tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post7359171623018035149..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: Billy Baldwin Does DallasThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-47721946530843745362012-08-28T08:53:27.580-04:002012-08-28T08:53:27.580-04:00Toby, I'm just now reading your comment. I wa...Toby, I'm just now reading your comment. I was awake in the middle of the night when it occurred to me that I had written the Gilberts rather than the Millers! Yes, the Gilbert Millers.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-67387902129000159442012-08-27T21:54:55.052-04:002012-08-27T21:54:55.052-04:00No, I'm sorry that I do not know what the inte...No, I'm sorry that I do not know what the interior looks like today. Although I don't disagree with the comments about the air of impersonalness, I am old enough to let you know that it was considered a modern, fresh, and tailored approach to traditional decorating at the time. But it is a lesson that Less is not always More.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-20432885662736400712012-08-27T21:45:34.694-04:002012-08-27T21:45:34.694-04:00Peak, did you mean to say the Gilbert Miller's...Peak, did you mean to say the Gilbert Miller's homes? <br />If so, I agree with you!Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-11106704660341051072012-08-27T20:15:35.091-04:002012-08-27T20:15:35.091-04:00Toby, As much as I hate to admit it, I think that ...Toby, As much as I hate to admit it, I think that both their Manhattan apartment and the Dallas home lacked the typical Billy Baldwin razzle dazzle. The pink living room had it, but the other rooms are a little ho-hum. There seemed to be a consistency amongst the Gilberts' homes, for example. I'm just not sure what the issue was here.<br /><br />Of course, La Fiorentina was in a league of its own!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-67697963765176093252012-08-27T19:05:32.264-04:002012-08-27T19:05:32.264-04:00Apart from La Fiorentina, wouldn't you say tha...Apart from La Fiorentina, wouldn't you say that Billy Baldwin's work for the Lawrences was distinctly odd?<br />That penthouse shown in his book Billy Baldwin remembers, with it's quasi-Turkish undertones, was almost<br />a victim of its own particular time. Mrs Lawrence's houses by David Mlinaric have a kind of rigorous approach<br />to luxury, which may indeed have more to do with Mary Wells Lawrence than the taste of either of her appointed<br />decorators.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-10527130530667737842012-08-27T18:06:29.221-04:002012-08-27T18:06:29.221-04:00Think Pink!Think Pink!Dean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-18803163483125415152012-08-27T17:28:53.906-04:002012-08-27T17:28:53.906-04:00Thank you so much. That's the best compliment ...Thank you so much. That's the best compliment that one can give me. And guess what, I grew up in Dallas. Mark Radcliffhttp://markradcliff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-11202110413725465032012-08-27T12:38:34.672-04:002012-08-27T12:38:34.672-04:00love bb + that pink LR is another reason. thanks x...love bb + that pink LR is another reason. thanks xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-41918267435438121412012-08-27T11:10:21.285-04:002012-08-27T11:10:21.285-04:00That pink room is what made me want to be a decora...That pink room is what made me want to be a decorator!Mark Radcliffhttp://markradcliff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-43904844503120912312012-08-27T09:54:38.199-04:002012-08-27T09:54:38.199-04:00Mary, I have always admired those parsons benches....Mary, I have always admired those parsons benches. How great that you own a pair!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-34242649302939890242012-08-27T09:46:58.928-04:002012-08-27T09:46:58.928-04:00The colors and the freshness of these rooms is wha...The colors and the freshness of these rooms is what strikes me right now. Nothing could quite match Baldwin's decoration of La Fiorentina. Thanks for brightening the day...I've got a pair of BB parson's benches like the one shown in Photo #5--they are sassy, perfect in any setting. Marymaryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-85511879569144942872012-08-27T09:20:06.588-04:002012-08-27T09:20:06.588-04:00Classicist, any idea what the interiors look like ...Classicist, any idea what the interiors look like today? I know that you've done work in Dallas.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-39497783417032005902012-08-27T09:18:20.576-04:002012-08-27T09:18:20.576-04:00Parnassus, that's an excellent way of describi...Parnassus, that's an excellent way of describing his work!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-32199316738923803962012-08-27T09:16:22.232-04:002012-08-27T09:16:22.232-04:00I did not know that, but it does explain why the h...I did not know that, but it does explain why the home's interiors are not as personal looking as other Baldwin interiors. Also, it would be interesting to know how often the Lawrences used this home.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-55473683282258579602012-08-27T09:15:00.300-04:002012-08-27T09:15:00.300-04:00Anon, see Devoted Classicist's comment below. ...Anon, see Devoted Classicist's comment below. It seems that indeed it's still standing. I'm curious as to what the interiors look like today.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-78227417386235730552012-08-27T09:01:40.041-04:002012-08-27T09:01:40.041-04:00It's a great house on a prominent site just be...It's a great house on a prominent site just before the entrance to Highland Park. Although it has a few Tudor touches, the house was built in the Arts & Crafts style, which has had a revival of appreciation since this article was written. The Hardings' serious entertaining was done, of course, at their villa on the Riviera, La Fiorentina, also decorated by Billy Baldwin.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-33978968769353117842012-08-27T08:10:44.087-04:002012-08-27T08:10:44.087-04:00I am in awe of Mr. Baldwin's art. His use of c...I am in awe of Mr. Baldwin's art. His use of color is effective and sophisticated. He neither floods you with color nor simply scatters a few bright pieces around. I can understand your enthusiasm for his work.Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-46327030688235349562012-08-27T07:52:18.341-04:002012-08-27T07:52:18.341-04:00Thank you for the pictures, which I had never seen...Thank you for the pictures, which I had never seen. My understanding is that the Lawrences tended to give their decorators carte blanche and show up six months later to see the results. That would explain the anonymous look of these rooms. That bookcase in the second dining room photo is so sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-46537824481801136282012-08-27T07:33:12.680-04:002012-08-27T07:33:12.680-04:00Does anyone know if the house is still standing?Does anyone know if the house is still standing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com