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Feb 09

Distinctive Dressing Tables - Arthur Smith

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"Tissues" by Ed Ruscha hangs above a tailored skirted dressing table.  An upholstered x-base stool mimics the artwork.

Interior design by Arthur Smith

Architectural Digest New York Interiors - 1979

Photograph by Peter Vitale

 

 

Feb 01

Striking Lighting - David Whitcomb

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A unique still life further enhanced by the use of lighting.  Stairwell at the Manhattan duplex of Designer David Whitcomb.

Architectural Digest - Traditional Interiors - 1979

Photograph by Daniel Eifert

 

Jan 25

Getting Modern with the Masters - David Whitcomb

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Juxtaposition of old master painting with modern graphic textile.

Interior design by David Whitcomb

Architectural Digest - New York Interiors, 1979

Photograph by Daniel Eifert

*please comment if you know the name and maker of the bedding fabric.

 

Jan 22

VINTAGE VOYEUR - WE WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING, Latticed Library

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The muddy olive trim, the lattice wallpaper, the scalloped top papier mache chairs, the black satin cushions, the regency rent table with antique mirror inlay, the art hung salon style over the fireplace, we could go on.

Architectural Digest American Interiors - 1978

Interior design by Thomas A. Morrow III

Photograph by Richard Champion

Jan 21

Cozy Abodes - Winter Rooms to Cuddle Up In, Serge Royaux

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The library at La Sudrie in Perigord, France, home of Serge Royaux.  Boiserie imported from neighboring chateau.

Architectural Digest - Traditional Interiors - 1979

Photograph by Pascal Hinous

 

 

 

Nov 05

Cozy Abodes - Winter Rooms to Cuddle Up In, Leonard W. Stanley

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Less than a mile above Sunset Blvd. in the Hollywood Hills, decorator Leonard W. Stanley's master bedroom.  18thc. screen, with hand tinted engravings, antique velvet bed drapery, and a Portuguese needlepoint rug.

From Designers' Own Homes, Architectural Digest, 1984.  Photographer Russell Mac Masters

 

Oct 23

VINTAGE VOYEUR - WE WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING, High Drama Neutral

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Joesph Braswell does it again.

Interior Design by Joseph Braswell, Photo - Architectural Digest