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Charles M Schulz Museum

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeynCmqQQ7EKeNgg5JOIx5NeK3dAYDV2CsPPkELRvuyGHo8OvHDCVb0TFEQd2OaxVfgXELC88kxtzOnwbFj6bkF6TFQ7zVUAWTAyUs2zygyHVmdPRt7v8B3W0IX1W9MXAw82fI0qRxxVo/s1600/peanuts+stained+glass+window+-+parrot+studios.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeynCmqQQ7EKeNgg5JOIx5NeK3dAYDV2CsPPkELRvuyGHo8OvHDCVb0TFEQd2OaxVfgXELC88kxtzOnwbFj6bkF6TFQ7zVUAWTAyUs2zygyHVmdPRt7v8B3W0IX1W9MXAw82fI0qRxxVo/s1600/peanuts+stained+glass+window+-+parrot+studios.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>While many readers of <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/">ArchitectDesign</a> probably think I'm a boring, dry architect, I do have my whimsical side which comes out now and again on the blog. While in California last month I made sure to visit the <a href="https://schulzmuseum.org/">Charles M Shulz Museum</a> in Santa Rosa.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjRYngAQ2IDLVgmoepFKWx9gFJgSwQ1u6qg-kwRSrFQLgZs1W3x0d_blKd3Hh4hmAAO0aUSAxuiPLDx9tu6Jb10NGojRtUy3Hn2_zuudW7JdKikVnE3ifhXfN01alRdmONs9Byh7C8L4/s1600/Schultz+museum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjRYngAQ2IDLVgmoepFKWx9gFJgSwQ1u6qg-kwRSrFQLgZs1W3x0d_blKd3Hh4hmAAO0aUSAxuiPLDx9tu6Jb10NGojRtUy3Hn2_zuudW7JdKikVnE3ifhXfN01alRdmONs9Byh7C8L4/s1600/Schultz+museum.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Designed by <a href="http://www.daverobinsonarchitects.com/">C. David Robinson architects</a>, the post-modern building expresses this whimsy through its design. Charles Schulz himself was involved with the design before his death.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQfuzLUzfbAGAY_PY5p-R2pprUoTJIx09CzPthMR2-oLCHoc7KdTgMLiURTLOu5iU7s1a5SlLBs10P5oZafxkJ32vOFIrK3Mo_DUSWi0St72AqayaZdCn2aM6rwmM0fFbJ77dMw1AJ6s/s1600/Lego+museum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQfuzLUzfbAGAY_PY5p-R2pprUoTJIx09CzPthMR2-oLCHoc7KdTgMLiURTLOu5iU7s1a5SlLBs10P5oZafxkJ32vOFIrK3Mo_DUSWi0St72AqayaZdCn2aM6rwmM0fFbJ77dMw1AJ6s/s1600/Lego+museum.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In the nearby separate gift shop building are a number of exhibits, one of which was an exact Lego replica of the museum. Compare the 2 photos above, the likeness is amazing!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mdqgiwZ3u8xJYBzJ0iW8NK1_58V8sJuCYs-HNNUA3s5hXcnWVMWa1-pkfgnnoT9dT8_qSBbL4dTAyzHIn8bM8SytaIMkTaMuiM1I9V1kgJnZSw7ktsIO3dqw8Plwp7-qJnyyZ3Ym9DA/s1600/Giftshop+interior.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mdqgiwZ3u8xJYBzJ0iW8NK1_58V8sJuCYs-HNNUA3s5hXcnWVMWa1-pkfgnnoT9dT8_qSBbL4dTAyzHIn8bM8SytaIMkTaMuiM1I9V1kgJnZSw7ktsIO3dqw8Plwp7-qJnyyZ3Ym9DA/s1600/Giftshop+interior.