Setting a holiday table at the BDC

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeUL8w6BUyYPgbbxF2K933qAUoByioGpQMYCV9GYIc7JuYsNBL-E5HxTXyY-XDPPPKUZm1JJq4bzJ6extJRdE_YbUPzi-1i3NAPgqNZBk2uT_KMRJ3TN3gQ0B9kXcljUqutiKzcGJwEXX/s1600/BarCart%2540BDC.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552144144650083778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeUL8w6BUyYPgbbxF2K933qAUoByioGpQMYCV9GYIc7JuYsNBL-E5HxTXyY-XDPPPKUZm1JJq4bzJ6extJRdE_YbUPzi-1i3NAPgqNZBk2uT_KMRJ3TN3gQ0B9kXcljUqutiKzcGJwEXX/s400/BarCart%2540BDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Mix natural elements with a generous serving of shiny objects, add a dash of artistic details along with a shot of traditional touches, and your holiday setting is sure to sparkle!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Last week I attended a <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">Boston Design Center</a> lecture and presentation featuring holiday table settings as influenced by <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Historic New England</span></a> properties and collections. The table settings were displayed on the 6th floor of the BDC, where the yearly <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dream Home</span> event takes place (<a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/dreamhome/2008/tour/tour-library.php?id=01#a">click here</a> after reading this post to see views of designed spaces<br />from previous shows).<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYetn3kULz9nyl9mS-WqbgRFeAWrHUBQ7sLCjHqIS-8n_XhNh7zEskBLkIqlr17EwWn0M3RMlxUr_1Kn_0rxF3tl-1BBwvYZzz2szvZEx_SM_2hbdGV_uyRjuoajhwxbWzLBSthyphenhyphen3Y6PD/s1600/Neptune1%253AGropius%2540BDC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552144136945974354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYetn3kULz9nyl9mS-WqbgRFeAWrHUBQ7sLCjHqIS-8n_XhNh7zEskBLkIqlr17EwWn0M3RMlxUr_1Kn_0rxF3tl-1BBwvYZzz2szvZEx_SM_2hbdGV_uyRjuoajhwxbWzLBSthyphenhyphen3Y6PD/s400/Neptune1%253AGropius%2540BDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">One of three tablescapes on display at the BDC</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/Gropius%20House/photographic-tour-of-gropius-house/Dining%20room/view"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552148814895331010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-GX9_Y7VsrioLDyDpLLpT2hDumcc4sAoa5bx-jmTk_h8EYXV4cs_T3DQMi1xZXePL0WthAUqVsI9gDgHbrp4IrLKUrP_9eX9QuA792zo0N4OG5wpGsqAlV2USby6aBme4EZrYnqm5Scj/s400/GropiusDiningRoomHistoricNE.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A Bauhaus-influenced Dining Room, circa 1938</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Gropius House</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> of Lincoln, Massachusetts</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">{Photo from </span><a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/Gropius%20House/photographic-tour-of-gropius-house/Dining%20room/view" style="font-style: italic;">Historic New England</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> website}</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/Gropius%20House"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Gropius House</span></a> was the inspiration behind one of the three modernly-festive tablecapes.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Gropius House</span> was the New England home of Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bauhaus</span></a>, and his family members from 1938 to 1983. His wife, Ise, willed the property to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Historic New England</span> (at the time it was called <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities</span>) to be used as an historic house museum. Wendy Hubbard of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Historic New England</span> presented numerous images of this unique property including this view of its modern dining room. Note the pair of <a href="http://www.dwr.com/category/designers/v-z/sori-yanagi.do">Sori Yanagi Butterfly Stools</a> by the fireplace, leather and chrome chairs by <a href="http://www.dwr.com/category/designers/a-c/marcel-breuer.do">Marcel Breuer</a>, and the round <a href="http://www.dwr.com/category/designers/r-t/eero+saarinen.do">Eero Saarinen</a> tulip table which were loosely interpretted with modern design pieces from the BDC, along with items from the <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/shop/collection-of-reproductions">collection of reproductions</a> offered for purchase through<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Historic New England</span>.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulejC71Zb88tq7jWUIqQtoIA7DAqfpKzbiu8BGJpZUe8yB_cAV7b2RhcyHcm7CL-NlLTu4Pe1G0X_3N9p5arq-xcXJ1DG4YDkP3bmSeBYaSOFoz-jN_MHlESOTN9acUSGVZ9zwKtMZvvj/s1600/GropiusTableSetting%2540BDC.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulejC71Zb88tq7jWUIqQtoIA7DAqfpKzbiu8BGJpZUe8yB_cAV7b2RhcyHcm7CL-NlLTu4Pe1G0X_3N9p5arq-xcXJ1DG4YDkP3bmSeBYaSOFoz-jN_MHlESOTN9acUSGVZ9zwKtMZvvj/s1600/GropiusTableSetting%2540BDC.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552145667344605090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulejC71Zb88tq7jWUIqQtoIA7DAqfpKzbiu8BGJpZUe8yB_cAV7b2RhcyHcm7CL-NlLTu4Pe1G0X_3N9p5arq-xcXJ1DG4YDkP3bmSeBYaSOFoz-jN_MHlESOTN9acUSGVZ9zwKtMZvvj/s400/GropiusTableSetting%2540BDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Placemats were fashioned out of “Shoot for the Moon” wallpaper reproduced by <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/shop/collection-of-reproductions/the-christopher-norman-collection-2013-waterhouse-wallhangings">Christopher Norman</a> for </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Historic New England,</span> </span><span style="font-size:130%;">and the outside was brought in with this table from <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/janus-et-cie/overview/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Janus et Cie</span></a> adorned with fresh cut greens, pine cones and faux bois silver candlesticks. Simple black and white ceramic Japanese place settings, as favored by Gropius, complete this modern winter tablescape. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg266scfyINithMQhhIvAk7jJs0nAMu6F9O-l7GrMIwYAkvx8SSjKNfJ_aZHau1gDdqEy8T-CHJ54c9tCJIlJuM1AJzKfPLF7aj2W-CGd3dEObVPkMB2kashNXCejBUTLGykGHpzGdymixC/s1600/Neptune1%253Afeathertrees%2540BDC.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552144264265330578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg266scfyINithMQhhIvAk7jJs0nAMu6F9O-l7GrMIwYAkvx8SSjKNfJ_aZHau1gDdqEy8T-CHJ54c9tCJIlJuM1AJzKfPLF7aj2W-CGd3dEObVPkMB2kashNXCejBUTLGykGHpzGdymixC/s400/Neptune1%253Afeathertrees%2540BDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />In the second two vignettes, designers <a href="http://www.n1studios.com/about.html">Susan Newberg and Phylllis Tracy</a> of <a href="http://www.n1studios.com/home.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Neptune 1 Studios</span></a> showcased pieces from their collections of decoupaged plates inspired by historical wall-coverings.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgpnnBDA0Tf5jUd1EIZHnlccXW2Z17WgMWDsz59LPDmZZLaHUEMA1AamteCguGhO60ScdnaInYh96RdvoMld0HYbpRFghFe8g3r4bvqp4Ga1buIwnPt7ES4OFBXPuO478_x3hYPZOFlah/s1600/NavyWallpaper%253ANeptune1%2540BDC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552144133652712162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgpnnBDA0Tf5jUd1EIZHnlccXW2Z17WgMWDsz59LPDmZZLaHUEMA1AamteCguGhO60ScdnaInYh96RdvoMld0HYbpRFghFe8g3r4bvqp4Ga1buIwnPt7ES4OFBXPuO478_x3hYPZOFlah/s400/NavyWallpaper%253ANeptune1%2540BDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4PwVjTdSep5589CeiA-mE4DjSvBzb0t0Aam0vHh0_EtVR2cR4Shx3Os_Ooij7JeOhyV1vqF922o7EWbQfx1RTxbCKE7apxuUOqjSjZiHzj75p469LtbOv_4J7QsSzTdtJfyopNpexULR/s1600/LeeMansionCollection%2540BDC.jpg"><br /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The dark blue colorway of “Shoot the Moon” provides a rich backdrop to this table setting featuring plates designed with scenic images captured from the 18th-century English wallpaper that still adorns the <a href="http://www.marbleheadmuseum.org/LeeMansion.htm">Jerimiah Lee Mansion</a> in Marblehead, Massachusetts.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4PwVjTdSep5589CeiA-mE4DjSvBzb0t0Aam0vHh0_EtVR2cR4Shx3Os_Ooij7JeOhyV1vqF922o7EWbQfx1RTxbCKE7apxuUOqjSjZiHzj75p469LtbOv_4J7QsSzTdtJfyopNpexULR/s1600/LeeMansionCollection%2540BDC.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552198916975639218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4PwVjTdSep5589CeiA-mE4DjSvBzb0t0Aam0vHh0_EtVR2cR4Shx3Os_Ooij7JeOhyV1vqF922o7EWbQfx1RTxbCKE7apxuUOqjSjZiHzj75p469LtbOv_4J7QsSzTdtJfyopNpexULR/s400/LeeMansionCollection%2540BDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNo6HkD1dcjkkSXMZP2try_7Ro3IFtFMRRi0u3lverRw1tnVSmYF3kiOXBnicbr_rciBMkKF199ci5iY-yff9dm9UHUd4F-bUrR4hlpkJ568Wy2KFUNb_r7jyYBfFmJTts_0pNWCAFfQv/s1600/Susan%253ARoseanne.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552144784694319602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNo6HkD1dcjkkSXMZP2try_7Ro3IFtFMRRi0u3lverRw1tnVSmYF3kiOXBnicbr_rciBMkKF199ci5iY-yff9dm9UHUd4F-bUrR4hlpkJ568Wy2KFUNb_r7jyYBfFmJTts_0pNWCAFfQv/s320/Susan%253ARoseanne.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 296px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Susan Newberg, whose graphic design expertise has brought new-life to these historic wall-coverings, is pictured here with designer <a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/">Rosanne Palazola</a>. All of us have design pieces represented at <a href="http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/retailstore.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">New England Fine Living</span></a> in Middleton, Massachusetts. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX-vdDrWrWXVvuAg69-1Ou9dxCSygVObqQFt63MDyRwsveLglNLJKppu4u8zCyWijskx23RQQ7V-3WTp4Qh_2wcBoiK20s0a7gCB_4WFe_-Q_P1LYafY5Dq2M_nrnerty-KztRzi1lESm/s1600/NancyFaye%253APhyllis%2540BDC.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552144268266022354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX-vdDrWrWXVvuAg69-1Ou9dxCSygVObqQFt63MDyRwsveLglNLJKppu4u8zCyWijskx23RQQ7V-3WTp4Qh_2wcBoiK20s0a7gCB_4WFe_-Q_P1LYafY5Dq2M_nrnerty-KztRzi1lESm/s400/NancyFaye%253APhyllis%2540BDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Nancy Faye Glass (a design friend of mine that I met while working on <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/09/stevens-estate-receives-design-update.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Stevens Estate</span></a> in North Andover) and Phyllis Tracy are both wearing designer fashions from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peabody Essex Museum</span> <a href="http://www.pemshop.com/">boutique</a>. I recognized Nancy’s black and white wool dress-coat as a piece from the <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/12/show-of-fashion.html">Iris Apfel</a> collection.</span></div><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_Mf81ow_pja6eA2NDi0k7ezcqB-FutQ5mpoQOYZBj10Fl3ojf6GNHFMNkjosKT_v6BjacdvbeRNJMFSwPHi6wYwU9eqwyHZdO3Bta3MnwJSE-Hc2MtmJkXT4-SZ2ewCrYsB5HdivGwYA/s1600/Neptune1-holidaysetting%2540BDC.