tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post4777038143679587788..comments2024-03-25T14:54:55.289-04:00Comments on little augury: A Tree House in VogueP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-37341465217544932532012-02-17T00:41:51.168-05:002012-02-17T00:41:51.168-05:00http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/fashion/Penelope...http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/fashion/Penelope-Tree-Beguiling-the-Camera-Again.htmlP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-61840279459744068242011-12-11T11:54:31.650-05:002011-12-11T11:54:31.650-05:00I just received the book by Guinness about Palladi...I just received the book by Guinness about Palladio-an guide to Palladio in Italy, England,Ireland, North America & the West Indies. A wonderful suggestion QR.<br /><br />Emile, thank you-especially coming from you, the book mentioned above is a must have for everyone seeking to link the grand design of Palladio, as it relates to the English country house style set! pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-21764169277146882762011-12-11T10:42:27.432-05:002011-12-11T10:42:27.432-05:00You come up with such amazing places on this blog....You come up with such amazing places on this blog. I didn't know about Heron Bay - fascinating to see how it is similar to and different from Nancy Lancaster's style. Neither did I know that Penelope Tree's father was the Ronald Tree who was previously married to Nancy Lancaster - interesting link between the 'English country house style' set and the 'swinging London' set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-12162027060354818832011-12-09T21:56:44.640-05:002011-12-09T21:56:44.640-05:00Philip, Elizabeth, Linnea, Toby Worthington, Mark ...Philip, Elizabeth, Linnea, Toby Worthington, Mark Curtis, I'm glad you like the post.<br /><br />Barbara- I am going to add this picture to the post- it was a small one in the original.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-87337225116598341742011-12-09T10:05:53.148-05:002011-12-09T10:05:53.148-05:00This is fabulous. Thank you. I love everything a...This is fabulous. Thank you. I love everything about it and it was great "catching up" with Penelope Tree. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-17045457099863773982011-12-09T09:45:44.868-05:002011-12-09T09:45:44.868-05:00Walking by this house on the beach in Barbados was...Walking by this house on the beach in Barbados was the first time I ever saw chandeliers in trees. Just perfection. Never forgot it. Lovely to see more!!My Dog-Eared Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939044939925149444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-10150915736881946152011-12-08T14:35:40.959-05:002011-12-08T14:35:40.959-05:00A beautiful space — I'm ready to move in today...A beautiful space — I'm ready to move in today.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-72884137159110122142011-12-08T11:55:46.775-05:002011-12-08T11:55:46.775-05:00My pleasure, L.A.!My pleasure, L.A.!the quarter rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611202376946376909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-38513695805120973572011-12-08T11:23:00.394-05:002011-12-08T11:23:00.394-05:00Thanks Gaye, for another treat. It's a house t...Thanks Gaye, for another treat. It's a house that made an impression<br />and like others who've commented, one always wanted to see more of<br />it.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-70397459856646641592011-12-08T06:40:31.239-05:002011-12-08T06:40:31.239-05:00Wonderful! Thank you!Wonderful! Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748575002935939688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-13346510659248576912011-12-07T18:47:14.019-05:002011-12-07T18:47:14.019-05:00Penelope Tree became a "Super-Star"she w...Penelope Tree became a "Super-Star"she was my idol! What an incredible house!!!!! Love your post.elizabeth avedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03990292410738869756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-15189772571394379682011-12-07T14:53:39.325-05:002011-12-07T14:53:39.325-05:00Gaye! Thank you, I have been wanting to see this s...Gaye! Thank you, I have been wanting to see this since I re-read Nancy Lancaster's book..I wondered what his place look like after their divorce....this did not disappoint! Don't you love that whole Palladian-carbib style like Messel, or Jellicoe, here. This was great fun...loved the red and white table with those n. Italian painted armchairs...the high ceilings, rush matting, stripes,ferns,arcades and splashes of coral like pink gin fizzes.Philip Bewleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593795071070337798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-58111349548732458422011-12-06T23:41:01.627-05:002011-12-06T23:41:01.627-05:00Topsy, oh how often we wish we were not such good ...Topsy, oh how often we wish we were not such good friends as to loan out our precious tearsheets. I am so grateful for the scanner.Would love to compile the pictures of all the interiors of Heron Bay-after the Trees, it seems there were several. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-14046719114830428322011-12-06T23:37:17.787-05:002011-12-06T23:37:17.787-05:00Emily, no kidding- I have one, but alas I can it t...Emily, no kidding- I have one, but alas I can it the den!P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-52288767117318696052011-12-06T23:36:42.925-05:002011-12-06T23:36:42.925-05:00DED, Do you know how many times the house might ha...DED, Do you know how many times the house might have changed hands, and would love to see the AD interiors you mention too. As I mentioned here- it seems Vogue gave many of us many hours of fantasy in our youth. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-7540329787180507382011-12-06T23:34:54.313-05:002011-12-06T23:34:54.313-05:00John, The house is exquisite and the rooms from th...John, The house is exquisite and the rooms from the article are still just lovely. I will check into the current decoration- Would like to know more too.PGTP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-8913833481723759502011-12-06T23:19:07.503-05:002011-12-06T23:19:07.503-05:00QR, The house is amazing- I have found a good copy...QR, The house is amazing- I have found a good copy of the DG Palladio book there are some copies out there for amazingly inexpensive prices. Thanks for mentioning it. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-30657301689622191822011-12-06T23:13:56.858-05:002011-12-06T23:13:56.858-05:00Catherine, and only 18 at the time. She virtually ...Catherine, and only 18 at the time. She virtually wrote the article, so vital still and what a crazy life that must have been at the time. Yes, I think we all did a LOT of fantasizing with Vogue.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-73356901923419496482011-12-06T20:05:02.734-05:002011-12-06T20:05:02.734-05:00Thank you for posting these pictures! Ive been sco...Thank you for posting these pictures! Ive been scouring the net over the last few months hoping to find just a scrap of a picture of Heron Bay. It also appeared in this original state in the late 70s or maybe it was the early 80s, but it was British House & Garden... I gave my copy to a friend. You are way too cool Little Augury!!TOPSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148727231179466747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-48536104642089026762011-12-06T19:58:50.113-05:002011-12-06T19:58:50.113-05:00Don't we all need a morning room?Don't we all need a morning room?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644941834464747393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-73163040521649591532011-12-06T19:22:52.351-05:002011-12-06T19:22:52.351-05:00How thrilled I am to see this spread again, long l...How thrilled I am to see this spread again, long lost from my clipping files. I swooned when I first saw it at age 15 in my aunt's vogue (thank god for glamorous aunts), and I swoon again now. it was featured years later in AD under the new owners. Nice but not the same. It is one of my favorite fantasy houses.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-37532090071684758412011-12-06T14:04:44.676-05:002011-12-06T14:04:44.676-05:00Heron Bay is one of my all-time favorite houses. ...Heron Bay is one of my all-time favorite houses. I love how the classical theme was adapted for the tropics. I know Colefax & Fowler decorated the billionaire Bamfords home in the Cotswolds, but no nothing of the current decoration of this Barbados house at the beach.<br />__ The Devoted ClassicistJohn J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-71765351974250047922011-12-06T11:58:44.915-05:002011-12-06T11:58:44.915-05:00I've loved this house since I first saw it Des...I've loved this house since I first saw it Desmond Guinness's book on Palladio when I was in high school. Thanks for the link to CL.the quarter rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611202376946376909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-57236904001341145532011-12-06T09:45:23.754-05:002011-12-06T09:45:23.754-05:00Loved seeing this again after so, so many years. P...Loved seeing this again after so, so many years. P.Tree was my idol back then and seeing this article reminded me of the time in the sixties when I'd discovered Vogue for the very first time. What a moment that was! I'm sure I whiled away the hours dreaming of what it would be like to live in such a glorious house. <br />Hope you're enjoying the season. Best wishes,<br />Catherineceeceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962254736526651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-91283228137337180182011-12-06T08:51:08.139-05:002011-12-06T08:51:08.139-05:00Patricia, I am sure I do too, but I'll surpris...Patricia, I am sure I do too, but I'll surprise myself if I do- though it wouldn't be the first time. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.com