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The gift shop itself is worth a visit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhne7Jhw0KQJTmPWZ3EsJ9_Ems2BWb25souR_7KH8OXWTnye7dROlxF-QF6ziMUYFYHV8NK5-GAHIJjF_FP-36Qa39FOQquwAeUYXlR5femnQHpBrz77EIVwydQ8B8rAtHZFbsthERbYA/s1600/Warm+Puppy+Cafe.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhne7Jhw0KQJTmPWZ3EsJ9_Ems2BWb25souR_7KH8OXWTnye7dROlxF-QF6ziMUYFYHV8NK5-GAHIJjF_FP-36Qa39FOQquwAeUYXlR5femnQHpBrz77EIVwydQ8B8rAtHZFbsthERbYA/s1600/Warm+Puppy+Cafe.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Located between the museum and the gift shop is a <a href="https://www.snoopyshomeice.com/puppy.html">whimsical hockey rink and Warm Puppy Cafe</a> which Charles Schulz would visit everyday and still in operation.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7E1-VPo7S-9XXE2H2tDFHq9kRclBdhcEg0EeuAIw_PJSQaZjhO2kAGYn2ocJBJkbx48WZ3EDpkKEmqpKnP69o_SQERNRYrtOPmx9sC_nO8tKc76OcVuoSYhhapLhhXSW438JxtXw9Vs/s1600/trellis+detail.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7E1-VPo7S-9XXE2H2tDFHq9kRclBdhcEg0EeuAIw_PJSQaZjhO2kAGYn2ocJBJkbx48WZ3EDpkKEmqpKnP69o_SQERNRYrtOPmx9sC_nO8tKc76OcVuoSYhhapLhhXSW438JxtXw9Vs/s1600/trellis+detail.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> The black and white facade of the museum echoes the cartoons made famous by Schulz.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIaDlNVoBJL3PgaHApbvg1HQ1Co2HaYm3Vd51kuRSatRMVtxSbVr_CwAXxbrBBo69UjLQVRxadkaf7Nq2SbQdxR3zVrP-6yUiWkSyPK6sQLFLkrN2HifUPzC9aTKv-Thq1ivpRgt8GwY/s1600/Snoopy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIaDlNVoBJL3PgaHApbvg1HQ1Co2HaYm3Vd51kuRSatRMVtxSbVr_CwAXxbrBBo69UjLQVRxadkaf7Nq2SbQdxR3zVrP-6yUiWkSyPK6sQLFLkrN2HifUPzC9aTKv-Thq1ivpRgt8GwY/s1600/Snoopy.JPG" width="275" /></a></div>Life-size statues of snoopy and the gang are littered around the grounds.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU881HNKO7l3VAlfPRg5tJ0OLhbmeONKEjpD-II0vhohZoC1LZ4XXTh994GzswNTSCt3nZLI3VJQjreRnTSomSIG6i8B2Kp9-GnvV39ar_ZffM-L1UCRUtPEj4LnJbvVCZmjHm44wvjcM/s1600/Charles+Schultz+office.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU881HNKO7l3VAlfPRg5tJ0OLhbmeONKEjpD-II0vhohZoC1LZ4XXTh994GzswNTSCt3nZLI3VJQjreRnTSomSIG6i8B2Kp9-GnvV39ar_ZffM-L1UCRUtPEj4LnJbvVCZmjHm44wvjcM/s1600/Charles+Schultz+office.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Charles Schulz's office where he drew decades worth of his cartoons was installed piece by piece into the 2nd floor of the museum; a period piece if you ever saw one!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPlPgtJ62Mo93ttPNlwFNJ1Yu8XCcEn2PApMDMX6whuMZDp8aNRqhoxarCshbrMpBKoteurghuRvHFd5IGYNzkLf9CwFQQBwN2-nBpFfch6Dpuc26lgORXIJ9ADKBOGaCPc5Q3kwpGQg/s1600/Schultz+museum+interior+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPlPgtJ62Mo93ttPNlwFNJ1Yu8XCcEn2PApMDMX6whuMZDp8aNRqhoxarCshbrMpBKoteurghuRvHFd5IGYNzkLf9CwFQQBwN2-nBpFfch6Dpuc26lgORXIJ9ADKBOGaCPc5Q3kwpGQg/s1600/Schultz+museum+interior+(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div> The colors throughout the museum echo the cartoon strips.