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Scandinavian Sunroom
Inspiration for a medium-sized, light-wood Scandinavian sunroom renovation with a flat ceiling
sketches from an antique shop in Bali
This home in Woodstock, New York, is like an enchanted witch’s house.
The entrance alone, is amazing.
In the large main room, there’s a huge stone fireplace, a table, and a swing.
There’s also a work area in the corner.
A family room with a children’s play area.
I’m guessing this is either a bedroom or a sitting room.
Hallway leading to the various levels.
Look at the kitchen.
Master bedroom with some fashionable wigs and beautiful vintage dressing table.
Cool bath- look at all the vintage fixtures.
Here’s a man cave workshop.
And, there’s a vintage car in the garage.
What a dreamy house.
https://www.locationdepartment.net/locations/3051
I loved Dita Von Teese’s old house, but now she’s bought a larger, Tudor style home and decorated it very differently. (She still has her vintage taxidermy collection, though.)
This is the entrance hall. Originally, she collected taxidermied birds.
This was her old living room- Art Deco furniture, and the designer picked out the beautiful flocked teal wallpaper.
This is the new living room. Check out that tiger- the crown is a nice touch. Dita says all the taxidermy is at least 75 yrs. old.
She went bright red oriental in the dining room.
This was her old kitchen- retro & pink.
The new kitchen- she wanted it to look like a woman’s kitchen. Well, she’s got a teal Aga stove.
Rosy red velvet sitting room.
The old dressing table had a sultry glamour.
The new.
The old bedroom.
The new.
A collection of vintage hats adorned her old dressing room.
The new one is a converted closet.
This is the shoe room.
It has a lovely bath that matches the style of the house, but it’s not her usual Hollywood style. I don’t know, I just like the old house better.
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/
The Grotto of Venus built by Mad King Ludwig II, the perfect place to take a paramour.
Carla always wanted an “Addams Family House,” and when this 1874 Victorian came on the market, she was discouraged to see that it was on “Millionaire’s Row,” in Danville, Virginia, but then she realized that a million was a lot less back then, so she and her husband were able to buy it.
This began a 15 yr., & counting, marathon restoration project. Carla didn’t want to keep the white paint on the outside and was eager to see what was underneath.
This was the front parlor in the 1880′s.
This is how they found it.
Carla cleaning it up- she said she doesn’t know what made her think she could take on a project this big.
The parlor under construction.
The elegant finished product.
This was the music room before.
The music room after.
The previous owners had remodeled the kitchen, but Carla wasn’t having it.
So, the kitchen was completely taken down to the studs.
And, look at how incredible it is, now.
The fridge and freezer were hidden in this exquisite cabinet.
The finished exterior. Magnificent. You can follow the project by clicking on the link below.
https://danvilleexperience.blogspot.com/
Annemarie is a set designer, event styler, and decorator. This is the entry hall- it’s her “homage to Versaille” and only a preview of the awesomeness to come.
The sitting room. Annemarie likes to buy antiques from various places, including boot fairs. Great trompe l’oeil wallpaper.
This is The Snug next to the kitchen. The 1950′s bar was her grandma’s. She made the pillows herself.
How to completely redo a kitchen & pantry w/o renovating it.
Floral wallpaper and bright blue in the main bath.
In the downstairs shower room, it took 3 days to decoupage the walls & ceiling with wallpaper samples and magazine pages.
The master has pop art pieces done by her friend, Tiff.
Guest room.
She did this bedroom for her granddaughter and made the mushrooms herself. Doris the cat looks a little uncertain, maybe she thinks this is a gnome home.
That Warhol portrait of Jackie Kennedy has significance- her mother was nanny to Caroline Kennedy’s children. Every corner in the house tells a story.
And, this is how she decorated the beach hut she shares w/her friend, Tiff. This house makes me want to run to flea market!
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The Vicarage, home of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire
