Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
A Bedroom
My dream bedroom to be exact.
After watching The Affair of the Necklace, not only did I learn to endure Hilary Swank as an actress, I also discovered the most amazing bedroom...
I'm not sure if this room is academically correct... it seems a little bit more Louis XVI a la Maison Jansen... but it's perfect. I LOVE the mirrored wall, the iron bed, and that fantastic side table.
If only it were mine...
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Mad Men Style: Part 2
Roger Sterling's office... I love the classical marble statue. Completely unexpected.
The faux draped fabric wallpaper in Sal's home is fantastic...
The Drapers' formal living room pre-'redecoration'... I love the wall color and the pair of Asian chairs are wonderful
The 'redecorated' living room...
The wall color is the same and the drapes are suspiciously similar. However, the pair of chairs and the Asian inspired sofa are great.
The lobby of Conrad Hilton's hotel in Rome... I love the columns and the gold-leaf domed ceiling...
A detail of one of the mosaic columns... fabulous
Roger Sterling's new office... so completely chic then, and still as stylish today. I could do without the mushroom shaped lamp, but the Saarinen desk and the black and white art work are to die for...
Sterling's home... I love the juxtaposition of the antiques such as the harp and the wood paneling with the modern leather and chrome furniture.
I can't wait for the next season...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Want to bathe like Napoleon?
Photo from The Decoration of Houses, Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman
I do!
Napoleon's bathroom in the Palazzo Pitti Monday, August 29, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
In light of current events...
I thought I would post some photos of the Charleston Earthquake of 1886. This earthquake, which was a 7.3 on the Richter scale, was one of the largest and most devastating of any in the Southeastern United States. Over 2,000 buildings were damaged causing 6 million dollars worth of damage (almost 150 million in modern terms).
Although the event devastated the city and surrounding areas, the resulting photographs are hauntingly beautiful and surreal.
Note the large section missing from the upper portion of the spire of St. Philip's on Church Street. To the left is the old Planter's Hotel, now the Dock Street Theatre, and to the right is the French Huguenot Church...
The effects of the earthquake necessitated many large homes to be demolished, fortunately these two homes still stand on Broad Street. Note the small piece of furniture still in place in the gable room of the home at right...
This large antebellum building which stood at the corner of Broad and Meeting Streets was so badly damaged that it was demolished...
Tombstones in the graveyard of the Unitarian Church on Archdale... note how the marble obelisk has moved three or four inches from its original position... the church attached to this graveyard was so damaged that much of the gothic ornamentation was removed. Please see here for my previous post on the Unitarian Church.
This is one of my favorite photographs from this series... the elaborate doric column was thrown to the left and has partly planted itself in the ground. The capital lies about two feet farther to the left, and the urn finial is to the right...
and finally my favorite photograph: a double exposure of a church and the granite works showing toppled over marble and granite tombstones.
The Graduate
This has been one of my favorite films since I was about 12... I discovered this poster the other weekend while working at Julia Santen Gallery, she deals in extremely rare and vintage posters. The price isn't that bad... I just wish I had a wall for him.
I mean, what could get better than Dustin Hoffman and a hot pink leg?
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