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Never Underestimate the Power of Great Natural Beauty

"Never underestimate the power of great natural beauty to bring you inspiration, peace of mind, and clarity of thought. In nature, you find yourself."  Wayne Dyer Wishing you a Happy Weekend  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWHASbEx80D6k6-jP7J1NpcmFi6EAL3l8a0XuwKVRoKdLs44vjX5YWdKVIwdJZFkrRzWXteBPenzzV6bChZrK5axUyZQvCvipXcMtGZ4-SljsPs2OTKtp6D9D7fCdMyHmDLKbuF1cOiGd/s1600-h/ericpiaseckiphotography24.jpg"><img alt="eric piasecki photography2" border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPdjnCbu-p0NmbHt-6H5yKgwbDPxWmZzHqKUt0F4-55mQRZmdV37ciNseFmdAbr3cd0NNuWYRygDz9wXwp5TcICenU0teaxkFt4Xv2QuNjeFDgTQrxnBh86i_CAwZMq39Y999Vp3KNaXE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="322" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNo0ajIhATnQhBEW__0fIk0CbLabV58GcKnX2UJEgxvlWCysBNxMuS0K4Vv78BV4d9j4qIvnWwEhMS23Fbqa8yQhcuFWgWMkU2xwzr-SoR0yQWw02tnPn9oVZJjJ1S7v7Q9_RoC-4_TWBi/s1600-h/ericpiaseckicom4.jpg"><img alt="eric piasecki com" border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDHLt1k0tnVnq4aAOoI2EX9IA5isBpGX2SAF5AFQvWpxJqEMraIAR3pUqXD3TrJAHQiaamNcnQWGg_Dx1AEcC0aSsPJzsnF4X-vYL2um8MhkzJ3u93HMziY4uCWni0dAtiEazpsGQUl78/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="319" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BgYRToVz7uiAvR89n8crFHHmGnz49xFTrdMThlZYW7sh8jtNo7HB5UW8T_yWTv_NvsenpgCfLhs6Wfc8lwbY4ExcX7Pflbfb_k6cDt-V9KvNj71AmNPAjLeCiBj58MQdFTJO299UTlHf/s1600-h/image3.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jOmxAAUDqyujho0iIbYHZaoruf1-XHO69cvsC4dvgfqAQWodEWczX7CTb2ZdvwJG8tRxjnugUXcY5woxiNgtgyN5R_3nU5w8FAKC2zJx6gDJmwVGceOzFpbwrYeHaQkNYNFkcqbKIbiY/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="327" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33q87O_xbZQymK34m5XU5rMFlZ3Tntt9WDi8wSPBL_6M_zOG_9lh7Co7b83m-likuYQ4d8YmVNg8dv3M_LtU_nV4VnKRjQ_O3DfIo63MU_bMoVBdrS9dzneFAyijqkI8V4KsIJkJa8Sb1/s1600-h/photosbyKjerstiBerg_dreamingdays4.jpg"><img alt="photos by Kjersti-Berg_dreaming days" border="0" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bLbLZDdnTATsjMU-KyL7DKTYe9h696whOSVvNCp8dvl_Am-zNEdiQItcJm9cTlDICqHRizzIvXfbVli2s2FL1DMeGlmjzm12Qjgvo49esUlayk-AcZ7TTVfBJHwNC0YCGKE92Qm7eBfC/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="321" /></a> Top 2 photos Eric Piasecki, Bottom Left unknown, Bottom Right Kjersti Berg Patricia Gray writes about emerging trends, her inspirations, "What's HOT" in the world of Design, as well as sneak peaks of her work.

