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A Backwards Glance
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The Sitting Room
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The Sitting Room is warm, cozy & inviting; vermillion-coloured
walls accented with cobalt-blue velvet curtains are a sedate backdrop
for comfortable furnishings grouped before a stately fireplace. Large
gilded mirrors reflect space & light. A glowing Coromandel screen is
illuminated by enormous export porcelain lamps; more of my
blue-and-white porcelain collection can be seen throughout the room,
especially atop the bookcase and mantel. Also visible are my books;
and still I add more!
Colours are bold & masculine, contributing to the club-like
atmosphere of the room. Deep Chinese yellows offset glowing red silks
& velvets; vibrant cobalt-blue and emerald-green are lively counters.
An array of brightly-coloured pillows, many sewn by yours truly,
provide further accents.
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The Entrance Foyer & Hallway
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The Entrance Foyer is an appropriate ante-room to the Sitting
Room, almost an annex, due to the same wall treatment of vermillion
paint and chinoiserie paper borders. The floor tiles of black & white
marble are easily cleaned during Chicago's long winter. A large,
comfortable wing chair is upholstered in custom cobalt-blue
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The Master Bedroom
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The Master Bedroom
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The Dining-Room
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The Master Bedroom
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The Second Bedroom
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The Master Bedroom
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The Kitchen
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The Master Bedroom
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The Morning-Room
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The Master Bedroom
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"Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again ~"
~ Daphne Du Maurier
This is my very first house, my very first mortgage, my very first unbelievable opportunity to create a world in which all the elements were a direct
reflection of my own taste and design philosophy. I lived in this house for eight years, eight wonderful years of constant & considerable
experimentation, adjustment, change, and, in summation, I must say, a process of refinement & discovery of my own personal design statement.
What you see on this page is not what I started with; far from it, in fact. Many of the pieces shown on these pieces were refinished,
reupholstered, recovered & restored, not just once but several times, to the everlasting delight of my workrooms & craftsmen. Many of the colours
shown in these rooms were not original, nor even part of the initial design scheme, but evolved, gradually, over time as I unceasingly searched for
that specific expression of my self, my person, my whole.
The journey of design is dynamic, fluid, ebbing & flowing like an Alpine stream, but always continuous. In looking back, I am astonished &
delighted at the journey: the challenges, the experiments, the mistakes, the decisions & the inspirations which culminated in this opus.
Folio Five
Sanjay R Singhal Professional Design Services, PC
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