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| The Sitting/Guest Room in the New Orleans apartment of Rick Ellis and Thomas Jayne. Photo by William Waldron from AMERICAN DECORATION: A SENSE OF PLACE. |
Twenty-four projects by Jayne Design Studio are discussed in the book and illustrated with remarkable color photographs of the highest quality. Thomas' rich academic background in decorative arts and historic interiors reinforces his respect of the traditions of the past while creating interiors to suit modern sensibilities.
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| The stairhall of a house in Philadelphia features a green painted floor. Photo by John Hall from AMERICAN DECORATION: A SENSE OF PLACE. |
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| The dining room of a house in Scarsdale. Photo by Pieter Estersohn from AMERICAN DECORATION: A SENSE OF PLACE. |
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| The living room of a house in Scarsdale. Photo by Pieter Estersohn from AMERICAN DECORATION: A SENSE OF PLACE. |
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| The sitting room of a house in Scarsdale. Photo by Pieter Estersohn from AMERICAN DECORATION: A SENSE OF PLACE |
Thomas Jayne's own announcement of the launch of his new book can be read on his blog Decoration: Ancient and Modern.
John, love this post on Thomas Jayne's book and can't wait to see it. Also wanted to say I've just spent the last 30 minutes or so catching up on your blog and you've been knocking it outta the park here, sir. Really good stuff, all of it. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Frances. I hope you'll be a regular reader. I appreciate your commenting.
DeleteI always enjoy seeing the high and low game at work--as with painted floors in a grand interior.
ReplyDeleteMr. Jayne has certainly studied his Colonial interiors well, down to the over scaled plum colored wallpaper in the Scarsdale parlor---reminiscent of the flocked papers at the Wentworth-Coolidge house in Little Harbor near Newcastle NH, or the Washington bedroom at the Webb house in Wethersfield, CT.
D.E.D., the house in Philadelphia has a striped stair runner (not seen in this photo) typical of the colonial period yet very contemporary in its colorful simplicity. And I thought the big scale wallcovering with contemporary coloring was a fresh approach, too. Thanks for your comment.
DeleteWhat a bold stroke, using an over-scaled wallpaper in a modestly proportioned
ReplyDeleteroom like the sitting room of the Scarsdale house!
Brilliant.
I agree, Toby. Updating does not (necessarily) have to mean huge modern lamps and inflatable furniture.
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