Never Underestimate the Power of Great Natural Beauty

"Never underestimate the power of great natural beauty to bring you inspiration, peace of mind, and clarity of thought. In nature, you find yourself." Wayne Dyer Wishing you a Happy Weekend Top 2 photos Eric Piasecki, Bottom Left unknown, Bottom Right Kjersti Berg …

30Jan2009

Beige is Magic - Albert Hadley

"Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It's, well, it's magic." Albert Hadley Enjoy the slide show!! <embed height="580" name="PictoBrowser" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" width="500" src="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf" flashvars="ids=72157602065868048&names=Beige Magic&userName=Patricia Gray&userId=13757796@N03&titles=on&source=sets" loop="false" scale="noscale" bgcolor="#ffffff" wmode="transparent" />   <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="200" id="Player_000a3a71-181e-4455-9efc-32b49a0578d7" reinit="reinit" reinitswf="reinitswf" width="600"><param name="_cx" value="15875"><param name="_cy" value="5291"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F000a3a71-181e-4455-9efc-32b49a0578d7&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="Src" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F000a3a71-181e-4455-9efc-32b49a0578d7&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="0"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value="FFFFFF"><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="false"> <embed quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="200px" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F000a3a71-181e-4455-9efc-32b49a0578d7&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_000a3a71-181e-4455-9efc-32b49a0578d7" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600px" name="Player_000a3a71-181e-4455-9efc-32b49a0578d7"></embed></object>     <noscript></noscript> <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/">Patricia Gray</a> writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, architecture, and travel, as well as how your surroundings can influence the world around you. <a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/">© Patricia Gray Interior Design Blog, 2009</a>

Beige is Magic - Albert Hadley

"Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It's, well, it's magic." Albert Hadley Enjoy the slide show!! Patricia Gray writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, …

