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Classically Contemporary

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2zumaPVqwrpWM0IldZkQGagILlTE57HJRNKeCMsdzNskGvThgrGhD5LBZld2RRvhESBdQiO5EfGgYibjvurIwT_IsewrVkz_UuUthOpxwj8XsU9jKpoePp_L83ryXkHGV5Ru58mOAt4/s1600/392_1_12g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536019763661597170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2zumaPVqwrpWM0IldZkQGagILlTE57HJRNKeCMsdzNskGvThgrGhD5LBZld2RRvhESBdQiO5EfGgYibjvurIwT_IsewrVkz_UuUthOpxwj8XsU9jKpoePp_L83ryXkHGV5Ru58mOAt4/s400/392_1_12g.jpg" style="height: 582px; width: 466px;" /></a></div>I came across this <span style="font-style: italic;">Atico</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Madrileno</span> (usually the top floor apartment with a roof terrace) yesterday while browsing Nuevo Estilo. This apartment surrounded by an indoor patio was renovated by Interior Decorator Pedro Rubio, unfortunately he doesn't have a website to get lost in. The home owners who are frequent travelers asked for a dynamic home where they could enjoy different seating areas, bring in family pieces and display their travel collection. The result was a mixture of different styles and characters using classic and modern furniture with exotic African elements and central Asian textile (suzani). One of my favorite elements on Spanian Interiors is how they enhance or improve the architecture of rooms by incorporating such elements as modern panelings, lacquered walls, geometric painted floors and graphic sliding doors making rooms look more dynamic and interesting.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoIGFIhaJKqASqvWfdlekvLYsvJqSR3vxkyAenCCcmS_uX7g7hUsjWygTekupwTxqlOayUFy_ki8lujadK_cnXXWBPvXGmT_1CyatOxrnweJQAA8JzF0itSmVumumdqv_FUeO43wPUnw/s1600/392_1_5g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536020199327826050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoIGFIhaJKqASqvWfdlekvLYsvJqSR3vxkyAenCCcmS_uX7g7hUsjWygTekupwTxqlOayUFy_ki8lujadK_cnXXWBPvXGmT_1CyatOxrnweJQAA8JzF0itSmVumumdqv_FUeO43wPUnw/s400/392_1_5g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 378px; width: 473px;" /></a><br />The cozy yet sophisticated library and family room.  Those bookcases and those Amalfi Coast chairs really make the room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSDyOcuz3noDgFE8bdcCNX49y02p7k2paZR0JB2z7bMAA62IgIlpFUuagoi0wx6VXLpNjNvA7yVEHPfO_Erw1eijbwpuwx6lrTXcD36caJzPxWVesrgRt5RidvewS113b8QlYaYe2ao4/s1600/392_1_3g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536020198855256594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSDyOcuz3noDgFE8bdcCNX49y02p7k2paZR0JB2z7bMAA62IgIlpFUuagoi0wx6VXLpNjNvA7yVEHPfO_Erw1eijbwpuwx6lrTXcD36caJzPxWVesrgRt5RidvewS113b8QlYaYe2ao4/s400/392_1_3g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 379px; width: 474px;" /></a><br />The mirrored fireplace-wall contrasts with the adjacent modern paneling.  Love how the use of the round cocktail table facilitates the flow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5m7S8IOswfC78ZFlK5L5WqqLsGaC1XAXuyKMUH9Yn-zrwK4kp_TK_uZ5fHYnStqZU2df80yvzYs7QZwTChUUkcv8S_49UFQICfsSSadK5p8MHwCMaDnzAHl_097rhDvmAK22e5cdNfc/s1600/392_1_4g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536020195551819778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5m7S8IOswfC78ZFlK5L5WqqLsGaC1XAXuyKMUH9Yn-zrwK4kp_TK_uZ5fHYnStqZU2df80yvzYs7QZwTChUUkcv8S_49UFQICfsSSadK5p8MHwCMaDnzAHl_097rhDvmAK22e5cdNfc/s400/392_1_4g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 579px; width: 464px;" /></a><br />The Wiggle Stool by Frank Gehry seems to blend in effortlessly with the tones of browns and grays in the living room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFC529POdCmqluxAIvfpOnLAgBPcWT-SSsc8SR1CrUrxB72d4M-lzDMHWuDd5zMl-zxTaKxcADVgjicRAtW1D65DPRNAlgH4Mx3UibtgiOi9MjEfdgnZjCwAqBK1vaU6nSzP0M0GP2J0Y/s1600/392_1_7g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536020192666704306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFC529POdCmqluxAIvfpOnLAgBPcWT-SSsc8SR1CrUrxB72d4M-lzDMHWuDd5zMl-zxTaKxcADVgjicRAtW1D65DPRNAlgH4Mx3UibtgiOi9MjEfdgnZjCwAqBK1vaU6nSzP0M0GP2J0Y/s400/392_1_7g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 579px; width: 465px;" /></a><br />The kitchen table used to be an ironing table and its now, together with the head fixture the focal point of the room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiZPcvRSMEkCRudOoGvmRegN4MPOJdDmIhKwVY6vxSVb_7nZ1mS5djQeg_179hoirMqAnwQfH3Kn_IpzNed1BaoLPFOpKMZg2_25F2VLwtmEx2nqLqTJlW86JyDVVeYILSC5I0oSHGhk/s1600/392_1_9g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536019766977717954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiZPcvRSMEkCRudOoGvmRegN4MPOJdDmIhKwVY6vxSVb_7nZ1mS5djQeg_179hoirMqAnwQfH3Kn_IpzNed1BaoLPFOpKMZg2_25F2VLwtmEx2nqLqTJlW86JyDVVeYILSC5I0oSHGhk/s400/392_1_9g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 583px; width: 468px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCbGQtKTqgOn2ySnNjzKjmXJhrFUz3VoRFlE0kO1aTQ2uHSfO6S_cubkUKlbWu0u6Rr2GiOmsNQFjJkQMNkrFz80ILddSza8StnShmAgBCENpBHGzkNpszrV0TqUvYEkxsPUObQT7E9g/s1600/392_1_10g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536019763586366818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCbGQtKTqgOn2ySnNjzKjmXJhrFUz3VoRFlE0kO1aTQ2uHSfO6S_cubkUKlbWu0u6Rr2GiOmsNQFjJkQMNkrFz80ILddSza8StnShmAgBCENpBHGzkNpszrV0TqUvYEkxsPUObQT7E9g/s400/392_1_10g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 377px; width: 472px;" /></a><br />The graphic sliding doors contrast the modern wood paneling.  A modern architectural enhancing element that's easy to replicate.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqv7KbuVImIOcYT5RkQ310NojVfA2XeBrLKkrjxwO1cenF_HAEtPIQ8RzUNnS1j5i9sTIpsHt0Lf9prNKP1Hd-GHUw3kYYOLfHeXz7p_RTKMa5AZQ1RlLGmYF6gGaS0zTyYganJiPnNQ/s1600/392_1_13g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536019757375059650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqv7KbuVImIOcYT5RkQ310NojVfA2XeBrLKkrjxwO1cenF_HAEtPIQ8RzUNnS1j5i9sTIpsHt0Lf9prNKP1Hd-GHUw3kYYOLfHeXz7p_RTKMa5AZQ1RlLGmYF6gGaS0zTyYganJiPnNQ/s400/392_1_13g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 372px; width: 466px;" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZE9nQE6kswRC-Cp-KphBFciziK8ftkgnil6zXck74OG0OM0B1WdmF6kM__AfjxM8NRbe8qAUIf7eiAX5hc8TSCGLkxVWbcRy0-BG7h7OGE2gyX3m-h3Ra5PRu2xHuom6z4sxbvJVpPo/s1600/392_1_14g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536019758261873666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZE9nQE6kswRC-Cp-KphBFciziK8ftkgnil6zXck74OG0OM0B1WdmF6kM__AfjxM8NRbe8qAUIf7eiAX5hc8TSCGLkxVWbcRy0-BG7h7OGE2gyX3m-h3Ra5PRu2xHuom6z4sxbvJVpPo/s400/392_1_14g.jpg" style="height: 585px; width: 469px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Images via <a href="http://www.nuevo-estilo.es/espacios/392/392_1_1.shtml">Nuevo Estilo</a>.</span></div>

