Nantucket Dream Home

I was poking through Pinterest the other day and came across this beautiful image which really captured my imagination:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kxDN1uDgLVo/UBcfTqWCINI/AAAAAAAALTc/igjY0SGx9Is/s575/Photo%252520Jul%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="696" id="blogsy-1343784111357.155" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kxDN1uDgLVo/UBcfTqWCINI/AAAAAAAALTc/igjY0SGx9Is/s500/Photo%252520Jul%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>The image lead me to the blog <a href="http://inspiracionline.blogspot.com/2010/12/cottage-on-nantucket.html" target="_self" title="">Inspiring Interiors</a> and a photo spread from a 2010 Issue of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%5C%5Cwww.nehomemag.com" target="_self" title="">New England Home</a> Cape and Islands magazine. <br /><br />The whole house project is just a beautiful example of fresh New England design style and you can certainly feel the ocean winds wafting through. Design credit goes to the homeowners themselves; Architects Lyman Perry and Scott Hutton; Builder: Ron Winters, 30 Acre Wood; Landscape Design: Elizabeth O’Rourke, Jardin International.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YmhBYe2buLc/UBh5ocetdrI/AAAAAAAALVU/P-mKsgXgXVs/s534/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="889" id="blogsy-1343784111446.1458" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YmhBYe2buLc/UBh5ocetdrI/AAAAAAAALVU/P-mKsgXgXVs/s594/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HxLI4Zh7NOM/UBh5mU4mILI/AAAAAAAALVM/42bwMAfBFk4/s567/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="973" id="blogsy-1343784111444.044" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HxLI4Zh7NOM/UBh5mU4mILI/AAAAAAAALVM/42bwMAfBFk4/s689/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" width="689" /></a></div>Love, love the simple floaty window treatments. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kqkMNHrtWMM/UBh5ka5FHtI/AAAAAAAALVE/EFMtPkQ5Xqc/s800/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="432" id="blogsy-1343784111448.004" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kqkMNHrtWMM/UBh5ka5FHtI/AAAAAAAALVE/EFMtPkQ5Xqc/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div>I sometimes get a little sick of the ubiquitous brown wood or ebonized black Windsor chairs we see in so many New England interiors. But these fresh and breezy blue English style Windsor chairs are perfection.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-X2ZcSmkAkc4/UBh5gUuaGtI/AAAAAAAALU0/c660kwF7Pxw/s582/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="893" id="blogsy-1343784111382.747" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-X2ZcSmkAkc4/UBh5gUuaGtI/AAAAAAAALU0/c660kwF7Pxw/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div>Okay, okay, black Windsor chairs, but these "Birdcage" style chairs are unique. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5WzAZsZXoPE/UBh5eZo7uxI/AAAAAAAALUs/ctkqff3C_EY/s533/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="974" id="blogsy-1343784111400.033" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5WzAZsZXoPE/UBh5eZo7uxI/AAAAAAAALUs/ctkqff3C_EY/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aBvJYKoSv6c/UBh5cMQ_3GI/AAAAAAAALUk/NPE7pmopRDU/s800/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="556" id="blogsy-1343784111457.9302" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-aBvJYKoSv6c/UBh5cMQ_3GI/AAAAAAAALUk/NPE7pmopRDU/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div>I am a sucker for <a href="http://www.lindamerrill.com/Linda_Merrill/Portfolio-Duxbury-Condo_Kitchen_Remodel_3-Interior_Design-Massachusetts.html" target="_self" title="">green cabinetry</a>! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tkM_nECCvWg/UBh5aKVNoZI/AAAAAAAALUc/uvD7DcmCUNY/s588/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="883" id="blogsy-1343784111373.1316" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tkM_nECCvWg/UBh5aKVNoZI/AAAAAAAALUc/uvD7DcmCUNY/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div>Note the black hardware on the shutters, what a great detail when the shutters are open. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LkhaMVG18HE/UBh5GDANS6I/AAAAAAAALUU/JJ0yoIWW_9M/s588/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="883" id="blogsy-1343784111457.4158" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LkhaMVG18HE/UBh5GDANS6I/AAAAAAAALUU/JJ0yoIWW_9M/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ODh5n_o7LYU/UBh5EVSF3RI/AAAAAAAALUM/cf-4SRyG4X4/s608/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="855" id="blogsy-1343784111454.442" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ODh5n_o7LYU/UBh5EVSF3RI/AAAAAAAALUM/cf-4SRyG4X4/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A43%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div>Who doesn't love a cozy little nook?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kxDN1uDgLVo/UBcfTqWCINI/AAAAAAAALTc/igjY0SGx9Is/s575/Photo%252520Jul%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="904" id="blogsy-1343784111421.186" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-kxDN1uDgLVo/UBcfTqWCINI/AAAAAAAALTc/igjY0SGx9Is/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252030%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div>Fantastic black slate floor, black cabinet and the rustic basket. Sigh...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-72qnGIcSjns/UBh5idWl0yI/AAAAAAAALU8/73M5Netf0mM/s550/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="945" id="blogsy-1343784111439.7183" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-72qnGIcSjns/UBh5idWl0yI/AAAAAAAALU8/73M5Netf0mM/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252031%25252C%2525202012%2525207%25253A42%252520PM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div>Breath deeply. <br /><br />(Photos by: Michael Partenio and Text by: Stacy Kunstel/ Read the <a href="http://www.nehomemag.com/article/love-first-sight" target="_self" title="">story here</a>). <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="blogsy_footer" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: right;"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Posted with Blogsy" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="margin-right: 5px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>

Nantucket Dream Home

I was poking through Pinterest the other day and came across this beautiful image which really captured my imagination:The image lead me to the blog Inspiring Interiors and a photo spread from a 2010 Issue of New England Home Cape and Islands magazine. The whole house project is just a beautiful exa…

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Retail vs. High End Custom Furnishings

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.networx.com/article/retail-vs-custom-high-end-furnishings#" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="543" id="blogsy-1343310870961.4363" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zldmZUxBk7M/UBFLoVwJ6FI/AAAAAAAALMQ/cdPRhQCSHUU/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252026%25252C%2525202012%2525209%25253A49%252520AM.jpg" width="650" /></a></div><a href="http://www.networx.com/article/retail-vs-custom-high-end-furnishings#" target="_self" title="">Read on here...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div id="blogsy_footer" style="font-size: small; text-align: right;"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Posted with Blogsy" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="margin-right: 5px; vertical-align: middle;" width="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>

Retail vs. High End Custom Furnishings

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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: The Tapestry Room

