM80aYdato2H6v3-g0CxsGozmhzav5rQf3gJaObjBBYaPi4Zfttxf-6Vm1CJzvPw1YfUVIlgus9XaE0ipDt6lL9Xhor0_RRgvZhSnkhU_P_XuqGRM/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.brady-08-gisele-bundchen-tom-brady-eco-home-kitchen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Antique Tunisian tile from <a href="http://xsurfaces.com/" target="_blank">Exquisite Surfaces</a> makes a lively backsplash in the kitchen, which is appointed with Formations pendant lights, marble countertops from Compas Architectural Stone, custom-made alder cabinetry, an oak island, and a Wolf range. The [home's] steel doors and window frames, all by <a href="http://www.optimumwindow.com/" target="_blank">Optimum Window</a>, are in a customized bronze finish."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles, California, home of Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady and their children.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interiors by Joan Behnke and Associates.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture: Landry Design Group.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</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/celebrity-homes/2013/gisele-bundchen-tom-brady-los-angeles-eco-conscious-home-slideshow_slideshow_Kitchen_8" target="_blank">Comforts of Home</a>" produced by Carlos Mota.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2013).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEgWVhaFVfl7GEgoVtwbIe2fzp7q5qjsAqlOfMLXP3wfilRF_iREW2JfHn5ez2VLndN-SZSMuPeel2qhoxBCbPLsl0m9vAc7vP4xPA3Hgy_5Dcc-nTgvI5Zwk_E7vGrk2l9U70NB-WHLmZCW/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-06-kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVhaFVfl7GEgoVtwbIe2fzp7q5qjsAqlOfMLXP3wfilRF_iREW2JfHn5ez2VLndN-SZSMuPeel2qhoxBCbPLsl0m9vAc7vP4xPA3Hgy_5Dcc-nTgvI5Zwk_E7vGrk2l9U70NB-WHLmZCW/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-06-kitchen.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Industrial light fixtures and bluestone countertops complement white-oak cabinetry in the kitchen; the pulls are by E.R. Butler."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan duplex of writer Brad Goldfarb and Alfredo Paredes.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alfredo Paredes, executive vice president and chief retail creative officer of <a href="http://www.polo.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architect: Michael Neumann.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Brad Goldfarb.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-04/alfredo-paredes-brad-goldfarb-new-york-apartment-slideshow_slideshow_item5_6" target="_blank">Partners in Style</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2012).</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGE1znmclcGAGYgUSm67H2h45Y58_PCDsnJteOPUMR0s-gF1tZxFb3kkSCdMrZaedyoczGHIgkIbyTQ29gtzwsdzE5JqvrEM4Aw5wfktS30IC9nL_TD0QQTTDA_mfs4TFhd58V7nyKYkQq/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-05-kitchen+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGE1znmclcGAGYgUSm67H2h45Y58_PCDsnJteOPUMR0s-gF1tZxFb3kkSCdMrZaedyoczGHIgkIbyTQ29gtzwsdzE5JqvrEM4Aw5wfktS30IC9nL_TD0QQTTDA_mfs4TFhd58V7nyKYkQq/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-05-kitchen+(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the kitchen, sconces from Urban Electric Co. illuminate the sink areas, and pendant lights designed by Rela [Gleason] are installed over stainless-steel islands; Thermador refrigerator and freezer columns (one unseen) bookend the far counter, and the range is by Wolf."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of Summer Hill, and her husband, Don.