The actress celebrates her birthday on August 9Gillian Anderson, better known as Dana Scully from the series "The X-Files". We invite you to travel to the mysterious island of Sri Lanka and admire the house belonging to the birthday girl. This charming house, lost in the beautiful jungles of Sri Lanka, was purchased by Gillian Anderson in 2008. She spent more than 3 years on the reconstruction and interior design of the mansion. Designing the rooms turned out to be quite difficult, since some of them are so huge that they can easily accommodate an elephant. For example, in the living room, the ceiling height reaches 12 m.
The interior of the house is done in colonial style.There are very few pieces of furniture and decor, but they have been selected with particular care. The decor is built on the contrast of dark, bulky wooden furniture (cabinets, beds) and brighter, more elegant things (sofas, armchairs in satin upholstery). The soft, classic shapes of some items soften the rough geometry of others.
The decoration of the rooms deserves special attention.The floors are covered with rare Burmese teak wood, and the ceiling in the main living room is, without exaggeration, a work of art. The beautiful lotus flower patterns are by Spanish artist Nuria Lamsdorff.
An unobtrusive interior, abundantnatural materials, harmonizes perfectly with the beautiful views from all the windows. Despite the large size of the rooms, the atmosphere in them is conducive to privacy and relaxation. This is exactly the effect that Gillian Anderson was trying to achieve. She conceived this house as a kind of refuge, giving the opportunity to hide from the fast and chaotic modern world.
Interior Design Secrets from Gillian Anderson
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