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Jan ShowerS Jan ShowerS & aSSociateS Dallas room: A Lady's Study InSpIratIon: Imagine an elegant woman — Babe Paley or Grace Kelly — as the lady of the house. She would have a personal study as livable, elegant, and original as she herself was. This is the inspiration for A Lady's Study. Wearing comfortable Valentino palazzo pants, she sits at her Karl Springer desk to write personal notes to friends, surrounded by contemporary art, a mix of antiques and chic vintage pieces, and extraordinarily unusual and fine fabrics. Jan Showers Grasscloth shades from The Shade Store. Draperies from The Shade Store in Brunschwig & Fils fabric with trim by Samuel & Sons from Culp Associates. Custom Napoleon III-style sofa by Jan Showers & Associates with Kravet fabric and trim. Round table, circa 1800, from Nick Brock Antiques. Lamp from Jan Showers & Associates. Douglas FrieDman For The shaDe sTore The dreamy wall color is Wyeth Blue by Benjamin Moore, lacquered by Louis Gloria Painting. Vestal fire screen by John Lyle Design through David Sutherland. No. 345 Milan magazine table Jan Showers Collection through David Sutherland. Acid-green Swedish Marbro lamp, circa 1960, from Jan Showers & Associates. Karl Springer goatskin desk and leather swivel chair from Modern Epic Antiques, Miami. Italian ceramic hand- painted Marbro lamp, circa 1960, from Jan Showers & Associates. Oil on canvas, Whidbey 48 by Robert Jessup from Conduit Gallery. German 18th-century chandelier from Nick Brock Antiques. Maison Jansen 1950s bronze and opaline glass coffee table from Jan Showers & Associates. Kyle Bunting cowhide rug. 87