The Zebra Question

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I asked the zebra, </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you black with white stripes?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or white with black stripes? </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the zebra asked me,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you good with bad habits?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or are you bad with good habits?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you noisy with quiet times?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or are you quiet with noisy times?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you happy with some sad days?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or are you sad with some happy days?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Are you neat with some sloppy ways?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or are you sloppy with some neat ways?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And on and on and on and on</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And on and on he went. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll never ask a zebra</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About stripes</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shel Silverstein, <i>Zebra Question</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZcfC1yfmyIImd9zyDcloFlQQp0w0W7tEcHDZJeGqMZ4JrzxCjvrAob1cOJxcTZ7rmHWUyOzcdflqckaPDVScPRmUXE8pSQzvPhSOS9eMJES63P69TAMzyLgp6KlymW7pPPFItm9hW45q/s1600/VER-RICHMOND-HOUSE-SUELLEN-GREGORY-4-LGN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZcfC1yfmyIImd9zyDcloFlQQp0w0W7tEcHDZJeGqMZ4JrzxCjvrAob1cOJxcTZ7rmHWUyOzcdflqckaPDVScPRmUXE8pSQzvPhSOS9eMJES63P69TAMzyLgp6KlymW7pPPFItm9hW45q/s1600/VER-RICHMOND-HOUSE-SUELLEN-GREGORY-4-LGN.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Designer Suellen] Gregory wanted interiors that would be 'crisp, but comfortable; sophisticated, but welcoming,' using pops of color against a palette of cream, gold, and gray. . . . Animal prints are used as accents on furniture, floors, and walls - inspired by a zebra-skin rug the client inherited from her grandmother, who nabbed it decades ago on safari."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">19th-c. wallpaper panels, Linda Horsely Antiques. Antique French chairs in Vervain silk.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.suellengregory.com/" target="_blank">Suellen Gregory</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laura Resen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/glamorous-richmond-virginia-home?click=main_sr#slide-4" target="_blank">Glamorous Richmond Home</a>" by Sallie Brady.</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 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/AVvXsEimTIk2yxbSgKDXWmaSVFfE1U34aQ8TiaNyr3qKIunWYtGGVEXwnfW5zfQSPSeEcaY9K2xe-soBksCt1hxO9jX3YRj1fkcZLHo0RfwboQS-Hnl8og1ym73sDmjqCNAZ-OfAdzdJkZZPxfyI/s1600/1-makeovermood-diningroom-0208-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimTIk2yxbSgKDXWmaSVFfE1U34aQ8TiaNyr3qKIunWYtGGVEXwnfW5zfQSPSeEcaY9K2xe-soBksCt1hxO9jX3YRj1fkcZLHo0RfwboQS-Hnl8og1ym73sDmjqCNAZ-OfAdzdJkZZPxfyI/s1600/1-makeovermood-diningroom-0208-xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hand-painted 19th-century wallpaper mounted as a screen wraps around Carol Curtis's Atlanta dining area, which she designed with her daughter, Sarah Norwood. Walls are painted Sandy Hook Gray, trim is Gettysburg Gray, and ceiling is Lambskin, all by <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>. A Lee Jofa tufted settee and antique Louis XIV-style dining chairs in their original leather with nailhead trim surround a 1930s lacquer gaming table. The zebra rug is a nod to Albert Hadley, one of Curtis and Norwood's favorite designers."</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carol Curtis's Atlanta home.</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carol Curtis and her daughter Sarah Norwood.