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552144130118601234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_Mf81ow_pja6eA2NDi0k7ezcqB-FutQ5mpoQOYZBj10Fl3ojf6GNHFMNkjosKT_v6BjacdvbeRNJMFSwPHi6wYwU9eqwyHZdO3Bta3MnwJSE-Hc2MtmJkXT4-SZ2ewCrYsB5HdivGwYA/s400/Neptune1-holidaysetting%2540BDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Iris would love this third table setting adorned with birds, feathers, and jewel-toned glassware and botanicals. The plates are designed with sectional representations of the pretty and bright floral paper that graces the walls of one of the glamorous rooms in the <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/Beauport">Beauport Sleeper-McCann House</a> in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Interior decorator <a href="http://www.themagazineantiques.com/articles/the-hidden-magic-of-henry-davis-sleepers-beauport/">Henry Davis Sleeper</a> actually designed homes for members of Hollywood’s elite including Joan Crawford. His design sensibility was intelligently whimsical and theatrical.<br /><br />I am putting “visit the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Beauport</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">on my 2011 to-do list!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusxQ42YsAS5Y_1bXHFa_bVPQ5MClcJdR-hbDau3qq_oz7fV4Z86NhFt9-2M0Fg4-1vOlpjSqBJ9TTQX3Xc6rugUK7mGp9SX8FhZIQm3xcOdMPim9BR07l71FtAH6WYXEhqfm3tmd7dnMP/s1600/Neptune1%2540MartinGroupBDC.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552144147919907234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusxQ42YsAS5Y_1bXHFa_bVPQ5MClcJdR-hbDau3qq_oz7fV4Z86NhFt9-2M0Fg4-1vOlpjSqBJ9TTQX3Xc6rugUK7mGp9SX8FhZIQm3xcOdMPim9BR07l71FtAH6WYXEhqfm3tmd7dnMP/s400/Neptune1%2540MartinGroupBDC.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Neptune 1 Studios</span> <a href="http://www.n1studios.com/bea.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Decor Chinois Collection</a> is available at <a href="http://www.bostondesign.com/showrooms/the-martin-group-inc/overview/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Martin Group</span></a> at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Boston Design Center</span> and online through <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/shop/collection-of-reproductions/neptune-1-studios"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Historic New England</span></a>. <a href="http://www.n1studios.com/purchase.html">Click here</a> for more retail locations.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFohvsbZg_OOpvnjB3RAti4X4cwA_wcjHgJ-eqRhAXD8wHJn5WpfVEGeIKbQRm2Ly0QQSGoKTh2JBZ61yeAJZSeSnMd8Hfsnke8ZkKqoy1ziyu_8UsASDB3HNX_mRwph_HcjvzGbsJuUR1/s1600/Neptune1%2540NEFL.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552146369888862098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFohvsbZg_OOpvnjB3RAti4X4cwA_wcjHgJ-eqRhAXD8wHJn5WpfVEGeIKbQRm2Ly0QQSGoKTh2JBZ61yeAJZSeSnMd8Hfsnke8ZkKqoy1ziyu_8UsASDB3HNX_mRwph_HcjvzGbsJuUR1/s400/Neptune1%2540NEFL.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Neptune 1 Studios at New England Fine Living:<br /><a href="http://www.n1studios.com/frost.html">JOJ Frost Collection</a> and <a href="http://www.n1studios.com/mansion.html">The Lee Mansion Collection</a> </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HMdIsHZJMO4PHK78zJIociJ3BR4aECxjoaHusOMjHZztXjPeC-omOL-amjCPqB_NY6ZhFSk7dvxZX3Ha0bUT2QnmXyyQyXyGoHdU4pTk6wfI_F8pZnpM5b2mwLlvLDkxsy_VKr9esZ8D/s1600/NEFLneptune1%253Awall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552146785421883618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HMdIsHZJMO4PHK78zJIociJ3BR4aECxjoaHusOMjHZztXjPeC-omOL-amjCPqB_NY6ZhFSk7dvxZX3Ha0bUT2QnmXyyQyXyGoHdU4pTk6wfI_F8pZnpM5b2mwLlvLDkxsy_VKr9esZ8D/s400/NEFLneptune1%253Awall.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Neptune 1 Studio’s <a href="http://www.n1studios.com/bowen.html">Ashley Bowen Collection</a><br />is also available at New England Fine Living</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.n1studios.com/custom.html">Contact <span style="font-weight: bold;">Neptune 1 Studios</span></a> if you are interested in carrying their line or commissioning a piece.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />If you are in the design profession in the New England area and are interested in learning more about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Historic New England</span> and their curated collections, they have a new design group membership that includes visits to the historic properties on their register among other benefits. For more details on the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Ogden Codman Design Group Membership </span><a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/membership-support/membership/membershipcategories/ogden-codman-design-group">click here.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/publications/historic-new-england-magazine"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552248476869209890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAl9A31k2c0Lr5y7rdcMfLPc4RH0322ejFS7uLTHr4ht9rDbQlk4d6Q1XHxqa6U3gn2SxoWtQRyekLJUI3YdhKrVCClqoHb8Vjt9jrF30VZwlNrMEVhPGAUjLU0s1SM-z30CF7oiKWPS10/s400/HistoricNEmagazines.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">{Images from <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/publications/historic-new-england-magazine">Historic New England</a> website}</span></span><br /><br />For a wealth of information on historical architecture and design in New England, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/publications/historic-new-england-magazine">click here</a> to </span><span style="font-size:130%;">view past issues of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Historic New England Magazine</span> online.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/publications/historic-new-england-magazine"></a></span><br /><br /><br /></div>

Setting a holiday table at the BDC

Mix natural elements with a generous serving of shiny objects, add a dash of artistic details along with a shot of traditional touches, and ...

