Cabana Presents: Portrait of a Home with Michael Trapp in Connecticut

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‘The only thing I could control was my imagination’: Step inside the captivating Connecticut home of antiquarian, collector and designer, Michael Trapp, a master of his art whose theatrical, museum-worthy home in West Cornwall is both his refuge, and a reflection of his singular vision and limitless imagination. Michael guides us through his incredible spaces and collections, while sharing his creative process and fascinating life story with honesty and candour. ‘People think I come from some sophisticated stock or whatever,’ he smiles. ‘No one really knows what’s in your past.’
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  • @missmurrydesign7115
    @missmurrydesign7115 Жыл бұрын

    Delicious...

  • @riccardospezzaferro7108
    @riccardospezzaferro7108 Жыл бұрын

    Perfection.

  • @jet7865
    @jet7865 Жыл бұрын

    WoW ! ❤

  • @pialimanosdemexico668
    @pialimanosdemexico668 Жыл бұрын

    inspiring

  • @louisesuffolk
    @louisesuffolk Жыл бұрын

    This home is like something out of a dream

  • @pialimanosdemexico668
    @pialimanosdemexico668 Жыл бұрын

    thank you !

  • @patrickchan2294
    @patrickchan2294 Жыл бұрын

    How refreshingly honest and real.

  • @teegeep
    @teegeep Жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @vanderleicorrea4231
    @vanderleicorrea423111 ай бұрын

    Perfect !

  • @raffaellarabizzi129
    @raffaellarabizzi129 Жыл бұрын

    Patina is fascination🤓

  • @delamaiwald327
    @delamaiwald327 Жыл бұрын

    Full circle. ... parents say were movig dont make friends, then describing object attachment in beauty, ending with non attachment to object and that people are important. Beautiful.

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown Жыл бұрын

    As a kid with my family we lived in a small village in a wooden hut with no electrics or water, just an outside pump and a pail in a shed as a toilet. We also sometimes stayed with my grandmother in a room where there temperature was 5°c and no heating. Later we were given social housing in a terrible state with a dead horse in the yard but we fixed it up. I used to collect antiques from the local dump, where in the 60's people got rid of 'old stuff', the stuff I loved instinctively. My brother had posters of rock stars on his wall and I had 18th century prints. Today I live in a huge old mansion surrounded by antiques and art and I spend my days restoring stuff. Sometimes your taste and dreams are in direct oppostion to what you knew growing up and for me that makes it more valuable.

  • @robertarevalo5137

    @robertarevalo5137

    Ай бұрын

    Yes.... YouToo

  • @mossroseltd
    @mossroseltd Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful in every way!

  • @user-tl8zp2vs3e
    @user-tl8zp2vs3e Жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @andreaandrea6716
    @andreaandrea6716 Жыл бұрын

    It's so strange, I was in the kitchen a couple of hours ago and it suddenly struck me that I simply EXPECTED water to come out of the tap when I turned it on. I thought; "What if there WAS NO WATER?" and I had this sudden rush of gratitude for every bit of comfort that I daily take for granted. It's important. There are countries where running water is a luxury.The saddest thing is to be filthy rich and unaware of it.

  • @user-rt1ov4kg1w
    @user-rt1ov4kg1w Жыл бұрын

    Humble beginnings! Love it.

  • @pedrocarvalho6492
    @pedrocarvalho6492 Жыл бұрын

    Great story.

  • @caryg.259
    @caryg.259 Жыл бұрын

    Michael, your voice and somewhere the sound of your smile is special. Thank you for your thoughts......

  • @danob3349
    @danob3349 Жыл бұрын

    Talented, humble and with a singular vision, thanks, Michael, for letting us visit your beautiful place.

  • @miasicilia
    @miasicilia Жыл бұрын

    wonderful taste in interior design, he seems humble and intelligent , liked it a lot

  • @abeltootlejr.300
    @abeltootlejr.3008 ай бұрын

    I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation! Mr. Trapp has the diction of a brilliant psychiatrist and the eye of a museum curator, made all the more extraordinary by a humility rarely seen today. His voice, calm, assuring, and welcoming, was a pleasant introduction to his creative process. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY to experience a cross section of your remarkable world!

