Category Archives: Furniture

August 16, 2009 · 4:24 pm

Montage: Daybeds al Fresco

Today is hot, hot, hot. And sunny. Why I am not at the beach I am uncertain. Mainly just lazing around, with open windows and no breeze. Kids tossing the football and playing Star Wars (with plenty of fighting in between). Perhaps I’d be more inclined to sit outdoors if I had a set up like some of these. I have a patio, and a lounge or two with cushions, but I like to be ensconced and über comfortable. What I need is a mattress piled with feather pillows and high thread count sheets. Then I could lounge al fresco, in the style to which I am accustomed year round.

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August 13, 2009 · 2:03 am

Get the Look: Wicker Furnishings & Accessories

These pieces are so much more refined than the wicker chest I had in high school in my Laura Ashley bedroom. (Believe me, it was an improvement over the whole rainbow and unicorn thing I had going on in junior high.) If you’ve been thinking of adding a little texture, these are cute and inexpensive wicker furnishings made from all sorts of often renewable, natural (and a few synthetic) fibers. A word of caution however. If you have a puppy, skip the wicker. Years ago I borrowed a white wicker table from a boyfriend’s mom to use in my sparsely furnished studio apartment. My ten-week-old cocker spaniel ate the entire thing, literally. (He was really cute though.)

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Shopping Guide

Rattan pouf, $88 at Urban Outfitters.

NÄSUM banana fiber chest, $60 at IKEA.

Lighted rattan spheres, $20-$45 at Pottery Barn.

Red synthetic wicker outdoor stacking chair, $70 at Pier 1 Imports.

Woven palm leaves pendant, $199 at West Elm.

Woven seagrass mirror, $149 at West Elm.

HULTÖ peeled rattan chair, $70 at IKEA.

LINUS rattan and steel chair, $40 at IKEA.

Woven jute and metal studded tassel pull, $9 at West Elm

Fat handcrafted rattan stool, $100 at Pier 1 Imports.

Casa rattan table lamp, $70 at CB2.

Whitney Design banana leaves storage bench, $120 at Target.

Wicker cafe conversation collection, $1,160/set of 3 at Target.

Beale rattan and steel lounge chair, $249 at CB2.

Seagrass chair, $159 at Pottery Barn.

Water hyacinth and rattan open weave storage baskets, $7-$15 at CB2.

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August 12, 2009 · 12:25 pm

Montage: Wicker

It’s all about texture. You can’t talk to a designer without he or she singing its praises. Texture adds depth and interest, and can warm up an otherwise sterile space. Wicker is pretty useful for this sort of thing. A longtime fixture on Granny’s front porch, wicker is being pulled inside in various incarnations, from the of-the-moment pouf to simple headboards to Victorianesque fan chairs. And just what does “wicker” mean? It’s actually not a fiber, but a process. Wicker pieces are woven from many a material, including rattan (an über strong vine), willow, reeds, or even synthetic composites. Here is a sampling of rooms with all sorts of wicker pieces.

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aqua vitae design 3Photos: Apartment Therapy; Nate Berkus; Ken Fulk; M. Design; Tom Scheerer; Tom Scheerer; photographer Simon Watson; Tripod Agency; John Loecke; Tom Scheerer; Tom Scheerer; O at Home; C.W. Eisner; Tom Scheerer; Apartment Therapy DC; Apartment Therapy San Francisco; Desire to Inspire; Dave Coote; Mimmi O’Connell; unidentified; unidentified; Ferm Galli; Nate Berkus; Apartment Therapy; House Beautiful; Skona Hem; Nate Berkus; Phoebe Howard; Lynn Morgan Design; Breese Architects; Deborah Timmerman in Country Living; photographer Lisa Cohen; Villa & Vila; Ken Fulk Design; Aqua Vitae Design.

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July 21, 2009 · 10:05 pm

Montage: Beds with Curtains and Canopies

A rainy day just makes me want to crawl into bed and close the curtains.

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Photos: Kara Mann Design; Kara Mann Design; Inspace; unidentified; Tom Scheerer; Apartment Therapy; Mary McDonald; Domino; House Beautiful; Jonathan Adler; Gwyneth Paltrow in House & Garden; Bill Brockschmidt & Courtney Coleman in House Beautiful; unidentified; unidentified; Living Etc.; Jiun Ho; Laura Smera; Country Homes & Interiors; Marie Claire Maison; Sara Gilbane in Domino; Sara Gilbane; Patrice Bevan Cowans; Tom Scheerer; unidentified; unidentified; photographer Dan Duchars; unidentified; Elle Decoration UK; Sara Gilbane; Tom Scheerer; Martha Stewart Living; Stephen Knollenberg; Tom Scheerer; White Webb; White Webb; Alessandra Branca; Jennifer Post; J.K. Capri; Marie Claire Maison; Mimmi O’Connell; Domino; Sara Gilbane; photographer Mark Williams; photographer Jordi Canosa; Phillip Gorrivan; Katrin Gargill; unidentified; Piet Boon.

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July 18, 2009 · 1:47 am

Covet: La Tripolina Chair at Disenso

So chic and even practical, these “La Tripolina” chairs from Argentina come in weather resistant sling covers as well as leather or cowhide (and zebra, it seems; or maybe that’s dyed cowhide). They’re from Diseño Bos, a boutique in SoWa in Boston, specializing in home furnishings from South America. Not sure how much they are, but they’re on sale for 20% off.

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