DECORATION AND STYLE
Rodrigo Incera Seoane, decorator of Las Cinco Calderas
Rodrigo doesn’t just transform spaces: he listens to them.
A trained journalist, renowned painter, chef, antique dealer, landscaper, and interior designer, his vision goes far beyond aesthetics. For him, objects have memory, and corners, vibrations.
We always say that Rodrigo doesn’t have ideas: he has revelations. His genius lies in his ability to adapt to the place, the media, and what already exists, and from there, with sensitivity and few tools, reveal what seemed invisible.
“That is exactly what he has done at the Casona: capture its true essence and translate, with beauty and precision, what we wanted to express without yet knowing how.”
The Before
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The house clung to its former beauty.
As if frozen in the sepia of an old photograph.
Melancholically remembering old times… other faces… other people… other laughter… other conversations…
The dark furniture, the subdued light… inviting something akin to monastic contemplation…
It was as if the house were meditating on its ancient history.
The After
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What to do with it?…
Open the windows and fill it with air…
Let the sun gild every corner of its rooms…
Paint it white as if it were a new, immaculate canvas and, from there, add color…
Loose, quick brushstrokes… like sparkling and joyful musical notes…
And refresh the space by eliminating the dark wood, the heavy fabrics, the wobbly belongings.
Recover it from its self-forgetfulness… from that kind of Sleeping Beauty sleep in the forest.
Shaking off the dust as carpets are shaken on balconies with wicker paddles…
And now rejuvenated… simple… happy… bright…
“With a new character that is nothing more than a reflection of the character of its new owners,
the house opens its doors to the visitor, offering, now, the best of itself.
Open, generous, an accomplice to those who discover it”
– Rodrigo Incera Seoane –
