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Cool Idea: Lighten Up Dark Furniture Without Paint

CasaSugar — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:45:28 -0700

Recently, I've been really impressed by More Ways to Waste Time's inspiring dining room re-vamp. There was one seemingly small change to an heirloom piece of furniture that really caught my attention. Since the oak sideboard in the living room is a family heirloom, she couldn't paint it, but she did want to make the sideboard feel less imposing.

How did she lighten the sideboard? First, she covered the back of the shelves with Orla Kiely's Blossom wallpaper (which she taped to the sideboard, to avoid damage). Then with a collection of light-colored ceramics and light prints, she nicely updates and modernizes this antique piece.

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Before and After: Grandma's Sideboard, Refreshed

CasaSugar — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:30:35 -0700

Craftster member OpheliaITA recently refurbished her grandmother's sideboard. She writes, "I started this restoration two years ago, but the university, work, and, well, the lack of will stopped my good intentions! This Summer I finally had the time to bring back to life this old sideboard that was of my grandmother's and had stayed for years in the cellar with humidity, dust, mice, and other not so sociable little animals!"

With some hard work, OpheliaITA restored the sideboard to its former glory.

To see how her efforts paid off, read more.

The sideboard is now proudly displayed in OpheliaITA's parents' home. I'm especially impressed with the way she was able to salvage the rusted hardware on the sideboard. A beautiful job!

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Old Furniture Given Inspired New Life

CasaSugar — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:30:16 -0800

The Chair Couture line features singular furniture re-imagined by designer Margaret Elman. The inspired Ms. Elman remakes French vintage pieces by reupholstering them in nature-inspired modern prints, often taken directly from photographs.

Each piece is individually matched to individual fabrics, and as you might imagine, this makes for an expensive repurposed chair or bed indeed. Still, if I had the extra money, I'd certainly throw down for one of these lovely, unique pieces. And if you by chance have extra money to spend, you can find out more information about your own custom Chair Couture heirloom here.
For a look at another piece, just read more.

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How Would You . . .

CasaSugar — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:03:02 -0800

This stunning eighteenth-century Spanish double door ($12,808), available on 1st Dibs, is meant for, yes, a doorway. But if you'll remember the last How Would You, that's not how this Casa post works. Instead, I'm asking you to think outside the home-decorating box and find alternate uses for traditional home accents and furniture pieces.

How would you rework this antique Spanish door so it serves a different decorating or practical function in your home? Leave a comment below and let me know where you'd put this gorgeous door in your home.

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Do You Own Any Antique Furniture?

CasaSugar — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:00:00 -0700

Do You Own Any Vintage Furniture?

CasaSugar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:00:11 -0800

Community member Deemurph started to collect vintage furniture about eight months ago. She's now so hooked on bringing beautiful old pieces into her home that she created a group called Vintage Delight, as a place for you all to share your vintage finds. This amazing raspberry velvet tufted armchair is just one of several bygone chairs she owns. Do you own any vintage or antique furniture? If so, add photos to the group!

This Just In: Jayson Home & Garden European Flea Market Launches Online

CasaSugar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:00:00 -0700

Today marks the launch of the Jayson Home & Garden European Flea Market online. Thanks to the keen eyes over at Jayson, these rare finds - a mix of timeless European furniture and lighting, antique prints and oil paintings, gilded mirrors, hotel silverware, and more -have made their way from Europe and beyond to Chicago’s Lincoln Park. The market has been running locally there since April 18^th, but that's no fun for non-Illinois folk, so I’m ecstatic to see it all just a click away in my browser. Abbe over at Jayson Home & Garden was nice enough to share photos of the market, which you can get a peek at below.

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To see the rare finds I’m craving the most, read more.
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Cool Idea: Flatpack Antiques

CasaSugar — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:30:26 -0700

When you think flatpack, the first thing to come to mind is Ikea, right? Well, StudioBility is trying to change that with its unbelievably cool flatpack antiques. With lines that mimic turned wood mixed with modern silhouettes, this furniture seems to successfully blend the best of both worlds. I can see one of these pieces fitting into a number of interiors seamlessly. It also reminds me quite a bit of the Stanislav Katz bookshelf, yes?

Coveted Crib: Slaughterhouse Fine

CasaSugar — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:35 -0800

A former slaughterhouse in Ulricehamn, Sweden, was transformed into this fabulous coveted crib. Outfitted with furniture and accessories from around the world, the space feels much more metropolitan than you'd expect from a rural Swedish home. An extensive collection of artwork is mixed with both vintage and modern furniture. Antique Corinthian columns mingle with an Arne Jacobsen Swan chair, worn wood surfaces with plush velvet, and IKEA with Philippe Starck, creating endless serendipitous juxtapositions. Take the full tour when you read more.

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Casa Query: What Antiques Do You Own?

CasaSugar — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:00:06 -0700

While integrating Ikea products into your home may be easy and affordable, they're not the most durable products you can buy, in terms of both style and quality. If you're lucky, you have a mix of high-quality new pieces as well as antiques to balance out and give a more grown-up look to your less expensive pieces. Although some antiques, especially if you've inherited them, may not be the pieces you swoon over while flipping through your favorite shelter magazine, they're often classics and quite resilient, since they've held up for so long already.

Antiques can be some of the most unique furnishings you own as well. As much as I love me a West Elm coffee table, I know all of my friends have seen it in the monthly mail-order catalog that shows up at their homes like clockwork. So tell me, what antiques do you own?
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