Classically Contemporary

I came across this Atico Madrileno (usually the top floor apartment with a roof terrace) yesterday while browsing Nuevo Estilo. This apa...

6:20 AM

Francesco and Gael Boglione at Home

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_UEm6KwT1BLJF1eA49U-EBL7zgRVQ7D2FKbrWBolvliPjEgoP1iL4kxX6QmDAg6HtYWWZXOt55kKYm6K-6ynBtcLN7htaAbtfRs1uMEApR3F70bDrcsZutJT7SFiMl14NbikW6g_sCg/s1600/Picture+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478148836693664642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_UEm6KwT1BLJF1eA49U-EBL7zgRVQ7D2FKbrWBolvliPjEgoP1iL4kxX6QmDAg6HtYWWZXOt55kKYm6K-6ynBtcLN7htaAbtfRs1uMEApR3F70bDrcsZutJT7SFiMl14NbikW6g_sCg/s400/Picture+2.png" width="460" /></a></div>I'm an advocate for strong architecture, big dominating art and sculptural shaped furniture.  Francesco and Gael Boglione's house in Richmond, England has lime-washed walls that get enhanced even further with the couple's incredible art collection that include works by Gary Hume, Lucien Freud and Damien Hirst among others.  The most interesting part of this house is how the couple were able to keep it elegantly simple while having that impressive collection of art.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix9Ams9yRnAl1UiHQuAOujzp1PMR9VR8djhJv9UuzCOWk3Krd764AcsBHMuxIzzVTxwQdPPnFOBoE6o53Ftk05Hjq3aKsVMQVdpdX3XW4jEvvL4wMr1vqCJ6bG7CHpfC34puYFmou7Nk/s1600/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478148855914343506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix9Ams9yRnAl1UiHQuAOujzp1PMR9VR8djhJv9UuzCOWk3Krd764AcsBHMuxIzzVTxwQdPPnFOBoE6o53Ftk05Hjq3aKsVMQVdpdX3XW4jEvvL4wMr1vqCJ6bG7CHpfC34puYFmou7Nk/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; height: 386px; width: 459px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s9THqg7Ojlg5mfG15Z1lG2gA9KkX8xjIwKl6XfNe_pIe8to4m-UPUY_6ilDDsh0hpK6WywaME-1GX2sG0R5kmRKvn7zztlsBn4m274UriHur3tZ7LfWwwnfv7dormH9gDJ27hzGlWlA/s1600/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478148889555966546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3s9THqg7Ojlg5mfG15Z1lG2gA9KkX8xjIwKl6XfNe_pIe8to4m-UPUY_6ilDDsh0hpK6WywaME-1GX2sG0R5kmRKvn7zztlsBn4m274UriHur3tZ7LfWwwnfv7dormH9gDJ27hzGlWlA/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; height: 557px; width: 463px;" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bSVnYTP7QtRcjqDirarPSISEHQebQ_uyHn7CovHuFQCvRJaxoAhsoA25cF5ZtbxRNuzzcOA_fWmbFAFvYizwfygoZyd-GNdW44ZF3VY8Ojb76kvrPKEnhACEUqcBwSuheM-DJG2uprE/s1600/Picture+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478148874138216370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bSVnYTP7QtRcjqDirarPSISEHQebQ_uyHn7CovHuFQCvRJaxoAhsoA25cF5ZtbxRNuzzcOA_fWmbFAFvYizwfygoZyd-GNdW44ZF3VY8Ojb76kvrPKEnhACEUqcBwSuheM-DJG2uprE/s400/Picture+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; height: 364px; width: 462px;" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhVX5R5kww4PzV7rkzfGPe2fGolmJu4KkqDJbTnrm8eqbqcI3xn7JUmiM8wNIOCcxOzXoA3gyP9nduTqABiYMcG2w5kJ1bzlH5PuyXd6ANzzpMD1xVLDXsqwnm4EBes36g4HlCii_ACA/s1600/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478148844377784482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhVX5R5kww4PzV7rkzfGPe2fGolmJu4KkqDJbTnrm8eqbqcI3xn7JUmiM8wNIOCcxOzXoA3gyP9nduTqABiYMcG2w5kJ1bzlH5PuyXd6ANzzpMD1xVLDXsqwnm4EBes36g4HlCii_ACA/s400/Picture+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; height: 539px; width: 447px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">Images credit: Vogue Living Australia</span></div></div></div>

