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Regency Furniture At The Clarence House

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Antique Chandeliers Clarence House

Clarence House is located in London in the city of Westminster. For over 50 years it was the residence of the Queen Mother and was also the official residence of H.R.H. Prince Charles and Camilla until 2009. The house was commissioned by William IV and built between 1825~ 1827 by John Nash

The north wing (facing the north private garden and Green Park beyond) contains the apartments used by the Queen and Prince Phillip. The Queen uses the "Queen's Apartment" - which runs from the northwest corner to about the middle of that wing. In addition to the Queen's Bedroom, Dressing Room, Bathroom, and Sitting Room, is an AnteRoom (just outside the Queen's Bedroom), a private Dining Room (adjoining the Sitting Room), and a few smaller rooms near the NW corner. At that point her private suite connects to the Queen's Audience Chamber (facing the west gardens), then another good size room (name unknown), then finally the Royal Closet. Beyond the Royal Closet is the White Drawing Room, the first of the proper State Apartments on the west front.

Prince Phillip's suite is what was known as the "King's Apartments" in past reigns. In Victoria's time it was occupied by her mother the Duchess of Kent. Starting in the middle of the wing (where the Queen's Apartment leaves off) and headed toward the Mall is the King's Dressing Room (and bath), the King's Bedroom, Sitting Room, and Study. (Note: The names of these rooms have changed over time). Beyond the Study are two smaller rooms- the Indian Room and the Chinese Room, and the wing completes at the Chinese Dining Room which is at the northeast corner.

A wide corridor extends the full length of these apartments facing the Quadrangle, and on the Quadrangle side in the middle is the Queen's Staircase, flanked by two small rooms which I've been alternatively told were small libraries, or rooms for attendants.

Informati0n and Pictures gathered at Alexander Palace Forums.

English Decorating Regency Furniture Clarence House

English Decorating Regency Furniture Clarence House- The Garden Room

English Decorating Regency Furniture Clarence House- The Lancaster Room

English Decorating Regency Furniture Clarence House- The Desk In The Garden Room

English Decorating Regency Furniture Clarence House- The Hall

English Decorating Regency Furniture Clarence House The Horse Corridor

Decorating With Vintage Trunks

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Don't discount a vintage trunk the next time you run across one in an antique or second hand store. Decorating with trunks presents limitless opportunities around your home. Almost every decorating photograph involving trunks shows Louis Vuitton trunks, but you don't have to limit yourself to name brand luggage. There has been countless times where I have run across great looking rustic slatted wood trunks with old fashioned leather straps. Other trunks are all brass plated, making them just like a piece of jewelery in your home. Often times these trunks aren't overly expensive. Ebay has a number of spectacular trunks which are very affordable, making it possible to collect a few to stack up tall on a small feature wall. The brass hardware on trunks make them irresistible to me. I love the trunks like the one below which feature a combination of wood, brass tack details and leather.

Decorating With Trunks -2002 Steven Klein Liya Kebede

Stacking Trunks- Some Ideas For Decorating With Trunks

Many times you can get trunks cheap enough that you can paint the details the color that coordinates with your interior.

Consider a stack of trunks in two tone colors. For Example - consider painting 3 trunks in a blue color range, say peacock, navy, and cobalt blue, and an orange trunk. Work with the color wheel to determine the colors.

Consider faux painting your trunks. Buy an overhead projector and copy a pattern on to overhead projector paper and paint on a geometrical pattern that appeals to you.

Make your walk in closet extra grand by setting one aside for a stack of old trunks. They make excellent storage while at the same time looking fabulous.

1920s Louis Vuitton ‘Malle Courier’ In orange Style Court Blog

Decorating With Trunks -Designer Tony Espuch

Decorating With Trunks - Darryl Carter Louis Vuitton

Luxurious Italian Villas

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I AM LOVE Movie - Italian Decorating - On The Set of I Am LOVE - Set in Milan

I Am Love was a 2009 Italian film directed by Luca Guadagnino set around 2000 in Milan. The film follows a haute bourgeoisie family through changing times and fortunes. The wealthy Recchi family are first and second-generation textile manufacturers in Milan and Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to the reins of his massive industrial company, and in so doing, surprises everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi and grandson Edo. The movie features some beyond beautiful interiors which have both a Regency element to them with some underpinnings of Art Deco influences. Many of the scenes were shot in Villa Necchi Campiglio, a 1930s mansion in the heart of Milan designed by architect Piero Portaluppi. Tilda Swinton states in the DVD commentary to the movie that the villa was perfect because they were looking for a house “that was part palace, part museum, and part prison.” I think you will be blown away by the wood veneer walls, marble floors and drop dead

Check out Heathers Post on The Villa Necchi Campiglio , and Kevin Sharkey's Blog where the source of these pictures were featured.

