Another year has come to an end. It’s always a bit sad in a way, but at the same time it always feels exciting to welcome a new year. Always associated with good hopes that the new year will be better than the previous one, for some reason.
Why not start the new year with a little luxury and glamour. Right now I’m following a series called Versailles which of course offers fantastic environments. The series starts with Ludwig XVI’s grand plans with the expansion of his hunting lodge in the town of Versailles. The series of course also includes wars, intrigues and everything else that belongs to a king’s activities. Inspired by this splendor, it will be on pictures from castles and other estates. In other words, eye-catching of the most grandiose kind. Since it can get monotonous with these certainly magnificent but conventional and old environments, I match with suggestions for contemporary variants. If there is anyone who would like to live a little royally.
Louis XIV in all his splendor. He succeeded in building the world’s largest palace, the Chateau de Versailles. He became the great role model for many other rulers and princes around Europe when it came to creating an architectural framework for princely power.
This is the Sun King’s bedroom, which looks rather overdecorated by today’s standards. But it was all about showing power and that there was money.
Not Versailles, but a luxurious bedroom worthy of royalty.
Another bedroom in the Palace of Versailles.
Well, this is a worthy translation in the present tense. Incredibly fancy headboard.
A salon where the court gathered. At that time, a lot of seating was required.
A salon of today. The beauty of this one is that it is made for conversation.
The Queen’s private salon is a little more intimate.
This is how it might have been designed today.
This is the king’s private dining room. Aside from the castle setting, it feels quite walkable even today.
Why not add a bit of colour and a more intimate private dining area. Note the beautiful 19th century wallpaper from de Gournay.
This is a bathroom from the series. An impressive size of the marble bathtub.
No marble bathtub, but still quite luxurious.
The Hall of Mirrors, Galerie des Glaces , is a large room in the middle of the palace. It is considered one of the main attractions of Versailles and construction began in 1678, at the time when the palace became the official residence of the king. I would say that this is the ultimate luxury,
It is completely impossible to achieve anything that corresponds to the magnificent hall of mirrors. You have to scale back your ambition and think of mirrors as beautiful interior design details or something that helps to make the room look bigger. Mirrors magnify and double. Therefore, place a mirror against something beautiful that is worth looking at.
Kitchens in old castles are often located in the basement where the servants lived. The kitchen above is in another fantastic castle, Chenonceau in the Loire Valley. (I’ve blogged about it before)
This kitchen is no slouch. It comes from Clive Christian, an English company that designs incredibly luxurious kitchens. Check it out here: Clive Christian official
Ending this post with some generally flashy environments.
Lovely old style armchair.
Crystal chandeliers always add royal shine to a room.
Trendy crystal chandeliers fit nicely in a modern environment.
Silk definitely belongs in a castle environment and of course also in a modern home. Nothing can lift an otherwise minimalist or any interior like silk. Check out Alma House’s beautiful silk in blue. Alma House blue shantung silk
Nice seating area with a type of Bergère armchair that can be advantageously incorporated into a more modern environment, timeless as they are.
A grandiose bedroom ends this odyssey in magnificent surroundings.
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