tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post8685330210751055038..comments2024-03-27T20:05:01.726-04:00Comments on Rebecca Grace Quilting: New Draperies for Bunny Mellon's Dining Room: Design Banditry in an Historic NYC TownhouseRebecca Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-73539393614354925252013-10-14T09:34:51.656-04:002013-10-14T09:34:51.656-04:00About those curtains in the Blue Dining room of th...About those curtains in the Blue Dining room of the Mellon House--they are indeed a replacement of the Mellon originals, which were a blue and white woven stripe for half the year, and plain white cotton for the warmer months. (This information came from a reliable source.)Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-20954836930449156652013-10-13T13:24:34.675-04:002013-10-13T13:24:34.675-04:00Rebecca, this may be of interest:
http://www.tdcla...Rebecca, this may be of interest:<br />http://www.tdclassicist.blogspot.com/2013/10/mellon-white-townhouse-another.htmlToby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-22277524717860167672013-10-02T23:25:53.493-04:002013-10-02T23:25:53.493-04:00The floors weren't so much "faded"as...The floors weren't so much "faded"as distressed--I base this observation on a recent photo sent by a friend of the house's owner. And to be perfectly honest, I was somewhat thrown by the contrast between the soft paint tones of the floor and the richness of the cobalt blue walls. If indeed the whole scheme is by Fowler (as conveyed to me) that cobalt blue comes as a shock! As to the harsh effects of sunlight over the course of time, bear in mind that the walls are very thick and thus the window reveals unusually deep, which might have a mitigating influence on fading. By the way, every floor in the house is painted in a different design!<br />Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-63137310829835664892013-10-02T21:24:47.134-04:002013-10-02T21:24:47.134-04:00Thanks for the additional info, Toby -- I'll d...Thanks for the additional info, Toby -- I'll definitely keep an eye out for that article.<br />Do you think the floors were always so faded, though? If they were originally painted in the 1960s and have been flooded with sunlight from the French doors for the past 50 years, wouldn't it stand to reason that they might have faded quite a bit?<br />I wish I knew which Monet and Manet paintings were originally hung in this space. As much as I love this drapery fabric, I'm sure the art was much more amazing! Thanks for stopping by.Rebecca Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-55525730412755982542013-10-02T14:54:23.210-04:002013-10-02T14:54:23.210-04:00Rebecca, I see your point about the Scalamandre pr...Rebecca, I see your point about the Scalamandre print as curtains in the virtually redecorated dining room, specially as that print has a distinctly French vibe which calls to mind the brilliant trompe l'oeil garden room of Mrs Mellon's house in Virginia. Yet on the other hand one would wish to respect the beautifully painted walls (done by Paul Leonard under John Fowler's supervision in the 1960s) and the wonderfully understated deliberately "tired" painted floors. So it would be interesting to know whether the present pale peach curtains are a replacement by the current owner or were there under Mrs Mellon's reign. They don't have a Fowler look at all, do they?<br />You are correct about the criss cross glazed walls by the way--they were made as background to canvases by Manet as well as Monet. <br />The house will be featured in the November 2013 issue of World of Interiors, which ought to answer some of these questions.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-20328203333547667882013-09-28T23:25:35.439-04:002013-09-28T23:25:35.439-04:00OMG! You have done a beautiful job in this transfo...OMG! You have done a beautiful job in this transformation! I think that pattern's perfect for the room!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.com