Francesco and Gael Boglione at Home

I'm an advocate for strong architecture, big dominating art and sculptural shaped furniture. Francesco and Gael Boglione's house in...

10:04 AM

Jacques Grange

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCHRds6ADvpBj7PVYoT5x5p4AZhMl-bPGlvyg-exDh6fiB6ApekaQxWZZVAtbTYH4eYTzVXpAcP_qpkmWkQy_sm8mEQCKl1p9z1rfchq0H9FrNngR-R3uLdJc4g7KsfwR28GJL0H3Evk/s1600/Jacques+Grange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550959063096978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCHRds6ADvpBj7PVYoT5x5p4AZhMl-bPGlvyg-exDh6fiB6ApekaQxWZZVAtbTYH4eYTzVXpAcP_qpkmWkQy_sm8mEQCKl1p9z1rfchq0H9FrNngR-R3uLdJc4g7KsfwR28GJL0H3Evk/s400/Jacques+Grange.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-Grange-Interiors-Pierre-Passebon/dp/2080301128/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1305909988&sr=8-1">Jacques Grange</a>'s Paris flat is nothing short of perfection.  The classic details of the 18th century architecture sings in perfect harmony with a mixed of Art Deco and contemporary furniture with 18th and 20th century pieces and Objects D'Art.  "Harmony is a question of eye and personal feeling; there is no recipe" says Jacques Grange.  And he sure knows how to accomplish that to perfection.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpvuzBdH2msyjmXfMI39SgOPgj04Wy7gHa6dQ1vkbVphVBurwqJcoKTYI2Ydk-EDTXCcn4yfPhqLupMddKTOKQbTVkYtb5NqxJOz30-PbCey6IwTv3KGLcDHlherM-0KyUNvdeUjsSy4/s1600/hosl02_grange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475551157661874722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpvuzBdH2msyjmXfMI39SgOPgj04Wy7gHa6dQ1vkbVphVBurwqJcoKTYI2Ydk-EDTXCcn4yfPhqLupMddKTOKQbTVkYtb5NqxJOz30-PbCey6IwTv3KGLcDHlherM-0KyUNvdeUjsSy4/s400/hosl02_grange.jpg" style="height: 394px; width: 467px;" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipCHRds6ADvpBj7PVYoT5x5p4AZhMl-bPGlvyg-exDh6fiB6ApekaQxWZZVAtbTYH4eYTzVXpAcP_qpkmWkQy_sm8mEQCKl1p9z1rfchq0H9FrNngR-R3uLdJc4g7KsfwR28GJL0H3Evk/s1600/Jacques+Grange.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbfnb9FkFZWtoBxGpEZsYovsIwDjd6vHk5T4j_xeTw3SwoxAj0Cy5QjkiulYE64VoJ9jQHfjnmjdjgmKnwxvt2-OGxXdUMjvHpVkGsT6SI_Y9xJAVoROP_UtAO_rL20dXv34uDE6_rMg/s1600/Jacques+grange+home.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550957880381570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbfnb9FkFZWtoBxGpEZsYovsIwDjd6vHk5T4j_xeTw3SwoxAj0Cy5QjkiulYE64VoJ9jQHfjnmjdjgmKnwxvt2-OGxXdUMjvHpVkGsT6SI_Y9xJAVoROP_UtAO_rL20dXv34uDE6_rMg/s400/Jacques+grange+home.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 388px; width: 462px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Love the view of the Palais Royal garden through Grange's bedroom where the walls are covered in woven horsehair.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNgFvzvRDFQJoYqg8MNxAQALqOjVhQFha_xhFZKBj4pV6HQZPgcbW4tyBsdud6r_dWim1pVR-zkQB15gOdxvH0arxXDcS-b6Md8pwnLbVVzqNitBYZcIVAvXHtegnUr8YRCKTggt0Dqs/s1600/Jacques+grange+paris+apt..jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550950225770018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNgFvzvRDFQJoYqg8MNxAQALqOjVhQFha_xhFZKBj4pV6HQZPgcbW4tyBsdud6r_dWim1pVR-zkQB15gOdxvH0arxXDcS-b6Md8pwnLbVVzqNitBYZcIVAvXHtegnUr8YRCKTggt0Dqs/s400/Jacques+grange+paris+apt..jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 389px; width: 463px;" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmKmgDGvT8MMH8jRDyZEMcpTImQ0r2dAymZVYh-JMYJjKvYHniWAwI6EyX7VRDRBfGA0EKpYNHcoVUkdhcddDBXXgqQ4Mn1jtx655QJFJzgVFbB6fugdLYVgeQFS1t9GtAJ5AHlbPxQI/s1600/jacquesgrangeparisflat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550949750177378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmKmgDGvT8MMH8jRDyZEMcpTImQ0r2dAymZVYh-JMYJjKvYHniWAwI6EyX7VRDRBfGA0EKpYNHcoVUkdhcddDBXXgqQ4Mn1jtx655QJFJzgVFbB6fugdLYVgeQFS1t9GtAJ5AHlbPxQI/s400/jacquesgrangeparisflat.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 615px; width: 465px;" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNomXWVzGVcNNQHd4-f4Aaedi2DoYlf0lwoscI5uDwTYU2pPswQQfAOTivHNnhfJyIpiYfAzhL3q48WRkHLMKGYqSYzNPGjdUWIODQT8ZLAteoHc9iPJM3cq2j_q3XkF9A1-Pjt74biEQ/s1600/Jacquesgrangehouse.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475550941954140834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNomXWVzGVcNNQHd4-f4Aaedi2DoYlf0lwoscI5uDwTYU2pPswQQfAOTivHNnhfJyIpiYfAzhL3q48WRkHLMKGYqSYzNPGjdUWIODQT8ZLAteoHc9iPJM3cq2j_q3XkF9A1-Pjt74biEQ/s400/Jacquesgrangehouse.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 392px; width: 467px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Some of these images are found in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/2080301128?ie=UTF8&tag=belviv-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=2080301128">Jacques Grange: Interiors</a>.<br /></span></div>

