Tuesday 12 August 2008

Guest room

The guest room of my first commission, 1996.





Walls - paperbacked Jean Monro chintz
Ceiling - Pale blue, matte
Floor - Dark straw sisal, trellis wool rug in Indian jade
Bed - Dressed as a daybed in pale blue linen moire, large antique Aubusson cushion
Chair - Large Billy Baldwin slipper chair in shell glazed linen
Wardrobes - Dragged to match woodwork (chintz ground) and lined in shell glazed linen
Curtains - Pale blue linen moire lined in the chintz, tortoiseshell blind
Mirror - Oriel Harwood faux bois in plaster
Jardiniere - Louis XV filled with maidenhair ferns
Side Tables - Papier mache tray on stand, nacre inlaid side table
Lamps - Brass floor lamp (far end of bed), blue porcelain table lamp

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3 comments:

Pigtown-Design said...

I like!

katiedid said...

Your choices were wonderful! And the sketch! I love it! I love that you kept it also. I have gotten rid of many of my older things and am thinking perhaps I should not have.

Paul Pincus said...

i love this.

i really love the drawing! it's beautiful.