Roger banks pye biography for kids

Banks-Pye was born in Sheffield in 1948, where he grew up and attended the grammar school, spending much of his time in the art department..

England Again

After my detour last posting, I'm back to where I'm supposed to be - England.

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Roger Banks-Pye, 1948 – 1996.

Banks-Pye was born in Sheffield in 1948, where he grew up and attended the grammar school, spending much of his time in the art department.

Roger Banks-Pye worked for an architect and ran his own decorating business before joining the internationally acclaimed decorating firm Colefax and Fowler in.

I felt a bit lost without a pet in Londinium, now that my pusskin has moved to my parents' cottage.

While it may not be the design choice of the Restoration Hardware masses today, it certainly had its heyday, and is still loved by many. (Just ask followers of Downton Abbey.) I well remember my love for it - its gardens, fabrics, libraries, horses, dogs - I loved it all and still would count it as being the location for one of my fantasy houses.

Looking back now at the articles I saved and the design books I purchased reminds me of just why I loved it so much.

This first group of images is all from the autumn issue of Cote Ouest from 1994. While I have come to covet Japanese gardens and the serenity of boxwood gardens, you just have to love English gardens.

Hope you read French.

I consult my French-English dictionary frequently, but pictures are worth a thousand words. Love everything here but especially the dog who thinks he's t