Kitchen Design Luxury Homes: housetours

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxFpYj31CDj49nvDnInI_JB-44OKCQQisrI_SMLRHui916K8_RivIZErhanH7jLnyXbQKiSk66MPfbVQMlLCfm6dwMHfZeUVZ3EC2DNV4jHqeM2R3-M4KmrGCk4zZfegxyMv4u60CsL4/s1600/Living+Room+fireplace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxFpYj31CDj49nvDnInI_JB-44OKCQQisrI_SMLRHui916K8_RivIZErhanH7jLnyXbQKiSk66MPfbVQMlLCfm6dwMHfZeUVZ3EC2DNV4jHqeM2R3-M4KmrGCk4zZfegxyMv4u60CsL4/s1600/Living+Room+fireplace.jpg" width="325" /></a></div>Architect <a href="http://www.jbmarchitect.com/#/home">John Murray</a> is no stranger to most style-minded classicists after his monograph,' <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Invention-Architecture-John-Murray/dp/1580933688/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398721352&sr=8-1&keywords=john+murray+architect">Classical Invention</a>', flew off shelves and onto design bookshelves everywhere. I recently heard him speak through our local chapter of the <a href="http://www.classicist-washington.org/">ICAA</a> and his intelligence and beautiful work go hand in hand.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuOCOf9E4XFfvhko1FZrFqtFORP24arFhlWqbsPHTZhUdaAzUS87E1Q4OdwrfBwDVyKbbtMOyXLGCVfvttytEZxFzzHOahYPvIRQU_y7MW1W4L7QvbwCHl30nNO6ETMmTN8uVlru1lX8/s1600/living+room+bookcases.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuOCOf9E4XFfvhko1FZrFqtFORP24arFhlWqbsPHTZhUdaAzUS87E1Q4OdwrfBwDVyKbbtMOyXLGCVfvttytEZxFzzHOahYPvIRQU_y7MW1W4L7QvbwCHl30nNO6ETMmTN8uVlru1lX8/s1600/living+room+bookcases.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>While flipping through the most recent issue of New Old House magazine I came across a renovated country house Murray completed on the Hudson River that made me feel instantly at home. Murray enhanced the existing house in such a way that one doesn't know what is old and what is new, one only knows that it is RIGHT.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwlk7HIm8ZJX_batZuIQr43AkMFktlGPkKGaH7jy1sK7utohHFW3RlmfW-PyHtxo33B9z64GUZP8BlJcxlJkaxGrWzKwPwQZmhOr8Ga0O-B7-p5JVuALMiHR-PkqJyWt0u8h8fxcSbwk/s1600/floorplan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwlk7HIm8ZJX_batZuIQr43AkMFktlGPkKGaH7jy1sK7utohHFW3RlmfW-PyHtxo33B9z64GUZP8BlJcxlJkaxGrWzKwPwQZmhOr8Ga0O-B7-p5JVuALMiHR-PkqJyWt0u8h8fxcSbwk/s1600/floorplan.jpg" width="288" /></a></div> The floorplan is a dream come true for most of us I would imagine; The only thing missing is the river view!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkj3rvpTwcv3bQQ84IzJSffvPRYmY3hW15s1droJrBpEyPB-3LBRqgAx1RuXoe1iXSgN5FaQtrDtsQc4cul3QdW3TLwPUGEF6emULudHuI6ngEt2E22XjJfgnaOt1Vjv4KoHt9W-XovM/s1600/Hudson+River+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkj3rvpTwcv3bQQ84IzJSffvPRYmY3hW15s1droJrBpEyPB-3LBRqgAx1RuXoe1iXSgN5FaQtrDtsQc4cul3QdW3TLwPUGEF6emULudHuI6ngEt2E22XjJfgnaOt1Vjv4KoHt9W-XovM/s1600/Hudson+River+view.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> French casements open completely to bring in the river views and air. The century old beams are the only decoration needed architecturally, interior designer <a href="http://www.samblountinc.com/#/home">Sam Blount</a> provided the rest.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDlwE7IE8ikWd9JuIMo45hsHd0vix4PGT7uXPA2yrIocZrIK_qFDX99pFFKGle59nZWUJtQoJKYEXC_W0hQitSyhW57DKvK8tiJP-CAzLXSHDofgXeKGDiyjWbgEvjzm8wTurIGLD0OY/s1600/Kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDlwE7IE8ikWd9JuIMo45hsHd0vix4PGT7uXPA2yrIocZrIK_qFDX99pFFKGle59nZWUJtQoJKYEXC_W0hQitSyhW57DKvK8tiJP-CAzLXSHDofgXeKGDiyjWbgEvjzm8wTurIGLD0OY/s1600/Kitchen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> The kitchen has all of the modern amenities of a new house and the charm of the old house.  Again I love the french casements!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOrHyV5l-o22Pjp_l8PQWKWhBo71bK6YFMBBh1qXb00nEShftNVgkzNj_vTs8RQkdQcrvswxnhC4Jd2UASAYDrWvqcHPCLjSvETCs1JvVqh6Nwsgp2DC-GgAJ_auy9hjvs9o201sdKdI/s1600/screened+porch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOrHyV5l-o22Pjp_l8PQWKWhBo71bK6YFMBBh1qXb00nEShftNVgkzNj_vTs8RQkdQcrvswxnhC4Jd2UASAYDrWvqcHPCLjSvETCs1JvVqh6Nwsgp2DC-GgAJ_auy9hjvs9o201sdKdI/s1600/screened+porch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The screened porch can be used year round. And what is a screened porch without ceiling fan and sky-blue beadboard ceiling?  This definitely ranks among my country house dreams -how about yours?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-Nhj5LET5xMBNvvWM9GN2-BP17PWPVSEviEppsY7fL2McvR7mz98zK67Q4xn9BsC6yqD6P_4zKwYQHc-xyTPHzcNENeYiOxRfB2hbGD9vFOrzPkvXcQOvZvlDx3yb2VzeyKKyHdFk78/s1600/pergola+with+a+view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-Nhj5LET5xMBNvvWM9GN2-BP17PWPVSEviEppsY7fL2McvR7mz98zK67Q4xn9BsC6yqD6P_4zKwYQHc-xyTPHzcNENeYiOxRfB2hbGD9vFOrzPkvXcQOvZvlDx3yb2VzeyKKyHdFk78/s1600/pergola+with+a+view.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><i>All photographs by <a href="http://www.durstonsaylor.com/">Durston Saylor</a> from <a href="http://oldhousejournal.hotims.com/r5/search.asp?action=search&return_by_category=y/">New Old House magazine</a>, Spring/Summer 2014</i>

