Confection
26 Sunday Dec 2010
Posted in Beds
Tag Archives: Lit a la Polonaise
Bed Head
11 Sunday Jul 2010
Posted in Beds
My sister just sent me this gorgeous photo of her finished ciel de lit…
She had picked up the dilapidated wooden frame for a song at the
Atelier de Campagne container sale last Spring …see here and here
I’ve also written about Suki’s “Belgian Garage” earlier here
and another post about her home here
A great find, with lots of elbow grease and DIY ingenuity…
and just a tad of diplomacy towards a hunting enthusiast husband….
Sweet Dreams!
Linen and Limestone
26 Saturday Jun 2010
Posted in Beds
Tags
Antique French linens, ciel de lit, French mattress, Limestone floors, Lit a la Polonaise, Provence
You can almost feel the weight of the old linen in this photo…
Voluminous swags casting from the ciel de lit
to form a lit à la polonaise …
the tone on tone drapes caught in shadowy folds…
Silky velvet quilt, casual striped, plain linen, arabesque patterned pillows…
piled on classic tufted linen French mattress…
worn limestone floor and faded fresco…
Would love to lift the master bedroom ceiling a few feet and
throw this up top…love that its neutral, rough, unshiny…
I know you’ve all seen this image but I thought you’d like to get a closer look…
Perfection….
The arch of thick limestone walls in the hallowed entry hall of an
17th-18th century Provençal farmhouse…littered tools
of a French country life juxtaposed with antique sconces
and lantern, an incredible limestone floor…
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Veranda May-June 2004
Photography Jacques Dirand