29Jan2009

Weekend in Vancouver

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaz1L9wxFizBV40ugqSRldnhjAexNBaZm6FEP8HgrSdZp8m-wUyt1S7A6IS8iUWf4VtMewOFBF-WYjiIvmHJkUx9k4yISDbvXVQUQwbtdvifpJbepF1z-arBc__kuoXuu-EoQZWvpmpAhf/s1600-h/DSC01177%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01177" border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LyfaFczgbZxiMF05LsX7vx3Cgs2d_WkPx2Gu3RGR4XxGXKJFWRub1mR0IooOdavt639YEfR7dkon_EMeZ7Sml7sUnsPlCiwM3uxP2hIvXEGbVHpR1xZQiwLxTatd_kh_89IDXRBcplHd/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="288" /></a> Brockton Point Light House at Stanley Park It's days like this that I really appreciate living in my beautiful city of Vancouver.  For those of you that have never been here we are surrounded by the majestic Rocky Mountains and the Pacific ocean.  When it is not raining and the sun shines everyone is out and about, and Stanley Park is a favourite destination of mine on sunny weekends.  I hope you enjoy the pictures. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8dAQ_QolpE-IA5EazFvoNlWQEDKhDuMW1GLcw-H5QAoxbIuoABvSPbMuigzCxiDffcysX4JxgwNryK7xy6R7e1wNb8RdQQ6FLPvj98ONPFpfzfrIrMoAEwzOKsnLYOr-Mh6265f6WfCf/s1600-h/DSC01184%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01184" border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVIM7C6hGjVoESgeJDvr6_0zCRTHsjrvgyskwHLohhWQTExkJB36TD1N0INLREfC174i7We7cR-RImAjUJm6l4mqMtDjYAhud0mGofhWr0roU3LuhTftj9DntKxJEGvAlko3T6SgAB3ya/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="574" /></a> View of Lions Gate Bridge towards the North Shore  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQryzVrLQ0uUJ1BBo9muCHclQ7l5GWxRWgBvZ4YDmOMJu1XroOtp1H88GL1pp4bMSuHGrzpk9P8fssYm0v8FozYOlQJDY-c2zFigERSK5U9hJghX1VyQHwFaha4YBNs0hm9vpSW5hNP2o/s1600-h/DSC01197%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01197" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_waD9wyAYb2bjk-QmNM5a0P592o6viNcEGkKnKFrieebAxRAqoHUB3OURmF1CkFiYjmiEctDFXlBy_99X6AwJI0oXcaeUtoyyQXiOn5o0EURtp_7vu0cbPG51Iu09Xm3quvxUECkRaNP/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="503" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzI2EgS5JPb83CyLPtyAI49kk7_vrsBpim6HLegDwiio0AsAgZ_kPNNh-TbKOHn1pZEjMC0vOg9P0IN4XNko72Bbl6R8CvUjQuj6AlUPHX76uP_c5gAY6oU6_2Ci3ire83XD0AM5kc4qN/s1600-h/DSC01195%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01195" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KEvanHLKCInSTufQiJ8RdUOe7_1pRQPMk0OHycZ6yUGeHXrOnXHvH0UfH9GAMLfHQ_MtQpVpV4RgOLzjlfvdUxHX2OBakDbjGb7rQNeaiBzZPgXjHUuwlo2X5rssBbKS6955OqR81sZ_/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="282" /></a>   Third Beach at Stanley Park looking towards West Vancouver <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK5qRoeS9Bmu6dWo9Py638AoQr1D7enFas4LUeMfIK9wIJGt2ffpP7lz2Zy8FfKAw1pXuy_QkfqAv-uY6xtQYt_u2FOE-keiGhqdX2cxdWQGYQzIIE4M-zHsdHVdnvUr5Rxy_7W_OaL6x/s1600-h/DSC01220%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01213" border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE9vS8kxzkMlv9UGA7N-UdYd5b1vB3UvG9f1qDjho-D4Jhq64FOk2k2yqurpaGb5DTSTU9mstXPRvMXa9GpO0wLoQl9qQ7AspWH6v-f4z7AaDvqWqEzhPB99X9i1yW0uLh11FZUFY08mE/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="550" /> </a> Nicole walking on the beach and chasing Sea Gulls <img alt="DSC01220" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnVfLpE8pRbkjShdKDmIuFa1uiWRb9_BVTgQQtGuS1idd67SixYcqEqnihEEipsz7MDWtLSagEBxVdQ4h7pkkM9M1yjXRORwIHkun0ugKoM6ON98DRpmStkIF816cP0sCLzaOVdJJxHTF/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="244" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFa9VfR7RFoxRZgnf-qYqC7rHgcP8uPDzOf4FOlHqjn6kG1h5kNqOxsA3caHGMw4bSgzRY_bCHPQPlroE16qVPly0bpg5_c-WQpflOHKGgjcGg_PpNwfUHaPEo90ABluE4bBySgVdiyDC9/s1600-h/DSC01207%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01207" border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohcYswYbPmG2EEgqRB_fvJvz-O1lqg7MZWwypSU8mNPEGuht_dSbIVLUCtClnkqNUJP82-3nOtVaZjl3-6piQe8vKNtZTgc8Pw2WK_ibCFPTqyl05SiY3j33DzrZSDCdOYnWbWHsoX01Y/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="554" /></a> Sea