tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post2000499811681121517..comments2024-03-29T05:22:41.678-04:00Comments on Chinoiserie Chic: Chintz ReturnsBeth Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-82071626879574829652020-05-07T11:12:49.342-04:002020-05-07T11:12:49.342-04:00Thank you for these great ideas!Thank you for these great ideas!Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-62542190085223971242020-05-07T11:11:02.367-04:002020-05-07T11:11:02.367-04:00I just researched it - Architectural Digest - Nove...I just researched it - Architectural Digest - November 1989, Inside New York.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-15529765421361062752020-05-07T10:56:48.438-04:002020-05-07T10:56:48.438-04:00Sorry, I don't recall the issue.Sorry, I don't recall the issue.Evalinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820455386922167585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-79336569656657117302020-05-06T23:26:24.395-04:002020-05-06T23:26:24.395-04:00Good point, but the Society Social does demonstrat...Good point, but the Society Social does demonstrate a modern pared down approach to incorporating chintz.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-34610846284327514002020-05-06T22:50:45.196-04:002020-05-06T22:50:45.196-04:00You know, it almost isn't fair. Putting the So...You know, it almost isn't fair. Putting the Society Social pics alongside Mario Buatta aubergine rm. underscores the colossal difference between perfection and "do no harm" blandness of playing decorator. Harsh no doubt, but someone had to say it.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833327020818185122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-9050972933946268012020-05-06T18:04:04.790-04:002020-05-06T18:04:04.790-04:00Nobody today! But from that era, Angelo Donghia a...Nobody today! But from that era, Angelo Donghia and Michael De Santis were also brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-31525961641655306322020-05-06T17:47:11.346-04:002020-05-06T17:47:11.346-04:00Evaline, what issue was that? I'd like to ord...Evaline, what issue was that? I'd like to order it from their back issue department. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-83913265291743394712020-05-06T17:44:07.925-04:002020-05-06T17:44:07.925-04:00These pictures are so beautiful they take my breat...These pictures are so beautiful they take my breath away! The Mario rooms especially are truly masterpieces, although I love that LES TOUCHES pillow in the Society Social room, and I love that 8 Immortal Gods garden stool (fortunately I loaded up on those before the price totally skyrocketed!) I adore aubergine! Beth, did you ever see Mary Tyler Moore's apartment in NYC with the fabulous aubergine walls (I think they were in the library) that was featured in Architectural Digest many years ago? It was perfection! She had incredible taste--everyplace she lived was fabulous--I hope some day you can do a post which includes her upstate New York pool house which is beyond words, and maybe find pictures of those aubergine walls in her NYC apartment!<br />Thank you so much for these GORGEOUS pictures!! What a joy to look at them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-28452728576671669672020-05-06T13:58:02.580-04:002020-05-06T13:58:02.580-04:00Yes indeed, and I adore leopard.Yes indeed, and I adore leopard.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-92200934121341913222020-05-06T13:57:02.470-04:002020-05-06T13:57:02.470-04:00Well of course you did. I loved the eighties - I w...Well of course you did. I loved the eighties - I was married, had my daughter, and loved the interior design.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-43458995735923849762020-05-06T13:54:19.000-04:002020-05-06T13:54:19.000-04:00I still adore his work - he was brilliant - can...I still adore his work - he was brilliant - can't think who today I would put in his league.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-76846236026797442442020-05-06T13:52:54.477-04:002020-05-06T13:52:54.477-04:00The write up by House Beautiful as quoted did not ...The write up by House Beautiful as quoted did not indicate the designer. Yes, the Mario Buatta room is aubergine - true aubergine does verge on black as opposed to purple and can photograph as black.Beth Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443450944645563476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-7668322078499882652020-05-06T13:38:00.774-04:002020-05-06T13:38:00.774-04:00I've always loved chintz, and that room from t...I've always loved chintz, and that room from the 1980's is just beautiful with those saturated blues and greens. Who designed that room? That last room by Mario Buatta is wonderful. I've seen pictures of it before, and if I remember correctly, the walls were a sort of aubergine color, though they appear much darker in this photograph.Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08333815608310503191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-17666145409029971452020-05-06T10:54:37.239-04:002020-05-06T10:54:37.239-04:00The Mario Buatta aubergine room is spectacular. I ...The Mario Buatta aubergine room is spectacular. I still have the issue that the feature story appeared in and love to drool over it. The entire home interior is a work of art and would be very difficult to achieve by a mere decorating mortal.Evalinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820455386922167585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-12024938434764255132020-05-06T10:20:28.012-04:002020-05-06T10:20:28.012-04:00Well, of course, I got the year right! I have alwa...Well, of course, I got the year right! I have always loved chintz and it has never been eradicated from my home. I made chintz curtains for my office in the 80's, and I still love them. It's in a room that I upholstered in a green/teal ish matte and satin stripe. If I'm going to live in a time warp, I picked a pretty time.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395859504434574133.post-61829108773843254102020-05-06T10:09:50.474-04:002020-05-06T10:09:50.474-04:00Chintz is happy, pretty and timeless. You can do a...Chintz is happy, pretty and timeless. You can do anything with it the way you can with a leopard print. Oh, and that last photo of Mario B's room is simply marvelous. A great example of planets aligning to create a perfect combination of color and pattern, comfort and beauty.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04833327020818185122noreply@blogger.com