Jacques Grange

Jacques Grange 's Paris flat is nothing short of perfection. The classic details of the 18th century architecture sings in perfect harm...

5:45 AM

Unique

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Good Morning, it's Monday and I hope it's the beginning of a productive week for you.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dizZcYNH8LanVDiFrbKeRcfvj5j7FBE5k5Jd0-Fs7NazXqZJuuVSytdsQkQW2AMTSAXV4RuTZ6HpckxT2TF0jGUhHv3JcBZSXfxfHPmETy9JF1JO4u4VedlOhI-lCAooqwxF96ugKes/s1600/Michael+Bruno.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="610" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472069757094883714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dizZcYNH8LanVDiFrbKeRcfvj5j7FBE5k5Jd0-Fs7NazXqZJuuVSytdsQkQW2AMTSAXV4RuTZ6HpckxT2TF0jGUhHv3JcBZSXfxfHPmETy9JF1JO4u4VedlOhI-lCAooqwxF96ugKes/s400/Michael+Bruno.jpg" width="461" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_IFLVzJjmWJOshmwcJu-UGt_rjHBPELTfYmLajAaZTOpWsZ03I43XwYwCzTmVOQGKi_S5_yCG3Y27JIxlRchNs8DWH64Nn-qJ5KDGdnFkkJR0jpB2r3KGVmQ9dYgdNzv-q2oYJAvuiI/s1600/thezhush.blogspot.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="500" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472069554757994690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_IFLVzJjmWJOshmwcJu-UGt_rjHBPELTfYmLajAaZTOpWsZ03I43XwYwCzTmVOQGKi_S5_yCG3Y27JIxlRchNs8DWH64Nn-qJ5KDGdnFkkJR0jpB2r3KGVmQ9dYgdNzv-q2oYJAvuiI/s400/thezhush.blogspot.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><br />Images credit: 1 & <a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2010/05/wants-vs-needs.html">2</a></div>

Unique

Good Morning, it's Monday and I hope it's the beginning of a productive week for you. Images credit: 1 & 2

6:04 AM

Juxtaposition

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">This is perfect juxtaposition.  The simple lines of the Arne Jacobsen egg chair and the disco ball add a modern, yet classic touch to this beautiful ornate room. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kMyx6Ttl39JbcmqJaoWBZ3LJIYbs0VmjR9hL1wXmYkIGkl3n9-1uE4UptuHm-xfX2HgFM0eIR4hqQUvTYiSpfXOV0W3KHWyhI3PXoLjPZlJ3sQbDJR7oY3hRjenyf4ibHg8lklGgSlQ/s1600/Arne+Jakobsen+egg+chair+via+Slumber+Design.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470826313078194210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kMyx6Ttl39JbcmqJaoWBZ3LJIYbs0VmjR9hL1wXmYkIGkl3n9-1uE4UptuHm-xfX2HgFM0eIR4hqQUvTYiSpfXOV0W3KHWyhI3PXoLjPZlJ3sQbDJR7oY3hRjenyf4ibHg8lklGgSlQ/s400/Arne+Jakobsen+egg+chair+via+Slumber+Design.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 469px; width: 469px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Image via <a href="http://slumberdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/03/power-of-pink.html">here</a>.</span></div>

Juxtaposition

This is perfect juxtaposition. The simple lines of the Arne Jacobsen egg chair and the disco ball add a modern, yet classic touch to this b...

