#windsor dining chairs

[hxcgirl666]

Traditional Home Bar - Single Wall Ideas for a mid-sized, traditional wet bar remodel with a single-wall ceramic tile backsplash, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, and granite countertops.

#glass front cabinets #glass cabinet doors #home bar #dark wood high top table #windsor dining chairs #traditional home bar #ceramic tile floor

[veshkashaw]

Traditional Home Bar - Single Wall Ideas for a mid-sized, traditional wet bar remodel with a single-wall ceramic tile backsplash, raised-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, and granite countertops.

#glass front cabinets #glass cabinet doors #home bar #dark wood high top table #windsor dining chairs #traditional home bar #ceramic tile floor

[vintagehomecollection]

Country Kitchens, 1991

#vintage #vintage interior #1990s #90s #interior design #home decor #kitchen #dining room #antique #furniture #windsor chair #dark green #hutch #stoneware #pottery #dinnerware #clock #country #farmhouse #style #architecture

[pull-up-a-chair]

Jason Lewis Furniture - C04 Dining Chair

#Chair #Dining Chair #Walnut #Wood #Windsor Chair

[wondermilk]

Beach Style Dining Room New York

#beach home #coffered ceiling #kitchen dining #long island #southampton #tin ceiling #windsor chairs

[dennisandjustin]

Beach Style Dining Room New York

#beach home #coffered ceiling #kitchen dining #long island #southampton #tin ceiling #windsor chairs

[fractiontweets]

Kitchen Dining New York Mid-sized transitional medium tone wood floor kitchen/dining room combo photo with white walls and no fireplace

#iron chandelier #oval dining table #windsor chair #marble counter tops #candlestick chandelier

[garciamiah]

Beach Style Dining Room New York

#beach home #coffered ceiling #kitchen dining #long island #southampton #tin ceiling #windsor chairs

[screamflydream]

Beach Style Dining Room New York

#beach home #coffered ceiling #kitchen dining #long island #southampton #tin ceiling #windsor chairs

[nomoremicrophones]

Beach Style Dining Room New York

#beach home #coffered ceiling #kitchen dining #long island #southampton #tin ceiling #windsor chairs

[adammitchellambertgifs]

Traditional Dining Room in DC Metro Ideas for a classic kitchen/dining room combination remodel

#dining room #farmhouse style #windsor chairs #hardwood floors #antique plates

[idolish7-cards]

Dining Room - Kitchen Dining Mid-sized arts and crafts medium tone wood floor and brown floor kitchen/dining room combo photo with gray walls

#vintage furniture #white windsor chairs #lake house #glass chandelier #dining room #dining table and bench

[minak0s]

St Louis Kitchen Great Room

#Mid-sized transitional galley dark wood floor and brown floor open concept kitchen photo with shaker cabinets #white cabinets #laminate countertops #white backsplash #stainless steel appliances #an island #porcelain backsplash and a farmhouse sink windsor chairs #white square kitchen column #great room #eat-in kitchen #white modern dining chairs #metal pendant lighting

[vintagehomecollection]

The essence of country style: a farmhouse kitchen with stone floor, scrubbed pine table, baskets, Windsor chairs, and, of course, wide country hearth. This eighteenth-century fireplace has been updated by the addition of a stove to lend domestic comfort and convenience to a traditional room.

The Fireplace, 1994

#vintage #vintage interior #1990s #90s #interior design #home decor #kitchen #dining room #pine #furniture #fireplace #Windsor chair #baskets #stone #flooring #country #farmhouse #style #home #architecture #mantel #antique

[voltronlookbook]

Portland Maine Kitchen Dining

#Mid-sized arts and crafts room with a brown floor and medium-tone wood walls and a kitchen. revere pewter #windsor chairs #dining room #white windsor chairs #rustic #lake home #new england

[shivadh]

Portrait of a Royal

(Warning behind the cut for a full-length image of the new Jonathan Yeo portrait of Charles III, which is real startling if you aren't expecting it.)

"Having met Charles Windsor," Gregory said over breakfast that morning, "I can assure you, he really is exactly the kind of man who wouldn't notice an elaborate and expensive roasting."

They had a rule about reading smartphones at breakfast -- using a tablet was fine if they were talking business, and phones were permitted for scheduling or settling arguments about the lyrics to songs or movie trivia, but overall they tried to keep the devices face-down. On that particular morning absolutely nobody was following the rule, because Jes had walked into the dining room with Michaelis, propped their tablet against a juice carafe in the middle of the table, and said, "I want everyone's opinion on what the actual living fuck is going on here."

Gerald had almost choked on his coffee. Alanna, feeding Sera, had looked up at the tablet, showing a portrait of King Charles III of England done in raw-meat pinks and muddy browns, and missed Sera's face entirely with a spoonful of mashed banana. Joan's eyes went huge as Eddie went into peals of laughter, which the twins promptly imitated, slapping their hands on the trays of their high chairs.

Gregory had carefully set down his silverware and rested his elbows on the table, propping his nose on his clasped hands to try and maintain a poker face.

"It's satire, right?" Ger had asked, looking from Jes to Gregory to Alanna. "I actually liked art history at school, and that's a painting someone did in protest, isn't it?"

"This is the official royally commissioned portrait of Charles the third," Michaelis had said, helping himself to breakfast at the sideboard and settling in between Joan and Jes. "But yes, it is also satire."

"They paid for that?" Eddie asked, gesturing at the painting. "They paid for it. And voluntarily put it on display."

