Washington Mews

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9MkVSDJQK5e5JzZANg7FTbxvJHeJs7pFy7LRoaQAFtHG-SUZ3XgbmZYDEM-vhulSQ-MJms6ljz06jgrhV0Soec9qkF6Ki0iY1kizzALtEqyatV39tWOY4Dopf9o_VgmylkneiYfaSkMF/s1600/gertrude+vanderbilt+whitney+washington+mews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9MkVSDJQK5e5JzZANg7FTbxvJHeJs7pFy7LRoaQAFtHG-SUZ3XgbmZYDEM-vhulSQ-MJms6ljz06jgrhV0Soec9qkF6Ki0iY1kizzALtEqyatV39tWOY4Dopf9o_VgmylkneiYfaSkMF/s400/gertrude+vanderbilt+whitney+washington+mews.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the most beautiful streets in New York is Washington Mews.  The private cobblestone street was originally lined with the carriage houses that serviced the surrounding homes.  They were later turned into artists studios and housing for New York University. Gloria Vanderbilt's aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney lived on the street for the last two years of her life which at the time was close to the old home of the Whitney Museum.  Gloria often stayed with her aunt and she based her room at the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse last year on her room in the 60 Washington Mews house.  Since 1953, part of old space has been home to Jean Bach.  The documentary filmmaker and her late husband entertained famous artists and musicians in the decor seen here.  I always wondered about the interiors of the homes on Washington Mews and I'm not surprised that they are just as beautiful as the street outside.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg67YadV1TuBG-yKH3cU0CwU1BpYbZKGXB15zb4O4wggK_fj2hK5DcYDvc_wsNclgVFmUX2_R1l8wsGZF-dpJUoT1Mgq4mPPdmEhRMgcb86B9G1rUXH9xOBqZKkifWR3_zhIXyszm5_sy3/s1600/gertrude+vanderbilt+whitney+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg67YadV1TuBG-yKH3cU0CwU1BpYbZKGXB15zb4O4wggK_fj2hK5DcYDvc_wsNclgVFmUX2_R1l8wsGZF-dpJUoT1Mgq4mPPdmEhRMgcb86B9G1rUXH9xOBqZKkifWR3_zhIXyszm5_sy3/s400/gertrude+vanderbilt+whitney+3.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85EXwk3N7gLpm1W6Z8CiQbAlgHe3QFunL2H_H9odQ3elEQbxe0XXB4TXwQI_mxhCkFnERKrqNELQ9TdlV-hbszgLj_XNFwjHug_2iVSboqj_bKDw412nduKQ_QEfo1dD7O8hE1c4ywq0-/s1600/gertrude+vanderbilt+whitney+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85EXwk3N7gLpm1W6Z8CiQbAlgHe3QFunL2H_H9odQ3elEQbxe0XXB4TXwQI_mxhCkFnERKrqNELQ9TdlV-hbszgLj_XNFwjHug_2iVSboqj_bKDw412nduKQ_QEfo1dD7O8hE1c4ywq0-/s400/gertrude+vanderbilt+whitney+4.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdMOHT5m2yZ7FCdgsb06UZnqs4hg4MjUQlAsL58RYWbSKyWh5M2kR2Z8DDdzAKd3x-JKDTt1skLdjm8kxb0K9QBhhxFd3BBmYdBPxeoLfXOiMion80aDmK1w5YqHunIYoG4hkD6zRlDsI/s1600/gertrude+vanderbilt+whitney+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdMOHT5m2yZ7FCdgsb06UZnqs4hg4MjUQlAsL58RYWbSKyWh5M2kR2Z8DDdzAKd3x-JKDTt1skLdjm8kxb0K9QBhhxFd3BBmYdBPxeoLfXOiMion80aDmK1w5YqHunIYoG4hkD6zRlDsI/s400/gertrude+vanderbilt+whitney+2.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by Annie Schlechter</span></div>

Washington Mews

One of the most beautiful streets in New York is Washington Mews.  The private cobblestone street was originally lined with the carriage hou...

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The World of Gloria Vanderbilt

