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The Master Bedroom from a project by John Tackett Design.
Photo by Pieter Estersohn from SOUTHERN ACCENTS ON COLOR. |
The Devoted Classicist is a great admirer of decorative painting, and this is the second of a series of essays, the first being back on December 26, 2010. Shown here is the Master Bedroom of a house in the Volk Estates area of Highland Park, Dallas, Texas. A view of the exterior and the renovated staircase in the stenciled Entrance Hall can be revisited on the July 28, 2011, post. The suite occupies part of the existing house as well as the second story of one of the new additions; in addition to the large bedroom, there are His & Hers Dressing Rooms, His & Hers Bathrooms, a Sitting Room, and an Office. The wood chimneypiece was reused from the Garden Room downstairs (below the Sitting Room) and given a faux marbre finish. For the sake of variety and to give a coziness to the room with a big cove and tray ceiling, it was decided that a faux bois paneled decoration would be just the ticket. The decorative painting was executed by the noted artist Robert Jackson and his team.
The bed, a discontinued model by Mark Hampton for Hickory Chair which was given a glaze painted finish on site, was chosen by collaborator Josie McCarthy who also specified all the fabrics. John Tackett Design provided a full size template for the bed canopy (and pleated valances for the windows and French doors) to work with the embroidered fabric from Chelsea Editions. The photo, which originally appeared as part of an 18 page article in
Southern Accents magazine, is from the book
Southern Accents on Color, available
here. And yes, the magazine editor and photographer did move the candle wall sconces and watercolor portrait for the shot!
