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Kathryn Ireland’s New Hideaway Retreat

<blockquote>   We’ve had some great guests on the Skirted Roundtable over the past year and a half.   We’ve talked with a lot of different people in the industry – magazine editors, design bloggers, authors, stylists, shop owners, and fabric designers, but I have especially loved having the chance to interview the interior designers I have long admired.   Our first  “big” interview was with Vicente Wolf, which I actually missed (the only one I ever did miss!)  Next, we interviewed Charlotte Moss.  My nerves were shot for that one, I was so excited to be talking to someone I absolutely worshipped!    <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEeCa6lCJI/AAAAAAAA9nE/YQKpuw17GGM/s1600-h/image%5B122%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="623" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEeEOPE9CI/AAAAAAAA9nM/P-_gjAVnCAM/image_thumb%5B59%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="427"></a> Kathryn Ireland at her Ojai ranch.   Since then, there’s been Alessandra Branca, Bobby McAlpine, David Easton, Mary Douglas Drysdale, and Suzanne Kasler, – to name some of the other designers that have made me giddy.   Saturday, we will be interviewing someone that has me foaming at the mouth!!   Trust me, I never – even in my wildest dreams – thought I would one day be chatting with the likes of David Easton or Alessandra Branca!  Never!!!  I guess the lesson here is never give up on your dreams and never stop trying.   This week’s guest ranks right up there on my list of favorites.  The interview almost didn’t take place.  Kathryn Ireland is a busy, busy lady and our wires got crossed a few times before the four of us were all able to sit down at the same time and talk.   It was a late night for Linda and me, but it was still dusk for Megan and Kathryn, being as they were both on the west coast.   Kathryn Ireland!!!!   How many times have I lingered over the rows of her fabrics hanging in the Decorative Center?   How many samples have I checked out over the years?   I’ve clicked onto her web site more times than I would care to admit, as Ireland was one of the first interior designers to have a decent web site with lots of photographs and press clippings.   You could spend hours there looking at it all.    I bought both her books and quickly devoured them.    In short, I love Kathryn’s aesthetic and have for years and years.  And now, here she is – on my telephone – well, my Skype.  To say I was thrilled would be an understatement.  Kathryn was a tad more laid back about meeting me.  </blockquote>      <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3noQwFvmUqQRv8OcrOCS-hcPqGa02RHzet1tfhZCAZFSOPsmfZLGHrtYvZUfMCVsA9s5ovHnHl2ROl7ZQyGWl5Z8oAnWh4KvNfpSNiFakSDjAmGdiqiEC7cWTmGcRUaJK4FitGXbXi7w/s1600-h/image%5B23%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPirw5_xqKF0d36dD4Oj1RSHJJocqbCUbdbfkxJG3M9yewf-1ztvIAW9GxPXmzGvrxupj3L0yB7fo4bYi7qLgoG5M1DKabOvEpDhBxgWiND2lfcMyoaa6Zbw0DWVz2JRW-eJwqSdZx8f2d/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="801"></a> <blockquote> Kathryn Ireland’s casual and comfy living room was recently updated.  I love her suzani covered chairs!!  It’s such a perfect space with its barreled ceiling, stucco walls and casement windows.  </blockquote>   <blockquote> Kathryn had just arrived home from work just before we started and was exhausted – you could hear it in her voice – but she quickly rallied and had us all laughing, talking about the “neck lift” she wants.  A friend came over and handed her a glass of vino to help her relax.   I could just visualize her sitting in her wonderful living room – all comfy on her down filled sofa – munching on crackers and cheese, and gazing at the roaring fire.   She’s a star with a bigger than life personality.  She is charismatic and self deprecating at the same time.    Her clientele roster is filled with names of A-listed movie stars.  She even teases about her "name dropping,”  but she can’t help it if her clients are famous.   Her style is casual.  Rarely have I seen her do a “dressed” up room, but she does do them – perfectly.   </blockquote>   <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEeLChwCjI/AAAAAAAA9nk/W7jXYoHH5N0/s1600-h/image%5B27%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_wOByCMIpBqfDTIMttZz5O8hGg-gMF8-brBsUUY9iJU-GoUruBloWGaqGu2Vpxd4jHUR4zBQTFdMQyCJxqN857LicJmZ_x3qzdJ3wZgub9y6N3y3vlysqYK-qWSVEbC2oYz-QptBLOI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="504"></a> <blockquote> A dining room – one of the dressier interiors from Kathryn.  Isn’t this gorgeous?????  The curtain rods are perfect, as are the curtains, the striped French chairs are also perfect, as is the crystal chandelier.  Just look at the darling casement windows, the sconces, the beams!  I would eat in this room every day if I lived here.  </blockquote> <blockquote> During the interview, we talked about her ranch in Ojai which she rescued from years of neglect and turned it into a much loved vacation spot.  Her book  “Creating A Home” is all about the ranch and the process she went through to transform it.   Once it was finished, she had planned to sell her house in L.A and her farm in France and live in Ojai 24/7.   Unfortunately, her 3 teenaged sons vetoed that idea and she was forced to sell it – to actress Reese Witherspoon.   