Foam <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdqVuxO1J2GSbAckxwSy2p8fEBxmZY4RBtlGe5Z8_mKSEAbfX6b4too7FOyEbEjlCsC_NvCNd40Pi6w4Nq9C8J6NBbD4GRqCEOLrL29sUIOqqsrMV2JACP5gaqgBqjdgsi_dKZXQSVFsy/s1600-h/DSC01217%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01217" border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nXTIBvISkhTs4lxpbMDCW7bVEQTW6zhTlcG1QDDTAIGzL-ED3qjq1fO_ZDTUkdH2rovn1kz4fcj0NMMY8x0pI8rL_gDq6BGOUzqmDypU_rejNkZAMMLmds0y80UYa-yEx9QbTqRgJQva/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="552" /></a> Some of my favourite rocks  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIUYVFgFiwSQ84PNLsJP76qe0XMHkJFJQSGD3uG_nehkkt0q2Vbk0UlSZPNHpvmG5NEacqRyHHsj6oGR_Z9hSXVm21cYfFB1fZ0GcLDYJTFMq7-9foW47ofAHO2Xd131CMdQ69JiQupeM/s1600-h/DSC01214%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01214" border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeutqXNN3g-uv2rud1EmWQCrxq2yD85QpI4c4WGF55ICb_WPF5YBfVmIp_7FKiCXiZ3z_hbqRb_TJk0HpuZ3Ru7WkSApG9WTYYlxCre-1ECgur7dBRfOlYLK_NI5aZC6jAogd-ZxjYeW5/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="548" /></a>  View towards Horseshoe Bay and North to Whistler  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bx0kA9jIhSe9c9L0qjJPMlu5WIqz69XlwK98448vJrEPRHiIJlLHOGlFi6C3tyrmUCQP1OJYEy7tYsCpn6icrip-K3WRx48KY7SW-Ilg-9h2QwZweV0xzyY7rOhA5faXuLfjtYBy0cCV/s1600-h/DSC01222%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01222" border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0PNvzd6ICd1RnoAk1VVwn1LCFdv22QQxYoT-44xeiWRXw1htTGp9Rh2gEUabvc4WVI5MDvqq_sH4yFrtDDb2SC4c8NA-XPscvnKxkHT-sNhNaP0B7xgEGVk87zW4YEO_zKZ96YVPR07l/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="545" /></a>  Sunset over English Bay <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQh8vMyTRbHiYpjVZZB7Q-N4IwivVPG8y0awg3dZeLsBDYeNCmC9qj39GZ_XefgNz9BO92ARVSeC7F-1DXPO7MXQxiHgLNG49GaoeeGytp_rESMY84YQ2wg3UIFQSYLfdBh2GyRqz-DHH9/s1600-h/DSC01221%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01221" border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLVl0AMjQItvAtvwEwgDwRwRjgijv1efD3qhXm1Mk5NFRlI5ESlkHFvED2IkyU4SE8gw1IaQyEtk62XEtBr5qCRXa_x5CMnIb0mLoDum0ygDu-l37bsbMt1S_ZIRgCQjrVr_DKDRnwjne/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="550" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvExlzwMLFCLNZPckVq3-0RXBP4F174X4FxMo6AStGvojcEx8jp9cWbN06IHNFgXeuLBx_lJ3oorr1Lb330xDUgk8zlDnawcz20JpK5SF7yorrjTkFFyHOYHZZezqd2TFOcZLO5jxrgjvl/s1600-h/DSC01188%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC01188" border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAEkPHPW2X-u2VmijoL3pzZl3E8b2qXEQA2Ub-RoVH5b_m7PNLVAX6-14XPH5mkcM-Yif9oKBbAYsOa9f1LEjDmdm-vzUpBItRfFoeZqU8AF0VYTyobHCU7cDc6ICAT2Ge46uCdSyBQVu/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="403" /></a> Even though the sun was shining it was a cold day and Nicole is glad to be back in the car with the heater turned on full blast for the ride home. <img alt="DSC01226" border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmA-Um1ilDZCgRJx4V-9a7BmHEZ42SVFszfxIJc7C_RVsPtNP3-a4R5QiKQGykHWFMB1L8WYbtfQXPB9gDMMlRPLhHnleI0q9FwZLs5YLbhewd7P0iXuoN0eXnPwMKmiRglvz7PJW2PfYH/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="522" />Coal Harbour view towards North Vancouver   Patricia Gray writes about emerging trends, her inspirations, and "What's HOT" in the world of Design, as well as sneak peaks of her work..  While you're here, <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patriciagrayincblogspot">subscribe to this feed</a> so you don't miss out.

