Drool-Worthy Windows: Living in a Flemish Chapel

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Yesterday, there was a discussion in the comments of Annie & Manuel's Rustic Den in Hamburg, Germany about how great architecture makes a great space. This idea is validated by these awe-inducing windows from a home in Belgium that was once a 19th Century Flemish Chapel...

The second image is a great example of how to hang curtains with a uniquely-shaped window — a straight rod hung directly under the ceiling, with floor-length curtains. Wow!

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(Images: Verne)

Comments (23)

Gorgeous- although I will never understand the note mobile thing that is so popular now.

posted by Jmack1 on February 6th 2009 at 11:44am
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Now I want Gothic windows...

posted by bepsf on February 6th 2009 at 11:47am
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What a lovely room!

posted by KWorld on February 6th 2009 at 11:58am
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Gothic is my favourite architecture. This chapel is so lovely, so livable. Imagine having all that light, such luxury. Curtains, colours--perfect.

posted by avianmission on February 6th 2009 at 11:58am
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Wow!

posted by Henrietta the Terrible on February 6th 2009 at 11:58am
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I love it!!!!! :O

posted by eddie p on February 6th 2009 at 12:05pm
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Beautiful Gothic Lancet windows.

posted by LoriSF on February 6th 2009 at 12:23pm
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A while back there was a season of This Old House where the family redid a church to live in, and it had great windows too. Its been the one house i've been the most envious of.

posted by Jose A on February 6th 2009 at 12:35pm
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spectacular.

posted by sierracreek on February 6th 2009 at 12:39pm
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"A while back there was a season of This Old House where the family redid a church to live in, and it had great windows too. Its been the one house i've been the most envious of."

That Church/House is here in SF near the Castro - It was for sale a couple years back...

posted by bepsf on February 6th 2009 at 12:43pm
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Swoon! This space is stunning! Any leads on the photo in the kitchen?

posted by PhillyLass on February 6th 2009 at 1:06pm
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i want to go to there.

posted by joslynn on February 6th 2009 at 1:15pm
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Mein Gott, those windows! I love that they kept the rest of the space so clean that the architecture really gets a chance to shine.

posted by FiatLex on February 6th 2009 at 1:17pm
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can we find out the artist who painted the portrait?

posted by kidmayhemdesignfactory on February 6th 2009 at 2:25pm
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Want.

posted by rosenatti on February 6th 2009 at 4:00pm
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Oh, this is so beautiful!

posted by Jessa on February 6th 2009 at 6:59pm
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That's beautiful!

posted by ryttu3k on February 6th 2009 at 10:32pm
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I especially love the link between the background color in the painting and the fireplace wall. AND the windows, of course!

posted by SherryBinNH on February 7th 2009 at 3:31pm
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You know when good design makes you happy? Well this post about good design just made me jealous...

posted by wampler on February 7th 2009 at 11:48pm
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wow -those windows are absolutely mesmerizing... even if the place were totally unkempt it would still be a jaw dropper...

i'm drooling... i'm drooling...!

Cheers,

dan

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