Ode to Mario

Today, we lost a legend in interior design. 

Mario Buatta was hailed for decades as the Prince of Chintz, his rooms were brilliantly English, richly decorated, with pattern overload and a sophisticated glitz that still made you feel welcome, cozy. He shaped the world of interior design, inspiring designers all over the world, including one of today's most popular, Mark D. Sikes.

"No house is ever completed" he would say, "you're constantly changing, adding, collecting." And that's so very true. I thought that in honor of his brilliant touch and ever lasting contributions to interior design, I'd post my favorites of his mile long catalog of work.

He will be forever remembered as a creative genius. You can pick up a copy of the master volume of his book, printed by Rizzoli, covering 50-years of his work on Amazon via the link below.