Superstitions

Do you hold any superstitions? I don't mean picking up pennies and avoiding black cats, this is a design blog after all! While going through some photos I took in the Metropolitan Museum of Art earlier this year, I noticed that these wall lights had the candle wicks left unburnt. I've always been taught that tapers should be charred before being left in a candlestick; not sure why, but I've always followed this rule. I know it comes from some unknown superstition but I can't seem to find what would happen if I didn't burn them! Do you follow this practice?
These rococo wall lights are manufactored by the Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin in the 1760s.

PENSIERO STUPENDO ...

Just because ... PATRICK H, JOHANNES V.W. and MANYA all at Stella Models ...
Some testosterone to get you through the week ...
A PENSIERO STUPENDO :-)

Vizcaya: Goyesca

Adjacent to Giudecca and sharing a bathroom in the southeast tower is the guest room Goyesca. Named after the Neoclassic murals which cover the walls which depict Roman styled grotesques, I'm not sure the theme is the most appropriate or restful for use in a bedroom but they are none the less lovely!

Despite the pink lined bed canopy and delicate plaster ceiling medallion, I think this room has a decidely masculine feel to it, don't you? Maybe it's just the restrained neoclassical decorations which appeal to me.

The advantage of a tower bedroom is multiple exposures; here facing the bay as well as the gardens.

Other guest rooms feature just as much detailing in the wall coverings, such as the one below which has a strong chinoiserie influence.

So many guest rooms, could you possibly just choose one? I wonder how many guests would switch rooms weekly to experience them all!

Mideval Modern

Like some sort or "Game of Thrones" prop, this gravity defying cut glass piece is an art deco decanter, likely from Czechoslovakia. 11.5" high.

Help wanted!

Can anyone identify this fabric?



Hopefully someone can, I LOVE IT :)

Image from Ada and Darcy

You Go Swirl

A whirlwind of hand blown copper and teal glass from mid-century Murano, Italy. 8" in height.

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