Coleton Fishacre - Inside the House
Coleton Fishacre has been described as "the perfect combination of the simple architecture and high standards of craftmanship of the nineteenth century Arts and Crafts movement with the modernity of the Jazz Age." I was told that there are not that many Art Deco style houses in the UK and this is one of the few private residences that are open to the public. Among the furnishings are Lalique wall lights, an eighteenth century Venetian chandelier and a carpet designed by Marion Dorn. Most of the furniture was designed by the architect of the house, Oswald Milne. After Rowland and Freda Smith bought the house in 1949, they did not make many changes and the furnishings that they didn't use were stored. After the National Trust took over the property, they meticulously recreated the furnishings based on photographs that had appeared in Country Life magazine. The library, pictured above and below, features a celebrated wind-dial map that was created by noted mapmaker Georg...
What in the world? That thing looks like i feel! It's our first week back at school.
ReplyDeleteIt does look a bit haggard, doesn't it? That is a "Mutabalis" rose bloom.
ReplyDeleteI was just going to ask what the pink flower was, i think it's beautiful and the background of the photo is unusual, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the way Mutabilis changes color on the bush....
ReplyDeleteWhat a striking photo! I really love it! :o)
ReplyDeleteI've loved that rose from afar since I first met it.
ReplyDeleteSweet!
ReplyDeleteYou've made even this tattered bloom look beautiful, Phillip!
ReplyDeleteWhat happen to the beautiful thing?
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