Whenever possible, I adore using a portière.
For those of you that don't know what a portière is, it's a piece of fabric hanging at a doorway/around a banquette/ room partition.
It needs to be backed so it looks wonderful from both sides. You can get more information from my previous post here. They are used in Europe quite a lot. I am not quite sure how I was introduced to them. I know Saladino uses them quite a bit.
I used one in this room I designed between the kitchen & the dining room.
I took the door off to install a portière in a client's bathroom.
The Grand Book of French Style By Jean Demachy and François Baudot
I found some pictures that show how portières are used.
Here they used one at the end of the room to separate the rooms.
This one separates the dining area from the living room.
Another portière at the front door.
I think they installed it to keep out drafts.
Country Interiors By Diane Dorrans Saeks
This one frames the banquette.
How clever is this?
How clever is this?
Country Interiors By Diane Dorrans Saeks
Here is one in front of a bed.
Country Interiors By Diane Dorrans Saeks
This is one at a doorway to a bedroom.
The House & Garden Book Of Country Chic By Leonie highton
Painting by Edward Burne-Jones
This painting shows how they used them many years ago.
I recently installed a portière for a client's loft.
She wanted to separate the entry from the storage/pantry.
This is before we put the track up.
You will want to measure the opening and make sure your rod is double the length .
This portière was made with a placket.
Here is the finished portière between the pantry & the entrance.
For this one, I used a tapestry that the client already owned.
Hooks were sewn on the backing.
Here it is pulled away from the kitchen doorway.
This is the long hallway in front of the kitchen.
This is a close up of the tapestry. You can see the backing material.
I used the backing material as a border on the front side of the portière.
This is what the portiere looks like from the kitchen side.
I love to use portières in place of doors.
They are also fabulous on a wall with a picture or mirror hanging on them.
They make such a statement - I love making statements!
Dear readers,
what do think about the portières?
what do think about the portières?
Love,
Peggy
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