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A few words from a friend ...

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8jB7xBkP4r8GoSWQqHOjfoVEed43trCc4S5EYXDPSe7I0SoQCJvBSYaQdEDz03AGk2La-OvyMGBdUOjiupPaZApmJJtCyQZym7mwpPUROALC1DeaGsBQVaiUTcAdITMuFQ6Zr9OSGT0/s1600/rosanne@DHSpreview.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508743446697286434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8jB7xBkP4r8GoSWQqHOjfoVEed43trCc4S5EYXDPSe7I0SoQCJvBSYaQdEDz03AGk2La-OvyMGBdUOjiupPaZApmJJtCyQZym7mwpPUROALC1DeaGsBQVaiUTcAdITMuFQ6Zr9OSGT0/s400/rosanne@DHSpreview.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span><br />My friend, Rosanne Palazola of <a href="http://www.tuttleandco.com/index.html">Tuttle & Co.</a><br />in her designed space at Tapley Hall for</span><span><br /><a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/features/x393521243/History-through-Design-opens-in-Danvers?img=1">Reflecting on Danvers History through<br />Interior Design</a></span><a href="http://www.wickedlocal.com/danvers/features/x393521243/History-through-Design-opens-in-Danvers?img=1">, July 2010</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/mlte.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508751773174674226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-0LtUUvhesv-VDWWQTNwIk8NfXCZ-fykkLw-optaQPksORQIOpn_fGjta_6PX_p0aDMkcoEJINPLXR1JYZz13IBV3lyiDmCc3v1kAvRtrr62T_WdxhB0PhfwfCcSxF3xWGMLHfGIW7k/s400/MLTEndicott_SingerSargent.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/mlte.html">Portrait of Louise Thoron Endicott<br />by John Singer Sargent </a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Rosanne’s space at the summer design show at Tapley Hall paid tribute to Louise “Lulu” Thoron Endicott, who while a privileged resident at <a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/index.html">Glen Magna Farms</a> during the early 1900’s, was not afraid to get her hands dirty, and spent much of her time tending <a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/g-rose.html">the gardens</a>.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPWAVRvsNnNvAaTjjFdyPEwKvDYqtuXATHPOOpIwaJBDLxnyg_0ZhD0p6vkuwoz0WibUpK44pZqie4W7ffO0wZERP6pMLzxzA_slUN97F2M7uFsN2_PbYm24ZRV1aWnb4ShjcG_3QmHk/s1600/gardenglovesRPalazola.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508745974031621954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPWAVRvsNnNvAaTjjFdyPEwKvDYqtuXATHPOOpIwaJBDLxnyg_0ZhD0p6vkuwoz0WibUpK44pZqie4W7ffO0wZERP6pMLzxzA_slUN97F2M7uFsN2_PbYm24ZRV1aWnb4ShjcG_3QmHk/s400/gardenglovesRPalazola.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Inspired to bring the outdoors in, Rosanne created<br />a thoughtful vignette that combined items from<br />the <a href="http://www.danvershistory.org/">Danvers Historical Society</a> collection with<br />a handful of modern elements for this indoor<br />version of a gardener’s potting shed</span>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnRxymVSEsKO01VT2LRAMV-p0E2ipIawVPuqlsW5XOf-uz3FHYhstopsxEs1XtHAPPfW9imllQFITuO-LjkrVCShVUucR_pUhiY5HLfsgc6zy1pfTDA3btiqioRw1hrpLH1cq7gn4yhM/s1600/rosannesgoose.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508773470715339218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnRxymVSEsKO01VT2LRAMV-p0E2ipIawVPuqlsW5XOf-uz3FHYhstopsxEs1XtHAPPfW9imllQFITuO-LjkrVCShVUucR_pUhiY5HLfsgc6zy1pfTDA3btiqioRw1hrpLH1cq7gn4yhM/s400/rosannesgoose.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>Carpet from <a href="http://firstrugs.com/html/about_us.html">First Oriental Rugs</a> of Danvers<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Rosanne combined richly textured fabrics,<br />simple burlap walls, and artful images to<br />create a charming and memorable space.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6hwoAMpCb1yqyyYx4w7yj8TgREYVUd6C5-JS62vAdt3Mx9QDaI2pZGYi3C-B2kkk6sOyPy20xvu5K7MYxbor5z95K85Ki2lkErrg9238Jats1NezGmmCipnQH1JTSgEYy0R8KALP3-U/s1600/RPpillowonchairDHS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508748958969530530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6hwoAMpCb1yqyyYx4w7yj8TgREYVUd6C5-JS62vAdt3Mx9QDaI2pZGYi3C-B2kkk6sOyPy20xvu5K7MYxbor5z95K85Ki2lkErrg9238Jats1NezGmmCipnQH1JTSgEYy0R8KALP3-U/s400/RPpillowonchairDHS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The sentiment on this accent pillow was<br />appreciated by many visitors to the show. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2l7atXd525c_CGOfm1RhLdnA8FCKrmLsdgHuifGkrmSj3p0LvIGpv3cay2rXYPDV6-SVk8ZkAwcZ6UzG78b7pilLL5fqNhiQ8VBdje4ZT5aXCfYoBG6WiPYBt1R_bkYzb0eJZiwWrOs/s1600/floorclothGlenMagnaLCurryMair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508748949666393682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2l7atXd525c_CGOfm1RhLdnA8FCKrmLsdgHuifGkrmSj3p0LvIGpv3cay2rXYPDV6-SVk8ZkAwcZ6UzG78b7pilLL5fqNhiQ8VBdje4ZT5aXCfYoBG6WiPYBt1R_bkYzb0eJZiwWrOs/s400/floorclothGlenMagnaLCurryMair.