Filoli entry

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyClHVW5ZiAuDdzPmWODR-j_T5uT-CNyLctGM8ibZKc3jK6TaUhKun233KhJStN3ts6fq_6t1bqVEVakBGp75nAx4X8vYE7wkKLqFDV3CNDhyphenhyphenKGxzgnDllMeUY1XLgAXZJKe6LB_o63Qs/s1600/meander+key.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyClHVW5ZiAuDdzPmWODR-j_T5uT-CNyLctGM8ibZKc3jK6TaUhKun233KhJStN3ts6fq_6t1bqVEVakBGp75nAx4X8vYE7wkKLqFDV3CNDhyphenhyphenKGxzgnDllMeUY1XLgAXZJKe6LB_o63Qs/s1600/meander+key.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The thing I adore most about visiting  house museums is checking out the amazing details caught in time. While at <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/search?q=+filoli">Filoli</a> I must have taken 20 photos of the entryway itself!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KJg6YBNzLMNWlrFRHbtSKhDfJg8Md_3XiVseOVJ9_xYB2aNdZLMDoHJDsyi9LdWOSbPk5zqRSolhn_HcyZ0z1yQdV4nDjhghuEAuw-31ew4ODV04n72w6de9YSdTxxIYjCEhpKxsRag/s1600/Filoli.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KJg6YBNzLMNWlrFRHbtSKhDfJg8Md_3XiVseOVJ9_xYB2aNdZLMDoHJDsyi9LdWOSbPk5zqRSolhn_HcyZ0z1yQdV4nDjhghuEAuw-31ew4ODV04n72w6de9YSdTxxIYjCEhpKxsRag/s1600/Filoli.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Everyone knows the neo-Georgian front facade of Filoli from numerous tv shows and movies but it was used by Hollywood for a reason; the quiet good taste and great details just are dying to impress.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcizrMt25IIyOvr5RkiMBrWEgPmIui9yHGuOeQjuliG8kZOIJpWnWw15Oo-0sD-8jrXo3H_8VFrO27x-_jGqZmoIplgb5yitpfdWmT73EwRVVfMGoYxP2MIkloGThPqXsV7yDGunnyGB0/s1600/detailed+entry+ceiling.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcizrMt25IIyOvr5RkiMBrWEgPmIui9yHGuOeQjuliG8kZOIJpWnWw15Oo-0sD-8jrXo3H_8VFrO27x-_jGqZmoIplgb5yitpfdWmT73EwRVVfMGoYxP2MIkloGThPqXsV7yDGunnyGB0/s1600/detailed+entry+ceiling.JPG" width="297" /></a></div>Looking up to the portico ceiling is rewarding with amazing plaster and stonework. Even the bronze lantern with leaded glass would be beautiful on its own.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZux6bfp8DP_mcvAPZy0m3h8X0gs_TbnbJdj-UmMcE-vhEMnhNivYtMq-iBG-dl6iEbnaIspmuuNfI_wt_wjMD6o5vFJxz4GPTqDVtTg4F476ovvJ8Zawrvqqla17fMP4xtmpPM7Wd0w/s1600/roman+birdbath.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZux6bfp8DP_mcvAPZy0m3h8X0gs_TbnbJdj-UmMcE-vhEMnhNivYtMq-iBG-dl6iEbnaIspmuuNfI_wt_wjMD6o5vFJxz4GPTqDVtTg4F476ovvJ8Zawrvqqla17fMP4xtmpPM7Wd0w/s1600/roman+birdbath.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Flanking the front door are antique Roman birdbaths - each slightly different but similar enough to appear a matching pair to the common observer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu8gNn1daA_fqR48ATHfjl8VG3QRp2v3BZLiWnH_PjAM6u0Y9_WcHya5GcjzGJMBFRrsV2MXfhSbKH3WcUXTe6ttsAhayuKba4ric5DGlM4wQkuF_0QoMl_BgfdgLWePSWdw4u8wFw-U/s1600/front+doorknob.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMu8gNn1daA_fqR48ATHfjl8VG3QRp2v3BZLiWnH_PjAM6u0Y9_WcHya5GcjzGJMBFRrsV2MXfhSbKH3WcUXTe6ttsAhayuKba4ric5DGlM4wQkuF_0QoMl_BgfdgLWePSWdw4u8wFw-U/s1600/front+doorknob.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Once inside even the front doorknob is a work of art, chased with detail. One small overlooked detail however: the screws are all different directions!  Horizontal or vertical I want them all to align!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiFuyXW5-Gd3ZGGJWUkQE3VKyY1y_hEbu6BorcZBqs9k4PSObAWbfMEso9Tt3fbZyE1Zzp0n_5LlIlC3EQC1gaU4JusDwkuyV55G-uQNnmJQikE9vC7eBY_TN4DydeFul5OfTf25r5wU/s1600/decorative+plasterwork.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiFuyXW5-Gd3ZGGJWUkQE3VKyY1y_hEbu6BorcZBqs9k4PSObAWbfMEso9Tt3fbZyE1Zzp0n_5LlIlC3EQC1gaU4JusDwkuyV55G-uQNnmJQikE9vC7eBY_TN4DydeFul5OfTf25r5wU/s1600/decorative+plasterwork.JPG" width="291" /></a></div>The interior plaster walls are scored to resemble stone, a common technique used in my own coop building lobby.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh632fYYUy02JHtgrkGpICvuZQjjEWCFviG0eXntydJWaubxFaQOfuArD9r2C-434KUyH9aOwF7Fxu5BrgdumPGwUAVr4tBSjZ2CFUnaNnmzD1LUC1kJMaQxTGuJhMuL4NXdShRHiCcnRs/s1600/iron+sconce.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh632fYYUy02JHtgrkGpICvuZQjjEWCFviG0eXntydJWaubxFaQOfuArD9r2C-434KUyH9aOwF7Fxu5BrgdumPGwUAVr4tBSjZ2CFUnaNnmzD1LUC1kJMaQxTGuJhMuL4NXdShRHiCcnRs/s1600/iron+sconce.JPG" width="265" /></a></div>And as everyone knows by now I adore a vintage light fixture.  These iron sconces  in the entry vestibule are also works of art.  Detail is everywhere if one just opens their eyes to SEE!

Filoli entry

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