</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by J. Savage Gibson.</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/makeover-mood-0208?click=img_sr#slide-1" 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 Makeover With Mood</a>" by Christopher Petkanas.</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; 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; 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> (February 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1NdhrmY88PxZCNg5Q8_z0UJQBJ5f9npbpAwIYcUYDdy65yvybxrLNaJSk60XjtsSPMpm2IoC4F6M06z1cpLi17V4zf15VaZlpGK6ttPj-n-7M4BllO3yT7hQwItJgP-n_VBe1wgGf_Ji/s1600/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-003-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1NdhrmY88PxZCNg5Q8_z0UJQBJ5f9npbpAwIYcUYDdy65yvybxrLNaJSk60XjtsSPMpm2IoC4F6M06z1cpLi17V4zf15VaZlpGK6ttPj-n-7M4BllO3yT7hQwItJgP-n_VBe1wgGf_Ji/s1600/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-003-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The library's wing chair served as the inspiration for the Wesex wing chair by Darryl Carter for Thomasville; the Carlton House desk is antique, the shutters and chandelier are from Allison's Adam and Eve, and the mantel was designed by Carter."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://darrylcarter.com/" target="_blank">Darryl Carter</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.elledecor.com/design-decorate/darryl-carters-dc-townhouse#slide-4" target="_blank">Darryl Carter's D.C. Townhouse</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJE1AsgpG_VNCkG8jT2v8RJhKTTo8Xedn2qZQyp7YGS-eX7MZ71Oz6EYkUh-KQcPW9kjEp3XS-T1NDveNsKhH2HHStdwnWxqEXTKXvH-jDXUifvy4TU9vDYmh0YDyUsePng94igeeovA5G/s1600/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-014-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJE1AsgpG_VNCkG8jT2v8RJhKTTo8Xedn2qZQyp7YGS-eX7MZ71Oz6EYkUh-KQcPW9kjEp3XS-T1NDveNsKhH2HHStdwnWxqEXTKXvH-jDXUifvy4TU9vDYmh0YDyUsePng94igeeovA5G/s1600/design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-014-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A porter chair and Carter-designed desk in the master bedroom; a bronze sculpture sits atop a vintage Parsons table, and the convex mirror is 19th century."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://darrylcarter.com/" target="_blank">Darryl Carter</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.elledecor.com/design-decorate/darryl-carters-dc-townhouse#slide-10" target="_blank">Darryl Carter's D.C. Townhouse</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B0J-e6_PRVVgQWQWyFB4leBvxJGbZ6guWA6MXqm0BWF_KFvqSJyRxUypcKbeFIAvI3qqJWqFWQCu3zGYcAnNJ-1wX3kWSVNMb-vGZTfTwkZX1Oe1OxsyiKCn2Y0wrKpMouox2iTQOOrA/s1600/3_design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-010-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5B0J-e6_PRVVgQWQWyFB4leBvxJGbZ6guWA6MXqm0BWF_KFvqSJyRxUypcKbeFIAvI3qqJWqFWQCu3zGYcAnNJ-1wX3kWSVNMb-vGZTfTwkZX1Oe1OxsyiKCn2Y0wrKpMouox2iTQOOrA/s1600/3_design-styles-ED1109-34-Carter-010-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bedroom, antique bordello doors behind the bed."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://darrylcarter.com/" target="_blank">Darryl Carter</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.elledecor.com/design-decorate/darryl-carters-dc-townhouse#slide-11" target="_blank">Darryl Carter's D.C. Townhouse</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64aMlpjVaT3c2eqWzUBY78GqUXChcqoR6S-mHYzIbnJc8ElqvfriEf7jAgCVzpEMx6YO_soqjRnYLW_0knwyiBVhDBl-0PYFf4r4vs5zOvI3fHpzom8ycUwZ1b1R-p5tmZSzE1h9YZN1V/s1600/24-fulk-coatrack-0708-xlg-56033629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64aMlpjVaT3c2eqWzUBY78GqUXChcqoR6S-mHYzIbnJc8ElqvfriEf7jAgCVzpEMx6YO_soqjRnYLW_0knwyiBVhDBl-0PYFf4r4vs5zOvI3fHpzom8ycUwZ1b1R-p5tmZSzE1h9YZN1V/s1600/24-fulk-coatrack-0708-xlg-56033629.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Ken] Fulk turned a salvaged fireman's rack into a coatrack. Zebra-patterned ottoman is vintage."