Saturday, 27 September 2014

Ex Libris

In honor of Banned Books Week, "an annual event celebrating the freedom to read" (September 21 - 27, 2014), I share some photos of libraries. I hope they encourage a bit of reading - banned books or not - and if, like me, you are a fan of public libraries, please note that the Richmond Public Library is accepting donations of canned goods through September 30. Donate canned goods, and the library will waive up to $10 of your late book fines. 

"It 'makes vague reference to the classical Ionic order,' Katherine Newman says of the library in a postmodern Toronto house she designed with architectural designer/builder Peter Cebulak. The room’s finely carved capitals are complemented by a great number of noteworthy antiques, among them a circa 1790 satinwood worktable."
Photography by Tony Soluri.
Architectural Digest (October 2011).

"With the folly idea in mind, the architects gave the residence a tea room, which is octagonal in shape and situated off the second-floor library." 
Library in "De Luwte," a home in the Dutch town of Loenen, on the shore of the Vecht River. 
Architecture: Michael Graves and Associates. 
Interior design: Eric Kuster. 
Photography: Daria Scagliola and Stijn Brakkee. 
"Riverside Sanctuary" by Mildred F. Schmertz. 
Architectural Digest (May 2008).

"A glass roof floods the library with light."
 Library of Michael Graves's home - "The Warehouse" - the rundown Princeton, New Jersey, warehouse the architect bought in 1974 and renovated in stages.
Photography by John Bessler.
 Text by Amy Elbert
"At Home with Architect Michael Graves" produced by JoAnn McVicker.  
Traditional Home®

"The double-height library has built-in bookshelves constructed of ipe, which is termite-resistant. Its stair- and catwalk-balustrade design was inspired by that of the area’s old colonial cottages. Where the shelves meet the pickled-cypress ceiling, the architects concealed an air-conditioning system and uplighting."
Interior design by Port of Call.
 Architecture: Lubrano Ciavarra Design. 
Photography by Steven Brooke. 
"Tropically Integrated" by Gerald Clarke.
Architectural Digest (December 2006).

"Christie transformed a bare room into a library, outfitted with Cuban mahogany shelves salvaged from a library in Nantes. His carpenter found more Cuban mahogany to build the barrel-vault ceiling. The classical busts crowning the shelves are copies made by Lorenzani in Paris."
Home of harpsichordist and conductor William Christie.
Photography by Simon Watson.
"A 16th-Century French Countryside Estate" by Melissa Biggs Bradley.
House Beautiful (October 2013).

" 'Because the library is small, it lent itself to a rich jewel-box treatment,' Whitson says. Woodwork is painted a deep, saturated color, Farrow & Ball's Hague Blue, and the ceiling is tented with a Michael S. Smith Indian block fabric, Jasper. Upholstered in a blue Schumacher silk velvet very close to the color of the walls, the tufted U-shaped sofa — which is all one piece — is where her two teenage children watch movies. 'We call it Big Blue,' she says."
Tennessee home of antiques dealer Jeannette Whitson.
Interior design by Jeannette Whitson.
Photography by Simon Watson.
House Beautiful (June 2013).

"The library in designer Garrow Kedigian's Manhattan apartment sheds fresh light on the classics he collects, both literary and decorative. A bergère in Pierre Frey's Dune partners with a mid-20th-century inlaid desk. Custom Stark rug with the designer's hallmark Greek key pattern."
Interior design by Garrow Kedigian.
Photography by Christopher Sturman.
House Beautiful (December 2013).

" 'I wanted to have a library before that notion becomes extinct,' says Kedigian, 'but the shell had to feel contemporary and fun.' Solution? A vibrant custom palette in a Fine Paints of Europe Brilliant finish. Curtains of Clarence House Elettra flank a sofa in Scalamandré's Variegation herringbone. A Louis XV fauteuil (a gift from Kedigian's grandmother) retains its original blue velvet, and a neoclassical side chair is updated with Glant Liquid Leather."
Interior design by Garrow Kedigian.
Photography by Christopher Sturman.
House Beautiful (December 2013).