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-9sATZNuqc05ya2INA5P2HANttprSanhyqh1Pd6UTu0A8rIF4cu84ToCg63n3DJnsM6LBZ69BP7j0f3cJlEUFEwPwiikFadaj4J15vhNGu76-0v9O3ZrpUfZS5aYU7DHB3i9_WTybOnb/s1600/1.+gloria+vanderbilt+beekman+place+apt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-9sATZNuqc05ya2INA5P2HANttprSanhyqh1Pd6UTu0A8rIF4cu84ToCg63n3DJnsM6LBZ69BP7j0f3cJlEUFEwPwiikFadaj4J15vhNGu76-0v9O3ZrpUfZS5aYU7DHB3i9_WTybOnb/s400/1.+gloria+vanderbilt+beekman+place+apt.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wendy Goodman is a very busy author.  She writes for the Home Design section of <a href="http://www.newyorkmag.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">New York</span></a> magazine and also found time to write the new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/World-Gloria-Vanderbilt-Wendy-Goodman/dp/0810995921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286894197&sr=1-1"><span style="color: #b45f06;">The World of Gloria Vanderbilt</span></a>.  It seems like a perfect pairing since design plays a big part in Gloria's life.  As she says in the magazine, "decorating is autobiography" and it's fun to see her progression from patchwork quilts to dramatic glamour in her apartment.  I can only imagine that the stories in the book are just as interesting!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3iPi5Mz_A73GyKLPGMxr2sD2keqbMOheNXtRG0RcXtYnb2_xV_iBvHq57c5WQqG5BN13f-AB3n7m1-RkslWjgT6zyXcJQJtMk1zi2WBk2Gder1ikAhkZffZ0QFocW4I7ex2kqsv2mvA-/s1600/2.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3iPi5Mz_A73GyKLPGMxr2sD2keqbMOheNXtRG0RcXtYnb2_xV_iBvHq57c5WQqG5BN13f-AB3n7m1-RkslWjgT6zyXcJQJtMk1zi2WBk2Gder1ikAhkZffZ0QFocW4I7ex2kqsv2mvA-/s400/2.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gloria Vanderbilt in front of a portrait of her mother and with a cardboard cut out of her son Anderson Cooper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAkX4TSVm-ZzMRLOotGcO3p2otaSP9rchpO-mQaXBGPgm34oS69H27WvNY6Vx1LsolqZVtCmot-DZITn6qJAj8i7YnYGZMXyd4Ut8yXVVcMNF3NWjHnJ0Ec5hi4KfeBqweqYMRSEz1KxN/s1600/3.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAkX4TSVm-ZzMRLOotGcO3p2otaSP9rchpO-mQaXBGPgm34oS69H27WvNY6Vx1LsolqZVtCmot-DZITn6qJAj8i7YnYGZMXyd4Ut8yXVVcMNF3NWjHnJ0Ec5hi4KfeBqweqYMRSEz1KxN/s400/3.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The painting above the fireplace was painted by Gloria in 1953 but she paints the fireplace when the mood strikes her.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEDQkmKxJDdBEsY-RsBWDfzmhQxTXdVQiF-yjK7kpe3UXkJJvWUfAQ-w_JIosQ77Lu8YgH81melsJf7d2BBWkGXrvy_JRwc5pxEyF1F1VG5uTScKUwweP-jjoP8d0u_f7VyMjigYRYwmR/s1600/4.+gloriavanderbilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbEDQkmKxJDdBEsY-RsBWDfzmhQxTXdVQiF-yjK7kpe3UXkJJvWUfAQ-w_JIosQ77Lu8YgH81melsJf7d2BBWkGXrvy_JRwc5pxEyF1F1VG5uTScKUwweP-jjoP8d0u_f7VyMjigYRYwmR/s400/4.+gloriavanderbilt.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gloria in front of anther fireplace during her quilt phase. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ja9QYE_OXbFAMsy3V0uo-zsR6su9F2kjDeuJk9QBj7ppK80-3oNuwTAJqpDusHAVmj_14kagZaFy5SngwLOZ3eenmZAW4u72sbBFYE_FTaZq79Mah6nXYSWIMwexMgSTD9kdi3jUGyNG/s1600/5.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ja9QYE_OXbFAMsy3V0uo-zsR6su9F2kjDeuJk9QBj7ppK80-3oNuwTAJqpDusHAVmj_14kagZaFy5SngwLOZ3eenmZAW4u72sbBFYE_FTaZq79Mah6nXYSWIMwexMgSTD9kdi3jUGyNG/s400/5.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The entrance hall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9ipUwyCKC0zGQzwQo36yviA8-j7nmWll-U-jrjnOfxzvROKkdKUl6uwYZ4bsz_g0KMIyLDRvkZCDyF4dvWK54sCgvABnUX2mmH9XS6LtNo9C0j_Cc5Lzlf8KwtuAfAmUPH1kM2gulYAc/s1600/6.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9ipUwyCKC0zGQzwQo36yviA8-j7nmWll-U-jrjnOfxzvROKkdKUl6uwYZ4bsz_g0KMIyLDRvkZCDyF4dvWK54sCgvABnUX2mmH9XS6LtNo9C0j_Cc5Lzlf8KwtuAfAmUPH1kM2gulYAc/s400/6.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"A portrait by Miguel Covarrubias of Gloria’s half-sister, Cathleen, hangs in the entrance hall."