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nqDDTajUq7CigpGpAZ5ozYnACCg4zxYYPv510YN3RjcTFkdxI3xRBDQ9dB5kcY4cN1bcInwgemWU3UapfcAlyGoTVMgD6WOy6AhKHMSLgBE0ds4tL-74KW6XR1oNA-r8O5_dcrYaYc8/s1600/Schultz+museum+interior.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nqDDTajUq7CigpGpAZ5ozYnACCg4zxYYPv510YN3RjcTFkdxI3xRBDQ9dB5kcY4cN1bcInwgemWU3UapfcAlyGoTVMgD6WOy6AhKHMSLgBE0ds4tL-74KW6XR1oNA-r8O5_dcrYaYc8/s1600/Schultz+museum+interior.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Artworks based on the Peanuts series are to be found throughout the museum as well as many of the original cartoons and stories behind them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IQIRt9fp7kpKfEweAgoiKii49hYrYu6l3jsEcsxm1Sftl198ItDrlJ63lD_YB8XxPUJABQeEP_oeEEx_7pxxWSzoaXkGgYBBFsyxuVn_dtpou8vHODXhLI2Qkj7bzDVmwES4KolGnq0/s1600/bertoia+schultz+chairs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IQIRt9fp7kpKfEweAgoiKii49hYrYu6l3jsEcsxm1Sftl198ItDrlJ63lD_YB8XxPUJABQeEP_oeEEx_7pxxWSzoaXkGgYBBFsyxuVn_dtpou8vHODXhLI2Qkj7bzDVmwES4KolGnq0/s1600/bertoia+schultz+chairs.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> I loved this 'Snoopy' version of the famous <a href="http://www.knoll.com/product/bertoia-side-chair">Knoll Bertoia chair</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO26JLRSjosums2PE_CDNiBE8xX6uUJ31t4fGHaUK2VYJ44lTTcnuHM9a_doO3Lvd8dEaKSG_h71YJRpM8XpP189bwZXvPMmJeuxLtx_DzX8rz9eB2Mf8ZG68QWhCw1slBa2PhpHj2BA/s1600/charlie+brown+under+construction.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO26JLRSjosums2PE_CDNiBE8xX6uUJ31t4fGHaUK2VYJ44lTTcnuHM9a_doO3Lvd8dEaKSG_h71YJRpM8XpP189bwZXvPMmJeuxLtx_DzX8rz9eB2Mf8ZG68QWhCw1slBa2PhpHj2BA/s1600/charlie+brown+under+construction.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The 'backyard' is a playful place to rest and enjoy the weather. One of my favorite pieces in the museum wasn't connected with the comic strip at all but rather was a wall mural Schulz created for his daughter early in his career which the current homeowners donated to the museum.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojAx238ih6taiWzkud4sXAb_F0gpDMgL90v5iX2BffL0QKWIdBs3eAEnYFwrQQRzNLPggxrtxz_QYcSo6cy0BGh8vHgjlysuoIx4hDk_ypxg7GldmqxXn5SkZ3ekb4NxpJ9EC6xBU_Oo/s1600/Schultz+nursery+wall.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjojAx238ih6taiWzkud4sXAb_F0gpDMgL90v5iX2BffL0QKWIdBs3eAEnYFwrQQRzNLPggxrtxz_QYcSo6cy0BGh8vHgjlysuoIx4hDk_ypxg7GldmqxXn5SkZ3ekb4NxpJ9EC6xBU_Oo/s1600/Schultz+nursery+wall.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Any visit to northern California isn't complete without a stop to the <a href="https://schulzmuseum.org/">Charles M Schulz museum</a> in Santa Rosa; it will be sure to put a smile on your face!

