Regency Furniture

Thomas Hope - Regency Furniture Designer

We are familiar with the interiors and furniture of Thomas Hope chiefly through his 1807 book, Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, and its exquisitely restrained plates composed of thin black outlines on white grounds, free of all shading, shadow, or color. And so, faced here with more than 400 color illustrations of the real spaces and objects, we are dazzled by their vigor and presence. The images are just as elegant as the ones in his book but, with their outlines filled in, even more (Read More.....)

Buscot Park's Regency Furniture

Buscot Park Hall- Pair of Ebonised Gilt chairs From The Thomas Hope Suite

Buscot Park is a glorious example of the Regency style. The estate was built by Edward Loveden Loveden between 1779 and 1783 for Edward Loveden Loveden. The house was inspired by the architecture of the great Renaissance architect, Andrea Palladio. Most of the furniture here is of the Regency period, and reflects the revival of interest in that style in the inter-war years.

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Decorating With Vintage Trunks

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 (Read More.....)

White Painted Furniture

Picture Credit The Enchanted House Blog

Often times when people think about decorating with a particular color, they automatically gravitate by painting the walls that hue and accessorizing with coordinating furniture. There certainly isn't anything wrong with that approach, although for many people who adore bold pops of color they tend to be at a loss because they don't want it splashed on their walls.

Here is a room that shows us how to use color in a very sophisticated approach. They have done everything (Read More.....)

Historical Paint Colors

Ralph Lauren is famous for his clothing, but perhaps just as well known for his home collection. Elle Decor featured pictures of the restoration project that took place at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello's estate in which Ralph Lauren generously donated to complete the transformation. Located on a mountaintop outside Charlottesville, (Read More.....)

Regency Georgian Furniture

George III (George William Frederick, 4 June 1738–29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801. He was then King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but unlike his two predecessors he was born in Britain and spoke English as his first (Read More.....)

Luxurious Italian Villas

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 (Read More.....)

Nailhead Trim Chests

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.