 <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RafAs8ts77k/UBLYD-Oi34I/AAAAAAAALQs/brRV7eeRmHw/s2048/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A11%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="548" id="blogsy-1343417266750.513" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RafAs8ts77k/UBLYD-Oi34I/AAAAAAAALQs/brRV7eeRmHw/s733/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A11%252520AM.jpg" width="733"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">As mentioned last week, I attended a private tour at the <a href="http://www.gardnermuseum.org/" target="_self" title="">Gardner Museum</a> in Boston with several design bloggers. The best part is that we were allowed to take photos (no flash!) as long as we were with the museum staff members. Last week I shared images of the famous <a href="http://www.chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-courtyard-at-isabella-stewart.html" target="_self" title="">courtyard</a> from various vantage points. This post will focus on the Tapestry Room, which is very large and very dark. It's fabulous. These pics were taken with my iPad, by the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-abNJ5bo1duU/UBLX0a4mxbI/AAAAAAAALQk/Mv8sqkrMikk/s2048/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A13%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="546" id="blogsy-1343417266765.442" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-abNJ5bo1duU/UBLX0a4mxbI/AAAAAAAALQk/Mv8sqkrMikk/s730/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A13%252520AM.jpg" width="730"></a></div> There are two big focal points in this room - the fireplace and the tapestries. Showing Mrs. Gardner's truly international viewpoint, elements in this space come from all over the world. The first focus in the room is the enormous stone fireplace that comes from France. It's so big that it was impossible for me to capture it in one image! In the above photo, you will see the shadows of someone's head standing in front of the fireplace that's how tall it is. <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dTWx3hKe_wY/UBLXeK9l5OI/AAAAAAAALQc/LLc5oyIYAmU/s2048/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A14%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="543" id="blogsy-1343417266762.7722" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dTWx3hKe_wY/UBLXeK9l5OI/AAAAAAAALQc/LLc5oyIYAmU/s726/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A14%252520AM.jpg" width="726"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Here's a close up of the center piece of the mantel which shows carves angels, fleur-de-lys motif, court jesters, griffins, and more. <br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xAlwnPcIhwM/UBLXSDlU2XI/AAAAAAAALQU/0L2DBZMA_QU/s2048/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A16%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="542" id="blogsy-1343417266770.548" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xAlwnPcIhwM/UBLXSDlU2XI/AAAAAAAALQU/0L2DBZMA_QU/s725/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A16%252520AM.jpg" width="725"></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qEEWBvEsP9U/UBLmFc8VxRI/AAAAAAAALR0/TmPmMH3ZbRk/s396/Photo%252520Jul%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A03%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="650" id="blogsy-1343417266682.5044" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qEEWBvEsP9U/UBLmFc8VxRI/AAAAAAAALR0/TmPmMH3ZbRk/s514/Photo%252520Jul%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525203%25253A03%252520PM.jpg" width="514"></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Over the mantle: <em>The Archangel Michael</em> by Pedro Garcia de Benabarre, 1455-1480</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HvurupFF-PQ/UBLW5e9AldI/AAAAAAAALQE/wN1u3XiCjW8/s1530/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="869" id="blogsy-1343417266730.2693" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HvurupFF-PQ/UBLW5e9AldI/AAAAAAAALQE/wN1u3XiCjW8/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" width="650"></a></div> Details of the carving in the stone mantle. <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yCk0jB3JaLw/UBLWXhJH-jI/AAAAAAAALPs/5dUUtzudQPk/s1530/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A21%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="963" id="blogsy-1343417266770.2434" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yCk0jB3JaLw/UBLWXhJH-jI/AAAAAAAALPs/5dUUtzudQPk/s720/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A21%252520AM.jpg" width="720"></a></div> <br/><br/> <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TzfDGQCzTjY/UBLWkLv3xtI/AAAAAAAALP0/7_DZa2h1SEU/s2048/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="553" id="blogsy-1343417266777.7048" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TzfDGQCzTjY/UBLWkLv3xtI/AAAAAAAALP0/7_DZa2h1SEU/s740/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A20%252520AM.jpg" width="740"></a></div> The