Bruce Bradbury (http://www.bradbury.com),who is said to have been attracted to the Victorian Era by the “unabashed celebration of colour and ornament”, had the following to say about plain, white walls: “Whenever I walk into a Victorian and see a plain white room, I feel that something is terribly wrong. It’s as if all the colour, all the magic, all the warmth and vitality of the original had been slowly stripped away over the years – leaving only a bleached skeleton.”
Wallpaper
In the new house (name pending…), my impulsive reaction to the various “country rose” wallpapers/borders was, “Ick – strip it! Paint solid colours!”
But I found myself surprised by the number of people who would perhaps hope to feel transported to a bygone era, and have been revisiting some wall-covering pages that I’d bookmarked when Harrington House was first acquired.
I found this article – from this year – and figured I’d share it with any interested readers. Bradbury wallpapers are nothing short of exquisite, but this article give some delightful insight into the company’s namesake.
Enjoy!
The Great Wallpaper Rebellion: Defending Flamboyance in a World of White Walls
this article’s ‘featured image’ is Bradbury & Bradbury’s Metford Frieze in moss.
We have the keys!
We got the keys for the house next door and wanted to share our quickly assembled decorations (though it’s really about the woodwork 
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