Kathryn reveals that Reese bought everything – all the furniture, accessories and dishes, including the forks!  Must be nice Reese!   </blockquote>      <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEeODFWLsI/AAAAAAAA9n4/2AGh0yiPVs0/s1600-h/image%5B51%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1I7oxulkMddsF4UMLg2If2zq5CY-8Lotbz_kAUX4_HvfjFnD8x1B1gPZG1wTeIw2FdbVmawgR03QQL9ssxwHKDuqPTnJfcrNcO0X9crCK-EA9c0V-5N1ydsdcZRBaSN6qGoJSLh-Wx6Oh/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="358"></a> <blockquote> The Ojai ranch started out as stables for the Libbey family in the 1920s.    Added onto by Wallace Neff, the ranch had been neglected for over 30 years when Kathryn bought it.  She spent 3 years restoring the property.</blockquote>       <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEeR99OI7I/AAAAAAAA9oI/voy8q2yXx_8/s1600-h/image%5B49%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="684" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEeVHQVrQI/AAAAAAAA9oQ/R_0RHdyl6yw/image_thumb%5B18%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="953"></a> The same view as above – today!       <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEeXueXdWI/AAAAAAAA9oY/iFYKctW83r4/s1600-h/image%5B56%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="557" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEeaUQaI5I/AAAAAAAA9og/PTNYtrypXNQ/image_thumb%5B23%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="826"></a>  A wider view of the central gravel courtyard.  The kitchen is to the right, bedrooms to the left, and the main living room is in the middle. Spread throughout the property are numerous guest houses, stables, a swimming pool, and other charming buildings.   <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEedyTk5tI/AAAAAAAA9os/8x-zwXSnc8E/s1600-h/image%5B42%5D.png"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEedyTk5tI/AAAAAAAA9o4/BWmIKJuJX7Q/s1600-h/image%5B57%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="669" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEejdpiHvI/AAAAAAAA9pE/jAV3GSUti7w/image_thumb%5B24%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="773"></a></a> <blockquote>  The main living area.   Kathryn used many of her own fabrics in this house – especially those from her new Mexico Meets Morocco line. The tiles on the stairs are original.  Upstairs is a balcony that overlooks the two story room.</blockquote>     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEelkSs7wI/AAAAAAAA9pQ/BK9D6eY4YAw/s1600-h/image%5B62%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="678" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEepGE-NPI/AAAAAAAA9pc/XUQkTMCpEhc/image_thumb%5B27%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="776"></a> Looking towards the fireplace.  The Juliet balcony leads from the large center rotunda.     <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEesRm43fI/AAAAAAAA9pk/R81V6ItJhi8/s1600-h/image%5B72%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="686" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEevtpIWaI/AAAAAAAA9p0/_gjJW75zow8/image_thumb%5B31%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="768"></a> <blockquote> In the interview, Kathryn told us that once she sold the Ojai property, she wanted a getaway somewhere closer – so she chose her own back yard.  </blockquote> She turned her garage and pool area into a private retreat.     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEexmVkUjI/AAAAAAAA9p8/fdAHsPj_nsY/s1600-h/image%5B76%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="416" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEezApnfJI/AAAAAAAA9qE/wJMROV4LMlE/image_thumb%5B33%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="504"></a> The swimming pool’s pillows are from the Mexico Meets Morocco fabric line.     <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEe2uhoj7I/AAAAAAAA9qU/7P1vqZrW4kg/s1600-h/image%5B19%5D.png"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIychnMoCGFobHr-NH0n_X__6-TL1wlqDghcNIgoh9zYSDmw0p9rAr1xjWt-XTnFuBIZXjmtLULbeisIIzapZuL2pgY3fZvwmIYiutfQnYEcqwr9etxa8tkLhwNY51uL_EfEKBjsno8ST/s1600-h/image%5B85%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="617" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEe9VWV3-I/AAAAAAAA9qo/Q1elu6FI418/image_thumb%5B38%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="1028"></a></a> <blockquote> Kathryn’s garage was turned into her own personal retreat.  She said she really feels like she is out of town when she stays in her private room.  I love the lamps and lampshades – they look like the ones from her master bedroom. </blockquote>     <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEe_HZralI/AAAAAAAA9q0/2pDF47_R9mc/s1600-h/image%5B15%5D.png"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEe_HZralI/AAAAAAAA9q8/HzoWBxY57eM/s1600-h/image%5B84%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="404" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfB_Wxa7I/AAAAAAAA9rE/_AvRi3HH8fg/image_thumb%5B37%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="554"></a></a> Kathryn sells this bed on her web site.  It’s beautiful!  Hard to believe this was once a garage.       