Some clients have extremely contemporary tastes while others prefer traditional space layout, antique furniture and ornate fabrics and wall papers. One of my current jobs falls in the latter of these categories. The room I am using as an example is a traditional dining room. The following are some of the suggestions I put forward to place the client's taste for traditional full length curtains, chandeliers etc. within a more contemporary framework. A Victorian style mahogany dining table and matching chairs were previously purchased by the client and will clearly be the most prominent items of furniture in the room.
A traditional Cole & Son wall paper (dusty pink grey with silver pattern) sets the early 20th century tone.
Porta Romana's Lartigue ceiling light brings a slightly contemporary twist to the equation.
The crinkled silk like dark fabric from Villa Nova (top colourway) adds drama and sets the background for the tieback in nickel to stand out.
The Fabricant pole (gun metal paint finish, not black as shown in the picture) tilts the balance back towards a more traditional take on window dressing and so does the
matching tieback (part of the 2009 Fabricant collection).
A possible alternative to the abovepole and tieback could have been
this Fabricant plain timber pole with
simple cap ends
and a Jason d'Souza clear tieback
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