tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post127302742804489949..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: Blurred BoundariesThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-87339694657683227452014-02-04T17:20:23.628-05:002014-02-04T17:20:23.628-05:00Albert, That photo can be found in Derek Patmore&#...Albert, That photo can be found in Derek Patmore's "Colour Schemes for the Modern Home". I hope that helps.<br /><br />Good luck!<br />JenniferThe Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-80940671753208568372014-02-04T15:35:45.527-05:002014-02-04T15:35:45.527-05:00Hello, could you let me know what book the John hi...Hello, could you let me know what book the John hill image is in?<br />He is my grandfather and I am doing some research on this work.<br />Thanks!Albert Hillhttp://themodernhouse.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-83736337341590611052010-07-12T10:12:58.277-04:002010-07-12T10:12:58.277-04:00love the metallic celerie fabrics would love to se...love the metallic celerie fabrics would love to see pics of your curtains. thanks-nitikaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-46385552743194276382010-07-01T20:00:57.278-04:002010-07-01T20:00:57.278-04:00My first apartment was a tiny 4th floor walk up. ...My first apartment was a tiny 4th floor walk up. It had badly cracked and "crumbling" walls but having just seen photos of Billy Baldwin's chocolate brown apartment (it was 1963), I painted my walls with chocolate enamel! It was not the smartest thing to do, but to me it was devine! At night, and with candel light, with all of the bumps in the walls, it was like being being out under a star filled sky!<br />My favorite apartment!WM Twigshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743820436546232316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-68524912534274869112010-06-30T22:19:40.916-04:002010-06-30T22:19:40.916-04:00Jan Showers navy lacquered room is my all time fav...Jan Showers navy lacquered room is my all time favorite!! I have a room with dark brown walls and I've been dying to lacquer them, which means covering up some wood work --- but when we start our renovation next year...I think I'll go for it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395215787881578608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-68261275954201195122010-06-30T19:00:36.861-04:002010-06-30T19:00:36.861-04:00I can't forget my first visit to the famous Ye...I can't forget my first visit to the famous Yellow Room<br />at 22 Avery Row.<br />Three things were instantly apparent. Firstly, the absolute silence of a room smack in the middle of<br />London. A real fire crackling in the grate. And then the almost reflective quality of those highly varnished <br />yellow walls. It wasn't glossy paint; rather, it was finely<br />stippled yellows that had been given several coats of<br />clear varnish. Smooth as glass.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-29398856709596453782010-06-30T15:09:49.450-04:002010-06-30T15:09:49.450-04:00I don't think you can go wrong with lacquered ...I don't think you can go wrong with lacquered walls in any color in any room, but neutral colors such as beiges look smashing in lacquer, never boring! Jan Showers, who happens to be from my home town of Dallas, uses eggplant and sang de bouef colors so beautifully in her rooms. If I had smooth walls I'd lacquer them in a minute, no question.Houses Gardens Peoplehttp://www.decordallas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-79764784135119824192010-06-30T13:23:03.445-04:002010-06-30T13:23:03.445-04:00That color Helen Partello chose -- looks like some...That color Helen Partello chose -- looks like something in the plum or maybe aubergine family on my screen -- is really something. I love colors that are a bit off and hard to define. And your post made me think of the Kaihoi apartment on the cover of HB -- tiny space, saturated jewel tone, blurred lines. So successful!Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-79635802667792563332010-06-30T11:41:09.469-04:002010-06-30T11:41:09.469-04:00Quatorze- Yes, you make a good point. My high-glo...Quatorze- Yes, you make a good point. My high-gloss walls are in decent-not perfect- shape, and I don't really notice the imperfections. That said, if walls are in really bad shape, I would avoid anything that draws attention to that fact!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-49221014009656781442010-06-30T11:40:08.897-04:002010-06-30T11:40:08.897-04:00I think that library by Jan Showers is fabulous to...I think that library by Jan Showers is fabulous too!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-18715094979377659782010-06-30T11:36:33.212-04:002010-06-30T11:36:33.212-04:00Jennifer, I adore Jan Showers library!! It is fabu...Jennifer, I adore Jan Showers library!! It is fabulous beyond!!<br /><br />Karena<br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-83859906388204185482010-06-30T10:39:45.972-04:002010-06-30T10:39:45.972-04:00Lacquered rooms are great, IF the walls are absolu...Lacquered rooms are great, IF the walls are absolutely perfect. Nothing looks worse than a glossy finish on an imperfect surface, especially when the surface is a huge flat plane like a wall or ceiling - your eye jumps right to the imperfection. That said, once the flaws have been filled and or sanded and primed, a glossy finish, or one with just a sheen, is very elegant and makes everything in the room look more important, hence the "jewel-box" reference.Quatorzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337746034416005462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-86058668613336873502010-06-30T10:22:43.023-04:002010-06-30T10:22:43.023-04:00I love the tone of the Jan Showers' room. So d...I love the tone of the Jan Showers' room. So deep that the silver of the chairs and gilt of the table are really all that is needed. Great photo!! As always, thanks for the pick-me-up. Marymaryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-21097834928081492702010-06-30T10:05:17.967-04:002010-06-30T10:05:17.967-04:00Jennifer,
One of your best posts ! Your sense of...Jennifer,<br /><br />One of your best posts ! Your sense of style draws you toward such jewel box lacquered rooms...<br /><br />Dean FarrisDean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-53962143702977673852010-06-30T09:23:14.542-04:002010-06-30T09:23:14.542-04:00What an intensely rich and glorious color Ms Showe...What an intensely rich and glorious color Ms Showers has used. It was a gutsy move that worked out beautifully. Your painter will hate you when you spec out that much gloss...walls need to be perfect, and there's no room for error. But what a fine result!Sally@DivineDistractionshttp://www.divinedistractions.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com