restored floor, that had been hidden under years of gunge and black paint. <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7gpT94kk_uw/UBLXHjC-PnI/AAAAAAAALQM/yQc0uSOZafA/s2048/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="555" id="blogsy-1343417266777.0535" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7gpT94kk_uw/UBLXHjC-PnI/AAAAAAAALQM/yQc0uSOZafA/s744/Photo%252520Jul%25252021%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A17%252520AM.jpg" width="744"></a></div>The gorgeous 16th century tapestries are going to be sent back to Belgium for restoration soon. <br/><br/>More about the Tapestry Room <a href="http://www.gardnermuseum.org/collection/browse?filter=room:1769" target="_self" title="">here</a>. <br/><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">All above photos by Linda Merrill</font><br><br/><br/> <br/><br/>Below are photos taken in 1926, TE Marr & Sons, via <a href="http://www.wbur.org/2012/01/13/gardner-tapestry-room-before-after" target="_self" title="">WBUR</a>. <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4jairQQ7bLY/UBLjxY7ZtII/AAAAAAAALRc/cvzXiNNSeT4/s1280/Photo%252520Jul%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="439" id="blogsy-1343417266741.8818" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4jairQQ7bLY/UBLjxY7ZtII/AAAAAAAALRc/cvzXiNNSeT4/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" width="650"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-57cX6yaD8fw/UBLj6vEp4hI/AAAAAAAALRs/ssYevf0ymYc/s620/Photo%252520Jul%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A51%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="486" id="blogsy-1343417266744.2" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-57cX6yaD8fw/UBLj6vEp4hI/AAAAAAAALRs/ssYevf0ymYc/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A51%252520PM.jpg" width="650"></a></div> And a photo from early 2012, showing the renovated space, returning it to its former glory. Photo WBUR/Jesse Costa. <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5SdeWxmHDj8/UBLj4iAfH2I/AAAAAAAALRk/hU9xkUs_wZY/s1280/Photo%252520Jul%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="432" id="blogsy-1343417266757.7527" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5SdeWxmHDj8/UBLj4iAfH2I/AAAAAAAALRk/hU9xkUs_wZY/s650/Photo%252520Jul%25252027%25252C%2525202012%2525202%25253A52%252520PM.jpg" width="650"></a></div> <br/><br/> Coming soon, the new Renzo Piano Wing! <br/><br/> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img alt="Posted with Blogsy" height="20" src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: The Tapestry Room

 As mentioned last week, I attended a private tour at the Gardner Museum in Boston with several design bloggers. The best part is that we were allowed to take photos (no flash!) as long as we were with the museum staff members. Last week I shared images of the famous courtyard from various vantage p…

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Neff-Ramis-Ireland-Witherspoon: Ojai's Libbey Estate

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwIhMwfWCPTA6crYQpR-g07aMhcs4Kmq3uybcOSO6UryvpZHFWhWUBtOb1wHiZLLdkOTvY9kU8OTYb-uqk93iLR3rfMIEyQ7xB6EllY7-iXNlVfwU7mntXGP2WEyIFMmPJR1CJZ9mdhgF/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwIhMwfWCPTA6crYQpR-g07aMhcs4Kmq3uybcOSO6UryvpZHFWhWUBtOb1wHiZLLdkOTvY9kU8OTYb-uqk93iLR3rfMIEyQ7xB6EllY7-iXNlVfwU7mntXGP2WEyIFMmPJR1CJZ9mdhgF/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon13.jpg" /></a></div>This month's Elle Decor has hit the stands, featuring a radiantly beautiful Reese Witherspoon on the cover and her recently re-decorated home on the insides. Reese's house is nearly as famous as she is and it seems very nearly as photographed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lindamerrill.com/Linda_Merrill/Shop_Surroundings-Interior_Design-Massachusetts_2.