Every home should have: Something Black

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSLE2VEXgoje-_tF8MAHxs7SY0qfpM7P2pgF9ctXRCWsHHRvnyfp8RUe0sDWYM5vAPjDdkJuSwJ1OlTJqVMTzYPBPJxhUcEXKFfD3NX967GRn3ZAQsJ7MVXeC-MSSrdxIzg9GgYTk-8Q1/s1600/Dining-room-decorating-ideas-ss07albert+hadley+conneticut+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSLE2VEXgoje-_tF8MAHxs7SY0qfpM7P2pgF9ctXRCWsHHRvnyfp8RUe0sDWYM5vAPjDdkJuSwJ1OlTJqVMTzYPBPJxhUcEXKFfD3NX967GRn3ZAQsJ7MVXeC-MSSrdxIzg9GgYTk-8Q1/s400/Dining-room-decorating-ideas-ss07albert+hadley+conneticut+home.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The late Albert Hadley. </div>Let's hear it for the color Black!  Albert Hadley loved it and Ralph Laurent home uses it abundantly.  Many designers say black is the king-color of style.  Think of Coco Chanel!  I favor the color black because it is perhaps the most versatile of all colors, it can be plaid-up to make a room sober and elegant or it could be plaid-down to make a room rustically chic. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi7GCzsn-J-oIRgG2p8WW054bEQ80EayslAtyZFTP8aVPTkfivOnepv1fY2_o_TvVvKiP6OtNSuM-7CFvsmNCSRXIH42peAPIkPxmasXbe6Q4-cypsGonaBLLXBAb3GlSxIDPUb3uMC2h/s1600/albert+hadley+sitting+room+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi7GCzsn-J-oIRgG2p8WW054bEQ80EayslAtyZFTP8aVPTkfivOnepv1fY2_o_TvVvKiP6OtNSuM-7CFvsmNCSRXIH42peAPIkPxmasXbe6Q4-cypsGonaBLLXBAb3GlSxIDPUb3uMC2h/s400/albert+hadley+sitting+room+1.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The late Albert Hadley was a master at making a room eternal by adding touches of black here and there.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6JY_8OTgwxyUOxWnjtZ8S4wzuywVVK49JslK7B822wRI0-WEUTNQspdFti3GSFprJi4BvQS3OLGGj04QkdYOGuIvcDNr3qrWvZ6X97h1p1aUZIKpZEkaMkBkG_RbjvLFV9rH_SwyuujJ/s1600/359203377_3JefDGCz_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6JY_8OTgwxyUOxWnjtZ8S4wzuywVVK49JslK7B822wRI0-WEUTNQspdFti3GSFprJi4BvQS3OLGGj04QkdYOGuIvcDNr3qrWvZ6X97h1p1aUZIKpZEkaMkBkG_RbjvLFV9rH_SwyuujJ/s400/359203377_3JefDGCz_c.jpg" width="469" /></a></div>In this room the neutral of beige and brown gets excited with the touches of black.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBZ_EpZZma20LaSNa_1drcDxIfAKlOCwM2BTeG3L7MOtb010th66spf3GSAPe6QMkPShbrAOoXeKW4Whqf1yATVMYRGuxyEaoFTVIReoIQUafUmM_DOixSb5bdS3FJgcTQJzc8CR_ezlc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+8.31.