12:10 PM

Rose Anne de Pampelonne

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Going through my files I came across <a href="http://www.roseannedepampelonne.com/">Rose Anne de Pampelonne</a> Parisian limestone mansion built in 1900's and redesigned by the designer who is also a baroness.   The multi floor mansion that she shares with her bank-president and baron husband Bruno, was featured in Elle Decor a little while ago and has since been in my files because of its eclecticism and use of different hues.  Asian antiques and porcelain, indigenous fabrics, sculptural antique fishing baskets hung as art, African mask, velvet and brocade fabric are gracefully combined in harmony layering this sumptuous home.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT73Pl73XM8TEWn-sTIHTDgPhtHJkA_GL48vyaunDrOKKeklCKSI3UvfeoDNtLZWphhfAyx8r2lngULi1OROfCiKkyvm7JKYUpBnobaiD4w7XdIPDVcjhS8yY3ivCJUN8uFt7vKzX-7so/s1600-h/ED0408_pampelonne_07.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447576019981495442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT73Pl73XM8TEWn-sTIHTDgPhtHJkA_GL48vyaunDrOKKeklCKSI3UvfeoDNtLZWphhfAyx8r2lngULi1OROfCiKkyvm7JKYUpBnobaiD4w7XdIPDVcjhS8yY3ivCJUN8uFt7vKzX-7so/s400/ED0408_pampelonne_07.jpg" style="height: 530px; width: 450px;" width="420" /></a><br />Above and below images of the gorgeous stunning dinning room</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7X0OT1adYqx_gvhaJug1QC8DIKzI83LlhaYCBYQOuEx368K-gzaz05EZy6NFKOHfQUgBiYTv4jk5Bn2WPsspMAQwChtoucXNJaQm0o1m2PKU47oO_vY2zSgEKI88wf7YTuCgqRmw-So/s1600-h/ED0408_pampelonne_08.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447576021467448866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7X0OT1adYqx_gvhaJug1QC8DIKzI83LlhaYCBYQOuEx368K-gzaz05EZy6NFKOHfQUgBiYTv4jk5Bn2WPsspMAQwChtoucXNJaQm0o1m2PKU47oO_vY2zSgEKI88wf7YTuCgqRmw-So/s400/ED0408_pampelonne_08.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 530px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UvtxzPo-d9NtKdccHxYyftYXa719QxtIWfLcUpBvPmxXbu77OTKdGAB4Te9QlIf5psoH_2d2dlYK2J9vcTxbrcq3VLNmyy52hUnqFZ20SHZtkbto90kMC1KTE0CubHD1aTxSQ-u1hBQ/s1600-h/ED0408_pampelonne_12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447575912875287666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UvtxzPo-d9NtKdccHxYyftYXa719QxtIWfLcUpBvPmxXbu77OTKdGAB4Te9QlIf5psoH_2d2dlYK2J9vcTxbrcq3VLNmyy52hUnqFZ20SHZtkbto90kMC1KTE0CubHD1aTxSQ-u1hBQ/s400/ED0408_pampelonne_12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 530px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSj0AsiWva5rT5zdM7PsmM_czVprN0Y9HLXdj_zm4et8e038g7AaniEm9mgWPlgBVj-PqZy2s80Rdi778swu7w7dNqaGlIenLcj63xVV2O_xamHmXJQXFU3Mse0HAltg2mwl0PMWFy36E/s1600-h/ED0408_pampelonne_06.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447575911483530098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSj0AsiWva5rT5zdM7PsmM_czVprN0Y9HLXdj_zm4et8e038g7AaniEm9mgWPlgBVj-PqZy2s80Rdi778swu7w7dNqaGlIenLcj63xVV2O_xamHmXJQXFU3Mse0HAltg2mwl0PMWFy36E/s400/ED0408_pampelonne_06.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 530px; width: 450px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OOht7Tz3oXAeMwO79ZoRBKcH6RuRUNc8HuiGh8Cv0cTMrfNjW4ZDQiDMR72OpR-EUOCew8FxZmBpRsiUNqjR92XvjuYlHrwzh0DHuPiCLgKPF_7fiG34vUImG5GZMfRbCwZd3A2XKd4/s1600-h/ED0408_pampelonne_01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447575897030846834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OOht7Tz3oXAeMwO79ZoRBKcH6RuRUNc8HuiGh8Cv0cTMrfNjW4ZDQiDMR72OpR-EUOCew8FxZmBpRsiUNqjR92XvjuYlHrwzh0DHuPiCLgKPF_7fiG34vUImG5GZMfRbCwZd3A2XKd4/s400/ED0408_pampelonne_01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 530px; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Rose Anne de Pampelonne placed an elegant 1940s relic bed with leafy silvered legs and a neo-Baroque headboard upholstered in silk velvet and brocade in her living room.  I love it when designers think completely outside the box.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYBgReFR7Vbs5xYm17NJCNbHk4Oyx9NsfvP8qOqPfnKWYk3UOxO1dEamG407WkBPZrA15xar8GVzz-aOLDma6mucpCWId_437gTQosU_G2XlRnE9ILTAvFyQagEEnD65m7RrF3xGkwZ8/s1600-h/ED0408_pampelonne_03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447575907338092018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYBgReFR7Vbs5xYm17NJCNbHk4Oyx9NsfvP8qOqPfnKWYk3UOxO1dEamG407WkBPZrA15xar8GVzz-aOLDma6mucpCWId_437gTQosU_G2XlRnE9ILTAvFyQagEEnD65m7RrF3xGkwZ8/s400/ED0408_pampelonne_03.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 370px; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k8cmT2O8g31uxxD51v5z0TSuL41ZmbdEGUR4POWoJt92yiXnb007mGXd5trCrEwame7nuaEAAXaJrgGxrV9aB-oJ0Yv-nkv-LyOrVEU5YMv0YK_DsKkzbwA24wfCMNOcKEeLcqsrJAA/s1600-h/ED0408_pampelonne_11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447726167817795378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k8cmT2O8g31uxxD51v5z0TSuL41ZmbdEGUR4POWoJt92yiXnb007mGXd5trCrEwame7nuaEAAXaJrgGxrV9aB-oJ0Yv-nkv-LyOrVEU5YMv0YK_DsKkzbwA24wfCMNOcKEeLcqsrJAA/s400/ED0408_pampelonne_11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 530px; width: 450px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A table in the courtyard is dressed with an antique saris.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbQ9UBuaAnYNzmtVFvKYHUgpUrtuWH0ZgtUC64gOlu9KpMwwVHn62PZnchKyOK7bnvVY3UcZ0W9tShIWEeaAORSaHAAkYrg7F7riqHjqUXcdA6AoQLtqv-g8lOo8a-KGzQsORTujnJzs/s1600-h/ED0408_pampelonne_02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447575901902997426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbQ9UBuaAnYNzmtVFvKYHUgpUrtuWH0ZgtUC64gOlu9KpMwwVHn62PZnchKyOK7bnvVY3UcZ0W9tShIWEeaAORSaHAAkYrg7F7riqHjqUXcdA6AoQLtqv-g8lOo8a-KGzQsORTujnJzs/s400/ED0408_pampelonne_02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 530px; width: 450px;" /></a><br />Rose Ann de Pompelonne photographed by Roger Davies.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier new; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Enjoy your weekend.</span> </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 85%;">All images from <a href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/image/tid/3539?pause=0&page=7">Elle Decor</a>.  </span></div></div></div>