"The library is Southern's 'nod to English decorating, with vintage floral chintz.' Walls covered in Zoffany Serenza. Woodwork painted in Farrow and Ball Modern Emulsion in Wimborne White."
1860 townhouse in London's South Kensington neighborhood.
Interior design by Rob Southern.
Photography by James Merrell.
House Beautiful (October 2013).

"In the library, the armchair is by George Smith, and the mirror above the limestone mantel is 18th-century French; the small canvas artworks are by Anna Raymond, and the collages reflected in the mirror are by Joe Tilson."
1920s London townhouse of hoteliers Tim and Kit Kemp.
Interior decoration by Kit Kemp.
Photography by Simon Upton.
"A Bold and Beautiful Townhouse" by Ingrid Abramovitch.
Elle Decor (April 2011).

" 'Red libraries are best!' says designer Alessandra Branca. Walls are upholstered in wool paisley. The sofa and ottoman are Branca designs."
Photography by Thibault Jeanson.
"Classic Library Design Ideas"
House Beautiful.

"Vivid lacquer paint in a custom mix sets off an eclectic display of books and antique porcelain. Custom sofa and slipper chairs in Clarence House fabrics. Custom armchair and ottoman in Pierre Frey fabric with Houlès fringe. Antique Oushak rug, Matt Camron Rugs and Tapestries."
 Interior design by Beverly Field. 
Architecture by Richardson Robertson III. 
Project managed by Brad Kelly.
Photography by Max Kim-Bee. 
Text by Nancy Perot.
"Glamorous Texas Home" produced by Carolyn Englefield. 
Veranda.

"The library's high-gloss brown walls play up the grid pattern of the bookshelves, derived from a design by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen. Pillows in Ixtapa by Jacques Bouvet et Cie make a handsome, well-worn chesterfield sofa look even more comfortable and inviting."
Photography by Simon Watson.
"Paint Your Home in High Gloss" by Carol Prisant.
House Beautiful (September 2010).
  
"In a Bethesda, Maryland, house designed by architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen, floor to ceiling windows filter light into the library and music room. Favoring a minimalist approach to the decor, Jacobsen used a simple wood carpet on the bleached-oak floors; he created the white-oak low table." (October 2006)
Photography by Robert C. Lautman.

"Architect Margaret Griffin, in collaboration with architect Elyse Grinstein, renovated a home on Los Angeles’s West Side, an area that has natural creeks and groves of indigenous trees. The star tree here is a 300-year-old sycamore that shades a small spring and lush slope in back. The snug library “started out with a full brick wall facing the tree,” explains the owner, but the brick was replaced by sheets of glass to bridge the room’s connection to the outdoors."
Photography by Arthur Matthew Gray.
Architectural Digest (October 2011).

"Bookcases cleverly mask awkward angles. Early-20th-century French lamps overhang the vintage Eames chair in its original leather."
Interior design by Alexander Doherty.
Photography by Francesco Lagnese.
"A Soulful Manhattan Apartment with Rich, Moody Color" by Douglas Brenner.
House Beautiful (December 2012).

  "A vintage William Haines stool sits in the library, next to walnut bookshelves." 
Photographer Steven Meisel's 1963 George MacLean-designed house in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood in Beverly Hills. 
Decorator: Brad Dunning. 
Architect: Marmol Radziner and Associates.
Photography by Roger Davies.
Text by Mayer Rus.
Architectural Digest (October 2012).


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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Wardrobes and Armoires

It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected places. . . . they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe, the sort that has a looking-glass in the door. There was nothing else in the room at all except a dead bluebottle on the window-sill.
"Nothing there!" said Peter, and they all trooped out again - all except Lucy. She stayed behind because she thought it would be worth while trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked. To her surprise it opened quite easily . . . She immediately stepped into the wardrobe  and got in among the coats . . . 
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

This post is for everyone who has ever wanted to find a wardrobe that leads to a magical land. I'm still looking . . . 

