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| An interior design project by Bunny Williams in Richmond, Virginia, features decorative painting by Bob Christian. Photo from Architectural Digest, January, 2012. |
One of The Devoted Classicist's favorite motifs in decorative painting on walls is draped fabric. A very effective but relatively subtle example of this is seen in a Richmond, Virginia, house decorated by Bunny Williams and featured in the January issue of Architectural Digest magazine. The painting was executed by Bob Christian Decorative Art. After studying painting in art school and training under John Rosselli, Bunny's husband and owner of several To-The-Trade businesses in addition to the retail shops Treillage, Ltd. they founded together before their marriage, Mr. Christian relocated to Savannah, Georgia, where his wife owns Julia Christian Gallery, a retail outlet for paintings by both of them.
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| Homeowners Helga and Floyd Gottwald, Jr., pose in the entrance hall of their Richmond home decorated by Bunny Williams. Photo from Architectural Digest, January, 2012. |
Although the scheme does not completely cover the walls, or even the whole room, the photo with the homeowners gives a good representation of how the decorative painting helps tie together the large-scaled architectural detailing by Jay Hugo of 3north.
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| The wife's sitting room in a North California project by Suzanne Rheinstein with decorative painting by Bob Christian. Photo from Architectural Digest, December, 2011. |
Another of my other favorite motifs for decorative painting on walls is trellis work. Coincidently, here is another example of painting by Bob Christian, this time in a house in Northern California decorated by Suzanne Rheinstein with architecture by Ken Linsteadt in the December issue of Architectural Digest. The decorative painting helps lift the low large-scaled cove with a representation of bamboo used to give the treillage a lighter appearance. The potted flowers are a reference to her home furnishings shop Hollyhock.
Decorative Painting, Part One can be viewed here and Decorative Painting, Part Two can be viewed here. More of the work of interior designer Bunny Williams can be seen in her book BUNNY WILLIAMS' POINT OF VIEW: THREE DECADES OF DECORATING ELEGANT AND COMFORTABLE HOUSES, available at a discount here. Suzanne Rheinstein's own homes and some projects are shown in her book AT HOME: A STYLE FOR TODAY WITH THINGS FROM THE PAST, available at a discount here. A favored rate subscription to Architectural Digest magazine is offered here.
