Celerie Kemble

Black & White (And a Bit In Between) by Celerie Kemble

In photos, the red chair now moves around the world, as it holds beautiful femmefatales contemplating murder in exotic locations.

My great-grandmother's favorite psychic den was Bottom of the Cup in NewOrleans, a staple back then, and still today, for palm, Tarot, and tea leafreading, and most bizarre, gourmet teas.

Most of all, as the days grow short and the nights long, I look with paranoia atmy own red chair I inherited from my grandmother. Is it comfortable in its homeor does it feel stagnate?

Judy Nyquist stands with the iconic Andy Warhol print of Marilyn Monroe thatserved as a starting point for the room, initiating the soft purple-pink thatcovers the walls.

Nyquist with Ellen Bell's Marilyn Dress; to the right, a work on paper by NinaBavasso. On the mantel, a series of ceramic dessert items Nyquist purchased fromthe St. John's School.

An intriguing piece by Elena Poirot-Lopez captures three sets of paster-casthands, each from a different generation of the Houston artist's family.

Scandinavian moderist Jens Risom's classic side chairs from Knoll sit under aglass dining room table adorned with flowers. Next to the Warhol print, Nyquistdisplays art from her children along with a Picasso print and work on paper byBritish artist Peter McDonald.

"It could be worse," reads the pink text on a quirk black textile piece next tothe fireplace, adding to the light-hearted atmosphere of one of the Nyquistfamily's favorite rooms.

Homeowners are spending less for remodeling, and when they do, they spendconservatively.

Home construction and remodeling have been soft, although this house is beingbuilt in Bellaire.

Intero Real Estate Services, a major residential brokerage firm in the SiliconValley of California, recently opened an office in the West Ave development onKirby Drive near Westheimer.