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The Devoted Classicist: A French Kiss in Manhattan: 15 E 96th Street Home Cinemas, Drawing Rooms, Traditional Drawing, English Interior, Fire Burning, English Country Decor, Manhattan Apartment, Home Theaters, English Decor

A number of years ago, I served as a historic preservation consultant during the renovation of a glorious Manhattan townhouse at 15 East 96th Street. The original owner was wealthy-in-her-own-right Lucy Drexel Dalgren who was waiting out prickly divorce proceedings in Paris in 1912 when she was introduced to Boston-born architect Ogden Codman, Jr. Codman was also an interior designer and most of the furnishings he used, both new and antique, were supplied by French sources. This required him…

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Orchid Jones
Eye For Design: Decorating Your Home With The Black/Red Combination Wall Of Frames Vintage, Red Gallery Wall, Library Gallery Wall, Height Drawing, Victorian Drawing Room, Ceiling Paintings, Red Living Room, Ideas Baños, English Interior

If you have a flair for the dramatic, a black and red color scheme offers a bold palette with the ability to create a variety of different styles. This decor is very trendy. For a modern, sophisticated look, black and red will be the correct choice. If done correctly this combination will also offer you elegant, refined traditional and classic interiors. Plus everyone knows that it is also ideal for an Asian interior design if you like. This is a color combination that really needs the…

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Julie Partin
Eye For Design: Decorating With Italian Florentine Furniture Traditional Chic, Listed Building, Oversized Mirror, Built In, Log In, Log, Mirror, Building, On Instagram

Florence gave birth to the Renaissance in the 15th century and soon what started in Italy was spreading through the whole of Europe and especially France and Holland. During this time Florence was celebrated throughout Europe as a center of fine painting, gold gilding, bronze work, and furnishings inlaid with intricate designs. With their enormous influence, the Italian craftsmen's well styled and classic Florentine painted furniture was seen as a social status symbol. Fast forward a couple…

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