tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post6141755646010490131..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: San Simeon: The cloistersArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-30209057851726798642011-02-18T00:19:38.264-05:002011-02-18T00:19:38.264-05:00Oh my, the second photograph of hallways on either...Oh my, the second photograph of hallways on either side of the bedrooms....That is exactly what I would design for my dream house! What a wonderful trip...thank heavens spring is just around the corner in D.C.!!!<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by with your comment, so appreciated.smilla4blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516736514127098070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-12545468146564335982011-02-17T07:47:19.464-05:002011-02-17T07:47:19.464-05:00I love the ideas of the hallways - not only for th...I love the ideas of the hallways - not only for the breezes but it's like having little vestibules or terraces - another space you can enter and be "halfway" outside.quintessencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484326999396839391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-90988605065028318142011-02-17T03:57:05.966-05:002011-02-17T03:57:05.966-05:00Love the ceiling of that corridor and as you say t...Love the ceiling of that corridor and as you say the bureau is a big draw. The pun was unintentional!<br />Thanks so much for this series. I have LOVED it!<br />Best Wishes<br />RRobert Webberhttp://www.hegartywebberpartnership.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-70091338229248959072011-02-16T14:07:54.221-05:002011-02-16T14:07:54.221-05:00I love the feel of this room. It is quite simply, ...I love the feel of this room. It is quite simply, comfortable. Comfortable AND stylish!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-57338747608983144082011-02-16T12:14:34.736-05:002011-02-16T12:14:34.736-05:00Mark,I suspect the sconces above the bed #1 are ve...Mark,I suspect the sconces above the bed #1 are venetian while the hanging light fixtures are turkish. But what do I know!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-69767671394969812432011-02-16T12:12:05.121-05:002011-02-16T12:12:05.121-05:00I love the guest room light fixtures - they are wh...I love the guest room light fixtures - they are what I imagine to be a Turkish style, not what I would expect with Renaissance furnishings. Could they be Venetian?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-15014224982438430722011-02-16T11:11:42.811-05:002011-02-16T11:11:42.811-05:00Swan, I wondered if that was the reason they were ...Swan, I wondered if that was the reason they were a bit more more spare! <br />I had no idea about Haines -how fascinating!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-81403732443437381812011-02-16T11:07:29.754-05:002011-02-16T11:07:29.754-05:00The Cloisters were the rooms set aside for the Bac...The Cloisters were the rooms set aside for the Bachelor guests...in other words - The Gentlemen.<br /><br />WR forbade anyone from sleeping together unless married under his roof...whether this worked out is another story. <br /><br />Did you know William "Billy" Haines was a great friend of Marions and Hearst? He spent so much time up there with them that he credits his first lessons of decorating as the Castle. The Della Robbia Room was a special room he loved to stay in. Can you picture he and Marion telling workers to move this here and hang that there! What fun.<br /> <br />Vargueno - a Spanish 17thC desk you love so much.The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-56607240888030331772011-02-16T11:06:08.407-05:002011-02-16T11:06:08.407-05:00Renee, at san simeon interior photos (without flas...Renee, at san simeon interior photos (without flash) are allowed -but you just have to receive special permission to post them online. I wish more places would allow photography. Occasionally you can get special permission (such as I got at vizcaya).ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-86610293202535093242011-02-16T11:03:18.893-05:002011-02-16T11:03:18.893-05:00i was wondering about the permission thingie.
i wo...i was wondering about the permission thingie.<br />i wondered if they encouraged the interior shots or not.<br />i am usually chased and caned when i try to take pics {hehehehe}<br />i have never been <br />and i love the peeks into the past <br />and the magnificent-ness of it all. <br /><br />xxxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.com