tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post4123120527469581617..comments2024-03-14T04:01:02.005-04:00Comments on THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE: Favorite Room: Billy Baldwin & the Green SconcesThe Down East Dilettantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-30027418928156740792013-09-24T00:07:06.432-04:002013-09-24T00:07:06.432-04:00Well, Lordy!
Boy, those green sconces are somethi...Well, Lordy!<br /><br />Boy, those green sconces are something!<br /><br />this comment by "anonymous"<br />has to be the stellar moment of your experience in the blogosphere!<br /><br />I think we have to believe him/her!<br /><br />Lordy! I have to say again!<br /><br />Holy COW!!<br /><br />Interesting......there are no "HEADLINES" in the blogosphere!<br /><br />For good.......or ill......no headlines.......or this would have been one......two years ago!<br /><br />Fascinating! This is!!<br />Penelope<br /><br />I hope you have spent most of the last two years patting yourself on the back for guessing the "verre eglomise"<br /><br />Sheesh! Who could guess that from that picture......except you??<br /><br />And how did the grandchild stumble upon this?<br /><br />Do we believe this? I do!! No question!!<br /><br />(proof of the puddin)g......I have set out a search for the July 1949 edition of House and Garden) I want it for reference of great and exquisite taste!!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-47645065507227370922011-09-16T22:45:03.380-04:002011-09-16T22:45:03.380-04:00Just stumbled onto this blog today. I can answer t...Just stumbled onto this blog today. I can answer the question as to the color of the barometer because this house belonged to my grandparents. The barometer is black and gold "verre eglomise". <br /><br />Ruby Ross Wood, Billy Baldwin's employer/mentor before he set out on his own, first decorated this house. In fact, the decor of the foyer is much more a reflection of Mrs. Wood; Billy only made two minor adjustments here. These include reupholstering the Dutch chairs (originally in pink leather) and the addition of the Gothic style birdcage. Mrs. Wood's decoration of my grandparent's home can be seen in the July 1949 edition of House & Garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-75685291773541898692010-10-14T21:36:24.494-04:002010-10-14T21:36:24.494-04:00This sconce is very unique. I haven't seen thi...This sconce is very unique. I haven't seen this type of sconce yet. I think this green sconce fits in a kid's bedroom because it looks so playful to the eye. When I turned 14, I told my dad to install traditional <a href="http://www.stonecountyironworks.com/categories/Shop-Products/Iron-Lighting/Iron-Sconces/" rel="nofollow">hand forged iron sconces</a> in my bedroom, because I want my room to look more lady-like. My dad agreed with my suggestion. He bought sconces and some <a href="http://www.stonecountyironworks.com/categories/Shop-Products/Iron-Fireplace-Accessories/" rel="nofollow">hand forged iron fireplace accessories</a>.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17357696632945502442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-6632158710420867292010-03-03T23:27:04.690-05:002010-03-03T23:27:04.690-05:00i picked up a badly smashed chandelier at the dump...i picked up a badly smashed chandelier at the dump that had arms like those sconces. i thought it was more modern but maybe not. have to give its remains another look.<br />to me, the odd thing about that hall is all that modern pattern stuff seems to be in a sort of colonial interior - maybe neo which i suppose would make it all right in someones mind. love the sconces and if the barometer was green it would match.<br /><br />sorry - i couldn't come up with a good definition for the security word - "maetedic" - maybe you can.Turner Pack Ratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611044946684881118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-41058547566613251722010-03-02T19:11:29.726-05:002010-03-02T19:11:29.726-05:00"Down East Dilettante to Block!""Down East Dilettante to Block!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-15536104703983912992010-03-02T19:08:48.171-05:002010-03-02T19:08:48.171-05:00I graduated from high school in 1967 and I was cha...I graduated from high school in 1967 and I was channeling Jacqueline Kennedy and Audry Hepburn. I wonder what I would have done if I had been given this book when I was 14. I don't think I was evolved enough, yet. So nice to have such erudite youngsters to ferret out the facts of such loveliness and pass them on to us. Great mysteries do abound at DED. Can't wait for the next installment.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-6995208414359771362010-03-02T12:46:13.836-05:002010-03-02T12:46:13.836-05:00Yvonne, you know what they say: "March comes ...Yvonne, you know what they say: "March comes in like a lion..."<br /><br />Anonymous, thank you. I blush at the compliment.<br /><br />Little Augury, you don't want to know about the neckerchief, you really don't. Worn with a very nice Glen plaid sport jacket and a pink oxford button down, it was a mod touch. I think I was trying to channel the Duke of Windsow. Unfortunately, I channeled him on a day that he was channeling Paul Lynde....The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-55766100393166812152010-03-01T21:38:20.141-05:002010-03-01T21:38:20.141-05:00So great and as one of your regular readers, privi...So great and as one of your regular readers, privileged I should say- I love the investigative part. Well done, Sherlock. Those green sconces are dynamite and are you longing for more than the picture? What a wonderful book to have gotten at 14, ah and the scarf-thing can not wait for that. Billy B- yes a perfect description edited chic!P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-2837268733755002162010-03-01T19:54:55.277-05:002010-03-01T19:54:55.277-05:00I keep this hall in my head always as the combinat...I keep this hall in my head always as the combination of floor and stair carpet patterns plus green sconces just sends me. I agree with you about Zenitherm being the floor material, nothing else looks or act quite like it. <br /><br />I really like the way you think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4185045903146972312.post-75533876082141132012010-03-01T18:26:53.647-05:002010-03-01T18:26:53.647-05:00That is the first time I have ever seen sconces li...That is the first time I have ever seen sconces like that.<br /><br />good post<br /><br />Enjoy this Maine weather.ugh!!!<br /><br />yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.com