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"Amelia Handegan Renovates Rose Hill Estate in Virginia\nDesigner Amelia Handegan brings exquisite \u00E9lan to an artfully refurbished plantation house\nDating from the 18th century, Rose Hill\u2014the Rappahannock Valley, Virginia, home of Billings and John Cay\u2014was restored by Tidewater Preservation and decorated by Amelia T. Handegan, with garden design by Rieley &amp;amp; Assoc. Landscape Architects. Here, John Cay stands beside an antique plaster bust of Napol\u00E9on. For details see Sources.\nPainted in a Benjamin Moore tan, the entrance hall features a Regency gilt-wood mirror and circa-1830 side chairs from Handegan's shop, Amelia; the basket is by Restoration Hardware.\nThe music room's harp and piano date from the home's early years; the circa-1840 portrait is by Thomas Sully, the armchairs are upholstered in a Cowtan &amp;amp; Tout fabric, and the floor was painted by Kristen Bunting according to a design by Handegan.\nThe antique dining table once hosted Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart. On the walls is Dufour et Leroy's circa-1822 hand-blocked scenic paper Vues d'Italie, which depicts Vesuvius smoking in the distance; the Regency sideboard is from O'Sullivan Antiques, and the dining chairs were custom made by Handegan.\nIn the kitchen, an antique tole chandelier from Parc Monceau is suspended above an English breakfast table; the hood and range are by Wolf, the wall light is from Circa Lighting, and the sink fittings are by Waterworks.\nAntique Baltimore fancy chairs furnish the center hall; the curtains are made of a Nancy Corzine damask.\nAn Empire chandelier from Kevin Stone Antiques &amp;amp; Interiors lights the library, where shelves designed by Handegan hold books that have belonged to Rose Hill for nearly two centuries; the curtains are made of a Fabricut silk, the sofa is covered in a silk by Kravet, the maritime painting is by Alexander C. Stuart, and the carpet is an antique Ghiordes.\nAn 18th-century portrait hangs above the library's mantel, which was custom made by Gaston &amp;amp; Wyatt; the armchairs are upholstered in a Loro Piana cotton blend, and the Victorian stool is clad in a Zoffany damask.\nThe master bedroom, painted in a Benjamin Moore beige, features a circa-1822 four-poster and a secretary made some two decades earlier. The bedding is by Julia B., a Jasper fabric was used for the coverlet, and the Oushak-style carpet was custom made.\nThe Handegan-designed slipper chairs in a guest room are upholstered in an Etro fabric from Clarence House; an ancestral portrait surmounts the dressing table, the curtains are early 19th century in style, and the laurel-wreath wallpaper is by Zoffany.\nIn another guest room, a large antique French gouache on paper is displayed at the head of a circa-1830 mahogany four-poster; the bedding is by Leontine Linens, and the throw is made of a Chelsea Editions check.\nThe front porch's lantern and sconce are by Period Lighting Fixtures, and the table and chairs are by McKinnon and Harris.\nThe exterior is painted in a Sherwin-Williams white."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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