What am I Looking At Today: Fun and Decorative Items

Greetings All,

Today we're looking at antique decorative items that have a lot of style and will easily cary a space with minimum effort. People sometimes think that 'modern' is only contemporary furniture, while that is a style of furnishing a house,

 modern is in fact a point of view. By mixing items and elements from different eras and in different styles one can create a truly modern and cosmopolitan interior.

A console table like this can act as a center piece in an entry, a dining room or as a side table in a living room. Pair it with a modern painting and a small bowl and you're halfway there.

Delicate colors make this mirror perfect for a sitting room or better yet over a bed room fireplace.

Antique lighting can be seen as jewelry in a room. I don't care much for lampshades or high hats, but strategically placed uplights or pin lights and wall washers will give ambient light, while antique pieces can give a subtle glow thru candles or dimming.

Note the Argand lamp on stand and the simple stick lamp for reading. This was a room for Holiday House NY 2014. At first glance one would assume this was a period room, but on further inspection it  is a very modern space. Remember 'modern' is a point of view, not a 'style'.

Two disparate styles, baroque and Empire, unexpected and effective. This a room in house designed by Edward Durell Stone in North Salem. We did the decoration about 20 years ago and while this photograph is all that remains of the project, it shows how effective antiques can be in a modern room.

Faux columns can be placed strategically around a room

An unexpected color on an 18th c Italian table would look lovely in a modern room.

Garden ornaments can live anywhere, inside or out.

Aways remember that none of these items will break the bank, but they will add immeasurable glamour to your interiors.

How? All it takes is a little imagination, some trust and a phone call.

That's all I have for today.