18.5.09

The most unusual wall treatment - tobacco leaves!



Although I am an interior designer and have seen many and interesting wall treatments, today I have found the most unusual one - hand-applied tobacco leaves! Rita Norona Schrager's Southhampton Home featured in June's issue of ELLE Decor has many other interesting details but for the study she wanted to incorporate a Cuban theme, so the designer Arriaga suggested finding real tobacco leaves and lacqueringthem to the wall. After months of perseverance by a craftsman who experimented with various shellacs and finishes the project ultimately proved successful.
I wonder - what the smell in this cabinet is? And how would one feel in the company of this snake on the coffee table? But the wall treatment is unique!



Да - това, което виждате на стените са наистина листа тютюн - залепени и лакирани! Това е кабинет в къщата на Rita Norona Schrager, показана в последния брой на ELLE Decor. Собственичката е искала да има непременно кубинска тема в обзавеждането - и е успяла! Действително уникално решение. Интересно - колко трайно ще бъде това покритие?

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