Charles M Schulz Museum

While many readers of ArchitectDesign probably think I'm a boring, dry architect, I do have my whimsical side which comes out now and a...

3:11 PM

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

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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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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The Heard Museum, Phoenix Arizona

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriJlKnSA4hFFV9LyPoN34z0OxG_vY9b4OVDjQ-mLIEshAzx2xQOfooqlkmhBzjWXbsiM7yNuhUWC6GaDO4ynsBGgbdZXZM92Tny8mojcccSUI-La02Y6m9zt-M6-dNX_TdDaPfi7ZFJI/s1600/sculpture+in+water.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriJlKnSA4hFFV9LyPoN34z0OxG_vY9b4OVDjQ-mLIEshAzx2xQOfooqlkmhBzjWXbsiM7yNuhUWC6GaDO4ynsBGgbdZXZM92Tny8mojcccSUI-La02Y6m9zt-M6-dNX_TdDaPfi7ZFJI/s1600/sculpture+in+water.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In the same historic neighborhood that I blogged about earlier this week <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-historic-small-houses-of-phoenix.html">HERE</a> is the most famous museum in Phoenix, <a href="http://www.heard.org/">The Heard Museum</a> of American Indian art and history.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjWppGxIeitYRh5ELKxb8M80LGjzd3TIQ1f_WTefPRBjfE2W9SX0MJ_NPJcb6y1KQILxQiHGI0Ywm2gKaGszha-eH__-xNLQ_oCvYw6kIJaW87O0gT6ayyGpzy0UINTYhn0palGHSh-A/s1600/Heard+museum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjWppGxIeitYRh5ELKxb8M80LGjzd3TIQ1f_WTefPRBjfE2W9SX0MJ_NPJcb6y1KQILxQiHGI0Ywm2gKaGszha-eH__-xNLQ_oCvYw6kIJaW87O0gT6ayyGpzy0UINTYhn0palGHSh-A/s1600/Heard+museum.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Founded by Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard in 1929 the museum dedicates itself to the art and culture of native people, particularly in the Southwest.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-Ckd2ubvKsO1u8E-tJFgcKW-V4YorIErG2VmZUK0wfvTauTvMMy8vhgy-tfvQyvtlQeH2AnR48MIYeRL8ELbcusCVih7Wp5YfM7_lmgXhlYyWzPld0LzX7_kVAMDhG454XVAcDhrDug/s1600/Heard+museum+entrance.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-Ckd2ubvKsO1u8E-tJFgcKW-V4YorIErG2VmZUK0wfvTauTvMMy8vhgy-tfvQyvtlQeH2AnR48MIYeRL8ELbcusCVih7Wp5YfM7_lmgXhlYyWzPld0LzX7_kVAMDhG454XVAcDhrDug/s1600/Heard+museum+entrance.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Much of the building was built later by noted Southwest architect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennie_Gonzales">Bennie Gonzales</a> in his distinctive style which blends so well with the climate. Courtyards, arches, screens, and arcades are reminiscent of both native styles as well as Mediterranean architecture.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng8xfXwKc7P0MSTBNen0Q5l1yJghCMLeFGH0b1a9MBSqzDPjYVWUdeSw3sFPUosprzhtdMiJPZCo27SAsUc4M1l5ervcpEUUFfiihR1BkBfLL3H20nnoq98H2dmLlGR-kNoVTWg86Ww0/s1600/garden+courtyard.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng8xfXwKc7P0MSTBNen0Q5l1yJghCMLeFGH0b1a9MBSqzDPjYVWUdeSw3sFPUosprzhtdMiJPZCo27SAsUc4M1l5ervcpEUUFfiihR1BkBfLL3H20nnoq98H2dmLlGR-kNoVTWg86Ww0/s1600/garden+courtyard.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The central courtyard is probably one of the most beautiful spaces in Phoenix. Birds sing from trees which shade one from the glare of the sun while tinkling water trickles through an interesting central water feature.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL2a1mLYjk9-iFAgHfXiWFoRem1sCVFo4lM7hGfPAD05lbA3FoFBvYHbdQC26P1uiBf7PQFUA06gSNTsiUdCysC6rSy-6ScpAx4f-eEZeRi-VXSUl57TIImLAw_la3f81RhO8Qe4nDC8/s1600/water+feature.