tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post1194101888603050758..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Parquet « Versailles » et parquet « Chantilly » à CarrougesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81262578838819477842021-05-14T04:39:39.659+02:002021-05-14T04:39:39.659+02:00My last apartment in New York, in a prewar buildin...My last apartment in New York, in a prewar building, had a parquet floor, and I think in the Versailles pattern. Beautiful wood, even after decades of only casual maintenance.<br />My guess on the commode is Louis XV, partly because Google shows one almost like it thus identified. Bombé is more voluptuous, and Régence not quite so. Whatever, it's gorgeous workmanship.Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6081722083887644262021-05-14T00:58:21.721+02:002021-05-14T00:58:21.721+02:00Hi D. I think the commode is Régence, but it could...Hi D. I think the commode is Régence, but it could be Louis XV.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56146809167052410072021-05-13T19:18:30.305+02:002021-05-13T19:18:30.305+02:00I like the Versailles pattern. That's a nice ...I like the Versailles pattern. That's a nice commode bombe in the fourth photo!Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81598710637670278662021-05-13T13:45:14.373+02:002021-05-13T13:45:14.373+02:00Thanks for the additional wood floor pictures. Wh...Thanks for the additional wood floor pictures. When it comes to houses, even chateaux, I tend to notice everything. Guess I’m a house nerd.BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515411225404016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81521966512642791412021-05-13T13:23:28.573+02:002021-05-13T13:23:28.573+02:00As if it weren't enough work just laying regul...As if it weren't enough work just laying regular style hardwood floors... I can't imagine doing these! LOLSeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-59527258477139684562021-05-13T09:46:48.551+02:002021-05-13T09:46:48.551+02:00There seem to be dozens and dozens of parquet styl...There seem to be dozens and dozens of parquet styles. We had very nice hardwood floors in our house in San Francisco.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18152587452147521412021-05-13T09:36:46.920+02:002021-05-13T09:36:46.920+02:00These parquets are beautiful and, in their way, th...These parquets are beautiful and, in their way, they match the tile floors.<br />There are also several other styles of parquet floors, notably the so-called <i>point de Hongrie</i> or chevron parquet which is the one I got in my apartment in Paris.<br />The <i>commode Régence</i> is beautiful.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com