A FOLLOW UP TO THE VERANDA ARTICLE

<blockquote> <p align="center"><font size="5">  </font><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXemePNMNWSA_VrLsCHMw2XzRo0eeTkUWGgGnb_-2fN2g3dYM-fPhlTyNL00I-lmrVDWngNyXGZQR_JMU4ph8E11HVJYDsABZQulT_9k6x_EuU8h4EzMjh5t5IddrmqukPbxVOpTk2Iig/s1600-h/image36.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vJ8zo5a2cYU/UEAyYVoIabI/AAAAAAABdok/GHQvauuk3k8/s1600-h/image162.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="770" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qPrBEQYX5Pk/UEAygwT5gLI/AAAAAAABdoo/T-RDivjqecY/image_thumb56.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1174"></a></font></a></p> <p align="justify"><font size="5">The last post on Jane Moore’s townhouse in Veranda garnered many comments and I thought it might be interesting to address two of the more popular topics discussed.  First, there were some questions about how to properly hang a large tapestry like this one which Jane first used in the family room in her former house.   </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8_0A_CyCuBZCBRUkcPHYHxKBow-j03a3XxY_NHpDxzAcJkaQfFXiLM0_tQqIjCMYISKZoLxWmN3iWcjtOQpHPANcjcd07B-dRDjNZgeWQORZZcwQnLlAo57pWl6HY6LfMrOhfoVD7wU/s1600-h/image169.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DjGkdbgnHQBGj-40aKvYHcYchkXzY6LeCx3BOL61-a23QHUPUSYhPTHeY7kZhrzfM9nCZuci4FRuEu8IWujD45BKAIH33QYps1ianuak2M5kUuJjXtcxxckbEOF3qdd-j_y7L-67dlB9/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="995"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Once Moore moved to her new townhouse, the tapestry was one piece that passed her editing process.  Who can blame her?  This piece is gorgeous and is probably the focal point of her public spaces.  Actually, gorgeous?  It’s stunning.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The interest in the tapestries got me thinking of how many other designers in Houston and elsewhere use these large tapestries in their design.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="5">But first, a quick and very simplified history.  While fragments of tapestry have been discovered from the 3rd century BC, it wasn’t until the 15th century during the middle ages that tapestries became more widespread.  Portable, they were used mostly to cover and insulate damp stone walls of castles and the houses of the upper class.  Additionally tapestries protected beds against drafts and were used as internal doors to stop cold winds.   These tapestries were quite large and required big looms which in turn required large work forces to produce.  In short, tapestries became an important and vital commodity.   During the 1500s Flanders was the primary place tapestries were made.  They were quite costly and only royalty and the wealthiest and most privileged owned one (which is still true today!)  <font size="5">Another place that used tapestries were churches, which</font><font size="5"> brought them out on certain holidays and occasions. These tapestries most often depicted biblical scenes. </font></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="5">The earliest tapestries were the millefleurs – here one person or a small group of people stood before a background of plants and flowers.   Next, battle scenes and architectural scenes became popular.  During the late 16th century – people commissioned themselves into their tapestries – showing them hunting or their peasants at work (sometimes the patrons would be disguised as the peasant.)  Following, the Verdure tapestry came into favor.  This rich, green plant and floral background showed large bucolic estates in the foreground.  By this time, northern France and Flanders were the two major centers of tapestry making along with Les Gobelins in Paris, which was established in the late 17th century.  </font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="5">The industrial revolution and the new mechanical Jacquard looms brought about huge changes in traditional tapestry making which had became prohibitively expensive.  Flanders was the center of the Jacquard looms and these tapestries produced here are still considered the finest Belgian export.  </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LKfkmg6Jcw0/UEAyo5MWyAI/AAAAAAABdpA/GKg7na-vksA/s1600-h/image17.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftXx_sehHzj9IqKGVEOGcmpOXoA_Ms4Ga7vSvah5R9tW4vQwmJ2WOxnito69hNcVD0X72fLT4NdQ3kqSUdeubhyphenhyphen1rF91d1ekt2VH5NGt9BXo25pccShNI7H3BNkG0nX_trZywsPjrR7o/s1600-h/image151.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="689" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B9fo-5Fe4kg/UEAyuGZIN0I/AAAAAAABdpM/lLX3l6XCSaY/image15_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1004"></a></font></a><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">  Here, a large antique tapestry is used in this Houston dining room decorated by <a href="http://www.eleanorcummings.com/">Eleanor Cummings</a> and <a href="http://www.watkinsculver.com/">Babs Watkins</a>.   Again, what a focal point!   The thick texture of the tapestry plays off the silk taffeta on the window and the skirted table.  Just beautiful!</font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uARMSYqkU2c/UEAyvgdzdkI/AAAAAAABdpU/RLq5Ixie9AM/s1600-h/image5.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-uARMSYqkU2c/UEAyvgdzdkI/AAAAAAABdpc/fDxc9m5rYmY/s1600-h/image31.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="864" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-v6F2XSBP5uM/UEAy0Ue2x7I/AAAAAAABdpg/c61klfdz3f0/image3_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="653"></a></font></a><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Popular Houston antique shop owner Donna Brown of <a href="http://www.graydoorantiques.com/">The Gray Door</a> used this unique tapestry from the 16th century in her townhouse.   She changes up her furniture arrangements a bit, as you will see.  Here this area is used a living room.  She has two matching chandeliers on both sides of this large space.  Isn’t the chandelier gorgeous?  It’s like a dripping waterfall of diamonds.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9qmf3dEQ12U/UEAy1-pQy3I/AAAAAAABdpo/O-ktu1k6DAk/s1600-h/image44.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA-NKEa2VA4dM7MIaghpYgFiPok1oMILlYgJxuyRjoff2osyB-8DXjuyuw_n-u-T-hxl8MrNg0UJDtDVZduuuDG6f9NRcxGbzqB4JpeeL1kHhar_jDgUTM2ZfjrZ99EUXINSFMm-C9NA/s1600-h/image451.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="964" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-baQKlOGlPJE/UEAy6yO7eGI/AAAAAAABdp4/k0UsOkGwk9c/image45_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="730"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">A head on view of the 16th century Flemish tapestry which depicts water lilies and herons.  I’ve never seen a tapestry like this before.  It is quite large and is probably one of her most prized possessions. </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9qmf3dEQ12U/UEAy1-pQy3I/AAAAAAABdqA/83Sueq4dKwc/s1600-h/image421.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="949" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-yXIIus7LHiQ/UEAzBNzUlkI/AAAAAAABdqE/VIP2R-qDX-E/image42_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="699"></a></font><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And here, she uses this same space as a dining room.  Great juxtaposition of fine and rustic antiques, metal and crystal.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center">  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UX_cU07sLq0/UEAzD9SOqfI/AAAAAAABdqM/hC_6DEy70os/s1600-h/image64.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UX_cU07sLq0/UEAzD9SOqfI/AAAAAAABdqU/SEAgZTOZFBU/s1600-h/image170.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="717" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTWJZsypkOalgkpa2f8CeLEGoYf6B4uEScHnnngymetRpL8az9zGFhsRbLzSwqU20WpVcUcqs48suEW3ieQfikqSt9nkBdqW963oOfe9bCIiQBFEPXZln028qSqRPNFkSnbEi0HtGhOI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="910"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">England?  