BACK to BLACK

<p align="center"><strong>"Every room can use a touch of black"</strong> is so true and is something to remember when it comes to interiors.</p> <p align="center">Bright colors are taking a back seat to black. </p> <p align="center">Back to Black, the name of Songstress Amy Winehouse's soulful vocal, is enough to inspire the return to </p> <p align="center">classic, forever black.  Amy's song (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aygAu1x2uQo" target="_blank">listen to it here</a>) is my inspiration for The Return to Black, in fashion as well as in Interiors.</p> <p align="center">Think style, think sophistication, think timeless.</p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SgH9tswUWqI/AAAAAAAAJno/yNSEQK4xwys/s1600-h/image8%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="336" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIlfwSZ1I/AAAAAAAAJns/1s4PVCzlX9A/image8_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="119" /></a>   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIljeDsdI/AAAAAAAAJnw/5aRkFQ7bMtQ/s1600-h/image17%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="337" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXImgqlu-I/AAAAAAAAJn0/KgwsR7y4gFc/image17_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="156" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIm8_2nWI/AAAAAAAAJoA/JeBSb9etAj0/s1600-h/image20%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="336" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXInL6ptwI/AAAAAAAAJoE/S3niBw-mv-M/image20_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="160" /></a> </p> <p align="center">The little black dress,or <strong>LBD</strong> as it is known in fashion shorthand, is an timeless classic.  <br /><font size="1"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3003182?Category=&Search=True&SearchType=keywordsearch&keyword=black+in+Designer+Collections&origin=searchresults" target="_blank">Tory Burch</a></font><font size="1"> left   </font><font size="1"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3003262?Category=&Search=True&SearchType=keywordsearch&keyword=black+in+Designer+Collections&origin=searchresults" target="_blank">Philip Lim</a></font><font size="1"> center   </font><font size="1"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3001397?Category=&Search=True&SearchType=keywordsearch&keyword=black+in+Designer+Collections&origin=searchresults" target="_blank">Vince</a></font><font size="1"> right </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="1"></font></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXInpuyoiI/AAAAAAAAJoI/gFfivwNu5UY/s1600-h/image27%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="313" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIn6jVd6I/AAAAAAAAJoM/cm4CutxF4pc/image27_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="460" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aygAu1x2uQo" target="_blank">Amy Winehouse</a></font> </p> <p align="center">A room needn't have a total makeover to make a statement with black - punctuate a neutral interior with a sleek black table lamp. <br /></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIobMaJ6I/AAAAAAAAJoQ/vDR5K-ClB8I/s1600-h/Porta%20Roma.png"><img alt="Porta Roma" border="0" height="440" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIohTQWFI/AAAAAAAAJoo/QEnf9UpHkPA/Porta%20Roma_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="260" /></a> </p> <p align="center">A <strong>TOUCH OF BLACK</strong> in a room can act like a punctuation mark!</p> <p align="center">This gourd lamp with black silk oval shade is from the stylish <a href="http://www.portaromana.co.uk/?page=details&pid=499&sid=1&cid=1" target="_blank">Porta Romana</a> lamp company in the UK and is a timeless classic.  </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIpApk4EI/AAAAAAAAJow/DmyVuUyoeO0/s1600-h/night%20hotel%20new%20york%20lobby.png"><img alt="night hotel new york lobby" border="0" height="263" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIpstJs_I/AAAAAAAAJo0/Ahcr2Cw1nr0/night%20hotel%20new%20york%20lobby_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="544" /></a> </p> <p align="center">The <a href="http://www.nighthotelny.com/" target="_blank">Night Hotel</a> (pictures above and below) in New York is a study in black and is decorated in <strong>"Modern Gothic Gotham"</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIp8RNlNI/AAAAAAAAJo4/dItY8e4iRlw/s1600-h/night%20hotel%20new%20york.png"><img alt="night hotel new york" border="0" height="349" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIqrBT-DI/AAAAAAAAJpI/glJ-86pf1Fg/night%20hotel%20new%20york_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="548" /></a></p> <p align="center">  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIq_Ks9jI/AAAAAAAAJpM/R1ulPrMAH6Y/s1600-h/pophamdesign%20com%20tile1.jpg"><img alt="pophamdesign com tile1" border="0" height="360" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIrRDDDaI/AAAAAAAAJpQ/Lt4uPFilWTs/pophamdesign%20com%20tile1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="544" /></a> <br />A bold black stripe down the back and seat of these mid-century chairs creates added interest. <a href="http://pophamdesign.com/" target="_blank">Popham Design</a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIr4ffunI/AAAAAAAAJpY/vF7PCrtdAaM/s1600-h/image4%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="479" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXItZ6J2oI/AAAAAAAAJpo/Pmccl5moiwQ/image4_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="537" /></a> <br />Black & White photos line the walls of this stairwell, and the black geometric "David Hicks" inspired carpet <br />adds <strong>drama</strong> and lots of <strong>glamour</strong>.  <a href="http://www.ericcohler.com/portfolio.php?im_id=9ℑ_id=49" target="_blank">Eric Cohler</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIt8e7suI/AAAAAAAAJps/_nvYKHsr1Ug/s1600-h/InstyleMarch%2008.jpg"><img alt="InstyleMarch 08" border="0" height="457" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIuV_P_sI/AAAAAAAAJpw/eKZTb1LBPe4/InstyleMarch%2008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="551" /></a>  </p> <p align="center"><strong>Hollywood Glam</strong> - black patent headboard & bench - <a href="http://www.instyle.com/instyle/" target="_blank">InStyle</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIuhl-zuI/AAAAAAAAJp8/Y5fdvfN4QCo/s1600-h/Jaime%20Haydon.jpg"><img alt="Jaime Haydon" border="0" height="365" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIuwcAEXI/AAAAAAAAJqE/kGIVQgGmVpE/Jaime%20Haydon_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="365" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIvE3Gx1I/AAAAAAAAJqI/MMJJUimWpog/s1600-h/image%5B3%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="365" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIvlh4oJI/AAAAAAAAJqM/Svh8Gan6VZM/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="360" /></a></p> <p align="center">The black marble floor is another <strong>timeless classic</strong> (left) <a href="http://www.hayonstudio.com/news.php" target="_blank">Jamie Haydon</a> / Kitchen with black slate floor (right) </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIwFGHqYI/AAAAAAAAJqQ/3_yaE8lulpk/s1600-h/Mary%20McGee.jpg"><img alt="Mary McGee" border="0" height="408" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIwRzEluI/AAAAAAAAJqU/GXUcQNYRnqw/Mary%20McGee_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="314" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIw-7FjoI/AAAAAAAAJqw/kxJ71uiVXDY/s1600-h/NickyHiltonIinstyleMarch%2008.jpg"><img alt="NickyHiltonIinstyleMarch 08" border="0" height="407" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIxOUs4vI/AAAAAAAAJq0/_joKyP4us30/NickyHiltonIinstyleMarch%2008_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="414" /></a> <br /><font size="1">Black & white dishes (left) </font><font size="1">/ an iconic Chanel tray (right).  <br /></font>When I think of Chanel, I think <strong>Black</strong>, I think timeless, I think classic, I think unforgettable! </p> <p align="center">  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIxY4vedI/AAAAAAAAJq8/CwB4BOf2_F0/s1600-h/Mary%20McGee1.jpg"><img alt="Mary McGee1" border="0" height="354" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIxhwE0bI/AAAAAAAAJrA/Bfyeo7H1d_Q/Mary%20McGee1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="452" /></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SgH92WsAMBI/AAAAAAAAJrU/cPUz1LVw2TU/s1600-h/suzanne%20kasler%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="suzanne kasler" border="0" height="354" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIyQ3SHwI/AAAAAAAAJrY/qmwhInIGO2Y/suzanne%20kasler_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="282" /></a>  </p> <p align="center">Timeless black sofas add drama and are a grounding element in the above rooms. <br /><font size="1">(left) </font><font size="1"><a href="http://marymcgeeinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Mary McGee</a></font><font size="1"> / (right) </font><font size="1"><a href="http://www.suzannekasler.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne Kasler</a></font> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIy2-EyeI/AAAAAAAAJrc/S-jioasiNB8/s1600-h/colorama%20se.jpg"><img alt="colorama se" border="0" height="386" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIzJIoU3I/AAAAAAAAJrg/y-PUeQkrM1Y/colorama%20se_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="466" /></a> </p> <p align="center">Want to add <strong>drama </strong>to a room quickly and inexpensively, try painting or wallpapering a feature wall black. </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIzYwPCiI/AAAAAAAAJrw/5jgAvzONc0U/s1600-h/NY%20Times.jpg"><img alt="NY Times" border="0" height="344" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXIz7sHhGI/AAAAAAAAJr0/mmRugxYaFeI/NY%20Times_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="467" /></a> </p> <p align="center">Paint your house black.  My favourite black paint is Benjamin Moore Black Beauty - photo NY Times </p> <p align="center"><strong>Black can act as a neutral because there is no color it doesn't go with.</strong></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXI0Grtp4I/AAAAAAAAJr4/AQxpngF4Wtw/s1600-h/buffalo%2Bhorns%2Bfrom%2Bz%2Bgallerie.jpg"><img alt="buffalo horns from z gallerie" border="0" height="356" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SNXI0ZVhZ1I/AAAAAAAAJr8/D8ZovFi-8Y0/buffalo%2Bhorns%2Bfrom%2Bz%2Bgallerie_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" width="356" /></a></p> <p align="center">Accessorize with these buffalo horns from <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/" target="_blank">Z Gallerie</a>  <br /> <br /><strong><em>To see more posts on colour trends click </em></strong><strong><em><font color="#ff0000"><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/04/top-posts-on-color-trends.html" target="_blank">here</a></font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><em><font color="#ff0000"></font></em></strong></p> <p align="center"><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></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <noscript></noscript> <p align="center"><strong><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.com/"><font size="1">Patricia Gray</font></a><font size="1"> writes about 'WHAT'S HOT 'in the world of Interior Design, new and emerging trends, modern design, architecture, <br />and travel, as well as how your surroundings can influence the world around you. <br />© Patricia</font></strong><strong><font size="1"> Gray Interior Design Blog, 2009</font></strong></p>

