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Lavender’s Blue + Rue de Rivoli Paris
A Boulevard of Dreams and Things “We met at the little bar across the place from Dior’s called the Fontaine-de-something and had one – two – three Champagne cocktails on my expense account. Then we had lunch.” Shamrocks and Unicorns, … Continue reading
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Tagged 228 rue de rivoli, alain ducasse, elisabeth visoanska, hotel meurice calais, lavender's blue, le meurice paris, lord kilbracken, nairns paris, philippe starck, shamrocks and unicorns, stuart blakley, versailles
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Hôtel Charles V + St Paul Le Marais Paris
De Temps en Temps Continuing the bookending theme of a year well spent: Easter in George V, Christmas in Charles V. The former, westward upstream of Notre Dame; the latter, eastward downstream. One, extrovert art deco; the other, discreet Swedish … Continue reading
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Tagged charles the wise, european house of photography, george v hotel, hotel charles v, hotel daumont, hotel de sens, hotel henault de cantobre, hotel st pol, ian nairn, la male deffeene, lavender's blue, nico thibault francioni, notre dame, river seine, rue st antoine, st paul, st paul le marais paris, stuart blakley
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Paris + Autumn
Coucou Loulou Frou Frou Paris was a dream that autumn, a beautifully drawn dream.
Posted in Hotels, Luxury, People, Town Houses
Tagged frou frou, lavender's blue, loulou, paris, stuart blakley
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Chicks with Bricks + The Prince’s Trust + The Ned London
Changing the Narrative It’s the time of year for females to be out in force. And a few feisty males. Celebrating women in property and construction is what makes Chicks with Bricks tick. The pre Christmas highlight is a fundraiser … Continue reading
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Tagged charles hanson auctioneer, chicks with bricks, de montfort university, donald urquhart, holly porter, iceni, jo richardson, kdh associates, kirsty hall, lavender's blue, lucie cox, mandrake hotel, mello view gardeners shed, nomad, princes trust, sadiya yasmin, stuart blakley, tala fustok, the line, the ned city of london, vivienne westwood
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World Boutique Hotel Awards 2019 +
The Four Score Nations Robin Sheppard, Co Founder of Bespoke Hotels, calls it, “A star studded, must attend, essential date in the world’s perpetual calendar.” The ninth World Boutique Hotel Awards takes place, as ever, in Merchant Taylors’ Hall in … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Hotels, Luxury, People, Restaurants
Tagged 2019 world boutique hotel awards, antonelli puglisi, awarta nusa dua resort and villas in bali, bradley goian, director schlomo gabbai, elisabeth visoanska, eroline lamontagne, fond doux plantation and resort st lucia, founder eco luxury, francisco seresina, laura scampini proprietor tenuta montemagno resort, lavender's blue, lyton lamontagne, maureen ohara cnn, merchant taylors hall city of london, mestyle garage hotel bangkok, ninth world boutique hotel awards, phatthamon sangratkanjanasin, robin sheppard co founder bespoke hotels, silent pool gin, stuart blakley, tenuta montemagno relais and wines, villa sostaga gargano, wild retreat vancouver island, worshipful company of merchant taylors, writer cheryl king
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La Divine Comédie Demeure Privée + Spa Avignon
A Sense of Theatre A private paradise. A secret world. A hidden kingdom. Cloistered glory. The very essence of exclusivity. If luxury could be bottled… heavenly scent. A multiple epiphanic realisation of complete beauty and tranquillity. Not even a Gallic … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Country Houses, Design, Fashion, Hotels, Luxury, People
Tagged amaury de villoutreys, avignon, colette gigi, colette the cat, dante, donald tusk president of the european council, frances hodgson burnett the secret garden, gaston, gilles jauffret, la divine comedie demeure privee spa, lavender's blue, min hogg founding editor of the world of interiors, provence, rue des bains, rue sainte catherine, rue saluces, simone, stuart blakley, theatre du chene noir, theatre golovine, thedule
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Forss House Thurso Caithness + The Chimneys
Passing Places Really, a newspaper cutting was enough to book Forss House for a Highlands escape. Those chimneys, even looming large in a thumbnail! Close to the northernmost point of Britain, Dunnet Head, the hotel overlooks a serpentine river and … Continue reading
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Tagged anne mackenzie general manager, chimneys, dunnet head, forss house hotel thurso Caithness scotland, galignani messenger, john gifford, joseph gribben belfast builder, major charles radclyffe, pevsner guide buildings of scotland highland and islands, sinclairs of orkney
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Lynnfield Hotel + Restaurant Kirkwall Orkney Islands
Freighted for Heaven A sea of chairs fills the drawing room. And somewhere at the core of Lynnfield Hotel is the 1790s manse of Kirkwall Cathedral. In 1902 Walter Grant, owner of the adjacent Highland Park Distillery, bought the house … Continue reading
Carrigart Hotel Donegal + Soufflé
Fair Dos | No Bother “The Carrigart Hotel was dead fancy! It really was The Place To Go To. They even served soufflé!”
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Tagged carrigart hotel, donegal, downings, lavender's blue, stuart blakley
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Hôtel Meurice Calais + Lavender’s Blue
Schmotel From Paris to Berlin Calais, we’re always at home in Le Meurice. C’est bon. C‘est très bon. Tout suite.
Posted in Architecture, Art, Country Houses, Design, Developers, Fashion, Hotels, Luxury
Tagged berlin, hotel meurice calais, lavenders blue, le meurice paris, stuart blakley
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Royal Ascot + The Duchess of Cambridge
Berserk in the Berkshire | A Missing Glass Carriage | Courses for Horses | The Tori Party The Season is in full swing. Tuesday morning of Summer Solstice week: a chauffeur driven Merc screeches to a halt outside The House … Continue reading
Posted in Country Houses, Fashion, Hotels, Luxury, People
Tagged catherine duchess of cambridge, charbonnel and walker, fortnum and mason, frankie dettori, guards polo club, highgrove, house of lavender’s blue, lavenders blue, ollie dabbous, queen anne stakes, rolls royce, royal ascot 2019, royal berkshire hotel, stuart blakley, the duchess of cambridge, wentworth estate
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Lady Verona Residence Verona + Lavender’s Blue
Expounding Riddles With The Harp Everything tastes better in a palazzo with a campanile.
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Tagged italy, lady verona residence, lavender's blue, stuart blakley, via armando diaz
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Hôtel + Café Métropole Brussels
Eclectic Dreams It’s the café with a hotel attached. In 1890 the Weilemans-Ceuppens brewing brothers opened Café Métropole chiefly to sell their own branded beer. Such was their success they bought the bank next door and transformed it into a … Continue reading
