The End of An Era At 40% Off!

<p align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS18bzy4nI/AAAAAAAApo8/Ae3sxNf-SGk/s1600-h/stringer0212.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 021" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS19FRKwPI/AAAAAAAAppE/wwDGhDqJoNI/stringer021_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 021" width="514" /></em></a><em> Brian Stringer Antiques – the adorable French House.  Houstonians know not to enter through this door – rather they go around to the side door.</em></p> <p> </p> <p align="justify">One of Houston’s best known and oldest antique store is closing shop, and it’s a very sad day.   Upon hearing the news, I stopped by <em>Brian Stringer Antiques</em> the other day to talk with Brian and his charming wife Kathy and  find out why they were shutting their doors.   Walking </p> <p align="justify">around their wonderful shop, I felt a tremendous surge of nostalgia knowing that this was all coming to an end.    After all, Brian, ever the debonair Englishman,  is the godfather of antiques here, and for decades his shop was the first stop for interior designers and their clients.   It’s been a long haul for the couple, even longer for Brian who started out solo, long before he was married to Kathy.  Over the years, their popular shop grew, expanding to a main showroom and the charming faux French house with its striped awning next door.   At one point, they even did a stint in Dallas.  Everyone in Houston knows the shopping ritual here:  you go the main showroom first, work your way to the back storeroom, stop at the side showroom, then exit through the metal garage door to go outside where you then enter the little French house through its side door.    Going through those same motions that day, I wondered, how many times have I been here over the years?  Hundreds?   At least that, I decide.  </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="center">   <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS1-KrFmgI/AAAAAAAAppM/hJoXTGoPExE/s1600-h/image%5B16%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="351" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS1_QXPR5I/AAAAAAAAppU/VjWbceducus/image_thumb%5B8%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" width="632" /></a> <em>The main showroom on the right – the French house on the left.   At one time the house on the right (not shown) was also part of the complex.  One year Ginger Barber moved her shop, The Sitting Room, into that house on the right, renting it from the Stringers.  Today, after moving at least three mores times,  Ginger is back near the Stringers again – her shop is now two doors down, on the left!  The West Alabama corridor has so many fabulous antique stores, it has become a major destination for shopping.  </em></p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"><em>Why close the shop after all these years?</em>  Settling into one of their comfortable chairs, Kathy Stringer proceeds to explain:   they are looking to have more fun in their lives after working so hard, for so long.    The decision to close wasn’t easy, but over the summer – it was finally decided.   The Stringers are thrilled to be entering this new phase of their lives.   <em>But still, why?</em>   Kathy says simply, “the business was running us, we weren’t running the business.”   Today’s climate is certainly not wonderful for the antiques business.    They have seen it all change – EBay, 1st Dibs and Internet sales have made it less personal – there’s not much client loyalty in this high-tech era.   China has become a huge influence on the market – their reproductions are taking over the world.  And then there’s the Euro -  at first, dealing with the new currency was beneficial for the Stringers – today, the dollar can’t compete.    Ticking off the list of reasons why the Stringers want out, Kathy laughs:   “We  survived the 80’s in Houston and thrived – now we are just too old to wait this current recession out.”   And then there’s this reason:  France is calling them.  They own a 14th century chateau in the countryside between Bordeaux and Gers.  Simply put, they want to spend  more time there.  </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2ANEqL7I/AAAAAAAAppc/KFmwVORwBZA/s1600-h/stringer082.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 082" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2AptBUvI/AAAAAAAAppk/7ZVWhmJ-K8U/stringer082_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 082" width="323" /></em></a><em>This framed photo of Brian Stringer with the caption “Our Fearless Leader” graced the showroom for years. </em></p> <p>      </p> <p align="justify">Who can blame them for wanting to close up shop?  