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By VIRGINIA A. SMITH - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sometimes, when Randee Spelkoman Ryan looks around her condominium at the Ayer, nine floors above Philadelphia’s Washington Square, she thinks, “I’m living in the clouds.”
In the living room alone, views from six large windows - 7 feet by 4 feet - sweep across not just the historic park, but also the Delaware River, the Ben Franklin Bridge, Independence Mall, and the city’s sparkling skyline.
The living space is all on one floor, with 11-foot ceilings and rooms that glide from one to the next, often without doors or walls to block light or sight.
Five shades of gray cover the walls, creating an effect that arcs from warm to cool and back again. The living room furniture is brown, the dining tabletop is white, the floors a radiant walnut.
On a recent rainy day, the colors inside the Ryan home seem to mirror the palette outside. Gray echoes the drizzle and clouds beyond the living room. White absorbs the fog. Brown evokes the earth below. Read more
It took almost a year to research, design and build, and now the Eastern Shore’s only authentic replica of an 18th century dairy house is finally completed and outfitted.
Just off the kitchen end of the 1741 brick house of Isaac Henry at Pemberton Hall is the sawn-log replica of a 12 by 12 by 18 foot period milk house. Crafted from 200-year-old white oak logs, the structure sits on the exact site of the original dairy house at Pemberton.
Much of the structure was handcrafted in Kramer, Pa., and trucked to Salisbury in June. It is an exact copy of the period milk house at Bassett Hall in Colonial Williamsburg. It is distinguished by the application, by hand, of plaster under the eaves that creates a cove. This unique concave detail promotes airflow and can reduce the interior temperature, particularly during the summer, by as much as 15 degrees.
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There’s nothing quite as crisp and sophisticated as an interior designed in black and white. It is even a bit dramatic.
Starting with the floor, that large white tile with black diamonds connecting the corners always impresses the eye. It’s bold. There’s nothing wishy-washy about it.
Take that tile pattern from the foyer, down the hall and into the dining room. A large round dining table made up of black wrought iron base and thick glass top will stand out elegantly on this white-with-black tile floor. Around the table, place chairs that are covered in a wide black and white stripe pattern on the backs and seats. The legs of these chairs can either be black wrought iron or black wood.
Mirror one wall of the dining room. Against it, place a buffet table that has black wrought iron legs and either a white marble top or a thick glass top on it. On the table, put a centerpiece made up of bird of paradise flowers bringing in that beautiful coral color for accent. Put a sculpture on the buffet table. Add a simple but smashing chandelier, a tree in a corner and the dining table is complete.
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Struggling to sell your London home? Don’t want to drop your asking price any further? Fearful of negative equity? There may be a solution if you look beyond your own front door – and, indeed, your own country – and target foreign buyers.
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