I AM LOVE Movie - Italian Decorating - On The Set of I Am LOVE - Set in Milan

Italian Decorating - On The Set of I Am LOVE - Set in Milan

I AM LOVE Movie - Italian Decorating - On The Set of I Am LOVE - Set in Milan

Regency Decorating Ideas- Italian Decorating - On The Set of I Am LOVE - Set in Milan

Italian Decorating - On The Set of I Am LOVE - Set in Milan

Nailhead Trim Chests

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Nailhead Chest From The Rug Company Featured on Habitually Chic Blog

Nailhead trim can be yet another way of adding interest and prestige to a plain chest. Habitually Chic featured a picture of a brightly painted chest with brass nailhead tacks decorative tacks which formed a very whimsical pattern. This technique looks terrific on brightly painted chests, and wood chests alike. Consider adding a pattern with nail head tacks to a plain chest which would otherwise be plain and ordinary.

Regency Decorating - Nailhead Chest From Kathy Kuo

Kathy Kuo sells a terrific Nailhead chest that looks like a million dollars!! This chest of drawers is detailed in nail head trim and has the appearance of international furniture. This dresser chest is bold and unique, and could be a focal point in your home. The domed brass-finished tacks are decorative on the walnut finish which creates an overall playful contrast while being functional at the same time.

Collectible Beaded Decorative Dishware

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Mariposa Three Picture Rectangular Frame

Mariposa Beaded Horizontal Collage Frame

Beautiful Beaded Trays

If you like the look of silver, you will love the collection by Mariposa. Their collection has a number of cast aluminum products that can easily be transfered from your table to your guest room, and into the bathroom. Trays which can easily be used in the kitchen could be also used in the bathroom to hold candy or soaps for your guests. This collection is a perfect gift idea that could be added to year after year. Any daughter in law or mother would enjoy this collection because it is simple, yet very elegant. Mariposa all aluminum products that give the look of silver without the price of expensive metals.

Statement Tray, "Hugs & Kisses"

Statement Tray, "Relax"

Mariposa Statement Tray "Believe"

Mariposa Pearl Three-Tiered Cupcake Server

Mariposa String of Pearls Small Oval Platter

Mariposa String of Pearls Oblong Casserole Stand

Wood Serving Trays

Pearled Cheese and Cracker Server with Wood Insert

Mariposa String of Pearls Small 3 Section Server

Mariposa String of Pearls Small Service Tray

Mariposa Medium Beaded Edge Frame - 5 x 7

Mariposa Small Beaded Edge Frame - 4 x 6

Mariposa Love Bird Salt and Pepper Shakers

Perfect Collectible Gifts and Home Decor

Mariposa Statement Tray Live Love Laugh

Mariposa Statement Tray "Change is Good

Mariposa Fish Bottle Opener
Mariposa String of Pearls Sauce Dish

Mariposa Pearled Round Platter with Wood

Mariposa Lighthouse Salt and Pepper Shakers

Mariposa Beaded Cracker Dish

High Quality Antique Reproductions

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ANTIQUE SCHOFIELD STERLING SILVER REPOUSSE FOOTED BOWL

Stancil's Antiques Unlimited has been in the antiques business for over ten years specializing in antique furniture, glass, jewelry, silver, porcelain and lighting. They also have a reproduction shop, selling high quality reproductions and lighting. They carry such names as Wildwood, Chapman,Chelsea House, Frederick Cooper. Accessorize with Stancils unique reproductions and antique

High Quality Mid Century Furniture

Admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:09:44 +0000

Noemanyc is your source for antique furniture. They have a selection of beautiful Mid-century furnishings. Check back with their stock often and get inspired to redecorate!

Modern pair of club chairs1950s' AND Regency Style Mahogany Inlaid Pembroke Drop Leaf Table, Brass Hardware, 1940's

Antique Federal Regency Furniture

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Stantonsburg Antiques specializes in period Victorian, Empire,Federal and turn-Of-the century furniture and lighting. Stantonsburg Antiques represents over 30 years of experience in antiques and adds to their inventory weekly. Check out their ebay store for great antique Federal Regency Antiques.

Empire Gold Gilt Carved Window Cornice c1850

French Empire Flamed Mahogany Desk wBrass Ormolu c1850

Antique Regency Furniture

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Regency Mahogany Kidney Desk Desks Furniture Writing Canonbury Antiques

Canonbury Antiques is a small family run business with a massive warehouse and showroom just 25 minutes north of London near Potters Bar. Canonbury Antiques has been trading for nearly forty years, and selling on ebay for over nine. They carry many styles of furniture, and have a very stunning selection that will surely make your home unique.

