tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post2272507254781434643..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: Get Cozy with Mario BuattaThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-20646487934064233252011-12-20T14:21:51.812-05:002011-12-20T14:21:51.812-05:00I have some; and I'm putting them up!I have some; and I'm putting them up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-34591280809850075682011-12-20T11:01:49.207-05:002011-12-20T11:01:49.207-05:00I have to say that I too miss the ribbons holding ...I have to say that I too miss the ribbons holding pictures!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-72871783787236433572011-12-20T08:00:15.186-05:002011-12-20T08:00:15.186-05:00Funny about this post. I've been thinking a l...Funny about this post. I've been thinking a lot about Mario Buatta lately too. His rooms are just pretty. They feel comfortable because they are graceful. Full but not cluttered. I kind of miss the huge ribbons holding pictures from a picture rail, just never see that anymore.Virginia Country Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17291355605808113627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-86062934683871939052011-12-18T21:49:40.451-05:002011-12-18T21:49:40.451-05:00Wouldn't it be interesting to do an "upda...Wouldn't it be interesting to do an "updated" apartment in his style- with brighter colors, and in some of the new fabrics by designers like Martyn Lawrence Bullard?anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032612422963708763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-41805955436670945502011-12-18T16:57:16.991-05:002011-12-18T16:57:16.991-05:00Well said, katiesez! Ditto!Well said, katiesez! Ditto!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-9334429502478219012011-12-18T13:18:53.925-05:002011-12-18T13:18:53.925-05:00i love seeing his rooms over the years- how he reu...i love seeing his rooms over the years- how he reused certain items as is and recovered others -<br />and how he used his own things in show houses- and then again at home<br /><br />elegant but still very "put your feet up" cozy<br /><br />john in ncAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-22503203488185441792011-12-17T05:46:43.934-05:002011-12-17T05:46:43.934-05:00I do ahhhdore a beautiful yellow room dahhling! So...I do ahhhdore a beautiful yellow room dahhling! So very chic.HRH The Duchess of Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468222976305715556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-71088291954549060692011-12-17T04:50:45.505-05:002011-12-17T04:50:45.505-05:00That yellow can do no wrong... xvThat yellow can do no wrong... xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-44549089384368367662011-12-16T17:21:44.880-05:002011-12-16T17:21:44.880-05:00I have an old AD article with photos of the yellow...I have an old AD article with photos of the yellow room in which the young decorator, Mr Buatta, was tipped as the new Billy Baldwin! <br /><br />Mr Buatta's Blair House drawing room still stands out in my memory as one of the most beautiful rooms I've ever seen.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-84382350370848137912011-12-16T13:20:35.343-05:002011-12-16T13:20:35.343-05:00Just the Best of the Best.Sadly no book from him.T...Just the Best of the Best.Sadly no book from him.The greatest colorist working. Would be completely happy with any room of his down to the postcards tucked in a mirror.katiesezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070884263190623673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-72365196256017669282011-12-16T03:36:07.786-05:002011-12-16T03:36:07.786-05:00OH! I forgot to agree with "Aesthete" ...OH! I forgot to agree with "Aesthete" Genius is a word I do not overuse......<br /><br />Mario is a complete and total "genius"!<br /><br />So there!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-81412438136829319342011-12-16T03:32:33.658-05:002011-12-16T03:32:33.658-05:00I would have to say.....not one element in one of ...I would have to say.....not one element in one of these pictures looks dated at all to me!<br />Not one lampshade! (they are the first to be dated)<br /><br />Not one single element!<br /><br />"Trendy" is not me....I am guided by classic principles....and classic taste.<br /><br />Mario's rooms he did 40 years ago; I could move in with my toothbrush. Changing not one iota. His eye is peerless.<br /><br />Ha! "dated" NOT!!<br /><br />Just my very biased opinion.....41 years as a very opinionated decorator!<br /><br />How lucky we are to have him...and have him be published so much......I have three notebooks chock full of his wonderful rooms!<br /><br />He is brilliant beyond......and hilariously funny; as well!<br /><br />PenelopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-54860673114988829032011-12-16T01:01:20.269-05:002011-12-16T01:01:20.269-05:00Mario Buatta has earned his place in the design pa...Mario Buatta has earned his place in the design pantheon. I think that I memorized every detail of his famous "blue bedroon" from the late 80's--the pinked drapes, yards and yards of blue & white chintz, the poster bed, etc. Super post. Maybe a post on his collection of dog paintings.......please? Thanks, Marymaryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-49264854980729362782011-12-15T17:14:27.234-05:002011-12-15T17:14:27.234-05:00I agree with all of the above comments!