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-Y47NZzesR0aTPkzrH-BCEIrLs5xPGmLSGp_jbzfhh4Ng6mytMgbDUKrLka0Vy8uElULhZLv-p2Ap2yPYAujbPeDVrLXgz2HcNCITHpyFx76Ju-QYRBOHUAZdbSrUjl1HgywMxgOMMFg/s1600/7.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-Y47NZzesR0aTPkzrH-BCEIrLs5xPGmLSGp_jbzfhh4Ng6mytMgbDUKrLka0Vy8uElULhZLv-p2Ap2yPYAujbPeDVrLXgz2HcNCITHpyFx76Ju-QYRBOHUAZdbSrUjl1HgywMxgOMMFg/s400/7.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+8.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the mix of patterns and textures in this room vignette. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpppQtr1aobRIQZo3_-ZxHDOl2mDU7ievGPZzcfF1rBCf18p_bIrJACZ3PPTKosoSMOWOukJGcuCxWAODtpipgB4-OACGnZOIpsnKKoLVZFCrQ83d4YPV_5sMuop9ksm9MWAVqbmTHjRN/s1600/8.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpppQtr1aobRIQZo3_-ZxHDOl2mDU7ievGPZzcfF1rBCf18p_bIrJACZ3PPTKosoSMOWOukJGcuCxWAODtpipgB4-OACGnZOIpsnKKoLVZFCrQ83d4YPV_5sMuop9ksm9MWAVqbmTHjRN/s400/8.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+11.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gloria's studio. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCwPFS0CQJDgVy2CZV03djIkqwkmLNv9V9PcDkQ0yjGNMoHi7JvMSzGqAluyPCoI_0lDYfd_qmsn4GptkCYyRwELtA5VLk6-2tP62ukScI33UqgZqbPxqx4Q6XNjTAi9rOrLKJyt2iKJ2/s1600/9.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCwPFS0CQJDgVy2CZV03djIkqwkmLNv9V9PcDkQ0yjGNMoHi7JvMSzGqAluyPCoI_0lDYfd_qmsn4GptkCYyRwELtA5VLk6-2tP62ukScI33UqgZqbPxqx4Q6XNjTAi9rOrLKJyt2iKJ2/s400/9.+gloria+vanderbilt+new+york+mag+13.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gloria's current living room. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyALfQUdQVFZ4rBZu8nhrv8EfUOgxoDPzbE7-0YNinWZMTngHtGP8vWgDMGbNFFgEyFZtREFISziEGkXFvoQshnCuPIu9kJ4MZR_bvgYkqPtL9gDwQaOg6l5oKXCJM7_6yDd_YOWS1YW8e/s1600/10.+gloria_portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyALfQUdQVFZ4rBZu8nhrv8EfUOgxoDPzbE7-0YNinWZMTngHtGP8vWgDMGbNFFgEyFZtREFISziEGkXFvoQshnCuPIu9kJ4MZR_bvgYkqPtL9gDwQaOg6l5oKXCJM7_6yDd_YOWS1YW8e/s400/10.+gloria_portrait.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gloria's home was also featured in Elle Decor magazine in October 2000. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3vaqWzrwnOq91bWyP5ZyoQ6s-YQXOm-hXuUK3wU4yYN9KYZ9f60eVWjYjC9r3i6841CRht4HMwPMpALYIxWwMFUjIfHd756MIub0RQPHqnkw0mRyGU5sgZ5yC86CE-PUjr4C2p7yZ3Jp/s1600/11.+gloria_sons+elle+decor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3vaqWzrwnOq91bWyP5ZyoQ6s-YQXOm-hXuUK3wU4yYN9KYZ9f60eVWjYjC9r3i6841CRht4HMwPMpALYIxWwMFUjIfHd756MIub0RQPHqnkw0mRyGU5sgZ5yC86CE-PUjr4C2p7yZ3Jp/s400/11.+gloria_sons+elle+decor.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gloria with her sons Carter and Anderson Cooper.  Carter committed suicide in 1988 at the age of 23. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixO8oGYwqKIDQk-CaUP98MCFq6AiWMhoY7qvmfZ30ZRgXAjEzFz3Jddlo9oPHpe_EOZzZkPikhd8XrSCKAdNkXXlBxW7ddr7N0w17cVCfLWIAhiR4aznSZntjyDQ0kXg5IkCeiLKr2qYco/s1600/gloria1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixO8oGYwqKIDQk-CaUP98MCFq6AiWMhoY7qvmfZ30ZRgXAjEzFz3Jddlo9oPHpe_EOZzZkPikhd8XrSCKAdNkXXlBxW7ddr7N0w17cVCfLWIAhiR4aznSZntjyDQ0kXg5IkCeiLKr2qYco/s400/gloria1.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gloria's bedroom in her quilt decorating period. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiUo12GidL4dQ_fiDTRJ3FkyUACGjDjU3kIRL476_qIparyDPt3Ln3hxwZOL8lqqYvm13WRFZiFApqupAL5TsNv7GFvJDoOudZSZOciMTCQ6BxTZ6RnVF473KoGCZR0IZAeYg4b4QbB_j/s1600/Vanderbilt_Family15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiUo12GidL4dQ_fiDTRJ3FkyUACGjDjU3kIRL476_qIparyDPt3Ln3hxwZOL8lqqYvm13WRFZiFApqupAL5TsNv7GFvJDoOudZSZOciMTCQ6BxTZ6RnVF473KoGCZR0IZAeYg4b4QbB_j/s400/Vanderbilt_Family15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gloria and her children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photos from W magazine, New York magazine, and Style Court</span></div>

The World of Gloria Vanderbilt

Wendy Goodman is a very busy author.  She writes for the Home Design section of New York magazine and also found time to write the new book...

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