Regency Wall Decorating

Admin — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:45:42 +0000

Elle Decor Regency Decorating

The cover of the July /August Issue of Elle Decor featured a dramatic room with a wall covered in framed antique map prints. Most people have plain walls, not because they choose to, but rather because coordinating art prints can be challenging at times. If you enjoy the finer elements in life such as the sleekness of marble, the bright glitz of brass, and highly lacquered paint finishes, glass frames lining the wall will be right up your alley. Displaying antique prints in glass frames may be a way of adding that extra notch of dignified glamour to your home. World maps have a wide range of benefits that make them the perfect decorating solution compared to simple sketches and oil paintings. We give you three considerations that you cannot deny why framed maps make perfect sense for your home.

Country Living Magazine

1. Maps Make You Smarter

Maps make a great reference tool. When maps are lined on your walls, over time you memorize their contents. When the news hits, instead of having to familiarize yourself with the world, you know exactly where a particular city is and which country borders it. My husband says he credits his great memory for geography to having a map on his wall as a child. He is able to point out any country with ease, where as I have more trouble with it. In my home, maps were in books, and they only surfaced when my school work needed to reference it. Maps help children learn about the world. Over time they memorize what they see. Instead of lining their walls with cartoon characters, make their room look aesthetically pleasing to the eye, while educational at the same time. On Kids Room Decor, we give some great ideas of decopaging your childrens dressers with world maps, which give a personalized effect. Children also learn that the world is a big place than their view point of their small neighbourhood that surrounds them. Seeing how small their hometown is compared to the rest of the world can help them grasp world events and a higher level of geographical knowledge than other children their age. No matter how old you are, our knowledge of geography can always be improved. It is never too late.

Country Living Magazine features a home that displays antique maps

2. Framed Maps Are Aesthetically Pleasing.

Antique maps can add a touch of elegance and charm to any room. If you love the look of a balanced interior, like minded prints can do just that. Just like a wall of framed black and white prints, gray scale maps give some detail and depth to a room without feeling overwhelmed.

Alternatively for a more modern look, maps with slight colors can add some color into a room. Any print can be blown up at your local print shop, which gives you the control to blow up one map or copy a map that you have always loved which you can then frame. The bright colours of a map can bring life and color into a room. Work with your existing colors and find prints that work in the same color palette.

Everyone's Poster sells large scale poster picture frames wholesale.

An alternative to world maps, can be framed maps of locations that a person has toured, or would like to tour. Framing maps of locations that you would like to see serves almost like a goal written down and in your face everyday.

Easy Hanging

3. Maps Bring Conversation to Life

World maps can instantly draw people in to look at them, making them a perfect talking point for company to gaze upon. Even when people in a room, at a gathering may not know each other, maps can unite strangers and act as a catalyst to start a conversation. Maps are something a person never tires of. Antique prints of the city of Paris and Washington DC are astounding to look at. Studying the world globe is something that will keep you entertained for a life time. It is interesting to see how each of the continents fit together like a puzzle piece, when you look at the globe. It has been something I have pondered for many years. Wholesale Frame Source features some of the nicest frames at whole sale discounts. Consider looking up the words Map lots on ebay for large discounts, instead of buying them separately.

Wall Maps as Art From Elle Decor

interior designer Robert Stilin hung a pair of vintage Long Island maps. Read Elle Decor's Article on Maps as inexpensive Wall Art

A vintage celestial chart from Rand McNally depicting the constellations for the Northern Skies is the focal point in the study of designer Thomas O'Brien's Manhattan apartment- Featured in Elle Decor

Regency Wallpaper

Admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:03:07 +0000

Chinese lattice Wallpaper from Bob Collins

Chinese lattice Wallpaper from Bob collins

Wallpaper is a decorators best friend, as it is the quickest way of adding texture to a room without the legwork of painting. In addition, wallpaper does have some additional bonuses, - it conceals the worst of walls, such as what foundation make up does for the face. Lets face it, anyone can decorate a room with fabulous furniture and accessories, but it is the architectural details that really make a "great" room fabulous. Layering is the best secret of any designer.