Rose Anne de Pampelonne

Going through my files I came across Rose Anne de Pampelonne Parisian limestone mansion built in 1900's and redesigned by the designer ...

5:00 AM

A house full of personality

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUauOzpTvJuOnyir1JnnoWjjAVqgart8jZaAWM3CP6iOVsr8-B3xhLEKgSq8lDInYLS0bp9UoGCPciHQ5PchaHtgMAhEniWevgEQNeMd8oGRnPPhbV4XBuu0V8lAJydv3sIHwTDO2ULI/s1600-h/380_4_2g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399687639115870898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUauOzpTvJuOnyir1JnnoWjjAVqgart8jZaAWM3CP6iOVsr8-B3xhLEKgSq8lDInYLS0bp9UoGCPciHQ5PchaHtgMAhEniWevgEQNeMd8oGRnPPhbV4XBuu0V8lAJydv3sIHwTDO2ULI/s400/380_4_2g.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1ael688-PUWyXk679VhNuGDUs3MI1N2SYJ8p6vcU28D0eEdHCGw_DYhYkm79trrlPyhyphenhyphenuUz2la794Qv1kU2t8cWa2D4H3RzgN-efdtQIo0KV4f78AYq0S_H51DcCG7edQJsXMt2eBQc/s1600-h/380_4_10g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399687634381548370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1ael688-PUWyXk679VhNuGDUs3MI1N2SYJ8p6vcU28D0eEdHCGw_DYhYkm79trrlPyhyphenhyphenuUz2la794Qv1kU2t8cWa2D4H3RzgN-efdtQIo0KV4f78AYq0S_H51DcCG7edQJsXMt2eBQc/s400/380_4_10g.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqFYsJsvvdKB5vvG1Btlb7_ebbW3owWYAGJnweNf8ERpVePPm088v60QCdyn14GhyphenhyphenUmcx6oCfSSrMQbdV_Ue0yxrlQLz2QSdHIwjCFJfx0MmjpmGmtm40h1URspnS9X92PfAoXDeOxJ8/s1600-h/380_4_6g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399687631506840722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqFYsJsvvdKB5vvG1Btlb7_ebbW3owWYAGJnweNf8ERpVePPm088v60QCdyn14GhyphenhyphenUmcx6oCfSSrMQbdV_Ue0yxrlQLz2QSdHIwjCFJfx0MmjpmGmtm40h1URspnS9X92PfAoXDeOxJ8/s400/380_4_6g.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDHTqtHQJEGNxHYP4EkLcJqYgRIkZBHMBfvfWkIYltIVHeaVAn18nBHHFH7Goawq4rVHkstNHdlO0bGbY1rj4p5SMmZ_xlI0Otg8T6AyogI4QK-_OUGq0uXTfIcxJ83yZWpUtkcnVI4s/s1600-h/380_4_7g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399687625303030034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDHTqtHQJEGNxHYP4EkLcJqYgRIkZBHMBfvfWkIYltIVHeaVAn18nBHHFH7Goawq4rVHkstNHdlO0bGbY1rj4p5SMmZ_xlI0Otg8T6AyogI4QK-_OUGq0uXTfIcxJ83yZWpUtkcnVI4s/s400/380_4_7g.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiWJXSW8yE4JsZQlQ5ECpsdRDR2o8QwEx7nDfIrpBFsNdzOhPZswDU5WbmZPqYrgMvzcsK2RFM3WRv9cvIL0DSIdCfee3GMQjePycnhXVmS3pRRMUYAXruw1xhfX20i2aeC2626fhyphenhyphenx8/s1600-h/380_4_5g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399687619909292946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiWJXSW8yE4JsZQlQ5ECpsdRDR2o8QwEx7nDfIrpBFsNdzOhPZswDU5WbmZPqYrgMvzcsK2RFM3WRv9cvIL0DSIdCfee3GMQjePycnhXVmS3pRRMUYAXruw1xhfX20i2aeC2626fhyphenhyphenx8/s400/380_4_5g.jpg" style="height: 465px; width: 500px;" /></a></div>My favorite rooms in this house are the bathroom and breakfast area, although I wouldn't mind living in all of the others as well.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">images from Nuevo Estilo.</span></div>

A house full of personality

My favorite rooms in this house are the bathroom and breakfast area, although I wouldn't mind living in all of the others as well. image...

