Bunnys land is completely surrounded by deer fencing and there is a shocking system across the front of the property. A porch, loggia, or veranda is aplace to derive pleasure by pottering or delight in doing nothing. (and trying not to tower over her!) Ive been creating new-traditional interiors since 1988. Posted on June 30, 2016 by fredgonsowskigardenhome. Bunny used a natural-tone palette so that when you are in this room you feel like you are already in the garden., Bunny has a grand conservatory, but she also has plenty of plants indoorsand ideas about how to show them to their best advantage. I couldnt agree with her more, but that is another story. (to read a post I did on that event look at Martha was there and so was I, Trade Secrets Ct, Sharon, Connecticut). "One of my favorite views of the house is from the porch right off our bedroom," Bunny writes. By Rizzoli International Publications, John Rosselli, Bunny Williams. John Rosselli Antiques & Decoration 306 E 61st . Save "John Williams Lamp", and we'll notify you when there are new listings in this category. A successful interior designer, author and businesswoman, Williams and her husband, antiques dealer John Rosselli . They are wax, and they look like real candlesthe flame flickers and moves. "Treillage was something entirely new when it opened, but all good things come to an end. Following a joint trip to the Chelsea Flower Show in London, the pair conceived the shop as a stateside source for the best in garden decoration. With extreme admiration, I remember staring at this room, (I believe it was in House Beautiful) for hours. We love entertaining. It is high English Country style. photo by Heather Clawson of Habitually Chic. To read further in my comment I referred to the aged patina on several of her furnishings. (to see the full article that Ive written about that building read my post Bunny Williams new studio at her Falls Village, Connecticut Estate). Today at 11 am, some of it goes to auction at Stair Holly Hamner John Rosselli Antiques 306 East 61st Street, New York. There are many more things that I could show you but a blog post can only be soo long. Your email address will not be published. Photo by the fabulous lifestyle blogger Stacy Bewkes of Quintessence. The front facade of Bunny Williams and John Rossellis Falls Village, Connecticut retreat, which was the subject of Bunnys iconic coffee table book An AFFAIR with a HOUSE, where she covers the decorating of the house and other buildings and the laying out of the gardens. I love the relaxed attitude! I think it might be mine too.! For the formal parterre gardens, visible from the conservatory where Bunny does much of her entertaining, part of the decision to create a box structure was the beautiful view it provided year-round, whether filled with annuals in the summer or coveredwith snow in the winter. Still, while enjoying the antiques, what Bunny really wanted was to be a decorator. I have to agree. I can come down here like thisshe makes a tight fistand in a day. I love dead-heading, I love weeding, I love cleaning. What kind of business does Bunny Williams have? Antique mirrors, graceful hurricane lamps, and marble-top tables add elegance to a room filled with plants. I adored watching her decorate, she says. When were here, we live outside. She wears an embroidered blue-and-white caftan that matches the mixed blue-and-white china laid for dinner: antique Kraak salad plates atop candy-striped dinner plates from Pearl River Mart. To me, the Sunken Garden area of the estate has seen the most reworking. In her speech she says how she loves table cloths from places like Pier One Imports (uh huh) and Anthropologie! lol I imagine that this room if one were paying retail would [] I think people enjoy being in someones home so much more than a restaurant. Not long before they broke ground at La Colina, John had sold a family farmhouse in New Jersey that was packed to the rafters with 50 years of inveterate collecting. Perfection puts people off. Photo: By Phyllis Higgerson. You want to get the plants up over your head. Over the years twin perennial gardens on both the east and west side of the garden seemed to have gotten deeper and the back wall of the garden is still made up of a tall yew hedge, which has a pretty arbor in its center, that now leads to the Bird House Village. (well sorta). Inside, the stereo is switched on and one couple begins to dance, gently twirling over the striped dhurrie to the Temptations My Girl. Theres not a mosquito in sight. John Rosselli Antiques - Reproduction Lighting. (including Bunny's husband, John Rosselli, the ber-antiques dealer who has also been Furlow's business partner for decades) acted as though . In the center of the garden, to unite all of the different beds, is a double metal arch where annual vines crawl up. Looking at the photos, also notice how upright yew have been trained into topiary by the covered porch of the house. Thanks for always showing us beauty wherever it may be, and for your generosity in helping all of us find and create beauty in our own lives. What a beautiful home, theres so much to take in its almost overwhelming. Bunnys weekends are as full as her weekdays. Studies interior design at Garland Junior College in Boston. Bunny had spied them from her car, at an antiques store, while driving up historic Route 7 to get groceries. The Party Barn, dating from around 1840, started out as a garage and catch-all for the property. Reid Rolls. Yes? Hi, Im Laurel, and Laurel Home is the website and blog for Laurel Bern Interiors. via Loi Thai of Tone on Tone. Bunny bought this painted English chest at an auction; the mirror is a carved French antique, and the hydrangeas and their pots are all made of tole. I get more pleasure looking at trees and fields than almost anything. She freely admits that before she bought this house she knew nothing about gardening. An expert on barn re-purposing was called in to help with turning it into a living