Classical Invention on the Hudson River by John Murray

Architect John Murray is no stranger to most style-minded classicists after his monograph,' Classical Invention ', flew off shelve...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvVEx_nAEfWvgjalWyGMgfHvQ8UB5GgFG0anyozAllw9tlyGvASsyNKpHgG1hoIrMt8SUZIxJF6t0f-ZSHPYED7whJf1zxaWyifSt8Tke0lfWF2eX-yPDMGffvW6nbVxnJiA7wMvlWBbY/s1600/Georgetown+victorian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvVEx_nAEfWvgjalWyGMgfHvQ8UB5GgFG0anyozAllw9tlyGvASsyNKpHgG1hoIrMt8SUZIxJF6t0f-ZSHPYED7whJf1zxaWyifSt8Tke0lfWF2eX-yPDMGffvW6nbVxnJiA7wMvlWBbY/s640/Georgetown+victorian.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>Don't miss the <a href="http://www.georgetownhousetour.com/">Georgetown house tour</a> THIS WEEKEND - April 28. This is the longest running house tour in the country and benefits the ministries of St John's Episcopal Church.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrwok1rCTFrRMrlIsUH3mrsY0ZhcErzhK_BA9xohhC2IIr9ZVy26kFFqsEfLp4LSaWYx31lrF11DJ7zbhKEwJVbaxsTylLmF4DFfWvLjAR79p_jL-JMiM7pcW8_Uh9ubLVnirlCdu9PXJ/s1600/georgetown+house+tour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrwok1rCTFrRMrlIsUH3mrsY0ZhcErzhK_BA9xohhC2IIr9ZVy26kFFqsEfLp4LSaWYx31lrF11DJ7zbhKEwJVbaxsTylLmF4DFfWvLjAR79p_jL-JMiM7pcW8_Uh9ubLVnirlCdu9PXJ/s640/georgetown+house+tour.jpg" width="424" /></a></div> Nine beautiful houses of varying styles will be featured on the tour including these 4 pictured here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-s2ATOvSKq3k98VhfWI-ccHVYi_ASbmT7OQ7lotu_76MBf7qxez9054Bgc5fluZzED4S5zVQA2XVFY9MyfAcuDd4FHM7unuAR_IRgz51Bo6ZGX_fqC4fxI1i-clny0JwzStO85LOJ44S/s1600/georgetown+modern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-s2ATOvSKq3k98VhfWI-ccHVYi_ASbmT7OQ7lotu_76MBf7qxez9054Bgc5fluZzED4S5zVQA2XVFY9MyfAcuDd4FHM7unuAR_IRgz51Bo6ZGX_fqC4fxI1i-clny0JwzStO85LOJ44S/s640/georgetown+modern.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>Also included is a delightful tea at St John's Parish Hall. I'm most excited by seeing inside the Georgetown Stables below, long ago converted into a quirky residence. I saw them retouching some paint in preparation for the tour just a few weeks ago and it should prove to be very interesting!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSN6Z-KwCEj8yPNZ_-dXcKF-FP4DrqsD814VXvWb9g2k1mNkfW_3XIfEWKmNx-4kMPuhqsYs2p6NyaroGPg4dJX-R5fdJFTKNJhw-LHi21gpfE360umgP_R6kIwcmbzYZGf54JJ7C0gyM/s1600/georgetown+stables.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSN6Z-KwCEj8yPNZ_-dXcKF-FP4DrqsD814VXvWb9g2k1mNkfW_3XIfEWKmNx-4kMPuhqsYs2p6NyaroGPg4dJX-R5fdJFTKNJhw-LHi21gpfE360umgP_R6kIwcmbzYZGf54JJ7C0gyM/s640/georgetown+stables.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Also upcoming as part of the Georgetown Housetour is a lecture given by <a href="http://www.gpschafer.com/">architect Gil Schafer</a> on May 9th. Information is at the housetour <a href="http://www.georgetownhousetour.com/">website</a>. Hope to see you there (at both events)!!<br /><i>Photos courtesy of the Georgetown Housetour.</i>

Georgetown Housetour - this weekend!

Don't miss the Georgetown house tour THIS WEEKEND - April 28. This is the longest running house tour in the country and benefits the mi...