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Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Q4nA8ydBwUrTWJUW3v23vjIRlJ7Nyypb-EWUKnN5Zj3tnAMwfaRcWvOOKCyn8qPWbbcbmZRz0sGFYVISqH9T07Ig6EcuduxuO_rdRcxXro-JGx1VHXH1zJS5NbpASmCg0JZd8TB_qdc/s1600/1+large+urn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Q4nA8ydBwUrTWJUW3v23vjIRlJ7Nyypb-EWUKnN5Zj3tnAMwfaRcWvOOKCyn8qPWbbcbmZRz0sGFYVISqH9T07Ig6EcuduxuO_rdRcxXro-JGx1VHXH1zJS5NbpASmCg0JZd8TB_qdc/s1600/1+large+urn.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>One of my favorite architectural monuments anywhere is the <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2009/06/weekend-jaunt.html">Palace of Fine Arts</a> in San Francisco. I find myself visiting this location every time I'm in the city.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyCKS9pdLTBAyGlhH_-Q8TQVacQarx3Kj75V-IvieLtDoYzKUdVB5b4Lv01gW6Vh1buXZEfSISIwjAlmhuCnn2eruuK0iNHZX72Z0QfC_esCo7zLZqSB48oWl8nD9y1_iQUJ5N_65GK8/s1600/2+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyCKS9pdLTBAyGlhH_-Q8TQVacQarx3Kj75V-IvieLtDoYzKUdVB5b4Lv01gW6Vh1buXZEfSISIwjAlmhuCnn2eruuK0iNHZX72Z0QfC_esCo7zLZqSB48oWl8nD9y1_iQUJ5N_65GK8/s1600/2+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Built in 1915 for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama-Pacific_International_Exposition_(1915)">Panama-Pacific International Exposition</a> the structure was intended to only be temporary.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtDGBtmA1NMq6ipqWkCeJp0mpzdHlQzFQzUwDOA5BOM5sU0waqeX7_1r7WLqype7F40bB3EjadcB0EaAAcC8Zd40VwPVP_ORIhMwi-hqQn5hFGn0YMy3h7_jKrzboDrRTm6VYf5-QEzE/s1600/3+palace+of+fine+arts+plaque.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEtDGBtmA1NMq6ipqWkCeJp0mpzdHlQzFQzUwDOA5BOM5sU0waqeX7_1r7WLqype7F40bB3EjadcB0EaAAcC8Zd40VwPVP_ORIhMwi-hqQn5hFGn0YMy3h7_jKrzboDrRTm6VYf5-QEzE/s1600/3+palace+of+fine+arts+plaque.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>However it proved to be so popular it was left standing long after the exposition thanks to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Apperson_Hearst">Phoebe Hearst</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZS_P3f13xGD6tnYagOe-1MNSFT9d-Skw0bwJqv4SaLx51_GjpUJY6vFZQxpC2SBX1x9zHYuIlVOEdnV2xYGC8lBIQnYvqLpeeJoXl9A6EnqcvsGVs_F3lDAQP45AMFs3Rv-HL83pDYn4/s1600/4+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZS_P3f13xGD6tnYagOe-1MNSFT9d-Skw0bwJqv4SaLx51_GjpUJY6vFZQxpC2SBX1x9zHYuIlVOEdnV2xYGC8lBIQnYvqLpeeJoXl9A6EnqcvsGVs_F3lDAQP45AMFs3Rv-HL83pDYn4/s1600/4+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>By 1965 the 'temporary' nature of the materials was evident and the palace was in ruins. It was torn down and rebuilt of steel and lightweight concrete. Later still it was reinforced for earthquakes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TJnL5ld0R0qkdw2WE8aKTzt43hLn7qtqiEEylZwngWOTNMfY7hW6tWX0vmDBgW9Qk9hM9INW4MX6OnoWAUpSmZ6X1IgFDah5np5uSC3LUmmBTsvbiLiv9F53y70S6eMpVKLcVyFnKCM/s1600/5+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TJnL5ld0R0qkdw2WE8aKTzt43hLn7qtqiEEylZwngWOTNMfY7hW6tWX0vmDBgW9Qk9hM9INW4MX6OnoWAUpSmZ6X1IgFDah5np5uSC3LUmmBTsvbiLiv9F53y70S6eMpVKLcVyFnKCM/s1600/5+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Originally designed by local architect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Maybeck">Bernard Maybeck</a> the structure is a fantasy of Greek and Roman architecture.