5:34 AM

Gracious Entrance-partie deux

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%; font-style: italic;">"Luck is the residue of design<span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #666666; font-style: italic;">.  </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Branch Rickey</span></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCFpX73XcrEGR6-AoB-wkm5krZWz5AiUrssuqkdiItq7LT5ctUm3kqu3BoW6Io99GS2bND5yvBR5tkxDj5AbFB07bXkfClDmUL00Jwtkv44b-zDHbWiG_olcZ2IzbwTBXCV8blEackag/s1600-h/main-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: #666666;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385377732784214210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCFpX73XcrEGR6-AoB-wkm5krZWz5AiUrssuqkdiItq7LT5ctUm3kqu3BoW6Io99GS2bND5yvBR5tkxDj5AbFB07bXkfClDmUL00Jwtkv44b-zDHbWiG_olcZ2IzbwTBXCV8blEackag/s400/main-3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 459px; width: 459px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZx1gARkWr7EG2TVdul12XKvpx9c5lH89y8s4p0odHK6WaY-zrGRZhDrLF1pDcWdtw8qK25c10yCyGfxPyAly4t8rEm0IFSmhWdLNh5iR7IXSQFtyy6LpZIF4Q7fljIYAdLLv9pMlT_zs/s1600-h/main-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385377739320634610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZx1gARkWr7EG2TVdul12XKvpx9c5lH89y8s4p0odHK6WaY-zrGRZhDrLF1pDcWdtw8qK25c10yCyGfxPyAly4t8rEm0IFSmhWdLNh5iR7IXSQFtyy6LpZIF4Q7fljIYAdLLv9pMlT_zs/s400/main-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 434px; width: 434px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcY2Zjbn-9bei5fuDoqd46MnwhRPL2p1No0yW2UuWXCOSCTEQaOYIeFpb5a7UwIIuwD6i0zX0YCsTQBrdcR9wW1hawM5cPJxggedkT-jPLMkk5cibMOXjfdQMR5FVCfxXMaWwa8ZNnss/s1600-h/diamond-baratta-0508-3_lg-39713622.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385377742307163298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcY2Zjbn-9bei5fuDoqd46MnwhRPL2p1No0yW2UuWXCOSCTEQaOYIeFpb5a7UwIIuwD6i0zX0YCsTQBrdcR9wW1hawM5cPJxggedkT-jPLMkk5cibMOXjfdQMR5FVCfxXMaWwa8ZNnss/s400/diamond-baratta-0508-3_lg-39713622.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 596px; width: 452px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4S1TKNmS8-YiGtWuZ9caK5AxYtwG1Gt8bH17Y8csuv2ABmav_RkrSVeCaZ2vO__YNuE2yzX-06NbnhXqa7mlEm-Pm3u6b14FQZyqaBT3NQ1NSVHhFrq3jKzDgjxN-XFrfCgjZ6CiRXo/s1600-h/main-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385377727467539250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4S1TKNmS8-YiGtWuZ9caK5AxYtwG1Gt8bH17Y8csuv2ABmav_RkrSVeCaZ2vO__YNuE2yzX-06NbnhXqa7mlEm-Pm3u6b14FQZyqaBT3NQ1NSVHhFrq3jKzDgjxN-XFrfCgjZ6CiRXo/s400/main-5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 450px; width: 450px;" /></a></div>Some entrances can tell a lot of their occupants.  For instance; their age, their likes and their hobbies.  Have a wonderful, lucky weekend!!</div>

Gracious Entrance-partie deux

"Luck is the residue of design " . Branch Rickey Some entrances can tell a lot of their occupants. For instance; their age, thei...

6:14 AM

Beautiful Eclectic Interiors

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WidKKhBEaWCigmMICbTdL-IX1MIw6Q-MzAdmqsS5pbwRqyaoepzrvsbunncfJvwyRt2zWbiCFIRw0Y7IaufIFYjvCu_s2Z8Anfv00l367otCs1fTvqzV_bLh7q4bQc9KuNbBSf7vS84v/s1600-h/2_krakoff_den_H.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371334937172361074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WidKKhBEaWCigmMICbTdL-IX1MIw6Q-MzAdmqsS5pbwRqyaoepzrvsbunncfJvwyRt2zWbiCFIRw0Y7IaufIFYjvCu_s2Z8Anfv00l367otCs1fTvqzV_bLh7q4bQc9KuNbBSf7vS84v/s400/2_krakoff_den_H.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 373px; width: 467px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZN8xgtDgAGgYMywJnSz9K71QVJoNIOWhRKns07UXqS6BTDLp14h1rAYaKhQ6rNLdXX18wiVShuRUOihOIGy9fu238DhV7-d41aFggzoh13tsSFgeHA3W68VRtqNwwId_xqcboNPC6ZLPo/s1600-h/MH_0108_cruz_family_H.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371334961608834802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZN8xgtDgAGgYMywJnSz9K71QVJoNIOWhRKns07UXqS6BTDLp14h1rAYaKhQ6rNLdXX18wiVShuRUOihOIGy9fu238DhV7-d41aFggzoh13tsSFgeHA3W68VRtqNwwId_xqcboNPC6ZLPo/s400/MH_0108_cruz_family_H.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 372px; width: 466px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWz638lcWxHaxwQSFXHzWKYZ-Y0g_MkhvcoL18CX7aNIck8bdvWXZaX7qzIu0TkBRYSTK82G6p_F9xU31sBC5oSLzjvywSv7NBaYDBP5n7EdJCLEo_B4ljQRHBO9245nrRfquU5J4S1yTs/s1600-h/ED0908_Adler_family2_V.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371334952412995394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWz638lcWxHaxwQSFXHzWKYZ-Y0g_MkhvcoL18CX7aNIck8bdvWXZaX7qzIu0TkBRYSTK82G6p_F9xU31sBC5oSLzjvywSv7NBaYDBP5n7EdJCLEo_B4ljQRHBO9245nrRfquU5J4S1yTs/s400/ED0908_Adler_family2_V.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 569px; width: 462px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-28lEJK4i-xvTXMZXf7NEckc4iRL74jcyJ_AwTRRE0scB8f75O50LUIDTSSZw7takRLE7oclC_FThTS3Ff2sjK-3ojdCrh7J33sEEMkRC-srIkA35fpHIPOG6ebM05mNYuEbjx8FXMPF8/s1600-h/ED_1008_Rowley_den_H.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371334945275606834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-28lEJK4i-xvTXMZXf7NEckc4iRL74jcyJ_AwTRRE0scB8f75O50LUIDTSSZw7takRLE7oclC_FThTS3Ff2sjK-3ojdCrh7J33sEEMkRC-srIkA35fpHIPOG6ebM05mNYuEbjx8FXMPF8/s400/ED_1008_Rowley_den_H.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 367px; width: 460px;" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">images Reed Krakoff, Blackman Cruz, Jonathan Adler and Cynthia Rowley. </span></div>