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBZ_EpZZma20LaSNa_1drcDxIfAKlOCwM2BTeG3L7MOtb010th66spf3GSAPe6QMkPShbrAOoXeKW4Whqf1yATVMYRGuxyEaoFTVIReoIQUafUmM_DOixSb5bdS3FJgcTQJzc8CR_ezlc/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-02-04+at+8.31.28+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I adore the contrast of the ornate ceiling and <a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com.br/2011/01/les-luminaires-de-serge-mouille-who.html" target="_blank">Serge Mouille three-arm ceiling lamp</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-XdBlrR6sz7N1v89DEDDQTN-Nrd1Z5WG5SWwURM4XVVGWlUJmX2GcSUtdaYaFno8K_KdYhgUBYt8c-cze1wEurpCD8ZJ_aL54fJRH0I4SPvlRuSLs43QgitBCJjjJyz37aA_E8DG5hOI/s1600/398011908_AzbuP5sC_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-XdBlrR6sz7N1v89DEDDQTN-Nrd1Z5WG5SWwURM4XVVGWlUJmX2GcSUtdaYaFno8K_KdYhgUBYt8c-cze1wEurpCD8ZJ_aL54fJRH0I4SPvlRuSLs43QgitBCJjjJyz37aA_E8DG5hOI/s400/398011908_AzbuP5sC_c.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you imagine this dining room with a mahogany or white table?  I don't!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfOIPfw5TRPElFdzgeu27B8wRM07fy-L5sH5DTk-J7ft2nHg5sjEY59UTUAMo8UIveAjW5t2vtEot5fXOd3Sy69K-Jh8_Cctm5SQPVasP64sY8z8NlmbCiLHr8JHkgV0i3Gx4cr8XeSPq/s1600/bbc661c2ab7308a33b44ebd9b360b6f7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfOIPfw5TRPElFdzgeu27B8wRM07fy-L5sH5DTk-J7ft2nHg5sjEY59UTUAMo8UIveAjW5t2vtEot5fXOd3Sy69K-Jh8_Cctm5SQPVasP64sY8z8NlmbCiLHr8JHkgV0i3Gx4cr8XeSPq/s640/bbc661c2ab7308a33b44ebd9b360b6f7.jpg" width="475" /></a></div>The famous <a href="http://madelineweinrib.com/">Madeline Weinrib's Buche rug</a> with its dynamic offset stripes makes this room up to date. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q2Zl9CNIAqUT6imJPoRZqS-qjx9UTU4EdM7Zwogmzf0EfcOSO1MLa-bwS629ghpgueDAijiuIJG_CqFQCnnCzPqhNz_I37-6iK7_X6HX_WXSqQmsfh4TheHXYhUZ1Zvj4eZ9ku_pVAam/s1600/something+black+in+a+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7q2Zl9CNIAqUT6imJPoRZqS-qjx9UTU4EdM7Zwogmzf0EfcOSO1MLa-bwS629ghpgueDAijiuIJG_CqFQCnnCzPqhNz_I37-6iK7_X6HX_WXSqQmsfh4TheHXYhUZ1Zvj4eZ9ku_pVAam/s400/something+black+in+a+room.jpg" width="406" /></a></div> Love the touch of a black Buddha head in this area.  It makes the space look chic and not shabby. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTOFC-kAbdMQjDCIJuldXfTRdbcf_F7KiNG-pqwzGT95JDPhfTFMcf6Q9RJdJanTSg5q9bxnbU9HU8QiK6roiFt57FWzDek9hmt4ygmpj7pd9RIfhprNt2lpVDRQZnYBtFFEpZKv91wzd/s1600/3d9ff94cc92543e5b36535ab6d450b78.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTOFC-kAbdMQjDCIJuldXfTRdbcf_F7KiNG-pqwzGT95JDPhfTFMcf6Q9RJdJanTSg5q9bxnbU9HU8QiK6roiFt57FWzDek9hmt4ygmpj7pd9RIfhprNt2lpVDRQZnYBtFFEpZKv91wzd/s400/3d9ff94cc92543e5b36535ab6d450b78.jpg" width="435" /></a></div>Just a beautiful black throw and art with some black in it would do for the owner who doesn't want to change things radically.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">images via Elle Decor Spain, Nuevo Estilo, Elle Decor US</span></div>

