Ever since watching Gone with the Wind as a child, Carolyne Roehm has long had a predilection for the South. As she matured, her interests turned more to European history, particularly that of France, where she spent many years on and off. But after a fruitless search for a house in the country there, her thoughts turned back here to the States. And after several trips visiting friends in Charleston, she found and fell in love with Chisholm House, a historic 19th century Greek revival house. Please join me and Susanna for a behind the scenes visit with the multi-talented and ever evolving Carolyne Roehm in Charleston.
Like everything she undertakes, Carolyne approached her restoration and renovation of Chisholm House with creativity, self-education and resolve. Informed by her enthusiasm for classic architecture and design, her decor is also inspired by her travels and great love of nature.
Throughout the house, Carolyne has incorporated special finds and worked with expert craftsmen to create bespoke furnishings reflecting her taste and creativity. Above, an 18th c. bed surrounded by a favorite Braquenié fabric. And while many of the furnishings are serious collectibles, Carolyne is not above mixing in budget finds with her beloved antiques, expressing a joie de vivre and often a sly sense of humor.
So thank you Carolyne, we are thrilled to be able to share your very special Charleston home.
A big thank you also to video sponsor Farrow & Ball, the historically based British paint and wallpaper firm, whose Tented Stripe paper graces Carolyne’s majestic entry hall, above, and whose Calke Green paint is the basis for her exotic chinoiserie room, below.
Their highly pigmented paints and handcrafted wallpaper represent the quality and aesthetic so important to distinctive interiors today. Bringing walls to life is their business and whether for a historic or modern home, they have a color and finish for every application. In fact, one of their recent collaborations was right in Charleston. Blending heritage elements with modern luxury, Workstead House connects a group of like-minded firms, such as Farrow & Ball and Urban Electric, whose lights are featured below, to create “the physical exploration of southern modernism.”
two photos above Courtesy of Workstead Photographer Matthew Williams
all other photos by Stacey Bewkes for Quintessence
Marvelous scattered with whimsey!! franki
I love it! Pottery Barn fake coral, Trader Joe’s flowers and world class antiques! A really lovely home.
No one does it better… absolutely no one.
You two brilliant women have added so much joy and
So much valuable fun into all our days.
This video is especially wonderful.
Three very clever and lovely ladies.
Grand and glorious to see.
And,I especially love the way CR takes hold of your hand that has been wrapped around her waist.
A very touching and genuinely loving gesture.
Thanks,Stacy and Susanna… top drawer.💜💜
What a beautiful home and tour. What a lovely woman. She was sharing this wonderful place rather than bragging. I loved it.
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed
What a delicious feast for the eyes!
Thank you. Beautiful….I am craving more photos of this glorious space. Lightness of spirit. Have a super week. xoxo Mary
So much to love and to learn! Will be watching again and again. Thank you!
Loved this!
Wonderful as usual. Love your videos xx
Love her and her style! We just had the pleasure of hearing her speak at the bloggers conference in L.A. She was charming.
Love these road trips! I could have watched an hour of this. Carolyne is so charming, and such a real person – there is no pretense with her, and yet she has such elevated taste. She did a spectacular job with Chisholm House. She is also a very talented artist.
Carolyne Roehm is an absolute design goddess. I have admired her work for years. She is a legend and one of the most talented, knowledgeable designers out there. Everything she touches is exquisite.
Am I alive?? No!!! I died and went to heaven…of course, heaven is now called Chisholm House!
Carolyne, I want you to know how much you are admired and loved and revered by
so many of us. What a special human being you are: warm, talented, informed and most of
all: generous with your art and beautiful personality.
My soul is full of gratitude for Stacey and Susanna for bringing us such
amazing visits thru these videos…a big, warm “Thank You”!
Thank you Maria! Best comment ever – so very much appreciated! – Stacey
Binge watched all you shows this weekend even the ones I’ve seen before . Soooo good.
Thank you forever!
MH
I know that house well . She has done a wonderful job renovating and decorating it .
Wow! What a delightful lady! Beautifully shot Stacy. What a treat!
Thank you for such a great video. A very talented lady and gracious to let us look into her magical world.
I always look forward to your videos…
So lovely to see more of Carolyne’s decorating. I miss her blogs.
Thank you for bringing it to us.
Regards,
Marie
Beautiful and so inspiring!
Love your videos there are amazing!
Regards Mo (from Holland)
I fell in love with Carolyne Roehm ever since she answered the question, posed to designers by a magazine, as to what they would do with twenty dollars. Others mentioned room scent, soaps, etc but Ms Roehm declared that she would spend that twenty dollars on a mega-sized package of paper towels! Practical, down to earth–yet tremendously elegant, is CR. Great combination, to my way of thinking. And she can paint watercolours to rival those of the 17th century. Amazing woman.
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So many meaningfully woven details with a historical background! I love the bird’s room, pictures! And who would not enjoy being a guest in that tiny yet delicious pattern bedroom? ✌ This lady owns a plenty noble feelings which you can see in her gesture, movement, ease of being… Still she is down to earth as well.
Loved this! Wish you could have done a series here at Carolyne’s. So much inspiration. Thank you!
Stacy,
Needless to say this was an amazing video and tour!
What a magical day for you all! Thank you for giving us s glimpse into the Iconic Carolyne Roehm’s home.
Very inspirational as I’ve admired her for years and years! She is ICONIC for sure, such grace.
Thank you for doing these videos and sharing!! 😘
These are the best interior designs, which every life lover wants to have in their home. Thanks for sharing this post.
Seriously!!!! That upstairs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg, this is so gorgeous and my favorite video to date, only waited – was it six months or longer? for it!!! Worth every minute. LOVE!!!!!!!!!
So fun! Of course we know she meant “consoles” when she said the green room started with the ”commodes.” But it’s the treat of the unscripted visit.
OKAY HERE I AM!!!!!!!
I met you in NASHVILLE AT BREAKFAST!
Tell me the BIG BOOKS on the dining room table; does she use those for PLACEMATS?!!!!!
MY GOD I LOVE THAT IDEA!
I have one of her books with a VERY SPECIAL inscription to me!!!
I love EVERY THING about this WOMAN!
Those rooms take your BREATH AWAY!!!!!!
I feel I must GO BACK TO CHARLESTON and find HER HOUSE!I will walk until I DROP!!!!!
XX
Absolutely STUNNING!!!
Gorgeous, !!! What happened to the utube of Susanna Salk visiting you in Charleston ? I wanted to send it to my granddaughter,a student at U.Va. , who arrived there yesterday to look for a summer job.
I’m referring to the one where Savanna enter the front door and is given a tour.
This is it! Click on the video to watch.
January 20, 2020
Hi MS. Carolyne Roehm, Would you please tell me who the artist is of the large bird painting in the Bird Room? First time I saw the room it was magical, so beautiful!!! Thank you, Maria Santos
Muy bonito y de gran delicadeza
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