Weekend in Vancouver

Brockton Point Light House at Stanley Park It's days like this that I really appreciate living in my beautiful city of Vancouver. For those of you that have never been here we are surrounded by the majestic Rocky Mountains and the Pacific ocean. When it is not raining and the sun shines …

24Jan2009

The Obamas' and Michael S Smith

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rh1puRMQXAGoBotdWNGaLPKJ-x06rWlyHnKjEtPZngeGmezCSdSaMlrb0eFTMIsQ2ew3iwbWlVh2MuMuiIQxcKmyNmM21Bqf1JpnxEDwbCPSxtGAGobqdBSp9qMCKyvcKljCSlJF8hMw/s1600-h/image%5B12%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4w_2TA5eZ-RD5qzi0VEl35xD_EhjWIh4dlgmKB9wxJugKWn_r4I9S7ZBmhmabjAbqP9KVgJeBX7oXQS_grrvrmnk6tUXu8YugiM-wXz4vGKvJD7uYDFpEiGSCzi43MElZLkS-Nfg2gtr/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="528" /></a> <a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> magazine has just revealed the Obamas' selection of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dominomag.com/howtos/2009/02/michael_smith_bio">Michael Smith</a> as White House decorator Michael Smith's hallmark as a great designer is his deep passion for the many forms of beauty found throughout the history of the decorative arts as well as his ability to blend pieces from different eras. <img alt="michael smith" height="534" src="http://www.dominomag.com/images/galleries/decoratortour/gasl_michael_smith_daras_07.jpg" width="504" /> Though not thought of as a modernist, Michael Smith does it so well. Just look at the strong, simple forms of this couch and coffee table paired with an abstract painting that adds hints of color.  The Obamas' strike me as a modern family and maybe some modern furnishings and artwork will find their way into the White House.  Michael Smith has been talking about getting the furniture of the great masters of 20th-century American design,  like Billy Baldwin (see the post I did on Billy Baldwin <a target="_blank" href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/01/billy-baldwin-slipper-chair.html">here</a>), into the executive mansion. <img alt="michael smith" height="513" src="http://www.dominomag.com/images/galleries/decoratortour/gasl_michael_smith_daras_04.jpg" width="484" /> Maybe Michael Smith will create a strong, elegant Master Bedroom in the White House with the drama of a huge lacquered Chinese screen as a headboard, burled wood night tables, and '40s benches at the end of the bed.  And maybe a Suzani draped over the bed for a truly international flare. <img alt="michael smith" height="508" src="http://www.dominomag.com/images/galleries/decoratortour/gasl_michael_smith_daras_03.jpg" width="480" />  It's genius to put proper furniture in what's usually a functional space.  I have never seen pictures of the White House bathrooms, and wonder if they have the space for a large table like this one.  I think that the Obamas' have made a great selection in choosing Michael Smith.....what do you think? Pictures Michael Smith <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dominomag.com/galleries/2009/02/michael_smith_rooms?slide=3">Dominio</a> <img alt="michael smith" height="411" src="http://www.dominomag.com/images/galleries/decoratortour/gasl_michael_smith_secret_memo_04.jpg" width="388" /> A home for a family <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Michael-S-Smith-Houses/dp/0847830705/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231918174&sr=1-1"><img alt="image" border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61BfvNV6aCAwXfhQv_sa0mF7HYeCboXRKvAiRtNWrkZCaRwDPvEaM4B2mrT9JVR5nJE7BuH8tMvqzENPxLdW40aAgUBu57lbN1Q26kw8s2xN_0JzgE_hXaqRyxT9iYin7NEqJ1BsFWjuK/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" width="391" /></a>                                                                                                       <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Michael-S-Smith-Houses/dp/0847830705/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231918174&sr=1-1">Michael Smith's</a> newest book Patricia Gray writes about emerging trends, her inspirations, and "What's HOT" in the world of Design, as well as sneak peaks of her work..  While you're here, <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patriciagrayincblogspot">subscribe to this feed</a> so you don't miss out.

The Obamas' and Michael S Smith

Domino magazine has just revealed the Obamas' selection of Michael Smith as White House decorator Michael Smith's hallmark as a great designer is his deep passion for the many forms of beauty found throughout the history of the decorative arts as well as his ability to blend pieces…