BACK to BLACK

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Hot or Not? Sarah Palin’s Alaskan Office Décor

<p align="center">Are Grizzly Bears and King Crabs going to be the new trend? I certainly hope not!!</p><p align="center">Take the reader survey in the right hand column. Poll closed see results below.</p><h5 align="center"></h5><p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/patriciagray1/SMkktgrbetI/AAAAAAAAFJY/IweYQkpmMH4/s1600-h/clip_image001%5B7%5D.jpg"><img alt="clip_image001" border="0" height="405" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/patriciagray1/SMkkt0dppDI/AAAAAAAAFJc/zK2ns-D70s8/clip_image001_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" width="611" /></a></p><p align="center">This image appeared in <em>The New York Times</em>, accompanying the story <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us/politics/30palin.html?pagewanted=1&ref=politics">Sarah Heath Palin, an Outsider Who Charms</a>.</p><p align="center"></p><p align="left">November 5, 2008<br />Here are the statistics of the Poll</p><p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SRHG2h0JKyI/AAAAAAAAHa0/DJAZyzQrUoQ/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="263" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ynkOxvGaV6s/SRHG296xhfI/AAAAAAAAHa4/ytDgMy7nqD0/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" width="503" /></a> </p><p></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Patricia Gray writes about Interior Design inspirations, emerging trends, and the world of Design. </span></strong><b><br /><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">While you're here, </span><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/patriciagrayincblogspot"><span style="font-size:78%;">subscribe to this feed</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> so you don't miss out. </span></strong></b></p>

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New and Hot Interior Design Books