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL2a1mLYjk9-iFAgHfXiWFoRem1sCVFo4lM7hGfPAD05lbA3FoFBvYHbdQC26P1uiBf7PQFUA06gSNTsiUdCysC6rSy-6ScpAx4f-eEZeRi-VXSUl57TIImLAw_la3f81RhO8Qe4nDC8/s1600/water+feature.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>One of the most noted restaurants in Phoenix lies here and I spent an enjoyable January afternoon outside eating delicious Posole in the sun while Washington DC suffered a cold snap which I barely escaped!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWhaOj4_FUMONGBQSFWhKP1gnlEOKEUpHpufw-CQQviygTorc5ID0_t92Ia2CBdMMDJjpRURhPhkEv_2d_RbvSlRskhTYBJzEcdCxVOmhuqlZsAV95oYF8OZOyw1vS4h6vvdlLfgoQiw/s1600/Juliet+balcony.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWhaOj4_FUMONGBQSFWhKP1gnlEOKEUpHpufw-CQQviygTorc5ID0_t92Ia2CBdMMDJjpRURhPhkEv_2d_RbvSlRskhTYBJzEcdCxVOmhuqlZsAV95oYF8OZOyw1vS4h6vvdlLfgoQiw/s1600/Juliet+balcony.JPG" width="285" /></a></div>The older parts of the building feature 1920s Spanish style ironwork and details such as this charming Juliet balcony. I was such a northeastern tourist and the sight of every orange tree just made me giddy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgKoldzH3npmyCN8LFX5N2nJB83-YMQugu6xWT9IY9lqHdIFLv3548BWvHwCVU7BP0ak08TJJ64Qk7HqR_VAF079y1lfJSvjgt6mz7b9xFgj-AjbiwJtu5RQIix2pH4HYv2niXEWQ7AM/s1600/Spanish+Loggia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgKoldzH3npmyCN8LFX5N2nJB83-YMQugu6xWT9IY9lqHdIFLv3548BWvHwCVU7BP0ak08TJJ64Qk7HqR_VAF079y1lfJSvjgt6mz7b9xFgj-AjbiwJtu5RQIix2pH4HYv2niXEWQ7AM/s1600/Spanish+Loggia.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The eclectic work of Gonzalez blends in well with the older Spanish style of the original building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTp8cr7SGzTJ-9gzkPmp3xorK1upIqRnZO5u0ek1RlH57VzocGHTvxETlVlN9Wi0WGT3ACOU0YDSRABEOcBodfjZ_UkwXY2def_1ybRkxGj0tuJWLL5UtV0dKg9OeDVTqRjGAzxmDr62M/s1600/Iron+gates.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTp8cr7SGzTJ-9gzkPmp3xorK1upIqRnZO5u0ek1RlH57VzocGHTvxETlVlN9Wi0WGT3ACOU0YDSRABEOcBodfjZ_UkwXY2def_1ybRkxGj0tuJWLL5UtV0dKg9OeDVTqRjGAzxmDr62M/s1600/Iron+gates.JPG" width="298" /></a></div> What I assume to be the original entrance featured these handsome ironwork gates.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHveO4p3nQcljeRrcprh0iF9-qsNk2apuihixqg4yfOXr1cQMNznY1InpoWB-yIKVO1Z17ZEz_EVyxL_qJhPGlmnNxIXqhl7QvxuHk3dJeFNqrx_rzPlMeVTc1X1v4Up096mBhrrRWBaQ/s1600/old+courtyard.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHveO4p3nQcljeRrcprh0iF9-qsNk2apuihixqg4yfOXr1cQMNznY1InpoWB-yIKVO1Z17ZEz_EVyxL_qJhPGlmnNxIXqhl7QvxuHk3dJeFNqrx_rzPlMeVTc1X1v4Up096mBhrrRWBaQ/s1600/old+courtyard.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> And another small shaded courtyard now was silent with the entry activity confined to the large addition.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu1egjUEwfe1IUX8YH7ot3-Mhl50X57h3JdqSDRsT8AIMlNvqPzdb1mt2dRe3_qyuYAjOwiTeNbsY03OKu1uhuZVpjYmQGC_dw1JbaXJ5caZOuXze8SJSHC_nJnWi3KbCntOX3e_Fov4/s1600/Nora+Naranjo-Morse+sculpture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu1egjUEwfe1IUX8YH7ot3-Mhl50X57h3JdqSDRsT8AIMlNvqPzdb1mt2dRe3_qyuYAjOwiTeNbsY03OKu1uhuZVpjYmQGC_dw1JbaXJ5caZOuXze8SJSHC_nJnWi3KbCntOX3e_Fov4/s1600/Nora+Naranjo-Morse+sculpture.JPG" width="297" /></a></div>Definitely check out the <a href="http://www.heard.org/">Heard Museum </a>on your trip to Phoenix to learn more about native cultures and don't forget to try the Posole and prickly pear lemonade!

