tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post2843379420718229718..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: A Chance To Learn From The MasterThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-87192708148043441702013-06-21T12:32:33.649-04:002013-06-21T12:32:33.649-04:00Jennifer,
I was so fortunate to be taught by Prof...Jennifer, <br />I was so fortunate to be taught by Professor B at FIT, from 1980-83 as well as many other Parsons ex-faculty, including Mr. Glenn Boyles, for whom I established a memorial scholarship fund. Stanley was great fun, and had a love of the history of decorative arts and how people lived in the past. He died here in Naples, at the hospital downtown, which had been decorated by Dorothy Draper in the 1950's...he once said that I reminded him of Tom Britt- whom he also taught, and I interned with Tom one very hot Summer...thanks for this reide down memory lane, and also, for posting about the Andrew Calhoun house, in Atlanta, which, hopefully will be landmarked. Dean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-75222233390063439542013-06-21T11:36:33.239-04:002013-06-21T11:36:33.239-04:00Very, very instructive. Stanley Barrow's versi...Very, very instructive. Stanley Barrow's version of mid-20th century comfort strikes exactly the right balance. The latest,<br />1977 room illustrates just how easy it can be for a design to look dated, specially when it is emphatically "of its time"<br />as was this décor!Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-82447347710016719982013-06-21T10:19:54.123-04:002013-06-21T10:19:54.123-04:00SB was such a great teacher. Thank you for remindi...SB was such a great teacher. Thank you for reminding me how grand he was. xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-88435925571393666122013-06-21T09:45:54.124-04:002013-06-21T09:45:54.124-04:00I think we got it right in our own heyday of the m...I think we got it right in our own heyday of the mid-century. That look is actually closest to the best of Eighteenth century French design, luxurious, comfortable and not overdone, which is why it looks timeless.<br /><br />I agree with you that adding or subtracting a few items helps keep a room "current without tipping into a style that will "date" Just reducing the amount of chintz, plants and that carpet would have moved the Edwardian room into a more classic vein. <br /><br />Love that full length portrait.Quatorzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337746034416005462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-52257897651248489042013-06-21T09:23:17.658-04:002013-06-21T09:23:17.658-04:00Thanks for sharing that. I'd say I lean more ...Thanks for sharing that. I'd say I lean more toward the mid-century comfort style. But I have two loveseats upholstered in a fabric very similar to the slipcovered chair from the Edwardian room, with ruffled skirt too! (They are now under cream colored slipcovers.) I loved the layering of the first two rooms. I'm not as much a fan as the contemporary simplicity, but do long for it on cleaning days! Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807637131530462959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-8455955928685305762013-06-21T08:58:01.876-04:002013-06-21T08:58:01.876-04:00Karena, I think it's easy to fluctuate between...Karena, I think it's easy to fluctuate between the two styles. All it takes is one piece of contemporary art or furniture, plus the shedding of a few bibelots, to transform a room from one style to the other.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-2080986273895136022013-06-21T08:54:37.457-04:002013-06-21T08:54:37.457-04:00Classicist, I agree. I think that Barrows really ...Classicist, I agree. I think that Barrows really captured the "look" of each era. And his point that the 1950 Mid-Century Comfort look is timeless still rings true today. I think it's safe to say that many of us still prefer to decorate in this manner.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-85588521683424923172013-06-21T08:52:46.933-04:002013-06-21T08:52:46.933-04:00Jennifer right now I would lean towards Contempora...Jennifer right now I would lean towards Contemporary Simplicity although my home reflects more of the Mid-Century Comfort at this time with Contemporary art.I would love the change. So interesting using this same room for all three very different styles!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />Art by Karena<br /><br />Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-32459646939616117092013-06-21T08:52:26.055-04:002013-06-21T08:52:26.055-04:00Not Scarlett, I think the mid-century room is more...Not Scarlett, I think the mid-century room is more in line with my aesthetic, too.<br /><br />I can't live without objects!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-64936801515976700662013-06-21T08:30:18.474-04:002013-06-21T08:30:18.474-04:00Stanley Barrows was a great teacher, obviously. A...Stanley Barrows was a great teacher, obviously. And what an interesting magazine editorial for 1978, near the beginning of a great surge of these decorating principles to follow.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-61574399384740697292013-06-21T08:15:01.594-04:002013-06-21T08:15:01.594-04:00I am all about "encumbering" myself with...I am all about "encumbering" myself with objects. The mid-century design would be applicable today and is my favorite.Not Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361765713051253969noreply@blogger.com