<p align="center"><em><strong>"You are the same today that you are going to be five years from now except for two things: <br />the people with whom you associate and the books you read."  -- Charles Jones</strong></em></p> <p align="center"><em><strong></strong></em></p> <p align="justify">Check out some of the new books on Interior Design below in the new Amazon Widget at the bottom of this post. I am a lover of books and images and I can hardly wait to receive a new batch of books hot off the press. I am most excited about <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Taylor-Interior-Stephen-Salny/dp/0393732355/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220632418&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Michael Taylor Interior Design</a> which hasn't been released yet but is available for pre-order on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Taylor-Interior-Stephen-Salny/dp/0393732355/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220632418&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. I have done a post on Michael Taylor's work, which you can read here: <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2007/07/michael-taylor.html" target="_blank">Michael Taylor - Good Design is Timeless</a>. </p> <p align="center">The <strong>James Dean of decorators</strong> is how Diana Vreeland described West Coast designer Michael Taylor. </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0393732355/sr=1-1/qid=1220632418/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&qid=1220632418&sr=1-1"><img alt="Michael Taylor: Interior Design" border="0" height="305" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BtWLsUPbL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" width="305" /></a></p> <p align="justify">I was a student in Design School when the picture below of Michael Taylor's work was published in Architectural Digest . I was totally in awe of his work. Nothing had been done like this before. It was revolutionary and very fresh. I became totally mesmerized by all things "Michael Taylor".  He is still a big influence in my work.</p> <p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxou3rOpAeltWfHvJVH-hjzjfY3-aDLbDh0p-MXG5_gZRVivJ1ViSgHO0CYmIMG48__3q6c9igWnarQQ4Fn7AhmvKfZfIJxruqpjAoMqUM1w22mrQ3FoimlraG8dkbmceRv6c-s5SI2dx/s400/michael+taylor+AD.jpg" width="501" /></p> <p align="justify">Consistently denouncing the cluttered and pretentious, he had a simple ethos: <strong>"When you take things out, you must increase the size of what's left."</strong> This spawned the widely emulated California Look, which in the latter part of his career was characterized by oversize furniture and signature elements, including Yosemite slate and fossilized stone; plump geometric cushions; logs; wicker; and lots of mirrors, all against a muted backdrop of white on white or beige on beige.</p> <p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_OkmCaZSwDj9b5YGhsBjZ1O7XXcxCkx5cMmu4nAKxA0RgCj_CennAnG-S4Zq1ZmgbLPk3xiXsJKMjMbXAfO-TsmLJinX7yu7xAeIcWZiU-WgXqjionfQnUxXbTg9uuSwTIM1DReWY_c/s400/michael+taylor+AD+Jan+21.jpg" width="419" /></p> <p align="center">This is a room Michael designed circa mid 1950's in Modesto, California<a href="http://www.michaeltaylordesigns.com/mediaarchives.html"> </a></p> <p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWA2TgnV9qak6aeA1E6KruHA4ND7UXE5EmDrny_ejvLpXV02slzVKpuqODdWw_BZV7Wh0JRL6Ji7vD0SHTD_uWfDGsNkef01OjCitoEYObtF7DXJuIoUkCTWkvckjuNV7tvsAdEiQcKY/s400/Schiaparelli+sofa+Michael+Taylor.jpg" width="420" /></p> <p><strong>Syrie Maugham</strong>, the British decorator who helped create the all-white look popular in the 1920s, provided another source of inspiration to him which can be seen in the above picture of a living room Michael Taylor designed. "Schiaparelli sofa"</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1vCSmbXlCxhps5lqk7AjCBS_6UExcTJT_euqdi1st_5XCaXGHM5x9Isp743B0DOnHcZf6P4tZUstEcZfy-D0P63ZHh8A8_VeHfuNgl-fXDu-uc5v5MrXgZuqpz8zrnUk87O23zZEgQBV/s320/michael+taylor+AD+Jan+2000.jpg" width="408" /></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" height="587" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3yvQ5YVc3HWHjRh8DcY9w9oaO2alGK8bP_qdkrodGzoJ6UFsjkoqk-rrBk2R46RE6oeVrqiaGjIK1Crt6R4QLZEMrEI6zE8a7sksK4EhJNbGEj2DssCO6meKyN4dFiWswsQFuNXukGx_/s400/mtSnap21.jpg" width="344" /></p> <p align="center">Taylor rivaled the legendary fashion editor <strong>Diana Vreeland</strong> in his use of maxims - "<strong>Red and green should never be seen!"</strong> was one of his favorites. <strong>"If in doubt, take it out!"</strong> was another. Taylor believed that white was the most efficient color for capturing natural light.</p> <p align="center"><img alt="" border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviYFWGNDnYPa9_o_veZklZI1hGUxNjxKW89yaJEwoockKsc8QwDSeCvX4XdwruWaiPfjc1yw65cRdXkSdkIGdmOIuR_uM9ubxP0rvcBRP5H6lH813cWiXU3FDbw4ddGch4SNe7VTQVJF5/s320/House+%26+Garden+Feb+1991+2jpg.jpg" width="377" /></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><strong><em>"I cannot live without books." <br />Thomas Jefferson</em></strong></p> <p align="center"><font size="3">What books are you going to be reading??</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="3"></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" height="200" id="Player_63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2" width="600"><param name="_cx" value="15875"><param name="_cy" value="5292"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"><param name="Src" value="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fwwwpatriciagr-20%2F8010%2F63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2&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%2F63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="600px" name="Player_63ed8ca6-7168-47db-a716-a37e6e64bca2"></embed></object></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="1"></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font size="1">Patricia Gray writes about Interior Design inspirations, emerging trends, and the world of Design.  </font></strong><b> <br /><strong><font size="1">While you're here, </font><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/patriciagrayincblogspot"><font size="1">subscribe to this feed</font></a><font size="1"> so you don't miss out. </font></strong></b></p> <p align="center"><font size="1"> </font></p> <noscript></noscript>

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