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"Surface Sourcebook\nAD takes you inside the pages of Florence de Dampierre's eye-catching new book, Walls\nModern design meets traditions of old in Florence de Dampierre's new book, Walls (Rizzoli, $60), a breathtaking look at some of the most unique and exquisite wall treatments to date. A mix of beautiful photography and engrossing anecdotes, Walls is a fascinating read on the history of wall decor\u2014focusing primarily on murals, wood paneling, stenciling, and wallpaper\u2014as well as a source for design inspiration. From gilt-wood paneling used in a palatial hall of mirrors in Munich to a theatrical mural gracing the walls of a Manhattan apartment, get an exclusive look inside and see how rooms are transformed by their backdrops.\nUpon entering this Manhattan apartment, decorated by Timothy Whealon, guests are greeted by a theatrical mural of flowering vines.\nHydrangea-blue faux molding adds a touch of painted serenity to a bedroom in a Christian B\u00E9rard\u2013inspired Manhattan townhouse, designed by John Barman.\nFrance's Ch\u00E2teau de Chantilly boasts a marvelous example of painted singerie, a fanciful style of 18th- and 19th-century French decor that incorporates playful monkey imagery.\nThe faux pilasters and hazy landscape painted on the wood entrance walls of the 17th-century Sandemar Manor in Sweden recall the lapsed beauty of an abandoned folly.\nThe living room of Paris-based designer Jacques Garcia's home in the Ch\u00E2teau du Champ de Bataille glows with luxurious paneling and gold-framed portraiture.\nNeoclassical motifs border lavender faux marble walls at the Pavlovsk Palace, a former country residence of the Russian Imperial family.\nA vibrant kaleidoscope pattern brightens a wall of Mexico's Hacienda San Diego de Jaral de Berrio.\nCatherine Grenier chose a striped Osborne and Little wallpaper to enliven a room she designed in Cadiz, Spain.\nFor this bedroom design, decorator Jean-Louis Deniot selected a warm toile de Jouy wallpaper to frame twin blue-and-white-striped beds draped with orange-trimmed canopies."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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