Julia BLACKS and the kind of understated

and the kind of understated elegance that works in just about any room

she’s a rare example of chinoiserie done just right — intricate without being fussy

This Thomasville faux bamboo console table

he retains his original hardware

The original artwork is currently held in the collection of the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki

Julia BLACKS and the kind of understatedDont let her quiet confidence fool youJulia has secrets. Back in the 80s, she lived in a sprawling ranch house where she moonlighted as the filing system for an ambitious pyramid scheme. Tax records, "business opportunity" brochures, even a laminated motivational quote or twoall hidden neatly behind her smooth cabinet doors. You could say shes seen things. But she never told a soul. These days, Julia has left that life behind. Shes solid, steady, and