Bill Tarleton

I was recently reading an old Martha Stewart living magazine # 171 page 53 ” Upon Reflection”. It was a really good article.It brought back my uses of mirrors in my interiors through time.I was working with a client whose family owned a home in which Billy Baldwin ( famous decorator) had decorated a room in the late 1920’s.I found an antique Irish oval mirror , the center of the mirror was convex ,and all around the frame was tiny mirrors inserted. The illusion was remarkable! So much sparkle and reflection.I have never come across another mirror like that.And the famous room had a wonderful new complement. In the past I have taken full walls and mirrored them floor to ceiling and end to end. But now I have been trying something a little more creative. That is I have now been framing out the mirror with decorative moldings . Painting it a complimentary paint color to coordinate with the rest of the room and the furniture.
This brings back a memory of a client that I had been working for and he had an indoor pool. We had decided to put mirrors around the walls of the pool. Then the client seems to had gained some weight and called me , and said he wanted all the mirrors removed. Of course I said OK. A couple of days had passed , I had not removed the mirrors yet and the client called and said , Don’t remove the mirrors! Forget it. It seems that the client was dating a very young new girlfriend and whenever she came over to the house she would say “Lets go to the pool - with all those mirrors. Need I say more!
Till the next time. Bill