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Tour of Edith Wharton's Home "The Mount" Video

Bob visit the Berkshire’s home of Edith Wharton, called “The Mount,” in Lenox, Massachusetts. Her most famous tome from 1897 "The Decoration of Houses” was the inspiration for the field of modern interior design. This home marks her most complete work in her own style. It is a neo-classical house that has been impeccably restored, including its formal gardens over the past four years with the help of “Save America’s Treasures Program.” Guiding Bob through the home is Stephanie Copeland president of the Edith Wharton Restoration Foundation. The foundation invited many famous modern day decorators, using Wharton’s principles of design, technique and style to decorate several of the rooms. The decorators include: Geoffrey Bradfield (the Gallery), Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill (the Library), Charlotte Moss (the Drawing Room), Bunny Williams (the Dining Room), Libby Cameron (the Main Stair Hall), Thomas Jayne (Mr. Wharton's Den), and Michael Trapp (the Forecourt and Entrance Hall).

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