Get the Look: 60 White Dressers for the Bedroom

Twelve years ago, around the time I wrote about Boston designer Erin Gates’ house in Jamaica Plain for Boston Globe Magazine,  she helped me pick out the Studly Dresser by Worlds Away (no longer available) for my bedroom. It’s a white lacquer dresser with a beveled mirrored top with six drawers that are blissfully deep and open wonderfully smoothly. White lacquer and polished silver finishes may not be the on-trend choice these days, but it still makes me happy both in looks and functionality.

White Dresser With Chrome Studs Modern Bedroom FurnitureMy bedroom dresser. 

There’s value in a white dresser — it matches almost everything and disappears against white walls if you don’t want it to be the talking point. There are many, many takes on it too, without veering into traditional styles. I found 60 clean-lined white dressers from StyleCarrot partners worth sharing.

I’m currently loving the West Elm dresser with fluted drawer fronts (#37), the minimalist white dresser with light wood surround by Normann Copenhagen (#38), and the Serena & Lily dresser with raffia drawer fronts (#43).

 

White Dressers For Bedrooms

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Bedroom Furniture White Drerssers And Chests

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White Bedroom Furniture Modern Dressers

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Modern Bedroom Furniture White Dressers

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Modern White And Wood Dressers Bedroom Furniture

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Modern White And Wood Bedroom Furniture

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Contemporary White Dressers Bedroom Furniture

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Modern Bedroom Furniture White Dressers

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Modern Bedroom Furniture White Dressers

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ARTmonday: Give and Take at Cambridge Art Association

Boston area artists Kathryn Geismar and Alexandra Sheldon delve into curating with a show called Give and Take, up now at the Cambridge Art Association and online. The exhibit features artwork by Geismar and Sheldon, as well as local artists Deborah Baskin, Margaret Scoppa, and Kim Triedman.

Here is an excerpt from Geismar’s thoughts behind the exhibition:
Collage is about sticking things together. It is also about taking things apart. Paint over, tear off, nail on: this is the give and the take.
We are five artists who find a fascination in the poetic energy of things: Colors, old surfaces, blocks of wood, expired books, rusty objects, painted newsprint, discarded ephemera. Stories are suggested and found in the meeting place where objects come together and find a new community and identity. There is a huge respect for the serendipitous and the synergy of meeting the materials in the middle.
Artists are often scavengers but collage artists are even more so. Old newspapers and packaging, tossed out window frames and disparate planks of wood on a curb become our treasures. They speak to us and invite us to collaborate. What is discarded and the overlooked by many is more than a fascination; for us it is rich and evocative source material.

Give And Take At Cambridge Art Association Abstract Artists Boston

Kathryn Geismar, A Delicate Balance

Give And Take At Cambridge Art Association Abstract Artists Boston

Deborah Baskin, You and Me

Give And Take At Cambridge Art Association Abstract Artists Boston

Alexandra Sheldon, Happy Accident 5

Give And Take At Cambridge Art Association Abstract Artists Boston

Kim Triedman, You Show Me Yours

Give And Take At Cambridge Art Association Abstract Artists Boston

Kathryn Geismar, Night Forest

Give And Take At Cambridge Art Association Abstract Artists Boston

Alexandra Sheldon, Happy Accident 7

Give And Take At Cambridge Art Association Abstract Artists Boston

Margaret Choppa, Chock a Block

Give And Take At Cambridge Art Association Abstract Artists Boston

Deborah Baskin, An Evening Chat

Like all shows of the Covid era, there will be virtual opening reception on ZOOM; this Friday, April 9, 6:30-7:30 pm. Register here.

There’s also a fun interactive ZOOM workshop, Give and Take In Action: Making Collages from Scratch; this Saturday, April 10, 10-11am. Register here.

Give and Take
April 1 – 30, 2021
Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Association
25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Also, online.