Geometrical patterns on your walls can be achieved through wallpaper, free hand painting, taping or stencils that have been hand made. Painting can be laborious when considering a painted pattern on the wall. A complex pattern can take weeks to achieve depending on the skill of the painter, and the ornate details of the design. Smaller patterns with complexity are harder to produce by hand. If you are willing to put in the time and effort, and create a stencil, you can recreate any pattern of your liking. Here is an example of a furniture piece painted from a hand cut stencil. It was worth the time and the effort to create your own stencil if you are really desire a special pattern to be incorporated into your home. The stencil can be used again and again by simply washing in between painting. Chinoiserie wallpaper can cost an arm and a leg, but if you have the time to create a stencil, it can be worth the time and effort in getting the colors you are after.

Wall Lenk L12SCK Cutlass Stencil Cutting Kit

5 AIRBRUSH STENCIL-TEMPLATE BLANKS-Cut Your Own Design!

Stencil Blanks 4/Pkg-5''X16''

Brass Embossing Stencil 3-1/4"X2-1/4" 3mm-Rose

Stencil Mania Stencils -Roses

Darice Brass 3-1/4 Inch by 2-1/4 Inch Embossing Stencil, Bird and Flower

The Stencil Collection Bird of Paradise Embossing Brass Stencil

Stencil Mania Stencil 7''X10''-Script Alphabet

Stencil Mania Stencil 7''X10''-Times Alphabet

Stencil Mania Stencils -Climbing Vines

Jonathan Adler Wallpaper

Kelly Wearstler Wallpaper - Veranda Magazine

Blossom Wall Decals - large

Lancaster Porcelain Ralph Lauren Wallpaper

Audrey Hepburn Breakfast At Tiffanys Wall Vinyl Decal!

Reusable Decorative Elegant Cherry Blossom Tree Peel & Stick Wall Appliques

Reusable Decorative Organic Green Leaf Scroll Peel & Stick Wall Appliques

Hollywood Regency Decorating – Georgina Chapman’s Closet

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Hollywood Regency Decorating - Georgina Chapman's Closet

Fur throws have always been a luxury through time. Not only are they cozy, but they look very chic and modern. You can get beautiful faux fur pillow covers, rugs, and throws. They are elegant showpieces for any home. They also work well as perfect baby shower gifts for that new mother. Fur throws can be draped over a chair, or buy a rug for the small area you want to dress up.

Hollywood Regency Textiles

Admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:28:47 +0000

The best way to define a space's style and direction is through fabric. If you want a designer feel to a room, invest in throw pillows, shower curtains, drapes, beadspreads, and throw blankets. Fabric pattern can speak volumes!

Trellis fabric is a popular choice with regency styled homes, along with greek elements are typcial of regency styles. Fabric does make a difference to a successful professional decorated room.

Hollywood Regency Textiles

Linen sofas are the perfect back drop to adding silk and shine. The wonderful contrast of a simple plain couch gives homeowners the opportunity to change the throw pillows over the years without having to invest in new furniture.

I would highly suggest buying a couch with natural earth colors, and jazzing it up with color with throws and accessories. The zebra cowhide rug here, adds more depth and pattern to the space.

Regency Eagle Gilt Wood Convex Mirrors

Admin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:16:50 +0000

Designer Markham Roberts

"The peacock blue of this silk wall covering makes a bold and colorful contrast to the more subtle bone-colored bookcases. It gives a strong and sophisticated feel to the room yet still works beautifully with the softer, more feminine pinks. " -- designer Markham Roberts

Regency Eagle Gilt Wood Convex Mirrors

Federal style incorporates the neoclassical influences of Hepplewhite and Sheraton including straight and delicate lines, inlay and contrasting wood veneers. Characteristics include slender legs, very delicate decoration, and symmetry. Many doors and entrances are often framed by columns and framing over the door. (Picture to the Left English Regency Convex Mirror with Eagle Seller Susan Silver Antiques)

You would be amazed what people donate to Goodwills and second hand stores. A $40,000 painting was donated to the Baltimore Salvation Army.

Regency Eagle Gilt Wood Convex Mirrors

Federal style flourished between 1785-1820 in America and was in fact influenced by the Empire style in France, and the Roman republic, which the United States believed it resembled.

Regency Carved Giltwood And Ebonized Glass Mirror Seller Florian Papp

When looking for a convex mirror be sure that it is carved WOOD, and not plastic. I am sure that would be obvious to most of you. I once drove an hour to look at at a mirror, and didn't think to ask if the mirror was plastic or wood. The plastic mirrors, are just as beautiful, but not as valuable. BUT, if you want to just decorate, get a pair of the plastic ones, then foil the mirror with Gold leaf. Why not? (Mirror to the left The Federalist Antiques)

Regency Eagle Gilt Wood Convex Mirror- Tom Hayes

English Regency Convex Mirror with Eagle Seller Susan Silver Antiques