The beloved movie,
The Sound of Music is not only a classic because of the lovely story, the beautiful music and on-location filming, but the amazing Von Trapp mansion which lends the perfect atmosphere of dignity and grandeur. I just love to look at the rooms in this house (it is a real house, and not a set) and I thought you might as well. Not only
The Sound of Music house, but other houses decorated in the same Gustavian style.
Most people would recognize the house in this picture as the famous
Sound of Music mansion. It is in fact Hellbrunner Allee in Salzburg Austria. This house is now a hotel! You can stay in the very rooms you have seen in the movie for around $180 per night.
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Lake view of the house
This view of the house is actually a different mansion from the house in the front view. This is Schloss Leopaldskron, a rococo castle on Leopaldskron Teich, a man-made lake.
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Christopher Plummer could croon to me any day...I have a major crush on him!
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| I am not sure which room in the house this is, but you can see more of the furniture. |
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The ballroom
This is the one room that looks more French than Swedish. |
If you think that Gustavian decor looks a lot like French interiors, there is a reason for that: Gustav was influenced by French design, and later by Italian and this is clearly seen in the line of the furnishings. During this period of Gustav's reign, there was a backlash against the lavish Rococo period. Swedish interiors are far more simple; there is an emphasis on light colors and this is to counteract the feeling of gloom in that part of the world.
I have to say that I LOVE this design style, the lightness of it, the simplicity. Here are a few examples of some beautiful Gustavian inspired interiors.
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