In honor of Charlotte Moss' visit to The Skirted Roundtable: a early version of her decorating style - a yellow plaid skirted table softens the area in front of the window of her former townhouse.
We are so thrilled to present Ms. Charlotte Moss to the listeners of The Skirted Roundtable. Linda, Megan and myself were mesmerized listening to Charlotte discuss her design philosophies, how her business works - whether the client first comes to her office or if they meet at the client's house, what lengths she goes to to finish an installation, and everything in between. The time flew by and though we promised her we would only keep her for 30 minutes, it was almost an hour before we were forced to end it - much to our chagrin. We hope you enjoy listening to this design icon as much as we did. You will learn a lot from Ms. Moss - I know we did. We felt like we were sitting at the feet of a master - soaking it all up, as Megan said "like a sponge."
Charlotte dresses up for a charity function: philanthropy is of utmost importance to her and she serves on many boards, where she generously donates large amounts of her time.
Her most famous Kips Bay showhouse room. This vignette might be one of the prettiest ever designed. I love how the etagere is urn shaped and she repeats this with an urn atop it. The framed wallpaper remnant is perfectly scaled to the etagere, while the bell jar is placed to bring your eye to it as a focal point and then travel down the curved lines of the etagere and further along the curving arms of the chaise longue. Perfection!
Ms. Moss is known for her feminine bedrooms - most often finished with a four poster bed. During her Skirted Roundtable discussion - she addresses feminine vs. masculine design and how to deal with men who don't like canopy beds.
It's not all work - there's lot of fun in Charlotte's life, that's for sure! You'll be interested to hear how much sleep she gets a night.
A sincere and heartfelt thank you to Charlotte for giving up her time to talk with us AND you!
Ms. Moss is known for her feminine bedrooms - most often finished with a four poster bed. During her Skirted Roundtable discussion - she addresses feminine vs. masculine design and how to deal with men who don't like canopy beds.
It's not all work - there's lot of fun in Charlotte's life, that's for sure! You'll be interested to hear how much sleep she gets a night.
Comments
Thank you so much for such a fabulous interview, and thank you Charlotte for carving out some time to visit!
It was so validating to hear the realities of design from such a seasoned professional! I love the details and customer service she offers.. it truly makes a difference!
Thanks again!
~Angela
I agree entirely on selling the value of pro design. You should feel great every day in your rooms. This comes though in your interviews but not so much on designer blogs and websites.
It is being held on October 24, 25 from 10 am - 4 pm.
Cost for admission to the home tour is $10 with all proceeds benefiting Neuhaus Education center.
The event will be located at Place des Vosges 27 S. Wynden Dr. Houston, TX.
We felt that this french home tour shows a similar relationship to your bolgs, and would love it if you would maybe mention this upcoming event.
We hope you can make it there.
The PR Boutique
Joni, Linda, Megan - thank you so much for hosting the SRT. You're educating me.
Ms. Moss, thank you so much for being willing to share your mind and heart with us. I was riveted - many times backing up the audio just to catch a word or two I had missed the first time... going after ever bit like chocolate cake crumbs. I plan on listening again. Next time I'll be certain to have paper and pencil at the ready. Again, thank you for your gracious and generous spirit.
All the best,
Jacci in Ohio
Jan at Rosemary Cottage
In photos she looks quite stern and patrician so I was surprised to hear a warm southern accent.
Loved it.
Susan
Thank you!
Great interview ladies!
Best,
Michelle
Truly, you ladies are inspiring with these pod casts.
I love knowing that she began on Wall Street, perhaps my husband will have a life after Finance. :)
Thanks!
Sheila
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Maria
I saw her in San Francisco in October at Gumps and enjoyed her interview their too. In fact, I am giving away her book, A Flair for Living this week and will blog about this interview tomorrow.
Thanks again ladies. I know these interviews are a lot of work. Keep 'em coming!
xo,
cristin @ simplified bee