Beautiful Eclectic Interiors

images Reed Krakoff, Blackman Cruz, Jonathan Adler and Cynthia Rowley.

5:41 AM

A touch of gold

A touch of gold

That unexpected touch of gold never fails. Images from House Beautiful.

8:17 AM

Fabulous Small Working Spaces

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKyIFUtUjGNorn_xHaowfSlFFpkUQbWyhQO9xZgaqhsrkkdmCEZMBWjQnWaHUuTw1tkKCrhyphenhyphenUjUubxiNdZlkps9CFet9eC2wet2zeuLIYRBKEDc4nrZDuLZh-guSUNVj8CLG17LREFgZ_/s1600-h/gasl_mary_mcdonald_08-793753.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366672152375040594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKyIFUtUjGNorn_xHaowfSlFFpkUQbWyhQO9xZgaqhsrkkdmCEZMBWjQnWaHUuTw1tkKCrhyphenhyphenUjUubxiNdZlkps9CFet9eC2wet2zeuLIYRBKEDc4nrZDuLZh-guSUNVj8CLG17LREFgZ_/s400/gasl_mary_mcdonald_08-793753.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 492px; width: 466px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilMm83Ae9bJ0wcRWcLUYkvXX5jvCyf-FVwVKb_4Sb5gou2v3zz0Zs7ePLyhxM9TqkXBbzrpXe0bUDKrsGDPkm8sE6ZPsLOYz3oQPMwGwWEl_8uNhdQi3MQ5ton_7UYc0Vk0HXDJQCuivT/s1600-h/carolinaherrerajrhouse-736908.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366672152880729442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilMm83Ae9bJ0wcRWcLUYkvXX5jvCyf-FVwVKb_4Sb5gou2v3zz0Zs7ePLyhxM9TqkXBbzrpXe0bUDKrsGDPkm8sE6ZPsLOYz3oQPMwGwWEl_8uNhdQi3MQ5ton_7UYc0Vk0HXDJQCuivT/s400/carolinaherrerajrhouse-736908.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 439px; width: 469px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsrKXLLpa11FaM3SCtAijDW4nhD6FkNBlSAAvMMwYXyh3fdCkbKUdxbL3Sj7dBmAnae8Vq3VIYVLiW1-pPIBxYRXJ7hLzHGZuOHEdMCAGFHIN9uBGs3vP7OgSQGHGNOstS3Pf3uQMma8q/s1600-h/pic4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366672159135241186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsrKXLLpa11FaM3SCtAijDW4nhD6FkNBlSAAvMMwYXyh3fdCkbKUdxbL3Sj7dBmAnae8Vq3VIYVLiW1-pPIBxYRXJ7hLzHGZuOHEdMCAGFHIN9uBGs3vP7OgSQGHGNOstS3Pf3uQMma8q/s400/pic4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 568px; width: 467px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-M4Zz7aijYq59LzXd56TbUi8vlZjSkQh6aBQO3tp1Mj3AoDrGvVoZHU-65IFD-odPmJ08VM4JHudxC5a1_uyL9pCTw32iUKwoPtzbZsn0Z0rmell8TZHqKqC1n41Z66s3W233eVKDnHL/s1600-h/gasl_sunrise_ruffalo_06-720001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366672158101959394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-M4Zz7aijYq59LzXd56TbUi8vlZjSkQh6aBQO3tp1Mj3AoDrGvVoZHU-65IFD-odPmJ08VM4JHudxC5a1_uyL9pCTw32iUKwoPtzbZsn0Z0rmell8TZHqKqC1n41Z66s3W233eVKDnHL/s400/gasl_sunrise_ruffalo_06-720001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 487px; width: 461px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I would be more than happy opening letters or doing some home related paper work from one of these gorgeous spaces.  I especially love the Carolina Herrera Jr.'s room (second from top) overlooking the fantastic Spanish country side.  For the City I would be content with the top room.  How about you guys, which working space would you pick?</div></div></div>

Fabulous Small Working Spaces

I would be more than happy opening letters or doing some home related paper work from one of these gorgeous spaces. I especially love the C...

5:16 AM

Modern Glamour

Modern Glamour

8:45 AM

Home And Garden DIY Projects