NO, it’s Santa Fe designed by Houstonian great <a href="http://www.jacominidesign.com/">Beverly Jacomini</a>.  Besides using a plethora of Bennison, she also used a smaller tapestry.  Love this!!!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aVqA0kpFWDs/UEAzLbVk09I/AAAAAAABdqg/RkylgPg2P9c/s1600-h/image%25255B26%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="812" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NEul5Ml82Pk/UEAzNgp9l-I/AAAAAAABdqo/iU5n_IG-PW4/image_thumb%25255B11%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="857"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">In this charming vintage San Antonio, Texas house, a large antique tapestry hangs in the living room of designer Linda Keenan.  Another tapestry covers the wing chair and the French chair.  All the pillows are tapestry remnants.  Too much?  NO!!!!!  This is beyond gorgeous in my opinion!  LOVE!!!   The blog Ivy Clad wrote a great story about this beautiful house <a href="http://www.ivyclad.com/2011/10/small-house-grand-style.html">HERE</a>.</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-h0RXRj7vSvo/UEAzO7u44VI/AAAAAAABdqw/NZ8wL8Qbsqw/s1600-h/image%25255B22%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="666" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DZTExNfYDFM/UEAzQCSbhnI/AAAAAAABdq4/lPTVYU7OnYw/image_thumb%25255B9%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="497"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">More?  Another tapestry covers a stone wall in the study.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7E24EubNveKRaW_1j96lOk4qkLXSwZH09TCI9TJa_fCFFRRaXVfr4oitKDbmJiVsbgPAU42UWO0WGME15HhhNit1KjEWRP6WIIRYIE9jaSWDifYI9p27GJQx-9lEodGIvlrKOZiTw_Hi/s1600-h/image%25255B30%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="800" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-aeC-ozUgSpE/UEAzTjMnNLI/AAAAAAABdrI/fxLCqK16kck/image_thumb%25255B13%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="619"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And, just one more.  Another wing chair covers an antique wing chair.  And notice her Delft jars – whoa.  GORGEOUS!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7KDHhaZjSiw/UEAzVcxmm8I/AAAAAAABdrQ/zxPODuxRDZg/s1600-h/image174.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="829" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iMljqMFiYsE/UEAzW2cf9QI/AAAAAAABdrY/Xziv_UE9eWw/image_thumb62.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="641"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">John Saladino is the king of using tapestries.  He usually layers his with mirrors and art work on top of them.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eWRrApOrNSY/UEAzYA-LTwI/AAAAAAABdrg/SbQUrQiApJ0/s1600-h/image15.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eWRrApOrNSY/UEAzYA-LTwI/AAAAAAABdro/cVjke7wudug/s1600-h/image175.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="450" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4-bEZ3Cfd78/UEAzbQzxU8I/AAAAAAABdrs/jWIqXppIEss/image_thumb63.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="695"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Here a very contemporary setting with an antique tapestry.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-doFYOgFZ4Cc/UEAzctqMRcI/AAAAAAABdr0/tIRECElO2C8/s1600-h/image95.png"><font size="5"><img alt="image" border="0" height="640" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-j406m40v3XA/UEAzeCnA3eI/AAAAAAABdr8/T-PzigfHay0/image_thumb33.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="538"></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Here, in a Dallas house – a limestone staircase and an antique tapestry.  Stairs are a popular place for one.</font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWYCg72Mt4aq8S2daGw3T2OGaMg0WYJ6njmkzV46tgNV3eq8qoGpIk2reuXUmophJH8w2zs7dT3y22FbIrlDidhslePKcRPXZN6YHX2CFAMS0qnkA2DHN43AY4yWjnKxM6ogQNPXLYkNt/s1600-h/image21%25255B1%25255D.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iJRLoKyyGvM/UEAzfTR3K5I/AAAAAAABdsM/DlumJlwXxf8/s1600-h/image183.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="807" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Czm3OqX91xM/UEAziugMVhI/AAAAAAABdsQ/mETI8OFM66w/image_thumb66.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="514"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Another stairway, but doesn’t the runner’s color fight with the tapestry?  Strange choice.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/--HbXde5Ns4M/UEAzj5U_LHI/AAAAAAABdsY/wmtP0F63ZOU/s1600-h/image91.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3j532CxnJWSEuk2hrroPWe2sfSRyLUPiMyUWhmiYGONOCNu2BPJYP4yrSliID5lglg7Ol6Bp_DAW5hM2piqV-h2vuRoPkDAS_2g0P39YJbZXKcf31V-z-7_pWj0sVr3QyZVp9rRNurGA/s1600-h/image184.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="678" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-odI8KK54C6c/UEAznHgBWLI/AAAAAAABdsk/58b-Fy8-17I/image_thumb67.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="545"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Another stone stair and tapestry: made for each other</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jUjVZmknKDo/UEAzos9HCRI/AAAAAAABdss/xr131fwwDak/s1600-h/image18.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jUjVZmknKDo/UEAzos9HCRI/AAAAAAABds0/0K3ze5NCqzs/s1600-h/image185.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="767" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4YK_23HmEFc-UA4FtoodtUCJMVxBSUN0N2Ayw-4tXblIRADZfxDVpmyairaclTFHYyByRq4RJWOIFyXBkZ5-jwc9tBOnb83PdSvmQUrrfD3QGJy8BYqnmoAFtRPxJtz81R3DGXVHAugD/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="574"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Again, a gorgeous tapestry, but the collection of prints takes away from the beauty of the piece!  Why?</font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VwnscfO-ltc/UEAzvS1W35I/AAAAAAABdtA/HNQqjuua7no/s1600-h/image24%25255B1%25255D.png"><font size="5"></font></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-NByRdb2UvC9TPeMhpn98y-w0rmU7o5y4mZ5pPq8-VGMCAbMLQW3q1vltZD9NIfsMb1WSsu5XIpBwg1XvbmAGR7kEBh8YXmjywzhsjLTjIGFQB4Giy9ACHhp071hCdnGoh06u2_wWlc/s1600-h/image27.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wfbbc-e2RLE/UEAzxi5ZSiI/AAAAAAABdtQ/yecSXrhueDs/s1600-h/image187.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="807" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nx7QEoRd2GQ/UEAz47YB4iI/AAAAAAABdtU/m0iTKgMrorU/image_thumb70.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="853"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">I think the wall color and furniture color is too matchy matchy for this tapestry.  Again, it takes away from the piece – makes it just blend in instead of standing out!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-H__zdtk5z2I/UEAz6dMW-zI/AAAAAAABdtc/0-zMZk5u-1s/s1600-h/image229%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="604" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y0wSiyz2CnY/UEAz8VN5fsI/AAAAAAABdtk/PwwwYtXxDKU/image229_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="904"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pW7MHH_-uec/UEAz92XEc0I/AAAAAAABdts/dRmfmgQd9E8/s1600-h/image82.png"><font size="5"></font></a> <font size="5">A vivid tapestry which covers almost the entire wall.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q8RZvhmjKUE/UEA0AJgKBbI/AAAAAAABdt0/ITFhZ2nOzYk/s1600-h/image30.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VwnscfO-ltc/UEAzvS1W35I/AAAAAAABdt8/n80uDjm2-cE/s1600-h/image186.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WUtD7s1LJe7GEAAguITlCbfGevQnBqxyD6uP248a4NCUkIKg2oxBYlqrcja_5raw3tKR_GkSnnUnYdld4RrAl0NUdnusQW53XVb08JYpDY49X-BVI57rCIXIrXxqxe-uE4QuFlBTA94/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="890"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Can’t afford a pricey Belgian Verdure?  