Côté Sud, Oct-Nov 2006
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I was putting together today’s post and while the image was uploading, my mind wandered. I was lost in thought until I found myself focusing in on a novel here in my bookcase next to my desk…”Venus of Urbino” was looking back at me and seemed to be suggesting this folly here.
It’s interesting isn’t it? How a single piece of art has the potential to change our entire perceptual experience of a room?
Two novels by Sarah Dunant:
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Jacket art: Tiziano Vecellio, “Venus of Urbino”
Uffizi, Florence
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Jacket art: Raphael, detail of Saint Barbara
from Sistine Madonna 1512
Update: Just received a lovely message
(see comments below)
from the designer of this room:
Elise Valdorcia
Update: Just received a lovely message
(see comments below)
from the designer of this room:
Elise Valdorcia
~A very talented interior designer,
sculptor and furniture designer.
So happy you introduced yourself, Elise!
Elise talks about l&l [here]
see our new site:
www.linenlavenderlife.com
Fabulous photo, love the combination of the plants and lots of candles.
Leeann x
Oh my, so beautiful pictures! In the end I will subscribe to "Coté Sud", I know! But I can't, I have subscriptions to so many magazines that I hardly find the time to read them all!!! Thank you for the nice words you left on my blog, I love your love for Italy!I hope to see you soon, Fra
Wow the impact of the paintings is amazing – so tangibly different when changed over.
The first room felt cold and a bit too sober for me, where as with the second painting, I feel much more at ease..
Brilliant post.
x Charlotta
I much prefer your "folly." Brings life to the room where the other is pretty dull.
Hello, I know, we are on 2012 but before, I had no time to read blog and have a FB profil. Now, it is done and I find a lot of photos of houses in Provences I have decorated. My name is Elise Valdorcia, I am french, and interior decorator, furnisher designer and maker and expert in making 18th century old finitions.
In this photo, I made the patina of the fireplace and transform new little tables with old wood. That's funny to see that again. I found the painting for the proprietary, ( She loved only old personn portraits), and I love your transformation, amazing!!!!! If you want to see my work, come and see me on FB, blogger, website: http://www.elisevaldorcia.com,Pinterest. Welcome!!!!!,love your blog
Elise Valdorcia
Elise, I'm so happy you found me! You are so talented and do such beautiful work! I look forward to spending more time on your website and look forward to one day sharing some of your sculptures and furniture. I will add you to l&l's facebook page, too. Let's keep in touch! xo~LeAnn