tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post3209480381237977684..comments2024-03-28T14:29:32.353-05:00Comments on The Devoted Classicist: Naguib Abd Allah, Eaton SquareJohn J. Tacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-76348975059377553472013-09-26T11:50:52.807-05:002013-09-26T11:50:52.807-05:00Thanks for commenting, Dean.Thanks for commenting, Dean.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-79192283946790189112013-09-25T15:05:43.689-05:002013-09-25T15:05:43.689-05:00John, I love the style of this London flat- so opu...John, I love the style of this London flat- so opulent, and yet so warm and inviting!Dean Farrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651467227402717540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-77476832488112249722013-09-24T16:57:48.889-05:002013-09-24T16:57:48.889-05:00Gesbi, they wanted a contrast, the text said, for ...Gesbi, they wanted a contrast, the text said, for the Master Bedroom, and they succeeded on that term. For a neutral scheme to be successful, I think, it needs architecture, either in terms of the actual building or the furniture.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-76388953544356951042013-09-24T15:05:28.084-05:002013-09-24T15:05:28.084-05:00Yeah, spooky right? Hence my appreciation of this ...Yeah, spooky right? Hence my appreciation of this particular post.<br />RegardsSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843072284822496590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-78579399921755234702013-09-24T11:13:55.362-05:002013-09-24T11:13:55.362-05:00Very, very beautiful. The bedroom was almost a dis...Very, very beautiful. The bedroom was almost a disappointment though. It looks a little chilly by comparison with the other rooms!gésbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094108253356167918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-21807080997758167642013-09-23T14:44:32.863-05:002013-09-23T14:44:32.863-05:00Mark, photographer Derry Moore is famous for depic...Mark, photographer Derry Moore is famous for depicting what at least appears to be natural light in his photographs. (I am not sure if the casts of late afternoon light in the Lion's Room are actually natural or not). But this is a good example of his work. Thanks for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-69161533950071922202013-09-23T14:21:18.004-05:002013-09-23T14:21:18.004-05:00What beautiful fabrics and beautiful interiors. It...What beautiful fabrics and beautiful interiors. It's interesting how browns — even in the paintings — take on a golden glow in these rooms.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-72847010448863214312013-09-23T10:58:34.673-05:002013-09-23T10:58:34.673-05:00Judith, thanks for your comment.Judith, thanks for your comment.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-27311487290650525462013-09-23T10:54:38.147-05:002013-09-23T10:54:38.147-05:00Penelope, I appreciate your comments.Penelope, I appreciate your comments.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-49251686638035897152013-09-23T07:42:55.353-05:002013-09-23T07:42:55.353-05:00Agree with Penelope! Delicious post, rooms, the c...Agree with Penelope! Delicious post, rooms, the color, the colors, thank you! judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163559978152050676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-25253019753177114972013-09-22T22:01:23.180-05:002013-09-22T22:01:23.180-05:00"Lost Splendour" Indeed!
Well said, Sw..."Lost Splendour" Indeed!<br /><br />Well said, Swan!<br /><br />Well said.....a less seldom look at the shoe on the other foot, as well!<br />Lump still there. Probably stuck.<br /><br />Penelope<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-39012068155092570512013-09-22T21:56:39.683-05:002013-09-22T21:56:39.683-05:00I got a lump in my throat reading this. What beaut...I got a lump in my throat reading this. What beauty and taste! And what generosity and hospitality shown to his friends! What a world gone by!<br />What taste; and what an eye for understated elegance. Poignant and touching and a lost world!<br />Had I been Mrs. Schlumberger; I am afraid I would have run away and been in some <br />hiding place with him!<br /><br />I know nothing of these people; except what you have shown me! Lump still in place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-16102401453849588822013-09-22T20:04:18.175-05:002013-09-22T20:04:18.175-05:00T.S., a less seldom look at the shoe on the other ...T.S., a less seldom look at the shoe on the other foot, one might say, no? Thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-34952133257603414782013-09-22T13:47:46.242-05:002013-09-22T13:47:46.242-05:00J., I neglected to mention that fabric specialist ...J., I neglected to mention that fabric specialist Kirstin Williams was employed on the project. John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-49340004950469913912013-09-22T13:38:58.169-05:002013-09-22T13:38:58.169-05:00Simon, what a coincidence that you are building a ...Simon, what a coincidence that you are building a miniature of a terrace house on Eaton Square. I'll be checking back on your blog to watch the progress.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-11670676083938608332013-09-22T09:40:37.040-05:002013-09-22T09:40:37.040-05:00Well...certainly the spoils of Lost Love! Poor Pi...Well...certainly the spoils of Lost Love! Poor Pierre, Poor Sao! More ill gotten gains than Princely pass me downs...but then Interiors are based on ONES fantasies.<br /><br />That said...I do love all the parts that make the whole! Certainly a look we seldom see anymore, redolent of a Lost Splendour!<br />The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-1930076832456882312013-09-22T09:09:57.886-05:002013-09-22T09:09:57.886-05:00The Library! and the fabric on the sofa...!! just ...The Library! and the fabric on the sofa...!! just beautiful. lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-16963424663662780732013-09-22T02:16:40.695-05:002013-09-22T02:16:40.695-05:00Hi John
What a perfect start to a Sunday morning. ...Hi John<br />What a perfect start to a Sunday morning. Earl Grey and a new Post to read from my favourite Blog! Thanks again for another well composed article with pictures to match.<br />A real pleasure.<br />Have a great weekend<br />SimonSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843072284822496590noreply@blogger.com