Black and white are true opposites that pack a powerful punch when wedded together and used in designing interiors. And whether your style runs toward classic or contemporary elegance, the black/white color combination works beautifully as a go-to palette for the bath. This blog post is directed to those who like an old world classic style bath and are especially enamored with the bold, high contrast sophistication of the black/white combination. Hopefully the images below will give you ideas on how you too can create a timeless black and white bath as well as make it uniquely your own. housebeautiful.com One of the easiest ways to bring classical style into your black and white bath is via your flooring. The harlequin (or checkerboard) floor is that iconic pattern that’s been used for four millennia so I don't see it going away…ever. A claw foot tub and French chair complete the classic look РЕНЕ СТОЭЛТИ ......via admagazine.ru Now this is my idea of a stunning old world bath...
Decorating With Classical Busts
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If you wish to incorporate an old world classic feel to your home's interiors here is one thing you need to remember. Yes, it is nice to have beautiful antique furniture. However, your space will truly be transformed by the vintage accessories you collect and display. It is these smaller scale objects that bring a sense of age and give patina to any interior. To bring classical personality to any room you will need to draw from Greek architecture through the use of neo-classical style columns, busts, urns, statues, and any other architectural salvage you might find. If your space won't allow for large pieces such as statues and sculptures, the bust is just the answer.
In this blog post we are going to concentrate on the classical bust. A classically inspired bust automatically elevates a space and, as you will see from the images I have gathered, that space can be anything from Contemporary to Gustavian. Busts just seem to work well in all kinds of interiors.
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If your room is as grand as Versailles .........there is room for a bust.
There was a time when wealthy citizens incorporated features of imperial portraiture into statues of themselves and classical busts of admired friends or distinguished ancestors were displayed throughout a home.
The busts were usually displayed on plinths or in deep recesses in the wall predominately in rooms such as halls, libraries, stairways, or reception rooms.
Henri Samuel
There is more of a casual formality in most homes now and you will find classical busts on tables, credenzas, consoles, and chests.
As a three dimensional art object in a space, it can break up the monotony of two dimensional art.
Paolo Moschino
A classical bust can bring interest, color, and texture to a space. You can find them in shades of cream, gray, terra cotta, and even black.
Some like to use their classical busts in pairs as designer Timothy Corrigan has here in this space. Classicism is all about symmetry so this placement is widely accepted.
Others prefer a single bust used like this with other classical elements. The paintings on the console echo the neo-classical style as does the urn motif at the top of the fabulous mirror.
I love this beautiful bust of a young French boy classically placed on a marble mantle or console...... I can't tell which.
Lisa Farmer - Eye For Design
This picture is of a bust I have in a corner of my living room. I have used it in so many ways throughout the years.
Lisa Farmer-Eye For Design
This is another classical style vignette in our bedroom. I like mixing busts with other architectural fragments like the relief above the picture.
Jacque Garcia recreated the original neoclassical style of Château de Champ de Bataille, his own 17th-century estate in Normandy by adding elements such as this antique Roman bust.
Another interior style that beautifully puts the spotlight on classical bust and other forms of architectural salvage is the Swedish/Gustavian interior.
Classical busts work so well in the Gustavian home since it is a pared back version of French neoclassicism and is the perfect combination of Swedish restraint and French decorative style.
A classical bust used in a more contemporary setting. This subtle nod to the past is sure to bring refinement to your space.
photo by Jose VIlla
Don't forget outdoors!!! Cast stone busts are suitable for gardens, lawns, terraces, and courtyards, as well as for interior design.
A circa-1700 neoclassical bust graces the front lawn at designer Timothy Corrigan's Los Angeles home.
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Inspired by ancient sculptures, the busts complement other landscape ornaments. There might be an upcoming post all about classical elements in the garden. Keep watching!!
Just thought I would add this since we are talking about classical busts. This man's work is incredible.....you will be amazed!!!
From an inch away, the sculptures of Li Hongbo look like plaster. They are not. These large reproductions of classical busts are 100% paper. And I’m not talking about papier-mâché, or cast paper pulp, or painted paper – just a stack of raw white paper, impossibly carved by hand.
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