Why not hang a needlepoint rug instead? </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q8RZvhmjKUE/UEA0AJgKBbI/AAAAAAABduI/bZhAXHv8PgU/s1600-h/image188.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="694" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7brHfZnxoSj8VyTXZ84Zg_pfQbkM_Pm2tuMhq2yyM9ihgdnK_YdL-JgRiFxEBpxVQI7HmFJ7hcNIANHMG1vEE1u9-SzkkOjw6m4Cm9NC5f_rqJgqr44NWc7zjzFi6Du_RsaWFffm5jzs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="592"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Or hang an ethnic tapestry?  I love this bedroom – the spread, the pillows, the tapestry.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PcPPLOKkgSk/UEA0M8ypirI/AAAAAAABduU/qeQNIp1MHXM/s1600-h/image33.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PcPPLOKkgSk/UEA0M8ypirI/AAAAAAABduc/boKR-v7R2uM/s1600-h/image190.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="764" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaO4T0yIqAwj5QbtZLld_JkQtgkZpZMJ9K3F5-VDoX2ACNRVvuNopZCsms0bVpa47OneEbPyCBzg43WOi5HiM2skjQvJr2rdbTo78CKaouy0k1uBMlHh1qFPqP2lym7Tk7F7A5YrIMpQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1204"></a><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-q8RZvhmjKUE/UEA0AJgKBbI/AAAAAAABduI/bZhAXHv8PgU/s1600-h/image188.png"><font size="5"></a></font></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Or hang a new Suzani.   Ebay has a lot of them for sale for very reasonable.  You don’t have to get a bright one, there are some that are more pastel.  This is from an interesting blog <a href="http://thingswillfallintoplace.blogspot.com/">HERE</a>.  Looks very Kathryn Ireland-y with the red lampshade.</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-25-3KLz8trg/UEA0WL9NSlI/AAAAAAABduo/w8u3WyAbGIQ/s1600-h/image52.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-25-3KLz8trg/UEA0WL9NSlI/AAAAAAABduw/UgH3Nt2ePbk/s1600-h/image191.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="618" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KYynid3ST44/UEA0Y0Ar3ZI/AAAAAAABdu0/cymJwOIoso4/image_thumb74.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="464"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">OK, someone asked for some Robert Kime.  Here you go!</font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fVnIuX2jKR0/UEA0bV1nLoI/AAAAAAABdu8/S_gQjHP92eA/s1600-h/image55.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fVnIuX2jKR0/UEA0bV1nLoI/AAAAAAABdvE/79K1iIX5yrg/s1600-h/image193.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="804" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bxWx4q7Ru28/UEA0jC4VH6I/AAAAAAABdvI/jx_10t639bI/image_thumb76.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1084"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">It seems like England has a lot more houses with tapestries than the U.S.  Look at this one!  Amazing!  But, I’m afraid this is way too busy for Houston decorators.  They prefer the much quieter tapestries – less detailed.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center">  <p align="center"><font size="5"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mOHF6_DG4lQ/SyLDs1_vZuI/AAAAAAAAqtk/mPsg3LWYsjQ/s720/image_thumb2.png"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">One of my favorite photographs ever!  Notice how the slipcover makes the tapestry just pop out against the white. The brown table echoes the browns in the tapestry.   And I love the way the coffee table is accessorized.   It’s done without using anything trendy.  Diandra Douglas. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><font size="5"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pW7MHH_-uec/UEAz92XEc0I/AAAAAAABdts/dRmfmgQd9E8/s1600-h/image82.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pW7MHH_-uec/UEAz92XEc0I/AAAAAAABdvQ/r10oaoEiXo4/s1600-h/image194.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="656" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc-jFe8wywFpOuXyqcW_lzZa-pmu2oyQbCsL_FE-jhmz86uWlJX14j7_xoN3XPUGAc02WLYlEJ7IMq5K4031Q_aF30wUY9_eeME-021E2TmUuRxDyn3wBFCGH1FDl35bJ64JFxSEZA9Kw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="537"></a></font></a></font></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The designer Suzanne Kasler uses a lot of tapestries.  Here, she puts a long one behind a cabinet.  </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-g04t_gKbloU/UEA0oGNeP7I/AAAAAAABdvc/LMst0ruvd24/s1600-h/image79.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgov7_II275xMdkFi6Dkyv8ndOH_7WeR4BZUW4pyb7KUSYw39Q7laMnuyLsYV6jJGDbDiniC9tOG1F7mlgwdPM8glfD8oaw-mJ8nxi8GuF14S37jc1RL7jVsiZ5aHHRwVwj9lyYYYnKZMf9/s1600-h/image195.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="543" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-opWPlOxqOQc/UEA0qgtyvGI/AAAAAAABdvo/grqGkYLfVT0/image_thumb78.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="432"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">At this entry hall, she used an antique Swedish sofa underneath a tapestry.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bx_G-vyHTQM/UEA0r2oKAsI/AAAAAAABdvw/DleF6GW_tsM/s1600-h/image85.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bx_G-vyHTQM/UEA0r2oKAsI/AAAAAAABdv4/kLUJEH9nRug/s1600-h/image196.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="648" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oubQ-MsnqS8/UEA0wUOeV-I/AAAAAAABdv8/MQoPp1npKEw/image_thumb79.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="721"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">In her former family room, this large Verdure tapestry is the focal point.  Love this room.  The lamps – that orange leather chair, the zebra console, beautiful.  </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dlr1IfHdC94/UEA0zrKOefI/AAAAAAABdwE/Rf7XKas5FDI/s1600-h/image125.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dlr1IfHdC94/UEA0zrKOefI/AAAAAAABdwM/nAcNe6lOrKo/s1600-h/image199.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="785" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X8RZLevVh90/UEA08sDBbOI/AAAAAAABdwQ/44AJEyBJdKM/image_thumb82.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1204"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Another favorite room – by Darryl Carter.  He uses two matching tapestries!  That is a first!  Notice how the blue of the vase picks up the exact blue in the tapestry.  That vase wasn’t chosen by chance.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FTixzfSvfrc/UEA0-cIlKDI/AAAAAAABdwY/17yCPRaGIgg/s1600-h/image247%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="806" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nJHxONqA3b8/UEA1BsYA6BI/AAAAAAABdwg/od124G9xxbc/image247_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="657"></a>eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeqq</p> <p align="center"><font size="5">All antiques and antique reproductions but this quiet space has a modern quality to it.  Large tapestry hangs over a French buffet.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4oVMPyKS4KY/UEA1CwVBmPI/AAAAAAABdwo/f3uilH_Ofko/s1600-h/image113.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33kGWm6HV-qQaMIE3P3yOtvZy8GlgFO20ASnRwkw6JqCqkxWbDlF7NTTEq-wGqZBez51kf91wRdmSz0gJa2m3RNT7Yih5AsR7gOH1Zkpd7dH2HnwCPIiXSoscileQX6keAFyaudQsdwfp/s1600-h/image200.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="695" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaZp6FuTLDz7RTOzowLC-m-ealgxbjdpEDwJVnjn5DsHyepHS___SN3DgPeQX2e2fszTyxJVNSjtszFeYpIGNGIrTOlMXgtiz4YgaUiuvJif1T2or5Vl4S8S3dPetKLNEm4lOI18fFcs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="589"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Kathryn Ireland used a tapestry with reds and browns to go with this dining room.  Notice the white walls make the tapestry pop.  