Recently Paris Apartment here and Gypsy Purple here have
posted this gorgeous photo of a pelmet trimmed, ciel de lit topped,
and luxuriously draped 18th century French bed…
Have you made up your mind about the couple that
lives in this house?
Though it’s made its way through the blog-o-sphere…I cropped
and posted this photo in July of ’09 in Red Burnished Neutrals here.
I was entranced by the gorgeous photography…and narrowed
in as close as possible to study all the details…
Of course…from my point of view…
The advantage of scanning your own photos is that it allows
you to zero in on the face cast in bronze at the table leg’s intersect…
or the artlessly off-center sketched nude beyond the doorway…
The glowing red of an antique leather chair
and voluminous carmine curtains….
Un-cropped…here is the original photo by Martin Morrell
A striking balance of soothing neutrals and overt avant-garde…
Have you changed your mind about the home-owners?
Another view of the bedroom…an 18th century Italian chandelier…
An ottoman covered in old French fabric and 17th century walnut wardrobe
from Piedmont. A Paula Rego painting…part of the owner’s
large collection of modern art….
Chintzes from the Tree of Life range by Braquenié
for Pierre Frey in a guest bedroom….
The ballroom…added in the 1920’s…
More antique linen at the windows, 17th century chandelier
from Genoa and 18th century chairs from Turin…
Almost every view shown is painted with soothing neutrals…
yet adds a tiny bit of drama…
Or maybe not so tiny….
Red glass vase from Venice filled with
flowers from the garden on a stone plinth table…
Tea-soaked antique linen slipcovers…
A Martin Malone painting with 1930’s green leather chairs…
So…opening up the view a bit reveals quite a bit more
about the home’s heart…
What does your home say about you?
Petersham House
The 17th century home of Gael and Francesco Boglione
who created London’s Petersham Nurseries next door…
Petersham Nurseries click here
Vogue Living Australia May/June ’09
I am just breathless with these images, I adore the one with the large art portrait! Details in all are fabulous! Thank you Trish!
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xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Oh my word….you were right….my image did no justice to this!!!! Look at that fabulous curtains…..thanx for this….no wonder I love the house….I`ve blogged about Petersham Nurseries many a time….so tasteful and fabulous…this just made my weekend!…..you definitely are a great blogging-buddy.
Enjoy your weekend…Chamara
Gorgeous place, love that table base in the third to the last picture and the green leather chairs in the next picture. Good job of cropping the pictures otherwise I would have missed detail as well.
This is one of the most sensual homes I have ever seen. One space after another filled with objects, furniture, textiles, paintings that enliven all of the senses. Thanks so much for featuring it.
A result like this must be the fruit of years of experience and collecting. Really stunning. Especially love the double level chandelier over the dining table.
Sharon
I am loving your point of view! Such fabulous details. The dining room is just gorgeous! That chandelier, oh my!! Have a great weekend. Mona
Wow, what a way to start my morning! These images are so gorgeous. That bed leaves me breathless. Thank you for sharing.
Amazing! You really have a gift for detail. Thanks for sharing, I’ve learned a lot.
Hi Trish. you really outdid yourself with these scans! You’re so right about honing in on the details. I’m going to add your link and the couple’s as well to my post. Thanks for letting me know! xc
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I love your view
This piece has inspired me—I’ll be posting about the beauty of being able to visit places such as this with the click of a mouse. I had never seen or read about Petersham Nurseries/Estate before. Thank you.
Karen
breath taking!! xx
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