The Charleston House is a living work of art. Tucked away in Sussex, the house was the hub for the Bloomsbury group, a collection of artists and writers including Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. The couple rented the house in 1916 and it became a retreat for artist, that then adorned every inch in art and collected decor. House & Garden UK has a beautiful tour photographed by Paul Massey. Read on for more. From the magazine: “ Almost as soon as Vanessa and Duncan moved into Charleston, they began to paint, not just on canvas, but over every available surface - walls, of course, but also tables, chairs, bedheads and bookcases; all glowed with swirls and spirals of colour and pattern, full of life and vitality, that was as far from the conservative, conventional interior decoration of the time as it was possible to be.” The house is now a museum and on my bucket list. I dream of visiting in the height of an English summer and walking through the wild garden full of hollyhocks. It’s irreverent, unique, and charming. And the next time I find an almost shattered statue I’m going to pop a potted geranium in it.
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