"A walk-through armoire connects the master bedroom with the master bath."
St. Joseph, Louisiana, home of Rebecca Vizard, founder of B. Viz Design, and her family.
Architect: Michael Carbine. 
Photography by Brie Williams.
Garden and Gun (June/July 2013).

"In master suite, armoire, urns and side chairs from Charlotte Moss Interior Design. Phillip Jeffries wallpaper with paintings of Paris from designer's personal collection. Chair fabric by Vervain. Armoire fabric by Rogers and Goffigon."
Interior design by Charlotte Moss.
Photography by Tria Giovan.
Veranda (December 2008).

"In the media room, a pair of robin's egg blue armoires from Nancy Price Interior Design hold the owners' book collection. The curtains are Donghia's Omen Damask in Hemlock-Dark Brown."
Jackson, Mississippi, home of Nancy and John Price.
Interior design by Nancy Price.
Photography by Eric Piasecki.
House Beautiful (March 2008).

"A custom lattice armoire with sandblasted glass doors by Oly provides storage for linens and toiletries."
Master bath in Washington, D.C.
Interior design by Barry Dixon.
Photography by Edward Addeo.
"A Relaxing and Romantic Home Spa" by Melissa Feldman.
House Beautiful (October 2010).

"The first antique that [Stephen] Stirling ever purchased was this painted armoire, now used as a pantry in the family's kitchen. Originally built in the 1840s, this Creole cottage sits between a sugarcane field and Bayou Teche in Franklin, Louisiana."
Home of Stephen Stirling and his family.
Renovation by Stephen Stirling.  
Photography by Brie Williams.
Garden and Gun (June/July 2014).

"The master bedroom, lined in a pleated blue fabric by JAB Anstoetz, is highlighted by a showstopping antique Venetian headboard, which features a ruched-velvet edge. Painted-mirror doors accent the 19th-century French armoire, and the carpet is by Codimat."
New Orleans townhouse of hoteliers Frances and Rodney Smith.
Interior design by Nicky Haslam.
Photography by Pieter Estersohn.
Text by Liz Smith.
"Bayou Blend" produced by Howard Christian.
Architectural Digest (August 2014).

"A mirrored wardrobe makes a small bedroom seem bigger."
House in Belvedere, California.
Interior design by Erin Martin.
Photography by Luca Trovato.

"An armoire built into one wall provides storage without eating up floor space."
San Francisco home of Joe and Kim Boswell.
Interior design by Julie Massucco Kleiner.
Photography by Werner Straube.
"House with Vibrant Color and Light" written by Amy Elbert.

"For his dressing room, [David] Jimenez rejected built-ins in favor of a large antique armoire. The double pedestal table is a Palm Springs thrift shop find that he painted black."
1907 Kansas City home of David Jimenez.
Interior design by David Jimenez.
Photography by Jose Picayo.
"Quintessential Kansas City" by Lisa Cregan.
House Beautiful (August 2007).

"French chairs from Williams-Sonoma Home. Cocktail table, West Elm. Biedermeier armoire."
1905 Edwardian home in San Francisco.
Interior design by Patrick Wade and David DeMattei.
Photography by Jose Picayo.
"Bay Area Browns" by Frances Schultz.
House Beautiful (March 2008).

"The living room is a chic mix of old and new, casual and formal. The neutral palette showcases an antique chinoiserie armoire and a gilt console. 'I wanted them to stand out, and everything else to be part of the background,' Sikes says. Ralph Lauren Home Antibes chairs mingle with a Billy Baldwin slipper chair from HB Home and an Ansley chair by Suzanne Kasler for Hickory Chair."
1920s house of Mark D. Sikes and Michael Griffin.
Interior design by Mark D. Sikes.
Photography by Amy Neunsinger.
House Beautiful (December 2011 - January 2012).