Every home should have: Something Black

The late Albert Hadley. Let's hear it for the color Black!  Albert Hadley loved it and Ralph Laurent home uses it abundantly.  Many desi...

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Happy Retirement Mr. Hadley

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilg1oQhotwfG7Py1mgR6swDMQxjbWBXpiwGIPSc-wu8vFK42iXR0WYjDLmiFG5gfjHpeg5C0OvY1YSj3EQtATpYJcfYvR6wJ-pi7A5l4Gs5r3wVt9lyaMI1z-enTC_GGIaSv3tOzU5HZs/s1600/ED-0510-Quasha-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="590" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418624665400450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilg1oQhotwfG7Py1mgR6swDMQxjbWBXpiwGIPSc-wu8vFK42iXR0WYjDLmiFG5gfjHpeg5C0OvY1YSj3EQtATpYJcfYvR6wJ-pi7A5l4Gs5r3wVt9lyaMI1z-enTC_GGIaSv3tOzU5HZs/s400/ED-0510-Quasha-6.jpg" width="462" /></a></div>I was told by a very reliable source a few weeks ago that the legendary Albert Hadley is retiring. I felt happy for him but also sad that I won't get to see more of his always admirable work. I called his office in an attempt to prove me wrong and they confirmed that this week will be the last week of Albert Hadley Incorporated. Nothing I could say about his work, his legacy and his mayor influence in the design world would be enough so all I'm going to do is wish Mr. Hadley a very <span style="font-style: italic;">Happy Retirement.</span> Below are photos of the last work designed by Albert Hadley and Britton Smith published by Elle Decor. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv97AgGL19xFLRoeysLZNqPT0bj0uQylWGzNViffth-H48-J5OygauI9_K5XqheVfm8hNDJjVceeGBPfWDAUw8_nCOTOkcWjGmeGWb_IqZT6HIX2ODjv-G7UWMROZTDuyxnJCKa_BN-4/s1600/ED-0510-Quasha-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418484282979666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv97AgGL19xFLRoeysLZNqPT0bj0uQylWGzNViffth-H48-J5OygauI9_K5XqheVfm8hNDJjVceeGBPfWDAUw8_nCOTOkcWjGmeGWb_IqZT6HIX2ODjv-G7UWMROZTDuyxnJCKa_BN-4/s400/ED-0510-Quasha-3.jpg" style="height: 380px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDurGOwK1I3cgALbCZqZgK7sS-TxVZBE9H5p8HsqZM0WaiKZQZRTNw_kZpsLCnOHa7s7cNFUUxYOm-ygDv0AfxN-lrOMJzHZJNWA3II2weZiCljqoPSkuC_q7GvE-OttlvHfM7wbfduo/s1600/ED-0510-Quasha-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418509308688274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDurGOwK1I3cgALbCZqZgK7sS-TxVZBE9H5p8HsqZM0WaiKZQZRTNw_kZpsLCnOHa7s7cNFUUxYOm-ygDv0AfxN-lrOMJzHZJNWA3II2weZiCljqoPSkuC_q7GvE-OttlvHfM7wbfduo/s400/ED-0510-Quasha-5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 380px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIy3GWdL6CD7jypuc5y4lpg5QTltbESVmE3DukrRxDXjZhoiHvw37tIWH-liAeDs53l2bPWkEqQV6_MHo5oi1uVx8qiubTOSASTw8hC8IPgV125K2TJk4v0dSdxgjyNZA4hh6Mch7I_zY/s1600/ED-0510-Quasha-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418500089582418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIy3GWdL6CD7jypuc5y4lpg5QTltbESVmE3DukrRxDXjZhoiHvw37tIWH-liAeDs53l2bPWkEqQV6_MHo5oi1uVx8qiubTOSASTw8hC8IPgV125K2TJk4v0dSdxgjyNZA4hh6Mch7I_zY/s400/ED-0510-Quasha-4.jpg" style="height: 380px; width: 460px;" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F1pEos4v96h2fQxRv4XrP-4ABvEeUL9pdErWEfE9Pl4ZsdmGEfl20OmIILFuVgC2Mg6qF0OZ_gisdffvAsSJUbhCX1xLchsCEoHcFQrSoaEOu7fcgDfNMyMgFO1hJHgqDVYzyoIHd6g/s1600/ED-0510-Quasha-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418476505253874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F1pEos4v96h2fQxRv4XrP-4ABvEeUL9pdErWEfE9Pl4ZsdmGEfl20OmIILFuVgC2Mg6qF0OZ_gisdffvAsSJUbhCX1xLchsCEoHcFQrSoaEOu7fcgDfNMyMgFO1hJHgqDVYzyoIHd6g/s400/ED-0510-Quasha-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 380px; width: 460px;" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPIW1bBZU54f2sMbs0JW2tzZDQ4M8_zmbxt8jpXxB2A2_1D75NakoVP13ZdJN7EdIr-7g0sRoTbooi05GeoJ1A34ZkCklE-tP58V1gZV9xnEifuQOl_OwZpc1-kaPZNayEKHl-mt-HXw/s1600/ED-0510-Quasha-7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418625995546178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPIW1bBZU54f2sMbs0JW2tzZDQ4M8_zmbxt8jpXxB2A2_1D75NakoVP13ZdJN7EdIr-7g0sRoTbooi05GeoJ1A34ZkCklE-tP58V1gZV9xnEifuQOl_OwZpc1-kaPZNayEKHl-mt-HXw/s400/ED-0510-Quasha-7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 380px; width: 460px;" /></a><br />Bellow is a shot of Albert Hadley's dining room in his Connecticut house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwQTCNm1gFk2NsHUjasPvtm_L6aOpMmDyt99b3pATDUfyVYIUecHFlhcpyI1F5697ngfSKlz1fjPvAnugcez2XzJhcEpWSloFeKrPyAoT7n6hO_Ef-bj1z067TD6o_nU2ZP3PfiKlqag/s1600/Dining-room-decorating-ideas-ss07albert+hadley+conneticut+home.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418472495301730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwQTCNm1gFk2NsHUjasPvtm_L6aOpMmDyt99b3pATDUfyVYIUecHFlhcpyI1F5697ngfSKlz1fjPvAnugcez2XzJhcEpWSloFeKrPyAoT7n6hO_Ef-bj1z067TD6o_nU2ZP3PfiKlqag/s400/Dining-room-decorating-ideas-ss07albert+hadley+conneticut+home.jpg" width="512" /></a></div></div>

