Sophisticated Decor Touch: A Chess Set

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">My father taught me to play chess. When he was a boy in school, he signed up for a chess tournament...the trouble is, he had no idea how to play. He went home, and <i>his</i> father taught him the basics. My dad won that entire tournament.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There is something so sophisticated and elegant about a chess set. Maybe it's the classic checkerboard pattern, maybe it's the elegant, sculptural pieces (which is your favourite? I like the knight), or maybe it's the harkening back to a time before video games. Either way, I'm always on the look out at antique stores and flea markets for the perfect marble chess set. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I think its presence adds a strikingly smart addition to a room. </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6kKLNSbdAkKb7xZNKQLlKbqebpQuux4E-FGwpocYZK0K8Tnx4NZDiWzEItHgtWKs1ULzMgscWAjzyd0I_pokZzgM9T2SvCPAkIfezqSdXqjqBmrVkGmriaWnxacgUQT7CzzHVgKkLH4/s1600/chess+set+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6kKLNSbdAkKb7xZNKQLlKbqebpQuux4E-FGwpocYZK0K8Tnx4NZDiWzEItHgtWKs1ULzMgscWAjzyd0I_pokZzgM9T2SvCPAkIfezqSdXqjqBmrVkGmriaWnxacgUQT7CzzHVgKkLH4/s1600/chess+set+4.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thecoveteur.com/kelly-wearstler/">Kelly Wearstler via The Coveteur</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_C-YIvmGa6KZEafjRxR-2fKCL05NhJvovsdlIPOpUht4BLV6WfqB4hUL5MMBZl2T4LoONKnx83_m_kOoCXF9hHz6pZqz-dHUITfMP1sjEgVLf_ukzxzCFeGLpYbM1dFdADPhaqr49O3I/s1600/chess+set+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_C-YIvmGa6KZEafjRxR-2fKCL05NhJvovsdlIPOpUht4BLV6WfqB4hUL5MMBZl2T4LoONKnx83_m_kOoCXF9hHz6pZqz-dHUITfMP1sjEgVLf_ukzxzCFeGLpYbM1dFdADPhaqr49O3I/s1600/chess+set+1.jpg" /></div><a href="http://theeverygirl.com/alaina-kaczmarskis-lincoln-park-apartment-tour">Alaina Kaczmarski via The EveryGirl</a><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjU027c6EaMEIlyRgqD7jSbrcTmv8vNlt91ZHmJ2Sjqy8koHAt8iflueoNfGjoFD90DbjFfet5_aWRNfS2y8lU74J9MhqBXR2hhagOdFmWbQdcCI0jOJDrr5n6vbebkBDlwHOLw2eVyo/s1600/ellelivingroom1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjU027c6EaMEIlyRgqD7jSbrcTmv8vNlt91ZHmJ2Sjqy8koHAt8iflueoNfGjoFD90DbjFfet5_aWRNfS2y8lU74J9MhqBXR2hhagOdFmWbQdcCI0jOJDrr5n6vbebkBDlwHOLw2eVyo/s1600/ellelivingroom1.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.californiahomedesign.com/trending/2010/11/18/eight-reasons-see-elle-decor-showhouse">Elle Decor Showhouse via California Home Design</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /> Do you know how to play chess? <br /> xox<br /> <a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Sophisticated Decor Touch: A Chess Set

My father taught me to play chess. When he was a boy in school, he signed up for a chess tournament...the trouble is, he had no idea how to ...

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