Explore #206 - 01/October/2008 Dentro de los inmensos jardines de Versalles, y dentro de las dependencias del Petit Trianon (un palacete dentro del propio Versalles), María Antonieta se hizo construir (1783) una idílica y bucólica aldea de estilo normando, en la que escapar de la rigidez de la corte. La aldea, que realmente sorprende por su pintoresco estilo (parece de mentira) servía de "patio de recreo" para la reina y sus cortesanas. A ella le gustaba disfrazarse de lechera y simular vivir en el campo. La aldea, de verdad sorprendente, tiene de todo: palomar, lechería, lago, cocina, molino, preciosas casitas... Al quedar en el extremo este de los, repito, inmensos jardines, no suele ser muy visitada pero para mi sin duda es una visita obligada una vez en Versalles.
Marie-Louise Sjögren’s historic house on the Stockholm archipelago was built as a summer retreat, but her family now enjoy the tranquil location in comfort all year round–especially at Christmas
And when the Petit Trianon became oh so tedious Marie Antoinette retreated to the fake English village she had constructed...
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The movie was really filmed here. It took 45 minutes to walk in the heat from the palace to here so I really hope you like the picture! We wanted to save 6 Euros by walking.
Ao longo de mais de 40 anos, Marie-France Cohen se juntou ao marido, Bernard, em inúmeras aventuras. O casal criativamente fecundo de Paris era perfeitamente compatível, ela era a força estética ex…
'Tis the season to curl up and watch the now-classic Nancy Meyers rom-com 'The Holiday', and we've put together a guide to decorating your house as if you were Kate Winslet in the English countryside.
It is called “The Hameau de la Reine”, and is generally known as the Queen’s Hamlet. It was built for Marie Antoinette between 1785 and 1792.
It's a common fact that Marie Antoinette was not a stranger to the leisure lifestyle: in fact, she practically invented it. However, living at the royal
Hands down, our favourite part of the Palace of Versailles was the Queen's Hamlet, a rustic retreat of thatched-roof houses built for Marie-Antoinette.
Image 2 of 30 from gallery of Tom’s House / Anna-Marie Chin Architects. Photograph by David Straight
Today I am sharing with you my 5 scroll stoppers with a garden theme! As we have been spending more and more time outside for the season, It really has me searching for inspiration for things we may have planned for our outdoor spaces. If you aren't sure what a scroll stopper it is a term that I have coined for images so striking, they have stopped me mid-scroll. If you are interested in seeing more scroll-stopping images from past weeks, you can click here . 1. I love this little garden area by @elinlannsjo. It has actually made me
Two fall book releases that I have highly anticipated are The Drawing Room: English Country House Decoration by British historian and writer, Jeremy Musson, and The Private Houses of France: Living with History by French writer Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery. I collect books by both authors, and their latest efforts were well worth the wait. As the title of Musson's book implies, The Drawing Room explores "one of the defining spaces of the English country house." The author's introduction gives a concise history of this room, which evolved from the modest, early seventeenth-century "withdrawing" room to a space that, by the late seventeenth century, stood almost equal in importance to the dining room, thus earning the drawing room the sometimes expensive, usually well-appointed decor that defines these rooms today. Musson has divided his book into chronological sections that trace the evolution of drawing room decor from the sixteenth century up to today, using numerous examples of well-known (and perhaps not so well-known) country house drawing rooms. In the section devoted to the sixteenth- to eighteenth-century drawing room, expect to find photos of South Wraxall Manor, Kedleston Hall, and Broadlands. Attingham Park and Renishaw Hall represent the elegant nineteenth-century drawing room, while the "opulence" of the later nineteenth-century can be seen in the rooms of Knebworth and Madresfield Court. The drawing rooms of David Hicks, Detmar Blow, and Nancy Lancaster are prime examples of how tastemakers decorated and used these rooms during the twentieth century. Finally, the book ends with a look at what the twenty-first-century drawing room looks like, specifically rooms decorated by Veere Grenney and Chester Jones. (All of the country houses I have mentioned are but a fraction of the houses featured in Musson's book.) As tempting as it might be ignore the text in favor of the book's beautiful photos by Paul Barker, don't. Musson's brief but illuminating surveys of each drawing room are chock full of architectural history, social history, and descriptions of furnishings and decor, all of which tend to interest people like us. And one more thing- Musson's book will make a nice companion to Mark Girouard's Life in the English Country House, a book that many of us own. The South Drawing Room at Althorp The drawing room at Renishaw Hall, home of the Sitwells. Deene Park The drawing room of Stanway House, with its pair of Thomas Chippendale Chinoiserie daybeds. Veere Grenney's The Temple, whose drawing room is always a crowd pleaser. Moving on to France.... I'm an ardent fan of author Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, whose books give readers an insider's view of life in aristocratic French residences. Although the concept of her latest book, Private Houses of France, is not markedly different from that of The Finest Houses of Paris or even The French Chateau, that's okay with me. I never grow tired of looking at big, beautiful photos of sumptuously-appointed French homes. De Nicolay-Mazery's latest endeavour profiles such private houses as Château d'Anet, Champchevrier, and the Paris apartment of Princesse G. There are also chapters on Hubert de Givenchy's Paris residence, Hôtel d'Orrouer, as well as Baron de Redé's first floor residence of Hôtel Lambert. (I believe that the book's photos of both residences have never before been published.) Like Musson's work, the text in this book deals mostly with the history of each residence, although the author does delve into how the various aristocratic homeowners live in their luxurious abodes. But it's the book's photos that might well send the reader into a reverie. In addition to large, overall room shots, there are plenty of detail photos as well, which capture the personal details that say so much about a home. Just take a look below: The Paris residence of Hubert de Givenchy A guest room at Château d'Anet The dining room in a hôtel particulier in the Marais At Château d'Anet *The Drawing Room is available via Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and IndieBound. Private Houses of France also available through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and IndieBound. Photos from The Drawing Room by Jeremy Musson, copyright © Rizzoli Publishers 2014. Photos from Private Houses of Frances by Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, copyright © Flammarion Publishers 2014. Francis Hammond photographer.
