not just for women of a certain age, or widows or syrupy sappy interiors-
a look at the rise of LAVENDER
Valentino PreFall 2011- Fired Earth paint color Bow Room
Fortuny's Caravaggio
Boldini
Wedgwood's LAVENDER - Lela Rose Fall 2011
Alberti Ferreti Fall 2011- Fired Earth color Ham House - J.Mendel Fall2011
Carolina Herrera Fall 2011- Madame Recamier's Bedroom- Givenchy Pre Fall 2011
Robert Smirke's watercolor sketch in 1802 of Madame Recamier's bedroom shows the Empire rage for the soft decorating schemes Paris embraced. The violet silk wall hangings paired with a cream pelmet draping the bed contrast to the heavily ornamented furnishings favored by L.M. Berthault, who decorated the suite in 1798.
the work of interior designer John Saladino
Variations in Violet & Rose
Whistler
Cole & Son wallpaper
Isaac Mizrahi l.- L'Wren Scott Fall 2011
WWW's perfect 15-3817
Is Lavender growing on you?
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The slipcovers in the dining room!........I was not surprised to see they are by Saladino............he is the master!
ReplyDeleteBest.......Kathi
Thanks to these, lavender IS growing on me, but still more to look at than to live with, but perhaps that will change. I love looking at your site (reading it also). Curtis Roberts
ReplyDeleteI adore the Fortuny Caravaggio! Last year we planted row upon row of lavender, I hope it lived through this winter! Even without that scent the color is so soothing.
ReplyDeleteI'm with ACravan - lavender is definitely growing on me as well. I finally bought a lavender shirt and have been wearing it to death - with everything!! So much beauty here - had never seen that Whistler and you picked my favorite Lela Rose from the collection - gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly growing on me...love the Cameos!
ReplyDeleteI have always Loved it-!
ReplyDeleteEspecially the warmer shades - I think if the right shade is used - it makes a more interesting basic color. (I painted my Painting Studio/Living room a light shade of Lavender and found that it worked great as a background for paintings & people-!)
I think most recently - Saladino uses it Best-!
Also Nicky Haslam has done Absolutly Beautiful Rooms using Lavender-!
Yes it is! How wonderful. The Whistler blows my mind... such an incredible palette. And, the Cole & Sons, and...that bathroom!
ReplyDeletevery good!
ReplyDeleteFairwood- yes, I have some good things coming from Nicky himself on lavender.
Barbara-I love Wallis' bath- Cole does some good lavender.
Fairwood and Kathi- Yes to Saladino and Grant Gibson pointed out the mastery of him-I just did Grant's quotes on lavender.
As you can tell by my blog name (PlumSiena)- Yes, I love lavender, and plum, and grape, and purple....
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