I could not resist and submitted two entries:
My Inspiration came from Charlotte Moss's books,
A Passion For Detail, and Creating A Room,
which were both illustrated by the talented James Steinmeyer
whose watercolor illustrations were infinitely more interesting
than photographs.
I loved Steinmeyer's illustrations so much
that I bought the series, printed on card stock,
from Charlotte Moss's first store.
Years later I discovered a stash of artwork by a grand aunt.
I wasn't wild about my grand aunt's pen and ink drawings,
but I loved the frames.
I found five more frames to match,
then framed the James Steinmeyer illustrations,
and hung them in a group
in my living room
to mimic window panes.
Voila
A Room With a View
In fact,
a room with many views
of other interiors;
mini views where the viewer looks in instead of out.
My series of views,
grand rooms, famous in the annals of interior decoration history,
are a fun curiosity in my quirky, antique, Connecticut cottage.
A list of the illustrated rooms
Diana Vreeland's living room, Coco Chanel's living room, Bedroom of Mark Twain, Dining area of Thomas Jefferson, Ogden Codman's sitting room at the Grange, Cecil Beaton's drawing room at Beaton House, Elsie de Wolfe's bathroom; Winston Churchill's drawing room at Chartwell, Duchess of Windor's dressing room and Vita Sackville's writing room at Sissinghurst.
Patmore "intended it to be a decorating primer for the masses" or
I also love how this wonderful seat changes over time.
and this perfect monogrammed stool.
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