21 September - a little palace inspiration! (Patreon)

These are the painted walls in last night’s hotel in the Palacio Seteais in Sintra! Lots of inspiration for the dining room in Can Punxes.

I love the way the plants curve up onto the ceiling, it’s really stunning.

The palace was built by a Dutch consul to Portugal. He was responsible for all diamonds going into the country - and he was paid by taking 1 in every 10 diamonds traded!. Not a bad job if you can get it :) It is now a hotel but they have kept it superbly.