DECORATING WITH ANTIQUES AND OLD WORLD GLAMOUR

In homage to 1stdibs article Modern Elegance vs Old World Glamour, we side with the latter…….

There is a richness and timelessnes that comes with using antiques when you decorate. The rich colours and textures in old textiles and the patina of antique furniture evoque the historic houses or Europe. There is a warmth that comes with this look that is totally different from the modern interior.

In this drawing room designed by the British designer Henrietta Spencer Churchill the use of colour and antiques creates a grand yet welcoming room flood with light coming in through the large window on the left. Photo by Christopher Drake

Here another London designer, Alidad layers the rich textures and colours of an early 18th century tapestry hung behind a gloriously coloured sofa. Photo by James McDonald.

William Eubanks has chosen a grand French Louis XV commode for this room.

Always lovers of tapestries we have several in the shop at the moment. Here a figurative Louis XIV Aubusson tapestry takes up a whole wall with furniture in front.

The Chateau de Champ du Bataille decorated by Jacques Garcia has a grandeur that can only be achieved using antiques. Photograph by Eric Sander.

The walls are hung with portraits in carved gilt frames and the furniture is French 18th century.
Here in the shop we have hung a pair of 18th century seascapes in gilt frames above a Louis XVI commode.

William Eubanks uses a grand Louis XV commode to great effect in this room.

In the shop we have placed a Règence French commode in front of a late 17th century Flemish tapestry. You can see all our stock at Julia Boston or go straight to the latest arrivals

DECORATING WITH ANTIQUE BOTANICAL PRINTS

In this month's World of Interiors are photographs of a wonderful house in Cornwall, with photographs by Christopher Simon Sykes, they show a house where the owners have hung the walls with pictures and prints.

I have always been an advocate of close hanging prints, the effect can be wonderful, you can see a similar large collection of small botanical prints, as seen in this luxurious bedroom on our website