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Adare Manor

There has been a manor on the land on the banks of the River Maigue in the village of Adare, County Limerick since the Norman invasion of Ireland. It was the former seat of the Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl. Over the years Adare Manor has undergone a number of changes and manifestations, currently operating as a five-star hotel and golf club which has recently undertaken an extensive renovation project, with Kim Partridge, the London based Interior Designer, who selected Zardi & Zardi to provide tapestry wall hangings for ninety bedrooms, the Gallery and the Great Hall.

The bedrooms, a selection of twin, double and king size rooms, retain all the character and grace with which they were originally conceived. The bespoke tapestry wall hangings that Zardi & Zardi produced come from three different tapestries within our portfolio, which have been re-interpreted and presented in new colour ways.

Bespoke beds were made and Zardi & Zardi were provided with measurements, so the tapestry wall hangings could be made to fit neatly between the posts of each bedhead. The best crops from the three chosen designs were selected: Leeds Castle Aubusson in Alba Rosa, Verdure with Birds in Fennel Seed, Devonshire Swans in Hemlock Blue Clay. Particular consideration was taken in twin rooms where two wall hangings would be placed next to each other.

Using digital technology our in-house designers made adjustments to ensure the best configuration of the images, allowing for the fact that each design had to work in a number of variations due to the different ceiling heights across the bedrooms; designers removed the architrave from the Leeds Castle Aubusson to make the tapestry lighter and allowing the trophies to hang nicely in the remaining space, the Devonshire Swans had to be played with to find a piece that wasn’t too gruesome as it originates from a series of hunting tapestries (we had to digitally remove the swans pecking a boy’s eyes out!). The original Verdure with Birds was considered too sparse so the lake, mountains and sky in centre of the original were digitally filled in with foliage and trees to create a more verdant image.