"Power in the residence does not emanate from a grandiose or palatial design, but rather from the occupants themselves. Power from within is achieved with the simplicity and the comfort of the surroundings."
-Samir Badro, Great Designers of the World
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Summers in France by famed interior and textile designer, Kathryn Ireland
Campagne Decoration
"Whatever you do in your decorating philosophy, be brave....never wish you hadn't taken your vision right to the end. Make a bold statement."
_Roger Banks-Pye, Colefax and Fowler Interior Inspirations
Red Toile
British Homes & Gardens
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"The personal touch... is shown, or should be, in the smaller articles in the room, which by their choice and placement indicate the character of the occupant."
-Frank A. Parsons, Interior Decoration, Its Principles and Practice
Dr. & Mrs. Susan Swartzlander Kasper Family Residence
Kirk A. Gilger Design & Construction
Kirk A. Gilger Design & Construction
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British Homes & Gardens
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"In real decorating, there are no precedents."
-Rose Cumming
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Dr. & Mrs. Susan Swartzlander Kasper Family Residence
Kirk A. Gilger Design & Construction
Kirk A. Gilger Design & Construction
"Passion is what you need to be good, an unforgiving passion."
-David Easton
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"I believe in plenty of optimism and white paint."
-Elsie de Wolfe
Domino
Elle Decor
"It is the personality of the mistress that the home expresses. Men are forever guests in our homes, no matter how much happiness they may find there."
-Elsie de Wolfe
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A Golden Bathroom
Dr. & Mrs. Susan Swartzlander Kasper Family Residence
Kirk A. Gilger Design & Construction
Kirk A. Gilger Design & Construction
"The world will not allow an architect to become an artist."
-E. W. Godwin
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French Country Living/Caroline Clifton-Moggs
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"If you have it, display it."
-Carleton Varney
Art & Decoration
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The English Home
"Always scale up, not down. Everyone is terrified of making things too big-if in doubt make it bigger, not smaller."
-Roger Banks-Pye, Colefax and Fowler Interior Inspirations
Campagne Decoration
Campagne Decoration
British Country Living
"Much of the character of everyman may be read in his house."
-John Ruskin
Campagne Decoration
Morocco Style/ed. Angelika Taschen
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British Homes & Gardens
"Why do we love certain houses, and why do they seem to love us? It is the warmth of our individual hearts reflected in our surroundings."
-T.H. Robsjohn, Gibbins
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Morocco Style/ed. Angelika Taschen
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Campagne Decoration
"...the language of the house and its decor is one of the most complex languages in the world. But because of that it is also one of the richest and most expressive means of communication."
-Joan Kron, Home-Psych
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