14Jan2009

Billy Baldwin's Slipper Chair

Probably no other piece has stood the test of time more than Billy Baldwin's classic and iconic Slipper Chair.  He was said to have designed it according to Mitchell Owen's article in the <a href="http://partners.nytimes.com/library/magazine/specials/20001029mag-owens1.html">New York Times</a> , for Pauline de Rothschild's  5' 9" lanky frame in mind thus making it easier for her to strike a pose and extend her long legs, and it also happens to be a a chair that men feel comfortable sitting in - which is not a small feat. Billy Baldwin's most famous piece his slipper chair is show in some photos below. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeB3CDvC0abcDKnZsd3aEhiTqon3RLPpmYGq9iay1v-HB47OCOLviOfF70ywHsvCd4ZKnaf0nQxSOC1-H_hBWviLm4ZzrGHp6SIUwvIIjBDOSFNgEXwMkkL6raf50nWV-IVbXFjqKzLmlF/s1600-h/image%5B13%5D.png"><img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6pHZzV7FNxMdZhEn9UHd7yTlRI6_mw1vtLombGZo2_pHLklAisIsqlhjaYuxuwWbOcnd9J5Ca9tVRVrcdsyzzePG0NjDsE4v5kJgS6dFwZdnxd0fu0HZSPb-1BoBo9hv5pgbz5boFjSC/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="624" /></a> Bill Baldwin Slipper Chair / House Beautiful November 1999 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6rQ7kc5OA-zYNR51sKGoETNYQfHH8YeGEFpSMBz_0V-wu_AlQcDKq0e_4gE1Vzpr7UYz2_X13SzRnXp-MGWuaKt_noPpwwNLZD2ZBfY7Wpif2fHL_p5x2_4g5FT-VjFmojOMU4Iz2mD9/s1600-h/image%5B19%5D.png"><img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBY0yJ2_DziPqx0LTcsyDV0QpRCqySu9yutdsxl7ikIZnp1SH3Olfs_H3c3TAJ2Sf97hSEG2hbVpLa97zKV0hLfW0bcCvqB7oTB2aIUx4Jsba4CwUUZBzjPw57DNUdVBGe7UC91ncTxBz/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="622" /></a> Slipper Chair Home and Design Winter 2002 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTRQ5fjjRE88DFKjH6XYFAfnFDuQXDRP0z6Ygqhn48YLQQBpez7WBj1H12bz00kLUtGlC-UdIW8Wmh714QvQCP5oioZji6UhaeeRlPNX2_lR5L7Rxisox7ACNU3wKFuT13bhDhkDvA9W8/s1600-h/image%5B24%5D.png"><img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysESlc62du8pI68oEy9KM3KZus1n53tIcgGxRliyhw5AmTBScbPTJE0CmwFxiIsG5dJZedvtP8UzJArcgGjcxSI1zJAWxlGwib2y0-LgNRRC9kbXx_IhfHYEm3FEqu6SO1CleDOsj3UIh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="618" /></a> Slipper Chairs House Beautiful October 1995 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAGMNr0E3UlmmzO-7pACNa2OnZYWzH9jq84xCUTilg2qVKtIg7XvU9268R72Z_A4XHbRb3FN_4Vt8okBpcogmfsLnrVBxzq2D2DB3ayjFeCKKU8MPmO6bLz3mR2MzIyROeCeURH18TSXt/s1600-h/image%5B28%5D.png"><img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtoEkWXUU65pXwbMKOB_e-fk3cDLLyGhu7dAXtZkpPBZioh8qg8mWAKQ3GmI7lQ26nHl2MNzQIcf5giWJp2EClz_AjEbdtmcWWmqSue07M8VKdfYex5EBcNX6o3T618ZbKRNWHp8X1Qtd/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="398" /></a> Slipper Chairs close-up detail <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DWp4KqF43RrxomDuU8DcUuzIEYPHcwVSRMcgky1SkebVqJtF8XfoSRkoeHEgJXDyRp1VY4QYC9t5ceC_6gcsBRGAJfH-U1JKzh4UPytSAQ5josWbJTtBUfI_bC1LV_OnPMoy5blUbTyy/s1600-h/image%5B32%5D.png"><img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUBWJOfL75GkFZozimMk4yla-Tl6ifrtjPEKGVPMSOqqvB1BD3C4nEAIUj1p2-K8a8cFT7GA1N_9mx5b13lnd6a8Aj5oW4NzETWjzjW54wanwjPhrh6Utl6U-vPCEpX4kX8pSScQj1LrE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="605" /></a> Slipper Chairs Veranda June 2002 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYVnVXJNfy-xxPk1zu-nDf4yKkwyF102NUUXtBSJ2qrYI1vQtjz46mORxz_E0V7-2R4PmC4rfpsDo2vdK9DmcFL6rHHihrxI-zlgOzdE24yrSO9BmCUDH1ggZPHhrXdy3Yx-p28OlPplX/s1600-h/image%5B37%5D.png"><img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfSO3NHhGG_YzF2PursCIvTJNdJaxOfBFpodrbILiR8BROCpoDfwCiA4hPrPCcrMehhedU3vPR_uobc7BK-zMbuN6pmZFPlt9988PAPdsNlv0vQUU22qSNDmzSmAAdohO5tlie-yiQTNB/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="537" /></a> Slipper