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Bobby McAlpine, <a href="http://www.mcalpinetankersley.com/" target="_blank">McAlpine Tankersley Architecture</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Therese Bissell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/gleason-mcalpine-napa-valley-home-slideshow_slideshow_item4_5" target="_blank">A Fine Vintage</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011). </span><br /><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/AVvXsEjOgnkwcIj5V5ZmxYgaZRYiRxL52ETdWhN1kZcabAnKfO_xauUr_GVJZ_pqYMKDtQbr7u866ykS1bXqldfqH_vmH330kUva_D7Jpdipylp5R8yzJdej4Zpi6ofyQAOssucyq0OnwIoN6bdl/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-08-sunroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgnkwcIj5V5ZmxYgaZRYiRxL52ETdWhN1kZcabAnKfO_xauUr_GVJZ_pqYMKDtQbr7u866ykS1bXqldfqH_vmH330kUva_D7Jpdipylp5R8yzJdej4Zpi6ofyQAOssucyq0OnwIoN6bdl/s1600/item7.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.gleason-and-mcalpine-napa-home-08-sunroom.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Summer Hill tray table and wing chair join Chinese chairs in the sunroom; the floor lamp is by Galerie des Lampes."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casa Kulanu, the Napa Valley home of Rela Gleason, interior designer and creative director of Summer Hill, and her husband, Don.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architecture by Bobby McAlpine, <a href="http://www.mcalpinetankersley.com/" target="_blank">McAlpine Tankersley Architecture</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Therese Bissell.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2011-11/gleason-mcalpine-napa-valley-home-slideshow_slideshow_item7_8" target="_blank">A Fine Vintage</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (November 2011). </span><br /><div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqxpAFfnjtSgA3Wt2QMdGZYM0K_KVtkBaQHx254snOT2c49PPE01hlHZnLX3XXhyB-3F1RpCHqzCuIahN01fCNN0V0uPY6WybZsYn2rPEn4ErgOMIaG4YTIrpsvcSsN-k1ia0Y3QbVM4L/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.angus-wilkie-05-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqxpAFfnjtSgA3Wt2QMdGZYM0K_KVtkBaQHx254snOT2c49PPE01hlHZnLX3XXhyB-3F1RpCHqzCuIahN01fCNN0V0uPY6WybZsYn2rPEn4ErgOMIaG4YTIrpsvcSsN-k1ia0Y3QbVM4L/s1600/item0.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.angus-wilkie-05-living-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A George III sofa with pillows in a Fortuny fabric joins burlap-clad antique Irish armchairs and a 1970s Silas Seandel bronze low table. An Andre Brasilier painting hangs above the Regency mantel from Chesney's; the 19th-century parquet floor is from Axel Vervoordt. Steel-framed glass doors . . . reveal the sweeping skiyline and bring a metropolitan immediacy into the apartment."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan apartment of antiques dealer Angus Wilkie and architectural designer Len Morgan.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Len Morgan. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua McHugh.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Angus Wilkie.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-04/angus-wilkie-len-morgan-manhattan-penthouse-apartment-slideshow" target="_blank">Perfectly Precise</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2013)</span></div><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/AVvXsEhSEC1gaJQWg-iqSYIerce_AGFcsBO92Jq0nYNDR5qgOlmoybUfwNjSlH_yY-cjtOMM2eAmHE5uMSX710yzHVecqFep5UmHHgC2U9E75Rg-bgg7Y6A_iJ2XwY3pay-toS0IxMVhoHlPx90S/s1600/brinson-1-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEC1gaJQWg-iqSYIerce_AGFcsBO92Jq0nYNDR5qgOlmoybUfwNjSlH_yY-cjtOMM2eAmHE5uMSX710yzHVecqFep5UmHHgC2U9E75Rg-bgg7Y6A_iJ2XwY3pay-toS0IxMVhoHlPx90S/s1600/brinson-1-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A nine-foot-tall steel door replaced a wood door in the entry. The floor is reclaimed French limestone; mirror and chandelier from Oly Studios."