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6xSTDieopq0BhJjejoUKxpz_blfoZbmrdZDiOVvbfrvr3_j35EJVXLDRhHjImAjKOthAV7_ylHfKhpGDEj08y5rx9fTG3oVqKQS3wq_RAO7pbgjnPpcH1Gss3d-s02UKGroL4ZXQJesv/s1600/Ireland+Book+jacket.png" /></a></div><br /><br />Before Reese, there was <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/" target="_blank">Kathryn Ireland</a>, whose book <a href="http://www.lindamerrill.com/Linda_Merrill/Shop_Surroundings-Interior_Design-Massachusetts_2.html" target="_blank">Creating a Home</a> profiled the history and her renovations of the house. Before Kathryn, actor/director Harold Ramis lived there, and starting it all was famed architect Wallace Neff, who built it in the first place as a barn in the 1920s. In the 1940's architect Austen Pierpoint converted it to a house. <br /><br />It's really fascinating to see the changes this one property has undergone, and now we get to see how Miss Reese has made it her own. When we interviewed Kathryn on <a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2010/12/kathryn-m-ireland-visits-skirted.html" target="_blank">The Skirted Roundtable</a> last year, she told us that Reese had purchased the house AND all its contents. Seems she and her decorator <a href="http://www.kristenbuckingham.com/" target="_blank">Kristen Buckingham</a> have pretty much thrown it all out and started over since her purchase in 2008. <br /><br />Let's play compare and contrast, that's always fun:<br /><br />Starting in the <b>Living Room</b>, the Elle Decor/Reese Images (photographs by William Waldon) show a muted palette, rustic throughout.  There is an eclectic mix of furnishings spanning different time periods with only the occasional punch of green in the plants and lamp bases which draw the eye towards the windows and the lush greenery in the exteriors. <br />  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAS-kRa9zcUsRo4J40C-aWRz1uP5uwYUblJOamNFugaHYf7Y08PH-fLv4CV4uBbWzWPi3c75DukpEDK-qNMxoIBo7SYvBI8SHlGZG03nrFEOxApljHTOmYrSjLX72-nOK5zNBFU8p7ESk/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAS-kRa9zcUsRo4J40C-aWRz1uP5uwYUblJOamNFugaHYf7Y08PH-fLv4CV4uBbWzWPi3c75DukpEDK-qNMxoIBo7SYvBI8SHlGZG03nrFEOxApljHTOmYrSjLX72-nOK5zNBFU8p7ESk/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon08.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1122567%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/reese27f-1-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1122567%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/reese27f-1-web.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiYY3_YR8mu8-GpWqU1HbSEpiWxGlvcuiQ1AtdBLAo2R14253SPlxtDyd9AbT0MCPw8IbiJQ1p2u0mDqXm5k8M30YrUkFSDoOqaJjphXzCBc2EbIGidZjytzjssS8u0e-IXtNd0W0agV0/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiYY3_YR8mu8-GpWqU1HbSEpiWxGlvcuiQ1AtdBLAo2R14253SPlxtDyd9AbT0MCPw8IbiJQ1p2u0mDqXm5k8M30YrUkFSDoOqaJjphXzCBc2EbIGidZjytzjssS8u0e-IXtNd0W0agV0/s400/EDC090112Witherspoon07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Reese has created a small sitting area and table are in the back end of the living room - it's almost like a small library type space. Kathryn, as you'll see below, used this space for her formal dining room. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorjCRLPKig0E9roB9Eh5el136MMTJ1ikk5caAyFte1sgBIvTkVqICXmnJqvW7KGUNbMtuCUtCbcxbmtvGnCR1baXmR2zznvMfGQUB-OfmVN0pIgw1snBqJ7uXOLW0Orq1OB1919eqA3lh/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorjCRLPKig0E9roB9Eh5el136MMTJ1ikk5caAyFte1sgBIvTkVqICXmnJqvW7KGUNbMtuCUtCbcxbmtvGnCR1baXmR2zznvMfGQUB-OfmVN0pIgw1snBqJ7uXOLW0Orq1OB1919eqA3lh/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon12.jpg" /></a></div><br />Contrasted with Kathryn's bold and lively mix of pattern and color:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTCxxh2VgTSjKqha29_TmHIZipO-CjAixWa-cBv85vRRVyUUB5Sa_jpZnpcS3oYxJ351rQH33-GBqmKZk5uAXWXDaidZhpCWfXatYCtZevRTLmlES98gBaglJ0ugf4D3ENzXiIfy9DIQR/s1600/Ireland+LR2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw5WVrfiE7fUfQsYjK_3GVpCxjvSyUB8WRQsVliOgS9TtnjZvBo286mrLiPz2wv7IC915eY8vswuMOx5ewZTDn_YRiu9TwlxtX6oV-CBrDcFWRa02LjVdtQpPu864gen8w5HMDGayB_6v/s640/Ireland+LR4.