tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post2182745741388242870..comments2024-02-20T11:16:44.378-05:00Comments on Renée Finberg ' TELLS ALL ' in her blog of her Adventures in Design: Get Out Your 'DROOL BUCKETS'Renée Finberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-22491017467443314772020-03-17T12:41:28.883-04:002020-03-17T12:41:28.883-04:00fab read thanks for sharing check us out
Pure Cons...fab read thanks for sharing check us out<br /><a href="https://pureconservatories.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Pure Conservatories</a>pureconservatorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635024881326988009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-4348564572894303872011-12-01T19:03:21.367-05:002011-12-01T19:03:21.367-05:00Ann
ME TOO!!Ann<br /><br />ME TOO!!Renée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-64769434449262739122011-12-01T18:50:51.839-05:002011-12-01T18:50:51.839-05:00If I was fortunate enough to have an orangerie, I ...If I was fortunate enough to have an orangerie, I would send most of my at home time in it. Portable heaters and all.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922270492303539101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-26127857162816383442011-12-01T18:26:55.403-05:002011-12-01T18:26:55.403-05:00simply grand
....and you are.
and thank g-d ........simply grand<br /><br />....and you are.<br />and thank g-d .......<br />so chatty too!!!<br /><br />a view -<br />omg <br />is there anything of more value???<br /><br />xxxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-16074127754583114182011-12-01T18:00:03.766-05:002011-12-01T18:00:03.766-05:00When I was in college back in the 1970s, a sudden ...When I was in college back in the 1970s, a sudden spike in enrollment (combined with a chronic lack of foresight & planning on my part) left me with nowhere to live for the school year, less than a week before classes started. <br /><br />I ended up renting a single room--sight unseen--from an old lady who lived in a big old house high on the edge of The Bluffs in Peoria, Illinois. I was expecting some dingy former servant's room under the eaves, but the immense room I found myself living in had been--maybe back about 1900--an orangerie, with all the classic details: the high arched windows on three sides, the brick piers inset with limestone reliefs of flowers, the tiled floor, plus what I can only describe as a dozen Louis XVI radiators. It even still had the big terra-cotta orange tree pots with garlands & putti, although there wasn't anything in them anymore but dead bugs. But it didn't matter. The room itself was high & handsome & sunny, and when I woke up that first morning, the entire Illinois River valley lay spread out before me. My pals might be living in noisy cinderblock apartments, but I had it made. It was like living in a palace. <br /><br />Unfortunately, it was a palace without heat. The beautiful radiators weren't hooked up and the glass in the windows rattled in their peeling frames. That wasn't a problem in sunny September, when my room was hotter than hell anyway, or even in October, when every maple tree in the valley below my windows turned yellow at the same time, but about this time of year, the winds that blew up from the river soon made the place unlivable. I hated to leave--for $20 a week or whatever it was that the poor old lady was renting out part of her house to a strange kid for, my room not only had the most spectacular view in town, but also a set of Empire Revival furniture with gilt-bronze mounts & an ancient (& mangy) tiger-skin rug complete with head, a souvenir of my landlady's father's hunting trips to Africa--but I couldn't spend an entire school year in bed, and by December, that was the only place in the room that wasn't ice-cold. So when a room opened up closer to campus, I packed up my stuff & moved out. <br /><br />Sometimes I think about my poor old landlady. I hope that my unannounced departure (and the sudden lack of my $20 contribution to her weekly budget) didn't leave her high-&-dry & reduce her to living on cat food, but if so, I've been paying for my youthful thoughtlessness for the last thirty-some years, because, heat or no heat, that handsome, sunny room, with its perfect proportions & killer view turned out to be the single most elegant place I've ever lived, and not a month goes by but I don't dream about it.Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-66362069267685121292011-12-01T07:54:20.036-05:002011-12-01T07:54:20.036-05:00I have always wanted one of these, as a dining roo...I have always wanted one of these, as a dining room maybe. The back of our house is the hot and sunny side so no Orangery for me. :(Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-20337620911251876462011-11-30T09:06:25.601-05:002011-11-30T09:06:25.601-05:00Thanks so much for preparing and sharing this wond...Thanks so much for preparing and sharing this wonderful post. I have noticed that in Belgium, too, the orangerie seems to be a staple in the big homes.<br /><br />I am definitely saving this post for ideas -- we are adding a sunroom next year, and while it won't be as grand as some of these, there are some great features I need to refer back to.<br /><br />ETSScribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681743103386838795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-82926697399361433322011-11-29T21:01:02.472-05:002011-11-29T21:01:02.472-05:00Acanthus and Acorn
Acanthus and Acorn
fantasy li...Acanthus and Acorn <br />Acanthus and Acorn<br /><br />fantasy list?<br />did someone say 'fantasy list?'<br /><br />yep.<br />i think if someone is into design & creative<br />they are bound to have DREAMS.<br /> i know i do.<br /><br />xxx thanks for the comment xxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-63666753369179867322011-11-29T19:58:01.437-05:002011-11-29T19:58:01.437-05:00deb....
xxxxxxxxx's back to you.
