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Mad about Interiors: September 2015
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Friday, 18 September 2015. One of my all time favourite rooms is the drawing room at Hambleden Manor. If you missed my raving about it (and my sadness about its recent demise) read about it here. I'm glad I have a reason to use this image again: it shows the subject of this post. the chandelier. Howeve...
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Mad about Interiors: December 2013
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Tuesday, 17 December 2013. Hotel style' . or is it. Although it has been a while, today only a quick post, as my books are still packed away and I've got 3 boxes of Christmas decorations to empty. Runs in front of the curtain track, thus forming a kind of pelmet box. Last week I visited the Rijksmuseum...
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Mad about Interiors: July 2013
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Wednesday, 24 July 2013. In Memoriam - Hambleden Manor. And instantly recognized by many of you I'm sure). I have no idea what happened to the estate or its sale other than internet gossip, but it seems that last year the 4th Viscount died and that this has prompted the sale of Hambleden Manor. I am no...
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Mad about Interiors: February 2013
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Saturday, 23 February 2013. In 1839 a French nobleman with the wonderful name Astolph Marquis de Custine travelled to Russia and published a memoir. Amongst his impressions and observations he described something that was new to him:. Later I would like do a post about plants in general, but here we ar...
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Mad about Interiors: November 2014
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Sunday, 16 November 2014. The Joy of Painted Blinds. Today's roller blinds come in all sorts of colours, fabrics, stripes and patterns and this to my mind is a big improvement over all the plain beige and cream ones that most of us grew up with. The earliest image I have found dates from 1829. Another ...
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Mad about Interiors: 'Hotel style' .. or is it
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Tuesday, 17 December 2013. Hotel style' . or is it. Although it has been a while, today only a quick post, as my books are still packed away and I've got 3 boxes of Christmas decorations to empty. Runs in front of the curtain track, thus forming a kind of pelmet box. Last week I visited the Rijksmuseum...
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Mad about Interiors: A Fabric Covered Mirror
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Wednesday, 10 April 2013. A Fabric Covered Mirror. Here is a detail of the mirror - as it's easy to miss . It's Le Gout Rothschild . after all. It's all beautiful stuff. But anyway, I had never seen a mirror frame covered in fabric like that before and wasn't sure I liked the way it made the mirror dis...
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Mad about Interiors: In Memoriam - Hambleden Manor
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Wednesday, 24 July 2013. In Memoriam - Hambleden Manor. And instantly recognized by many of you I'm sure). I have no idea what happened to the estate or its sale other than internet gossip, but it seems that last year the 4th Viscount died and that this has prompted the sale of Hambleden Manor. I am no...
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Mad about Interiors: The Joy of Painted Blinds
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Share my madness about interiors, my passion for historic images, designs, pelmets, valances, beds and curtains, swags and tails and all those wonderful things that today's taste has sadly forgotten about. Sunday, 16 November 2014. The Joy of Painted Blinds. Today's roller blinds come in all sorts of colours, fabrics, stripes and patterns and this to my mind is a big improvement over all the plain beige and cream ones that most of us grew up with. The earliest image I have found dates from 1829. Another ...
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CUBO ET EXCUBO: Museum, Dunrobin Castle
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I Sleep and Watch' Observing places that affect imagination, memory and perception. Sunday, 14 September 2014. Museum, Dunrobin Castle. The Museum at Dunrobin Castle started out as a gazebo or summer house, built in 1732 by William, 16th Earl of Sutherland. The building, just outside the walled garden, was extended in 1878 by the 3rd Duke of Sutherland to create a private museum. Labels: Duke of Sutherland. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Peak of Chic. A Little Bit Busy. Since I mentioned it in m...