Federal Style Country House, Litchfield, Connecticut
of view, a timeless aesthetic. Many of the elements
include serious antique furnishings, Oriental rugs, fine
china and collectibles, from objets du vertus to animal
paintings.
More often than not, Buatta has employed lively, printed
floral chintzes to great advantage. They are his foil, his
guarantee that no room orchestrated by his aesthetic
genius will be rendered stiff, formalistic or staid. "Chintz"
remains the most frequently used term to describe this
type of fabric; it has well-documented antecedents in
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