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Scheming: Canopy Bedroom Makeover by Jenn O’Brien

I wrote about this bedroom in Boxford, Massachusetts designed by Jenn O’Brien of Jenn O’Brien Interiors for Boston Globe Magazine at the end of last summer. It’s a great example of clean, transitional bedroom design that incorporates a canopy bed.

O’Brien used the Driftwood canopy bed  from StyleCarrot partner Crate & Barrel which gives the room a stately feel thanks to its architectural lines. She also used it to create symmetry in the room by centering it on the window.

Since the clients wanted the bedroom to feel soothing, O’Brien employed a subdued palette, but punched it up with hits of black and sumptuous pattern underfoot. She actually painted the abstract artwork herself; I think it really makes the room!

Wood Canopy Bed Transitional Bedroom By Designer Jenn O'Brien In MassachusettsPhoto by Jared Kuzia

You can pull together a similar look for a transitional bedroom with exact and similar matches to the ones used by the designer. I perused StyleCarrot partner sites to find them for you.

Transitional Bedroom Furniture Modern Canopy Bed

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ARTmonday: 20 Works from the MassArt Silent Auction 2021

And again, another online only auction. I’m feeling confident that we will all fundraise for the students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design IRL next year. But in the meantime, consider participating in the MassArt Auction 2021 online at BidSquare.com from March 27 through noon, April 11. The live auction is also online at t BidSquare.com on April 10 at 8 pm.

The silent auction includes 291 pieces from alumni, students, and friends of the MassArt community. There is painting, photography, mixed media, drawings, glass, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, installations, and even the opportunity for commissions. I’ll try to do another post that concentrates on the live auction, just in case you have a big art budget this year.

There are also virtual events surrounding the auction, including “Why Art Matters in Interior Design” on April 1 at noon with the always wonderful Elizabeth Lowrey of Elkus Manfredi, who is also an auction co-chair, and Emily Santangelo of Emily Fine Art. See you there? Be sure to register.

And even if you don’t want to buy, register (it’s free) for the MassArt Silent Auction so you can see more than these 20 artworks.

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Matthew Cronin

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Mary Hughes

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Caleb Charland

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Dean Nimmer

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Elizabeth Alexander

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Hillary Babick

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Kevin Bennett Moore

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Mary Kocol

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Rick Fox

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Tara Sellios

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Judy Riola

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Savanna Nelson

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Jason Karolak

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Astrid Reischwitz

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Anne Harney

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Johnny Tang

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Alysia Macaulay

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Anne Beinecke

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Eilis O’Connell

MassArt Auction 2021 Art School Fundraiser

Julia Emiliani

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Scheming: Cozy Sitting Room With Shearling Lounge Chairs By Holly Gagne

Interior designer Holly Gagne is one of the loveliest designers I know, her style is fresh, natural but still sophisticated, and her taste is impeccable.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Holly a few times now, from our Covid Zoom with tips and tricks to bring harmony into your home (it’s recorded, you should check it out), to a kitchen with a supersized island in Boston Globe Magazine, to this Gloucester home with zellige tiles, a sliding glass bar door, and Scandi style wood stove; the story just dropped in the Winter issue of Boston Home magazine.

Sitting Room With Shearling Lounge Chairs And BookshelvesPhoto by Jared Kuzia

Holly channeled hygge -meets-tailored in this sitting room just off the open living room. While there’s no wall between the two spaces, it feels private. The owners use it to read, drink morning coffee, and entertain with cocktails.

Faux shearling and iron lounge chairs nestle around a rattan coffee table that speaks to the coastal locale. Holly lined to backs of the custom built-ins with grasscloth for additional texture. “It’s all about being cozy,” Gagne says. The abstract painting is by local artist Nicole Sayour Botto.

Get the look of this cozy winter chic library designed by Holly Gagne with similarly styled furnishings,  plus the faux shearling and iron lounge chairsSitting Room Decor Shearling Lounge Chairs Bookshelves

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