space. To put it another wayNo Furniture Botox. I got most of the garden chopped down and the annuals pulled out, and tonight they say there might be a killing frost. They enrich us as we spend more time there. Looking onto the parterre garden is The Conservatory, which is the dining room for the Party Barn. I join Bunny on a pair of sumptuous chaises on the upper veranda facing the sea. The nucleus of the furniture in Punta Cana is the residue of houses and things that I really, truly love and that mean something to me, says John. 1-208. You dont want everything white or everything brown or everything black, so its having a dark wood piece mixed with something thats gold or glass with wood., This mixing creates a timeless feel and keeps the house from ever feeling out of date (the inevitable downside of a trendy home) or what Bunny calls dead (the curse of an all-traditional one). The original fish pond is now surrounded by other parterre beds and new stone paths give the space a much more formal look. Its not real. We will also tour John's personal apartment, located within walking distance of the one he shares A family of coons has killed one hen and our two roosters this week. #3. Its heaven waking up in her pale turquoise bedroom, says Bunny. It is hard to imagine that the now lush tropical garden was once a rocky coral outcrop requiring two feet of topsoil to be trucked in. So now I have my little remote control and I light them all at once.. As in the past, and still today, stone pavers surround the pool and a low boxwood hedge creates the feeling of stepping into an enclosed space. Thats why I love going in a room thats a little messy or the chair cushion is a little saggedI know they sit in it. These talented and influential members of Americas design community were New York City shopkeepers who became friends in the 1960s. By Bunny Williams, John Rosselli, Rizzoli International Publications. The Delta flight from icy JFK to balmy Punta Cana is practically a mini-charter. Very Dorothy Draper! she exclaims. Her partner John works as an antique dealer. You dont want everything low. Following a joint trip to the Chelsea Flower Show in London, the pair conceived the shop as a stateside source for the best in garden decoration. No time to think. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published by Rizzoli with a forward penned by design icons Bunny Williams and John Rosselli the book was bound to be promising, but it more than exceed[ed] my expectations. My earlier foray into Bunnys china room confirms that this table setting for 14 does not make a dent in the designers inventory of dinnerware whether in blue and white or other colors. haha! It is the centerpiece of her book, An Affair with a House. But once made sound, with the addition of a steel beam for support, a fireplace was added on the north side of the room and two arched windows were added to flank it. The bed is dressed in Indian cotton, hand-blocked, with ancient Moghul motifs. More greenery culled from the property bedecks the mantel and the dining room table; the staircase is adorned with a lush garland which features swags accentuated by a collection of hand-carved wooden bells. Decorated with handsome antiques and sparkles of gold, the house has a sense of history and gravitas, but also of life and change. To which, Rosselli suggested they open one. Located in New York, NY. However, Bunny and John also have a New York City Life. At the far end of the garden is a rustic pergola covered with climbing roses which makes up the third wall, and the windowed wall of the Conservancy acts as the fourth. But, how things have changed. She doesnt collect full sets; when she and John entertain, the dinner plates might not match the dessert plates and may come from disparate eras, but they always share the same color scheme. Every room should have some gold in it. John found the huge blocks of limestone while looking around a stone-cutters lot in the south of France, which Bunny says are, suitable for a Parisian bassin; they surround the gunite lap pool. Rosselli, an avid cook, is in charge of the lunch menu, which generally involves a bird of some kind, a squash casserole, baked oysters, and an apple crisp made with fruit from the couples trees. hey! Bunny Williams' new studio on her and husband John Rosselli's Falls Village, Connecticut estate. Treillage takes its name from the iconic garden antiques store founded by Bunny and her husband John Rosselli in New York. Click on photos to enlarge). All About Wainscoting + The One Thing You Must Never Do, 12 of the Best Paint Colors To Go With Red Brick. She spends her weekends when its not covered with 5 feet of snowgardening. John & Bunny featured in House & Garden, 1991 He has several showrooms around the country including one in the D&D building from which he sells reproduction furniture, lighting and fabric lines from renowned names such as Robert Kime and Raoul Textiles. Just walking through the different garden areas and around the house and other out buildings, gives you so many more different beautiful sights to see. I love that noting has to look imperfect condition, but be interesting to look at, not cookie cutter; aged with patina, but sophisticated. The mahogany Victorian dining table (inherited from Bunnysgreat-aunt) is used for everyday dining and entertaining; in a low-ceilinged room an antique tole lamp makes a great alternative to a chandelier. This is your chance to meet her. The gravel and stone trimmed paths leading up to the sculpture are also recent additions to this garden. Looking at the above photos you can see how different conversation groupings have been put together, so sofas talk to chairs. Im such a huge fan of yours, I tell her, trying to suppress a nervous giggle. Her mother was a gardener, and she herself grew up way out in the country in Virginia, so I would say that my soul is in the country. You want different textures. 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