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfDYdLM0I/AAAAAAAA9rU/R0Vk8skw3HQ/s1600-h/image%5B12%5D.png"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfDYdLM0I/AAAAAAAA9rc/JJUOfENC9n4/s1600-h/image%5B86%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="615" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfHrDZSmI/AAAAAAAA9rk/Zb2A99Zhi-Y/image_thumb%5B39%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="504"></a></a> The table and rug are Moroccan. Here the curtains are plain linen.       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfJRbSibI/AAAAAAAA9rs/oIEJD7lV8ss/s1600-h/image%5B9%5D.png"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfJRbSibI/AAAAAAAA9r0/wtsZh1BaXAs/s1600-h/image%5B87%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxiJKUL0OZyaB7Nhe-uQ-YRhFlzbF-Gu0s5UGo59zNpSnfxMpUi5YpZxZIYn6dphDXbt7JJfUX8JM7VyfZ5CbN3Kb3ociLr56mRkv7UExGD8i4V4GJeWiHFTf0aKUIwQEaKGLL0_sSH0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="534"></a></a> <blockquote> Now, the curtains match the wallpaper, which is from her new line of papers.  It looks great when paired with the matching fabric.</blockquote>       <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfP439x2I/AAAAAAAA9sE/5txJVMalEjI/s1600-h/image%5B6%5D.png"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfP439x2I/AAAAAAAA9sQ/oQ6OlZMCkyo/s1600-h/image%5B88%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="804" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfVyVNqcI/AAAAAAAA9sY/XZ3LjF8tut0/image_thumb%5B41%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="658"></a></a> The lampshade is changed in this picture.  The side chair is also sold on Kathryn’s web site. Here you can see the rug is layered over seagrass.         <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfXlQmfjI/AAAAAAAA9sg/XcsAeAYk5qE/s1600-h/image%5B65%5D.png"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiEdGkciULAJxGXuLsy4snXtjqrswTqLcgc3egsdoLuznMMU8d38rQc-3jxWMXuIsSG2URo7hyphenhyphenYLa9L6IV8aAOsjnF1Wm1_FitEETKhavJ_66sFelDgr9hf8T_k9ng-oM5F3KEwHeTVzz/s1600-h/image%5B89%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="604" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfa3TjkdI/AAAAAAAA9sw/Wq1Cuz877IM/image_thumb%5B42%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="454"></a></a> <blockquote> I have always loved this bedroom by Barry Dixon, but it wasn’t until I read Kathryn’s blog, that I noticed the fabric on the walls and pillows is hers!</blockquote> It’s in the Quilt Collection, called Paisley Stripe.    <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfdJu2ZgI/AAAAAAAA9s4/JEV1WqoBBXs/s1600-h/image%5B68%5D.png"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKddHlsk5ik6ron_gzK7nu6NUcevOGgmOtV6u2byRC0d_YqOet3M2f4m2FstQD-XpeWe7hhF_oT1KOam273y3IOgndGV4LRjVz9sFpbkTbG9QTXs4qhmNjaSQjDG9lZOvpCfHLMqbQtNiF/s1600-h/image%5B90%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="670" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfh7ZYf0I/AAAAAAAA9tE/-u7_EqAGfWk/image_thumb%5B43%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="504"></a></a> <blockquote> She was recently a guest of Dixon’s and got to stay in the “Kathryn Ireland Bedroom.”  This is one of my favorite fabrics of hers. </blockquote> Remember when it was recently seen on this blog?   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMELd1BXPhguUI38LK3qhaPDrIPGw3VclKRk-9mYVWFVLxCWApM5VdpwYkBcEaTfcMEQ1pwGgtMswujOUVVMTqojKUXb5wUqt4yfxADtRHEquy1CC-e1ykzD03A19lW0eLA2ELvup2Ws/s1600-h/image%5B106%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="772" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfmhzxMAI/AAAAAAAA9tc/T1uk4lIBo4Y/image_thumb%5B51%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="580"></a> Remember the master bedroom in the Crested Butte condo that Jenny Johnston did <a href="cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2010/10/crested-butte-redo.html">HERE</a>?  She used Kathryn’s Paisley Stripe fabric also.     <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfo_8t5BI/AAAAAAAA9tk/ZTNTk18Wbro/s1600-h/image%5B114%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="395" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfrGWMA4I/AAAAAAAA9ts/sjqAUT_WOg4/image_thumb%5B55%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="945"></a> <blockquote> To listen to this week’s Skirted Roundtable with Kathryn Ireland, go <a href="http://www.skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com">HERE</a>.   You’ll enjoy it!  Also, note, our sponsor, Hot House Estate Treasures, is offering Skirted Roundtable listeners a 30% discount, so be sure to check that out on the Skirted Roundtable blog!!!!</blockquote> And to visit Kathryn Ireland’s web site and blog <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com">HERE</a>.   <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEfsHYb9VI/AAAAAAAA9t0/-Om5-4_oLzc/s1600-h/image%5B115%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="316" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_t8-Y4w1UKrc/TQEftLWOWAI/AAAAAAAA9t8/3uMUgZTgKJk/image_thumb%5B56%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" width="830"></a> Houstonians, don’t forget this Sunday is the Southampton Holiday Home Tour.  For more information, go to the end of the blog story <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2010/12/architectural-digest-does-twilight.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+CoteDeTexas+(COTE+DE+TEXAS)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher">HERE</a>.