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">An historically patterned floorcloth created by</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Lisa Curry Mair of </span><a href="http://www.canvasworksfloorcloths.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Canvasworks Floorcloths</a><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Please visit Rosanne’s design blog, <a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/2010/08/color-seriesrusty-robins-and-canvas.html">Focus on Design</a> when you get a chance. Her recent post on a canvas floorcloth presentation that we both saw while at <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/high-tea-at-glen-magna-farms-part-1.html">Glen Magna Farms</a> for our <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/business-of-design.html">Designer High Tea</a> includes a lot of the information that I have been meaning to share (it is so nice to have friends who participate in the same events and then write about them in their own blog!) Since I have been noticing floorcloths a lot lately – <a href="http://sweetsomethingdesign.blogspot.com/2010/07/diy-chevron-floorcloth.html">chevron patterns</a> seen on numerous design blogs and a large scale shell painted on one at the <a href="http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/_flash/gallery/gallery.html&Site=SO&Date=20100715&Category=PHOTOS0110&ArtNo=715009999&Ref=PH">York Decorator Show House</a> – I thought it would be nice to share a bit of this conversation with you ...<br /><br /><a href="http://thefocusondesign.blogspot.com/2010/08/color-seriesrusty-robins-and-canvas.html">Click here</a> for more about floorcloths<br />in the words of Rosanne Palazola<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Question:</span> What would your floorcloth look like if you were to commission (or make one) for your home? <a href="http://canvasworksfloorcloths.com/wordpress/2010/08/04/if-you-could-have-any-floorcloth-for-your-home-what-would-it-look-like">Click here</a> to add your thoughts on the Canvasworks blog, or feel free to share your comments here!<br /><br /><br /></span></div>

A few words from a friend ...

My friend, Rosanne Palazola of Tuttle & Co. in her designed space at Tapley Hall for Reflecting on Danvers History through Interior Desi...

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Glen Magna Farms: a look inside

<div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/mec.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497989732633483058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxnJJYaF36Jl0oqkbCVUK9d5U-vzjf1E_LfGIg8KziSnoK8u4ponw6Ly9gb-DXy76o8B-Dxh3ygDYTWTCl2lPxYoBCqNuzEgnFoN6DYTiQ5j_Pa6KrrIrYgt_Cmc5OUwTugcESh3mbKo/s400/hist-mce-DHS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">John Singer Sargent’s 1902 portrait</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">of</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Mary Endicott Chamberlain,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">who once lived at Glen Magna Farms</span><br /><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSw9G7vlblSGKmzg3It8xaF6wSXJWCElI89QqD9bDvWHm-vdFylHrBziT9L-EutFHYnoLU1kqf6ddAiKzMYf6XioJyINMuqy8cmqPtN6B9zcxkDhEpHU-xgAHdS5UmzeTRwltwkSthqos/s1600/wallpapermuralGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Now that everyone knows why returning to Glen Magna in Danvers last week for a designer event was like <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-this-butlers-pantry-changed-my-life.html">a trip down memory lane</a> for me, I am now ready to move on and share some interior views of the estate. Views that I did not get much of a chance to see when<br />I was a young twenty-something running<br />back and forth to the kitchen.<br /><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqqzeNvWwDNLWdef-VwGPfdksU0aYWe9Ann50D558KOifePYXEtDONxUf8_iUD2U9FcA3yfdYJTfIqek39DxVxS4BiZJR6bpVt_5ZYYiN_qVy53Zo0bdQ7spB84QBPZoQyasbhqSEtPY/s1600/halloween92.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JRms4S_0gbFZ1FWZvxDtNw1rSt1QcjQsKUhWDv0anTf1fHfz7fQvtOwxZSJMPvg2ulxbk5ElQ56Bz1trrsHLhrWOTLICQQOcu4uBU-aep0KKpDbm7eLrv1_KArvi6FXaDUv_Yi877uQ/s1600/buffetroomGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496548817250255650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JRms4S_0gbFZ1FWZvxDtNw1rSt1QcjQsKUhWDv0anTf1fHfz7fQvtOwxZSJMPvg2ulxbk5ElQ56Bz1trrsHLhrWOTLICQQOcu4uBU-aep0KKpDbm7eLrv1_KArvi6FXaDUv_Yi877uQ/s400/buffetroomGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEOKu377f2huTyFm3stNTyrYPtDy0aTI_Tl9HiO1cSjzZMgFM_lfv3GR6alAHX6Df-AZkspHOe-rv20hWkYjJadERhLJ8LlXeGs_WrcO-ubqtVl6T73K2e1CgfiMXnwYoe5kNTgaUcLM/s1600/bluesbrothersGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Next to the small cook’s kitchen is a large and elegant dining room, where presidents Taft and Cleveland once dined. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">The Danvers Historical Society recently had new carpeting and window treatments added to this room. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">I can only imagine what kind of parties have taken place here over the last 200 years (Glen Magna was built in 1812). I guess that is why I love old<br />homes so much, for their mysterious past!<br /></span><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii51ThyphenhyphenHUdC-Of_VQ7sSAbwYZ3BEfjes46OQOo23BssNTvrq7gcqkb99cABH5a2xZvxrkGuIko7XdAj_wuv3OEJTMd6rcbyyKRA_di0-UOKsu48FM16pHwOAjacGG0JZWcuQmyhF3GHLM/s1600/wallsconceGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496549549003287570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii51ThyphenhyphenHUdC-Of_VQ7sSAbwYZ3BEfjes46OQOo23BssNTvrq7gcqkb99cABH5a2xZvxrkGuIko7XdAj_wuv3OEJTMd6rcbyyKRA_di0-UOKsu48FM16pHwOAjacGG0JZWcuQmyhF3GHLM/s400/wallsconceGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The wallpaper, </span><span style="font-size:130%;">which was hung in 1923, was created out of French wood blocks from </span><span style="font-size:130%;">1814</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> and</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> depicts<br />the love story of Cupid and Psyche (which is<br />not as romantic as it sounds!)</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtnpZ6zgNe3SgQzktFF4sTsu3dPErACpsNft5apX5Mx7wW9TgLEZ7c9TgQhpUqnhwPQxKsZVRp3XkA32M4EW1lxUWNDxOs4Nj62Xgq2bEWtds3NZeZrKFqEmVS9vEgPw7rDmKZLvLTSE/s1600/whitestatueGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496921367594635218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtnpZ6zgNe3SgQzktFF4sTsu3dPErACpsNft5apX5Mx7wW9TgLEZ7c9TgQhpUqnhwPQxKsZVRp3XkA32M4EW1lxUWNDxOs4Nj62Xgq2bEWtds3NZeZrKFqEmVS9vEgPw7rDmKZLvLTSE/s400/whitestatueGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This statue, found on the second floor of Glen Magna in the historical archives, looks like the woman in the wallpaper, but is Lysithea, a figure </span><span style="font-size:130%;">from Greek mythology,</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> daughter of Oceanus (see how she is holding a shell and the ocean is at her feet)<br />and a lover of Zeus. </span><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJACnewgsoG6TS5x_aEeaYsJTyHubtvwJms33_DTlVShswCZxHNoBVKsxpbHxStDVtQ3EGBlYK0bFtTgrBYfN0ZYDrN3xso5_OB4VBY-taoSALZn2UxjrjqEZoFTonClNWmXnuxl4WBcY/s1600/finialpostGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496921025359806498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJACnewgsoG6TS5x_aEeaYsJTyHubtvwJms33_DTlVShswCZxHNoBVKsxpbHxStDVtQ3EGBlYK0bFtTgrBYfN0ZYDrN3xso5_OB4VBY-taoSALZn2UxjrjqEZoFTonClNWmXnuxl4WBcY/s400/finialpostGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Next to the statue, is an original fence post finial from the historically renowned gardens of the estate.<br />This finial became the inspiration for one of<br />the designer vignettes at Tapley Hall.<br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH_QmbaERcKXYOkhx1tJ_UNlkTz07oGgmAVIF-AawHgp7rMxMiCleHyBkmx4GYijvRxl_fbFLlXwCozFoBgaPgr1tBklzlaM7vDJaVWtA2QrzhdznKFXEaB_qMyFGCi5uMlLKBy9KUhM/s1600/AClampchairDHS.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496924993614500098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH_QmbaERcKXYOkhx1tJ_UNlkTz07oGgmAVIF-AawHgp7rMxMiCleHyBkmx4GYijvRxl_fbFLlXwCozFoBgaPgr1tBklzlaM7vDJaVWtA2QrzhdznKFXEaB_qMyFGCi5uMlLKBy9KUhM/s400/AClampchairDHS.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Designer <a href="http://interiorsforliving.biz/">Ann Chapdelaine</a> had a lamp created<br />using a reproduction of the classic finial shape from<br />Glen Magna’s collection, and repeated the<br />festoon motif throughout her vignette.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G7DkMfaOBOPqE9uFeD80BHjUTJ_R2bt8dytc9tCH7X9YlheqlAh-tFhfBzk7on-VY8XA2GV70RkggkcsO8om9zJId586nrqJJ8Z26bzISE8rgcAf3GdUiVZL_SufW4tg45rMn7MxQRg/s1600/paintingderbyhouseGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496921357685685970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G7DkMfaOBOPqE9uFeD80BHjUTJ_R2bt8dytc9tCH7X9YlheqlAh-tFhfBzk7on-VY8XA2GV70RkggkcsO8om9zJId586nrqJJ8Z26bzISE8rgcAf3GdUiVZL_SufW4tg45rMn7MxQRg/s400/paintingderbyhouseGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Above the mantel in the Bride’s Room at Glen Magna is a painting of the Derby Summer House with a mysterious woman dressed in white (Lysithea?) walking the grounds. If you can identify her, please do!