Happy Retirement Mr. Hadley

  I was told by a very reliable source a few weeks ago that the legendary Albert Hadley is retiring. I felt happy for him but also sad tha...

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A celebration of CHINTZ with Albert Hadley

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">On Wednesday I attended an invitation by <a href="http://joelwoodard.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">Joel Woodard</a> whose wife is Susan North, Sr. VP of Design for Schumacher, to "A Celebration of Chintz" at Schumacher in the D&D building to honor the legendary <a href="http://www.alberthadley.com/">Albert Hadley</a>. Susan has been working for the past year with Hadley to reproduce a beautiful English chintz he first used in Mrs. Nancy Pyne's house more than 40 years ago. As life would have it, after 40 years Mrs. Pyne still had in her possession faded remnants of the fabric which she lent Schumacher to reproduce. The fabric is offered in very chic shades of charcoal, pale grey and ivory, and a crisp indigo blue and white, and a soft sepia-hued colorway. The fabric is made of a lightly calendared fine cotton ground that gives it that light glow and makes you want to sleep in it because of its softness. This Chintz fabric called "Pyne Hollyhock Print" is absolutely gorgeous because the flowers are not of the typical small size but big and don't overwhelm. Unfortunately I am a little bit of a procrastinator and by the time I asked for a sample they were gone but you can see the fabric <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=174450">here</a>. You can see pictures of the event <a href="http://www.patrickmcmullan.com/site/event_detail.aspx?eid=33196&page=2&pgSize=16&sortdir=DESC">here</a>.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEVlTp16peU6Qm9fwPkkhyqkBX4g1Ssq60GevX867kfTCLJSpHkAQxrItPHtwC041AWmVAkYoN_LlseSJ3WDRSoC0bJQ-rddeWpTcOKmK-CfkQx2VWpNwZ9suFYyPmVpmPzkyxK80VMk/s1600/albert+hadley+photo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="600" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473340698703859778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEVlTp16peU6Qm9fwPkkhyqkBX4g1Ssq60GevX867kfTCLJSpHkAQxrItPHtwC041AWmVAkYoN_LlseSJ3WDRSoC0bJQ-rddeWpTcOKmK-CfkQx2VWpNwZ9suFYyPmVpmPzkyxK80VMk/s400/albert+hadley+photo.jpg" width="460" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The most important moment of the night for me was when I had the pleasure of meeting Hadley. I can't honestly explain how someone of his status has managed to keep so grounded. He is incredibly humble and sweet. We briefly talked about Parsons, design in general and the Pyne Hollyhock print. We shared some laughs after I recited one of my favorite quotes by him "you can never do anything for a slob."</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHLK7ZcwoNIjRdoE4WRaBAtSpBnV_fSnbeadQz5cjUuzJwCMl9eOOob1kGt23y2kTlRK_YPZRMo6tvz_0MIA5FSoz_RxHRRvvePFOgHjYd3hnMiL67-ZuDIGBwG5h35XYR11tHUGg0zM/s1600/albert+hadley.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="650" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473340694276443522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHLK7ZcwoNIjRdoE4WRaBAtSpBnV_fSnbeadQz5cjUuzJwCMl9eOOob1kGt23y2kTlRK_YPZRMo6tvz_0MIA5FSoz_RxHRRvvePFOgHjYd3hnMiL67-ZuDIGBwG5h35XYR11tHUGg0zM/s400/albert+hadley.jpg" width="462" /></a><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWHSnTYzlzwPxyIikMiMUk1S4Gi1WiYskzMtMUkBm-nhvRSn9xwUsz2n90FfJWhlr_dIHZ2LnTgmItCSCMhNSV9gygcxEZUEfWBmFDOCAVmGCwP8CDRtnpfoj_UIgGdrtQA792MfeKAc/s1600/loophadley.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="650" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473340690686152162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWHSnTYzlzwPxyIikMiMUk1S4Gi1WiYskzMtMUkBm-nhvRSn9xwUsz2n90FfJWhlr_dIHZ2LnTgmItCSCMhNSV9gygcxEZUEfWBmFDOCAVmGCwP8CDRtnpfoj_UIgGdrtQA792MfeKAc/s400/loophadley.jpg" width="464" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">“But names really are not the point,” he says. “It’s what you can achieve for the simplest person. Glamour is part of it, but glamour is not the essence. Design is about discipline and reality, not about fantasy beyond reality.” Albert Hadley<br /><br />I guess this quote by <a href="http://www.alberthadley.com/">Albert Hadley</a> can explain my answer to how he has remained humble and grounded. Two of the main qualities of class that are priceless.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMtbe89iJpIqR_uDx1K5iiON4SZ9mVBWjjXIvRzeJ9mZoOATAFXPWfMuzAUpauwN3PYHRTE70Il_uiESZwDa6597_AUuMmsX3__qc_DNZXIILLlFXi1LOHfzPGI2iwiBXOHj21Dz9C9o/s1600/12-18-chevron-textile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="620" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473342148353902098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMtbe89iJpIqR_uDx1K5iiON4SZ9mVBWjjXIvRzeJ9mZoOATAFXPWfMuzAUpauwN3PYHRTE70Il_uiESZwDa6597_AUuMmsX3__qc_DNZXIILLlFXi1LOHfzPGI2iwiBXOHj21Dz9C9o/s400/12-18-chevron-textile.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Albert Hadley from Adam Lewis's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Albert Hadley: The Story of America's Preeminent Interior Designer</span></span></span></div>