Brian Stringer started out in the antiques business over 40 years ago – all spent in the same location on West. Alabama.   He’s been the trend setter here, others followed his lead and his hunches.   In the beginning he imported mostly pine and oak pieces from  England.  Kathy estimates they have sold thousands of his famous dark oak Windsor chair.    Trends dictate changes and the Stringers headed to Italy for mirrors and light fixtures.  There, they discovered the gorgeous painted pieces that <em>Brian Stringer Antiques</em> became known for.   Always ahead of the curve, Stringer was the first in Houston to import the Italian furniture.   Later, continental furniture came from Spain and filled the shop.   Still on top of their game even today,  the shop has a large selection of the popular Swedish antiques.</p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p align="justify"><em></em> </p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2BRN0j1I/AAAAAAAApps/edgWSJultxo/s1600-h/stringer0731.jpg"><img alt="stringer 073" border="0" height="678" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2CXFoPUI/AAAAAAAApp0/R_HI8SbV--8/stringer073_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 073" width="1028" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em>The main showroom of Brian Stringer Antiques – the painted Italian console is the look the Stringers became famous for during the past decade.</em></p> <p align="center"><em></em> </p> <p align="justify">As we continued to talk, Kathy reflected on the changes in the business.   Though the Stringers have had an internet presence for five years, it has not been as beneficial as old fashioned advertising in magazines like <em>Southern Accents</em> and <em>House Beautiful</em>.   Their beautifully photographed <a href="http://www.ocfree.in">ads</a> brought in profitable bicoastal business.    When 1st Dibs came calling, Kathy found it too complicated to get involved with.   Perhaps she knew where it was all heading.    With the volatile Dollar and the terrible business climate here and overseas, the Stringers are just ready for a change.    They don’t want to sell their business – they want to close the door and walk away.   To this end, everything, and I mean <em><strong>everything</strong></em>, in the store is on sale at 40% off.    <em>Brian Stringer Antiques</em> will stay open until the majority of the stock has sold.   When it is all finished, whatever is left, they’ll either keep or put in storage.     Then they’ll head for France to relax and we’ll be left to find new places to shop.   Walking around the store for the last time – memories flooded through my mind of all the beautiful things I have bought here over the years and all the things I had wanted to buy!     Mostly, there were times when I would stop in just to look at the antiques, and there were  other times when I would come to rummage through the wonderful George Smith fabric samples, that they alone in Houston carried.     I wonder who will buy the property, the valuable real estate their store sits on?   Will the new owners also sell antiques?    The change wouldn’t be as profound if they would just sell the business outright, along with the merchandise.  At least it would still be here, albeit with different owners.   Still, I think the Stringers made the right decision to just close their doors.    No one but those two could ever run <em>Brian Stringer Antiques</em>.    </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="center"><em><font size="4"></font></em></p> <p align="center"><em><font size="4"><strong>DID YOU SAY 40 PERCENT OFF????????</strong></font></em></p> <p align="center"><em><font size="4"></font></em></p> <p align="center"><em><font size="4"></font></em></p> <p align="justify">Yes I did!  Everything in the store is  now 40 percent off!   Forty Per Cent!!??!!!  Everything!!!!   It’s enough to make your head swim at the possibilities!   If you are looking for that certain something – now’s your chance.  And hurry!  Forty percent off is awfully tempting to a lot of people.</p> <p> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2C1FRIdI/AAAAAAAApqA/iA194_pZ2tM/s1600-h/stringer122.jpg"><img alt="stringer 122" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2D0i_BHI/AAAAAAAApqI/uISWD9bAXFo/stringer122_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 122" width="858" /></a><em> Brian Stringer Antiques is the place to go for wonderful antique and reproduction dining tables.  Their chair selection is legendary.</em></p> <p align="justify"><em></em></p> <p align="center"><em></em></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpgrclS3-m-OL7s4c_lMxejpF6fvODgQqr77Xmvlz7Fgh6Db3fRCjMkoKlql2ZKTQg_kPUKSZmIGzLxb48lNZP0UgBFUH3lReElrqsvF_M8_qudWZ_osHeoI3T_eb27ox2IrLhqsIiIg/s1600-h/stringer1111.