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In honor of the Golden Globes, I've put together a collection of some of my favorite uses of gold. I am like a magpie when it comes to anything shiny and gold especially shoes but I am also using it more and more in my design work. I'm not tiling entire palazzos in Italy like Dolce & Gabbana above, but I am adding in little brass tables and gilt mirrors wherever I can. I love it's warm glow so I was especially delighted to see it in all it's splendor at Versailles last year. All that glitters may not be gold, but it sure is pretty!
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Kelly Wearstler is also a fan of gold and has loaded her dining table with it!
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Palm Room, New Palace, Bayreuth, Germany
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Chapel of Versailles photographed by moi
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The King's Private Dining Room at Versailles also by moi
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Bedroom by Murial Brandolini
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Another room by Kelly Wearstler
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Fabulous brass shelves in a room by Phoebe Howard
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Kelly Wearstler for Pickard China
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Gold papered powder room by Palmer Weiss
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Spectacular gold ceiling in Venice, Italy
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Glorious gold room by Studio Sofield
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Katie Lee Joel's gold leafed dressing room
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The original golden girl,
Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt, 1907
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Dolce & Gabbana gold bedroom, Portofino, Italy
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Gold bathroom by Kevin Haley
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Paco Rabanne gold curtain in room designed by Eric Hughes
Photo by Jason Schmidt
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The Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois
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Gilt mirror in Valentino's atelier
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Gold shoes shot by Tommy Ton
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