#knole

[periodinteriors]

W.S.P. Henderson (1836-1874), Interior of a Bedroom at Knole Kent, undated, oil.

[thesixthduke]

[diemelusine]

Knole House, Sevenoaks, Kent. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Diliff

[livesunique]

Ballroom at Knole House, Sevenoaks, Kent, United Kingdom

[allthingseurope]

Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK

[antique-gloom]

[dynamobooks]

Virginia Woolf: Orlando: A Biography (1928)

[fionamccall]

Sumptuous Knole

I've waited a long time to get here, and the decoration really is completely overwhelming. A long-gallery lined with faded, ancient armchairs:

I love these exaggerated height four-poster beds from the late 17th century. This one belonged to King James II.

The original 'Knole' sofa, which was not designed for ordinary use, but for state occasions:

This room was used by a lady-in-waiting of Queen Anne. I love the leaf decoration on the tapestries.

Just imagine being a child like Virginia Woolf's Orlando/Vita Sackville West, playing amongst all these treasures!