The Gold Standard
In honor of the Golden Globes, I've put together a collection of some of my favorite uses of gold. I am like a magpie when it comes to anything shiny and gold especially shoes but I am also using it more and more in my design work. I'm not tiling entire palazzos in Italy like Dolce & Gabbana above, but I am adding in little brass tables and gilt mirrors wherever I can. I love it's warm glow so I was especially delighted to see it in all it's splendor at Versailles last year. All that glitters may not be gold, but it sure is pretty!
Kelly Wearstler is also a fan of gold and has loaded her dining table with it!
Palm Room, New Palace, Bayreuth, Germany
Chapel of Versailles photographed by moi
The King's Private Dining Room at Versailles also by moi
Bedroom by Murial Brandolini
Another room by Kelly Wearstler
Fabulous brass shelves in a room by Phoebe Howard
Kelly Wearstler for Pickard China
Gold papered powder room by Palmer Weiss
Spectacular gold ceiling in Venice, Italy
Glorious gold room by Studio Sofield
Katie Lee Joel's gold leafed dressing room
The original golden girl, Adele Bloch-Bauer by Gustav Klimt, 1907
Dolce & Gabbana gold bedroom, Portofino, Italy
Gold bathroom by Kevin Haley
Paco Rabanne gold curtain in room designed by Eric Hughes
Photo by Jason Schmidt
The Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois
Gilt mirror in Valentino's atelier
Gold shoes shot by Tommy Ton
The Rookery Building, Chicago, Illinois
Gilt mirror in Valentino's atelier
Gold shoes shot by Tommy Ton