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 111" border="0" height="726" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2FWLIqII/AAAAAAAApqY/0c_hVJ8n6LY/stringer111_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 111" width="1028" /></em></a><em> </em><em>There’s not much here I don’t want – the globe, the library ladder, the urn, the portraits, the mirror, the desk.</em>   <em>Wrap it all up and move it to my house, please!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2GIdWD0I/AAAAAAAApqg/2Lcjf54HEKU/s1600-h/stringer088.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 088" border="0" height="429" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2G7VcY3I/AAAAAAAApqo/HTLLsQcaNyM/stringer088_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 088" width="644" /></em></a><em>This settee drives me wild – if only I had the space for it!</em>  <em>The Italian table with the painted finish became a signature look for Brian Stringer Antiques.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2HeQYnKI/AAAAAAAApqw/qCrtpuliYTc/s1600-h/stringer118.jpg"><img alt="stringer 118" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2IJEheYI/AAAAAAAApq4/9KzNNTDbp0A/stringer118_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 118" width="512" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em>There is this remarkable Spanish leather screen from the 1690s - amazing.  The leather sofa is the real deal.  </em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2Ioi0vCI/AAAAAAAAprA/0U6UQXqcMFY/s1600-h/stringer104.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 104" border="0" height="684" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2JfxkKPI/AAAAAAAAprI/NnYSja_JeKs/stringer104_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 104" width="1028" /></em></a><em> </em></p> <p align="center"><em>There are several Swedish sofas in the shop, but that screen is catching my eye!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2KLZoitI/AAAAAAAAprQ/0rc5r8mzbMg/s1600-h/stringer0941.jpg"><img alt="stringer 094" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2KzZqpkI/AAAAAAAAprY/Qj9FShybSzo/stringer094_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 094" width="664" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em>To die for!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2LsKH4eI/AAAAAAAAprg/WACaaiUfgd0/s1600-h/stringer107.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 107" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2MQ1DmtI/AAAAAAAApro/l9PGBBAUcYQ/stringer107_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 107" width="514" /></em></a><em> Look at how beautifully this French antique armoire is finished inside – it’s like two pieces of furniture in one!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESoajwpILCcShXE4P-er5PEhKd_EgPtAtBDoHes56nZNLNIcds9f4oAs8oGjlHb5sIXI3TLtWRGE9X6J764jhCUtCWhUsyypr4KECZv2G9WWCUUK9gfmGQzALz4uBdpUbYDx7RO5aPkfx/s1600-h/stringer109.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 109" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2NQAwkqI/AAAAAAAApr4/mDDAuhqLgV0/stringer109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 109" width="651" /></em></a><em> The bust is fabulous, especially against these vivid colored walls.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2OF4sbDI/AAAAAAAApsA/NDL8lCxHnXg/s1600-h/stringer039.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 039" border="0" height="746" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2O-JFfxI/AAAAAAAApsI/kJv1c-EGH9A/stringer039_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 039" width="1028" /></em></a><em> There’s more eye candy in the back showroom – these chairs are beyond fabulous!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2QF1bc8I/AAAAAAAApsQ/DEWH5HUazCg/s1600-h/stringer042.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 042" border="0" height="668" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2RMO2W8I/AAAAAAAApsY/y_hsVPxBnyo/stringer042_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 042" width="1028" /></em></a><em> I’m not sure if the cabinets are an exact pair – but at 40 percent off, who cares? (Open your screen all the way to see the entire picture.)</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZ6V_IROTEKCbOJXEov8ql_VGU9bo_FdJImpKvNc8DN8GZhu-DZOx0GBMzg2b8bQMi2_ncdZai4TPDF0ecDTpYLW4znq-vGoDYafJBz5EhkdtfYVRb1zNV9Xt6e-tV_IYnpsg-4_TAnU/s1600-h/stringer032.jpg"><img alt="stringer 032" border="0" height="761" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2StiJdNI/AAAAAAAApso/4Y3wRxYWo1A/stringer032_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 032" width="1028" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em>I’m crazy about the sofa, though I would probably recover it and save the upholstery for pillows.