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii51ThyphenhyphenHUdC-Of_VQ7sSAbwYZ3BEfjes46OQOo23BssNTvrq7gcqkb99cABH5a2xZvxrkGuIko7XdAj_wuv3OEJTMd6rcbyyKRA_di0-UOKsu48FM16pHwOAjacGG0JZWcuQmyhF3GHLM/s1600/wallsconceGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuf2_kd0YdSmMeLUQHPbsQG5NpBOep1b0eqITK61FsWtQr3QVh68ACM-J5Zpm2JUZXE0iZnXjVOdcPvLTdq0vLgX0S1LElTdaQ6H6R7piGDVAYQ4RvBeCkyqmpNo-Zr-Yu8R82Vfg7Q0/s1600/summerhouseGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496926279645269858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuf2_kd0YdSmMeLUQHPbsQG5NpBOep1b0eqITK61FsWtQr3QVh68ACM-J5Zpm2JUZXE0iZnXjVOdcPvLTdq0vLgX0S1LElTdaQ6H6R7piGDVAYQ4RvBeCkyqmpNo-Zr-Yu8R82Vfg7Q0/s400/summerhouseGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglABkwTeSx9c2NivWdni5Td0e7NsPd7MGJLiAcofaggvVDUCcHIzN69CFFhS0xxmApdBlmumTVgvOEg3IqeCsxQ4KN6JYiUHbGJ5syt5LdFk8VurQjq08xSgbwE4KDzOWoggAIOjOZlNo/s1600/upperstairwellGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.glenmagnafarms.org/derby.html" style="font-style: italic;">The Derby Summer House</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br />or McIntire Tea House ...</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A rare and unique example of<br />American Federal architecture</span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQEE7BLzH3M16Y7r-5z0w9e4p6kYGWAKEfGldLxePluDJwXB-F8elUdpM_zlf032bbnbX5yG24AeZJGSRAa3ttEbGmK9hVC2wKl65kBmp3k3unw6ciEpCkmcW2lg1wF5o2xR3TgmZ50o/s1600/yellowfloralpaperGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497984560332853298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQEE7BLzH3M16Y7r-5z0w9e4p6kYGWAKEfGldLxePluDJwXB-F8elUdpM_zlf032bbnbX5yG24AeZJGSRAa3ttEbGmK9hVC2wKl65kBmp3k3unw6ciEpCkmcW2lg1wF5o2xR3TgmZ50o/s400/yellowfloralpaperGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The Bride’s Room</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWKeHf3jEqUTKHr0q7kPPFBqz7QeXwjdxsGhnEOGBxRiihKZTbfzzzMiiHS7KXTIZ4NEA35_5dOHC_mtQ3eRn_0STynBS7Bw0gm89UDvevyQG_ei_Ds9S9AjiQuZB6SVwa-M-ju7Umuo/s1600/shiponmantelGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497984991877131570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWKeHf3jEqUTKHr0q7kPPFBqz7QeXwjdxsGhnEOGBxRiihKZTbfzzzMiiHS7KXTIZ4NEA35_5dOHC_mtQ3eRn_0STynBS7Bw0gm89UDvevyQG_ei_Ds9S9AjiQuZB6SVwa-M-ju7Umuo/s400/shiponmantelGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The Groom’s Room</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWX2nIkthQ1fW4YjOw1xXxF-t-fTLRqdTgHb_yEfYsOnK-_07p0paeHtijll_InRtFOffVkO9zGUEYP-Ow_KXq-b6bPyUjS_s1FYCxFiRunTzMZ8LgaUhLsDdIYZI7O3XfgvA-rzN9_dw/s1600/wallpapersquirrel:birdGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497985294164553426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWX2nIkthQ1fW4YjOw1xXxF-t-fTLRqdTgHb_yEfYsOnK-_07p0paeHtijll_InRtFOffVkO9zGUEYP-Ow_KXq-b6bPyUjS_s1FYCxFiRunTzMZ8LgaUhLsDdIYZI7O3XfgvA-rzN9_dw/s400/wallpapersquirrel:birdGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A closer look at the wallpaper in the Groom’s Room<br /><br /><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBJu2k_1vnnTTY327pF5pENqKiMmuMqLTXzw__cT8iVDO9HhooySCz1OZ5yXrD4QuB2E21mbgWLkE7MIewkVvNhyphenhyphenKryRIMriUgaPBr3lSK_n5JyN6Cx41QyLiWjKXYz2avinDH6U7mMI/s1600/erica-brandy-stairs:GM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496549519934627954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBJu2k_1vnnTTY327pF5pENqKiMmuMqLTXzw__cT8iVDO9HhooySCz1OZ5yXrD4QuB2E21mbgWLkE7MIewkVvNhyphenhyphenKryRIMriUgaPBr3lSK_n5JyN6Cx41QyLiWjKXYz2avinDH6U7mMI/s400/erica-brandy-stairs:GM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Friends (and designers) <a href="http://www.decorica.blogspot.com/">Erica</a> and Brandi,<br />who joined us for High Tea, pose for a<br />modern day snapshot in the foyer.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLh5fe2MPWc7kFqE5eWTnsKRbcru1JwfPs2wIRTKQaLOmwd1esDjIZubN00jiNlhZgJy1nOzZY6h0JzqE0Rzk9p0PPu26Dv_RSBsEXs9-geFgzlIw3EURU4_wE4Fy9sAt1_Y-vZoD8lE/s1600/wallpaperblue:pink:GM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498001330203448354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLh5fe2MPWc7kFqE5eWTnsKRbcru1JwfPs2wIRTKQaLOmwd1esDjIZubN00jiNlhZgJy1nOzZY6h0JzqE0Rzk9p0PPu26Dv_RSBsEXs9-geFgzlIw3EURU4_wE4Fy9sAt1_Y-vZoD8lE/s400/wallpaperblue:pink:GM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >Close up of the pretty wallpaper in the foyer</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLigLKrGzAsMIOsrjkgYoI2V-tdcPaH_jqHJmcOsy3qxlA1cNookfhX8VDQPCNB-bh48Yg-guZttETuDLF06tzx5SVfzK-qvho9d6QgAUOLgFWyH3K0SAl04DfjBWBVnL4mxos2n-DFs/s1600/upperstairwellGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498022020068475490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLigLKrGzAsMIOsrjkgYoI2V-tdcPaH_jqHJmcOsy3qxlA1cNookfhX8VDQPCNB-bh48Yg-guZttETuDLF06tzx5SVfzK-qvho9d6QgAUOLgFWyH3K0SAl04DfjBWBVnL4mxos2n-DFs/s400/upperstairwellGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I am not sure what is hidden up here, but it was<br />a beautiful view as seen from the second floor.