The Heard Museum, Phoenix Arizona

In the same historic neighborhood that I blogged about earlier this week HERE is the most famous museum in Phoenix, The Heard Museum of Am...

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You too can live artfully with Marjorie Merriweather Post!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXTniPgNqpQKljE3ILToLboLnKJG00x7HMwbzmwaMCTYEw1biGgtC-5o_ezEmR47Io2VF2DXwitc2jQTmoEx3RlfvA_qVKEDp7vYtmLpjupdCSvq9ZLEfVqWXMiDC-M8PokaRlfOIQgEE/s1600/Hillwood+French+interior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXTniPgNqpQKljE3ILToLboLnKJG00x7HMwbzmwaMCTYEw1biGgtC-5o_ezEmR47Io2VF2DXwitc2jQTmoEx3RlfvA_qVKEDp7vYtmLpjupdCSvq9ZLEfVqWXMiDC-M8PokaRlfOIQgEE/s640/Hillwood+French+interior.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>You may remember I posted about the latest exhibit, <a href="http://interior-design-pictures.blogspot.com/2013/06/hillwood-living-artfully.html">Living Artfully</a>, hosted by my neighbor Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post's house. This Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 you can join a host of distinguished curators to learn both how Marjorie lived so well and how to incorporate this into your daily life. Details below.<br /><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.578125px;"><i><b>Classic Chic</b></i>:  <a href="http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/whats/events-and-programs/lectures-and-talks/study-day-classic-chic-interior-design-living-artfully">Interior Design for Living Artfully</a>, will explore French-inspired interior design and the 20th century’s great designers September 21 from 10:30 am - 4:00 pm at the renowned DC treasure, the<a href="http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/"> Hillwood Estate, Musuem and Gardens</a>.</span><br style="line-height: 20.578125px;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20.578125px;">The day will be led by Hillwood curators Liana Paredes and Estella Chung who will discuss Marjorie Post’s Hillwood and the antique and design firms French & Co. and McMillen Inc., whose opulent French interiors combined with modern amenities made it one of Washington’s most memorable homes when Marjorie Merriweather Post lived and entertained there in the 1950s and 60s.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br style="line-height: 20.578125px;" /><span style="line-height: 20.578125px;">Next James Archer Abbott of <a href="http://museums.jhu.edu/">Evergreen Museum and Library</a> will highlight the work of global design house Maison Jansen, about whom he has written. </span></span><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 20.578125px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.578125px;">Following a lunch break and opportunity to look closely at the Hillwood Mansion interiors with the design experts, New York interior designer <a href="http://michaelsimoninc.com/">Michael Simon</a></span><span style="line-height: 20.578125px;"> will discuss the importance of incorporating history and a knowledge of the past into contemporary design, much as Post did at Hillwood.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br style="line-height: 20.578125px;" /><span style="line-height: 20.578125px;">Lastly, the curator Estella Chung will moderate a round table discussion with the speakers about mid-century design classics and contemporary applications. Hope you can make it!</span></span>

You too can live artfully with Marjorie Merriweather Post!

You may remember I posted about the latest exhibit, Living Artfully , hosted by my neighbor Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post's house...

