The Yellow Room

from The World of Interiors December 2010 issue

photograph by Simon Upton

1^st things 1^st and because I spent so many years there the inimitable Yellow Room at the Brook Street shop of the Colefax & Fowler firm or Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler Ltd for the purists.  It is by far one of the most serene rooms I have ever been in, at once grand, relaxed and warm and filled with treasures from the antiques department.  The double doors at the back -a replica of the doors at the front- are in fact the way to the miniature ‘Yellow Room’ kitchen complete with dumb waiter.  It is no more than 3’ or 4’ wide with the same ceiling height as the Yellow Room itself.  This is where the staff make tea and coffee, escape the odd demanding client or hide!
Sibyl Colefax and John Fowler