Comments on: april chapman, a keeper of beauty

By: maureen

maureen — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:30:27 +0000

I visited April’s home many years ago to purchase a beautiful opaque egg that I considered special enough to give to a few of my treasured friends. I was so blown away by her house then that I think I walked around the house with my mouth open in complete awe. I cannot believe that all these years kristen has included me in the same space. My little shotgun wall of mirrors was inspired by hers and i still treasure my friends and my egg…thankyou April

By: Kimberly Chapman-Clark

Kimberly Chapman-Clark — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:19:42 +0000

My sister’s home is simply a reflection of her love of beauty.Each gorgeous photo contains a memory for me and for those who have entered those doors before.
One,hopefully,admires her persistence in making this home the lovely place it has become because she has worked on it for years -scraping away all paint to find the original hand-painted borders left by the original artists. I have great admiration for her ability to make all things beautiful and interesting.
She has been so her entire life…..

By: Fatima Fattah

Fatima Fattah — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:30:27 +0000

WOW.
Just W-O-W
All I can say:-)
not enough to say it´s BEAUTIFUL

By: Chuck Searcy

Chuck Searcy — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:50:15 +0000

April is not just a keeper of beauty — she finds beauty, blesses it, enhances it, shares it agelessly.

By: Harriet Chapman

Harriet Chapman — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:56:31 +0000

Beautiful! It is almost impossible to peruse all the treasures April has collected!

By: Georgia Priester

Georgia Priester — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:05:20 +0000

This place is mysterious Gothic a true gem.

By: Georgia Priester

Georgia Priester — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:17:39 +0000

I agree totally with fortequese. This place when you walk thru those doors you step into a time that is Gothic, mysterious,aged with grace.

By: Georgia Priester

Georgia Priester — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:49:53 +0000

The photographs are beautiful. They captured the essence of this home.

By: Chichester Fortesque

Chichester Fortesque — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:39:45 +0000

The photos are good but don’t do April’s place justice. How could they? There is so much that quite takes your breath away: the giant organ pipe in a corner, deer antlers in a cut glass punch bowl, the “secret dragon” drawings, silver milagros, camel harnesses from Egypt, carpets from Morocco, and old metal objects from the golden age of industry that would take you a thousand guesses to identify the uses of. And with all due respect to Ms Beyer there really is nothing here that’s decrepit. Things rather have the hightly suggestive patina that any fascinating antique possesses. April’s house manifests the true meaning of elegance. One which is informed by the resonance of history and by the integrity of craftsmen who cared about their work. In our era of gaudy MacManisions and shoddy newness we could all take a lesson in good taste and lively, inventive collecting from April.