The HH and I drove to Rhode Island a couple of weeks ago and one of the stops along our way was the Rough Point Museum in Newport, Rhode Island. As I mentioned in my first post about the Kitchen Garden at Rough Point the mansion was formerly the summer “cottage” of high society peeps like Fredrick W. Vanderbilt, William and Nancy Leeds, James Buchanan Duke and lastly Doris Duke.
The three four spaces I enjoyed the most while touring the Rough Point mansion in Newport, Rhode Island were the master bathroom {pictured above} the sun room, the butler’s pantry and the gardens.
Although it was a bit of a sensory overload for me, the master bathroom made me think of thick white terry cloth hotel bathrobes, bubble baths, vanilla bean candles and those dainty French macarons. And darrrrrrling, who wouldn’t want to unwind in a place like that after a day of working in the garden or hooking rugs? My pajamas would have to be an off white linen though to match the bathroom. And during the winter months, I’d have to switch to cashmere. Probably in a pale grey.
I would give out things like candle snuffers to the staff at Christmas time as well.
The Butler’s Pantry….. Now we’re talking!
Mr. Carson would be proud. Although I do believe he would make sure the Dustbuster was put away before any tours were given.
And that warming oven, it matches perfectly with the navy cabinets and dark counter tops.
Ditto for the icebox.
The kitchen. And all those copper pots!!! Ooh la la. The paper towel holders though, they look out of place, don’t you think? Fun fact: Paper towels were invented in 1907. {Much earlier than I would have guessed!}
What a beautiful basket… even in it’s dilapidated state.
The sun room. Talk about a dreamy space. I would spend morning, noon and night here.
Note to self: Add iron plant stand to my list of wants.
Leaded glass and copper pipes…
And check out that view!
And then of course there was the secret garden.
My husband’s favorite part was the iron path dividers. 😉
I was a little more keen on the garden beds… go figure.
Does anyone know the name of these flowers?
Allium. I want to plant a boatload of these this fall.
And last but not least, another succulent camel. Because when you summer in a 39,000 square foot mansion with 105 rooms, it’s the sort of thing you have out front. 😉
Have a wonderful day everyone, enjoy the sunshine.
~Mavis
Breanne says
Those flowers are called sea thrift. They’re super cute.
Richelle says
Agree. They are tough little plants.
Lynne says
The pictures you took are absolutely beautiful! These are all the things I would be noticing about a place if I was there, so thank you for the tour.
Laura says
Did you get a chance to walk the Cliff Walk? On a pretty summer day that is well worth your time. It hugs the coastline and you get to see the back of the Mansions. Very interesting and a fun way to get some steps in.
Linda says
I loved the sun room, too. When I first looked at it I thought it was blue. What really surprised me is that they accomplished that with 4 deep blue pots and 2 blue lampshades. Fantastic pictures. I love your tours! And your pictures. And this blog. And the recipes. And the …….
Mel says
We almost bought a house with a Butler’s Pantry! The rest of the house needed tons of work, so we passed, but it was very tempting.
Pj says
Roseville pottery is collectible and you have it in the gravel. All the great pix and this is what jumps out at me! Tell me about the pottery.
Bee says
Sea thrift = ameria maritima
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=w970
Loved all the photos!
Gigi says
We have some iron edging and it’s amazing! Keeps the junk out and if the frost makes it rise, you just take out some aggression with a sledgehammer. I’d recommend it over that plastic border or paver borders. It’s not the easiest to bend.