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Author Archives: Cristopher
Puttin’ On the Ritz
Posted December 23, 2014. Filed in Alex Papacrhistidis, Bill Sofield, Bunny Williams, Dorothy Draper, Eclectic Glamour, Eclectic Tradition, Haynes Roberts, Holidays, Jean-Louis Deniot, Luxe Moderne, Madcap Glamour, Mario Buatta, McMillen Inc., Michael S. Smith, Miles Redd, Modern Glamour, Moderne, Nancy Lancaster, Neo-Baroque
Now if you’re blue and you don’t know where to go to, why don’t you go where fashion sits? Puttin’ on the Ritz Puttin’ on the Ritz, a turn of phrase coined by Irving Berlin in 1929 for the song of the same name, was a slang expression to indicate “dressing stylishly”, inspired by London’s […]
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Christmas in Cortina
A year ago, while doing research for a post on Alpine style titled Fresca Alpina, I discovered Italian photographer Stefano Scatá and the many residential projects he has photographed. I saved the images you are about discover, anticipating today’s very post. The all-wood constructed chalet located in the Italian Alpine village of Cortina d’Ampezzo was […]
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Fire and Ice
Fire and Ice By Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And […]
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Wilbury Park Dressed for Christmas
Posted December 18, 2014. Filed in English Country House Style, English Country Houses, Neo-Palladian, Uncategorized
In 2003 Lady Iveagh, widow to Benjamin Guinness, opened the doors of Wilbury Park, her neo-Palladian country house in Wiltshire, England, to House & Garden for a Christmas holiday feature. One of the earliest examples of neo-Palladian architecture in England, Wilbury Park was built in 1710 with classic proportions and a symmetrical layout inspired by […]
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Carolyne Roehm: Christmas in Connecticut
Posted December 15, 2014. Filed in Carolyne Roehm, English Country House Style, Holidays, Uncategorized
For me there is nothing more romantic and magical than celebrating the holidays in a rustic, yet elegant, environment where “the weather outside is frightful, but the fire [inside] is so delightful”! Growing up in northern California dreaming of a white Christmas was just that, a dream. Though Lake Tahoe was certainly an option my […]
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Deck the Halls
Posted December 9, 2014. Filed in Aerin Lauder, Alassandra Branca, Carolyne Roehm, Charlotte Moss, Holidays, Jacques Grange, Mary McDonald, Miles Redd, Stephen Sills
With Christmas fast approaching and temps plunging, for at least some, the warmth and magic of the holiday season is finding its way into our hearts and homes. From elegant penthouses with commanding views to humble cottages and barns in pastoral settings, it’s that time of year once again to extend good cheer and […]
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A Secessionist Sensation
Posted December 3, 2014. Filed in Art Deco, Classical Moderne, Jean-Jacques Hervy, Surrealism, Vienna Secessionist Style
In our day and age of the tear down it is rare to stumble upon a completely intact dwelling representing an important moment in design. Such is the case of a Secessionist-style villa in Brussels discovered and lovingly preserved by interior designer Jean-Jacques Hervy. Designed by Belgian architect, sculptor and painter Joseph Dierickx in 1924 […]
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Gervase Jackson-Stops: The Menagerie
Posted December 1, 2014. Filed in English Country House Style, English Country Houses, Follies & Pavilions, Gervase Jackson-Stops, Rococo
The late architectural historian and writer Gervase Jackson-Stops is probably most remembered, in our contemporary virtual world of visual literacy, for the single extraordinary room he restored and decorated for himself at The Menagerie, his grand folly at Horton in Northhamptonshire, England. The one-story structure with flanking pavilions is attributed to Thomas Wright, designed as […]
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A Thanksgiving Repast
Posted November 27, 2014. Filed in Carolyne Roehm, Holidays
As we gather round our Thanksgiving tables with friends and family let us remember the reason for this season and give thanks for our countless blessings and good fortune, and remember those less fortunate by reaching out in some way, no matter how small. May the beauty of this American tradition fill your homes and […]
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Traditional American Comfort
Posted November 25, 2014. Filed in Anglo-American Style, Bill Sofield, Bunny Williams, David Easton, English Country House Style, Gil Schafer, Jeffrey Bilhuber, Mark Hampton, Michael S. Smith, Miles Redd, Peter Dunham, Rose Tarlow, The Great American House
When I think of American traditions and our ideas of comfort I cannot separate those ideals from those of our country’s forefathers, the British. Invariably, English style decor figures into the dreamscape of our collective imagination when we design and build our traditional edifices, whether they be Georgian-style manors, British Colonial-style plantations, Regency-style townhouses or […]
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Seasonally and Simply Elegant
Interior designer Veere Grenney and his partner David Oliver, creative director of Paint & Paper Library, opened the doors of their Regency townhouse in London once again, this time to the folks at Veranda for some holiday cheer. To the carefully edited chic interiors Grenney crafted in his imitable style – which he refers to […]
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Favorite Vintage Ads Friday: Quadrille
Posted November 14, 2014. Filed in Favorite Vintage Ads
Quadrille’s ad campaigns from the 1980’s were some of the best in the world of interiors. Their products were, and remain, in such demand that they didn’t have to announce to the consumer “We sell fabrics and wallcoverings, in case you didn’t know”. Their popular rep patterns covered walls, upholstered furniture, covered chairs and ottomans, […]
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