"A Backwards Glance"

The Den was, and remains, one of my favourite rooms. Here, I used colour in ways I had never done before; the results were, to say the least, striking. Walls were painted fuchsia pink, deep cobalt-blue & also upholstered in deep Chinese orange silk. The centrepiece was a cobalt velvet sofa, piled high with hand-sewn silk pillows, blankets & cushions. Antique Chinese ancestor chairs feature box cushions in deep blue & green, edged with blue & green braid.The walls were covered with more framed art: & prints, original photographs, sketches and even a rendering or two from my university days. The entire room is pulled together by the lovely pink Heriz carpet.