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Hamilton House museum, South Berwick, Maine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfAcpAjBQ5cUWzD9e7-w82U26RBMHxf066wrsXS_nBIeRShHqO9EyGZIRM83pf1XTQpbSqtRTg1zesOje0HDBDoMm9pcH_8NRSibTwO3maT-jF-Vu3L7n5j22PQ86SuiBEaiS1py1a4MB/s1600/Hamilton+house+dormer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfAcpAjBQ5cUWzD9e7-w82U26RBMHxf066wrsXS_nBIeRShHqO9EyGZIRM83pf1XTQpbSqtRTg1zesOje0HDBDoMm9pcH_8NRSibTwO3maT-jF-Vu3L7n5j22PQ86SuiBEaiS1py1a4MB/s400/Hamilton+house+dormer.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/hamilton-house">Hamilton House</a> was built by Jonathan Hamilton, a shipping merchant, in 1785 but that is not where its fame nor interest really derive. Sitting on a hill overlooking the Salmon Falls River the setting is as picturesque as can be imagined and so caught the attent<span style="font-family: inherit;">ion of 2 ladies</span> in the early 20th century who turned it into what it has become today. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoPPBMiQMa0xDTXtNis_VrfcJuMg3YOLF_rCRT_LnM6IevKPAlUK8ZjH6yScVqRoavkuHyWqxJyqrFTpqg9NT3DYrBtruQwuEryia4xzjR9LJ01bHJQ07Tssk1wN1WkryseesIAcqywif/s1600/Hamilton+House+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoPPBMiQMa0xDTXtNis_VrfcJuMg3YOLF_rCRT_LnM6IevKPAlUK8ZjH6yScVqRoavkuHyWqxJyqrFTpqg9NT3DYrBtruQwuEryia4xzjR9LJ01bHJQ07Tssk1wN1WkryseesIAcqywif/s400/Hamilton+House+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Emily Tyson and her stepdaughter, Elise, purchased the house as it had been marvelously kept intact since the 18th century.  They imparted their own version of the 18th century on the house and inserted their fascinating collection of furniture and decorative arts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d_aTXyQ7GRE5QE9Xbbzm2hdDBMmNpGKOkz9vAVEnPpuqQZecpXUuaPth7RR53N9tJwP7rpgKyZgDWKO0EDhRp4tAsA6NKFrHKQMTa-pXV5zJVHYpXr9Jx35njXmA14MQLjSgZRPbLDzd/s1600/hamilton+house+foyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-d_aTXyQ7GRE5QE9Xbbzm2hdDBMmNpGKOkz9vAVEnPpuqQZecpXUuaPth7RR53N9tJwP7rpgKyZgDWKO0EDhRp4tAsA6NKFrHKQMTa-pXV5zJVHYpXr9Jx35njXmA14MQLjSgZRPbLDzd/s320/hamilton+house+foyer.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>Photographs aren't allowed inside Hamilton House so I found 2 images from the <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/hamilton-house">website</a> to share with you and perhaps entice you to visit! The central entry hall spans the depth of the house and features this crazy architectural wallpaper the Tysons had recreated from a sample found.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BJW3FqUGFOxhbX3qthApplZ9-K9HYUbL1JP8-6cHdQ4xbIdLAXjNp0sKoRASShio0Nf96MlSHVJSmhwHP3ZaI5iRRKMSwMzfkT9FsP9uAPdYABV64tW-uSvbT0miF3NN7VbvYK2nFP2m/s1600/hamilton+house+parlor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BJW3FqUGFOxhbX3qthApplZ9-K9HYUbL1JP8-6cHdQ4xbIdLAXjNp0sKoRASShio0Nf96MlSHVJSmhwHP3ZaI5iRRKMSwMzfkT9FsP9uAPdYABV64tW-uSvbT0miF3NN7VbvYK2nFP2m/s320/hamilton+house+parlor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The highlight on the interior for me are murals on the dining room and parlor walls depicting both Greek & Roman scenes and other local historic houses and ships. All of the woodwork found throughout the house is original to the 18th century; I particularly like the decorative arches in the parlor flanking a fireplace. The Tysons built the shelves hidden behind them during their occupancy where their books still lay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju21YfntGcLSbUzsBat9gOaEBpCu8ZI9651fVbQ_VR4QujIjDdNPpL53hpan_iNAHeUximKuSkrF8_zeGptWjbblfKDaEhXEzOpp96ySa1tJAXRVcHs4zhXIGc51w87eI1ilxwDkq31h4A/s1600/Hamilton+House+side+facade.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju21YfntGcLSbUzsBat9gOaEBpCu8ZI9651fVbQ_VR4QujIjDdNPpL53hpan_iNAHeUximKuSkrF8_zeGptWjbblfKDaEhXEzOpp96ySa1tJAXRVcHs4zhXIGc51w87eI1ilxwDkq31h4A/s400/Hamilton+House+side+facade.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Even on a gray, rainy day like we experienced the gardens and setting are stunning.