30 November 2011

Well Said: Lesley Blanch





"The placing of a desk, or a bed, or the choice of a chintz may prove more revealing [of a person] than a documented study."

So observed British writer Lesley Blanch (1904-2007) in Pavilions of the Heart: The Four Walls of Love (Putnam, 1974).
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11 comments:

  1. katiedid30 November, 2011 12:38

    I have always thought one's home speaks volumes about who lives there. As you noted by Coco, luxury cannot be measured by dollars....and so it is with the decoration of one's home. What matters to a person inevitably ends up in their abode.

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  2. John J. Tackett30 November, 2011 22:30

    A turban says a lot, too. Very chic.

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  3. MJH Design Arts30 November, 2011 23:03

    What an amazing lady. Elegant at 90+. Thanks. Mary

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  4. Anonymous01 December, 2011 04:01

    Absolutely true! And said with so few words!

    Brilliant!

    Please continue when you can!

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  5. annie sloan01 December, 2011 05:12

    That's made me a little nervous...what does my bed say about me I wonder?
    I just want to look like her...fabulous way the scarf loops into the necklace..
    Love your blog by the way - I've modelled mine on yours a little - a few words and a great few pics - Thanks for inspiring

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  6. Virginia Country House02 December, 2011 14:04

    So true

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  7. Rose C'est La Vie03 December, 2011 16:03

    I agree up to a point that it was a clever remark. But there was a bit of the old fraud in Lesley Blanch, no?

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  8. Beauty Follower06 December, 2011 08:08

    She's (w)right!

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  9. the modern sybarite ™06 December, 2011 11:54

    Touche!

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  10. An Aesthete's Lament06 December, 2011 20:09

    Ah, but Rose! I think this comment of hers is truly authentic, studying the intimacy of a room to illuminate its inhabitant's character, spirit, and mind ...

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  11. Unknown01 January, 2012 10:28

    :)

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