Inspiration: Tom Scheerer Decorates

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZV1eLlzwWnoYHSCF2lhNWE72wK-f5RqPrpXIPJEvQsTP667aDJX5EQT4mMFc6Jh-DGG3ym1pXvC8QiFIskpwuoHycvPfWgvsqPO8kOfeoAuf1rjeJNJaUrvmLVmE5eShnHbZ4OGOjmhW/s1600/Scheerer+grisaille+wallpaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZV1eLlzwWnoYHSCF2lhNWE72wK-f5RqPrpXIPJEvQsTP667aDJX5EQT4mMFc6Jh-DGG3ym1pXvC8QiFIskpwuoHycvPfWgvsqPO8kOfeoAuf1rjeJNJaUrvmLVmE5eShnHbZ4OGOjmhW/s400/Scheerer+grisaille+wallpaper.jpg" width="303" /></a></div>I recently returned from vacation and a copy of <a href="http://www.vendomepress.com/tom-scheerer-decorates/">Tom Sheerer Decorates</a> was waiting for me at home: a great way to get inspired and back to work!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBm7ZJbMcQFz6QwJMj4vjakAbauVnPtArt9VQDVoA0C-OdrhqHV1DPGDlm35fLRO6Dt8pgBbj3khxdArlSVyNApVtQcw2tUCrEAY4j29x_8elTnVeyUfgyp0sxKJjtZs4QDtG4SXqXbIJt/s1600/Tom+Scheerer+decorates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBm7ZJbMcQFz6QwJMj4vjakAbauVnPtArt9VQDVoA0C-OdrhqHV1DPGDlm35fLRO6Dt8pgBbj3khxdArlSVyNApVtQcw2tUCrEAY4j29x_8elTnVeyUfgyp0sxKJjtZs4QDtG4SXqXbIJt/s400/Tom+Scheerer+decorates.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><a href="http://www.tomscheerer.com/">Scheerer'</a>s stunning work should be no stranger to anyone as it has been widely published since the late 90s. I think I'm particularly drawn to it as he has an architect's eye (trained as an architect at prestigious <a href="http://www.cooper.edu/architecture">Cooper Union</a>) but a love for good living and pretty things.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eOjeOs0Fjab9IQ_eU9i2JH8kgi2IAO6iUPxJHZEEKwVjpY6G6Mx3aRRWzMTWgVz0VQ0cHWBvi6oMMQHzC3PMpNqK0pz4Z9ZIn03EhCM3IgcQYjgXs5Y9jd1D8tRdOfvnNJ1IKKhnjuW3/s1600/lyford+cay+club.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eOjeOs0Fjab9IQ_eU9i2JH8kgi2IAO6iUPxJHZEEKwVjpY6G6Mx3aRRWzMTWgVz0VQ0cHWBvi6oMMQHzC3PMpNqK0pz4Z9ZIn03EhCM3IgcQYjgXs5Y9jd1D8tRdOfvnNJ1IKKhnjuW3/s400/lyford+cay+club.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The art of fine living is at the basis of all of Sheerer's projects whether they be private clubs (the Lyford Clay Club seen above), private homes (the basis of his work), or his own homes (seen below is his Charleston home published in House & Garden January 1997).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVXuJsTlmp3baH2THdMOSlOKFVAQFD6GyNbZ9xHCs9-Yilwci35ShaiL0sLfFtyb6kuo8rg0SPvsB_CUbUSFMUze75uG5wDADnNuqzvwps6BiTw5ZZq12SgvOCC5urfPha9VrytGToGmS/s1600/Scheerer+1997+House+&+Garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVXuJsTlmp3baH2THdMOSlOKFVAQFD6GyNbZ9xHCs9-Yilwci35ShaiL0sLfFtyb6kuo8rg0SPvsB_CUbUSFMUze75uG5wDADnNuqzvwps6BiTw5ZZq12SgvOCC5urfPha9VrytGToGmS/s400/Scheerer+1997+House+&+Garden.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Sheerer describes his work as 'no nonsense' and 'cheerful' and one can easily see why. The book is full of diverse projects but this crisp, relaxed simplicity is their unifying thread.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbv8tMSOnKmW1ZrRJQzVwknoyUWEl9oyAUGgqcBdFB4GTH2bfHt_AabkV8yEDrHAgUMv1cA8nfNLjkMTSCPuZCKGdRQUtzsz11maZPA8CtmxfpNSOZ6pG3y__NjpCEQrS203oHBptpc64/s1600/Scheerer+clean+canvas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbv8tMSOnKmW1ZrRJQzVwknoyUWEl9oyAUGgqcBdFB4GTH2bfHt_AabkV8yEDrHAgUMv1cA8nfNLjkMTSCPuZCKGdRQUtzsz11maZPA8CtmxfpNSOZ6pG3y__NjpCEQrS203oHBptpc64/s400/Scheerer+clean+canvas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Oddly enough I had just been admiring a project of his located in Sag Harbor, NY,  in a summer 2013 issue of <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha Stewart Living</a> and it was featured prominently in this book with loads of more detail and photographs (living room above).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEl1u_C7ruh_2-g14hPtsKpTsKN1oj1rAXYnB8gsm7AeR1YLRs8OvFV2qSEd1X97X8ppK7PC8KWPC2MO6foz_A_R4b9eNQl61H52JI_xtK8ChP-zfhace96vfkyZQmpbZntPQn98Mj7H_/s1600/scheerer+farmhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpEl1u_C7ruh_2-g14hPtsKpTsKN1oj1rAXYnB8gsm7AeR1YLRs8OvFV2qSEd1X97X8ppK7PC8KWPC2MO6foz_A_R4b9eNQl61H52JI_xtK8ChP-zfhace96vfkyZQmpbZntPQn98Mj7H_/s400/scheerer+farmhouse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Whats not to love about his undecorated work; Scheerer combines classic decorating with modernist touches which is how we all really live today. Get the extremely well-written <a href="http://www.vendomepress.com/tom-scheerer-decorates/">book</a> today! I'll be posting more book reviews this week as it's a way we can all be inspired.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW2vcYuvjzAd6vBVKC_9ZPZ7Zod8UlRU5v1DPMUBWIxzP7_LSPNQSmUzzWo9zMNR-KicpxtDnObGJ8w1voVk38GB2iMPxlQB3liqzpfuvXzcPhEXh7vlZI1tMdG7JJIbSXpFS8Ciqkg9Q/s1600/Sheerer+brooklyn+entry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisW2vcYuvjzAd6vBVKC_9ZPZ7Zod8UlRU5v1DPMUBWIxzP7_LSPNQSmUzzWo9zMNR-KicpxtDnObGJ8w1voVk38GB2iMPxlQB3liqzpfuvXzcPhEXh7vlZI1tMdG7JJIbSXpFS8Ciqkg9Q/s400/Sheerer+brooklyn+entry.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><i>Images courtesy of <a href="http://www.vendomepress.com/">The Vendome Press</a> by <a href="http://francescolagnese.com/">Francesco Lagnese</a> and text by <a href="http://www.mimiread.com/">Mimi Read</a>. </i>

Inspiration: Tom Scheerer Decorates

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