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2TZSYJwI/AAAAAAAApsw/TfhlqgXHJ1o/s1600-h/stringer0281.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 028" border="0" height="684" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2UZaI5DI/AAAAAAAAps4/Zx237co4_0o/stringer028_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 028" width="1028" /></em></a><em> Besides antiques, Brian Stringer Antiques carries a fine line of reproductions.  Now is the time to buy a chair at these prices.</em> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2U7I5dXI/AAAAAAAAptA/XPTqy0Mlzhg/s1600-h/stringer0491.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 049" border="0" height="684" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2Vo79z4I/AAAAAAAAptI/KSw6bETFLxU/stringer049_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 049" width="1028" /></em></a><em> One of my favorite parts of the shop – the back storeroom where a million antique tables are stacked on top of each other.</em>  <em>Notice the darling white table with the blue trim.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2WruCl4I/AAAAAAAAptQ/RvNLH-eViig/s1600-h/stringer051.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 051" border="0" height="429" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2XPaOOuI/AAAAAAAAptY/PLZ_OkcLHxA/stringer051_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 051" width="644" /></em></a><em>This table, topped with the red George Smith toile, is just too cute.</em>   </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2XsBDbNI/AAAAAAAAptg/kqxacSNmVaQ/s1600-h/stringer056.jpg"><img alt="stringer 056" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2YG5XDxI/AAAAAAAApto/DXSnMOWdP54/stringer056_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 056" width="514" /></a></p> <p align="center"> <em>This remarkable side table is made with a carved wood “tablecloth” covering it!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWqt9EDaUqRWhFqH6xz7-M9GPEFp3Du-VWD90RO3mZop7l8WrbVjauCu8ED_Su-b1jQvVprIEQqHGSwT6xw0ZShV9C4T09VHHzxBIdld2wyaflMRfIMPwVTQgYPejc0Qvl1p1QgO9rRFU/s1600-h/stringer059.jpg"><img alt="stringer 059" border="0" height="684" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2ZsrRXRI/AAAAAAAApt4/y6PwOdM9j9E/stringer059_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 059" width="1028" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em>The side showroom always has the most wonderful antiques placed about.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2aakQ_6I/AAAAAAAApuA/n99vLhzhBNg/s1600-h/stringer071.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 071" border="0" height="715" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2bAZuQ8I/AAAAAAAApuI/XjfSJmBDXOM/stringer071_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 071" width="1028" /></em></a><em> </em></p> <p align="center"><em>An absolutely amazing centuries old tapestry – just waiting for it’s new home.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5q8lBjXOPZK7gILxTvKNnyhQ6M9HLptu1gzI9JompHjCq7KDnyieAyQYfpix-qzF_nZLq-jnZIQP3ux5gq-vR6zTG8bCAU6Opg3jTceXxc3zie-icanen7AGYvi7D67Dl9v_SfnBDlZ_B/s1600-h/stringer1241.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 124" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2cZHVzLI/AAAAAAAApuY/LVdvx1UmYqw/stringer124_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; 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display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="stringer 140" width="1028" /></a> </p> <p align="center"><em>The furniture in the French house is always less dressy.   This is where I usually found what I was looking for.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2gd3cnKI/AAAAAAAApvE/Q0s9EDFgtiI/s1600-h/stringer145.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 145" border="0" height="641" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2iGVUCDI/AAAAAAAApvM/mFnWy7-UB08/stringer145_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 145" width="1028" /></em></a><em> I love that painted cabinet – so pretty with the blue trim.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWv0LrJ33LBZqHbG3GzIJ-UgKuVp7x3NI-o66-upnk2hXJcArCRU3DYw5N7oTWnwFnHSA_9DxE3pvFBsDmYZeHXnaEK9AfwxxRxSE_MbZUpgXwXrxhj0hE31g42GuzRVLzC-91urB2bYE/s1600-h/stringer150.jpg"><img alt="stringer 150" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2jvZrMrI/AAAAAAAApvc/evjuRt6KMPM/stringer150_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; 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display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 151" width="1028" /></em></a><em> The French house is so charming – you really feel like you’re in the South of France, except for Houston’s traffic out the front window!