Anniversary Suite Pics

[kiarapanther]

Okay without further ado, I present the pictures of Gates House "Green" room.

Comments

[florentinescot]

oh, my! You should have issued drool-rag warnings!

[kiarapanther]

The whole house needs a drool rag. Michael and I were oohing and aahing every inch of that place.

[florentinescot]

I can so see that! My oh, my!

[kelli_enkeli]

wow. sign me up for one too, in maroon :)

[kiarapanther]

I now have plans to make a pseudo canopy to hang over my bed. It was just too cool being under the canopy.

[my_lady_f]

Oh, girl, you need to come up to Chattanooga to McKay's books with me. They are bound to have a copy of this book that I read long ago about how to decorate rich, and it has the instructions on how to make all sorts of canopies.

Then you need to Read up on Baroque/Rococco and Napoleonic/Empire style. The bedspread and upholstery patterns display the Napoleonic/Empire style, (with all those repeats of small motifs) and the ornamental wood work displays elements baroque and rococco style.

The way the painted the ornamentation is a lot like the techniques used on some Victorian House Exteriors in the "Painted Ladies" books out on that subject.

Wait till you see what I do with my Parlor, if I ever get it done.
It's going to be mega gaudy!

[kiarapanther]

OKay so the painted motifs on the canopy posts would be fairly contemporary for the style they were going for

[my_lady_f]

Well, a couple of things. Back before wood became scarce, it was common, and no big deal. Paint was expensive, and most people preferred a painted finish as a way to show their wealth. Now with the "Arts and Crafts" movement, came a love of natural materials, and one of the elements of that was "natural materials/hand craftsmanship/natural finishes." This style was one of several which existed concurrently so some places exhibited painted surfaces, some natural finishes