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Victoria Pearson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/fulk-small-idyllic-0708?click=img_sr#slide-23" target="_blank">A Classic Cottage in Napa Valley</a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2008).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZbiq8sgKzsVu0BNl21SX820jO1WFdxtjxPRE8OgfnTmbN4sVeUt62yVYNlrPPqg8g2i17J1mZxQuvL6PHrlrWpO3uWSvP96hKD4yX56xhyphenhyphenWy2JiJDn4parUNu8MmWff7hfC3Jor61TFU/s1600/BlogPerfectlyComposedGray3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZbiq8sgKzsVu0BNl21SX820jO1WFdxtjxPRE8OgfnTmbN4sVeUt62yVYNlrPPqg8g2i17J1mZxQuvL6PHrlrWpO3uWSvP96hKD4yX56xhyphenhyphenWy2JiJDn4parUNu8MmWff7hfC3Jor61TFU/s1600/BlogPerfectlyComposedGray3.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The chaise in the living room is 19th-century French."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London flat of jewelry designer Fruzsina Keehn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://alexpapachristidis.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Alex Papachristidis</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Perfectly Composed" produced by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" 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">Elle Decor</a> (November 2006). </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDvGZsJSGRzYmzl04aEn13RzhbnSIxZDDuGHZUgtNWnTWPKbt9oVJAXYEL8UpRlwbQhyphenhyphenaYbajQu9NRwTkxNqo01wFXsRJEZ6MNyl8Rz8_eaRqzOXWyB7ol6wVa40DxHg1HCOk_ZIuYU4Z/s1600/p_102105905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDvGZsJSGRzYmzl04aEn13RzhbnSIxZDDuGHZUgtNWnTWPKbt9oVJAXYEL8UpRlwbQhyphenhyphenaYbajQu9NRwTkxNqo01wFXsRJEZ6MNyl8Rz8_eaRqzOXWyB7ol6wVa40DxHg1HCOk_ZIuYU4Z/s1600/p_102105905.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Vintage Louis XV fauteuils that [designer Eric] Lysdahl found at Paris's famed Marches aux Puces flea market flank the ornate fireplace."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris apartment of Thuy Tranthi Rieder.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Eric Lysdahl.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francis Hammond.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/colorful-and-romantic-paris-apartment" target="_blank">Colorful and Romantic Paris Apartment</a>" written and produced by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYQiHZklOZQj8jvL1biE7tJqKQHr385t9Fy1h7CYTaYrV64YRq0Z2vKJVKRasflXAtKkcPKAyQUu90EpBGXsTX71tZms4li4feCt1RG5QNcjZaFvnssXYxroHz8ZiD5FgDpgD9nxwya8X/s1600/Sept08_GlamDressRm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYQiHZklOZQj8jvL1biE7tJqKQHr385t9Fy1h7CYTaYrV64YRq0Z2vKJVKRasflXAtKkcPKAyQUu90EpBGXsTX71tZms4li4feCt1RG5QNcjZaFvnssXYxroHz8ZiD5FgDpgD9nxwya8X/s1600/Sept08_GlamDressRm.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Set up in a spare bedroom, this space evokes the charm of a Parisian boutique. Raw-silk drapes and an ornate black chandelier add glamour while a marble fireplace creates a sense of luxury. A glass and chrome vanity doubles as a desk. A vintage swiveling shoe tree holds 200 pairs of flats and heels. The graphic zebra-print rug helps anchor the room's many hits of bold color."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/opulent-dressing-room" target="_blank">Boho Chic Dressing 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> (September 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQnkbqRTVOJm_v2cIXZhyli0iWkOtPoaTg0SvKQqtVcNW0PHmORVJo6VPfKlukLeOKMC2VGRDLfL7bg4IZa14f3fEnFj6i8pr5SocppNQB9pAlHptu7zs1PVgs8tPwaZxraNvNq_PmL4c/s1600/p_101502416_wCROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQnkbqRTVOJm_v2cIXZhyli0iWkOtPoaTg0SvKQqtVcNW0PHmORVJo6VPfKlukLeOKMC2VGRDLfL7bg4IZa14f3fEnFj6i8pr5SocppNQB9pAlHptu7zs1PVgs8tPwaZxraNvNq_PmL4c/s1600/p_101502416_wCROP.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Harry Morfit peeks from behind one of the pink velvet chairs that liven up the living room. Finely detailed curtains provide an extra level of polish."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco Edwardian built in 1900. Home of Anna and Mason Morfit.