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYIqH2W54cEFu_ofuxDLeMaZmW5xviQ3A7gPE0xdNJjSo4Kdj6_0UM7RBm1RURRZphc4REjgQjoxPxKqS8cN1pHZfaqBHcCeYHmAYRIG7D9j7PMdQ5yEMlvU6WHshOP9Flc_vTd3DXlqX/s1600/Hamilton+House+rear+door+surround.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYIqH2W54cEFu_ofuxDLeMaZmW5xviQ3A7gPE0xdNJjSo4Kdj6_0UM7RBm1RURRZphc4REjgQjoxPxKqS8cN1pHZfaqBHcCeYHmAYRIG7D9j7PMdQ5yEMlvU6WHshOP9Flc_vTd3DXlqX/s400/Hamilton+House+rear+door+surround.JPG" width="293" /></a></div>The gardens were well published in the Tyson's day, as was the house, as examples of Colonial Revival style.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBzQgJci_Hxmj2BSfGcOy93cU3-myx0zVM62vWDV_Tob73c8olDSUlBhd9U1SbeI-Hy9iN0iaUAknrM8G7IGVJul9YAH31Sj890_jIU5LJ1haCMHcdzYKOY6xh9HL4Y16rYSdARte2mAi/s1600/Hamilton+House.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBzQgJci_Hxmj2BSfGcOy93cU3-myx0zVM62vWDV_Tob73c8olDSUlBhd9U1SbeI-Hy9iN0iaUAknrM8G7IGVJul9YAH31Sj890_jIU5LJ1haCMHcdzYKOY6xh9HL4Y16rYSdARte2mAi/s400/Hamilton+House.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> After Emily's death, Elise and her husband kept summering in the house until her death in 1949.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4nFy0Jm4Lu0pBGLTPgUL_mUDYSoS-TN07BXnmy5whl0zq_537c1-c5-4C_HQfqimGrpLTt0-sETXnm5JVvv4b9NUEdamaMA4QXSEgclneffKo1URFfL2_g9TaqR7yZRxqthbd7f4Kxub/s1600/Hamilton+House+view+of+river.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4nFy0Jm4Lu0pBGLTPgUL_mUDYSoS-TN07BXnmy5whl0zq_537c1-c5-4C_HQfqimGrpLTt0-sETXnm5JVvv4b9NUEdamaMA4QXSEgclneffKo1URFfL2_g9TaqR7yZRxqthbd7f4Kxub/s400/Hamilton+House+view+of+river.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Elise had left the house and its contents to <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/">Historic New England</a> so that we can all enjoy it and the surrounding forest to this day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3-k6VeAH0VAwXtOvV02MqOLOS2VNLrZNbrb6dZs90JC0xdZpLdM5V_Mlujc3gQ4TDZaCfDKMX7o5VoJ38kWoBZne-_4lVpIFF-_RHlt_ae_rAmQoG_71COs1rjIic73t79pNgECcf9Uf/s1600/Hamilton+House+formal+gardens.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3-k6VeAH0VAwXtOvV02MqOLOS2VNLrZNbrb6dZs90JC0xdZpLdM5V_Mlujc3gQ4TDZaCfDKMX7o5VoJ38kWoBZne-_4lVpIFF-_RHlt_ae_rAmQoG_71COs1rjIic73t79pNgECcf9Uf/s400/Hamilton+House+formal+gardens.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The highlight of the garden is this formal patch between the house and the garden cottage built by the Tysons from other salvaged 18th century houses.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJvN40TAltda8OdX2_K_uWkQJem8hLT2yesCWoTlXKo_Sjjm1JvcJJAsy5uLkNQmhTRGXVa53ML-PoNGK7s8crDMnz7fsXtsyW8TFlx_BQW0hhnj1eqmbedKIcJR9YnEVH68sPeaQOJ7w/s1600/Hamilton+House+garden.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJvN40TAltda8OdX2_K_uWkQJem8hLT2yesCWoTlXKo_Sjjm1JvcJJAsy5uLkNQmhTRGXVa53ML-PoNGK7s8crDMnz7fsXtsyW8TFlx_BQW0hhnj1eqmbedKIcJR9YnEVH68sPeaQOJ7w/s400/Hamilton+House+garden.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The cottage was as charming as could be and one could easily imagine having it as their own summer get away. That huge window in the main room was especially inspiring.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw8lfrm94RWEcxV_0HMUqUII_1aqB8hQmEmWAfKKJEOqHmlpnPTCpWvrNZFOH4nDV_OgU41HF5Xey4OLS1bH9GqeWGYyb6tqhUHV3sLKD966xKYqq9U4UV26tShZhG8MuHcX-N1rol12Q/s1600/Hamilton+House+garden+cottage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhw8lfrm94RWEcxV_0HMUqUII_1aqB8hQmEmWAfKKJEOqHmlpnPTCpWvrNZFOH4nDV_OgU41HF5Xey4OLS1bH9GqeWGYyb6tqhUHV3sLKD966xKYqq9U4UV26tShZhG8MuHcX-N1rol12Q/s400/Hamilton+House+garden+cottage.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Be sure to visit Hamilton House and other <a href="http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/hamilton-house">Historic New England</a> houses while visiting Maine!

Hamilton House museum, South Berwick, Maine

Hamilton House was built by Jonathan Hamilton, a shipping merchant, in 1785 but that is not where its fame nor interest really derive. Sitt...

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