Kathryn Ireland’s New Hideaway Retreat

We’ve had some great guests on the Skirted Roundtable over the past year and a half. We’ve talked with a lot of different people in th...

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Wow, THAT Was Quick! Ireland sells out to Reese.

<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2ZzBENfNI/AAAAAAAAFpk/rOPcj-cz55M/s1600-h/Snap111%5B9%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap111" border="0" height="336" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2ZzhENfOI/AAAAAAAAFps/b0_DeTrMkLg/Snap111_thumb%5B7%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="495" /></a>  Legally Blond Reese Witherspoon, new ranch owner? This year two major design publications, <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ireland-bold-bright-0308?click=main_sr">House Beautiful</a> and <a href="http://www.kathrynireland.com/0907press/vogueliving0108/vogue0108_mainframe.htm">Vogue Living</a> both did large spreads on Californian interior designer and fabric entrepreneur Kathryn M. Ireland's new country ranch.  The 6 acre + spread, a fabulous Wallace Neff designed ranch style compound in the Ojai Valley, was bought by Ireland just two years ago from comedian Harold Ramis' estranged wife.  Ramis owned the property for a considerably longer time than Ireland.  <a href="http://realestalker.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html">The Real Estalker</a> is claiming that newly single, academy award winner Reese Witherspoon has purchased the Ojai ranch from Ireland at reportedly double the price Ireland paid for it.  It's touted as a very private estate, at the end of a single country lane, so the paparazzi will have a hard time stalking Reese there.  Apparently the home is not visible from the street and that is part of the appeal of the ranch for Reese.     So, all these real estate dealings has left one wondering, did Kathryn  Ireland use the two magazine spreads in House Beautiful and Vogue Living as just a big real estate advertisement for her property?  And that's not all:  not only did Ireland allow House Beautiful to showcase the ranch she planned to sell asap, she also outfitted all the rooms with her new fabric <a href="http://payvisors.com/services/collections">collection</a> - a bright assortment of suzani inspired designs and other various ethnic prints.  Was the House Beautiful spread, besides being a real estate brochure, also just an advertisement campaign for her new fabric <a href="http://unitedthinkers.com/payment-gateway-company/">collection</a>?     The House Beautiful spread was always puzzling as it came so soon on the heels of the Vogue Living story of the exact same house - sans the new fabric <a href="http://unipaygateway.com/en/why-unipay-payment-system/collections-company">collection</a>.  Somehow, it all leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.  Of course magazines are all about the advertising dollar, but when the stories themselves are just advertisements and self promotions - where is the integrity?  Whatever the motive, the stories themselves were fascinating. The Ojai ranch spread is, one must agree, a gorgeous piece of property.  I also must say, I'm just a little bit green over the idea of it being sold to the Legally Blond actress Reese.    I would be most happy to be buying it for my own family (that is, if I won the lottery.)  The property, with  its 1o outbuildings is full of the lost romance of California - it is a hacienda of a bygone era when California was once a natural heaven populated with Spanish missions.   There are now a lot of pictures of the ranch owning to the two magazine spreads and it's current status as a For Sale property.  The pictures taken from the two magazines are very different in style.   And when you view the magazine spreads alongside the real estate brochure, it's interesting to see the difference that furniture and fabric and good old styling can do to a home.    And so, here, are all three versions of the ranch that Kathryn Ireland owned for a nanosecond.    Which version of the Ojai ranch do you like best?   I.  The Vogue Living Magazine version:  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2ZzxENfPI/AAAAAAAAFp0/7VrJRcB_h0k/s1600-h/page2_5004.jpg"><img alt="page2_500" border="0" height="461" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z0RENfQI/AAAAAAAAFp8/U5d5s-eStNw/page2_500_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="644" /></a> The Ojai Ranch originally designed by Wallace Neff.  The property has about 10 outbuildings.  To reach the bedrooms from the living area, you have to walk outside - there isn't an inside hall  to the bedrooms!  Shown above is the central courtyard where several buildings unite. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z0xENfRI/AAAAAAAAFqE/34Wi_FBJp2E/s1600-h/page3_5004.jpg"><img alt="page3_500" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z1BENfSI/AAAAAAAAFqM/RXTX8lfn2rA/page3_500_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="486" /></a> The wonderful two storied living room with its tall ceilings and Juliet balcony.  All the iron used for the stair rails, drapery rods and doorknobs was forged on the property.    II.  The House Beautiful article: <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z1RENfTI/AAAAAAAAFqU/TB2OFSgvw8c/s1600-h/2bolddoor0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="2-bold-door-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z1xENfUI/AAAAAAAAFqc/2xkKuuNidDY/2bolddoor0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> Arched wood doors with original iron hardware forged on the property.  