The transformation of the Howard room at Belvoir Castle required an interior designer in order to best interpret a scheme of such history and scale: a firm with the requisite expertise to bridge traditional concepts and contemporary expression. As authorities of English country house style for almost a century, Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler – officially the longest running design firm in the UK – were a natural choice. The combined talents of Emma Burns and Philip Hooper thus gave wing to a revived interior - a masterful composition of expert craftsmanship and traditional skills that yet effects fresh character and charm – an exciting chapter in the castle’s continued history. @belvoircastle @duchessrutland @sibylcolefax @collierwebb @gsdltd @colefaxandfowler @littlegreenepaintcompany @papersandpaints @fenwickandtilbrook @vaughandesigns @robertkime ____________________________⁣ #deGournayxBelvoir #degournay #interiordesign #handpainted #handpaintedwallpaper #belvoircastle #chinoiserie