Sunday, February 12, 2012

My Three Favourite Parts of Sarah Richardson's London Townhouse

I got my new Canadian House and Home magazine and was thrilled that there was an article about a London (England) townhouse that Sarah Richardson and crew had decorated.  It was beautiful and amazing and fantastic - just like you would expect it to be.  I checked online and since I couldn't find pictures of it anywhere I didn't want to spoil the surprise for when you first see the home.  Instead I thought I would show you the three things I liked best about it (and give you a little sneak-peak at the same time).



1) I love the family room and especially these chairs.  The room has many shades of blue and, of course, a variety of fabrics in the upholstery and the cushions.  I especially love the dots and curved lines on this fabric.  I also adore the beautiful silver twig side table between the chairs.



2)  I love the pale blue cabinets and crystal hardware in the kitchen, but what really caught my eye is this antique French wine-tasting table.  I love the patina and the simple lines.



3) And finally I love the living room, which is a gorgeous room with fireplaces at both ends.  To arrange the furniture to allow for  intimate conversation areas while taking advantage of the fireplaces, two sofas were put back-to-back in the centre of the room.  The overall envelope of the room is very neutral with cream walls and sofas and cream patterned drapes.  I love the rich claret reds and rusts in the cushions, the patterned rugs, and the chaise.  I especially like the two cushions on either end of the sofa.






And finally, I love the quotation from Sarah Richardson which is something that I have always held to be true:




I like a different colour for each room.  If you're going to open another gallon of paint, you might as well make it a different colour.
I often read in magazines that they have used the same paint throughout or even the same colour family throughout so that there is continuity and flow.  Well I say flow, schmow - I like to see different colours used.  Variety is the spice of life after all.


Isn't this house a beauty?  What did you like best?


(all photos in this post were taken by me from pictures in my Canadian House and Home magazine March 2012)

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14 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness Grace...what a stunner. I, of course, think Sarah Richardson is sort of a decorating Goddess. :o) There hasn't been one room she has done that I haven't loved. These rooms are no different. Thank you so much for sharing. I knew nothing about this. Your photos are wonderful.

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  2. by far and away my favorite part is the floors in the kitchen. stunning.

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  3. I think I love anything she does. I need to see if they sell that mag at Barnes and Noble.

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  4. What's not to love?! I love it all, especially those chairs in the first photo...yum!

    Kat :)

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  5. Looks great - is this story in the February issue? I might just need to buy the digital edition i think! K xx

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  6. Is this London, Canada? I am personally not a 'blue' fan so am imagining it in a more neutral colour. I like that twig table.

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  7. Beautiful...I just adore blue though so I'm totally smitten! Love that sofa too :o)
    ~Des

    PS. I am now following you on
    Google....hope you will
    follow me back :o)

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  8. I loved the living room - what a great space!! As always, Sarah put together a room with flair :-)

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  9. She's has a little blue in there for you and some red in there for me. She's by far one of my favorite designers.

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  10. I just love her style! I agree - those chairs are great!
    -Shelley

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  11. Love the side table in the first image.

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  12. That silver twig table is to die for! Do you know if this remodel is going to be an HGTV series in the US? Her shows are always my favorite.

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  13. I love Sarah Richardson style and love to watch her shows. I've never seen anything she has done that I don't like. I'm signed up to follow you in the new linky follower tool, that way I will not miss a post if GFC goes away all together. Would love to have you do the same :)

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