Your honeymoon is a chance for you and your new spouse to relax and unwind—planning a wedding has been hard, and a vacation is definitely well-deserved. Here's everything you need to know to plan the perfect honeymoon, from booking tips to the most awe-inspiring and romantic destinations.
I dream of a day where we can travel to Europe and go antique shopping for unique finds to bring back to you! Today's scroll stoppers all have a common theme of traveling; whether it be internationally or domestically. Scroll stoppers are a set of images that I share with you each week in hopes to inspire you like they inspired me. If you would like to check out past scroll stoppers blog posts, click here . 1. @suddenjourneys Shared this image as a part of a set of images highlighting Essex and Suffolk. The images paint such a great
Trump's Palm Beach estate was intended as a 'winter White House', long before his presidency was on the cards - step inside Mar-a-Lago.
Image 13 of 30 from gallery of Tom’s House / Anna-Marie Chin Architects. Photograph by David Straight
Each week I like to try and pick a theme for the scroll stopper's blog post. Sometimes it's easier than others. This week was one of those easy weeks! Each of these exteriors was so eye-catching. That's really the definition of a scroll stopper. A photo that is so eye-catching and inspirational it stops you mid-scroll. So this week's theme is cozy exteriors! If you're interested in viewing past week's scroll stoppers, click here . 1. Have you ever had the chance to see victorian gothic architecture in person? This Village in London was built in the 1860s and is
The interior designer Caroline Holdaway had already decorated two houses for Robin Muir and Paul Lyon Maris when they enlisted her help on their new Cotswolds home
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The interior designer Caroline Holdaway had already decorated two houses for Robin Muir and Paul Lyon Maris when they enlisted her help on their new Cotswolds home
It's a common fact that Marie Antoinette was not a stranger to the leisure lifestyle: in fact, she practically invented it. However, living at the royal
Christophe Berdaguer and Marie Péjus have converted an old house in France into a remarkable architectural and sculptural visitor center. In the area surrounding the Synagogue de Delme contemporary art centre they gave it a ghostly cloak of polystyrene and paint. The heart of the project is the transformation of an existing building that was […]
Forty-seven outstanding projects from across the country have been shortlisted for the 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards.
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Marie Dücker (German, 1847 – 1934): Interior of a Villa Overlooking the Garden (via Wikimedia Commons)
Candy-box colors transform expat jewelry designer Marie-Hélène de Taillac’s Jaipur home into a chromatic wonderland
Marie-Anne Oudejans is Jaipur’s newly minted tastemaker—and her hotel apartment is one deliriously lovely reason why
With Valentine’s Day coming up I wanted to share some of the loving holidays on the blog today as a part of my 5 scroll stoppers. I'll be honest...decorating for valentine's day at White Cottage Farm has become very minimal in the past couple of years. I used to go all out for the holiday and even created some DIYs for you all on the blog. Today's scroll stoppers are all Valentine's day themed in the sense that they all of touches of blush, pinks, and reds. They are all a little more feminine than my typical style. I really enjoy
A Japanese "power spot" is a personal spiritual space in one's home. Think of it as a hybrid space for meditation, creativity and rest.
Ao longo de mais de 40 anos, Marie-France Cohen se juntou ao marido, Bernard, em inúmeras aventuras. O casal criativamente fecundo de Paris era perfeitamente compatível, ela era a força estética ex…
Historien fortæller, at det var hertil Marie Krøyer listede sig gennem skoven fra sit og P.S. Krøyers hjem, når hun skulle møde sin elsker ...
And when the Petit Trianon became oh so tedious Marie Antoinette retreated to the fake English village she had constructed...