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnJ_LXuC9anCgll2OjVEc2ufTagPcwZk-dNDYSjk_NuQBsHQjl7IIj3k9m_RllfoqUYiA-VBE22KycP2y9QxMK6J82P5K-_r4ACCnnEbhGCUME-DMmPr2fK-LgRU9SHS2NtpW3fMNdrM/s1600/6+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnJ_LXuC9anCgll2OjVEc2ufTagPcwZk-dNDYSjk_NuQBsHQjl7IIj3k9m_RllfoqUYiA-VBE22KycP2y9QxMK6J82P5K-_r4ACCnnEbhGCUME-DMmPr2fK-LgRU9SHS2NtpW3fMNdrM/s1600/6+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> I've always wondered what these women statues were looking at!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGbiezO0xUdv2zdpXmjljwHwMpbKntw1Y7Q9m8nRhllAyeTVUunkB0bjGh2zDg0K7P0dPKtvwpn0jOWtm5Khc85cj7E4-uCgmbcoeREgFwCBiKj-14uZNc5aOMeZG2QWWNh2KtY_p3x8/s1600/7+palace+of+fine+arts+detail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGbiezO0xUdv2zdpXmjljwHwMpbKntw1Y7Q9m8nRhllAyeTVUunkB0bjGh2zDg0K7P0dPKtvwpn0jOWtm5Khc85cj7E4-uCgmbcoeREgFwCBiKj-14uZNc5aOMeZG2QWWNh2KtY_p3x8/s1600/7+palace+of+fine+arts+detail.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The detail work is still crisp and beautiful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzZavPcwVtX5ynF0xDSdOgYn6hVjcCI7xCnB0tCE7AZg8bGhIybzcTHXAE5TPUj3E4wuMLC1Ta5KhBYBl9rdHibm_OLP9ngta9IDL62UcrEVvEIUBM7eN6uLmXN7gOx0Kz4Z17PNuEgQ/s1600/8+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzZavPcwVtX5ynF0xDSdOgYn6hVjcCI7xCnB0tCE7AZg8bGhIybzcTHXAE5TPUj3E4wuMLC1Ta5KhBYBl9rdHibm_OLP9ngta9IDL62UcrEVvEIUBM7eN6uLmXN7gOx0Kz4Z17PNuEgQ/s1600/8+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Notice the scale: it's so immense that people look like ants and barely show up in photographs! As always you can click on the photos to view them larger.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWK1wDM3zXkrAwMllOQwe3WImp7bK4rZfBicwZMbEP7nyX5UogP4Lx71SgY9tI2ZHSSNvbqD9L-Pxb99V_QOcy6BuMprI4hbOoGAS0qUjS8FYU_9-B7ehP3Xu9YQt48PgbohfVIOa03LU/s1600/9+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWK1wDM3zXkrAwMllOQwe3WImp7bK4rZfBicwZMbEP7nyX5UogP4Lx71SgY9tI2ZHSSNvbqD9L-Pxb99V_QOcy6BuMprI4hbOoGAS0qUjS8FYU_9-B7ehP3Xu9YQt48PgbohfVIOa03LU/s1600/9+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I wish these stepped planters were in use -it would look phenomenal with creeping vines, boxwood, rosebushes, etc.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0PV95l89yrUzhQXthY77Q4TwdCOKgnwY0rHtL9-oAa3ZkjPjuoQqlDeXMERj-wqqLoy2p-kqwj5UnenN9bfFKVhaPcgzwTrwA9AP8L8qbDQLACAAODC0YqhbI_gkfUJe5kX6ejrJ1yY/s1600/10+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0PV95l89yrUzhQXthY77Q4TwdCOKgnwY0rHtL9-oAa3ZkjPjuoQqlDeXMERj-wqqLoy2p-kqwj5UnenN9bfFKVhaPcgzwTrwA9AP8L8qbDQLACAAODC0YqhbI_gkfUJe5kX6ejrJ1yY/s1600/10+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>You probably recognize the Palace of Fine Arts from numerous fashion shoots and advertisements.  I remember a lot of car advertisements from the 70s and 80s.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbpKIuS0MoUI-MFIF4kNa23y1AwuWE70QYlS9wBKkecl2mhUc2ETU4UX9AXnmx7O36jeuOx4nBjWwMD_cTohrDaEx_Wb-ja7__7LMsnsRgIgPn8_oYu_LffC99nlYxfXFZwQcSHncHjk/s1600/11+palace+of+fine+arts+interior+dome.