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXSElAZLAtoJJG2HwHTSXUobZQdNQJpwocJhItOqZyYHoQQXOZlVr6yfH2EP_sQxWCizt5a7BKMYQqNXjbE3DXygOLgoaqOW_Am2QUW3DKlZ1oluZbWCuhyDxWElZUWcoqAdkzQigzI8/s1600/bluegoldwallpaperGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498001323706020850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXSElAZLAtoJJG2HwHTSXUobZQdNQJpwocJhItOqZyYHoQQXOZlVr6yfH2EP_sQxWCizt5a7BKMYQqNXjbE3DXygOLgoaqOW_Am2QUW3DKlZ1oluZbWCuhyDxWElZUWcoqAdkzQigzI8/s400/bluegoldwallpaperGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This wallpaper found in an upstairs hall is my favorite.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPsFe4LbUKTfnn7sugVL5OUPRznJ8GZOsW6nVrQje0UvRX_MKCQDUwQ8Y3OSUC9Ba0Gg6TiUApOeo4C6X6iGgXqwVSTGrCCGVgWliLTNcfh3HBBY9x38AVIpkJovNWPcMuKR3ImQBMP0/s1600/redwallpaperGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498001318187701762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPsFe4LbUKTfnn7sugVL5OUPRznJ8GZOsW6nVrQje0UvRX_MKCQDUwQ8Y3OSUC9Ba0Gg6TiUApOeo4C6X6iGgXqwVSTGrCCGVgWliLTNcfh3HBBY9x38AVIpkJovNWPcMuKR3ImQBMP0/s400/redwallpaperGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Although I like the graphic look of this one as well.</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd99dtYDoBMUOUsyYWxiWcr6BGFj4mkjPW8nAC-BBd8XUsydOdFs28PZAndS-6tSIFwuIkBx9-2OBBQ4mjhyphenhyphenIeIHRia9ygDPpGZ-TTVvlQ2loLcqvnKrCm8nyh_sVSl3qf6Ud7eCAwvMg/s1600/greekkeyGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498001622219800402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd99dtYDoBMUOUsyYWxiWcr6BGFj4mkjPW8nAC-BBd8XUsydOdFs28PZAndS-6tSIFwuIkBx9-2OBBQ4mjhyphenhyphenIeIHRia9ygDPpGZ-TTVvlQ2loLcqvnKrCm8nyh_sVSl3qf6Ud7eCAwvMg/s400/greekkeyGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />In the Drawing Room, “Greek Key</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> and “Egg and Dart</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> wallpaper borders create panels that frame artwork,<br />like the portrait below of Mary Endicott,<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">painted in 1887 by Ethel Mortlock.<br /><br /></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWF3W3MCTj4YppLRzXS3EY0tvKFsuMMhyHSn-iPeBrjDyLBJry7lP-38OWxeuYg4V-baSnfHWmZS0zp7cyTt9dI2v9BlFcHgzA3q3NUtoy_1dgaD95iLBDOZC4GLsU3EUrJDZ_IkEafk/s1600/favoriteportraitGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496921016269755586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWF3W3MCTj4YppLRzXS3EY0tvKFsuMMhyHSn-iPeBrjDyLBJry7lP-38OWxeuYg4V-baSnfHWmZS0zp7cyTt9dI2v9BlFcHgzA3q3NUtoy_1dgaD95iLBDOZC4GLsU3EUrJDZ_IkEafk/s400/favoriteportraitGM.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This is just a brief (and very unofficial!) look at the rich history seen at Glen Magna Farms. If you are in the area, contact the <a href="http://www.danvershistory.org/buildings/glen.html#5">Danvers Historical Society</a> to get a real tour of this magnificent property. And if you are a bride-to-be, consider hosting your special day<br />where many before you have elegantly<br />celebrated love and romance!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyLlCpz78nNZh5JQfQqFp0315KLfVkLfDv3YazDkX4cfehUpxhFojCZ_pKI6-VP6UstDCjyntlPWTqaMywnBUD50uMdyPvLwQdwhAfrlkC5Yl-_YvLla61AzZ-5IBaIrmjxiXrNzeEgc/s1600/teaserviceGM.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span><span></span></span></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Still to come ...</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Q’s and A’s</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />from our discussion on design</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/07/weekend-update-design-show-sneak-peek.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498198471386470562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQXfeYKlKg_xvZl5cpcNFIqnyxjCCkJJ8cFNf4_nVFe1xOGEvIwz6WnJK5A_kWjPq7bvE_8VD053tWNLT2dUXyHt7Wv5uilSvV2D9C9mCmnJXSWOVcgnWMEvLj57dNspMM1d9T39HESc/s400/DHSdesignshowbanner.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 171px;" /></a><br />Open <a href="http://eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=DHS">Wed. July 28th through Sun. </a><a href="http://eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=DHS">Aug. 1st</a><br /><br /><br /></div>

Glen Magna Farms: a look inside

John Singer Sargent’s 1902 portrait of Mary Endicott Chamberlain, who once lived at Glen Magna Farms Now that everyone knows why returning ...

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