"So the press releases say," Jes said. "I'm taking soundings because we are absolutely dedicating at least one episode of The Echo to it. I might have to start an entirely new podcast about contemporary art just so I can do a deep dive."

"Satire," Gerald repeated, staring at the painting.

"Not explicitly according to the artist, but his description of it is…very dry," Michaelis said. Jes held up their phone and read from it.

"The vivid color of the glazes in the background echo the uniform’s bright red tunic, not only resonating with the royal heritage found in many historical portraits but also injecting a dynamic, contemporary jolt into the genre with its uniformly powerful hue…" they stopped to snicker.

"Oh that's good," Alanna said approvingly. "Calling raw-flesh red the royal heritage is a very nice touch."

"The butterfly approaching King Charles's shoulder in the portrait adds a layer of narrative depth, symbolizing both his known advocacy for environmental causes and his personal transformation."

"It's a lie," Joan said. The adults looked at her.

"What's a lie, hon?" Gregory asked.

"I mean -- " Joan frowned at the painting. "He says he's painting the king's portrait but he's actually painting his feelings about the king, right? And being paid to paint a portrait implies you're supposed to be on the subject's side. But he's definitely not. So it's kind of like a lie. Of a painting. That's cool," she added, thoughtfully. "He roasted the king and the king didn't even notice? That's so cool!"

"Having met Charles Windsor," Gregory said, "I can assure you, he really is exactly the kind of man who wouldn't notice an elaborate and expensive roasting."

"That's sort of what satire is," Gerald added. "It's saying one thing but meaning another in a way that's really obvious to almost everyone."

"Ooh," Joan replied, digesting this. "I've had European history," she continued. "Other royal families aren't like ours."

"Well, some," Michaelis said. "Most, perhaps. Because we elect our royalty, even if we do tend to…elect in families. If you're king one day, it'll be because Gregory trained you and the people think you'd be best at the job. If you were the kind of person he is," he added, nodding to the portrait, "You probably wouldn't get elected."

"I sure wouldn't want a portrait like that done of me if I did," Joan said.

"That reminds me, we really do need to have portraits done," Gregory said to Eddie.

"Well, I say hire this guy," Eddie replied, gesturing at the painting. "At least you know you'll get an honest opinion."

"Doubt he needs the work, given he managed to get paid to insult a king to his face," Jes said. "Maybe that's the angle -- he basically ran a con on the royal family."

"Is it a con if they pay you for something and you give it to them?" Gerald asked.

"To be clear, that was con-parenthesis-admiring-close-parenthesis," Jes replied.

"I should never have told them I have a Tumblr," Ger said to Alanna.

"Don't look at me, I warned you," she replied.

"His other work is very good," Gregory said, scrolling images on his own phone. "I wonder if we can afford him. Love to see what he'd do with you, Eddie."

"I don't mind. Whatever he does, can't be worse than the haters who didn't like my TV show," Eddie replied serenely.

"Am I going to meet the Windsors, ever?" Joan asked Gregory.

"Oh, sooner or later, probably."

"We used to have to go to the birthdays sometimes," Alanna said. "Gregory and Gerald and me. We used to immediately go find Mia and then spend the parties running around with her, causing mischief."

"That's Queen Amelia of Genovia," Michaelis told Joan.

"I should call her, she's going to love this," Gregory said absently.

"I owe her money, I think," Gerald added. "Don't play poker with Genovians," he told Serafina, who burbled.

Eddie, who had apparently already thought of someone to call, had his phone to his ear. "Hey, Gee," he said, to whoever answered. Gregory looked at him curiously. "Yeah, it's Ed. Oh, don't give me shit, I married for love. Have you seen the new Yeo painting? I know! Yeah, I thought you might. Can I get his number? Oh, great. And do you know what his rates are? Well, yeah, and I want to be top of the waiting list. Okay. Huh, that's…affordable."

The entire table was silent. Eddie grinned at them.

"Oh, would you? You are the best, my man. Yeah, absolutely. Hey, next time you're in Europe, book a few days here, huh? Okay. Okay -- yeah, here it comes -- ciao, darling!" he said, and hung up.

"Who do you know who can quote you Jonathan Yeo's fees?" Jes asked.

"Gordon Ramsay," Eddie said casually. "He had a portrait done. I don't know what the royal budget is but his going rate, at least pre-Windsor, is not going to dip my bank account uncontrollably."

"You married for love?" Gregory prompted.

"Oh yeah, he likes to make fun of me for marrying into royalty, he calls me King Golddigger. I think you'll like him, I'll introduce you."

"What if you have Mr. Yeo do a portrait and it ends up like that, though?" Joan asked, gesturing at the painting. Jes picked up the tablet and blanked it, setting it aside.

"Then I will have deserved it, don't you think?" Gregory asked. "We should never try to pretend to a face that's better than the one we actually have. One reason art is so important is that it reminds us of that. That's why we spend so much government money on the arts. Now, finish your eggs, we are definitely going to have to have some conversations about that painting with several of the MPs, it's going to be a rowdy morning."

I think this is more or less extracanonical, but I couldn't get out of my head the idea of the Shivadh royals reacting to Yeo's portrait of Charles III. I don't think he's actually done one of Gordon Ramsay, but I think Ramsay's the kind of guy who would enjoy his work, for sure. Yeo's statement about the portrait is here; it's well worth clicking around his site, his other work is equally fantastic. I can only imagine what he'd do with a portrait of Gregory or Eddie (or Michaelis).

#random ideas #gregory iii #eddie rambler