I saw this and was absolutely floored by this beautiful space. The stone floors , the patinas that make up this area are soothing to me.
The shape of the staircase , even the hand rail on the staircase is beautiful. I would love to see the rest of this place. I am intrigued.
"Quarried from the seventeenth century in the Languedoc region of France, this stone was used extensively for flagstones in the grand country houses of the area. Today,
Antique Barr is reclaimed by
a small bands of gypsies and it is as a result of Paris Ceramics’ close contacts in the area that the company is able to control the supply of this stone.
Unusual for its consistent richness, texture and patina from floor to floor, this is one of the few antique flagstones the company is able to supply on a regular basis.
Available in Antique Blonde Barr
(large hand-shaped flagstones laid in coursed lengths) and in
Antique Dalle de Blonde Barr
(random sizes), these flagstones are in
varying tones of golden-beige."Paris Ceramics
http://www.parisceramics.com/Portfolio/10_DF.htmlRenee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
I'm still thinking about the patterned floors in Mary Douglas Drysdale's living room at the Richmond Symphony Designer House. Here's some close-up pics of the floor that Tom Hickey and his staff at Rising Tide Inc created based on Mary's design. Beautiful work.
Love this floor too! Hope you're having a good weekend. I'm off to San Francisco later in the week.