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbpKIuS0MoUI-MFIF4kNa23y1AwuWE70QYlS9wBKkecl2mhUc2ETU4UX9AXnmx7O36jeuOx4nBjWwMD_cTohrDaEx_Wb-ja7__7LMsnsRgIgPn8_oYu_LffC99nlYxfXFZwQcSHncHjk/s1600/11+palace+of+fine+arts+interior+dome.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> The interior of the dome is no less grand.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtdFYJmjx1ALNpFyZEOnu98CW6NqyiLQ-slTPMSiNRBoihw8QTRttS_w5L3j3lxNWmjkBKgQ0TfWlFsn40YJzxTi0YF2v_g__3dt0FDHS2Qeu_kH5ToYDUOvX4rVT51Fh8fvlVNd0QWU/s1600/12+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtdFYJmjx1ALNpFyZEOnu98CW6NqyiLQ-slTPMSiNRBoihw8QTRttS_w5L3j3lxNWmjkBKgQ0TfWlFsn40YJzxTi0YF2v_g__3dt0FDHS2Qeu_kH5ToYDUOvX4rVT51Fh8fvlVNd0QWU/s1600/12+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="285" /></a></div>Again notice the scale of the urns -the door to the lower right hand corner above is probably 7'-0" tall and has a transom over it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbhv7HO8XGov9rIBi5g1tkJDytZLuROgA6qvfs7-FaVrKt9Yz9azLLktZcxYTJoLnHhmBRnv8OgY5PsCpMGFZj5OqIt9fuNecZd1_pBpPBqreVvEzKURLkaSolg35d6alybF7U5B_E7s/s1600/13+palace+of+fine+arts+-marina+district.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbhv7HO8XGov9rIBi5g1tkJDytZLuROgA6qvfs7-FaVrKt9Yz9azLLktZcxYTJoLnHhmBRnv8OgY5PsCpMGFZj5OqIt9fuNecZd1_pBpPBqreVvEzKURLkaSolg35d6alybF7U5B_E7s/s1600/13+palace+of+fine+arts+-marina+district.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The <a href="http://www.palaceoffinearts.org/Welcome.html">Palace of Fine Arts</a> sits in the Marina district -a residential neighborhood. Those are some lucky houses with quite the view!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DFH2DhWejR2qJpYgBek2LejXFhvU-MbZDKEiPsfdTKqYm2Fzj6J3FbTDUA_ol7bvCpwEfGgnGjnOuwKKBGyEFbD1i1b7Db6m6dLmZneJKeeUd69ouXcldQaHgl4jmyihcPuf0QcFNM4/s1600/14+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DFH2DhWejR2qJpYgBek2LejXFhvU-MbZDKEiPsfdTKqYm2Fzj6J3FbTDUA_ol7bvCpwEfGgnGjnOuwKKBGyEFbD1i1b7Db6m6dLmZneJKeeUd69ouXcldQaHgl4jmyihcPuf0QcFNM4/s1600/14+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We were lucky to have a gorgeous day to wander around the marina and the Palace of Fine Arts.  It's rather remote away from other touristy areas so never seems to be too crowded in my limited experience.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lu2-G_fnb4LYmeUA8_qR9oa8KzWj4A8-Q0N5NtwECSE6aoxs7G3BKnU6ooWQLTnZRdyhbJDw8K6RRomU-ekqIsVEjVXQux9xGjfJ4Br7zBueUf4I7jvRG480Z03rmAObXMVl3wI777E/s1600/15+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lu2-G_fnb4LYmeUA8_qR9oa8KzWj4A8-Q0N5NtwECSE6aoxs7G3BKnU6ooWQLTnZRdyhbJDw8K6RRomU-ekqIsVEjVXQux9xGjfJ4Br7zBueUf4I7jvRG480Z03rmAObXMVl3wI777E/s1600/15+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>If you find yourself in San Francisco make sure to visit the <a href="http://www.palaceoffinearts.org/Welcome.html">Palace of Fine Arts</a> in the Marina District, you won't regret it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrihZY63hbhZ2VFmBRlh3hpspdPnUKZP4ITAd9s8UuVtCMxEGh8s9r7C8-BMP4Ny0Q2HbNt469OFDiPX3bKkucLITd7jaF-pRbiAqvPWd057qdb8CNHdBJvD47yboDmx2MNE_54D-NzY/s1600/16+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrihZY63hbhZ2VFmBRlh3hpspdPnUKZP4ITAd9s8UuVtCMxEGh8s9r7C8-BMP4Ny0Q2HbNt469OFDiPX3bKkucLITd7jaF-pRbiAqvPWd057qdb8CNHdBJvD47yboDmx2MNE_54D-NzY/s1600/16+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />

Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco

One of my favorite architectural monuments anywhere is the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. I find myself visiting this location every...

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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!

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The thing I adore most about visiting house museums is checking out the amazing details caught in time. While at Filoli I must have taken ...

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Interesting lighting at Filoli

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1oaudqTIiV3zyc8F3g6rohsOYvfbz9U5YaqOXz5rgqFRO1r7U_D7DYaRmVU2RMGZsUf3Wg5ClW_kvW4EVjp9IDq2AU-im3EZ93Ig-e1muebTrFJ5fSw-5gfc-UKoyWe79j2xftH0yIU/s1600/dining+room+lights+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1oaudqTIiV3zyc8F3g6rohsOYvfbz9U5YaqOXz5rgqFRO1r7U_D7DYaRmVU2RMGZsUf3Wg5ClW_kvW4EVjp9IDq2AU-im3EZ93Ig-e1muebTrFJ5fSw-5gfc-UKoyWe79j2xftH0yIU/s1600/dining+room+lights+2.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>While in California I stopped by <a href="http://www.filoli.org/">Filoli</a>, a spectacular house museum that I have blogged about extensively in numerous posts <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/search?q=+filoli">HERE</a>,  and noticed an unusual light fixture in the dining room.  The 'candles' of the sconces are torpedo shaped sleeves from which slits are hollowed out in the back to hide a much smaller bulb.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRdhh6Ar1D-hyAlL_yQS-gO9pXMmRWp2A-qZiZaAedlXTarqlrE6iKWnt6BSi6bob1yfwEzByX_4EHKNdCW6yMeS6MVM35X3nnu4Xq11h6iXiKPiw2TUGJPb_YKQ66_bKtP6MVVFitMQ/s1600/Dining+room+lights.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRdhh6Ar1D-hyAlL_yQS-gO9pXMmRWp2A-qZiZaAedlXTarqlrE6iKWnt6BSi6bob1yfwEzByX_4EHKNdCW6yMeS6MVM35X3nnu4Xq11h6iXiKPiw2TUGJPb_YKQ66_bKtP6MVVFitMQ/s1600/Dining+room+lights.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>When one sees the fixture from afar they appear to be candle-lit sconces as no light bulb is visible but they still 'glow' providing ambient light.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMG0u5GqjeDlQAOMzaeO_53LXo9j9vTFcTgn3JHcD_CqpcIUbDRqEbVQL2RREIcCVBmI9hHeWPCTjgqLRWhgDVFozFvwD017pK0fv06JdeDb4XvDq3eCGS6YOLZe8o73dMEmQ9AIVf_g/s1600/dining+room+lights+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMG0u5GqjeDlQAOMzaeO_53LXo9j9vTFcTgn3JHcD_CqpcIUbDRqEbVQL2RREIcCVBmI9hHeWPCTjgqLRWhgDVFozFvwD017pK0fv06JdeDb4XvDq3eCGS6YOLZe8o73dMEmQ9AIVf_g/s1600/dining+room+lights+3.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Above you can even see how some of the sconces hold real candles while others hold the backlit torpedoes. I think I rather like this idea.  What about you, or is it trying too hard?

Interesting lighting at Filoli

While in California I stopped by Filoli , a spectacular house museum that I have blogged about extensively in numerous posts HERE , and no...