Any other shade and it would have become muddled.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-P6bLQAuMukA/UEA1Kz9wtAI/AAAAAAABdw8/STTvJsL_LPI/s1600-h/image137.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-P6bLQAuMukA/UEA1Kz9wtAI/AAAAAAABdxE/ergt5QHbrT0/s1600-h/image202.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="789" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-polZSBPV8oI/UEA1SdG1PvI/AAAAAAABdxI/ZO4MAJjtdwI/image_thumb85.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1204"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">An alternative to pricey tapestries are the cartons or cartoons that were used the create the tapestry.  It’s really a painting, but somewhere there is a tapestry that looks exactly like it.   Cartoons can be less expensive than an actual tapestry, but they are not cheap.  Another room I love!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sbQYTn5of3M/UEA1Urnk42I/AAAAAAABdxQ/K52jr6pG300/s1600-h/image88.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-sbQYTn5of3M/UEA1Urnk42I/AAAAAAABdxY/KOGNfOMwsL4/s1600-h/image203.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="575" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oupSfRBTms4/UEA1ZT4Yj9I/AAAAAAABdxc/KgOsa1KFAm0/image_thumb86.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="546"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Houstonian Kay O’Toole placed an antique tapestry on her table.  One of the prettiest Veranda covers ever!   I love the styling of the photo with the soft peach taffeta curtains, the orange tulips, the pink shells.  Gorgeous!!</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYQgoxOMQeAGhXO8Dn1JWdAlzCvH4JV-wjhmKKVSdcJqacntr2AGxZwxdMIARDmWhB8esxMZ-ZgdcgCsQl_oL0CtSh3M2LcVXf5720rulCnfBp3-QT1HvyzJ0oIBOG5eKIIiGxQEJsBQ/s1600-h/image116.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rL_DAR6LYFw/UEA1cBAiBLI/AAAAAAABdxs/mTgJ68WVKZc/s1600-h/image204.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TGnwscLCYACwtJmly69wgBemvZP6NnDS2IXGWvzjGJc54EfX5GVFZn6qKeRY_3hHaQXnxZdDXjdICKEujVq7E9Pk-CQKkfb1e4IIaM1RwUwgmZ3x4NfprUBQ6IqnEzU5FDbarLkg7uhT/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1203"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Can’t afford a tapestry at all?  Do what I did!  Buy a pillow created with tapestry remnants.  I made those two pillows backed with brown velvet on the chairs.   Forgot about those burned out light bulbs!!</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BYHjk0k_4_o/UEA1lKl_ZYI/AAAAAAABdx4/_COy63ON8bo/s1600-h/image119.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BYHjk0k_4_o/UEA1lKl_ZYI/AAAAAAABdyA/RexE9hPb5zY/s1600-h/image205.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="804" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sD_-w7ByaC8/UEA1siTjTFI/AAAAAAABdyE/nJNWr64EmzA/image_thumb88.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1037"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">But the beauty on the sofa – with antique gold trim – came from <a href="http://www.maisonmaisonantiques.com/">Maison Maison</a>.   She used a much deeper brown velvet – I should redo mine that way too. I will say, that these remnant pillows aren’t cheap either. You can spend anywhere from $500 to $2000 depending on the size. That’s why I made those two pillows myself. I found the remnants at antique mall for dirt cheap.   Maison Maison is now located in Jane Moore’s former space.  They have great pillows.  Another place that has the best pillows – new, not old, is <a href="http://www.boxwoodhouston.com/blog/">Boxwood</a>.  OMG – the best pillows ever!!!  So big, so stuffed with great down.  Fabulous.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-YttQpqDXGlE/UEA1w0M78gI/AAAAAAABdyM/JmRYSH_5b2w/s1600-h/image238%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="804" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PJ_o1YMeJHI/UEA10Dh0c1I/AAAAAAABdyU/JtMkNGGo1co/image238_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1090"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">These are just Boxwood’s brown pillows – to give you an idea. OK, back to tapestries. </font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><img border="0" src="http://www.absoluterugs.com/pics-rugs/tapestry-antique/antique-tapestries-2976.jpg" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">I looked online at some tapestries.  This one is stunning.  So old it’s really muted. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><img border="0" src="http://www.absoluterugs.com/pics-rugs/tapestry-antique/antique-tapestries-28053.jpg" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And this one – beautiful.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><img border="0" src="http://www.absoluterugs.com/pics-rugs/tapestry-antique/antique-tapestries-28202.jpg" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Another pretty one.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><img border="0" src="http://www.absoluterugs.com/pics-rugs/tapestry-antique/reproduction-wall-tapestry-ta26889.jpg" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Now, this one is new – a reproduction.   Some repros are made of wool, and some are synthetic.   All these rugs above are from <a href="http://www.absoluterugs.com/antique-rugs-menu/antique-european-rugs/antique-tapestry-wall-hanging.htm">HERE</a>.   </font> <p align="center"><font size="5">No price on this repro, but it’s probably not dirt cheap, it looks well made.  </font> <p align="justify"><font size="5">We had the discussion on the last blog – if you bought a new repro – could you make it look old?  I thought maybe you could just get it wet and put it out in the sun for a month or two to try to fade it.  Popular commenter Miss Charlotte thought that was a bad idea.  I guess if you pay a lot for a repro, it wouldn’t be worth taking a chance on fading it.  Any ideas of how to make a new tapestry look old?</font> <p align="center"><font size="5">This company <a href="http://www.tapestries-inc.com/index.php">HERE</a> looked like they have good reproductions, but even so, they run from $1,ooo on up.   Even owning a reproduction is not cheap!!!   Nothing has changed in the tapestry business during the past five centuries.  Only the very wealthy and royalty are able to afford one!!!!  </font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <strong></strong><font size="5">  </font> <p align="center"><font size="5"><img alt="downloading..." border="0" src="http://shard2.1stdibs.us.com//archivesD/1stdibs/052610/KevinStoneNO_simone//07/x.jpg" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">On 1st Dibs, I went looking for pretty ones that were inexpensive.  SNORT.   This beauty was one of the cheaper ones at $9800! <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=415293 9800">HERE</a>.</font> <p align="center">  <p align="center"><font size="5">  </font> <p align="center"><font size="5"><img alt="downloading..." border="0" src="http://shard3.1stdibs.us.com//archivesE/upload/8958/437/XXX_8958_1338409900_1.jpg" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">  Another one just under $10K <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=656500 9800 17 french aubasson">HERE</a></font>. <font size="5">  The rest were outrageous.  Some were over $50K!!   I will say this though, I usually ask if the 1stDibs dealer will give a discount and most do.  So, if you are buying online – don’t be afraid to ask, all they can say is NO!</font> <p align="center"><strong></strong><font size="5">  About the question asked on the comments on how to properly hang a tapestry.  People were worried that they way Jane’s was hanging was incorrect and would pull the threads out.  Someone said the proper way is to attach a board to the wall and then attach the tapestry with velcro.  This opinion was seconded.  But, another person chimed in and said there were special rods made for tapestries that alleviated the pulling of the threads.  </font> <p align="center"><font size="5">If you do buy one, at these prices I am sure a professional hanger would come to the house to properly affix it.  </font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center">  <p align="center"><font size="5">Next most commented on the Veranda townhouse was the kitchen!!</font> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_34TZTRFYKk/UEA10-jbpaI/AAAAAAABdyc/TC0sDsVxIM8/s1600-h/inventory_pic%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="inventory_pic" border="0" height="520" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-imyvjKn3umY/UEA13HoKHxI/AAAAAAABdyk/qCXNqK5ZCN0/inventory_pic_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="inventory_pic" width="561"></a> <p align="center"><font size="5">Many people in Houston are creating unusual kitchens that look more like one found in Provence than in Texas.  Thanks to Chateau Domingue who import architectural and decorative elements – it’s easy to find antique tiles and stones for a backsplash or a floor or countertops.  Look at this charming range they imported!   Designers can cull together different items from their inventory and create a space that looks and feels as if it came from the other side of the globe – because many of the building parts did.   Chateau Domingue has been a large influence over designers in Houston – the ease of shopping on West Alabama and the abundance of their supplies adds to this look becoming more popular. </font> <p align="center">  <p align="center"> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font></p><font size="5"></font><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sNr5mJzjLZE/UEA15nwmCFI/AAAAAAABdys/8VQO9kO30z8/s1600-h/image207.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGgoF2EF-p_05YBwtlQ_pfiTpbVmWiaRg6KbtSXf616oRsFIhhBdYYzP30mHyWERcNGmzLml_jwHnu30v5SvczJI4zL1e9BGBIjTL9DWzsWhrZ3cGAQXuJY_XF9354XAcNeclmVvLRk7e/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1007"></a> <p align="justify"><font size="5">There were quite a few comments about Jane Moore’s kitchen which is unfitted.  The cabinets were removed and she installed an antique architect’s desk to house her sink.  A marble counter houses her dishwasher and the range is freestanding.   There were those that loved it and those that questioned the ability to cook in this kitchen. Well…as a single mother with grown children, I doubt she cooks up a storm in here.  But why not?  She probably uses her dining table as a counter.  Her pots are in the basket – just like they would be in a drawer.   I don’t see why cooking would be that difficult here!  But what do I know – I don’t cook.  What I DO love is how the woods are all the same tones – the desk, the table, the chairs – which are from Found For The Home (who have a new address btw at 3433 West Alabama, Suite B.)  Even the bread boards pick up the limed wood look.    The mirror reflects back the family room with its own limed woods of the etagere and the old doors and the yellow ware pots.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFi8MVAbT2IXzRNMN65eQfpiKQ7kano8qO7dLetyXR4GwnMmQbPXpYsxWxlGRmetIqoUrqWAOTj8a7ymWpXViu8_1dc2uFyDNvacq5WhrKdkXuN3yKlpdFkC0NBl3yzsKR8iFCZZTCTcmm/s1600-h/image%25255B41%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="804" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_HqMlqfdow8/UEA2DClWcvI/AAAAAAABdzE/y00oXDnEmzU/image_thumb%25255B20%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1180"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> <font size="5">The adjoining family room picks up the same woods as the unfitted kitchen – in the etagere, the small wood table, the color of the linen, the old doors (unseen here) and the yellow ware bowls.  Even the lamp picks up this color.  The lavender makes it a pop of soothing accent color.  </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qw7FInybE3w/UEA2FjMkP5I/AAAAAAABdzM/0aZuhVDM4UM/s1600-h/image%25255B53%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="861" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7VRk-cp-7zg/UEA2JBgkf6I/AAAAAAABdzU/31dUvmKhVrY/image_thumb%25255B25%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1169"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Here’s another look at Moore’s kitchen.  Here the chairs were different – this was taken a while ago – notice how much the new chairs add – the tone of the wood, the industrial feel to the stools – they make a huge difference.   </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">All the comments got me thinking – how many other Houston kitchens similar to this have been published in magazines?  </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-_EsZxhUifak/UEA2K-Ch73I/AAAAAAABdzc/RLxXj5P9yts/s1600-h/image209.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="849" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HPcxjrg_Ocg/UEA2Odk2pgI/AAAAAAABdzk/G_lg-SCZ_Yg/image_thumb92.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="694"></a></font></p></a> <p align="center"><font size="5">For example, another unfitted kitchen that is similar to Moore’s is again, Donna Brown’s of The Gray Door.  Pam Pierce helped Donna design this space and I love it!   In the back is an old French wire piece that holds dishes and glasses.  Her sink and dishwasher are in an antique counter – behind that chair.  Her stove is free standing.  An antique lantern hangs above it all.</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--NKp51AgW1Q/UEA2Pi7LUfI/AAAAAAABdzs/VIZrukrs5G0/s1600-h/image253.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="639" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ooXaQGgV4dbm1x7r09rQufEYCnCG6Coe9n6Bs_N17C2ApAXQwUkP_jTFz2s4gqFxfiU6bcDwKfYoxr7CuVGfLve5ZgkXajwb0mcTI4e0DITDJLaCVGihbuSIpSMXkZEiJB6-0_BL3GQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="454"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The wire piece that hold plates and glasses.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"> <font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XRT6gBAjrGc/UEA2SEZGfnI/AAAAAAABdz8/iQEGMIm7Epo/s1600-h/image9%25255B1%25255D.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XRT6gBAjrGc/UEA2SEZGfnI/AAAAAAABd0E/HHaEvEwS7dY/s1600-h/image211%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="790" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_NrFxTEIJPo/UEA2W6x0aJI/AAAAAAABd0I/ByUOMAFg4to/image_thumb94.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="597"></a></font></a></font></font><font size="5"><font size="5">Notice the tiled counter with the linen skirt underneath.  Here you can see her dishwasher to the left.  </font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NBlWT-5TOhg/UEA2YSchr8I/AAAAAAABd0Q/2WBH0BgM8rY/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="563" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ExpYTcXjxno/UEA2Z7uewlI/AAAAAAABd0Y/QfnukRD6eoo/image_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="852"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">An earlier shot before that table was skirted and tiled.  The counter on the right holds her dishwasher and sink.  Notice how this publication photoshopped out the vent that leads from her range!  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Rr4MFwhd42c/UEA2bmiAg7I/AAAAAAABd0g/Doa_2tmNV78/s1600-h/image39.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1apEZML1mcb9BRCoLblLFRFJn8TWEQIrQGKPBYK4mElE72e0imXPix-6jkX4FznFVBmvW6UHCCbxNEIppfNvPABnzQtubz5PSbKbcv4APAeBAyJGP7oTMzM1p9I00V2AHVigmoyhasHI/s1600-h/image212.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="622" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ww4LwmRc0A4/UEA2gvR_tJI/AAAAAAABd0s/Q4b-N5uPEoM/image_thumb95.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1040"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Donna’s family room is right off the kitchen.  A large antique filing cabinet is to the left of her range.  