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Gorhambury –The restoration and remodelling of an 18th century Palladian house. Designed in partnership with Inskip Gee Architects, Piers Westenholz and Hambleton Decorating. Using the backbone of the existing British collection, 20th and 21st century artists and creators breathe new life into the rooms.
The Garden Room
The epicentre of the home with a Boffi kitchen overlooking a Piranesi chimneypiece, artwork collected by Rosie includes Chris Levine, Bouke de Vries, Emma Sargeant and Ingo Maurer.
The Great Hall
The Great Hall refreshed by a new picture hang based on 1851, niches restored, an 1825 colour scheme tweaked by Piers Westenholz, and curtains inspired by those hanging at Floors Castle.
The Drawing Room
The Drawing Room has a similar furniture layout to a drawing room at Chatsworth, with seating arranged around the second Piranesi chimneypiece, a restored chandelier, a giant rug commissioned from Sussy Cazalet and original Bullock pier glasses and cabinets.
This pretty twin room retains 1950s wallpaper and pink velvet curtains from decades earlier. The lamps and dressing table were collected by the 6th Countess of Verulam. The portrait by Pascal-Leon de Glain between the beds is of the 3rd Viscountess Grimston, who with her husband commissioned the house to be built. The beds and coronas are designed by Stefa Hart.
The Studio Bedroom
The Studio bedroom was once the studio of artist Dione, the Countess of Verulam and the decoration is a tribute to her work. The room and adjacent bathroom are hung with collages, oils and watercolours by Dione and other artists she values. The screen was a gift by Dione to the room and inspired by early 20th century Russian artist Natalia Goncharova.
This magnificent early 20th century Shanks bath affords a wonderful view of Coade stone Corinthian capitals, the only original external stone at Gorhambury.
Rosie stalked this dreamy bath for ten years, the painted relief is a nod to how it was decorated before, but led by the motifs on the wallpaper.
Two Robert Taylor designed staircases at Gorhambury hung with different interpretations of globe lanterns.