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpfNo-CgQfNi85zjSZp5kb9zBcMtqOayIgfI4ORhcl8MrfTZzaDA7v6F0lHQcpOe4YMhGTJvZFeEQd0rWO8nnjSX2rFuckQTTNXoAwvjSb9CCMpc4856cEbS7y0DDajkqcGZ66SBAqVe1/s1600/brinson-6-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpfNo-CgQfNi85zjSZp5kb9zBcMtqOayIgfI4ORhcl8MrfTZzaDA7v6F0lHQcpOe4YMhGTJvZFeEQd0rWO8nnjSX2rFuckQTTNXoAwvjSb9CCMpc4856cEbS7y0DDajkqcGZ66SBAqVe1/s1600/brinson-6-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Brinson replaced a tile top on the Martha Stewart table with Georgia marble: 'Honed white marble makes it look like it's salvaged from some great patisserie in France. At least I can pretend. But the showstopper in my kitchen is the 14-foot-high arched steel window and door. The drama is big in here.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-6" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>. </span><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/AVvXsEjxU7rZNhYqwllgHDjGjNK7aZJTQFRpEtYLU8rlNkYLcDhEazDCMTvR0_WjT5x507zYUQ-nKW7G5JU_FsIoaK1DgsGdYJhHvjfg79M48WoyAaaOsDtQM8YpiGHf0dMRqZHe-FD8nDrchi14/s1600/brinson-11-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU7rZNhYqwllgHDjGjNK7aZJTQFRpEtYLU8rlNkYLcDhEazDCMTvR0_WjT5x507zYUQ-nKW7G5JU_FsIoaK1DgsGdYJhHvjfg79M48WoyAaaOsDtQM8YpiGHf0dMRqZHe-FD8nDrchi14/s1600/brinson-11-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" 'I didn't incorporate upper cabinets in our kitchen because I didn't want to block the view of the garden,' Brinson says. The Dijon mustard-colored slop sink was an online find."</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-11" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</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/AVvXsEjdI7UVxFREL4T1eBGiTCXfsj4AA-kVZKMufeV_0e14SFq4BDCcWkOnQ2FIr1BYXVp3ECoyB8qeWbSZuuyKetAX8fUp9AzVmE3OBTLmzyASTBlUco5x5Io13L_sXOi5IdjdviCK-QZETkrJ/s1600/brinson-14-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdI7UVxFREL4T1eBGiTCXfsj4AA-kVZKMufeV_0e14SFq4BDCcWkOnQ2FIr1BYXVp3ECoyB8qeWbSZuuyKetAX8fUp9AzVmE3OBTLmzyASTBlUco5x5Io13L_sXOi5IdjdviCK-QZETkrJ/s1600/brinson-14-de.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"No curtains required in the master bedroom. The garden screens the room from view. Brinson added steel testers, to raise the bed height, and designed adjustable clip-on reading lights. Bed curtains are in Les Indiennes' Indian Flower. 'I think simple nature-based patterns are the most restful.' The duvet is protected with a no-frills vintage French sheet. 'Sometimes we have three dogs watching TV with us - I have to be able to launder easily.' "</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-14" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</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/AVvXsEilFBgLp54HEO_yiQE6RS_JgzVdEQBVdCH0XVBfUuH_NhZRLnAPSMFdBzaONdvRJ1-KwxboCfsngeS2_yabUnhyJ8B8QfQrxHWVLHapx9a5LhwIj2BqGQzonShHfuj3nCfJXAAk8t03MgnR/s1600/brinson-15-de.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFBgLp54HEO_yiQE6RS_JgzVdEQBVdCH0XVBfUuH_NhZRLnAPSMFdBzaONdvRJ1-KwxboCfsngeS2_yabUnhyJ8B8QfQrxHWVLHapx9a5LhwIj2BqGQzonShHfuj3nCfJXAAk8t03MgnR/s1600/brinson-15-de.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The design of the sink base is adapted from a French draper's table Brinson saw in Provence. <a href="http://www.rohlhome.com/" target="_blank">Rohl</a>'s Bridge faucets in Tuscan Brass complement the antique look. Target mirror; <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a> vase."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jill Sharp Brinson's renovated cottage home in Atlanta.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jill Sharp Brinson, Creative Director of <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jill-brinson-rustic-design?click=img_sr#slide-15" target="_blank">Jill Brinson's Rustic and Luxurious Design</a>" by Lisa Cregan.