After all the excess from holiday decorating is put away, things look almost bare. It takes a few days to adjust to the way it used to be, and then I find myself loving the less is more look for the winter. I love the simplicity in our dining room. It follows the principles of Gustavian decor. Recently after a dinner party, the room had a quiet sparkle. The mix was enchanting to me. Comprised of gilded ballroom chairs for extra seating with the silver leaf cane back chairs and lots of antique candlesticks, sconces and a big chandelier. Gustavian style comes from King Gustav III of Sweden, who copied elements from France's Versailles for his palace after being blown away by the beauty. This style is very French but with some distinctions. On the Gustavian Style must have list: Color palette to include pastel blue, grey, white, cream, beautiful chandeliers and sconces, and French style painted furniture with touches of gilt and silver leaf. This palace sized dining room was designed by King Gustav III. I hope to one day visit this beautiful pavilion in Sweden. Since the winter months are long in Sweden, their color palette of grey and creamy whites serves to keep interiors bright. The elegant light fixtures added sparkle and drama. Grey, white and pastels with a touch of gilt surround the star of this room, my old Gustavian settee, set in our guest room, and where I work on my current obsession, the French Dollhouse. Lots of Swedish touches are found around our home, starting with the paint colors. To me they are equally wonderful in both spring and winter months. Its a style I love, and its easy to obtain. The addition of rustic accessories and furniture pieces make it more of a Swedish Country look. Either way, I am a big fan of the French and Swedish decorating style. How about you?
In this post - What is Gustavian Style and why I love it! Post may contain affiliate links. Gustavian style is a decorating style named after King Gustav III of Sweden. King Gustav III had gone to visit the Palace of Versailles, and was naturally impressed and decided to create his own Paris of
In this post - What is Gustavian Style and why I love it! Post may contain affiliate links. Gustavian style is a decorating style named after King Gustav III of Sweden. King Gustav III had gone to visit the Palace of Versailles, and was naturally impressed and decided to create his own Paris of
When we speak of the Gustavian Swedish style, we are referring to King Gustav III who reigned as monarch of Sweden from 1771-1792... Gustav...
Gustavian Swedish colors are very muted with lots of grays and creams.; but not always. The Gustavian Swedes of the 18th century loved color too!
In this post - What is Gustavian Style and why I love it! Post may contain affiliate links. Gustavian style is a decorating style named after King Gustav III of Sweden. King Gustav III had gone to visit the Palace of Versailles, and was naturally impressed and decided to create his own Paris of
About This Swedish Gustavian Sideboard was found at an estate auction in Leksand Sweden. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
Swedish Mora clocks are timeless and a staple of Gustavian style. Learn all about them including their history and where to buy one.
The newest issue of my fav magazine “Antique Shops and Designers” is now out and online with gorgeous photographs of interior designer Carol Glasser’s new house! Whoa! Who misses Southern Accents when you can read this magazine????? To die for! I know you know how much I LOVE Glasser’s aesthetic – and have for the past 25 or so years. Her former house was shown multiple times – tweaked just a little bit for each photoshoot – and then she totally redid it, only to move right afterwards. I could have DIED! I loved that house. And it’s killed me to watch it come up for sale a few times since…each time just a little bit more expensive…and each time more out of my price range. Oh well. The one that got away. Carol’s been in her new house for quite a while now – and I’ve been patiently waiting for someone to photograph it – Veranda? House Beautiful? Come on guys! Leave it to our Antique Shops and Designers to get the scoop!!! Love them so much! Her new house is so different from the last one. First, it’s bigger. Much. There’s a proper dining room finally, something she really didn’t have in the last one. The living room is expansive, but warm and cozy and WELCOMING! There’s a large entry hall and a gorgeous study (which isn’t photographed here, but shows up on her web site) – and there’s a fabulous kitchen, even more fab than her last her one, if that is possible. What I love about the house is it isn’t the Houston Look. At all. It’s totes different. Colorful. There’s soothing aqua blues which run through the house – punched by persimmon and peachy yellow. There’s pattern everywhere – linens with large prints and overscaled wallpaper. The color combinations of the blue & orange are so refreshing. And there’s green. Her bedroom is bathed in it. Some rooms are painted but many are white – with a beautiful stucco finish. It’s scrumptious. It’s elegant without being hands-off. There’s no dressiness to it, but it’s refined. And edited. Not as cluttered as her last house, but not sparse either. It’s just the proper balance. The woman has taste. More taste than anyone should be allowed in one lifetime. It’s a house to study and drool over and learn from and get inspiration from and throw out all your old preconceived notions of what a house with French and Swedish and English antiques should look like. I love the fabric choices. Some are familiar, but others less so. Checks and prints and stripes – all from the best houses, nothing is low end here, I’m afraid to say. There’s no proud hi-low here, but who cares? Sometimes you just want to see the best fabrics somewhere else besides in the decorative centers. A huge thank you to the group from Antique Shops and Designers. We’ve been waiting!!! Photographed by Fran Brennan The entry – has a beautiful aqua and white overscaled wallpaper. With an antique mirror