yes in that ...deb....<br />xxxxxxxxx's back to you.<br /><br />yes in that part of the world conservatories and orangeries are a very important part of a home life.<br />especially when you can pull it off money wise.<br />i am sure most would have them if they could.<br /><br />keep me posted on your adventures<br /><br />xxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-73388703340112065872011-11-29T19:15:09.312-05:002011-11-29T19:15:09.312-05:00I never knew the differences between the orangerie...I never knew the differences between the orangeries and conservatories. I see so many conservatories while walking about Aberdeen. Some are just stunning in their architecture. I've not yet heard anyone refer to them as orangeries there but I'd say they are more that than a conservatory. Thanks for expanding my IQ and seriously, how'd you know I have a drool bucket?<br /><br />*kisses*Dumbwit Tellherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148671166061931241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-6449675283874426092011-11-29T18:10:31.397-05:002011-11-29T18:10:31.397-05:00I have had a conservatory on my fantasy house list...I have had a conservatory on my fantasy house list ever since I had a fantasy house list!!! The images are just beautiful, my favorite is the one on the back of the stone house.<br /><br />Thanks for explaining all the differences, this was such a great post!Acanthus and Acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603547994268012876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-18480688378709757922009-05-24T18:00:09.234-04:002009-05-24T18:00:09.234-04:00Fantastic!!Fantastic!!Vierahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624469678130278263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-33292799436702883922009-05-24T13:40:15.884-04:002009-05-24T13:40:15.884-04:00I cut ads out of my British magazines for these ro...I cut ads out of my British magazines for these rooms all the time! One is definitely on my to-do list. The best I've ever been in was at Culzean Castle in Scotland. To absolutely die for.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-16857483205078400892009-05-24T00:33:55.432-04:002009-05-24T00:33:55.432-04:00I would kill for the space to have one. kill. wa...I would kill for the space to have one. kill. watch out people.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-71168529108659439672009-05-23T16:24:20.116-04:002009-05-23T16:24:20.116-04:00What a beautiful post. I have always been attracte...What a beautiful post. I have always been attracted to orangeries and am delighted when I find a restaurant in a restored one.Doriana Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700086449439899926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-45667606482945039552009-05-23T07:46:08.593-04:002009-05-23T07:46:08.593-04:00Wow! the Secret Garden I love the glass roof!Wow! the Secret Garden I love the glass roof!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-13781039926151727012009-05-23T03:00:01.058-04:002009-05-23T03:00:01.058-04:00I love the more classic orangeries - especially in...I love the more classic orangeries - especially in the old English country homes. Great post and history lesson. Enjoy your long weekend Renee, xv.vicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-10579138518719786922009-05-23T01:24:49.619-04:002009-05-23T01:24:49.619-04:00Wow, these sunrooms are fabulous!!
I wrote a post...Wow, these sunrooms are fabulous!!<br /><br />I wrote a post about sunrooms a few weeks ago, and only had one of the pictures that you have. So you've introduced me to more wonderful sunrooms, which I'm definitely hooked on!! If you'd like to check out the pictures of sunrooms that I found, you can see them here:<br /><br />http://design-ties.blogspot.com/2009/04/hooked-on-sunrooms.html<br /><br />Have a great long weekend :-)<br /><br />Kelly @ DesignTiesDesignTieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561438683476880640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-48345506869443804612009-05-22T18:38:01.610-04:002009-05-22T18:38:01.610-04:00Terrific pictures. They are so classic and beauti...Terrific pictures. They are so classic and beautiful. That vine in the first pic is unbelievable.My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-53062937443443018062009-05-22T16:58:48.273-04:002009-05-22T16:58:48.273-04:00fifi,
i remember it ( if it was there back in the ...fifi,<br />i remember it ( if it was there back in the late 70's early 80's),<br />and i did eat there with an old beau.<br />and he is really an old beau by now!! LOL<br />xxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-25276893229505132422009-05-22T16:54:49.977-04:002009-05-22T16:54:49.977-04:00La Maison Fou,
wouldn't it be great ?
i would lov...La Maison Fou,<br /><br />wouldn't it be great ?<br />i would love one too.Renée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-78105376402628224332009-05-22T15:41:02.818-04:002009-05-22T15:41:02.818-04:00Renee!
Sooo beuteeeeful AND I learned something n...Renee!<br /><br />Sooo beuteeeeful AND I learned something new! I want one ore two...the openness it creates is fab!<br /><br />Blessings...Renae Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083827332206881787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-71715988391789219552009-05-22T14:02:58.316-04:002009-05-22T14:02:58.316-04:00I think I need one of these! We could use it here ...I think I need one of these! We could use it here in the midwest most of the year!<br />Thanks Renee!!La Maison Fouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823093111074286855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-79326378221962581382009-05-22T13:01:57.242-04:002009-05-22T13:01:57.242-04:00these pictures are GORGEOUS!!! I'd love to have an...these pictures are GORGEOUS!!! I'd love to have any one of those orangeries!! And thanks for the lesson - now I have a new word for my design vocab!!!Daly Essentialshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232104261672349208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9043721957359281413.post-43834353109909126912009-05-22T12:17:51.359-04:002009-05-22T12:17:51.359-04:00OMyyyyyyyyyyyyy! GORGEOUS!!! I want one!
There u...OMyyyyyyyyyyyyy! GORGEOUS!!! I want one!<br />There used to be a FAB French restaurant in L.A. called L'Orangerie... looked like one of your photos... sadly it is gone... your post reminded moi... and I never got around to eating there... le sigh!<br />Bon week-end mon amie!<br />FifiFifi Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186646442542919342noreply@blogger.com