A celebration of CHINTZ with Albert Hadley

On Wednesday I attended an invitation by Joel Woodard whose wife is Susan North, Sr. VP of Design for Schumacher, to "A Celebration of...

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Gracious entrance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The foyer is perhaps the most important part of the house when it comes to decorating. Our guests will have a good or bad 'first impression' of our style based on our foyer. Below are a few inspirations. Either your space is a hallway, a room or a single wall, I hope these images give you ideas on how to display a gracious entrance to welcome your guests.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpfRatwnr7YbVuEQyDHLbk5CbHPh_QvNGLVSQ_eKtf2bKKUHJGYBWhWN49yLQv1D4F_7jY8vi39hh3zRviG8CfGvAIYTcyduO3aX4JOC90ildIrLecbAOfOdvD8TFaFlgtOag8cZ6rXE/s1600-h/378_4_6g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382260091100699826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpfRatwnr7YbVuEQyDHLbk5CbHPh_QvNGLVSQ_eKtf2bKKUHJGYBWhWN49yLQv1D4F_7jY8vi39hh3zRviG8CfGvAIYTcyduO3aX4JOC90ildIrLecbAOfOdvD8TFaFlgtOag8cZ6rXE/s400/378_4_6g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 579px; width: 468px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPglcCBSIjOjE-FK_iwRjpX1W4O4P5iMDA_9cP9opzu_wdz2K_NzoSbwf825gxyh-psyy4rpsSU4ETqm_qJMcKNIWSyFUe0Kz3lO-0PWZXpdhYXm17tqp6QvBPY6ef6q896t2XBtta22U/s1600-h/HBX-decorating-Hadley-2-0709-xlg-54494839.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259544531382066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPglcCBSIjOjE-FK_iwRjpX1W4O4P5iMDA_9cP9opzu_wdz2K_NzoSbwf825gxyh-psyy4rpsSU4ETqm_qJMcKNIWSyFUe0Kz3lO-0PWZXpdhYXm17tqp6QvBPY6ef6q896t2XBtta22U/s400/HBX-decorating-Hadley-2-0709-xlg-54494839.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 584px; width: 462px;" /></a><br />Albert Hadley</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH70FTYyjmHgkJtWxR0zT9BP61_en5zx4ZaqfimeLWbXPYTPQYyTy4Lb4ivYvhGTR6yDahd2s07VLVnxEMKYaFQwvTwrPEtRHupHEdAxhrFpCgOrZDLnPAEmpc_SqfLJYEde01Fhsafdk/s1600-h/378_2_2g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382260094406408098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH70FTYyjmHgkJtWxR0zT9BP61_en5zx4ZaqfimeLWbXPYTPQYyTy4Lb4ivYvhGTR6yDahd2s07VLVnxEMKYaFQwvTwrPEtRHupHEdAxhrFpCgOrZDLnPAEmpc_SqfLJYEde01Fhsafdk/s400/378_2_2g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 577px; width: 468px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5_KAWngTpF9CAiM57ZwCIWgjbiCMNdI2kVz9YhuswkDwXyyW6eM_NxbYmNDV2F9Vkq23PTZsYwyb47VWGPZKjZSOTK0n1dUshrk3Vz_bDhOpCnSynh900euAsEer9bbv88Kul6Xzvf4/s1600-h/main-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382259553732917330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5_KAWngTpF9CAiM57ZwCIWgjbiCMNdI2kVz9YhuswkDwXyyW6eM_NxbYmNDV2F9Vkq23PTZsYwyb47VWGPZKjZSOTK0n1dUshrk3Vz_bDhOpCnSynh900euAsEer9bbv88Kul6Xzvf4/s400/main-2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 463px; width: 463px;" /></a><br />Living Etc</div></div>