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z2BENfVI/AAAAAAAAFqk/Bsoaqy0wsB4/s1600-h/4boldlivingroom0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="4-bold-livingroom-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z2hENfWI/AAAAAAAAFqs/6n3SqMCt0zE/4boldlivingroom0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> Another view of the living room - styled for the House Beautiful photo shoot by Kathryn using new fabrics from her line.  The bright chair to the left is a Robert Kime chair and fabric. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z2xENfXI/AAAAAAAAFq0/yuqvlTGyHdI/s1600-h/7boldtable0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="7-bold-table-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z3BENfYI/AAAAAAAAFq8/efyyhBCkmD0/7boldtable0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> A vignette from the living room - drapery fabric is from the Kathryn M. Ireland fabric <a href="http://unipaygateway.com/en/payment-gateway-services/collections-services">collection</a>, of course.  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z3RENfZI/AAAAAAAAFrE/u4pb-dYd3ag/s1600-h/10boldfoyer0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="10-bold-foyer-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z3xENfaI/AAAAAAAAFrM/xaCC-uf2WJQ/10boldfoyer0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> Western wear clothes are stored in the outdoor passageway that leads to the bedrooms. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z4BENfbI/AAAAAAAAFrU/SJ5f_FVHUP0/s1600-h/14boldoffice0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="14-bold-office-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z4hENfcI/AAAAAAAAFrc/gDXvhL0shZc/14boldoffice0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> A bedroom with a built in bed  - dressed all in Kathryn M. Ireland fabrics.  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z4xENfdI/AAAAAAAAFrk/CsGX2KNLrDM/s1600-h/19boldbath0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="19-bold-bath-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z5BENfeI/AAAAAAAAFrs/D94rj1yBDao/19boldbath0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> The master  bathroom updated.  Rug by Kathryn Ireland. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z5RENffI/AAAAAAAAFr0/x9pxVRd6zQ4/s1600-h/20boldbedroom0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="20-bold-bedroom-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z5hENfgI/AAAAAAAAFr8/NGr0wYe05Fg/20boldbedroom0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> The master bedroom newly outfitted with Kathryn M. Ireland fabrics and seagrass rug. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z5xENfhI/AAAAAAAAFsE/dW2JVvF_mUU/s1600-h/21boldbedroom0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="21-bold-bedroom-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z6RENfiI/AAAAAAAAFsM/AsIgVSdbgZY/21boldbedroom0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> Another bedroom with the new suzani inspired fabrics by Kathryn Ireland.  The long pillow is made of antique suzani fabric. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z6xENfjI/AAAAAAAAFsU/dtkzqEYr1VM/s1600-h/16boldbackb0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="16-bold-back-b0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z7BENfkI/AAAAAAAAFsc/dM-dYGxrOmc/16boldbackb0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="617" /></a> A view of the buildings from the back terrace - an outdoor hallway to the bedrooms is shown on the left.  Notice the outdoor light fixture on the right over the door. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z7hENflI/AAAAAAAAFsk/aA8juq85png/s1600-h/17boldback0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="17-bold-back-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z7xENfmI/AAAAAAAAFss/BFlsOZD2IHI/17boldback0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="617" /></a> Off the back terrace, a guest room building connects with the bedroom wing.  Note the hammock in the front yard. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z8BENfnI/AAAAAAAAFs0/ty0A2hdB5qU/s1600-h/23boldporch0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="23-bold-porch-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z8hENfoI/AAAAAAAAFs8/oN_5U6l7xng/23boldporch0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a>  Closeup view of the above pictured walkway to the bedrooms - this walkway was highly stylized for the House Beautiful shoot with rugs and lanterns and dog! <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z8xENfpI/AAAAAAAAFtE/vr1ygbx9Y8w/s1600-h/22boldstairs0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="22-bold-stairs-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z9BENfqI/AAAAAAAAFtM/UepH7E_tM38/22boldstairs0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> An outdoor hall made of wooden planks and stuccoed walls leads from the living room to the new media room. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z9RENfrI/AAAAAAAAFtU/706T6w2_51w/s1600-h/24boldgarden0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="24-bold-garden-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z9xENfsI/AAAAAAAAFtc/bLWYI2B78fk/24boldgarden0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> Outdoor furniture and pillows in Kathryn M. Ireland fabrics. