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| Todd Richesin and Robert Brown |
You may recognize this image, since I had posted about fabulous Todd and Bobby previously~a designing duo from Knoxville, TN, I can't get enough of their exuberant and elegant Southern Style!
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| Todd Richesin in his Studio |
While I don't yet personally know him, Todd and I have briefly chatted on Facebook, and our paths have (almost) crossed, at the Duck and Dolphin Antiques, in Key West, FL~where Todd has done work for clients...(see Traditional Home)...
I found this very interesting bit of bio on Todd on his site~
Todd grew up in Sweetwater, Tennessee. The arts and significance of home were important to his parents and still are. With their encouragement, Todd began painting and playing the violin at an early age. His first “project” happened by accident. On a trip with his parents to see their interior designer when Todd was seven years old, he found an Oriental rug in the designer’s showroom. After much insistence, he persuaded his parents and the designer to come see it, and it was deemed perfect for their library. The rug is still in his parents’ library today and has survived the re-decoration of that room three times.
Precocious? Yes, and I was the exact same way with my parents, and their interior designers! But not at age 7 !
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
The foyer, shown above, reminds me of one in Charlotte, NC, that I'd seen when I was very young, and it made such a strong impression on me with it's magnificent sense of scale. It was the home of James Essary and Bill Ross.
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
The house of Todd and Bobby, known as Casa Real, has recently gone through some major renovations, including new windows, read all about it on their blog called "On The Fringe"...
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
There's a great love of European style elegance evident in Todd's work, and yet his repertoire is quite varied. Here are some of the bedrooms at Casa Real, so inviting!
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
Love the look of a flat screen above a classic commode! Notice the stunning collections displayed throughout Casa Real...and here's the charming and inviting breakfast room~
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| Todd Richesin, Casa Real |
You can see the rest of the kitchen on yesterday's post...
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| Casa Real |
I saved the best for last...
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| Casa Real |
Everybody into the pool! Doesn't this look so beautiful and inviting? The garden and grounds at Casa Real are just as elegant as the interiors~ one can see all the love and hard work that's been poured into this project over the years. Kudos to Todd and Bobby on the creation of a masterpiece of Southern Elegance! Enjoy! DF *****
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