Ahh, Symmetry! Not only are decorative porcelains presented on this lovely English hall console table, but underneath, the pair of blue vases and a handsome antique Georgian cellarette (wine holder) enhance the entire composition.
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We often overlook the hidden potential lying beneath our furniture! With a touch of creativity, these overlooked areas can be transformed into elegant spaces that enhance the overall aesthetic of any interior.
Learning from ‘the best of the best’ has always inspired me. My television series aimed to show masterpiece and privately owned houses. Their interiors feature time-honored decorative techniques. Touring exceptional houses can enhance your ability to decipher the difference between an innocuous-designed, trendy-trite interior from a timelessly elegant interior that is charming, inviting, and memorable.
Always strive to buy in pairs for balance and symmetry; this vignette is a prime example! The pair of Chinese blue and white garden stools underneath the attractive English table can also be utilized for extra seating.
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Vignette designed by Rosa Bernal
I discerned a clever decorative technique while filming an episode with Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill inside the Private Apartments at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, and it left an indelible impression on me: utilize the unused space under a piece of furniture!
In Blenheim Palace, at the end of a long hallway on the piano nobile (Italian for “noble floor”), a graceful console table features a collection of blue and white porcelain on top and underneath it. The three blue and white vases gracing the floor, enhance the vignette elegantly.
This is a prime example of how porcelain can enhance art. The soft blue hues in Consuelo Vanderbilt's dress complement the blue and white porcelain collection, which cannot be seen here due to the cameramen and equipment while we were filming…. a good reason to visit Blenheim Palace to discover more examples like this!
So, look around your house for unused real estate under a table, console, sideboard, or highboy, and be inspired! Here are a few decorative suggestions to consider using:
~ bust, statue, or sculpture
~ Chinese porcelain footbath
~ cachepot filled with plants or flowers
~ stack of large coffee-table books
~ ottoman or a pair of benches; both can be used for extra seating
~ cellarette (wine holder)
~ collection of vases
~ Chinese garden stools
Just outside our Hunt Room at Fox Hall, a bronze sculpture jumped underneath the antique American card table!
Grandmillennial Tip:
If you have small children or a rambunctious dog, heavy sculptures, benches, and books work well as decorative elements on the floor instead of porcelain pieces, which can easily be broken!
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