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Name This Patina!
This Hollywood Regency Vintage Metal Stool ($450) from Bond & Bowery has a turquoise-y green patina that's appropriate for its age, seeing as it was built in the 1940s. There's a common name for this sort of coating that forms when copper, brass, or bronze are exposed to air or seawater over a period of time. Do you know the word that describes this patina?
Nice and New: Pottery Barn Woven Cafe Chair
One of the greatest things about eating at an outdoor café is being one of the lucky ones who scores a seat in the sun. But on those perfect Spring days when the café chairs at your favorite boulange have all been scooped up, you're not completely at a loss. Head home with a baguette in hand and re-create the look of that sunny sidewalk station at your home with Pottery Barn's new Woven Cafe Chair ($199).
Desire/Acquire: Eames La Chaise
It's no secret that I adore most everything, OK everything, that has the Eames label attached to it. Unfortunately, I can't afford one bit of it . .
Would You Wear Your Favorite Chair Around Your Neck?
Montreal-based Bruxe Design has created a line of pendants inspired by iconic midcentury modern chairs, such as Eero Saarinen's Tulip Chair and Charles and Ray Eames's DCW chair. The miniature furniture necklaces, appropriately called Tiny Little Chairs ($140-$1,600) and available in sterling silver, bronze, and 10K gold, allow you to show the world your love for design, whether you're sitting in your living room or not. Would you wear one?
How-To: Drum Up a Side Table
A sunny Sunday and a rockin' antique fair make for one happy salvage queen. Inspired by the musical coffee table I spotted recently, I saw a few skins at a local flea market that caught my attention. While I don't need a coffee table, the size of these green guys had me thinking hmmm .
Desire/Acquire: Eames Walnut Stool
Charles and Ray Eames have won over my heart but not necessarily my paycheck. Even still, I've had my eye on the duo's iconic Walnut Stools ($829) from the day I spotted them in the corner at Room & Board. Originally made in 1960 for the Time Life Building in New York, the steep price tag is more reflective of modern times.
10 Choice Chairs to Reupholster
What's old is new, or at least it can be. Some aged chairs are charming in their vintage fabrics and scuffed up legs, but there are some that are just begging for a makeover. On a mission to find a killer chandelier, I took a trip to a local vintage shop called Past Perfect.
Guess What This Stool Is Upholstered With?
This gorgeous stool, inspired by haute couture, hats, and accessories, is upholstered with something you'd find on clothing or even a gift. Can you name it?
Desire/Acquire: Williams-Sonoma Home Andersen Wing Chair
Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member The City Girl from the Su Casa group:
I LOVE Williams-Sonoma Home, and if I were a millionaire I'd happily choose staples from their collection for my home. Sadly, I'm not, so I tend to look at more lowbrow furniture sites when considering a new piece. Still, I do like to fantasize occasionally and view the Williams-Sonoma Home furniture, so imagine my surprise when I saw a chair that looked just like one I'd spied on a cheaper site the day before!
5 Photographs of Michael Thonet's 214 Chair
German manufacturer Michael Thonet's No. 214 celebrates its 150th birthday this year. Since the bentwood chair made its debut (along with the bentwood process), more than 50 million copies have been made, making it the most reproduced chair of all time and the most successful industrial product in the world.
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