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Melissa Warner, <a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Massucci Warner Miller</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architects: Robert Stiles and Charlie Barnett.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/colorful-stylish-family-home?page=1" target="_blank">Colorful and Stylish Family Home</a>" written and produced by Sabine Rothman.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Traditional Home</a> (April 2010).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Sql029J9QegrHE6pAab8r12b65UHp0DeyEwAJoFS2Cv9saNM87jgbpQOE1meK99T949eie4MPtu0qx7fd842BqIcEPlbpGErdcs0OQfQre51LJaaxnSc569BIdXDqvHjYlfFzdQBMD7i/s1600/p_101502427_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Sql029J9QegrHE6pAab8r12b65UHp0DeyEwAJoFS2Cv9saNM87jgbpQOE1meK99T949eie4MPtu0qx7fd842BqIcEPlbpGErdcs0OQfQre51LJaaxnSc569BIdXDqvHjYlfFzdQBMD7i/s1600/p_101502427_2.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Wallpaper with leaping zebras and shimmering golden accents - mirror, fixtures, and lighting - jazz up the powder room."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wallpaper: "Zebras"/Safari Brown by <a href="http://www.scalamandre.com/" target="_blank">Scalamandre</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco Edwardian built in 1900. Home of Anna and Mason Morfit.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Melissa Warner, <a href="http://www.massuccowarnermiller.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Massucci Warner Miller</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architects: Robert Stiles and Charlie Barnett.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/colorful-stylish-family-home?page=14" target="_blank">Colorful and Stylish Family Home</a>" written and produced by Sabine Rothman.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Traditional Home</a> (April 2010).</span> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO3IRieNIoEYOXkcENYoflP0ju7TfKzwpubAIrs2VMpj_Wrj_pipSnFB9jCYkQKPrn_KFEQ0In1-nRjU5OCguEHRpkHs9rbGYb9gDPmfS33DEJKPSmuFphBXh23ZoVdq3_qtma3ALht1H/s1600/ELLE-DECOR-vertical-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO3IRieNIoEYOXkcENYoflP0ju7TfKzwpubAIrs2VMpj_Wrj_pipSnFB9jCYkQKPrn_KFEQ0In1-nRjU5OCguEHRpkHs9rbGYb9gDPmfS33DEJKPSmuFphBXh23ZoVdq3_qtma3ALht1H/s1600/ELLE-DECOR-vertical-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The powder room's wallpaper is by <a href="http://www.scalamandre.com/" target="_blank">Scalamandre</a>, the medicine cabinet is by <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/" target="_blank">Restoration Hardware</a>, and the granite sink has <a href="http://www.waterworks.com/" target="_blank">Waterworks</a> fittings."</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 Miles Redd.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation architects: Dick Bories and James Shearron.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/a-glamorous-renovation#slide-7" target="_blank">A Glamorous Renovation</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (December 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZysZf0hAcGY8DwajJ79JJrX1wSoVbNMFVL_RXCD_tj4tHYsNhhOdsrD4Ava-EGkdxYxPG0wDcnqtfI5LHbLEUvO5G7iOw6lQxTcGTAdFO2VTmloDPCy4QWhpsGgJggfwTgyIfw7yjGSIh/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ledbetter-06-stair-hall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZysZf0hAcGY8DwajJ79JJrX1wSoVbNMFVL_RXCD_tj4tHYsNhhOdsrD4Ava-EGkdxYxPG0wDcnqtfI5LHbLEUvO5G7iOw6lQxTcGTAdFO2VTmloDPCy4QWhpsGgJggfwTgyIfw7yjGSIh/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.ledbetter-06-stair-hall.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Pablo Atchugarry marble sculpture stands in the stair hall."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans home of Sidney D. Torres IV.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation and decoration by <a href="http://www.leeledbetter.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Lee Ledbetter and Associates.