The antechamber just off the Howard Room, was transformed by Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler into a wonderfully welcoming dressing room, expertly balancing the grandeur of the adjoining room. Philip Hooper and Emma Burns were inspired by the deep purple colour from the seed pods seen within the wallpaper, and used de Gournay amethyst silk velvet to upholster the walls creating a flow between the two rooms. The silk walls bounce light around the space, creating an eveloping and cosy space and are framed by a gold fillet decorative surround hand carved and water gilded by de Gournay artisans. The bed, previously belonging the the Duke’s father, was newly upsholtered with the wonderful addition of a corona hand painted in a stippled effect from which a suprisingly simple aubergine and ivory stripe fabric hang over the daybed. Photography by @dylan_location @belvoircastle @duchessrutland @sibylcolefax @collierwebb @colefaxandfowler @littlegreenpaintcompany @papersandpaints @fenwickandtilbrook @vaughandesigns ____________________________⁣ #deGournayxBelvoir #degournay #interiordesign #handpainted #handpaintedwallpaper #belvoircastle #chinoiserie