I love that painting! The wine table doubles as her coffee table and a place to grab a meal.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2jOsGidf7SfrwlowvAIgk2ofcPh8xigHWFagYMBhtfDuxlhV35nh2bIR_WD5avpHcPXmG4Czt1c4vnuiyPJ-12vufZ4rW46BHuv4_1d4ruIXNOgGe9W3LdVk4viI2z4hYVcrwc14fNYF/s1600-h/image50.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yM3aUUa9acw/UEA2iOHLOKI/AAAAAAABd08/E95D_ZXMPK8/s1600-h/image481.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="956" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbNTlYxI9g04yv8PIk9DDEjZcBUKXQiyTevavQfqwXDLz5YztM-DjU9AKJrqyFn3thWU0JwUTxwA4Ur9bvPv0UZNEuSF_y42jHGwWU5S40n4Ra2qDpo6sEV0aGqd37-erQ2UKvEfKDVRE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="660"></a></font></a><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Here is a closeup view of the family room – you see that chandelier?  I actually bought that from Donna for a client’s dining room!  We went to her house to see it and bought it right from her house.  And notice the tapestry pillow on her slipped sofa.   A garden is out the French doors.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmS1-Iy9I_exFBv8xCMKYx0DLD2xBe63bQUBaPJelW3mGW0UW3bFl8DY_mT5uHJ-_-2oUpigmdAg18M6_XyGyBx5AjyOxA_WjP_KcxC7vby2FdUgLBWDAZ5zXNPUXm-PZxuYdur55CqY/s1600-h/image%25255B57%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="374" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ps6sesk0YOg/UEA2pnAi0cI/AAAAAAABd1Q/EtOAEa9_7Ew/image_thumb%25255B27%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="525"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Since Donna’s house has been published several times – there are always changes in the styling.  Here is one more newer shot with different accessories.  There is a different chair and the lamps are different with large Fortuny shades.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center">  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3wLHL13ODLk/UEA2rit0rEI/AAAAAAABd1Y/USc4V_e5_Q4/s1600-h/image53%25255B1%25255D.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3wLHL13ODLk/UEA2rit0rEI/AAAAAAABd1g/n1e7PQPSTMM/s1600-h/image513.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vpFVUGxF6lk/UEA2uFdJoRI/AAAAAAABd1k/d3LaAZ1nByg/image51_thumb2.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="391"></a></font></a><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">This kitchen is pictured on Chateau Domingue’s web site.  Here is another example of a rustic kitchen in Houston – old doors hide the pantry.  The range stands alone in its own hearth.  The floor is antique stones as are the walls – all of which Chateau Domingue stocks.  They also produce new building materials that replicate the old.</font> <font size="5"> It’s a candy store for designers and builders.  </font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center">  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uuBA97Q5gqw/UEA2vmWMsuI/AAAAAAABd1s/37IbK00jI94/s1600-h/image46.png"><font size="5"><img alt="image" border="0" height="541" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6vDpt-95r08/UEA2xHyPriI/AAAAAAABd10/MYaxe7q81AY/image_thumb16.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="897"></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Ruth Gay who owns Chateau Domingue has completely renovated her house with materials from her company.  Pam Pierce also helped with the design of her rustic kitchen.  Ruth has two sinks – one farm sink with a linen skirt underneath it and the other a trough, to the left of her range. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZGEm7NGLEW0/UEA2ymaQ5XI/AAAAAAABd18/M-LQ_t5eZjc/s1600-h/image224.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="460" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PmoUX0WvfS0/UEA2z5_DLDI/AAAAAAABd2E/joRnIAnZd6o/image_thumb103.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="749"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">The house started out as just a regular house, but after Pierce renovated the kitchen, every room in the house eventually was totally changed, a process which took over three years.  This house was featured in Veranda earlier this year.  The floor is actually 17th century cobblestones that were installed tiny piece by tiny piece.  </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHWnhIGeMSN9U1v5-hiP5kG471OPKoC3PGPQjJXKs8URSzYUYkubQzWmzGUflU7F8b-LozCaQgnHpfq1mndn3MnJNAZmZ58mm3_IRb5enL5Awom8LhTRMRnhchcPVnLUsr1Vavi6AtyFU/s1600-h/image101.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rPAf03aaevs/UEA207fj_hI/AAAAAAABd2U/_3K78dWOgU0/s1600-h/image214.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="597" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HHO35d1zhX0/UEA25lym0oI/AAAAAAABd2Y/tikVEcil8hE/image_thumb97.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="547"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Her island is also an antique shop cabinet.  You see the trough sink next to the range?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NqYOSqg3A8s/UEA27LtEbnI/AAAAAAABd2g/ji9fiqU6b_w/s1600-h/image76.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NqYOSqg3A8s/UEA27LtEbnI/AAAAAAABd2o/I2BDTYSC6IY/s1600-h/image215.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="711" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZeAE4t5QRNY/UEA2_hCOoVI/AAAAAAABd2s/WpHG9XZs13c/image_thumb98.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="497"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">A close of the trough sink and notice the sconce.  That has now been replaced as you can see in the earlier picture.  </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtJHhbHGpvcUnG7EcGnNP83uBkRgM2h6U8NwLIqhXYEXDBELHLM6GGyJ_HriNKHCuMfDLNL6m0F5AkxMq9Kw-8MwcmOwDT27zopoBc_0K-vd5JPZi4olTRsIL5eEZlOk1dZiH82pclUb5/s1600-h/image32.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9Ep8mZL7Q78/UEA3BOu4gXI/AAAAAAABd28/PAhoI0m4nXs/s1600-h/image301.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="776" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-m53yzrsfjGo/UEA3EcozhvI/AAAAAAABd3A/mIayy_UPpDQ/image30_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="520"></a></font></a><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Another close up of the trough sink.  Notice the limestone counters and walls. What a great sink for flowers and filling up big pots of water.  Her kitchen/house is phenomenal. </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dMG01z2A03g/UEA3FuQGKGI/AAAAAAABd3I/pJK59YcUsAA/s1600-h/image98.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF5vCKxF7dRmoOnVAYIcaGQH0VZnZ0HAwmkNyAW9M7c_X0CAbbiU0QGfoe2a6UBy1Y4eqZtPOOhxm-75IKXJhg3IMkrajde2ZWpL6S0m9lH-NL1R1MHhRhs1LB7TYwb5ocdf2f0PWnXg3/s1600-h/image216.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="662" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJOByOVqcL2xm8C_SmeJbTFbXf15u9s3mz-OOWQ5bZ-kvXEBg1LbGugO3JAPQQ4qUJlouPj_DuHGUMl4lblbCBS47YULKrlXeASoR9d0LWM0qZLcYL-Vr_wwO3BDKeMtSfvXKH-Nx_VKD/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="538"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Her farm sink.  Look at those counters – I love them!    </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IHSSVPaejII/UEA3L9ApFtI/AAAAAAABd3c/m6JnWQYAsD4/s1600-h/image104.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4QVOrXUiZMc/UEA3N4XPyMI/AAAAAAABd3k/6XNw4ZJJOWU/s1600-h/image29.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gXaIzxf2k9fzg4PyxsT132BDhkvupdfO_soR_No7cehiQj87xqkGow0qygirD_j-Tbr1XfQAvWtjFpdDy4gtlNLcPoyORtHA6EJfs63bzK4Rh_PiXOFQywpMGRfYyL3Gs8C6ewbcGFk/s1600-h/image271.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="776" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r_zcvZGCids1Au6T_Tz_a0igkQRAnwg7yeNHWIzriv1FA93QumEojGyuN4uMUZZeY87h7dYgOXiYx0xUCrNJPRiCrk1TAsZD4I_tuaJvkGglyAD3LNF-FLpfCyG5KJYNTsNO-3NDfMyZ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="520"></a></font></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And here is the close up of the cabinet right next to the sink.  