  • @nmj2411
    @nmj2411 Жыл бұрын

    I feel the same way. I grew up poor, lacking so much. We moved each year. There was so sense of security. So I appreciate every little thing, and creating a beautiful home is very important to me. And what I decorate my home with doesn’t need to be expensive or have a pedigree. It’s how you put them together.

  • @chloeb.8677
    @chloeb.867711 ай бұрын

    You are infinitely intriguing and your interior space is like your voice-transformative. Thank you for sharing.

  • @slwilliams75
    @slwilliams756 ай бұрын

    This man is a class act, not by the objects he owns, though, they are beautiful, but by his attitude and approach. His life experiences resonate, if you hear them ❤

  • @aiai-j7i
    @aiai-j7i10 ай бұрын

    I wasn't expecting to be so moved and brought to tears... I follow his account on Instagram and love his style, but I had no idea who the man behind it was. I admit I assumed he came from a lineage of wealthy Connecticut people. I also love being surrounded by beautiful things in my home, things found in nature and vintage shops. They say, Never meet your heroes but in this case, I am so glad I did!

  • @vickiwood6385
    @vickiwood6385 Жыл бұрын

    Dearest Michael, thank you for sharing your home, thoughts and beautiful self with us. Truly beyond beauty on every level .

  • @danob3349
    @danob3349 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @NG-ki5eo
    @NG-ki5eo7 ай бұрын

    fabulous

  • @BrownyBird
    @BrownyBird Жыл бұрын

    "The past shape your future " I always tell myself. I love this man for being so honest!

  • @marquamfurniture
    @marquamfurniture Жыл бұрын

    Beautifully grounded man.

  • @mollydansby9490
    @mollydansby9490 Жыл бұрын

    So insightful ❤

  • @ThePandorianGallery
    @ThePandorianGallery Жыл бұрын

    exceptional!

  • @alisonkennedy4140
    @alisonkennedy4140 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you - that was inspiring and thoughtful.

  • @IMAInteriors
    @IMAInteriors Жыл бұрын

    Another thoughtful and considerate point of living.

  • @mignoncat1
    @mignoncat1 Жыл бұрын

    I have lived a life of Uber-wealth & minus banking accounts : so , a foot in both worlds . This has given me such a glorious understanding & view of what interior beauty not only is ; but , what it could be . This is it. A world of pure joy.

  • @TheChristinacross
    @TheChristinacross14 күн бұрын

    I adore these Cabana mini movies and resonate deeply with his love and gratitude of everyday blessings along with beautiful things 🙏✨

  • @EstherRudolph
    @EstherRudolph Жыл бұрын

    Omg, fantastic!

  • @lemotjuste4u
    @lemotjuste4u10 ай бұрын

    I am gobsmacked - thank you for this incredibly encouraging story of survival and following your dreams

  • @robertarevalo5137
    @robertarevalo5137Ай бұрын

    Hey dude.... Awesome meeting you... I've been an antique dealer for 30 years.... Started from scratch.... Not knowing anything.... You had it way harder no electricity and water... Absolute survivor.... The Lord's helped me with miracles.... You just have to make sure you work hard.... Everything you said I understand.... Pleasure meeting you Sir

  • @ccwriter6555
    @ccwriter6555 Жыл бұрын

    …my heart skipped a beat…

  • @lkjhjgters
    @lkjhjgters7 ай бұрын

    Dear Michael, I'm happy to know that you are.

  • @iwonagrzeskowiak1069
    @iwonagrzeskowiak1069 Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍💖💖💖💎💎💎✨✨✨ Przepiękne niepowtarzalne wnętrza!Mają w sobie "to coś"!

  • @leslieoscar
    @leslieoscar11 ай бұрын

    Love the smokey, whitewashed look of this video and of course what Mr. Trapp has to say

  • @redooc223
    @redooc2235 ай бұрын

    I have an odd affinity for broken or damaged objects. It’s strange, even to me, but I believe it comes from being financially poor during the formative early years.

  • @floschossow8596
    @floschossow8596 Жыл бұрын

    😜 "promo sm"

  • @MixMediaMona
    @MixMediaMona8 ай бұрын

    The conversation was just as mesmerizing as the space. The wonder and the imagination of everything. Drama + intentionality dancing simultaneously, then stopping to quietness. Beautifully enchanting.🤍🫶🏽

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