</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/lee-ledbetter-new-orleans-house-slideshow#slide=7" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">High Contrast</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaanENH6guBMaHLsqXPnWRz_qYMgKZnFmliW0zumPJMqQwYk9Qr6HZIBO9SxXeb5D9Opz0e-VK3ZUvRilA1qjj6VEkJq-yoraCs-cSHLoDuCRYREk7c5yUS4bFMuXruzhYhYNQrbVJvSeV/s1600/John%252BDransfield%252BGeoffrey%252BRoss%252Bseating%252Barrangement%252BeqF8xKLqK_Pl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaanENH6guBMaHLsqXPnWRz_qYMgKZnFmliW0zumPJMqQwYk9Qr6HZIBO9SxXeb5D9Opz0e-VK3ZUvRilA1qjj6VEkJq-yoraCs-cSHLoDuCRYREk7c5yUS4bFMuXruzhYhYNQrbVJvSeV/s1600/John%252BDransfield%252BGeoffrey%252BRoss%252Bseating%252Barrangement%252BeqF8xKLqK_Pl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A cleverly placed hand-beaded zebra 'hide' transforms an English sofa and a pair of Regency-style armchairs into a unified seating area. Through the open doors, Octavius, the couple's white peacock, promenades along the stone-paved patio."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px;">Cherryfields, the Somerset County, New Jersey, country home of John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by John Dransfield and Geoffrey Ross.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/June+July+2012/g-u0L44vSfp/1#57" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Time-Honored Style</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (June - July 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek48G58pdq_QGfOuD7qZpBQecfHdAL8HW9mvCeo5Y4rImGeyobP49F7KOsF7-OhiAPjUQlurNmL74F5jJAHt6DqYNcSCmpTTmv4sCUUEpCu10P4bYW83HNlty6-CsOnaLdOwM-NtJLAsc/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0709-TOTAH20-1-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek48G58pdq_QGfOuD7qZpBQecfHdAL8HW9mvCeo5Y4rImGeyobP49F7KOsF7-OhiAPjUQlurNmL74F5jJAHt6DqYNcSCmpTTmv4sCUUEpCu10P4bYW83HNlty6-CsOnaLdOwM-NtJLAsc/s1600/luxury-home-design-ED0709-TOTAH20-1-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The slipcovered upholstery was custom made, and the zebra-print rug is from <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/williams-sonoma-home/" target="_blank">Williams-Sonoma Home</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco flat of Williams-Sonoma Home designer Monelle Totah.</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.elledecor.com/design-decorate/round-the-world-style#slide-1" target="_blank">Round-the-World Style</a>" by Martha McCully.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4V2w0BH1pzdnaB2KWV2khltrooePIB9DsumAXWRExIBC_yZtbzYynUVEQbIAX1u63f2XVb5TLgZ6HJdMzBp4TGqyPZS3dWcaZF8vn5nig9ttjkIC_48N3JJB1vjOr8fIpHVm8go6wBCP/s1600/KZvIXyQG333l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK4V2w0BH1pzdnaB2KWV2khltrooePIB9DsumAXWRExIBC_yZtbzYynUVEQbIAX1u63f2XVb5TLgZ6HJdMzBp4TGqyPZS3dWcaZF8vn5nig9ttjkIC_48N3JJB1vjOr8fIpHVm8go6wBCP/s1600/KZvIXyQG333l.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A zebra-striped screen found at a local antiques mall carves out a dynamic 'dining' area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charleston, South Carolina, office of <a href="http://www.taraguerardsoiree.com/" target="_blank">Tara Guerard Soiree</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by wedding planner and event designer Tara Guerard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julia Lynn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/More+To+Love+June+2013+Shoot+with+Tara+Guerard/articles/QEE7Pfrn1oD/Zesty+in+Zebra" target="_blank">More to Love: June 2013 Shoot with Tara Guerard</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3owMkszv6Boeh9PRBw3Wi0VME3IaORlukO9zdL0FBNQ_qUeSTjC-GZYKDk44qfYnPejD8GtZCDrMxhABi6v7bQG1zMoUoW2C6beRGG5JgDnvm7d8jzYD9I_z-Ll9psm418iUbVpZYryq/s1600/browns-beiges-family-room-0706_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3owMkszv6Boeh9PRBw3Wi0VME3IaORlukO9zdL0FBNQ_qUeSTjC-GZYKDk44qfYnPejD8GtZCDrMxhABi6v7bQG1zMoUoW2C6beRGG5JgDnvm7d8jzYD9I_z-Ll9psm418iUbVpZYryq/s1600/browns-beiges-family-room-0706_xlg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room floors are covered in woven abaca from <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/homeMain.cfm" target="_blank">Stark</a>; zebra-printed cowhide rug is from SH Frank and Co. Behind the <a href="http://www.polo.