I'm most influenced by Babs Watkins, a Houston designer. Babs makes it look so unconstructed, yet it looks just right. She and the Europeans do timeless so well.
Interior designer Pamela Pierce to Veranda ("European Influence," July - August 2009).
My last post featured the designs of Pamela Pierce. Today's post features the work of Babs Watkins, whose style has influenced Ms. Pierce. Take a look . . .
"Moody blues on gently worn surfaces, such as the weave of this 18th-century French tapestry, lead the eye from room to room."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"European antiques and architectural details layer this 1980s Houston house, designed by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings, with the patina of history. Louis XV carved-walnut front doors with traces of the original paint open into a foyer lighted by a gilt-edged Venetian lantern."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"In the living room, French and Italian chairs work well together, next to sofas with Fortuny Delfino pillows. Curtains in Nancy Corzine Chantel in Savannah are extra full. A 1920s Oushak carpet, an Italian tole chandelier, and a Gustavian painted breakfront round out the mix of styles. Wall colors in the house are custom, by Iarussi Studio."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"Silvery tones are the dominant note in the dining room, where Gustavian chairs ring a table set with antique Royal Crown Derby china and Miller Rogaska crystal. The French tapestry and the Sivas rug are from Matt Camron Rugs and Tapestries. Curtains are Nancy Corzine Silk Canvas in Azure."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"A Swedish hutch, aging gracefully behind a Gustavian bench in a guest bedroom."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"An antique onion-dome aviary frames the kitchen range hood, perched above a backsplash of 19th-century concrete tiles. Antique Belgian blue limestone countertops, cabinets built with wood from a Scandinavian dairy, and a vintage French worktable set off the stainless-steel Viking stove and Sub-Zero refrigerator. Custom stools through Eleanor Cummings."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"In the library, an Empire chaise longue and a Louis XV-Revival canapé covered in Dedar's Flair in Conchiglia flank an 18th-century mantel from Aix-en-Provence. Shelves hold part of the client's collection of religious artifacts."
1980s Houston, Texas, house. Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
Here are photos of another Houston home decorated by Babs Watkins. (I originally posted these images in a November 2012 post called Juxtapositions.)
1980s Houston, Texas, house. Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"The hallway outside the master bedroom. Rug from Matt Camron Rugs and Tapestries."
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"A collection of glass boxes on a living room table."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"Watkins and Baker refined the master bedroom with a parquet de Versailles floor, Nancy Corzine Satin (in Steel) curtains, an 18th-century Buffet de Corps armoire, and a Louis XVI chaise."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"A Baroque Italian mirror hangs above the powder room's antique basin."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"Just right for informal meals, a massive Belgian blue limestone pedestal table from Chateau Domingue anchors the family room."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"In the master bedroom, a painted Italian ceiling panel hangs above a headboard made from a salvaged boiserie fragment."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
"Rich textures in subtle shades of blue and gray give the guest bedroom a luminous beauty. Embroidered throw pillows were made to order by B. Viz Design from vintage textiles. Curtains are Nancy Corzine Silk Canvas in Seafoam. Sferra linens."
1980s Houston, Texas, house.
Interior design by Babs Watkins, Julie Watkins Baker, and Eleanor Cummings.
Photography by Kerri McCaffety.
"Decorating in Antique Blues" by Erin Dailey.
House Beautiful (February 2010).
Here are photos of another Houston home decorated by Babs Watkins. (I originally posted these images in a November 2012 post called Juxtapositions.)
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
Veranda.
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
Veranda.
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
"A French lady of the 19th century sat in a coiffeur chair while having her hair styled. The delicate coloring of the fabric so enchanted the homeowner she decided not to have the chair recovered."
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
"Italian 18th-century silver leaf altar candle stand juxtaposed with English bowl.
All floral arrangements by Julie Baker."
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
"Sunlight is welcomed through uncurtained windows throughout the house. Antique linen cloth softens metal dining table. Murano chandelier adds grace."
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
"Beneath a 1940s Parisian wrought-iron and crystal chandelier, Louis XVI side chairs surround metal-legged table. Trumeau rests on Louis XVI chest. Silver tureen is English."
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
"Minimalism is continued in the great room where limestone floors are deliberately left bare."
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
"Torchere is Italian. Jay Iarussi painted the modulated walls throughout the house."
Home in River Oaks (Houston, Texas).
Interior design by Babs Watkins.
Architectural renovation by Patton W. Brooks.
Landscape design by Sarah W. Lake, M.L.A.
Photography by Peter Vitale.
Text by Charles L. Ross.
“Light Touch: An Unclouded Vision” produced by Chris King.
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