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z-RENftI/AAAAAAAAFtk/1ETS64r2ZbM/s1600-h/25boldgarden0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="25-bold-garden-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z-hENfuI/AAAAAAAAFts/XdTq5phFD6g/25boldgarden0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="617" /></a> Wine in the courtyard with guest of honor Mary Emmerling on the right, front.  Kathryn Ireland is holding up the fabric on the left.   III.  Real Estate Brochure Used to Sell Ireland's Ranch.  Notice how different the ranch looks in these pictures without all the styling and bright accessories and colorful fabrics by Kathryn M. Ireland.    <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z-xENfvI/AAAAAAAAFt0/xwX87GPxfo0/s1600-h/Snap2%5B25%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap2" border="0" height="245" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z_RENfwI/AAAAAAAAFt8/CYqzXuq3xn8/Snap2_thumb%5B24%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="358" /></a> Closeup of  the courtyard with the fountain in the middle, the turret, and the living room to the right. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z_hENfxI/AAAAAAAAFuE/gYgmEqUSGpA/s1600-h/Snap10%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap10" border="0" height="237" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aARENfyI/AAAAAAAAFuM/X0OdMNIzVZk/Snap10_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="358" /></a> More outbuildings. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aAhENfzI/AAAAAAAAFuU/A0AT2dQ65DA/s1600-h/Snap11%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap11" border="0" height="231" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aAxENf0I/AAAAAAAAFuc/CJuA7nubSrg/Snap11_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="350" /></a> And even more. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aBBENf1I/AAAAAAAAFuk/tgYWD8_OGJs/s1600-h/Snap12%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap12" border="0" height="213" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aCBENf2I/AAAAAAAAFus/WcPSCVWSYFE/Snap12_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="354" /></a> The stables.  No ranch is complete without horses! <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aCRENf3I/AAAAAAAAFu0/o2vuuEU14Do/s1600-h/Snap13%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap13" border="0" height="215" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aCxENf4I/AAAAAAAAFu8/aj6egeISd3w/Snap13_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="343" /></a>  Another view of the guest house off the bedrooms' wing. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aDBENf5I/AAAAAAAAFvE/aM8eVedy-6A/s1600-h/Snap17%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap17" border="0" height="236" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aDRENf6I/AAAAAAAAFvM/qOYVGinabWo/Snap17_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="356" /></a> The walled swimming pool which Ireland had installed during her brief stay at the ranch.  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aDhENf7I/AAAAAAAAFvU/kPYLTP9jeDU/s1600-h/033b464bd5964d1da37ed6b9fa5e67e3_54.jpg"><img alt="033b464b-d596-4d1d-a37e-d6b9fa5e67e3_5" border="0" height="204" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aDxENf8I/AAAAAAAAFvc/o7AN_n6fuM4/033b464bd5964d1da37ed6b9fa5e67e3_5_t.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="270" /></a> Another view of the big wood doors looking out towards the courtyard.  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aEBENf9I/AAAAAAAAFvk/xVD6oGmdfbk/s1600-h/033b464bd5964d1da37ed6b9fa5e67e3_36.jpg"><img alt="033b464b-d596-4d1d-a37e-d6b9fa5e67e3_3" border="0" height="204" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aEhENf-I/AAAAAAAAFvs/Fop71lIYn5A/033b464bd5964d1da37ed6b9fa5e67e3_3_t.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="270" /></a> A picture from the Real Estate brochure - without the styling - as the ranch truly looks.   Up these stairs to the left is a sort of mistral's gallery.  This living room space was the original hayloft. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aExENf_I/AAAAAAAAFv0/bMI77KTXt8U/s1600-h/6boldsofa0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="6-bold-sofa-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aFxENgAI/AAAAAAAAFv8/5cXJXDfRtxk/6boldsofa0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> Same view, with styling, taken from the House Beautiful shoot - Fortuny pillows.  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aGBENgBI/AAAAAAAAFwE/L6N9LYTljY0/s1600-h/033b464b-d596-4d1d-a37e-d6b9fa5e67e3_6%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="033b464b-d596-4d1d-a37e-d6b9fa5e67e3_6" border="0" height="204" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aGhENgCI/AAAAAAAAFwM/LcyqAKUFMm0/033b464b-d596-4d1d-a37e-d6b9fa5e67e3_6_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="270" /></a> The Real Estate brochure - without the styling - as the ranch really is.  This room is the former carriage house that now houses the family area and the kitchen. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aGxENgDI/AAAAAAAAFwU/AkhQWkZObMU/s1600-h/8boldcarriageroom0308xlg6.jpg"><img alt="8-bold-carriageroom-0308-xlg" border="0" height="464" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aHBENgEI/AAAAAAAAFwc/FKsl-bQJC2Y/8boldcarriageroom0308xlg_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="364" /></a>    The same space, highly stylized by House Beautiful.  Fabrics and pillows from Kathryn M. Ireland fabrics. