Beautiful in Beverly Hills

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgVcSVy018tyJCQ54cMMmqOiI7MQkRfCjYkuICzUSyLY5MMCrLRoYvRHS2D4k84CgZOSc9J2UJbqinLPdAHu7tHbxFbPVbGKVfm_5FNTiq-wJca7U_5fxcc2OIfnl6kbxISC3PNOYw-s/s1600/1.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgVcSVy018tyJCQ54cMMmqOiI7MQkRfCjYkuICzUSyLY5MMCrLRoYvRHS2D4k84CgZOSc9J2UJbqinLPdAHu7tHbxFbPVbGKVfm_5FNTiq-wJca7U_5fxcc2OIfnl6kbxISC3PNOYw-s/s400/1.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was going through more old magazines recently and came across another classic.  Around 1936, interior designer Elsie de Wolfe designed a beautiful home in Beverly Hills for Countess Dorothy di Frasso.  Jose Iturbi bought the house furnished from di Frasso around 1947.  It remained intact until just a few years ago when pieces were sold at auction.  Just before then, <em>House & Garden</em> published gorgeous photos by Simon Watson of the glamorous home that hosted many chic soirees. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzz4JPYWpZW1Ocqp6NTnWQAjzEjPnuA6wNomSRgUvw0XrUd09FYAWeL3DLxszOKxvUYjPJkrDf-_c66smo196DWrakPThLiycjABuPvpLMBWUvA7f4mbx2ukj4juvz84sR7_bUo1mmjc/s1600/2.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="313" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzz4JPYWpZW1Ocqp6NTnWQAjzEjPnuA6wNomSRgUvw0XrUd09FYAWeL3DLxszOKxvUYjPJkrDf-_c66smo196DWrakPThLiycjABuPvpLMBWUvA7f4mbx2ukj4juvz84sR7_bUo1mmjc/s400/2.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chinoiserie wallpaper and bamboo outlined mirrors clad the living room. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuWY71ZEXp4CQ4wnSgE63UWdJv6oQaqjPgZ9ozxnzdT4Hy6fOwajSyVnXuvz2S-kB0Oo-XhbxmeAoUNxRBNetbsY4Ai2QLCoEaY4Oq7akrmgwwsK1kxZN0xZ0a95fnoretgrVLER4fc8/s1600/3.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuWY71ZEXp4CQ4wnSgE63UWdJv6oQaqjPgZ9ozxnzdT4Hy6fOwajSyVnXuvz2S-kB0Oo-XhbxmeAoUNxRBNetbsY4Ai2QLCoEaY4Oq7akrmgwwsK1kxZN0xZ0a95fnoretgrVLER4fc8/s400/3.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The home also featured many Chinese antiques. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JltK8c1l_xQQIaOE2JnyTytZbUBJq5kzXlp7WbuFzZlpaxsx6JGbjnGFQEuWhy86ejAfbubqEI1df8pi_Fb47hg6rlnq_Gu_JrUJpvYt0Z-ZeAuiXUZ5kgSys2V5dW9MRLR-f5KQrh8/s1600/4.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JltK8c1l_xQQIaOE2JnyTytZbUBJq5kzXlp7WbuFzZlpaxsx6JGbjnGFQEuWhy86ejAfbubqEI1df8pi_Fb47hg6rlnq_Gu_JrUJpvYt0Z-ZeAuiXUZ5kgSys2V5dW9MRLR-f5KQrh8/s400/4.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wallpaper detail. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxA5c_ejmL_ydnPH3VWFyYiqeJU4O9WnuMzfX2pEtXR6K19XgAUmeG2NBR29EUmZefUeWTb6CabB2x9XfcS6AvWjn64zY8R-axmzJsAp_5KwjCpVGZhmGywscq-Qvm-IbdTNfT_SbT3WY/s1600/5.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxA5c_ejmL_ydnPH3VWFyYiqeJU4O9WnuMzfX2pEtXR6K19XgAUmeG2NBR29EUmZefUeWTb6CabB2x9XfcS6AvWjn64zY8R-axmzJsAp_5KwjCpVGZhmGywscq-Qvm-IbdTNfT_SbT3WY/s400/5.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Custom mirror panels line the dining room which I'm sure looked beautiful in candlelight.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aRv3gRYsOByM1bqJeM9EH7bm-ELXWQXnY9inXSx20Z1j7fRb5cC8iPH7WLj7aQ4TRCEa4qtDX0KR_jraz3SFCujG_lCNSi-zm4kytF8uYg56Hiicbp0Rr_s8MbTPI5LTd4iDDtTe3uA/s1600/6.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aRv3gRYsOByM1bqJeM9EH7bm-ELXWQXnY9inXSx20Z1j7fRb5cC8iPH7WLj7aQ4TRCEa4qtDX0KR_jraz3SFCujG_lCNSi-zm4kytF8uYg56Hiicbp0Rr_s8MbTPI5LTd4iDDtTe3uA/s400/6.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A closer look at the dining room walls and 19th-century tortoiseshell and mother of pearl commode.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjo__rj2cODIac2CGcyVwDnbPqvm4kTPZr1lvCYv0Op2QkZkkjPZc9AhAOsIcJsC8nABV6xcqoXsgPES3MByF7jNtxbmvsSJ56w6opO4-tjolwhnNW7MvVLNK3uJICbAX5jFq3z3RMQ8/s1600/7.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjo__rj2cODIac2CGcyVwDnbPqvm4kTPZr1lvCYv0Op2QkZkkjPZc9AhAOsIcJsC8nABV6xcqoXsgPES3MByF7jNtxbmvsSJ56w6opO4-tjolwhnNW7MvVLNK3uJICbAX5jFq3z3RMQ8/s400/7.