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Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7wiIgYlPXWqli0ArrqhgfUUcvkTqND-7jFddH3m-o3QFEcA_ZODEL_0YkLm50Hh_mzYer1kP5Kcf58rBlHIeA4Bu2fdO-4_nwRccWGIF55tAph4pKlGjhZO32nBJAefIc7bGS6byeGo/s1600/rodin+and+monet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7wiIgYlPXWqli0ArrqhgfUUcvkTqND-7jFddH3m-o3QFEcA_ZODEL_0YkLm50Hh_mzYer1kP5Kcf58rBlHIeA4Bu2fdO-4_nwRccWGIF55tAph4pKlGjhZO32nBJAefIc7bGS6byeGo/s1600/rodin+and+monet.JPG" width="290" /></a></div>While in San Francisco I visited one of my favorite museums which I see every trip to California, <a href="https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/">The Legion of Honor museum</a>.  While on this trip I went primarily to see the newly restored <a href="https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/legion/collections/european-decorative-art-sculpture/salon-dore">Salon Dore</a> and the coverage on its restoration, I was happy to revisit old favorites as well. (more on the Salon Dore in a later post).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wnLYbMe6BqR-HKMwX70bKudpOx8EJW2PZc3MMds281Dsdl2FOaAjr1vgCSt67b2KuOEeADP923NJzSuKhiMdFPR4_EtUXQl_setzNBTUp5Q-mgr6HkjymBFeoUsN8eAJNs1XMYtR7rw/s1600/Legion+of+Honor+Museum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wnLYbMe6BqR-HKMwX70bKudpOx8EJW2PZc3MMds281Dsdl2FOaAjr1vgCSt67b2KuOEeADP923NJzSuKhiMdFPR4_EtUXQl_setzNBTUp5Q-mgr6HkjymBFeoUsN8eAJNs1XMYtR7rw/s1600/Legion+of+Honor+Museum.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This museum has everything going for it in my book; the architecture is modeled on the Hotel de Salm in Paris, the collections span everything from porcelain, Egyptian relics, decorative arts and paintings from the golden age of Europe, and the views of San Francisco and the bay from the hilltop location are stunning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFeonTUsO3g7nTbuOxWalryUfeJkxX762ym4NjyNVeIKbEncl96yazr5vNfB5D329Ts2VagHOoHaw6BXbQLrAZZiOeunqXVoFKEmANoQ2rRmGPRmfGR0ighokt2dDT0zd1gagzt6_24A/s1600/Rodin+thinker.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFeonTUsO3g7nTbuOxWalryUfeJkxX762ym4NjyNVeIKbEncl96yazr5vNfB5D329Ts2VagHOoHaw6BXbQLrAZZiOeunqXVoFKEmANoQ2rRmGPRmfGR0ighokt2dDT0zd1gagzt6_24A/s1600/Rodin+thinker.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> The entry is a long procession between the gallery wings past one of Rodin's 'The Thinker' sculptures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1q-VV-n_kF43y2W-cMQ53vTx0olheyKPNVeVsvhMBtJBJNGkTubnUZrTNo_lMjDkAnZ3ZjCBSBJJUrHDoLHvvHkRvSLI2Tt_41QhdVgmAEYFTx5k0s0RBbu1F-7lQ0zhCd1R160zDDY/s1600/Clement+XII+and+muse+of+love.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1q-VV-n_kF43y2W-cMQ53vTx0olheyKPNVeVsvhMBtJBJNGkTubnUZrTNo_lMjDkAnZ3ZjCBSBJJUrHDoLHvvHkRvSLI2Tt_41QhdVgmAEYFTx5k0s0RBbu1F-7lQ0zhCd1R160zDDY/s1600/Clement+XII+and+muse+of+love.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> Inside each gallery houses a different genre of art so there really is something for everyone!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIo8q6LYo8FGTrJIDNoxN3YB0vrujS1XUwuwXrDvNyZxL0LBtoTMr0DEbx6o9qAUZvWMZnG2RSuCXR7_CxlAVvVvX4Q1gkIWy2oO4pA1C82Rkov4a2IrlPrNrC2joy_UQc20pdtR1vxo/s1600/layers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIo8q6LYo8FGTrJIDNoxN3YB0vrujS1XUwuwXrDvNyZxL0LBtoTMr0DEbx6o9qAUZvWMZnG2RSuCXR7_CxlAVvVvX4Q1gkIWy2oO4pA1C82Rkov4a2IrlPrNrC2joy_UQc20pdtR1vxo/s1600/layers.JPG" width="317" /></a></div>Each gallery also has its own color scheme -the English Country house room is a striking red.