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a> raffia chairs with seat cushions upholstered in mohair, curtains are Basketweave linen from S.E.C. Textiles. The 1940s Lucite table is from Swallowtail. Ceiling and bookcase backdrops are painted in Agua Verte, and walls in Mink, both from <a href="http://www.philipsperfectcolors.com/" target="_blank">Philip's Perfect Colors</a>."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Three-story Georgian-style house in San Francisco.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Karyn R. Millet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/such-style-0706?click=img_sr#slide-2" target="_blank">Such Style - and Kids, Too?</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (July 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-35GeqBY_Ine1izha1yJ1JntcpkYghh8xKj77LRniCrydHE76P0DXZDntRNw4xIsP74a4sAyNYmFIH65aRk5DsQGneUl4gqXaVXTe90ryQwqIsGiryWwH6shN856bRAu_qbBEYmB_dJb/s1600/13-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-95674875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-35GeqBY_Ine1izha1yJ1JntcpkYghh8xKj77LRniCrydHE76P0DXZDntRNw4xIsP74a4sAyNYmFIH65aRk5DsQGneUl4gqXaVXTe90ryQwqIsGiryWwH6shN856bRAu_qbBEYmB_dJb/s1600/13-romance-bedroom-1008-xlg-95674875.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">"A gray-green sitting room on the second floor has a Gustavian secretary in blue-green paint. The zebra rug is an African tribute."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.81818199157715px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Home in New Orleans, Louisiana.</span><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><span style="line-height: 19px;">Interior design by Hal Williamson, <a href="http://www.williamsondesigns.net/" 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">Williamson Designs</a>.</span><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><span style="line-height: 19px;">Photography by John Kernick.</span><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><span style="line-height: 19px;">Interview by Mimi Read.</span><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><span style="line-height: 19px;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/change-it-feminine-1008?click=main_sr#slide-11" 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">Change it with Romance</a>" produced by Mary Emmerling.</span><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><span style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (October 2008).</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX7c3OUl8VtB4GwBNAJGfhJzzNNMt_yBhzKFW-5JTEv34wkag66J_-5A4P0IeNCG7R-iZaS8khxqSqDGOz_ij7ANuZmO_fbwHMP3HsXSDd-bBkOnB8IdTmfZVByMyfKDxzJvqED8b0jJK/s1600/Lynn%252BNigro%252Bzebra%252Bhide%252Brug%252Btufted%252Bbench%252Bfoot%252B2l85RquHoTal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjX7c3OUl8VtB4GwBNAJGfhJzzNNMt_yBhzKFW-5JTEv34wkag66J_-5A4P0IeNCG7R-iZaS8khxqSqDGOz_ij7ANuZmO_fbwHMP3HsXSDd-bBkOnB8IdTmfZVByMyfKDxzJvqED8b0jJK/s1600/Lynn%252BNigro%252Bzebra%252Bhide%252Brug%252Btufted%252Bbench%252Bfoot%252B2l85RquHoTal.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The zebra rug modernizes the antiques-themed space. 'Real balance requires contradiction,' says [Lynn] Nigro."</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;">Landmark Manhattan apartment building.</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 Lynn Nigro.</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 Shawn Gaulthier.</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;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</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.lonny.com/magazine/January+February+2011/E-LT3VSKX9z/1#74" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Haute Haven</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.lonny.