Gracious entrance

The foyer is perhaps the most important part of the house when it comes to decorating. Our guests will have a good or bad 'first impres...

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Powder room

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmPLqdheuDGYsd5AaqgkVPsz23nz2LS0onkeO9z8avDWjT8VGe8eoLKw6WBDSOGrmhkVCFSb_rau1U6OUhrz1B9oonOExRrkqpWVF0d9yU0KRJXzmv9lSy0S87Vu4uhNImX4pCpcSSc_R/s1600-h/4-ah-xlg-90403084.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="albert hadley" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348689479779305874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmPLqdheuDGYsd5AaqgkVPsz23nz2LS0onkeO9z8avDWjT8VGe8eoLKw6WBDSOGrmhkVCFSb_rau1U6OUhrz1B9oonOExRrkqpWVF0d9yU0KRJXzmv9lSy0S87Vu4uhNImX4pCpcSSc_R/s400/4-ah-xlg-90403084.jpg" width="500" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgkD75WE_yY7vbdO7IHYfTDK7Rjyz8CZC0IwD0b_REqkCIGSNbVqEQEdfly58pgYFMpsEXb9zbL_4iqE7xIYT9DvGKomsen45bfnJpALqOi3g3xsIv1lFHjvrz1dmLCxz39rXfiuZMHsR/s1600-h/ED0309_BUCK10_084_0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="powder room" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348689482401650722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgkD75WE_yY7vbdO7IHYfTDK7Rjyz8CZC0IwD0b_REqkCIGSNbVqEQEdfly58pgYFMpsEXb9zbL_4iqE7xIYT9DvGKomsen45bfnJpALqOi3g3xsIv1lFHjvrz1dmLCxz39rXfiuZMHsR/s400/ED0309_BUCK10_084_0.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Iw4e4b1YIpt9RKdcY0bWq8grDB77EGU-6Npz_GHSBLZ0sQgNihoqr45EwpgfvYapxX1aHTDdPkc-qt3ofH1G1MitKF9JO-vjQAkVjCn_r6xA5E92xEQf3hN06CP0Z-0n_6saH3YYR9cL/s1600-h/homesandgardens.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="powder room" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348688915749243394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Iw4e4b1YIpt9RKdcY0bWq8grDB77EGU-6Npz_GHSBLZ0sQgNihoqr45EwpgfvYapxX1aHTDdPkc-qt3ofH1G1MitKF9JO-vjQAkVjCn_r6xA5E92xEQf3hN06CP0Z-0n_6saH3YYR9cL/s400/homesandgardens.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 473px; width: 470px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWM4uhVOr7JZeGki5WgrHUJctQ7BGfmYcHt_yt4ZpWN2PR9ViIa_UrfQc8WQh5tAEPHNQlUCboMxigZACX1U0O6ffSfPLKa1zYaDiDMrbBd2KcIhsrWOsli9Qjv-TiW1-72i4HNctHjIRN/s1600-h/charlotte-moss-1108-15_lg-2103246.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="powder room" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348688910983986258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWM4uhVOr7JZeGki5WgrHUJctQ7BGfmYcHt_yt4ZpWN2PR9ViIa_UrfQc8WQh5tAEPHNQlUCboMxigZACX1U0O6ffSfPLKa1zYaDiDMrbBd2KcIhsrWOsli9Qjv-TiW1-72i4HNctHjIRN/s400/charlotte-moss-1108-15_lg-2103246.jpg" width="480" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJouise0FTJjTtwIIzbpJl9FF2GwXHkVHojR8ItyQB2qdMJVSiytUqemkWz2Rm6ATFO2UJHP_p6uI6YdW2mzBlGrRWN65HX1kfeazIlfWtchjOub0Td-bbtJqGyKKewyeuVI7G7FH8-Mg3/s1600-h/6-warmeasy-bathroom-1206_xlg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="powder