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2m1YRpgI/AAAAAAAApwE/XWJusOHaS5s/s1600-h/stringer155.jpg"><img alt="stringer 155" border="0" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYE4vTeWaKVyG5sJQ8ymRQ62ztdQbwKvZLkt5-k3K4ykm-9ltFQjBsb7r7jUeKu1lpHtEnt78evyAchMJB3d8tdaBRkI63nJTuXmxBbZBu_i0UwbNZoVmKje6Fvm69RaJVhwAlRK57TvU/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 155" width="644" /></a></p> <p align="center"><em>Yes!!!!!!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2oqQbmCI/AAAAAAAApwU/71lJ-E7WI1M/s1600-h/stringer1638.jpg"><em><img alt="stringer 163" border="0" height="684" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2pYHjuhI/AAAAAAAApwc/i8n4ZUDuMm8/stringer163_thumb8.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="stringer 163" width="1028" /></em></a></p> <p align="center"><em>  I don’t want to leave.  I’m lingering around, stalling, wondering is this the last time I’ll be here?   What will happen to this charming house?</em>  </p> <p>  </p> <p align="justify">Over the years, the Stringers absolutely charming house in Houston was published a few times – once in a local magazine and once in <em>Southern Accents</em>.  A few years ago <em>House Beautiful</em> invited Patrick Dunne to go to  France and visit the Stringers at their 14th century chateau with the romantic name:  <em>Commanderie de  Sainte Antoine</em>.   Brian had bought the property without Kathy, though when she first saw its turret, she instantly understood what had attracted him.     It was a man’s house totally,  with thick stone walls and floors and an ancient studded front door.    The house started out as a fortified hospital run by the Brothers of Saint Antoine, a band of monks, who set up hospitals to treat a mysterious skin disease that swept through Europe during the Middle Ages.  After the French Revolution, parts of the chateau were left to fall into ruin, while other parts became the main house in the small isolated town.    The Stringers have spent years renovating their place, but Kathy has left the interior decorating to Brian, worried she might make it all too pretty for him.   The house is huge and one entire wing has spent the last century boarded off.  Of course there is the turret - a tower room with sweeping views of the countryside.    Now that the business is to be closed, the Stringers are looking forward to spending more time here where they are sure to be happy and content, sipping wine and eating cheese – and doing all the things that those in the French countryside do so perfectly.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2p147eoI/AAAAAAAApwk/-mgvlSyF_qc/s1600-h/1%5B3%5D.jpg"><em><img alt="1" border="0" height="772" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkTbkPYbjlD86AxSlDc8yEFkE4pA_8qWSciRuZuePfUKYhYMMwIbzSGuUVoKWXpkebGy_sjGAonVe9RNU50NIGNy2-LoSk1aZ1q52ugxd8HZTiYNbqPruWmoZQ9ToNyYLGD-BUcQ1cFE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="1" width="578" /></em></a><em> The tower room has views of the countryside.  Once this turret protected the monks from marauding Celtic tribes that lived in the hills beyond.</em></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2rciXXVI/AAAAAAAApw0/H3gd8OECENo/s1600-h/2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="2" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2sHmIT1I/AAAAAAAApw8/tz80v_j48Hs/2_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="2" width="555" /></a><em> The exterior courtyard of the Stringer’s 14th century chateau.</em>   </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2taAmStI/AAAAAAAApxE/Z-uswL6_4Yg/s1600-h/image%5B4%5D.png"><em><img alt="image" border="0" height="715" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2vbHNgXI/AAAAAAAApxM/T55qjKExKYg/image_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" width="516" /></em></a><em> The Stringers furnished the living room with large upholstered pieces brought from home and even more massive sconces and religious Santos.   Notice the fabulous ceiling beams and the depth of the walls at the windows.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2xtjF4qI/AAAAAAAApxU/AcXc5HVJtY0/s1600-h/image3%5B1%5D.png"><em><img alt="image" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2z5C-YbI/AAAAAAAApxc/7etzP_w_1QY/image3_thumb.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" width="601" /></em></a><em>The amazing three story, winding staircase.  No furniture could be brought up the stairs – it all had to be hauled through the windows using a pulley system.  The staircase is so old and rare it is protected by the Historical Monuments of France Society.