Chair Elle Decor May 2001 <img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfP9z1bFn0DRwRbmrDGeCPHM3MIhzhNzQzSm4QMVWTYwO8WsK0Ka1zd6wTPKUlXZnhIpG8wqsa8jwZuMOmKOoo98YYpIG6P74ev4vQnePVouXCq4zm8yPtBWu3pefyfiEnQVxyQhm7zih/s400/billy1.jpeg" width="539" /> Slipper chair in Billy Baldwin's apartment via <a href="http://thepeakofchic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Peak of Chic</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAeN6DrkukK9b3w_dUWbq8rrre-YMHhZcGwiW2oN0nwEcVjV0qjQ4v05ajS9ptwbFckdjaOObgcz4lYKhpH4ZoF_8Agzw_iKhEdHKSHyhmnJb6e0e8jq753wl43K02eV0VsgjCOGK61FO/s1600-h/image%5B57%5D.png"><img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfF22D5HmJrcLJApXLa-5rAGk47wEm0iHOrmaPCv18kDyQRzlQsPr_X8-_F4AncJLlVqlR-YKuyZfagHTRgJArYsiD1qD8a5bpGZ-jqTWb_w_ZkYN6K9PSzi19k6UBJ_ierqCCx13aAylU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="290" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qPUk_rAeWvuuW9i156VqyC7R-UJ6RYLvGkZrmLmSJOdZnI4P-SNaxHkdx75gkGD9qk4bgmygcpm4E91m9eaURVriHKWDa5o2P5sG5BCj07xR7FunNV1xCPksHyD9Hi_kOX9ltFg6LaKc/s1600-h/image%5B45%5D.png"><img alt="slipper chairs" border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb7hUPfd4Ft3AYGRNnUhkGGjKILBylQuJzfKZofUbpr5cP6NpzxaX5l7kKai8rMoZhP0Pg0UqD2-oGfYf5d0i8M3dhTQb78bLZTK1MoEwuBPdgqBkjYj1JtpoadGXEMFBSPwmD60tYESB/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="232" /></a> Large Slipper chair & Dining Room Slipper Chair by <a href="http://www.ventryltd.com/bb_slipperchairs.html" target="_blank">Ventry</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRTNg9Ez_d-O6_L19at_d5AAntVdg2117AxjvRE7KjTI5rt2nItb9jtTWW68ClhUbJBNMcRkX5USriycFMRObpwivY72U8_GOrzyV9DtoVH5cew_cKEBq51cuyaDfGFyPSPmSSJ40G-xO/s1600-h/image%5B55%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6arQvTCvSzyIU2OmQtK4AZ9Jvz74D9-M4I2AsC-moVtQapTsLbJ95aJ0Wk2CBZtlMifCgzq8hJa-oXTt06j3bwjeLtdUfWm5X_Hou-lajYSkkoWicxXkzq23GZ_iHPr1Ej4zd5earQFR3/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="513" /></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Billy-Baldwin-Decorates/dp/0847827070/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231696315&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRE4iHWpx_IArmhKZRGoMn1NDTkpFh2RLp34YYnUJONh9VShCQiH8h0ZHyMTiV6ZtStvoiRkXuxtyMtZjyAWqU0gyNuelE2qhq45pyO-6qojzdQHfb0zUExffQwI7HGpi-n1h4k5JDpdj/s400/billy3.jpeg" width="350" /></a> You can read more about Billy Baldwin.  His book is being reissued on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Billy-Baldwin-Decorates/dp/0847827070/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231696315&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a> February 2009 and is available for pre-order. Patricia Gray writes about emerging trends, her inspirations, and "What's HOT" in the world of Design, as well as sneak peaks of her work..  While you're here, <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patriciagrayincblogspot">subscribe to this feed</a> so you don't miss out.

Billy Baldwin's Slipper Chair

Probably no other piece has stood the test of time more than Billy Baldwin's classic and iconic Slipper Chair. He was said to have designed it according to Mitchell Owen's article in the New York Times , for Pauline de Rothschild's 5' 9" lanky frame in mind thus making it easier for her to strike …

11Jan2009