The doors are antique – nothing faux about these.  The gate closes off the kitchen to the outside doorway.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IHSSVPaejII/UEA3L9ApFtI/AAAAAAABd3c/m6JnWQYAsD4/s1600-h/image104.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-IHSSVPaejII/UEA3L9ApFtI/AAAAAAABd34/UwI9bu1XxFw/s1600-h/image217.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="694" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0t2uYW_MhJk/UEA3VHcDEhI/AAAAAAABd38/yEKo7YswMV8/image_thumb100.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="536"></a></font></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">And, here is the breakfast area in the kitchen.  The family dining room is seen to the left.  Plus there is a more formal dining room – but it’s not really formal in the typical sense.   Her house truly looks like it is in Provence, probably because all the building materials came from there.</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KRYaONXeK6s/UEA3Xg_gkxI/AAAAAAABd4E/08yoxQ7a9n4/s1600-h/image226.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="783" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-y__3oUsn7B4/UEA3Z0--2hI/AAAAAAABd4M/ekBliZBAHIM/image_thumb105.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1204"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Can’t stop showing more and more!  Here is her family dining room with the lavender fabric.  The plates and glasses are stored on the shelves at the right.  Notice the fireplace.  <a href="http://www.chateaudomingue.com">Chateau Domingue</a> has the most amazing collection of different fireplaces.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">  </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yIwdNwGS9e4/UEA3baiN7lI/AAAAAAABd4U/mQFn3MS7dd0/s1600-h/inventory_pic6.jpg"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-26N76r5BMKk/UEA3c321-qI/AAAAAAABd4c/2eD30JJmQ_Q/s1600-h/image227.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="753" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PrBMzwyZQcc/UEA3eUBSNSI/AAAAAAABd4k/C9QufYLkoPI/image_thumb106.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="573"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">  Before designing other’s Provençal kitchens, Pam Pierce had her own to contend with.  A small space, she used only bottom cabinets, again with old doors.  An antique butcher’s table serves as the island.  Steel doors lead to a gorgeous garden.   And the bull’s head!!!!</font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdaMdfhzx791OlCnWUqQQd8uQkCJJQT-2dv-FCXAlOnORNtUb35OO_bq5Fvtk_Jq5rdXK4Va_N7-TXIbTGGsUIkyhb6FeDbf296tDivZ7C7_a-tiGaIJ61Y3to0vxTlC5p2etgV2eBKEi/s1600-h/image26.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif992FWb0IMOBXQp6K458vZxrM3Aytii4mjxrs3_fNhG1wBHsAhgV6LjukdsRuoDrzoEoXvRL8I7aZ6pEHRJ5o3YqKiSozST_0bHrSzEXlo3TP8uf54Yg6f41lT8ozkRgXbSQoXnh7pn8t/s1600-h/image241.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="665" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EuCIQn5uTGg/UEA3jnTzWNI/AAAAAAABd44/Ccf3GPKqz4U/image24_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="521"></a></font></a><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">  Restyled for a different photoshoot – a French rack is used as the island and the lantern is gone!  I miss that lantern!</font> <p align="center">  <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YNEv2qBhQA8/UEA3l-ZBegI/AAAAAAABd5A/YRYGKm6Mfu0/s1600-h/image%25255B11%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="673" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7LN2vfJZD4U/UEA3oeEv-ZI/AAAAAAABd5I/XrBQVQvLX48/image_thumb%25255B4%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="744"></a> <p align="center"><font size="5">Well, there’s the lantern – it moved outside.   Showing another side of Pierce’s kitchen,  she has marble countertops and open shelving.  Linen portieres divide the spaces.  </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85kl8BGuy0fJPAkH1KIiWxd1QD9KJV5mkiIJa5eX_ppud2cb49YdvIsRUnj6Lk5KtDYjAQakb2jdoUAHUqcesrqUS-DritVUPAcDOoen8e72MFnXE6cO9POzory9IU2Cbv1q2QqjpDJk/s1600-h/image143.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1IPESf71Wqc/UEA3qI9gKWI/AAAAAAABd5Y/SoLdyxZ-uNQ/s1600-h/image228.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="461" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iyyLACul7jM/UEA3wR9VgQI/AAAAAAABd5c/Bjq4SUTqbXU/image_thumb107.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="644"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Off the kitchen is the breakfast area where shelves store the essentials.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4-QHCUUBSzw/UEA3yrRZEeI/AAAAAAABd5k/iPpRm_5jZdM/s1600-h/image23.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4-QHCUUBSzw/UEA3yrRZEeI/AAAAAAABd5s/YECKdJ5dvh0/s1600-h/image211.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="688" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ph08nH8Q904/UEA33b6oCcI/AAAAAAABd5w/SDoR9gVyvOQ/image21_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="582"></a></font></a><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Another photoshoot with different table and chairs.  </font> <p align="center"><font size="5">  </font> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gskfdb2glivQo3viyq434XEUPofj8pk6KtGubN02glzJwdoRV2IJ_gFaHMNZEnnj6-oklKmPuF9eI4mdQ0omxneREJ9VODhyYs5W7mgCrXf0ssklJP_oof7dcE_HRpEPIwlK5i7GT3Ra/s1600-h/image256.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="478" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bbunoKGtYLU/UEA37B6JAnI/AAAAAAABd6A/1A2zsQdXVzA/image_thumb119.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="644"></a> <p align="center"><font size="5">Still, another kitchen with a trough sink next to the range.  It looks like an antique stone or vessel of some kind.  Notice how instead of cabinetry there is a frame with a linen curtain.  Beautiful pots – hanging in a row – resemble charms on a necklace.  And notice the alcove that the range sits in:  an old beam defines the space.  Beautiful set of old doors hide the pantry.  It’s amazing how much an old door adds to a room.  Again, Chateau Domingue.  Nobody does slips as pretty as Pam.  No one.</font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><font size="5"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-cA5OFgXpYQo/T3lbtrX2rTI/AAAAAAABWZc/S89XlM0_Lws/s1024/image%255B170%255D.png"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> <font size="5">Not only does Pierce do rustic Provencal kitchens, she also does contemporary ones like this.  But, by adding an antique chest she brings warmth, texture and a bit of a surprise to the sleek edges of this space.  A simple row of white pots and old wooden bowls and plates provide synergy with the smooth marble.  And that lamp!!!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5">  </font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FQCVcZL1K8A/UEA381pOapI/AAAAAAABd6I/1k_2O2KPW_s/s1600-h/image149.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FQCVcZL1K8A/UEA381pOapI/AAAAAAABd6Q/G7PATw-IeRw/s1600-h/image147%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="802" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Sb97QP5sZiE/UEA4CbsqofI/AAAAAAABd6U/l_f5Yn-vvgo/image147_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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Where do these fabulous bull heads come from????   And those huge apothecary jars?  I want both!!! </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMYkZEen6lhtWNGoCu8-f9ctMrNa0Wtltv_2k0E8P1vwRi4VuO-sM40iyD4USTiOnxhyphenhyphenZykpiI6_iVJGzSxBZDYEIiz2q9DXTthI2t_LKNo3akHLYr_qnfAiRSv6bX770WwkkLntnLVhr/s1600-h/image11.