As Cole Porter described her… You’re the top! You’re the Coliseum. You’re the top! You’re the Louver Museum. You’re a melody from a symphony by Strauss You’re a Bendel bonnet, A Shakespeare’s sonnet, You’re Mickey Mouse. You’re the Nile, You’re the Tower of Pisa, You’re the smile on the Mona Lisa I’m a worthless check, [ read more… ]
Our Lee upholstery line has a green component called “naturalLee”, designed to reduce the environmental footprint of these sofas and chairs. Lee’s long-lasting furniture is made right here in the USA. Click on the link above to see their website.
We are introducing a whole new world of “motion furniture” at our July Warehouse Sale. Some of these new massagers, recliners and lift chairs will soon be having a good conversation with you — they can already do everything else! So, get ready for big-time movable theater seating, recliners with effortless power reclining, lift chairs [ read more… ]
The front Room. In our childhood it might be dubbed “the Inner-Sanctum”, “the Museum”, or “the Shrine”. It was probably the biggest room in the house and got the most attention on cleaning day, even though it only got used twice a year. In most new construction, formal living rooms have shrunken down like an [ read more… ]
Growing up, they called it “the Front Room” — that place you walked through on your way to where life really happened, usually the kitchen. What was it called in your house? Vintage ad is from Found In Mom’s Basement.
Sculptural furniture has always grabbed me because in my smaller house it can serve both the art and function necessities – and yes, I do believe that art is a necessity in a well-designed house. This Everly square coffee table, by Annie Selke, matches the end tables in my previous post. Last week, when I [ read more… ]
What could be more natural than covering an ottoman with a rug? Toms-Price has some whimsical and wonderful ottomans from Annie Selkie made by Vanguard. You can choose your rug pattern here at Dash and Albert. Shown from the top are the Blue Heron Ottoman, with a cotton woven striped rug; the Cat’s Paw Ottoman, [ read more… ]
Continuing with the garden produce/interior design connection, this chair is so yellow and looks so squash-able — never overlook comfort in the furniture you choose. We need a sunny disposition to get through the news these days. Remember the Pantone color for 2009? Yellow. It can give a lift to your attitude and your interiors! [ read more… ]
The first piece of George Nakashima furniture I ever saw was at the Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian, in Washington, D.C., about 15 years ago. His Conoid Bench demonstrates his maxim that the form of a piece should be influenced by the natural grain within the wood. I am a huge fan of [ read more… ]
Choosing the right sofa means thinking about the finish you want on the legs or any other exposed wood parts. The days of matching exactly to the other wood pieces in a room are over. Now the more popular idea is to choose what you like, even though it may vary from your other pieces, [ read more… ]
