Wednesday, 13 February 2019

Beautiful or useful?

I'm not going to repeat Mr William Morris's oft famous quote, but I think the interior of Standen sticks to both bits of the brief very successfully. It must have been such a relief after the dark colours and overstuffed clutter of the mid Victorian era.










Arilx
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1 comment:

  1. thelma13 February 2019 at 09:32

    Beautiful photos of a very comfortable home. Like the quiet simplicity of that chair.

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