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aHRENgFI/AAAAAAAAFwk/MVR60jwxNmI/s1600-h/Snap3%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap3" border="0" height="247" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aHhENgGI/AAAAAAAAFws/H7C1z0HdsB4/Snap3_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="355" /></a>  The courtyard - contrast this all white picture with the two colorful pictures of the courtyard above. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aHxENgHI/AAAAAAAAFw0/JsACzwxBvfU/s1600-h/Snap83.jpg"><img alt="Snap8" border="0" height="469" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aIRENgII/AAAAAAAAFw8/TXphzLS9h_g/Snap8_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="644" /></a> The kitchen as it truly is without the colorful styling. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aIhENgJI/AAAAAAAAFxE/FGD-N6FcMw0/s1600-h/9bolddining0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="9-bold-dining-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aJBENgKI/AAAAAAAAFxM/yOPCNnn4RV8/9bolddining0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> From House Beautiful - kitchen and breakfast room - all bright and colorful for the magazine. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aJhENgLI/AAAAAAAAFxU/iZtehK2mhok/s1600-h/Snap15%5B22%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap15" border="0" height="235" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aJxENgMI/AAAAAAAAFxc/94TvwhWfjFA/Snap15_thumb%5B18%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="347" /></a> The view of the above carriage house/kitchen and family room from the outside. The large stone fireplace is encased in crawling ivy. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aKBENgNI/AAAAAAAAFxk/3ZLzRzvNkIA/s1600-h/Snap44.jpg"><img alt="Snap4" border="0" height="265" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aKRENgOI/AAAAAAAAFxw/-xKHABNQOEg/Snap4_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="349" /></a> Three views of the living room - above, as it really is, no styling - for the real estate brochure.  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z0xENfRI/AAAAAAAAFqE/34Wi_FBJp2E/s1600-h/page3_5004.jpg"><img alt="page3_500" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z1BENfSI/AAAAAAAAFqM/RXTX8lfn2rA/page3_500_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="486" /></a> The living room as it was styled for Vogue Living magazine.  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z2BENfVI/AAAAAAAAFqk/Bsoaqy0wsB4/s1600-h/4boldlivingroom0308xlg3.jpg"><img alt="4-bold-livingroom-0308-xlg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2Z2hENfWI/AAAAAAAAFqs/6n3SqMCt0zE/4boldlivingroom0308xlg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="380" /></a> The living room - highly styled for the House Beautiful shoot.  Which view of the living room do you prefer?   So, I am sure you are worried what is Kathryn Ireland going do to now that she's selling her California ranch?   Not to worry.  She still owns her country estate in France, all 50 acres of it.  Pictures below.     Kathryn spends each summer at her French estate, which is probably why she sold the Ojai Ranch -- when did she have the time to go there anyway?  Not that the estimated cool $3 million she stands to make on the Ojai Ranch sale made a difference. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aKhENgPI/AAAAAAAAFx4/dgA9kmyZJYo/s1600-h/elle_d_93_jpg.jpg"><img alt="elle_d_93_jpg" border="0" height="277" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aKxENgQI/AAAAAAAAFyA/azcPzdI-EaM/elle_d_93_jpg_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="351" /></a> Kathryn's house in the French countryside.  <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aLRENgRI/AAAAAAAAFyI/tBX2MpywLSA/s1600-h/elle_d_full1_95_jpg3.jpg"><img alt="elle_d_full1_95_jpg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aLhENgSI/AAAAAAAAFyQ/Xg01n7XAfg4/elle_d_full1_95_jpg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="405" /></a> A close up of the front porch styled with fabrics from Ireland's line.  And yes, that does appear to be the same dog pictured at the California ranch. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aLxENgTI/AAAAAAAAFyY/WOLbOjkEi20/s1600-h/22%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="22" border="0" height="323" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aMRENgUI/AAAAAAAAFyg/GKznCmfUOL4/22_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="644" /></a> Inside the wonderful French country estate.  Furniture is dressed in neutral linen slipcovers.  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aMhENgVI/AAAAAAAAFyo/g_sweGeqO6Y/s1600-h/elle_d_full4_98_jpg3.jpg"><img alt="elle_d_full4_98_jpg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aMxENgWI/AAAAAAAAFyw/FDsqpq7dlRI/elle_d_full4_98_jpg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="396" /></a> The farmhouse kitchen in France. <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aNBENgXI/AAAAAAAAFy4/BZkK8kxHai4/s1600-h/elle_d_100_jpg6.jpg"><img alt="elle_d_100_jpg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aNhENgYI/AAAAAAAAFzA/WxS9Io4A6KE/elle_d_100_jpg_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="385" /></a> A bedroom in France.  The bed wears Ireland's famous "Quilt" fabric that was the inspiration for her starting her own fabric company.  Dogs, styled by Kathryn. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aNxENgZI/AAAAAAAAFzI/bB9i-66IgLA/s1600-h/elle_d_101_jpg3.jpg"><img alt="elle_d_101_jpg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aORENgaI/AAAAAAAAFzQ/ZSGG1GTK848/elle_d_101_jpg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="404" /></a> A guest room at the French estate.    