</em>  </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS21gMCsPI/AAAAAAAApxo/mWuLsrguaWU/s1600-h/image%5B5%5D.png"><em><img alt="image" border="0" height="739" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS24XhtptI/AAAAAAAApxw/qdj3FlJtXnE/image_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" width="555" /></em></a><em> The charming eat in kitchen with an old farm sink and terra cotta tiles.  No overhead cabinets for sure, the baskets do double duty instead.   Notice the overhead pinlights that are strung on wire in the kitchen.</em>   <em>Kathy designed this space – installing it on the second floor to be near the shaded loggia outside the kitchen’s door.</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS26URGZtI/AAAAAAAApx4/QQ8HoP9PasQ/s1600-h/image%5B9%5D.png"><em><img alt="image" border="0" height="745" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS28sIV6II/AAAAAAAApyA/vM0iCUYF_C4/image_thumb%5B5%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="image" width="532" /></em></a><em> In the dining room with 18th century paneling – the Stringers repainted it in its original color.   The tapestry was bought at a nearby market.   The table with its iron base and wooden top surrounded by tall chairs is typical of what Brian Stringers Antiques sold for years and years:  their tables and chairs were some of their most popular items.    The Stringers plan to spend more time here when the business is closed.  Kathy knows Brian will be happy here – the chateau is a life long dream of his, something she instantly recognized when she first saw it</em>.  </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Brian Stringer Antiques is located at 2031 West  Alabama in Houston.   For current hours, please call 713-526-7380.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/SxS2-CzLCWI/AAAAAAAApyI/tiZWST9TSoQ/s1600-h/image%5B20%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1Oo5nGCxPgU7LxTCj3O9vHCcIzu6UivRMyhV_YWt0CjUjZczebCNiD46bRkmwL-JesIVA3wjYzw_qMoU2zSPi8JcQBasKF7_0bfXJCnPVvn-6WCA6NxlomDvRiRONU6Y9kg9KwLV3lJf/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="image" width="1028" /></a> </p> <p align="center">The West Alabama Corridor:</p> <p align="justify">If you plan to visit to take advantage of the 40 percent off sale and want to make a day of shopping in the area, be sure to also stop in at Ginger Barber’s Sitting Room which is next door.   Further up the street is Tara Shaw and  Heather Bowen Antiques.  Continue up W. 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Paredes para niños artistas

Desde ahora, en las paredes sí se escribe, se dibuja y se pinta. Estas opciones te servirán para que tus niños muestren su arte y <b>creatividad en las paredes</b> (sin destrozarlas) de sus <b>dormitorios y cuartos de juego</b>.<br /><br />Una opción es convertir una pared en una pizarra con una <b>pintura especial</b>. Los colores más habituales son verde (como los tableros escolares) y negro (opción más actual), pero hay firmas como <a href="http://www.cuartocolor.com/cuartocolor/photog/index.php?ID=1">Cuarto Color</a> que han desarrollado hasta 10 colores diferentes en pintura de pizarra. Lo puedes adquirir en tiendas especializadas de <b>pintura y bricolaje</b>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QbsPAyhh7Ug/SxSDeM514SI/AAAAAAAAA1k/2YdCCSuHmQc/s1600/pared_pizarra_3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410093607261954338" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QbsPAyhh7Ug/SxSDeM514SI/AAAAAAAAA1k/2YdCCSuHmQc/s400/pared_pizarra_3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QbsPAyhh7Ug/SxSDd7WIpsI/AAAAAAAAA1c/4TzgxPwug0U/s1600/pared_pizarra_2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410093602548786882" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QbsPAyhh7Ug/SxSDd7WIpsI/AAAAAAAAA1c/4TzgxPwug0U/s400/pared_pizarra_2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 321px;" /></a><br />Otra opción muy divertida es convertir una pared en <b>tablero magnético</b> con pinturas que incorporan partículas metálicas y permiten sujetar elementos directamente en la pared, con imanes. Para que la superficie tenga magnetismo hay que aplicar 3-4 capas y renovarlas cada año (2 capas más). Las hay con acabados de pizarra como las de Bruguer y otras que permiten cualquier acabado como la de Mag Paint (<a href="http://www.pintura-iman.com/">Pinturalmán</a>).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QbsPAyhh7Ug/SxSENMQFfhI/AAAAAAAAA10/0Q4rPyV8hf0/s1600/tree-main.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410094414540668434" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QbsPAyhh7Ug/SxSENMQFfhI/AAAAAAAAA10/0Q4rPyV8hf0/s400/tree-main.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QbsPAyhh7Ug/SxSEM5dwbeI/AAAAAAAAA1s/sJ_uEf_1OKE/s1600/habitacion_ninas.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410094409497734626" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QbsPAyhh7Ug/SxSEM5dwbeI/AAAAAAAAA1s/sJ_uEf_1OKE/s400/habitacion_ninas.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" /></a>