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (January - February 2011)</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/AVvXsEj9wxHG5wfcl62_ARIB_bQGo4UuC24yM-YOUu5K_27eX5p-ERpWLGvMGB9bJLwFyzsWwNwrqY4xibNSLC3AHwZZGRek6Nm3JjZy3rP9MLGt-ie1Sj9U6k_DS9bB24fC874PGz75WrbX6PWv/s1600/Zebra%252BRug%252BFrench%252Bdoors%252Bleading%252Bpatio%252Bwicker%252BKg4o-hXe1O9l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wxHG5wfcl62_ARIB_bQGo4UuC24yM-YOUu5K_27eX5p-ERpWLGvMGB9bJLwFyzsWwNwrqY4xibNSLC3AHwZZGRek6Nm3JjZy3rP9MLGt-ie1Sj9U6k_DS9bB24fC874PGz75WrbX6PWv/s1600/Zebra%252BRug%252BFrench%252Bdoors%252Bleading%252Bpatio%252Bwicker%252BKg4o-hXe1O9l.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"French doors leading to a patio with a wicker couch and a zebra hide."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlottesville, Virginia, home of Christy Ford, co-founder of <a href="http://thescoutguide.com/" target="_blank">The Scout Guide</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/May+2012/RsZCV3lZK7D/1#75" target="_blank">Calm, Cool and Collected</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (May 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2XCUN6zvODdne1oGJmxRUNSmGqsM2MKEdf6N0_OQ1i6fVYB899Fy36wM8Gq1vtssbkyRYTw5q8oNl1SbI191CdzAh7-FZVX6k933_HHqhBMMXJ8Z-iz_7hVFBi5c09-PvOU6yO5kFr5U/s1600/Zebra%252BRug%252BBlack%252Bbuilt%252Bbookcases%252Bsurrounding%252Bm-ugzR_sDAMl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2XCUN6zvODdne1oGJmxRUNSmGqsM2MKEdf6N0_OQ1i6fVYB899Fy36wM8Gq1vtssbkyRYTw5q8oNl1SbI191CdzAh7-FZVX6k933_HHqhBMMXJ8Z-iz_7hVFBi5c09-PvOU6yO5kFr5U/s1600/Zebra%252BRug%252BBlack%252Bbuilt%252Bbookcases%252Bsurrounding%252Bm-ugzR_sDAMl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the library, a zebra-skin rug and a velvet club chair conjure an air of old-Hollywood glamour."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Spanish Colonial in Los Angeles's Brentwood neighborhood.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Estee Stanley.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/August+2012/MjOUVzsleVV/1#59" 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">Hollywood Remake</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (August 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-QvrJJI6nzsY8SZLE016hnP1KVcusG3ZENjG4rwcmZxg0gx2tbKMIxh5lJkjZdza-yB2mYjYDfWgXC8xwSzxSvLFSusBx4-kDzZkTK-vVT47rct8pWhkmzz17Soym06F1VF-r8XFITnk/s1600/Zebra%252BRug%252Bzebra%252Bhide%252Blayered%252Batop%252Bnatural%252BjC-RB8_gQhFl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-QvrJJI6nzsY8SZLE016hnP1KVcusG3ZENjG4rwcmZxg0gx2tbKMIxh5lJkjZdza-yB2mYjYDfWgXC8xwSzxSvLFSusBx4-kDzZkTK-vVT47rct8pWhkmzz17Soym06F1VF-r8XFITnk/s1600/Zebra%252BRug%252Bzebra%252Bhide%252Blayered%252Batop%252Bnatural%252BjC-RB8_gQhFl.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.andgeorge.com/" target="_blank">And George</a>, the Charlottesville, Virginia, boutique of antiques and home furnishings owned by Jan Roden and her daughter Christy Ford, co-founder of <a href="http://thescoutguide.com/" target="_blank">The Scout Guide</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/May+2012/RsZCV3lZK7D/1#77" target="_blank">Calm, Cool and Collected</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (May 2012).</span></div><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/AVvXsEgV5Rd703PZvno9bmYsbDRmXuulMQFXMk5NGa92Jegte2G9hyphenhyphen0oRizxD-dg4Q8d2SHNmcF9_7T4lkMbafK130ZSPxc1Ua-vIJt8wQflm82tL959dGiVjXE-zg7eNzdF3PwQ5QDWn5JSVcKr/s1600/ART-02478_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5Rd703PZvno9bmYsbDRmXuulMQFXMk5NGa92Jegte2G9hyphenhyphen0oRizxD-dg4Q8d2SHNmcF9_7T4lkMbafK130ZSPxc1Ua-vIJt8wQflm82tL959dGiVjXE-zg7eNzdF3PwQ5QDWn5JSVcKr/s1600/ART-02478_1.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.serenaandlily.com/Art/Zebra-by-Jennifer-Ament" target="_blank">Zebra</a></i> by Jennifer Ament.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Linocut print, framed by the artist. (11 inches by 14 inches.)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.serenaandlily.com/" target="_blank">Serena and Lily</a>.</span></div>

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