Minimalist Wood Furniture Design: ART OF THE HOUSE ~ Reflections on Design. Bobby McAlpine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>ART OF THE HOUSE</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Reflections on Design</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">By Bobby McAlpine and Susan Ferrier</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Photography by Susan Sully and Adrian Ferrier</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Rizzoli New York, </i>$55.00</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Author, <i>Splendid Sass</i></span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span>    <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AE77l4y1uO4kqXUFbIsA7lRnkFcRSHosio2GDI-hI9U7sgkZBvTCTXYqT1utJh_tH_iEocAjhiWyovU8J7g1EHBLIsAC0CS6-pzKFHHpMiksWMkppZ45uQZOqfqz-MFuLPzGn1S-AG2I/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-06-16+at+11.30.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AE77l4y1uO4kqXUFbIsA7lRnkFcRSHosio2GDI-hI9U7sgkZBvTCTXYqT1utJh_tH_iEocAjhiWyovU8J7g1EHBLIsAC0CS6-pzKFHHpMiksWMkppZ45uQZOqfqz-MFuLPzGn1S-AG2I/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-06-16+at+11.30.28+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are familiar with the work of architect and interior designer Bobby McAlpine and interior designer Susan Ferrier, you know that they have created an empire matched by none.  The structures and interiors created by this team are exceptional. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I peeled away the protective covering of the book and saw its gilded page edges, I knew that I was in for a visual treat,  so I was not surprised to find it filled with the spectacular images we expect from these two brilliant designers. </span><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Art of the Home </i>is a follow-up to the best seller<i>, The Home Within Us.  </i>In their latest book<i>, </i>McAlpine and Ferrier share their extraordinary talent for creating the utmost in pleasurable interiors.  The five homes showcased on the beautiful Lake Martin in Alabama are filled with a wealth of atmosphere, texture, patina, and hues. The vignettes created here are absolutely stunning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bobby and Susan dedicated this book to their partners, Ray Booth, Greg Tankersley, Chris Tippett, and John Sease.  It is the firm's cohesion that has brought it to this level of success.  You will not find a group of more respected and talented architects. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My hometown is Montgomery, Alabama, so I am very familiar with the impact Bobby McAlpine's work has on a town's aesthetics.  What he created here is nothing shy of magnificent.  Included in his work is the Blount Cultural Park, which is home to The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and its beautiful park and gardens. The firm's main emphasis is on creating homes and offices in exclusive locations, beautiful estates, lakefront and beachfront homes, and homes in exclusive neighborhoods throughout, with offices in Montgomery, Nashville, Atlanta, and New York.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Below are just a few of the images I have chosen from the book, and when I say it was difficult to choose, I am not exaggerating.  No doubt you will find this book as beautiful as I do and deserving of that perfect place on the coffee table.  ENJOY!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Renowned architect </span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Bobby McAlpine</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"> is the principal of McAlpine Tankersley Architecture. Noted interior designer </span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Susan Ferrier</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"> is a partner of McAlpine Booth & Ferrier Interiors. They are included in the AD100 and </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Elle Decor</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">'s A-list. McAlpine Home has handcrafted furniture lines with Lee Industries and MacRae Designs, and Susan Ferrier designs fabrics for Coleman Taylor Textiles. </span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Susan Sully</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"> is an expert on Southern style. She has authored numerous books, including</span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Houses with Charm</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">, and is a contributing editor to </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Southern Living</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">. </span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">Adrian Ferrier</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"> is a fine arts photographer.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;">A special thank you to Rizzoli for the book and the images.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;">To advertise with Splendid Sass, visit </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://splendidsass.blogspot.com/p/advertising.html"><span style="color: #7f6000;">here</span></a>, or contact me at </span><span font-size:="" style="color: #444444; font-size: x-large;" xx-small="">splendidsass@gmail.co</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large;">Perfect for the BEACH</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pntrs.com/t/SUJGSEtFTUVCRkVMRUZHQk5GTEpK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Here Comes the Sun! 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