Oscar Wilde would have lived in this bedroom. Besides saying, "When I die, I want to be buried with my blue-and-white," he believed that living and relaxing were not separated at birth. The Irish writer would have found this room flush with lounging opportunitie , from the comfy hand-painted four-poster to the rounded-back chaise to the two fetching window eats.
Interior designer Michael Whaley chose a blue-and-white color scheme for this Greenwich, Connecticut, showhouse as a reference to tranquil blue skies and calming water. Next, he embraced the room's architecture by applying a sophisticated blue coile fabric to the walls inside the dormer window niche and above the old-fashioned beaded-board wainscoting, which is painted a soothing pale blue.
"These elements make the room feel so cozy that you can just imagine curling up here with a good book on a rainy day," Whaley says.
To make the window eats meditative escape for reading and daydreaming, he skirted them with elegant toile, which is restful on the eyes , mimics the fabric on the walls, and adds decorative finesse. Plump cushion ensure maximum comfort.
Heaps of cosmopolitan decorative touches enhance the room's cocooning instincts. The elegant antique reproduction screen softens the corner and depicts a favorite Victorian getaway: Brighton Beach Royal Pavilion. Gold frames galore add fancy, while plush cushions fashioned from vintage Italian and French fabrics give the room extra calm.
