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Do You Use a Chest For a Coffee Table?

CasaSugar — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:00:09 -0700

I love the idea of using a chest instead of a simple table in the living room. Not only does it add an unexpected element to the room, but it also provides great, hidden storage for games, blankets, CDs, or DVDs. This particular chest (which I love - is that a checkers board pattern embedded in the top?) is from Lovely_1's new home, which you can tour here.

Guess Who Designed This Chest?

CasaSugar — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:30:00 -0700

I recently watched Sex and the City: The Movie again (still love it!), and noticed this chest of drawers in the office of Carrie Bradshaw's editor at Vogue. The dresser was designed by a very influential American interior designer of the early-to-mid '20s. She wrote an inspiring, and quite popular, decorating book in 1939, called Decorating Is Fun! Can you name her?

Definition: Bombé

CasaSugar — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:00:08 -0700

If you ever hear an interior designer shouting, "It's the bombé!" don't jump to conclusions. She might be referring to a cabinet. A bombé is a low wooden chest with a bulging façade and sides. Fittingly, "bombé" as it turns out, means "curved" in French. Most of these cabinets have drawers, often three, although some have doors like a sideboard. They're often used to store clothing in a bedroom or table linens in a dining room, and paired with a mirror placed above them.
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Crave Worthy: The Conran Shop Napoleone Cabinet

CasaSugar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:00:34 -0800

Antiques are beautiful, but sometimes I can't resist a modern interpretation of an old classic, like the the Conran Shop Napoleone Cabinet ($4,950). Lacquered with glossy green, the timeless form of this seven-drawer chest takes on a lively and witty attitude. Sadly this cabinet is astronomically out of reach for me, but a girl can dream, can't she? If I were the proud owner of this royal French piece, I'd fill it with Hermes scarves, vintage leather gloves, buckets of baubles, and some extortionate lace. How about you?

Crave Worthy: Casablanca Six Drawer Chest

CasaSugar — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:00:54 -0700

If I had the dough, I'd buy the Cottage & Bungalow Casablanca Six Drawer Chest ($3,440) based on its name alone; you know I'm a fan of anything with Moroccan roots, and 1940s romances get me every time. But thanks to this chest's good looks, that wouldn't be necessary. Despite its hardware-less minimalism, it's stunning and truly eye-catching. I love its clean lines, plaque-like imprints, and unfussy, cerused oak. If the pennies added up in my bank account, I'd buy this beauty in heartbeat . . . and then write my own romance about it.

Steal of the Day: Crate and Barrel Taisho Chest

CasaSugar — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:00:32 -0700

If I weren't saving every extra penny for my wedding, I'd be spending it on this beautiful, understated Taisho Chest (on sale for $499, originally $999). This eco chic apothecary cabinet is made from reclaimed elm wood, which was recovered from old homes, government buildings, and other unused buildings in China's Shandong province. The wood is cleaned and dried, and then crafted into these beautiful chests. Although it appears to have nine small drawers, in reality the six-panel door opens to reveal two adjustable shelves, with three square drawers on the right side. This piece would fit in perfectly in my minimalist bedroom; how would it look in your home?

How Would You . . .

CasaSugar — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:24:22 -0700

For this week's How Would You, I'd like you to look at this rather humble Red Cross Pine Chest ($750). How would you integrate it in your home? Would you paint it? Refinish it? Leave it as is to reflect its history? What would you store inside it? What room do you see it in?

Tell me by commenting below!
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Crave Worthy: Pink Mother of Pearl Inlay Chest

CasaSugar — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:45:26 -0700

When I see the Graham and Green Pink Mother of Pearl Inlay Chest ($2,726), I think I revert to the part of me that used to play with Barbies for hours on end, that spontaneously drops $100 on facial scrub and nail polish in Walgreens, that wears stilettos to an occasional Sunday diner breakfast. Regardless of the fact that I might fill this mother of pearl inlaid dresser with gym shorts and ratty T-shirts, there's a romantic, feminine quality about it that simply makes me love being a girl. Unfortunately, there's little place for delicate, estrogen-loaded furnishings in my bedroom, but it pays to dream right? Maybe one day I'll have my very own walk-in closet, and my man will concede to letting me order it from the other side of the pond.

Love It or Hate It? Chest of Drawers

CasaSugar — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:12 -0700

Dutch born Tejo Remy's 'You Can't Lay Down Your Memory' Chest of Drawers, designed in 1991, is part of the MOMA's permanent collection. It's a group of found drawers strapped together to create a single cluster of drawers, made of metal, paper, plastic, burlap, contact paper, and paint. You can purchase a unique, made-to-order set, one of only 200, for $51,616 at Retro Modern. What do you think?

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Before and After: Bye Bye Aneboda

CasaSugar — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:15:44 -0700

This Ikea Aneboda Chest ($49.99) is pretty basic and nondescript, and its transparent drawer fronts are borderline, if not definitely, tacky. But, its three drawers are the perfect size for my knick-knacks. I pulled off a transformation of the chest that's more my style in under 10 minutes, with only three supplies. To see and hear about the results, read more.

Scissors
Rubber cement
Paper from Paper Source

I cut decorative paper to size to cover up the Polypropylene drawer fronts, and glued it with a few strokes of rubber cement. Fini! I was considering replacing the drawer handles with some cute knobs, but I think this will do fine.