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Somebody’s Watching Me

by habituallychic

12 . 05 . 13
Sorry for the radio silence.  My last two days in Paris were jam packed and I just got back last night.  I have a lot of photos to edit from my trip and a lot of great posts to come.  In the meantime, I’m leaving you with a post of portraits. I started this post before I left and funny enough, there was a photograph in an old gilt frame, a modern interpretation of a traditional oil portrait, in my room at the new London Edition Hotel.  I really want to start collection portraits but her eyes seem to follow me around the room which makes me a little unsure now.  Or maybe I just need to put them in a hallway. 

photo by me via instagram

Jean-Louis Deniot

photos of Laduree by me via instagram

photo of Laduree by me. 


Cameron Kimber

A portrait in a photograph. 

A portrait painted on the wall. 

Hamish Bowles apartment via Vogue.

via Atlanta Homes

via AD

Alexa Hampton

via Elle Decor

Adam Braum Straus

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  1. Sam Hoffer @ My Carolina Kitchen December 5, 2013 | 11:25 am

    Love all of your examples of ancestor portraits, especially the one over the fireplace in Atlanta. My husband’s family had a similar one that his mother called “Uncle Fud.”
    Sam

  2. Sherri Blum, CID December 5, 2013 | 11:57 am

    Welcome home, Heather!
    I too, love portraits. But after watching Harry Potter a gazillion times with the kids, I have no desire to put them in my home. 😉
    Beautiful collection you have here!

  3. judith December 5, 2013 | 3:07 pm

    Absolutely love this post! Have always liked portraits…so much to think about…looking at them, wondering about their lives, history, etc. Portraits add personality to any style of interior decoration.

  4. Karena Albert December 5, 2013 | 3:29 pm

    Heather, It sounds like you had an amazing trip! I love to see historical portraits. I think a selection would be beautiful in your hallway!

    xoxo
    Karena
    The Arts by Karena

  5. dervla kelly December 6, 2013 | 5:15 am

    oh that one in your hotel room is a photograph by Hendrick Kerstens, i love his work! That’s his daughter Paula watching you. Welcome home from Paris!