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKfyNofZ4Xq54rB4kfBy76fw_7XeuByTnczRdRa9uh2_kgxXEphXZb7Xl59KYEJBXg1_ipw1rjY40sGX9bqzFGT6kNgX1UWBvrJQyeTgmeEk5T3LwEfMvXKX5HFZr4xxiswetBaSTqAm1/s1600/Ireland+LR3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKfyNofZ4Xq54rB4kfBy76fw_7XeuByTnczRdRa9uh2_kgxXEphXZb7Xl59KYEJBXg1_ipw1rjY40sGX9bqzFGT6kNgX1UWBvrJQyeTgmeEk5T3LwEfMvXKX5HFZr4xxiswetBaSTqAm1/s640/Ireland+LR3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCq_dRpmWBMDVwftQoE_mEU77DcxL0lkFo90-Hb0CrmY2Kjsgo_-qiCaSbqdBlZ5tueyDfeNSPsGr7ADRczFhS0ZEd5m2bLrpFQJPc8M6Ce5nRlbi_5WbmWuC2b8_yqRQk9sC9syLMJogc/s1600/Pg+41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCq_dRpmWBMDVwftQoE_mEU77DcxL0lkFo90-Hb0CrmY2Kjsgo_-qiCaSbqdBlZ5tueyDfeNSPsGr7ADRczFhS0ZEd5m2bLrpFQJPc8M6Ce5nRlbi_5WbmWuC2b8_yqRQk9sC9syLMJogc/s640/Pg+41.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>Kathryn's dining area. <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41I7mWuH__YJvYoVyc2WnCDWAjehUZGkg7kATDT10GNVNVLRrpD9skdWreialj2ySA2WBX8CcF27Apsz8y23gEjV7ag50p6pdrlIsvIS2CDQGVAi3GqiUypWa1uaSTetpqa-8i-FcnJmL/s1600/Ireland+LR5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41I7mWuH__YJvYoVyc2WnCDWAjehUZGkg7kATDT10GNVNVLRrpD9skdWreialj2ySA2WBX8CcF27Apsz8y23gEjV7ag50p6pdrlIsvIS2CDQGVAi3GqiUypWa1uaSTetpqa-8i-FcnJmL/s640/Ireland+LR5.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(note, the image above is unusually muted and based on the other images, not indicative of the actual color palette)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B4fDJQuSKX8oqIz-qsMumlirmRJgjjHqzvVx7pQ-jvU4p7cHtUNbP0NMeFmBga3OSvCGQAKg4DQ6HC_4h7qJiwx6g0Mg82Y3PoO1l_R4aFcRR5EHKmD9iEgiH2_RsTgvtURDi2mNiNaJ/s1600/6-bold-sofa-0308-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B4fDJQuSKX8oqIz-qsMumlirmRJgjjHqzvVx7pQ-jvU4p7cHtUNbP0NMeFmBga3OSvCGQAKg4DQ6HC_4h7qJiwx6g0Mg82Y3PoO1l_R4aFcRR5EHKmD9iEgiH2_RsTgvtURDi2mNiNaJ/s1600/6-bold-sofa-0308-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Reese's <b>Dining Area</b> continues the eclectic yet muted palette from the living room. I believe that Kathryn used this space off the kitchen for comfortable seating and had a smaller kitchen table in the kitchen as you can see below. The floors match. I wonder if they closed this off from the kitchen, somehow? The Elle Decor feature doesn't include the kitchen so it's hard to tell. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SaliEqEZPQbvjtr7074AE3CX2JMbPvooiLet27oemMW42pcwQFXvf82buQxSisVnz-qke2XpS4bLpDYvGY_IUAqK12RO29GoHEJw7Bc4xVaI4nAhnR23h8w_3p8SUbXSUdvQq3CB1jCk/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SaliEqEZPQbvjtr7074AE3CX2JMbPvooiLet27oemMW42pcwQFXvf82buQxSisVnz-qke2XpS4bLpDYvGY_IUAqK12RO29GoHEJw7Bc4xVaI4nAhnR23h8w_3p8SUbXSUdvQq3CB1jCk/s640/EDC090112Witherspoon06.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y5mnF4YxbjrMdMw6pno-Um8YoyIalXQ1dFiDXVBC9_2iBG0Cs5A0zF3TXFMOfpjyTAb0PwV7KUaIKSKuSYi9AVVhyP3M42hiBt2XtTqd9h9GpsvM2K_E8xztebOhDyM0NkqJBvJFiehQ/s1600/Ireland+Kitchen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y5mnF4YxbjrMdMw6pno-Um8YoyIalXQ1dFiDXVBC9_2iBG0Cs5A0zF3TXFMOfpjyTAb0PwV7KUaIKSKuSYi9AVVhyP3M42hiBt2XtTqd9h9GpsvM2K_E8xztebOhDyM0NkqJBvJFiehQ/s640/Ireland+Kitchen.png" width="587" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And above is Kathryn's light and bright kitchen with open upper shelves. From the chair in the foreground, you can see how open this sitting area is to the kitchen. But Reese's dining room seems too formal to be a part of this much more casual kitchen plan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Reese's <b>kids rooms</b> have gotten a makeover as well. There is more use of color in these spaces than in the public rooms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GSAHLdy9BozIWN2tnEjFq8kT80abU0vZnWxEMLi5KAizH4LxahuV2Qz8ifEg4Xdkp0etfESFcoGMjzAcOJl5K9mJgASDaCftgmQSKqOUQlIh8Z2MRuAoY3ge6U9SjLd-lq5i8WU36edG/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GSAHLdy9BozIWN2tnEjFq8kT80abU0vZnWxEMLi5KAizH4LxahuV2Qz8ifEg4Xdkp0etfESFcoGMjzAcOJl5K9mJgASDaCftgmQSKqOUQlIh8Z2MRuAoY3ge6U9SjLd-lq5i8WU36edG/s1600/EDC090112Witherspoon03.