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If you have a few minutes of time, take a look at this short documentary about the making of the trailer for the book, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Riggs made the trailer for this, his first novel, after traveling to Belgium and Luxembourg looking for the ruined house of his imagination: Miss Peregrine’s home.
This abandoned chateau in Belgium was almost exactly how Riggs imagined Miss Peregrine’s house would look like.
I liked this angle, showing an arched terrace.
The documentary is beautifully filmed and is just a bit creepy at the same. time. My favorite part is where Riggs shows a “dirty mirror” and all I see is a gorgeous Louis Philippe just waiting for a proper home.
This house was left intact. Notice the chandelier – I have seen these with shorter skirts. This one is rather long.
This bedroom with its suite of furniture must have once been the home of a very devout person.
Out back at one chateau was this workshop, left as-is in 1954, the year I was born! I wonder if his shop was called Décor? Notice the urn on the Décor signs.
At this house, Riggs assumed someone wealthy had lived here. The ceiling shows Swedish styled wallpaper. I wonder what the light fixture looked like?
In this attic, Riggs finds a dirty mirror. I’m amazed no one has stolen this seemingly perfect Louis Philippe!
Truthfully, I was surprised how many abandoned chateaus were in Belgium. If you read the Beta-Plus books, they make it seem as if each property in that country has been restored. Obviously, there are still plenty houses in need of some TLC.
The documentary is just 7 minutes long. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
To view the video go HERE. It’s the first video on the page. The second video is the actual trailer for the book. To order Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children go HERE.
Source URL: http://interiordesignblogz.blogspot.com/2011/06/
If you have a few minutes of time, take a look at this short documentary about the making of the trailer for the book, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Riggs made the trailer for this, his first novel, after traveling to Belgium and Luxembourg looking for the ruined house of his imagination: Miss Peregrine’s home.
This abandoned chateau in Belgium was almost exactly how Riggs imagined Miss Peregrine’s house would look like.
I liked this angle, showing an arched terrace.
The documentary is beautifully filmed and is just a bit creepy at the same. time. My favorite part is where Riggs shows a “dirty mirror” and all I see is a gorgeous Louis Philippe just waiting for a proper home.
This house was left intact. Notice the chandelier – I have seen these with shorter skirts. This one is rather long.
This bedroom with its suite of furniture must have once been the home of a very devout person.
Out back at one chateau was this workshop, left as-is in 1954, the year I was born! I wonder if his shop was called Décor? Notice the urn on the Décor signs.
At this house, Riggs assumed someone wealthy had lived here. The ceiling shows Swedish styled wallpaper. I wonder what the light fixture looked like?
In this attic, Riggs finds a dirty mirror. I’m amazed no one has stolen this seemingly perfect Louis Philippe!
Truthfully, I was surprised how many abandoned chateaus were in Belgium. If you read the Beta-Plus books, they make it seem as if each property in that country has been restored. Obviously, there are still plenty houses in need of some TLC.
The documentary is just 7 minutes long. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
To view the video go HERE. It’s the first video on the page. The second video is the actual trailer for the book. To order Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children go HERE.
If you ever visit Belgium you definitely have to visit the shop of Natalie Haegeman. Natalie is a talented Antwerp based designer.
Last year I already posted about Natalie’s work here. In this post I told you that Natalie has a perfect eye to combine old and new objects and furniture. And she knows how to choose the perfect fabrics for seat upholstery and window treatment.
Natalie is even specialized in making lampshades! She offers a wide range of the most beautiful and custom-made shades.They are all hand- made and her clients can choose between lots of different fabrics of Natalie’s exquisite fabric collection.
A few weeks ago, Natalie had her Open Doors ( So sad I couldn’t be there!) and she sent me some of the picures of the event. I was so excited about them that I asked Natalie if I could share some of these with you, my readers. Fortunately she agreed! Thank you so much Natalie!
Use of subdued colors in Natalie’s bedroom. Beautiful gathered lampshade! And notice that gorgeous roman window shade!
Beautiful marble floortiles perfectly matching the blue-grey tones of the painted stairway railing.
Again a beautiful gathered lampshade. A group of ancient terracotta pots and an 18th century carved wooden panel hanging on the wall.
The only 4 left of a serie of old 18th century prints of birds Natalie once found at a Parisian flea market.
A beautiful still at Natalie’s living room. On the window tablet a serie of works of art of the French artist Jean-Marc Louis.
A beautiful fabric fragment on a frame as a decorative element. The fabric is of the collection of Chelsea Textiles,a company which is known for her beautiful embroidered fabrics with flowers and birds and of which a lot are seen in English hotels.
Fabulous linen fabrics for cushions and seat upholstery as this one here of GP&J Baker.
Definitely one of my favorites! Cushions in a Mark Alexander fabric.
Natalie’s bedroom. Elegant embroidered ML Fabrics bedlinen and again the Chelsea Textiles fabric fragment on the wall.
Beautiful bench at the entrance hall with cushions in an old linen striped fabric. The small cabinet is made of an antique clock! So charming!
Again one of Natalie’s hand-made lampshades. Did you notice the book ‘The Private House’ by Rose Tarlow on this table?!
Beautiful displayed decorative accessories in Natalie’s antique cabinet.
Nathalie removed the doors of the upper part of this antique cabinet and painted the inside in a blue-gray color. Natalie loves all things white and clear in summer.
The dining area next to the kitchen. Beautiful French pine dining table with a pendant fabric shade above the table.
And isn’t this a most gorgeous kitchen?! Natalie has chosen for old terra cotta floor tiles. The fabric under the sink area and the one used for the shades of the wall sconces is of C&C Milano, Natalie’s favorite collection of linen.
Natalie sitting at her dining table, pricing all the articles for the Open Door Event.
The combination of that bench and the Swedish chairs around the table is just gorgeous! Notice the plate rack with the green English plates! And what a wonderful fabrics Natalie has chosen for the roman shade (C&C Milano), the pedant (Mark Alexander) and the bench (antique linen).
You are so talented Natalie!! I just love your work!
For any further information, please visit the website of Natalie by clicking on the NH logo. Or contact Natalie at info@nataliehaegeman-interiors.be, I am sure she will love to help you!
Natalie told me that she is working hard on her new website and she assures us that it will be gorgeous!
I am looking forward to the launch of it!
What do you think? Shouldn’t Natalie start her own shop on-line? Please tell me about your thoughts!
xx
All images with permission of Natalie Haegeman
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