Six Interiors Fit for Royals
If you can't be a royal yourself, you may as well live like one.
To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom, we present six elegant interiors fit for royalty, but found in everyday homes. Long live great design!
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1/6Photography by Mick HalesIt is safe to say decorator Stef-Albert Bothma dines like a king in his Italian palazzo . The white and gray dining room resembles Wedgwood jasperware. “I have three different dining tables depending on the size of the guest list,” notes Bothma, who can easily seat 24. The soaring mirrors on the long walls are 18th-century “modernizations” to the house, whereas the trim Louis XV–style consoles beneath them are his own designs, bearing marble tops from nearby Carrara. The stunning chandelier is also new, made in Florence to match the style of the room.Photography by Mick HalesIt is safe to say decorator Stef-Albert Bothma dines like a king in his Italian palazzo . The white and gray dining room resembles Wedgwood jasperware. “I have three different dining tables depending on the size of the guest list,” notes Bothma, who can easily seat 24. The soaring mirrors on the long walls are 18th-century “modernizations” to the house, whereas the trim Louis XV–style consoles beneath them are his own designs, bearing marble tops from nearby Carrara. The stunning chandelier is also new, made in Florence to match the style of the room.
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2/6Photography by Mick HalesIn his same Italian residence, Stef-Albert Bothma's bedroom is equally as regal. Bothma printed antique French tapestries on linen and hung it on the primary bedroom’s walls. The red velour on the chairs, bed frame, and canopy is from Zimmer + Rohde; the canopy’s back panel, a Zuber fabric, features a crest with the designer’s initials. Patterned fabric on bed and nightstands by Lee Jofa.Photography by Mick HalesIn his same Italian residence, Stef-Albert Bothma's bedroom is equally as regal. Bothma printed antique French tapestries on linen and hung it on the primary bedroom’s walls. The red velour on the chairs, bed frame, and canopy is from Zimmer + Rohde; the canopy’s back panel, a Zuber fabric, features a crest with the designer’s initials. Patterned fabric on bed and nightstands by Lee Jofa.
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3/6Photography by Thomas LoofThe owner of this 35-acre farm inherited a château in her native France and wanted to create the Connecticut countryside equivalent. She turned to Ferguson & Shamamian to deliver a historically accurate home. One of the property's horses, Flair, makes an appearance at the drawing room door.Photography by Thomas LoofThe owner of this 35-acre farm inherited a château in her native France and wanted to create the Connecticut countryside equivalent. She turned to Ferguson & Shamamian to deliver a historically accurate home. One of the property's horses, Flair, makes an appearance at the drawing room door.
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4/6Photography by Thomas LoofIn the same grand Connecticut residence, the foyer is covered in Farrow & Ball's rich Hague Blue. The entry floor also features repurposed seventeenth-century limestone pavers, while the paneling references early eighteenth-century Georgian and early American patterns.Photography by Thomas LoofIn the same grand Connecticut residence, the foyer is covered in Farrow & Ball's rich Hague Blue. The entry floor also features repurposed seventeenth-century limestone pavers, while the paneling references early eighteenth-century Georgian and early American patterns.
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5/6Photography by Peter MurdockIt might come as no surprise that a client from the U.K. owns this East Hampton summer cottage. “Like any proper Englishwoman, my client brought wonderful antiques, comfortable upholstery, and beautiful collectibles to the project,” designer David Kleinberg recounts. The primary bedroom is furnished with a brass and white-lacquer chandelier, vintage armoire, and armchairs covered in Robert Allen’s Checkered Out. The canopy bed’s interior fabric is Keva II from Elizabeth Eakins.Photography by Peter MurdockIt might come as no surprise that a client from the U.K. owns this East Hampton summer cottage. “Like any proper Englishwoman, my client brought wonderful antiques, comfortable upholstery, and beautiful collectibles to the project,” designer David Kleinberg recounts. The primary bedroom is furnished with a brass and white-lacquer chandelier, vintage armoire, and armchairs covered in Robert Allen’s Checkered Out. The canopy bed’s interior fabric is Keva II from Elizabeth Eakins.
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6/6Photography by Peter MurdockA pop of red brings a jubilant aura to the dining room. An antique painting by Dutch artist Justus Sustermans overlooks a suite of neoclassical oak dining chairs, the backs of which are upholstered in Norbar’s Olympia. The carpet is from Patterson Flynn. Tour the full East Hampton home here.Photography by Peter MurdockA pop of red brings a jubilant aura to the dining room. An antique painting by Dutch artist Justus Sustermans overlooks a suite of neoclassical oak dining chairs, the backs of which are upholstered in Norbar’s Olympia. The carpet is from Patterson Flynn. Tour the full East Hampton home here.