and French gilt settee. Now…the pictures on the web site are slightly different, so I want to show those… I think this might be how the entry actually looks. I kind of hope so because that console table is one of my favorites ever. It’s gorgeous. And in another photograph from her web site – you can see the console is here too – looking into the living room. Hold on – we’ll get there! The wallpapered entry leads to a larger stair hall with another antique Oushak rug that picks up the two color tones that run throughout the house – the aqua blues and the peachy oranges. An antique painted Swedish demilune is used as a library table. I love seeing what she is reading these days! The study is seen through the door on the left. Along one wall of the stair hall is a painted antique with a Santos. Here – you can see where the bench is usually along this wall. This is from Glasser’s web site. And a close up of her tablescapes – simple, not cluttered. That lamp!! Off the entry hall is the living room – warm and cozy in persimmon and aqua. I remember the first time I saw this on her web site, I gasped! I really thought she was going to go in the monochrome direction – all grays and whites – and this just made my eyes pop. It is so gorgeous. Flanking the window are two Swedish red cabinets symmetrically sited with herbiers and matching lamps. The walls are soft yellowish peach. Instead of the expected seagrass (after all Carol brought seagrass to Houston!) – is a more chunky textured rug. Another beautiful mirror. This house is loaded with mirrors – one prettier than the next. I love the aqua and white striped slipped chair next to the brighter oranges. Elegant candlesticks on the mantel – and nothing else. And that velvet sofa!!!!! LOVE. From her web site – a close up of the beautiful painted French antique chair in checks. OK – everything HERE is an antique! No need to keep saying it. And this – OMG! – a tufted settee in a linen stripe with beautiful pillows, sitting under more herbiers. Who needs oil paintings when you have mirrors and herbiers? Not shown in the magazine is the library with the same colors – aqua and persimmon. Wish we could see more – those chairs!!!!! That mirror!!! That rug!!! That desk!!! The dining room is all aqua – painted walls and checked fabric. Matching mirrors, demi lunes and candle lit chandeliers. In the mirror you can see a cabinet filled with blue and white pieces. Wish we could see more. Love those chairs. A close up of the mirrors and the linen print at the windows. Love the touch of green in the vases. The kitchen/sitting area is reminiscent of Carol’s former house, but I have to say – I like this better!! Never thought I would say that!! That mantel! The floors! This really does look so French. Love the table with the painted base. And I LOVE the chairs!!! Looking towards the sitting area with the fabulous cabinet and lamps. No upper cabinets – those were removed and a large window was installed instead. White marble countertops. I love that the kitchen isn’t too faux. Some of the kitchens today are just too much. This strikes a perfect balance. And she has the perfect confit pot for roses, of course. And looking towards the range and stucco hood. Through the door you can glimpse the dining room. Carol used an aqua Bennison print, Songbird, on all her pieces here. Love this fabric so much. Of course it’s Bennison – she was one of the first in Houston to use it! Antique doors lead to the pantry where she keeps her dishes – since the upper cabinets are missing. Great idea. I love how all the wood tones are in the same family in this room. And through the same door where the dining room is – you can glimpse the stair hall. The family room is casual in white slips and blues. Across from the sofa is a large console filled with a few more Santos. Outside is the large back yard. A ceiling fan???? This is for her husband, I’m positive. This is Houston. You can’t imagine how hot it gets here. Close up of her tablescapes – filled with books and small Santos. Notice how tailored these slips are. You wouldn’t know they were slips if they weren’t in white. Carol’s bedroom is a big change from her last one. That bedroom was all one Bennison fabric – Roses – but this time she went for a collection of different fabrics in greens and creams. I love the sofa fabric – mixed with a yellow and cream check. Close up of the mantel – so cute! Cute dog too! I recognize these chairs from the last house. I really don’t recognize a lot of furniture though. It’s a much larger house, so there are a lot of new pieces – many Swedish pieces mixed in with her English and French antiques. From her web site – you can see her bed, dressed in white. That chandelier is so pretty and I love the French bench in stripes. Also from her web site – the master bedroom with the Swedish? painted armoire. Might be French – not sure. And finally, her master bath with a beautiful day bed in linen. Marble tub and crystal chandelier. That might be first crystal chandy I’ve seen her do in her own house? More antique shutter doors add warmth, as does the seagrass rug. Looks more like a room than a bathroom. What can I say? I’m in love! I wish she would write a book showing all her work. The houses are rarely published and it would be such a treat if she would. Come on Carol! Please???? Of course there is much more to this issue than Carol Glasser’s house. There’s a wonderful story on the house where Downton Abbey is filmed – with luscious photographs of the rooms we all love. Can’t wait for Season Four!! But, poor Matthew. I’m going to miss him. And there’s a photoshoot of Jill Brown’s wonderful house. She’s the owner of BROWN in Houston, THE place to buy lighting fixtures and all kinds of antiques. HERE. And there’s this story about a palace in Venice – redone with a contemporary twist! Great stories and beautiful advertisements (my favorite part of the magazine!) To read the latest Antique Shops and Designers – go HERE. As always, a huge thank you to the staff at AS&D for letting me show your beautiful photographs.