Provence-...I agree with all of the above comments!<br /><br />Provence- That is silly because your comments are always thoughtful and articulate! Thank you for the kind words.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-22480283521237007542011-12-15T15:36:00.170-05:002011-12-15T15:36:00.170-05:00Well, this would be a perfect example of why I don...Well, this would be a perfect example of why I don't comment more often. I was utterly inspired by this post, by these well-loved rooms by a designer who is often overlooked today and yet when I read the comments by your professional friends, I don't dare. Which is silly, because I would imagine that you would be all too happy to know how much I have absorbed from your wonderful blog this past year, even if I am just little ol' me. So thank you! Un grand merci et bonnes fêtes!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-81708874208190713132011-12-15T10:59:14.312-05:002011-12-15T10:59:14.312-05:00How nice to read about Mario again in the blog wor...How nice to read about Mario again in the blog world. The "Prince of Chintz" drove the market until the economy tanked in 2000. Since then we have had to endure less grand and quite often dreadful interiors.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427191222260559439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-20578114682590144052011-12-15T10:58:53.424-05:002011-12-15T10:58:53.424-05:00It's interesting that even if some of his old ...It's interesting that even if some of his old interiors look dated now, the elements are all still so great. His ideas are spot on, in my opinion!!Kate Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065199625935672993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-66195665588442607922011-12-15T10:48:52.282-05:002011-12-15T10:48:52.282-05:00So much to feast your eyes upon! No matter how man...So much to feast your eyes upon! No matter how many times I have seen these rooms, I never tire of them. I happen to agree that these photos are comforting. Perhaps, it is the intensely personal nature of the rooms. They were furnished with beauty and comfort in mind. I feel that the collections were joyfully assembled over time. I sense that these are rooms that are truly loved and enjoyed by Mario Buatta.Jennifer Dengelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-85740488107415256812011-12-15T10:21:43.726-05:002011-12-15T10:21:43.726-05:00He is a friend and a genius, though his bed now is...He is a friend and a genius, though his bed now is a chinoiserie four-post once owned by Gregory Smith, a longtime McMillen client. I've always been crazy about the exuberant Anglo-Americanness of his taste.An Aesthete's Lamenthttp://www.anaestheteslament.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51038957404121468422011-12-15T10:11:09.036-05:002011-12-15T10:11:09.036-05:00Good point on the scale of the rooms, absolutely s...Good point on the scale of the rooms, absolutely stunning. I love these photos, the prince of chintz is in full effect here!Lacquered Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853894883893308377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-38183151621986442752011-12-15T09:59:28.153-05:002011-12-15T09:59:28.153-05:00These rooms are in such good taste, and have such ...These rooms are in such good taste, and have such great style. They are not only endearing, but are soulful.<br />Something that so many of today's interiors lack.<br />They are- merely decorated.<br />Mario's rooms are orchestrated. Like a Mozart opera.<br />Highs and lows, surprises, twists and turns.<br />And always enchanting in the end.J Randall Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-43914724514133268462011-12-15T09:49:31.659-05:002011-12-15T09:49:31.659-05:00Not my personal style, but nobody does it like Mar...Not my personal style, but nobody does it like Mario! I continue to marvel at his eye. Thanks Jennifer.Suzanne Sokolovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-33366427685721349172011-12-15T08:51:41.893-05:002011-12-15T08:51:41.893-05:00I always liked his bedroom. Still do. Your openin...I always liked his bedroom. Still do. Your opening first photograph, a favorite, the yellow and blue, the pillows...so comfortable! <br />Wonder how it looks today...judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163559978152050676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-14284323613724647962011-12-15T08:26:22.845-05:002011-12-15T08:26:22.845-05:00The apartment is in a stately early 20th century h...The apartment is in a stately early 20th century house. While beautifully furnished, the assets of the handsomely proportioned architecture cannot be overlooked.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com