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sunroom features artwork commissioned by Charles Baskerville.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC5yNy5q1UMZrMk1GetY8M7TPzc7GFbouKPg-DWuRWDlVVoLNImhFxYHcUMyVj0zOWmaEOYnoMroKcZ36YbE-e2VOufgzDsISjicvr4a-BAKmbSELDQ09yJ30gfxnfIkC7PhYHG4LkIY/s1600/8.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuC5yNy5q1UMZrMk1GetY8M7TPzc7GFbouKPg-DWuRWDlVVoLNImhFxYHcUMyVj0zOWmaEOYnoMroKcZ36YbE-e2VOufgzDsISjicvr4a-BAKmbSELDQ09yJ30gfxnfIkC7PhYHG4LkIY/s400/8.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loving this backgammon table. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHYDLCmZpbad0O-2CdZgJfHTa71hOj4yLSwY3CegYjR49KRogKhHvpMz1lfpzSV7wMKkA5sp01icAuogV5df3_SgSAYtAGeodU724CpUUrXZY_mAjfs-hdx5CG3nHUYwaFA6pVzMOaVc/s1600/9.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHYDLCmZpbad0O-2CdZgJfHTa71hOj4yLSwY3CegYjR49KRogKhHvpMz1lfpzSV7wMKkA5sp01icAuogV5df3_SgSAYtAGeodU724CpUUrXZY_mAjfs-hdx5CG3nHUYwaFA6pVzMOaVc/s400/9.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful California light streams through the windows.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdoR1V_yxG7hArcysVPTR3voc9Qh4r2g7kfftuh51dCo79gNHfoU9ak1g_BeFJmr338O8awAa7KvJCkwKWvhNyb3Hfk0oFAotzW145XvwkrsUN3Azi5QnLhDJrwP0e4dt6TegFYRngA0/s1600/10.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdoR1V_yxG7hArcysVPTR3voc9Qh4r2g7kfftuh51dCo79gNHfoU9ak1g_BeFJmr338O8awAa7KvJCkwKWvhNyb3Hfk0oFAotzW145XvwkrsUN3Azi5QnLhDJrwP0e4dt6TegFYRngA0/s400/10.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The house has a lovely timeless quality that confirms that good design never goes out of style.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz923BfZfZ_VmxiphItKcQ5I6zLRXTN4hwXlrN5pWNbxSbgC4Ei6NrKoVlnTFLFWSL_o46r0imnoEOGuzMwzxz24UTZdBSeZdm9N-2M1A5uaRxakUTOOo-GOIBpJd7fw88ANXKoxPyls0/s1600/11.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz923BfZfZ_VmxiphItKcQ5I6zLRXTN4hwXlrN5pWNbxSbgC4Ei6NrKoVlnTFLFWSL_o46r0imnoEOGuzMwzxz24UTZdBSeZdm9N-2M1A5uaRxakUTOOo-GOIBpJd7fw88ANXKoxPyls0/s400/11.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bedroom features 20th-century hand painted Chinese wallpaper panels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjsrBEspKLTrLRppkI8fNeo9r5B9syQNoFIKWqng5fswnwG1Ul4_ARlYDHVS7gAvBKnSpPzfpkeSPQCa_5hOFG5DGGC6zn2ph1Xyjwh1d5DFnwAM1N-cS9e9WQtgh0yKx5vyXYFH6cAY/s1600/12.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjsrBEspKLTrLRppkI8fNeo9r5B9syQNoFIKWqng5fswnwG1Ul4_ARlYDHVS7gAvBKnSpPzfpkeSPQCa_5hOFG5DGGC6zn2ph1Xyjwh1d5DFnwAM1N-cS9e9WQtgh0yKx5vyXYFH6cAY/s400/12.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Elsie de Wolfe designed the Art Deco bedroom suite of furniture for the room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-7OdsOqYdMHH-ywyXbSWgnnlZzE-B-U6IEzKUejgmi9osyKpMHdSEIk76jbMheyRBv1IE-WmrSyWayPhWAIn6iePGFzJ1Ld4g1xmgcIdfwy9okpMJsVaTDnPSL7qwKINAF4aFUafQWM/s1600/13.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-7OdsOqYdMHH-ywyXbSWgnnlZzE-B-U6IEzKUejgmi9osyKpMHdSEIk76jbMheyRBv1IE-WmrSyWayPhWAIn6iePGFzJ1Ld4g1xmgcIdfwy9okpMJsVaTDnPSL7qwKINAF4aFUafQWM/s400/13.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The master bathroom below complements the colors of the bedroom and include a custom Art Deco tub chair that still looks chic today.  The pink tile not so much but I guess not every design element remains timeless.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vAw6ZUqIP_Vgsg3SFp0wWkqv1i9-hQKrm5mJfEMd2m8Ni4e6HxG36zOLmB6OZXs8EVoVetVR-tNH-btDbi6X1aOEITDQUXwrVfnSUdx4ow8bCVu0m9Z7gSflh2jh-aFyhb-CtQCXgeI/s1600/14.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vAw6ZUqIP_Vgsg3SFp0wWkqv1i9-hQKrm5mJfEMd2m8Ni4e6HxG36zOLmB6OZXs8EVoVetVR-tNH-btDbi6X1aOEITDQUXwrVfnSUdx4ow8bCVu0m9Z7gSflh2jh-aFyhb-CtQCXgeI/s400/14.+elsie+de+wolfe+house+and+garden.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photos by Simon Watson</span></div>

Beautiful in Beverly Hills

I was going through more old magazines recently and came across another classic.  Around 1936, interior designer Elsie de Wolfe designed a b...

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