tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post3728880827684630387..comments2023-12-08T03:56:59.376-05:00Comments on An Aesthete's Lament: From the Archives: The Exquisite Amateur (2010)An Aesthete's Lamenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-48657599143088113202012-09-16T21:39:37.076-04:002012-09-16T21:39:37.076-04:00Very helpful post! with amazing furniture that is ...Very helpful post! with amazing furniture that is the best!charleston forge furniturehttp://buyitnowfurniture.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=58&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-38559603410386188542012-07-12T07:51:09.687-04:002012-07-12T07:51:09.687-04:00The sofas and armchairs makes me remember this bra...The sofas and armchairs makes me remember this brand: http://www.brabbu.com/up.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027318907884580905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-47628070822785914552012-04-27T15:42:28.829-04:002012-04-27T15:42:28.829-04:00I remember hearing a story about the restoration o...I remember hearing a story about the restoration of the 18 century Chinese wallpaper-- Her husband was less than happy with the subdued colors and was yelling at the restorers to "Brighten up those G@dd@mn birds"Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-34022545433434076882012-03-03T23:03:56.451-05:002012-03-03T23:03:56.451-05:00What a wonderful post dahhling.. enjoyed it very m...What a wonderful post dahhling.. enjoyed it very much.HRH The Duchess of Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468222976305715556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-82050004236534992602012-03-03T02:26:41.596-05:002012-03-03T02:26:41.596-05:00I loved this post the first time around--and this ...I loved this post the first time around--and this time it is even better. Oh, how I wish I could have been at that auction. What an amazing woman!! Thanks. MaryMJH Design Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752876154227590389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-40163351340268075902012-03-02T20:45:11.459-05:002012-03-02T20:45:11.459-05:00whatever was wrong with the words is fixed. I not...whatever was wrong with the words is fixed. I noticed it but it is now normal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-17290299292573851292012-02-29T13:02:51.745-05:002012-02-29T13:02:51.745-05:00What happened to the critical eye and" good&q...What happened to the critical eye and" good" taste? and by that I'm not necessarily talking about antiques, because not even them are ALL well designed. Nowaday's the undeveloped eye of the wanna-be hipster with millions of tweeter followers and FB friends dictates taste. Where will this take us?the modern sybarite ™https://www.blogger.com/profile/15455337330436560604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-50791164202531435552012-02-29T08:13:49.730-05:002012-02-29T08:13:49.730-05:00There was Mona Bismarck and Pauline Potter and the...There was Mona Bismarck and Pauline Potter and then Bunny Mellon and Jayne Wrightsman and then there was . . . ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-10460125991768693312012-02-28T05:55:31.844-05:002012-02-28T05:55:31.844-05:00yesterday I posted on my blog a photograph of a w...yesterday I posted on my blog a photograph of a wall of porcelain birds in my house that I copied directly from Jayne Wrightsman, sadly mine are not all 18th century.Bumble at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373365757370344752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-59359138207998169542012-02-27T23:07:55.166-05:002012-02-27T23:07:55.166-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bumble at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373365757370344752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-51348979965505690232012-02-27T23:02:29.232-05:002012-02-27T23:02:29.232-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bumble at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373365757370344752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-79164874519331903262012-02-27T22:51:01.888-05:002012-02-27T22:51:01.888-05:00She has great style her rooms looked wonderful 40 ...She has great style her rooms looked wonderful 40 years ago and would look just as wonderful now-timeless,because of the quality of her collecting.I copied her wall of birds,sadly mine are not all 18th century like hers.In fact posted them on my blog yesterday.Check me out channeling Jane Wrightsman.Bumble at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373365757370344752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-85892056459827030952012-02-27T22:47:27.319-05:002012-02-27T22:47:27.319-05:00She has great style her rooms looked wonderful 40 ...She has great style her rooms looked wonderful 40 years ago and would look just as wonderful now-timeless,because of the quality of her collecting.I copied her wall of birds,sadly mine are not all 18th century like hers.In fact posted them on my blog yesterday.Check me out channeling Jane Wrightsman.Bumble at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373365757370344752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-40734276000456453762012-02-27T22:27:10.466-05:002012-02-27T22:27:10.466-05:00She's the best of the AMERICAN WOMANs dream! I...She's the best of the AMERICAN WOMANs dream! I send her many thanks for her gifts to us ALL, unmatched by even those who aspire to her Crown to this day.The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-31488930410566220422012-02-27T21:46:57.256-05:002012-02-27T21:46:57.256-05:00Mrs. Wrightsman's fondness for appliqués to cr...Mrs. Wrightsman's fondness for appliqués to create the look of a one-of-a-kind fabric has been a big influence on developing my own tasteThe Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com