"In a 1,400 square-foot Alabama cottage, designer Melanie Pounds designed an Ultrasuede armoire to compensate for small closets in the master bedroom."
Interior design by Melanie Pounds.
Photography by Thomas Loof.
House Beautiful (July 2010).

"The dining room has a light blue ceiling, a favorite Hadley hue for the upper plane. The American Empire mahogany armoire is topped by a Tibetan gong. Next to them are two works on paper by Connecticut artist Mark Sciarillo, also a metalworker, who made the sculpted bronze base of the living room's coffee table. The vellum lampshade, the Eyelet gold-on-ivory wallpaper, and the chairs are all Hadley's designs."
Interior design by Albert Hadley.
Photography by Fernando Bengoechea.

"Leave cabinets open. An open armoire is more interesting than a closed one. Let people into your secret world."
Interior design by Dan Marty.
Photography by Victoria Pearson.

"Designer Samantha Lyman wanted to give a new California kitchen some historic pieces like this antique armoire. It was originally only 12 inches deep inside – not big enough for large platters and big bowls. So Lyman set it into the cabinetry to give it more depth. The cabinet-maker removed the back and extended it to 26 inches inside. Then, Lyman painted the interior a darker color to conceal the difference."
Interior design by Samantha Lyman.
Photography by Lisa Romerein.

"Overhead dangles a 1950s American brass-and-crystal chandelier that looks like a giant dandelion, and one wall displays a portrait of a startlingly beautiful nun graced with a Brigitte Bardot pout. It’s artist Tony Scherman’s irreverent depiction of Catherine Millet, the author of the racy 2002 memoir The Sexual Life of Catherine M."
Apartment of Milly designer Michelle Smith and her family.
Photography by Roger Davies.
Styling by Carlos Mota.

"The master bedroom wall covering is by Paul Montgomery, and the cocktail table and settee are by Todd Hase Furniture; the armoire and armchairs date from the Qing and Ming dynasties, respectively."
Water Mill, New York, home of Todd and Amy Hase. 
Photography by Roger Davies.

"I wanted to fill a long wall in our breakfast room with tall cabinetry to store all our china and glassware. Andrew said it would turn the room into a pantry." —Jeffry Weisman, Interior Designer
"My dream was to build a false armoire that would open to the garage and my studio. A waste of space, according to Jeffry! In the end, we built what looks like an armoire: the center panel is a secret passage with tall storage cabinets on either side. Win-win!"—Andrew Fisher, Interior Designer
Photo courtesy of Jeffry Weisman and Andrew Fisher via House Beautiful.
"8 Couples' Decorating Dilemmas" by Julia Lewis.
House Beautiful (May 2013).

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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Highland Fling

The people of Scotland are preparing to vote either to remain a part of the United Kingdom or to become a separate country. Queen Elizabeth II, who refrains from making political statements, spoke to the Scots on Sunday and urged them to "think very carefully about the future" (Source). Scotland has been a part of the United Kingdom for more than 300 years, and the British monarch and her family have strong personal ties to the country. Queen Elizabeth enjoys her summer stays at Balmoral, her Scottish estate, and Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, met while studying at the University of St. Andrews. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and his three sons were educated at Gordonstoun in Moray, Scotland. Prince Charles led efforts to save and restore Dumfries House, an 18th-century Palladian villa in Ayrshire, Scotland. Even the fictional cast of Downton Abbey traveled from England to Scotland at the end of Season Three to visit "Shrimpie," the Marquess of Flintshire, at Duneagle Castle, which actually is Inveraray Castle in Argyll.

"The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and their children at home at Inveraray Castle in the Scottish Highlands." Inveraray Castle is open to the public between April 1 and October 31.
Daily Mail UK (December 8, 2012).


Overhead view of Inveraray Castle, home of the Duke of Argyll (Chief of the Clan Campbell) and his family.
Photo via the Inveraray Castle website.
  
"Scottish break: New faces Shrimpie Flintshire (Peter Egan) and Susan Flintshire (Phoebe Nicholls) appear in what is the home of Lady Rose (Lily James), who was sent home in the last episode of series three after her dalliance with a married man."
Photo copyright: Carnival Films.
Daily Mail UK (December 7, 2012).

