AD Spring 1970. Taking a trip down memory lane… I opened an old issue of Architectural Digest from the spring 0f 1970 and this gem caught my eye. “An American Versaille.” This french style pavilion is located in Santa Barbara California.

DECADES: A Pictorial, revisiting the interiors we love!

The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jennison

Below is a view of the pool courtyard.

The large 25 x 31 drawing room is furnished in the French style. Provincial pieces are combined with a more formal regency style.

One of the highlights for me in the image below is the coromandel lacquer screen standing behind the games table. And one of the more formal pieces in the room is the Louis XV writing table. A similar one is available at Sutter Antiques.

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DECADES: Pictorial

Architectural Digest September 1985

Fashion Designer Cathy Hardwick’s Fire Island Retreat

Cathy Hardwick

Water views from the expansive deck. Plates designed by Mrs. Hardwick

“Situated on two acres, the house surrounded by a sparsely populated nation seashore assures serene inaccessibility”

Iron and plaster twig bed covered in gauze

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Michael Taylor

Test of Time in Architectural Digest’s August 1984 issue.

August 1984 Issue

Photography by Russell Macmasters

Neutral palette creates a sense of unity.

Fruitwood table sits in entrance hall and is flanked by classical columns and urns.

Above: Louis XVI chairs and cypress column side table. 

The armoire is from the estate of interior designer Frances Elkins.

“The way you learn to design is to work for a client who is demanding, someone with elegance and taste.”

Above: Chinese lacquered screen. And rock crystal hanging light fixture.

Master bedroom 

Frank Rosa

March 2017 – No4

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