Mrs. Higgins’ Room Tour
Oh goodness, it’s only one week until Christmas! I can’t believe it! We still don’t have snow here in Indy but there is a rumor going around that we are expected to have some this weekend. It has been so warm here which has made the holidays a little sad to me.
For this week I have been trying new recipes. I have been bringing my own salads to work this week for lunch and making my own dressing. It has been delicious! I have also been adding apples with roasted chicken (my chicken from home) and that has been a wonderful combination. I wanted to try and make Nicolas Fairford’s cranberry sauce. Seeing that on those turkey tea sandwiches that he made had my glands salivating. Oh yum!
In today’s post I wanted to talk about the Mrs. Higgins home in My Fair Lady.
photo via Pinterest
I adore this room. Whenever I watch this movie I replay this part over and over so that I can get a glimpse of the details. I learned that the room was decorated by Cecil Beaton. I believe he was inspired by C.F.A Voysey. I also believe that there is a little bit of William Morris inspiration as well.
I love the chairs, table, just everything about this setting. I still can’t believe that people actually lived this way….
I paused the movie at this point and tried to take in all the details. I looked at the wallpaper, the blue and white dishes at the top of the cabinetry. Just look at the cabinetry! It’s timeless. I see cabinets in homes on Pinterest like this now. Oh and did you get a peek at the chandelier? It’s blue and white!
I tried to take up-close photos of the movie. There are so many wonderful details in this room. How about that beautiful brown wood floor?
Oh, I did notice this section in the room as well. This beautiful white secretary desk with a stunning blue and white chair! I couldn’t find any information on this furniture. I think the lamp might be Wedgewood. It sure does look like it.
Let me know in the comment section below if you know anything about Mrs. Higgins’s room. I would love to know what you love about the room or dislike. I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday.
Good morning Mrs. Shockley,
For me, I adore every part of Mrs. Higgin’s room. The blue and white covered chairs, oh my! My kitchen cabinets are about the same color and I have been slowly adding blue and white peices. I’m inspired by the plates on top her cabinets to try that. The secretary desk is so beautiful with the blue lamp shade. I appreciate this type of decor over the modern decor. Lastly, what’s there to not like about this room? Thanks for sharing!
Mya
I love the plates above the cabinets. I think the mix between the modern decor and the vintage decor was done so well! And I agree with you, what’s not to like!
I haven’t seen My Fair Lady in such a long time. I might try to stream it over the holidays. I saw it many years ago. I must have been in high school. I’ll watch it again with new eyes. So much has changed in my life, I’m also older so I’m sure that I will appreciate viewing it now. They did certainly know how to live well in decades past. A blue and white chandelier 💙Your home and appearance mattered. Nowadays not so much. Even in the office when I went in for training, I was asked why I was so dressed up. I really wasn’t Mrs Shockley. Since I’ve been motivated by you, Nikki, Jennifer and others to take more pride in that, it’s showing outwardly and I’m too fancy now for some. Well fancy be I. I’ll continue to live in my dresses and pretty things. A return to true femininity I think is paramount in this utterly confused world of today. I just want to be myself. It was you all that reminded me of my authenticity 💕🌺🌷🤗
Aww, thank you so much Ms. Tracey! I have always dressed up. I must admit there were a few times that I was going to quit because I just got tired of the stares but then I heard my inner man. Be bold and courageous. The Lord would want me to be that way. I hope that you continue being “fancy” let them stare. You are making them second guess themselves.