Doing the Personal Style quiz made me think a bit about what my own style is and how it has evolved over the years.
My first thoughts are that it has always been incredibly important to me, a bad colour can disturb me in the way that constant loud noise can for others. I also know that it has never been about fashion, nor is it just visual. I think the internet gives quite a skewed impression of how interiors work.
The more I thought about it, the more I realised that this could take a long time to explore.
This quote expresses it beautifully;
It came from a wonderful blog called Vignette Design written by a lovely lady called Dolores. It is well worth a look. Just click on the link above.
So where did this passion begin? Well I grew up in a Georgian farmhouse "Grove House" (below) where my brother and his family still live.
Georgian houses and their contents still make me go weak at the knees. I grew up taking lots of beautiful space for granted.
It didn't occur to me until much later that "La Jovienne" and "Grove House" have an awful lot in common. Two staircases, half basements, period features, space and even a room half way up the stairs (known as the mi-étage in France)
They also shared an appalling antiquated electricity supply that in the case of Grove House finally burst into flames and had to be replaced very quickly! At La Jovienne, the supply had been declared unfit for use and sealed off so the viewings with the estate agent took place by candlelight. Probably not the recommended way to buy a house.
The Yorkshire village I grew up in had several old Halls and Manor houses that were sold while I was a child. There were auctions of the finest antiques but the 'lesser' items were sold at the village garden fetes. I spent all my pocket money and later, the wages I earned at the local hairdressers, on essentials such as amber jewellery, hand marbled papers, dusty old books, pictures and lots more 'stuff' that I just loved arranging and re-arranging.
I still have some of the things from those days, including a collection of blue and white china. Some of it was my grandmother's dinner service, other pieces were added later. Each piece has a story. It now takes pride of place in the dining room.
I do like modern design too, if it is good quality. Terence Conran was a big influence, worthy of a blog post on his own.
I have a very emotional or psychological approach to decorating, I know how I want a room to make me feel and the rest follows.
Here is another quote that says it all.
My first thoughts are that it has always been incredibly important to me, a bad colour can disturb me in the way that constant loud noise can for others. I also know that it has never been about fashion, nor is it just visual. I think the internet gives quite a skewed impression of how interiors work.
The more I thought about it, the more I realised that this could take a long time to explore.
This quote expresses it beautifully;
So where did this passion begin? Well I grew up in a Georgian farmhouse "Grove House" (below) where my brother and his family still live.
Georgian houses and their contents still make me go weak at the knees. I grew up taking lots of beautiful space for granted.
It didn't occur to me until much later that "La Jovienne" and "Grove House" have an awful lot in common. Two staircases, half basements, period features, space and even a room half way up the stairs (known as the mi-étage in France)
The Yorkshire village I grew up in had several old Halls and Manor houses that were sold while I was a child. There were auctions of the finest antiques but the 'lesser' items were sold at the village garden fetes. I spent all my pocket money and later, the wages I earned at the local hairdressers, on essentials such as amber jewellery, hand marbled papers, dusty old books, pictures and lots more 'stuff' that I just loved arranging and re-arranging.
I still have some of the things from those days, including a collection of blue and white china. Some of it was my grandmother's dinner service, other pieces were added later. Each piece has a story. It now takes pride of place in the dining room.
I have a very emotional or psychological approach to decorating, I know how I want a room to make me feel and the rest follows.
Here is another quote that says it all.
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