tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post3765672277933524396..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of Chic®: Regency ReduxThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-54033542567489788082011-01-09T10:51:01.462-05:002011-01-09T10:51:01.462-05:00I'm in love with this book!! Hurry up Amazon d...I'm in love with this book!! Hurry up Amazon delivery hurry!!Marco Octavianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984153081630672970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-85096343358047626592008-03-26T21:49:00.000-04:002008-03-26T21:49:00.000-04:00While shopping for a pair of antique french berger...While shopping for a pair of antique french bergeres, I was completely knocked over by an amazing pair of "Hollywood Regency" arm chairs which I proceeded to purchase because they were just so much fun as well as having classical lines. <BR/>Can't wait to get my hands on this book!Bayou Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554430870920000090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-53934011944731363602008-03-26T06:16:00.000-04:002008-03-26T06:16:00.000-04:00Love some Regency any thing. We named our humble ...Love some Regency any thing. We named our humble home Greenbrier after the resort. Can't wait for the book.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258220992143729989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-816982550163829722008-03-26T01:41:00.000-04:002008-03-26T01:41:00.000-04:00Another one on my wishlist!Another one on my wishlist!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245251599939279346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-25468694062916436692008-03-25T22:26:00.000-04:002008-03-25T22:26:00.000-04:00Osbert Lancaster, who coined the term "Vogue Regen...Osbert Lancaster, who coined the term "Vogue Regency" in his satiric look at architectural/decorativestyles in the 1939 publication Homes Sweet Homes, had this to say:<BR/>" Luckily the furniture of the Regency period possesses in an exceptional degree the quality of adaptability.A Recamier sofa is in no way embarrassed by the close proximity of a rug by Marian Dorn".<BR/>That said, I'm not sure how Rex Whistler got lumped into the Vogue Regency category (his work had more depth than that) but Regency Redux, for the title alone, has been placed on my wish list...Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-67386006216790314862008-03-25T19:43:00.000-04:002008-03-25T19:43:00.000-04:00It's in my cart at Amazon as I write this post.It's in my cart at Amazon as I write this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-7641013655624486122008-03-25T16:59:00.000-04:002008-03-25T16:59:00.000-04:00Jennifer, This book looks just Amazing!! Thank yo...Jennifer, This book looks just Amazing!! Thank you so much for the tip! I've already added it to my cart at Amazon.<BR/><BR/>Magnaverde - what do they know anyways! You've got my curiosity piqued, I would love to see the photos from your project! Gilt, mirrors, patent leather? Sign me up baby!<BR/><BR/>KarenAlkemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00073900773860510777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-44937106347244610512008-03-25T16:48:00.000-04:002008-03-25T16:48:00.000-04:00Great post, and great comments! I thoroughly enjoy...Great post, and great comments! I thoroughly enjoyed magnaverde's story.Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-64582918132751046862008-03-25T14:07:00.000-04:002008-03-25T14:07:00.000-04:00Gorgeous!! I just watched Wife vs. Secretary and i...Gorgeous!! I just watched Wife vs. Secretary and it's pretty cute - movie and decor-wise. The dressing room is delicious (that chandelier is amazing). I can't wait to get this book! Great post!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665767368187157473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-43726818227690524522008-03-25T12:15:00.000-04:002008-03-25T12:15:00.000-04:00Good for you Magnaverde! Way to stick to your guns...Good for you Magnaverde! Way to stick to your guns. What's wrong with adding a little pizzazz to a room? Boring is just plain boring.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-54010122904033822312008-03-25T11:43:00.000-04:002008-03-25T11:43:00.000-04:00OK, this is my kinda book. In 1990, I quit my engi...OK, <I>this</I> is my kinda book. <BR/><BR/>In 1990, I quit my engineering job at the phone company and went back to school for an interior design degree. Since all of us were planning--supposedly--on careers as designers, not decorators, it was taken for granted that we'd adopt a simple, Modern 1990s approach, rather than go for any silly, retrograde historicist <I>pastiches.</I><BR/><BR/>After the obligatory projects of an insurance company HQ in a new highrise by a high-profile architect, a health spa and a trendy shoe boutique in a landmark Victorian rowhouse--all of which assignments produced project after similar project of vast expanses of ivory-painted sheetrock, pickled wood floors, cream leather upholstery & enough pin spots to light the Milky Way--we were to design a big apartment in a new building that was nothing but a concrete shell. <BR/><BR/>All the other projects were stylishly up-to-the minute with open, flowing floor plans and, naturally, lots of ivory-painted walls & lots of pinspots. Mine had a suite of actual rooms (with actual doors) that were aligned on axis, chunky bolection moldings, a liberal use of mirror & gilt, and Regency & Empire style furniture that was painted glossy black or dull white, and upholstered in black patent leather or emerald green wool satin. My project got a few polite comments & lots of polite silence, but when, at the end of my presentation, I said that one of these days, Vogue Regency would make a big comeback, I was about laughed out of class. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I got an A- for execution, a C- for concept, and an A+ for my droll sense of humor. Yeah, well who's laughing now? <BR/><BR/>I can't wait for this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-26915620048840034972008-03-25T10:05:00.000-04:002008-03-25T10:05:00.000-04:00Thanks for the tip! Will definitely be purchasing ...Thanks for the tip! Will definitely be purchasing this book!Paris Hotel Boutiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515999381490576952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-83402218395565233522008-03-25T09:17:00.000-04:002008-03-25T09:17:00.000-04:00Yes, I am really excited about this book. Definite...Yes, I am really excited about this book. Definitely one of the top releases this year!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-70253851548779059082008-03-25T09:11:00.000-04:002008-03-25T09:11:00.000-04:00oh wow -i can't wait for this to be released! This...oh wow -i can't wait for this to be released! This will be the design book of the year for sure!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-78719663988396900352008-03-25T09:04:00.000-04:002008-03-25T09:04:00.000-04:00Excellent! Looks like this book will be a great ad...Excellent! Looks like this book will be a great addition to everyone's design library. Striking cover too :)Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-86172796651042013192008-03-25T08:50:00.000-04:002008-03-25T08:50:00.000-04:00I've never heard about Hollywood regency but looki...I've never heard about Hollywood regency but looking at the pictures , for me it makes me think about neoclassical and a little bit of "La castaing's style "? Don't you think ?Mélaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06968941054340607366noreply@blogger.com