From the Archives: The Most Romantic Rooms in Vogue Inline
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, March 20141/9Dries Van Noten’s drawing room
**Dries Van Noten’**s Neoclassical Lier home evokes another era with its Victorian tufted and tasseled sofa, chinoiserie garden stools, and walls covered in custom Lyonnaise silk.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, April 20142/9Celerie Kemble’s bedroom
In **Celerie Kemble’**s Dominican Republic bedroom, a locally forged iron canopy bed takes center stage and complements the surrounding jungle. The doors and windows are crowned with latticework, and soothing pale green Bellino and D. Porthault linens are additional spots of sunshine.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, December 20133/9Cawdor family tree house
A tree house is the romantic ideal from childhood. And this particular example, set on Isabella and **Colin Cawdor’**s Scottish Highland grounds, embodies the fantasy that makes them so compelling. Stained glass windows from Marianna Kennedy, a jute rug cut to fit the tree, and mismatched furniture create the perfect hideaway.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, June 19964/9Carolyne Roehm’s bedroom
**Carolyne Roehm’**s Paris bedroom is upholstered with intricate Napoleon III toile, making for a dramatic backdrop. The Louis XVI bed, swathed in striped taffeta, exudes opulent secrecy.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, September 19965/9François Halard’s bathroom
François Halard designed the bathroom in his Arles home as an homage to Matisse. An oversize gilded mirror, footed enamel tub, and a Moroccan rug offer charming respite.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue, January 20066/9Amanda Harlech’s dining room
The crimson walls, beamed ceiling, and glossy painted floors in **Amanda Harlech’**s Shropshire dining room are certainly romantic. But it’s the scale of the enormous original hearth, coupled with the low-hung nineteenth-century chandelier, that has maximum impact.
Photographed by Jason Schmidt, Vogue Met Gala Special Edition 20147/9Zac Posen and Christopher Niquet’s living room
Zac Posen and **Christopher Niquet’**s Manhattan living room is a riot of rich color. The exuberant, collectsed objects complement the lush roses, regularly delivered by master florist Zezé. The suspended gallery walls are centered by an amethyst recamier.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue Living, Fall/Winter 20048/9Janet de Botton’s dining room
Who said plates must be neatly stacked in a china cabinet? Janet de Botton encircles her Provençale dining room in eighteenth-century Marseillaise faience. The simple white walls create a tension between understatement and maximalism.
Photographed by François Halard, Vogue Living, Fall/Winter 20069/9Carolina Irving’s study
Carolina Irving is a master of infusing spaces with shades of red to resplendent—and never cloying—effect. In her hands, red creates a sense of patina, richness, and of course, romance.