Paredes para niños artistas

Desde ahora, en las paredes sí se escribe, se dibuja y se pinta. Estas opciones te servirán para que tus niños muestren su arte y creatividad en las paredes (sin destrozarlas) de sus dormitorios y cuartos de juego.Una opción es convertir una pared en una pizarra con una pintura especial. Los colores…

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ENREDADERAS O TREPADORAS PARA CUBRIR PARED EN JARDIN

<div style="text-align: justify;">Quiero cubrir paredes de mi jardín, para que se vea todo el fondo verde y buscando en internet me encuentro con esta obra de arte hecha de enredaderas o trepadoras y otras plantas, que es como una cara gigante.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejAClX5Gkmftes97QrIWORZSfGqbs5qhDqzIafDe3_i2oAnzA3O2UeeId-baszDY2w8Eo-ZoPCgye_y4Y5FjeQ7tEfFcDdk56LHfc5RW8CfxDjuZVNso4HYAxJJtLw4ZpjTi_rMfdvX0/s1600/enredaderas-de-pared.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejAClX5Gkmftes97QrIWORZSfGqbs5qhDqzIafDe3_i2oAnzA3O2UeeId-baszDY2w8Eo-ZoPCgye_y4Y5FjeQ7tEfFcDdk56LHfc5RW8CfxDjuZVNso4HYAxJJtLw4ZpjTi_rMfdvX0/s400/enredaderas-de-pared.jpg" width="400" yr="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> No creo que mi jardinero pueda hacer algo asi, por lo que buscando algo mas sencillo, traté de averiguar cómo cubrir una pared con plantas, y hallé que puedes elegir entre enredaderas o trepadoras: autoadherentes, para pared, para pérgola, para vallas, enredadera con flores decorativas, enredaderas aromáticas.<br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Enredaderas más conocidas:</span></strong></div>- <strong>Glicinias</strong> para cubrir pérgolas o arcos. Tiene unas preciosas flores u hojitas lilas o moradas:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpO2XYmDLP0e54fivTjLg_pOMWE9j3zThbwcc6Q1YN9sEGCPp7NyJIoGdfehJytf4pwYaP9JZA_tkDULLlP0ZdAtx_H2PSfrSkzAgJ_f9mCV4gVKFOdJKtxL8zzvnmBjNjA6cyyu3JVWI/s1600/glicinia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpO2XYmDLP0e54fivTjLg_pOMWE9j3zThbwcc6Q1YN9sEGCPp7NyJIoGdfehJytf4pwYaP9JZA_tkDULLlP0ZdAtx_H2PSfrSkzAgJ_f9mCV4gVKFOdJKtxL8zzvnmBjNjA6cyyu3JVWI/s400/glicinia.jpg" width="400" yr="true" /></a> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Foto de glicinias: meteored.com</span> </div>- <strong>Hiedra </strong>para paredes a la sombra:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmhlcW7iHfdATlda2vbP-U21TxFzyOlkzai9MAC4SDNiXyqBvEcg8e7s-hHFnr_n2QCi4sUyVWQweBGtVDRt8Z_UkyarQFaTdogDzswDU_frkhjS7y2gxKGc3xB1pzAJVVWFjIemgx7s/s1600/hiedra-pared.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmhlcW7iHfdATlda2vbP-U21TxFzyOlkzai9MAC4SDNiXyqBvEcg8e7s-hHFnr_n2QCi4sUyVWQweBGtVDRt8Z_UkyarQFaTdogDzswDU_frkhjS7y2gxKGc3xB1pzAJVVWFjIemgx7s/s400/hiedra-pared.jpg" width="400" yr="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Foto de hiedra: 123rf.com</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4srX_dtCjYGdXGmzcoxcdGUY5807rrTmMiHXaDoT2xDPG4Wu1oUdJ9mnsGvi9PZfHC4Jx6pd2ykujZqnCh0TvKdFvr8awPw-0-tlFYbR3E4gZl1JybX1UjBsrFv1dvfFe7Jxr2fn7MSI/s1600/Madreselva.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4srX_dtCjYGdXGmzcoxcdGUY5807rrTmMiHXaDoT2xDPG4Wu1oUdJ9mnsGvi9PZfHC4Jx6pd2ykujZqnCh0TvKdFvr8awPw-0-tlFYbR3E4gZl1JybX1UjBsrFv1dvfFe7Jxr2fn7MSI/s200/Madreselva.jpg" yr="true" /></a>- <strong>Madreselva</strong> (lonicera etrusca) sirve para cubrir sin problemas el espacio en tu jardin. La madreselva es una planta trepadora de hojas perennes, opuestas y ovaladas que puede llegar a alcanzar una altura de hasta dos metros.</div>- <strong>Buganvilia</strong> o buganvilla, <strong>Bignonias</strong> y <strong>Jazmines</strong> si vives en clima templado o cálido. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISYgMUpoZxG9y4w4LUvd0C9PnFgsk6rHPibxT4JzzcuIZn8rB1jaXDAQ4MtFvkMlkOizFe_ds9ODbUKPxbQJ-LceusSds4sx4yYc1uoyCR7RwPpEDrPkyAzYmmCXLoNIiiNcyt5JI_y8/s1600/buganvilla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISYgMUpoZxG9y4w4LUvd0C9PnFgsk6rHPibxT4JzzcuIZn8rB1jaXDAQ4MtFvkMlkOizFe_ds9ODbUKPxbQJ-LceusSds4sx4yYc1uoyCR7RwPpEDrPkyAzYmmCXLoNIiiNcyt5JI_y8/s200/buganvilla.jpg" yr="true" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HVybHLOJr3SpR8CO9UqtC3vk5UziyIlrP2Eg2GW9Nyz_6EeVU8iDTJbTxoPQ9F97y5zJBUmFoCxM4FVEzZfONVrgMBIwTuRdhxUMC9WqlHMrEdECp031ykLYJEaPgKTFEnA4i4pzTR4/s1600/bignonias-pyrostegiavenusta-lluvia-de-oro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HVybHLOJr3SpR8CO9UqtC3vk5UziyIlrP2Eg2GW9Nyz_6EeVU8iDTJbTxoPQ9F97y5zJBUmFoCxM4FVEzZfONVrgMBIwTuRdhxUMC9WqlHMrEdECp031ykLYJEaPgKTFEnA4i4pzTR4/s200/bignonias-pyrostegiavenusta-lluvia-de-oro.jpg" yr="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Foto