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw67eQa3YY2dbPlD1VsjK4N23bcVV8PqfvEEz_XXZQ_GSXcW4-RlknEYmOBFY2iRuelLCcbh8ecXMP6BOlCg9QJUZ-ZOd0_YBJFm0YV8aA0AdStZM9WYpoKggpK-CWNlhQcKfg00M9dM/s1600/french+paneling.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw67eQa3YY2dbPlD1VsjK4N23bcVV8PqfvEEz_XXZQ_GSXcW4-RlknEYmOBFY2iRuelLCcbh8ecXMP6BOlCg9QJUZ-ZOd0_YBJFm0YV8aA0AdStZM9WYpoKggpK-CWNlhQcKfg00M9dM/s1600/french+paneling.JPG" width="290" /></a></div> One of the period rooms featured excellent natural wood and gilded boiseries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3G2IIckqpXrCAZlMOw4y-v-gdhUMwV-5mNiz2N4ZLRU8ICfAWZQej_SXAhybTxt-dLpJcPJaewkMeUYoqQ5h4nW3Hd6VlT03a6jMq7fotzHP6We-DztSyR3EWfSxI-sSBMEdFl-HmKo/s1600/Rock+crystal+chandelier.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3G2IIckqpXrCAZlMOw4y-v-gdhUMwV-5mNiz2N4ZLRU8ICfAWZQej_SXAhybTxt-dLpJcPJaewkMeUYoqQ5h4nW3Hd6VlT03a6jMq7fotzHP6We-DztSyR3EWfSxI-sSBMEdFl-HmKo/s1600/Rock+crystal+chandelier.JPG" width="272" /></a></div>The stunning Italian rock crystal chandelier dates to 1730 and was a gift to the museum from Madame Jacques Balsan, nee Consuelo Vanderbilt.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpKvixDZtcRMIdOYEKRqVOhy_bo0hzmznopFJAqWCh01Ap49PIdI66vGaxVyGX24ZGvjjhLgjIMnW0bp47qLVdjHDfFv4ygqr-w2piwDzLvjUjF1lhjSfHzfZOuIpwb4H2TdUiLnTSrw/s1600/looking+at+her+reflection.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpKvixDZtcRMIdOYEKRqVOhy_bo0hzmznopFJAqWCh01Ap49PIdI66vGaxVyGX24ZGvjjhLgjIMnW0bp47qLVdjHDfFv4ygqr-w2piwDzLvjUjF1lhjSfHzfZOuIpwb4H2TdUiLnTSrw/s1600/looking+at+her+reflection.JPG" width="287" /></a></div> I loved how the case protecting this lovely terra cotta lady allowed her to gaze upon herself in reflection.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKaQmDiB4glQthFLO0I8toduMr0MwWWc3mHLunZOIsWU8-3kvnK_TbCYt1C4djlbJhs4NO4-KZIUAyCN-kVRK0EXf6UicOH87dr1fPBgEyXo6ht4nFdBmI4PH-SQtFou7_P9JxYTKF6E/s1600/Rodin+layers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKaQmDiB4glQthFLO0I8toduMr0MwWWc3mHLunZOIsWU8-3kvnK_TbCYt1C4djlbJhs4NO4-KZIUAyCN-kVRK0EXf6UicOH87dr1fPBgEyXo6ht4nFdBmI4PH-SQtFou7_P9JxYTKF6E/s1600/Rodin+layers.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Rodin's works are to be found throughout the museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HDNq4yFhCQ3MBGhq1QPks1VWih7bK-NRCfX94Gc1pUD7WUllE2ui8mm0tFcPuLof3kanRWdgi-wGGUSqanIPQWeZVZjrHUAEe20-rKN_HYJknjaE3yf-KmIdoFawPwCzZhwN7CNbaHQ/s1600/Mudejar+Ceiling.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HDNq4yFhCQ3MBGhq1QPks1VWih7bK-NRCfX94Gc1pUD7WUllE2ui8mm0tFcPuLof3kanRWdgi-wGGUSqanIPQWeZVZjrHUAEe20-rKN_HYJknjaE3yf-KmIdoFawPwCzZhwN7CNbaHQ/s1600/Mudejar+Ceiling.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The most stunning item in the collection though has to be the polychromed Spanish wood ceiling from around 1500 - gasps are literally heard as one walks into the gallery.  Be sure to visit the<a href="https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/"> Legion of Honor museum</a> whilst in San Francisco!

Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco

While in San Francisco I visited one of my favorite museums which I see every trip to California, The Legion of Honor museum . While on thi...

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Carmel cottage

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Artefact design and salvage, Sonoma

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQE5wQ819S4Z9hJfJhChD6xnwmCeAvLDw1iSDzwInjmAkak0PG-r5M3mVOlxW7cd471gkCQ0VYPby8svwt62mYytBOnoQHBfeF5DitHZFJeVT0LiKIOlWB8BI6_OysZ4xTp7VSAV_abEQ/s1600/Artefact.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQE5wQ819S4Z9hJfJhChD6xnwmCeAvLDw1iSDzwInjmAkak0PG-r5M3mVOlxW7cd471gkCQ0VYPby8svwt62mYytBOnoQHBfeF5DitHZFJeVT0LiKIOlWB8BI6_OysZ4xTp7VSAV_abEQ/s1600/Artefact.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I recently returned from a vacation to Northern California and while I organize my thoughts & photos I thought I'd share with you <a href="http://www.artefactdesignsalvage.com/">Artefact Design & Salvage</a>. <a href="http://www.artefactdesignsalvage.com/">Artefact</a> is a store that I came across in Sonoma thanks to a recommendation from my good friend, <a href="http://michaelhampton.blogspot.com/">designer Michael Hampton</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA54-woc-n7uTvRE_nIFt-dHMoJW6FpjOvd74Uoc3XUs2lioSy_j3AV9CrOX8VXIBJ8r3Ki0lnV-ara6j5SzYryOhyphenhyphenTAaYZWhCiExOLSGJRAv0hgxB5sReD5doIxO8KjWewhbZbw5CLE/s1600/artefact+interior+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA54-woc-n7uTvRE_nIFt-dHMoJW6FpjOvd74Uoc3XUs2lioSy_j3AV9CrOX8VXIBJ8r3Ki0lnV-ara6j5SzYryOhyphenhyphenTAaYZWhCiExOLSGJRAv0hgxB5sReD5doIxO8KjWewhbZbw5CLE/s1600/artefact+interior+2.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Housed in a small district of warehouses near the Sonoma airport, the immense store carries all manner of re-purposed salvage and a lot of other quirky finds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58A7pMm3H_oZt6psnmnvOl3Rxw7yJoLS-41Hk4Vpq9GKCmdiKUUPB7FHuaDIqJ5Bfo0lm4ro3As4wO3hpIm-N8VJkNLpOQ-S0VT-j3Yeu4VPMM92cj6-gjksFn4YZOYXNVFeLQWTsTKc/s1600/artefact+interior.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58A7pMm3H_oZt6psnmnvOl3Rxw7yJoLS-41Hk4Vpq9GKCmdiKUUPB7FHuaDIqJ5Bfo0lm4ro3As4wO3hpIm-N8VJkNLpOQ-S0VT-j3Yeu4VPMM92cj6-gjksFn4YZOYXNVFeLQWTsTKc/s1600/artefact+interior.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> One could spend hours browsing their stock and reading through the offered design books of local talent.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHGU4doX5e07Qwt6SpFC5Pj2lkm6kYd7YJV4Anjj_cbpK6ND2kNTHAvZvZMb1WsMv2X8SZPqzDSiWgWXiez0KF3Z89s-fs1_eo2zxLJXBH_Qx9OthX90cMASEf4In24MT882LLp-iUgA/s1600/bulldog+-+Axel.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPHGU4doX5e07Qwt6SpFC5Pj2lkm6kYd7YJV4Anjj_cbpK6ND2kNTHAvZvZMb1WsMv2X8SZPqzDSiWgWXiez0KF3Z89s-fs1_eo2zxLJXBH_Qx9OthX90cMASEf4In24MT882LLp-iUgA/s1600/bulldog+-+Axel.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>One will of course be greeted by Axel, the trusty store mascot! A playful dog, he will demand you play with him and his favorite toy bucket. Beware.....should you attempt to play with him, Axel and his bucket will follow you throughout the store no matter the length of your visit!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbYmHwqzTo1FYaF4ifWzfDbm7rU3f7AE-HYPmFyC6T69YXBNWgZSZ3M73CxgV53-S6CqjATFW4d4Sa_tb8S0qoeVuXuQifpoxybz8nd3InPNUvEnomSZG4Ojsrb8o9BTtcByHag4Wb3s/s1600/art+deco+urn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbYmHwqzTo1FYaF4ifWzfDbm7rU3f7AE-HYPmFyC6T69YXBNWgZSZ3M73CxgV53-S6CqjATFW4d4Sa_tb8S0qoeVuXuQifpoxybz8nd3InPNUvEnomSZG4Ojsrb8o9BTtcByHag4Wb3s/s1600/art+deco+urn.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The goodies continue outside in the yard - I particularly loved this stone urn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DppAJoMslA3lg-bKDCU6gKrwpTOnczkYcEKX5-VBKYvH-SVEsf7FwaLQVcoAJAdCU4SjDs4oJpP30bW1fpWN581eyVUFm4U1cJwv9DP7b1JWKxfi4fwofcqj2ORhhkxMOOh9tjp-KNQ/s1600/child's+sled.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7DppAJoMslA3lg-bKDCU6gKrwpTOnczkYcEKX5-VBKYvH-SVEsf7FwaLQVcoAJAdCU4SjDs4oJpP30bW1fpWN581eyVUFm4U1cJwv9DP7b1JWKxfi4fwofcqj2ORhhkxMOOh9tjp-KNQ/s1600/child's+sled.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> This child's sled would be a charming planter or great for Christmas decorating.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcD850ZdF1CKCqGbYH6sqIPVEtUjJQVpa-asiOCsjd_ZAbWzQ6aREnpF0KlOdCTHUUYObl9GKkmk-ibVXNdmcSL1XZ5d2hyYGDVSD3y0CoZkl9HdrBdjopT8NKQi2N17z8SpMbDls9524/s1600/column+capital.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcD850ZdF1CKCqGbYH6sqIPVEtUjJQVpa-asiOCsjd_ZAbWzQ6aREnpF0KlOdCTHUUYObl9GKkmk-ibVXNdmcSL1XZ5d2hyYGDVSD3y0CoZkl9HdrBdjopT8NKQi2N17z8SpMbDls9524/s1600/column+capital.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Looking for column capitals; How about a matching pair of enormous Corinthians?