 "The shooting party: Matthew Crawley and Lord Grantham indulge their passion for shooting while visiting Duneagle Castle, home of Dowager Countess's cousin, the Marquess of Flintshire."
Photo copyright: Carnival Films.
Daily Mail UK (December 8, 2012).

"Inveraray Castle was the chosen location for the Downton Abbey Christmas 2012 episode. Dinner was held in the State Dining Room, sparkling with Argyll family silver and gold nefs."
Photo and text via Inveraray Castle website.

"Inveraray Castle was the chosen location for the Downton Abbey Christmas 2012 episode. Dinner was held in the State Dining Room, sparkling with Argyll family silver and gold nefs."
Photo and text via Inveraray Castle website.

According to Wikipedia, a nef is "an extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made of precious metals in the shape of a ship – nef was another word for a carrack in French. If not just used for decoration, it could hold salt or spices (the latter being very expensive in the Middle Ages), or cutlery, or even napkins."

"Looking for a catch: Duneagle Castle . . . with deer stalking and fishing on the doorstep."
Daily Mail UK (December 8, 2012).


"Summer holidays at Balmoral involve plenty of country walks, as this photo of the Queen, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Prince Philip reveals."
Balmoral, the Scottish castle privately owned by Queen Elizabeth, who spends much of her summer there. 
"Family barbecues, picnics on the lawn and corgis galore: As the Queen begins her summer break at Balmoral, a peek inside her holiday photo album" by Ruth Styles.
Daily Mail UK (August 1, 2014).

"Ruins of St. Andrews Castle overlook Castle Beach."
Photography by Dominic Blackmore.
Text by Candace Ord Manroe.
"St. Andrews Around Town" produced by Krissa Rossbund and Mick Schnepf.

Edinburgh Castle.
Photography: Nick Dryhurst/PCL/Super Stock/Corbis.
"Elle Decor Goes to Glasgow and Edinburgh" by Ian Phillips.
Elle Decor (February/March 2011).

Edinburgh's skyline.
Photography by David Robertson/Alamy.
"Elle Decor Goes to Glasgow and Edinburgh" by Ian Phillips.
Elle Decor (February/March 2011).

"A parade during the annual Edinburgh Festivals."
Photography by Steven Vidler/Eurasia Press/Corbis.
"Elle Decor Goes to Glasgow and Edinburgh" by Ian Phillips.
Elle Decor (February/March 2011).

 "Family Portrait. From left: Stella Tennant, Iris (with bunny), Cecily, Marcel, Jasmine, David Lasnet and Quill, their black lab, on the family’s 1740s Scottish estate. 
Photography by Alexis Armanet.
"Married With Children" by Gaby Wood.
T Magazine (September 9, 2011).

 "Iris jumps on the trampoline as father and Dervish, the family’s whippet, look on."
18th-century Scottish home of model Stella Tennant, husband David Lasnet, and their children.
Photography by Alexis Armanet.
"Married With Children" by Gaby Wood.
T Magazine (September 9, 2011).


In the hills above Loch Ness.
Photo via Visit Loch Ness Facebook page.


Fourth grade photo of me (on left) before Scottish dancing program at my school.

Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, was featured in Architectural Digest in April 2008 and again in February 2012. Here is the estate as it appeared in 2008:


"Dumfries House, in Ayrshire, Scotland, was built by John, Robert and James Adam for the fifth Earl of Dumfries between 1754 and 1760. 'It was such a rare example of a house with the majority of its original furniture still in place,' notes Prince Charles, whose last-minute intervention saved the estate and its contents from being sold."
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).


