Framed by Roger Lussier

Roger Lussier is the owner of the Roger Lussier Gallery - a frame shop and art gallery on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts. He sells botanical prints, as well as figurative drawings. He also provides interior decorating services. "Pictures are as important as furniture," Lussier told Veranda. "They should not be treated as an accessory." The designer has used numerous pictures and amassed objects in his own apartment to create a space that is elegant and very personal. He has been collecting the drawings, which are propped against one another throughout his home, since he opened his shop more than thirty-five years ago. He obtained the conch shell in the first photo below when he was twenty years old. Lussier frequently consults the many books about design, art, and fashion that fill his tabletops. Despite the quantity of items his apartment contains, it does not seem cluttered. A restrained color scheme of creams and golds punctuated with charcoal and touches of black and brown adds a sense of order and unites disparate objects. The overall effect is layered sumptuousness.

"Italian carved and gilded mirror hangs above French console, both 18th-century. Candlesticks are also Italian."

Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

"In the entrance to Roger Lussier's Boston home, a Louis XVI canape in black leather faces a French screen. Chair is 18th-century Venetian. French 20th-century landscapes hang in gilded frames."

Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

"Italian cupboard displays collections of creamware and Chinese export porcelain. Suspended from tassel cords is a pair of 18th-century Venetian lions. Oval-back chairs are Danish."
Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

"With a table added, the living room is set for dining. Chinese export plates and cobalt blue glasses are arrayed on  a taffeta cloth."

Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

"Chinese trunk acts as coffee table."
Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

"On a living room table, a lamp made from a French candlestick stands next to a Chinese export platter and an 18th-century Venetian carved wood griffin. Charcoal drawing by Steven Trefonides."

Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

"Remnants of mat paper with serrated edges cover a bedroom desk - 
'I don't waste a thing [says Roger Lussier].' "
Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.

"An Italian painted cupboard, bought from a favorite, now-retired antique dealer, encases an overflowing array of Chinese export porcelain and English creamware."
Back Bay (Boston) apartment of Roger Lussier, owner of a frame shop and art gallery.

Interior design by Roger Lussier.

Photography by Thibault Jeanson.

Text by Sally Horchow.

"A Life on Display" produced by Carolyn Englefield.
Veranda.