Bedrooms all have wall to wall seagrass floor covering.  I love the way the mosquito netting is finished off on the top. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aOhENgbI/AAAAAAAAFzY/lqCmTqefZSo/s1600-h/elle_d_92_jpg3.jpg"><img alt="elle_d_92_jpg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aOxENgcI/AAAAAAAAFzg/6a3v1NC0wa0/elle_d_92_jpg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="394" /></a> A romantic cave like porch on the french estate set for dinner.   The tablecloth is made out of Ireland's checked fabric that is a mainstay of her fabric line.   With all the property that Kathryn Ireland owns, her Santa Monica home remains one of my favorites.    An older home, with stucco walls, arched windows and doorways - the house is filled with southern California romance while retaining an air of English charm - charm that the English born and bred Ireland infuses in all her interiors.  Here are a few pictures of her  Santa Monica house - at different points in time, of course!     <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aPBENgdI/AAAAAAAAFzo/gAxBF1Mj8K4/s1600-h/Snap13%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="Snap1" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aPhENgeI/AAAAAAAAFzw/MaUvqGHi67w/Snap1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="568" /></a> The living room - plump sofas piled high with pillows.  Kathryn's easy English decorating is her trademark.  Nothing is too pristine to be hands off.  With three sons, her house has to be accessible and comfortable. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aPxENgfI/AAAAAAAAFz4/ySyh-26Nlvw/s1600-h/house_b_2_73_jpg3.jpg"><img alt="house_b_2_73_jpg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aQBENggI/AAAAAAAAF0A/U5J_HZaZNLE/house_b_2_73_jpg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="371" /></a> The same area, photographed from across the room.   <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aQhENghI/AAAAAAAAF0I/Ovyptdmm2V0/s1600-h/wovens_mainpic3.jpg"><img alt="wovens_mainpic" border="0" height="478" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aQxENgiI/AAAAAAAAF0Q/gK7ybGdBTEU/wovens_mainpic_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="644" /></a> A more recent picture of the same space.  The mirror has moved to above the sofa.  The sofa now wears stripes.  The chairs wear a bold suzani patterned fabric.  New lamps sit besides the sofa on the left.  The black coffee table remains the same.  The draperies appear to be the same, but on close inspection, they are fuller and creamier than in the previous picture. <img border="0" height="408" src="http://www.kathrynireland.com/ki0907/images/projects/kifamilyroom.jpg" width="508" /> The family room at her Santa Monica home. <img height="373" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/white-kitchen-0206_xlg.jpg" width="460" /> Ireland recently remodeled her kitchen.  She torn out the Mexican pavers and replaced them with limestone floors.  The <a href="http://www.ocfree.in/Pets/Dogs/">dogs</a>, remain the same though.  <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aRBENgjI/AAAAAAAAF0Y/0wdIDMu3Hsw/s1600-h/beige-kitchen-0206b_xlg%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="beige-kitchen-0206b_xlg" border="0" height="374" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aRhENgkI/AAAAAAAAF0g/ykwCFKv3m90/beige-kitchen-0206b_xlg_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="464" /></a> The breakfast room, newly remodeled. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aRxENglI/AAAAAAAAF0o/ZE1_9E72dD0/s1600-h/red-kitchen-0206_xlg%5B6%5D.jpg"><img alt="red-kitchen-0206_xlg" border="0" height="349" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aSBENgmI/AAAAAAAAF0w/D6Ewvq2Ky8U/red-kitchen-0206_xlg_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="464" /></a> The breakfast room, as it was before - with the Mexican pavers.  <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aShENgnI/AAAAAAAAF04/UzOc4HWg86s/s1600-h/house_b_2_77_jpg3.jpg"><img alt="house_b_2_77_jpg" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aSxENgoI/AAAAAAAAF1A/hLefcoUg7jY/house_b_2_77_jpg_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="370" /></a> The masterpiece of the house - Kathryn's bedroom.  What a bed!  All fabrics by Kathryn M. Ireland.  Gorgeous!   <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aTBENgpI/AAAAAAAAF1I/1KzC1nghCYw/s1600-h/kihome09073.jpg"><img alt="kihome0907" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/cotedetexas/R_2aThENgqI/AAAAAAAAF1Q/0RrXL3pmp8Y/kihome0907_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" width="600" /></a> The woman behind all the houses, the decor,  the fabrics, the three sons, and the two dogs:  Kathryn Ireland.   The sofa wears a different fabric here than above, but  - if you owned your own fabric company - wouldn't you reupholster all the time too? Note:   Kathryn M. Ireland has a wonderful web site filled with all the press articles (and there are many) of her work.   You can also see pictures of her fabric line.  AND, Ireland now has a blog (yes!) - at the Huffington Post.  She doesn't appear to write for it very often, but it gives a fascinating glimpse into her hectic, but fulfilling life.  Read it <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathryn-ireland">here</a>.

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