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPIpujNTotEmNc21eG9XWw9tS-OQjL2B0elQKsgWlyGLB0NallN3tduXfCni6eHfqSBwa7pYYr7q7Rqpo6BDgoWhLlP99zBirNg-cuEURT3i5Dj6DiKgLtUtsYq9Y2y4FOklc6sdGi5A/s1600/Corinthian+column+capital.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPIpujNTotEmNc21eG9XWw9tS-OQjL2B0elQKsgWlyGLB0NallN3tduXfCni6eHfqSBwa7pYYr7q7Rqpo6BDgoWhLlP99zBirNg-cuEURT3i5Dj6DiKgLtUtsYq9Y2y4FOklc6sdGi5A/s1600/Corinthian+column+capital.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The closer you look the more you find; architectural fragments are everywhere!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKlCXZZTXwSgnJ0t2xOsbWE_NZdlAkP1c4bGD45wvIC1h0utU8SPBs-r0RNu242ugGFyoOxUjfPvvJrcI3XJHgghJHCDw4zznUVfP71x7blWWmpveM7cT3w1vVowedv8r9Hy2k-75pgg/s1600/dormer+front.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKlCXZZTXwSgnJ0t2xOsbWE_NZdlAkP1c4bGD45wvIC1h0utU8SPBs-r0RNu242ugGFyoOxUjfPvvJrcI3XJHgghJHCDw4zznUVfP71x7blWWmpveM7cT3w1vVowedv8r9Hy2k-75pgg/s1600/dormer+front.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This metal dormer is the real thing -often copied for use as mirror frames or such inside.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCZFhtHbtYTLuOWNeK0COqgbbR6JIrMOjYW5VUegNVgU6d_g97MrW43TNpPYmq0RSWkYA0dM8h8z_fu3fwTPqxDNMFRB4lJVnddu-HBTjumggYrCg6F6WTBqIi0oBX1BLYK3uo4ZuJrE/s1600/egyptian+column.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCZFhtHbtYTLuOWNeK0COqgbbR6JIrMOjYW5VUegNVgU6d_g97MrW43TNpPYmq0RSWkYA0dM8h8z_fu3fwTPqxDNMFRB4lJVnddu-HBTjumggYrCg6F6WTBqIi0oBX1BLYK3uo4ZuJrE/s1600/egyptian+column.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> Notice the unusual Egyptian column integrated into the wall above.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQZPFD5vGHfFjXjNSIUQntqsVs0S6RSKP8PrU9clgED_Cg1kw8iCfIiXGrjgDRBYzHM23NVuPaHymmgNej1C5-uj1qD1oXvajG9IzBfZE1a-vhLpx4PXTH0F-yWBJL1Vx2JK-jm2TQnw/s1600/gothic+revival+trim.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQZPFD5vGHfFjXjNSIUQntqsVs0S6RSKP8PrU9clgED_Cg1kw8iCfIiXGrjgDRBYzHM23NVuPaHymmgNej1C5-uj1qD1oXvajG9IzBfZE1a-vhLpx4PXTH0F-yWBJL1Vx2JK-jm2TQnw/s1600/gothic+revival+trim.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> I wish I could have packed these dozens of feet of huge Gothic revival trim into my suitcase!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLY0gN1oMApybCecYadHMnRFD9nO2puFzbcIXDkOoHcOCw3V0kJq9awxM4ONNXOXrbRP6hYaBQZvr64Mn-Zl-KG8USd684c5RWx8Y30fJjBjzGLoDndWAkg8xGs2jdVZ2rtwUXlGW14U/s1600/iron+gate.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLY0gN1oMApybCecYadHMnRFD9nO2puFzbcIXDkOoHcOCw3V0kJq9awxM4ONNXOXrbRP6hYaBQZvr64Mn-Zl-KG8USd684c5RWx8Y30fJjBjzGLoDndWAkg8xGs2jdVZ2rtwUXlGW14U/s1600/iron+gate.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> This ornate iron gate must have come from a grand estate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU00lnkfkPOnWjBfWXmNxJ7B5z6HCkMX7yYVCsWR8hzIPWDJ8hUjIvsd5Tmac4CIDyT5Kx0xPAFmSDi7vWdFgCBOyAS-2sbzaH49e4yAQ9T8G7XkG6jJ8HvRiXWerWbnl8UX2_yH2abLc/s1600/iron+railing.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU00lnkfkPOnWjBfWXmNxJ7B5z6HCkMX7yYVCsWR8hzIPWDJ8hUjIvsd5Tmac4CIDyT5Kx0xPAFmSDi7vWdFgCBOyAS-2sbzaH49e4yAQ9T8G7XkG6jJ8HvRiXWerWbnl8UX2_yH2abLc/s1600/iron+railing.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The design of this iron guardrail was probably one of the more inspiring finds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWrM02fTm13gWBuuGsiaqJy3jdOor9hkNi1zGD-Yj0p8LFXbUVF-QXatIO34hLyRx7rJxtDDimwGyvH1OsXCYXL5TaYVWADSkJX3ihOKEZ7xEdgvRgT_0gmGo1jkrUxH40HF54Y4XcLQ/s1600/Philadelphia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCWrM02fTm13gWBuuGsiaqJy3jdOor9hkNi1zGD-Yj0p8LFXbUVF-QXatIO34hLyRx7rJxtDDimwGyvH1OsXCYXL5TaYVWADSkJX3ihOKEZ7xEdgvRgT_0gmGo1jkrUxH40HF54Y4XcLQ/s1600/Philadelphia.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not sure how this enormous stone 'coin' from Philadelphia made it to the wilds of California but I imagine it would be great integrated into someone's vineyard!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANK9LoaGIVd-zVzh50vQHY-iUad5FZUQp3XaRIeyb35Y1jB_futSXOOpCivrbSS2Q-g685lGmg2qpEPYhLVnqUZZiVFQfIjOir0A8tAYjOteg9adq6NAfOXo1v-93FUkpGQpltu2lmhg/s1600/huge+lilies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANK9LoaGIVd-zVzh50vQHY-iUad5FZUQp3XaRIeyb35Y1jB_futSXOOpCivrbSS2Q-g685lGmg2qpEPYhLVnqUZZiVFQfIjOir0A8tAYjOteg9adq6NAfOXo1v-93FUkpGQpltu2lmhg/s1600/huge+lilies.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>If you find yourself in wine country don't forget to stop by <a href="http://www.artefactdesignsalvage.com/">Artefact</a> and tell them <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/">ArchitectDesign</a> sent you!<br /><i>No compensation was received for this post: the pictures are my own</i>.

Artefact design and salvage, Sonoma

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