room picture" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348688902546950610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJouise0FTJjTtwIIzbpJl9FF2GwXHkVHojR8ItyQB2qdMJVSiytUqemkWz2Rm6ATFO2UJHP_p6uI6YdW2mzBlGrRWN65HX1kfeazIlfWtchjOub0Td-bbtJqGyKKewyeuVI7G7FH8-Mg3/s400/6-warmeasy-bathroom-1206_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciNc4qM5qt0_879m7wVpIzXI1BF5XwS2K8efullyAb12yvJCz3btoIKYt_gCImKWBN3zhaGOHObL9AbEYxrkty46yiAyUeL19ilk234JPdOiIjE9YumQXytwe21MVqApVscoD5tGvNOCF/s1600-h/06_Apteker_bath.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="powder room styles" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348688897393300402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciNc4qM5qt0_879m7wVpIzXI1BF5XwS2K8efullyAb12yvJCz3btoIKYt_gCImKWBN3zhaGOHObL9AbEYxrkty46yiAyUeL19ilk234JPdOiIjE9YumQXytwe21MVqApVscoD5tGvNOCF/s400/06_Apteker_bath.jpg" width="512" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHixucObJFjfbQGVUHxTIe9wNjpKnCVAq9U__rnQq6dhFcd9DzUsosDIlD0cLeScK8mvmEDlS5KyklycVDTPWTpjv9rgyBcW7X9wiHC8CCKvZbtEYVrBwSgZDiNoBGA_K-222QxOX6jT1/s1600-h/james+merrell.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348689475257569234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHixucObJFjfbQGVUHxTIe9wNjpKnCVAq9U__rnQq6dhFcd9DzUsosDIlD0cLeScK8mvmEDlS5KyklycVDTPWTpjv9rgyBcW7X9wiHC8CCKvZbtEYVrBwSgZDiNoBGA_K-222QxOX6jT1/s400/james+merrell.png" width="505" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFGcfyvgNgSUjxL-4PKek1C7I9S8KobIQ7N_30n7N4sckYAB24rPxwVWlfzQnWXHBoraM4V6rO89RBPFA4uQWPTIJGup4C2_a99dRFhVBA9pK1qDKzaenK_iu_p_yXbqiRIX_K91lxJMm/s1600-h/bluelines.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348688906311842786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFGcfyvgNgSUjxL-4PKek1C7I9S8KobIQ7N_30n7N4sckYAB24rPxwVWlfzQnWXHBoraM4V6rO89RBPFA4uQWPTIJGup4C2_a99dRFhVBA9pK1qDKzaenK_iu_p_yXbqiRIX_K91lxJMm/s400/bluelines.jpg" width="427" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbF1ugBz59NFFn1Fx8Te_vC_yLaA_0aYY2rPDY9z0rwnTd1Dgzvkd9kHTmMi_raqua46rJfqLjxL7PasuihGa44_LfN5SQtQUuf1O7i35_6_qMbTR14ZCD47jmt9kz7x9pUubeiPVhQKd/s1600-h/13-living-color-hallway-dec0607_xlg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="powder room idea" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348689612603226530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbF1ugBz59NFFn1Fx8Te_vC_yLaA_0aYY2rPDY9z0rwnTd1Dgzvkd9kHTmMi_raqua46rJfqLjxL7PasuihGa44_LfN5SQtQUuf1O7i35_6_qMbTR14ZCD47jmt9kz7x9pUubeiPVhQKd/s400/13-living-color-hallway-dec0607_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Probably the smallest room in the house. Powder rooms are therefore the perfect place to experiment with.</div>

Powder room

Probably the smallest room in the house. Powder rooms are therefore the perfect place to experiment with.

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