de buganvilia: sencilloyfacil.com, Foto de bignonia: jardin-mundani.info</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfD7PpFBpxggvDksHdefrX6iehA1XIhTk7wkAPtorhOuUVTEFl7dLTvKbSNEcXC8aAne60awHll1tehTeuO4XUekAMGCNX4f2u7zGECLbQYbkcsXmhQUwJlrUl2TWHrdVqy8FKeSFvy0/s1600/tipos-de-jazmines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfD7PpFBpxggvDksHdefrX6iehA1XIhTk7wkAPtorhOuUVTEFl7dLTvKbSNEcXC8aAne60awHll1tehTeuO4XUekAMGCNX4f2u7zGECLbQYbkcsXmhQUwJlrUl2TWHrdVqy8FKeSFvy0/s400/tipos-de-jazmines.jpg" yr="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Foto de tipos de jazmin: casa-jardin.net</span></div>- <strong>Clemátides</strong> en sitios húmedos, sombra en la base de la planta y sol en las flores.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjjU_IbLMTcMn-iz27ufl2kBkbmDwukwy_nI1S-o6w8Th4EbHEIplk2lCKTAyhrR8ksraqPx7HY7x1nD_rBrDdudJSpKCIszqUgqXMcKyEt8PBKLGfQ6G4BRLN4F9jVgchuBNxoATNBI/s1600/clematides.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjjU_IbLMTcMn-iz27ufl2kBkbmDwukwy_nI1S-o6w8Th4EbHEIplk2lCKTAyhrR8ksraqPx7HY7x1nD_rBrDdudJSpKCIszqUgqXMcKyEt8PBKLGfQ6G4BRLN4F9jVgchuBNxoATNBI/s400/clematides.jpg" yr="true" /></a></div>- <strong>Rosal trepador</strong> al sol.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwT8x3kzThvTuxtYN_2fMZhyphenhyphenKyW5-4DhPCQasevE1Cuss7ZHd3oUEHf4AZOPTJBFhTSejyYb0hyphenhyphenWO3yL2H663E-5C_HLY9uCKppo7jU-X929X1stIwhIra2JvWTX5ggUP0a-AtXWuRCA/s1600/rosal-trepador.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwT8x3kzThvTuxtYN_2fMZhyphenhyphenKyW5-4DhPCQasevE1Cuss7ZHd3oUEHf4AZOPTJBFhTSejyYb0hyphenhyphenWO3yL2H663E-5C_HLY9uCKppo7jU-X929X1stIwhIra2JvWTX5ggUP0a-AtXWuRCA/s400/rosal-trepador.jpg" yr="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Fotos: infojardin.com</span></div><strong>Enredadera autoadherentes</strong><br />Se sujetan por sí solas con sus raíces o ventosas a paredes sin necesidad de fijaciones artificiales:<br />- Hiedra, Hortensia trepadora (Hydrangea petiolaris), Campsis radicans, Parra virgen (Parthenocissus spp.)<br /><strong>Enredadera para pared</strong><br />- Parra virgen, Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Parra virgen). Coloración otoñal. Hiedra (Hedera helix), Ficus trepador (Ficus pumila). Al exterior en climas con heladas escasas y débiles:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPywd1hNJ4tmC9raF8ArSpQ644qrDokkcVzAVOzSjvEf9CjKlMfQJXhFf5n_5Vq56dtN6CNsWcGxHcadDjszWB5Q70u7xWBfyYpqGwWSg0pqg64I_RZXWLhcW2mA4ecg02rLD8rwQtEAo/s1600/parra-virgen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPywd1hNJ4tmC9raF8ArSpQ644qrDokkcVzAVOzSjvEf9CjKlMfQJXhFf5n_5Vq56dtN6CNsWcGxHcadDjszWB5Q70u7xWBfyYpqGwWSg0pqg64I_RZXWLhcW2mA4ecg02rLD8rwQtEAo/s400/parra-virgen.jpg" yr="true" /></a> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">foto de parra virgen: fotocommunity.com</span></div><strong>Enredadera para pérgola</strong><br />Especies de crecimiento rápido. Mientras no se cubra totalmente la pérgola (3 ó 4 años), pon cestas colgantes: Campanilla (Ipomoea tricolor), Correquetepillo (Polygonum aubertii), da flores blancas, Bella de día (Convolvulus tricolor),<br /><br /><strong>Enredadera para vallas o muros</strong><br />- Hiedra, Ipomoea, Jazmín, Madreselva (gran masa foliar y flores aromáticas), Celestina (Plumbago capensis, de flores azules)<br /><br /><strong>Enredadera con flores decorativas</strong><br />-Campsis radicans, Campsis, Clematis, Jasminum, Lonicera, Polygonum: crecimiento más rápido, Wisteria (Glicinia).<br /><br /><strong>Enredaderas aromáticas</strong>: Rosal trepador, Jazmín, Madreselva, Dama de noche<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisubYhCcql72-jtvELXy5QAqgKuEVyJw7iAbEs6M5DjqCqwSA-eBulye13nXjG055Gy97uA0Edzdd8iriT8ctQuOMklCFOla0IHzUF3Gk9wTCN9uqxaISwvQg03NCPJcW2Ib1UjFIbfhI/s1600/dama-de-noche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisubYhCcql72-jtvELXy5QAqgKuEVyJw7iAbEs6M5DjqCqwSA-eBulye13nXjG055Gy97uA0Edzdd8iriT8ctQuOMklCFOla0IHzUF3Gk9wTCN9uqxaISwvQg03NCPJcW2Ib1UjFIbfhI/s400/dama-de-noche.jpg" yr="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Foto de dama de noche: fotonatura.org</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Cual de estas plantas te gustó mas? Yo creo que las de mas fácil mantenimiento y que lograrán que todo se vea verde es la hiedra y la parra virgen.. Tu que opinas?</div>

ENREDADERAS O TREPADORAS PARA CUBRIR PARED EN JARDIN

Quiero cubrir paredes de mi jardín, para que se vea todo el fondo verde y buscando en internet me encuentro con esta obra de arte hecha de enredaderas o trepadoras y otras plantas, que es como una cara gigante. No creo que mi jardinero pueda hacer algo asi, por lo que buscando algo mas sencillo, tra…

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