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7s7bOU0oq5UZWoY2U0oENE_A6CVUrfb51-ypQiATjd6gmXpkeO1i6mDOX9LvUnGm-Dy0DLX0MfXOv8oVxZs1FFe6rjZLDFUhSNzuwfVnBNHJ3pP2Bn_kZHHC0Uh7lnhyphenhyphenCeoRKcbbDR9dr/s1600-h/image9%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="860" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-RU5IOYFWckU/UEA4LsJvwoI/AAAAAAABd6o/DL5vTGCSWe4/image9_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1284"></a></font></a><font size="5"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Outside of Houston is a second home furnished in a French way.  A huge antique cupboard takes the place of built in cabinets along with open shelves.  Again, the dining table does double duty as an island.  The subway tiles go up to the ceiling – a look I love.</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8-6Ug8UH-BI/UEA4OCyFv4I/AAAAAAABd6w/svDZV99BKlI/s1600-h/image61%25255B1%25255D.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8-6Ug8UH-BI/UEA4OCyFv4I/AAAAAAABd64/8EN6TQcbB6Y/s1600-h/image59%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="732" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-e-ycgeOFLCg/UEA4Vpg9WYI/AAAAAAABd68/RtR_LFIu6gc/image59_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1204"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">This second home in Fredericksburg, Texas for Houstonian Julie Greenwood is again, an unfitted Provencal styled kitchen.  The large cupboard takes the place of built in cabinets.  An antique wood table serves as counter space.  The dining table doubles as the island.   The range is freestanding and the sink on the left is like a trough.  Original stone walls and floors and the chandelier above sets it all off.  Julie, who owns a successful real estate business in Houston – also has a gorgeous antique shop in Fredericksburg called The Garten.  Looking for wonderful antiques – peruse the web site <a href="http://www.the-garten.com/">HERE</a>.  </font>  <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7QAIPHjfBXo/UEA4XaWxMgI/AAAAAAABd7E/PpV64EZ38rM/s1600-h/image134.png"><font size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49XysyZV-In5CMiNXFUi3wGSeUkFxaTusB2Ct2EC_P71Rj6G1kmYM8BrjHNbaXJH2icSuUXvFKa6hDT2r6khrJHO17nMW8G6jfBy_ccVNfNNTJTFKhHAAZ9v_hDlx6ww8wDAkUA0JUvpq/s1600-h/image132%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="653" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vdVbdrqmQrk/UEA4c0qqs-I/AAAAAAABd7Q/FVRWizx1RZg/image132_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="917"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Another Houston designer Renea Abbott of <a href="http://www.myshabbyslips.com/">Shabby Slips</a> chose a rather French approach to her cabinets for this kitchen located in California.  Notice the bottom cabinets are open with a wood frame built around them.  No upper cabinets – instead there are shelves on the stone walls.  Again, there are the gorgeous steel windows.   The only American look here is the large marble topped island.  But the glass shelf etagere looks like a Parisian pastry shop.</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TcJ1e-HZvLQ/UEA4fBnvoFI/AAAAAAABd7Y/JieRX-3aG48/s1600-h/image140.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-TcJ1e-HZvLQ/UEA4fBnvoFI/AAAAAAABd7g/fa_Lqza0kEM/s1600-h/image138%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCvYB891h-frU4xXcB5_r0FDLiAMCoOeRGowZHFcXJzcEEVpqEqhMwXVkMOlmxLCAzZriTKXVrPhDUfgVD2H6xa06X3BCxTK6C3MMtXB2CaYC-scO0RiNQXE1F9L0_e9dKZET854dwZY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="727"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <font size="5">This Provencal inspired kitchen is in Cynthia Davis’ house – a decades old bungalow she shares with her architect husband.  Notice instead of cabinets on one side, there is an antique butcher’s block.   And also notice how the range’s hood extends over the entire side of the kitchen.  The cow head came from a shop in France.  Baskets take the place of cabinet doors.   Davis is the shopowner of <a href="http://www.indulgedecor.com">Indulge</a>, one of Houston’s most popular destinations for French styled home decorative pieces.   The shop itself is like visiting one in Provence with its thick stucco and stone walls.</font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-b9FFvbCIkng/UEA4oArdXDI/AAAAAAABd7s/wnFZzLKGUnQ/s1600-h/image%25255B34%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="809" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wZ1-jP1Lkn0/UEA4qkQz27I/AAAAAAABd70/R-A-9cdziiw/image_thumb%25255B15%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="633"></a> <p align="center"><font size="5">In Linda Keenan’s San Antonio home, this butcher block came from, where else but Chateau Domingue.  It is used instead of a row of cabinets.  The arch and tiny window are so charming.   Tiles are also from….all together now…Chateau Domingue!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vnP-was16UY/UEA4stk0foI/AAAAAAABd78/4aPJYnAf-9E/s1600-h/image155.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vnP-was16UY/UEA4stk0foI/AAAAAAABd8E/stfsh5W2oIM/s1600-h/image153%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="831" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cg8MP-4MCl4/UEA4yO2JmFI/AAAAAAABd8I/11tgFdIS28Y/image153_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1022"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Remember this house in Mississippi designed by Kevin Harris <a href="http://www.kevinharrisarchitect.com/"><font size="5">HERE</font></a> and </font>  <em><font size="5">Annelee Primos </font><a href="http://www.aprimos.com/"><font size="5">HERE</font></a></em><font size="5"> ?   House is loosely used term here, castle might be better!  Though not in Houston, Chateau Domingue sourced many of the building elements, including those in the kitchen: the counters, the beams, the floors.  Chateau Domingue though located in Houston is an international company – shipping their products everywhere.   Though the designer did use cabinets, the look is still unfitted with the rustic island and stone counter tops.  And notice those doors!</font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oGa7pRQdyfM/UEA40nWb8aI/AAAAAAABd8Q/nKlSKFhioO0/s1600-h/image161.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-oGa7pRQdyfM/UEA40nWb8aI/AAAAAAABd8Y/QDoBSrqOthg/s1600-h/image159%25255B2%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="828" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MV3rUuwdoZ0/UEA46I20RVI/AAAAAAABd8c/AhoLFpUtsBk/image159_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="754"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5">Those countertops are unreal.   Behind the doors is a drinks station.  </font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fphEtIZyq3g/UEA48CVTQZI/AAAAAAABd8k/2diO7KPsxvs/s1600-h/image158.png"><font size="5"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fphEtIZyq3g/UEA48CVTQZI/AAAAAAABd8s/4YqaJgiPTfw/s1600-h/image156%25255B1%25255D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="829" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-MM97vEj8fqE/UEA5BNck3lI/AAAAAAABd8w/NHheabmBcPg/image156_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="791"></a></font></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><em>The pantry looks like a huge armoire.  Just beautiful!</em></font> <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <p align="center"><font size="5"></font>  <img border="0" src="http://www.simplebedzzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1.jpg" style="background-image: none; 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A FOLLOW UP TO THE VERANDA ARTICLE

  The last post on Jane Moore’s townhouse in Veranda garnered many comments and I thought it might be interesting to address two of the more popular topics discussed.  First, there were some questions about how to properly hang a large tapestry like this one which Jane first used in the family roo…

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