The entrance hall of Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, which was built by John, Robert and James Adam for the fifth Earl of Dumfries between 1754 and 1760.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

 "Although local craftsmen contributed to furnishing the house, the main public rooms were outfitted with pieces made by Thomas Chippendale. Part of the drawing room suite finds a temporary home in the dining room. Giltwood girandoles flank a portrait of the fifth Earl of Dumfries by Thomas Hudson."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

 "The monumental rosewood bookcase in the white drawing room epitomizes Chippendale’s style."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

 "An arched corridor is part of an 1890s extension, involving the east and west wings, that was designed by architect Robert Weir Schultz."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

"One of a pair of chinoiserie mirrors delivered by Chippendale in 1759."
 Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

 "A trompe l’oeil panel by Jacob de Wit hangs above the north drawing room’s mantel. Schultz added delft tiles to some of the fireplaces to improve the draw."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

 "Alexander Peter supplied no fewer than eight beds for Dumfries. A Chippendale mirror frames a Savonnerie panel by Thomas Moore."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

"One of Peter’s carved and gilded cornices is directly based on an earlier Chippendale pattern."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

"The State Bed was the most expensive piece of the commission. Chippendale added its design to the 1762 edition of his book, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by Gerald Clarke.
"Saving Dumfries"
Architectural Digest (April 2008).

The following photos of Dumfries House appeared in the February 2012 edition of Architectural Digest:


"Prince Charles (known as the Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland) stands at the entrance to the Tapestry Room of Dumfries House, which was preserved for posterity through his efforts."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"Designed by the brothers Adam and furnished by cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale, Dumfries House is considered the most gloriously intact 18th-century house in Scotland."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"A painting by Jacob de Heusch is displayed in the entrance hall, and the trio of hall chairs is from a set of eight by Alexander Peter. The frieze alternates Order of the Thistle stars with the mythical wyvern, a Crichton family crest."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"Upholstered in a custom-woven silk damask and positioned on a mid-18th-century Axminster carpet, the mahogany chairs and settee in the Blue Drawing Room were supplied by Chippendale in 1759; he also created the rare rosewood breakfront bookcase. The Murano-glass chandelier is original to Dumfries House, and the portraits are on loan from a private collector."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"In addition to Chippendale elbow chairs and card tables, the Family Parlor includes a camelback sofa by Peter and a harpsichord by Jacob Kirkman."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"Emblems of the harvest are carved into the paneling of the Pink Dining Room; the painting is by Venetian artist Jacopo Bassano, and the curtains are ornamented with antique tassels and trim."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"Portraits fill the walls of a skylit gallery, which contains cockpen chairs (possibly by Chippendale) as well as Louis XVI–style gilt-wood armchairs by R. Whytock and Co.; traditional rush matting is scattered with small rugs."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"The Tapestry Room, completed in 1908 by architect Robert Weir Schultz and paneled in bleached American walnut, was designed to house four circa-1700 Gobelins weavings presented by Louis XIV to an ancestor of the seventh Marquess of Bute, former owner of Dumfries House."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"Peter armchairs and a 1759 Chippendale library table are among the furnishings placed in Lord Dumfries’s Study; it was originally a dressing room."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"A Christopher Moore printed linen, based on an 18th-century document, is used in this south-facing sitting room, which was decorated for the use of the Prince of Wales; the gilt-wood pier glass was made by Mathie in 1759, and the walls are painted with Farrow and Ball’s Vert de Terre."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"A team of 20 artisans restored the Chippendale four-post bed in the Family Bedroom; brilliant blue silk damask covers even the canopy’s cresting. Above the fireplace is a gilt-wood overmantel, also by Chippendale; Alexander Peter designed the bedside cupboards as well as the chair and stool, which retain their 18th-century floral tapestry covers."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"A gilt-wood four-post bed hung with a Jean Monro chintz from Clarence House dominates a bedroom."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"The same Jean Monro chintz is used throughout the room."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

"The original main approach to Dumfries House brought visitors over the Adam Bridge, which spans the River Lugar."
Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).

The River Lugar.
Photography by Derry Moore.
Text by James Reginato.
"Restoration Drama" produced by James Reginato and Robert Rufino.
Architectural Digest (February 2012).


Photo via Facebook page of Visit Loch Ness.
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