Dear Laurel, We just visited some friends and have serious house-envy. Alas, our living room is only 14 x 18. To complicate things further, there are two very large doorways perpendicular to each other. We also have a pretty upright piano we need to incorporate. We need seating for at least 6. We like the […]
When we speak of the Gustavian Swedish style, we are referring to King Gustav III who reigned as monarch of Sweden from 1771-1792... Gustav...
Gustavian Swedish colors are very muted with lots of grays and creams.; but not always. The Gustavian Swedes of the 18th century loved color too!
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Gustavian Swedish colors are very muted with lots of grays and creams.; but not always. The Gustavian Swedes of the 18th century loved color too!
About This Swedish Gustavian Sideboard was found at an estate auction in Leksand Sweden. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
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Gustavian Swedish colors are very muted with lots of grays and creams.; but not always. The Gustavian Swedes of the 18th century loved color too!
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See the best of superbly restored historic houses in ‘Classic Swedish Interiors’, just published by author/curator/Swedish national living treasure, the great Lars Sjoberg. Bravo, Lars. Dreamy and delicious authentic neoclassical interiors in Sjoberg’s latest volume on Swedish décor offer inspiration to all designers. There is also ‘The Swedish Country House’ by historian Susanna Scherman. Two new books on historic Swedish interiors are essential for a comprehensive and authoritative design and architecture library. I’ve been fortunate to travel to Sweden several times (always in the glorious summer) and there I’ve spent most of my time speeding from one breath-taking Gustavian-era classical interior to the next. Stockholm. Eighteenth-century. Swoon. These houses, pavilions and palaces are so beautiful in their simplicity, their elegant proportions, and their understated grace. The late eighteenth-century was the golden age of design in Sweden—thanks to the revered young King Gustav III who took his entire court traipsing through Europe. He and his perfumed horde returned to the Stockholm royal palace to recreate elegant Louis XVI interiors and furniture and décor. My sun-struck trips always take me to the dreamy grey/gilded rooms at Haga Pavilion (John Saladino and Paul Wiseman consider these the most beautiful interiors in the world), along with the thrilling Drottningholm opera house, and the hidden recesses and storerooms of the grand National Museum. In my quest for beauty and classicism and Swedish style I also dive into the creme de la creme, a designers’ delight, of antiques galleries, art studios, style ateliers, and palaces and manor houses dotted around the surrounding countryside. Everywhere, in manor houses and books and nooks, the name (and the work of) Lars Sjoberg appears, and I have great admiration for this eminence grise of the Swedish design and architecture world. Sjoberg recently published the new ‘Classic Swedish Interiors’ (Frances Lincoln) with extraordinary photographs of snow-topped cottages and sunlit rooms, dust motes intact, by Ingallil Snitt. This definitive volume is elegant and stylish—and an absolute must for any designer’s library. ‘Classic Swedish Interiors’ is one of the best new design books, highly informative and inspirational. Best of all, Sjoberg’s text is heart-felt and detailed and immediate. His opinions have the power of certainty and experience. This author in his sixties now, and he has restored half of the Swedish countryside, it seems. Half a century ago, when he began, he started an important movement in Sweden, to care for, appreciate and honor hundreds of years of handsome and neglected buildings. Lars Sjoberg, formerly curator at the National Museum of Antiquities in Stockholm, is one of Sweden’s leading authorities on Gustavian interiors, architecture, décor, paints, wood-carving, materials, and authentic decorative arts, all associated with the all-too-brief Enlightenment-era reign of King Gustav III. Sjoberg, who for five years consulted with Ikea on historically based Scandinavian furniture collections, has created his own living archive of houses. Renovating and restoringand reviving houses, he keeps alive authentic Swedish styles, architecture, building methods, furniture building, craftsmanship and the refined and distinctive taste of Sweden’s Gustavian age of greatness and power, liberty and influence, in the region. Over the last four decades, Sjoberg, and Ursula, his wife of 45 years, has acquired forgotten eighteenth-century residences and manor houses and small castles, even little country cottages. With a few hand-picked craftspeople, he restores crumbling walls, repaints walls, sands floors, fixes windows, replasters exteriors, all using paintstaking old techniques and simple materials. Then he furnishes them (rather sparsely, but with great style and taste) and he photographs them as veritable time capsules. ‘My goals have always been to salvage and reveal hidden qualities wherever possible. I feel that if we bulldoze or strip away the past we are depriving the next generation of an essential part of their cultural heritage.’