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1122566%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/reese27f-2-web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1122566%21/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/reese27f-2-web.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But they still don't come close to Kathryn's bold views: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIF0ozxKJtb0uJ3IiUKyqPheNY55U3DssyUT6x3CJPTE1kYEgLvEw__469XYNL2yDqUtkwH0BB1slYg9qqfuEuygOWY1-vVyW_8bkFBkM5iF1AEwFI0nmbYbL3GXMM551Ij0hEm79BNjQ/s1600/Vogue+Living.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIF0ozxKJtb0uJ3IiUKyqPheNY55U3DssyUT6x3CJPTE1kYEgLvEw__469XYNL2yDqUtkwH0BB1slYg9qqfuEuygOWY1-vVyW_8bkFBkM5iF1AEwFI0nmbYbL3GXMM551Ij0hEm79BNjQ/s1600/Vogue+Living.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHqpA-iWyku-AYD-76KoqbR-A86f-uJsVuuc-LCLWvRVUUIuGLDVEza622HkwJLSfW5iz6SrHNfq98wl8gX61cxo6xjPkVZX_cYK8ylabxcThCrfmDUBiQg9fXc8YgrVjduYabz-WovPE/s1600/14-bold-office-0308-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHqpA-iWyku-AYD-76KoqbR-A86f-uJsVuuc-LCLWvRVUUIuGLDVEza622HkwJLSfW5iz6SrHNfq98wl8gX61cxo6xjPkVZX_cYK8ylabxcThCrfmDUBiQg9fXc8YgrVjduYabz-WovPE/s1600/14-bold-office-0308-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And for fun, these are the real estate photos of the staged house prior to Reese's purchase. Interestingly, these are also very dull in color. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeTWU1Mocx4IPMQxlixIqGVk1sH7olbKJi6eob7a7_z0XAq7g8uFtlBEdoaWHcsXaPYzL8G_bYaUtXiei9D7EQVCsgnwJJEwvN-BNehjxWuKQDKEfY92_pH-1ZXd4I9F58slzJuL7tvy3/s1600/RWitherspoon_Ojai_PICS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeTWU1Mocx4IPMQxlixIqGVk1sH7olbKJi6eob7a7_z0XAq7g8uFtlBEdoaWHcsXaPYzL8G_bYaUtXiei9D7EQVCsgnwJJEwvN-BNehjxWuKQDKEfY92_pH-1ZXd4I9F58slzJuL7tvy3/s1600/RWitherspoon_Ojai_PICS1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveMY0bOAoawT7n3R44b9VgsmkCGq-0IXnP6Ku_1gHHIHBpN__je_MOUETXnOLM-dfrXrLDAd9l6qpaWtjepnypVNJ9HnxYUFpg_lUiYGp-oZXrAdTaiZ7vX5XyTXfOzo8Lx-QZPDpoRu3/s1600/Witherspoon_OJPICS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveMY0bOAoawT7n3R44b9VgsmkCGq-0IXnP6Ku_1gHHIHBpN__je_MOUETXnOLM-dfrXrLDAd9l6qpaWtjepnypVNJ9HnxYUFpg_lUiYGp-oZXrAdTaiZ7vX5XyTXfOzo8Lx-QZPDpoRu3/s1600/Witherspoon_OJPICS.jpg" /></a></div><br />So, the question is: which do you prefer: Kathryn Ireland's bold style, or Reese's (and by Reese I mean designer Kristen Buchingham) more muted palette? Which do you think works best with the original architecture of the house? My personal opinion is that I am visually drawn to the updated space, but think I'd have been more comfortable hanging out in Kathryn's space, which feels more welcoming. In fact, both designs totally reflect their owners. Kathryn IS colorful, comfortable and a little sloppy while Reese is more reserved, cerebral and (by her own admission) very Type A. <br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photos courtesy of: <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/image/tid/6776?designer=&thumbs=1&page=0" target="_blank">Elle Decor/William Waldon</a>, <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ireland-bold-bright-0308#slide-1" target="_blank">House Beautiful/Scot Schy</a>, <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/" target="_blank">Kathryn Ireland</a>, <a href="http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2011/03/revisit-reese-witherspoons-country.html" target="_blank">The Realestalker</a>, Vogue Living/Thibault Jeanson, <i>Creating a Home</i> by Kathryn Ireland. </span><br /><br />If you would like my help on your design project, I would love to chat with you! Please <a href="mailto:linda.m.merrill@gmail.com">email me</a>. 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This month's Elle Decor has hit the stands, featuring a radiantly beautiful Reese Witherspoon on the cover and her recently re-decorated home on the insides. Reese's house is nearly as famous as she is and it seems very nearly as photographed.Before Reese, there was Kathryn Ireland, whose book Creat…

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