What I'm Looking At Today: More Napoleon III Chairs

As you all may know, I love odd chairs and while I almost always use new custom upholstery for my main pieces, I do like to use antique or antique inspired frames for my secondary seating. Came across a few nice examples which I've posted below....some nice fabrics and these could go in almost any room.

Because life is too short to have the same boring furniture as everyone else.

What I'm Looking At Today: Bathers, Picasso

Les baigneuses, Pablo Picasso
1918, oil on canvas.

Versailles Historical and Contemporary Furniture

We were fortunate enough to visit Versailles last September to see the installation " The palace of Versailles and the Mobilier National". The exhibition was split into two sections the first devoted to historic furniture from the Garde-Mueble Royale, the Royal Furniture Store, under Louis XIV to the present.

The Hall of Mirrors

The Queen's Bedroom

The Dauphin's rooms furnished with choice Louis XV and XVI pieces along with contemporary furniture designed by Mobilier National whose primary task is furnishing the Republic's official buildings.

http://www.chateauversailles.fr/homepage

http://www.mobiliernational.culture.gouv.fr/fr/expositions/actualites

Henri Samuel

Henri Samuel was one of the world's great tastemakers. His clients ranged from the Rothschilds and the Aga Khan to Valentino as well as the French government in restorations of many important buildings. The pictures here are from Architectual Digest and House and Garden's Best in Decorating.

His own apartment pictured here shows how easily he mixed periods and styles. I especially love the sculptural furniture by Phillipe Hiquily.

For all of the talk today about 'the mix' no one has done it better. Considering that the apartment is part of an 18c house in Paris and is filled with antiques and was photographed in the 80's, I'd say that you could do these rooms today without changing one thing....now that's says everything you need to about great decoration.