—Author, curator, Lars Sjoberg in ‘Classical Swedish Interiors’ Sjoberg has completed the thorough and highly-detailed restoration of ten houses. He also furnishes them. Some he lives in. Others don't have electricity or plumbing, just like in the rustic old days. He’s totally hands-on—so this white-haired compulsive craftsman can often be seen around town in his shabby and paint-spattered work clothes, his worn-out shoes, tattered jackets and dusty coats, according to my friend Ingela, the found of the wonderful Swedish blog, Love Your Homes . Ingela said Sjoberg is credited with saving houses that others won’t touch—and his reverence for Swedish history is legendary. In the book, we see glorious Sorby, Odenslunda and Salaholm, scattered throughout the Swedish countryside. These are impressive manor houses built by noble families, landowners, successful merchants and even farmers who wanted to bring princely proportions and styles to the provinces. Others, such as the rather palatial Ekensberg—on the shores of Lake Malaren, just west of Stockholm and not far from the center of town—are modeled on Italian villas. Lars Sjoberg is a totally passionate and serious /historical archaeologist. He acquires the houses and this private ownership allows Sjöberg to be a purist, even a cranky one, he admits. When he first started, it was not fashionable to be digging around in dusty houses and fixing up houses that were clearly falling apart. Sjoberg (who recently founded a tech school that teaches traditional building and furniture-crafting) takes his time to re-create the interiors of the Gustavian period. He reconfigures hand-painted linen wallpaper, finds plaster recipes, pokes around antique shops to find the old ceramic-tiled stoves, haunts flea markets to pick Gustavian-inspired grey-painted chairs, strips wood floors, adds imported ladder-back chairs, and in some houses, the grander ones, he dusts off glittering chandeliers. The well-to-do houses have gilded moldings, and he styles them with plaster busts, draped beds, and saggy chairs. All of them he dresses and arranges for photography, right down right down to blue-painted dinner plates and platters, cups and teapots. But these are not tarted up…no stylists’ tricks for him. ‘I feel very strongly that it is ultimately damaging to our humanity if we surround ourselves with things that are not worth maintaining and restoring. It must affect our psyches to know that we live in an ephemeral world, bequeathing little of value to the coming generations.’—Lars Sjoberg in ‘Classic Swedish Interiors’ Photos in the book are sensational. Bravo to photographer Ingallil Snitt for marching forth in the Scandinavian deep winter to capture gardens and manor houses in the snow, and to meticulously shoot the fading afternoon light of a Swedish January. In Ingallil Snitt’s poetic images, we see Sjoberg’s artistry and sensitively constructed aesthetic experiences, moment by moment. These are the rooms of our dreams. Sjoberg’s style ranges from bare and haunting country interiors stripped of overt ornamentation to exuberant and rich gold consoles and framed portraits. The original state of some houses is presented in a calm and placid state of dusty and weathered beauty. Sjoberg himself gets up on rickety ladders, totally obsessed as all great talents must be, and his helpers wander through furniture and paintings and the objets d’art that he collects. They are stacked and piled in unused rooms and hallways. And while we are on a Swedish kick, I recommend another fine new book on Swedish historic interiors, ‘The Swedish Country House’ by Susanna Scherman (newly published by The Monacelli Press with photography by Ake Lindman). Many of the twenty houses are shown in their delicious country settings. Haga Pavilion is shown here—but oddly the dining room, which many consider the most beautiful room in the house, is not depicted. Still, the book is an excellent reference for authentic painted finishes, decorative painted motifs, woodwork, and architectural styles dotted around Sweden, from Ystegarn in the north to Torpa in the south. This is an important addition to a design/architecture reference library. Photos: photographs from ‘Classic Swedish Interiors’ copyright Ingallil Snitt, are used with express permission of the publisher, Frances Lincoln.
Gustavian Swedish colors are very muted with lots of grays and creams.; but not always. The Gustavian Swedes of the 18th century loved color too!
