Emma Waddell
Emma Waddell
Collected my new house from the very talented architect Anthony (Ted) Wright. Thought I would show you the scale of the house against my 10 year old daughter. Based on a London Town house it’s a blank canvas. with working sash Windows it’s architecturally correct to do it justice on a design level is going to be quite a challenge. Can you see the garden?
Started the prep on the Art Deco suite last night. I put the components together, but you know when it doesn’t look right? I am trying to match with my clients furniture (sofa) but chintz on chintz isn’t working. Colours are right but I am going to loose the wallpaper. I need to make some design changes and I have something else in mind…..
Next room for me is the hotel function room, where the wedding ceremonies take place. This room will have a conservatory to the left on a purpose built extension, that’s why the French doors look like they lead to nowhere, they will lead directly outside. They are my clients lights, the rest my own stock, this is how I put the room together from planning to wiring, to finishing. Tips with each photo if they are any help.
Finally finished working on the hallway on my current house. It took all morning just to work out all the angles on the skirting that goes up the stairs. I have also upgraded the central chandelier to one from Rosels in America, made from real Austrian crystals.
The grand hallway in my current commission is taking a while to do. There is a lot of prep work painting and measuring before I can put things together. My client has some nice mouldings, Sue Cook cornice, RepliCast door pediments and a niche from the States. You can still see it’s a work in progress, but it’s coming along. I couldn’t help trying some bits out to see how it would look.
I have now finished the Tudor suite in my clients hotel. She had a lovely Sue Cook fireplace and mantle going in, I have customised it to match her furniture. It’s very dark green and gold, but it doesn’t show the colour on the photos.
Today’s update. Started on the hallway I have laid some tiles and put on the final coat of paint. I have made notes as I went to give tips where I can.
When I work on a house I use as much of the clients own things as possible. Most of us have a ‘stash’ of goodies we have kept for ages waiting for that just right project. In this one I have used my clients lights and most of her wallpapers. This room took ages as the original paint (magnolia) just looked terrible next to her wallpaper, it’s a Tudor themed hotel suite, I had to repaint everything a new darker shade. Here is today’s work with notes on what I did and how. What do you think of the colour change?
Work progressing on a rather complicated hotel room. This room has both an ensuite shower room and also a passage leading from the hall which will lead to other rooms and floors. you can see how I did the work to give the impression of both and how I feed wires through walls. I use blocks of MDF as spacers to make sure the new wall sits in position top and bottom.
Update today on Rosemary’s hotel. Red reception and dining room complete, both lead out to East and West wings, which is why they have extra doors. One says ‘staff only’ and I still have work to do on the hotel clocks.