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>. </span></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-bhhbLOzpIhXVUOTAtijbMJayuCHqc6MWgTg_W3VccrQ4N1lYCZ5bTVD9N4uauo9mOJkmrxylZn5cYM9InPagf-dNoAonT9leoIejNYRRNcyHhEEX0lnDGlAwVB27nMEGtqND1TGl4WQ/s1600/2-livingroom-vacation-home-palmbeach-ksargent-houseandhome-dec2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-bhhbLOzpIhXVUOTAtijbMJayuCHqc6MWgTg_W3VccrQ4N1lYCZ5bTVD9N4uauo9mOJkmrxylZn5cYM9InPagf-dNoAonT9leoIejNYRRNcyHhEEX0lnDGlAwVB27nMEGtqND1TGl4WQ/s1600/2-livingroom-vacation-home-palmbeach-ksargent-houseandhome-dec2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Large mirrors increase brightness. To keep focus on the views, designer Sloan Mauran skipped a mantel and adorned the living room chimney breast with sculptural kudu horns. Mirrors [by <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs</a>] flanking the fireplace mimic the glass doors and reflect the outdoors inside."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sloan Mauran, Sloan Mauran Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Thomas Kirchhoff, Kirchhoff Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">General contractor: Timothy Benitz, Benitz Building.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Kim Sargent.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/breezy-black-and-white-living-room" target="_blank">Breezy Black-and-White Living Room</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDejlZSB3l63RSu-o_pwGCJPtQ269DyKA5v6FypUvtKWnBf1o_xkrIQmauUd_qDU9XE20WdqF5iypdYjXyxtGswMKcADFrgwL9vkiK1V-FFRWPi7rJuTEZC4-YptOf2qcO9ofXet5Vv6h/s1600/T_WithoutZoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIDejlZSB3l63RSu-o_pwGCJPtQ269DyKA5v6FypUvtKWnBf1o_xkrIQmauUd_qDU9XE20WdqF5iypdYjXyxtGswMKcADFrgwL9vkiK1V-FFRWPi7rJuTEZC4-YptOf2qcO9ofXet5Vv6h/s1600/T_WithoutZoom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Create the illusion of a Palladian style window or hang each section individually for a whole new look. Hand crafted steel frame with rust finish." 3-piece set includes 1 arch and 2 rectangles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/grand-palais-mirror/wall/category/mirrors/all-mirrors/274157" target="_blank">Grand Palais Mirror</a> offered by Ballard Designs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.ballarddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Designs website</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/AVvXsEiGuxJpseHpzDbG8l9VltVj4pOqp90Kn-xdxlnsGuHHZ9GBu4fM114rDC2Yv07d_cYovCnZW0kmOenCTBowW035IXZbhN7iz1qXHl_ebfG86k0D9BwrEjV-JShypSsDDs9xzhGEUrkXhAeG/s1600/BlogBabWatkins4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuxJpseHpzDbG8l9VltVj4pOqp90Kn-xdxlnsGuHHZ9GBu4fM114rDC2Yv07d_cYovCnZW0kmOenCTBowW035IXZbhN7iz1qXHl_ebfG86k0D9BwrEjV-JShypSsDDs9xzhGEUrkXhAeG/s1600/BlogBabWatkins4.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A French lady of the 19th century sat in a coiffeur chair while having her hair styled. The delicate coloring of the fabric so enchanted the homeowner she decided not to have the chair recovered."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in River Oaks, an historic neighborhood in Houston, Texas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Babs Watkins, <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/dealers/watkins-culver-antiques/" target="_blank">Watkins Culver Design - Antiques</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Charles L. Ross.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision" produced by Chris King.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Thank you for visiting. I welcome your comments and suggestions. If you like what you see, please join me on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/aflippenlife/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>.</i></span></div>

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