HEATHER’S STUDIO BECOMES DINING ROOM

LARGE PAINTING FOR A SMALL DINING ROOM, REFLECTING THE SURROUNDING NATURE AND WILDLIFE

THIS DINING ROOM IN A MANSION IN MANHATTAN WAS PAINTED IN A DEEP PURPLE WITH SILVER PATINA. THE SILVER "INSTALLATION" ON THE LEFT WALL I DESIGNED TO ECHO THE REFLECTIONS OF THE MIRRORED DOORS AS WELL AS REFLECTING THE ARCHITECTURAL SKYLINE OF THE CITY.

THIS AMSTERDAM DINING ROOM HAS TWO WINDOWS FACING ONTO A LARGE BACK GARDEN. THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT WAS TO CONTINUE THE OUTDOOR SPACE INTO AN AIRY AND LIGHT INTERIOR, HELPING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE OFTEN INCLEMENT DUTCH WEATHER. VISUAL ELEMENTS DEVELOP THIS THEME: AIR, INSECTS ON THE WALL, ETC.. THE TEXT FOLLOWING THE LINE OF THE CEILING AROUND THE WALL IS FROM “EMBLEMATUM LIBELLUS”: AN EARLY 1546 MANUSCRIPT OF ALLEGORICAL VERSES.. THE CRANE CONTINUES VISUALLY THE TEXT'S THEMES. OTHER ELEMENTS PERSONAL TO THE OWNERS WERE ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THE OVERALL DESIGN.THE LINEN BLINDS CREATE A LESS FORMAL ATMOSPHERE AND ALLOW MAXIMUM LIGHT ENTRY. THE CURTAIN TREATMENT ON THE OPPOSITE WALL CAN BE CLOSED TO CONCEAL THE KITCHEN WHEN DESIRED. THE CHANDELIER WAS A LUCKY FIND THAT CONTINUES THIS AIR, LIGHT, AND GARDEN THEME WITHOUT BEING TOO FORMAL.

THE STARTING POINT FOR THIS DINING ROOM WAS TAKEN FROM THE ANTIQUE ETCHED GLASS DOORWAY IN THE ENTRY WAY. THE FABRIC OF THE CURTAINS CONTINUES THE RIBBON ELEMENT AND THE PAINTED PUTTI CONTINUE IT EVEN FURTHER.

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