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I really struggle with Kelly Hoppen's work... on the one hand, she uses some of my favourite pieces -- all that Liagre... But somehow, the interiors she does impress me as boring.

I think she goes too sleek with Liagre, never adds inexpensive elements. Then it just becomes like too much buttercream -- just too rich.

Liagre himself uses his pieces in more humble interiors, and is more textural in his approach (and even introduces bold colours on occasion.). His work is typically and identifiably French I find. Kelly Hoppen's is like an updated Dynasty...

Oh, give me Ilse Crawford instead.

Am I alone in this critique?

I'm with MsChatelaine on this one... while the apartment doesn't have any element I actively dislike, I just find it overstyled and cold.
I'm imagining it on a grey London day and it's making me want to turn the heat up.

mschatelaine: You are not alone.

Portobello Road is colorful, vibrant, eclectic and artistic. It exudes history while remaining current.

This place is not worthy of its milieu.

I agree with all the previous posts. This place is essentially uninspiring and boring.

Does the dining room look like a catalog setting for Pottery Barn to anyone else?

mschatelaine and bepsf are right on the money.

Kelly Hoppen has been doing the same old thing for well over a decade now. There is no freshness -- just the same old nailhead and taupe and orchids and dark wood -- nothing old or quirky or surprising in the mix.

And so, yes -- even Liaigre manages to look dull.

I'm surprised she is still going.

LOL bepsf, "Pottery Barn" is the first thought I had when I saw the dining room! Everything looks so "off the rack."