Tag Archives: Vintage

Great Idea: Repurposing Vintage Furniture for the Bath

November 19, 2015

I am not sure what this metal piece was used for before it became a really cool vanity. It's presence is enhanced with the great wallpaper. This is a charming and vibrant environment.Slideshow

A great way to express your personal style and taste is to bring decorative items into the bath. One of the more unique ways to accomplish this is to repurpose an old or vintage piece of furniture into a vanity, especially for the powder room where such details are showcased beautifully. As any antiques shopper will tell you, the objective is to find a piece that looks great but doesn’t cost a lot.

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Rustic Baths

November 28, 2014

Another version of rustic is country house informal. The space is traditional, the floor limestone with cabochon and the tub is a reproduction of an early 20th century model. This is somewhere between charming country and rustic.Slideshow

There are many elements that give a bath a ‘rustic’ composition. The first one that comes to mind is the use of Unlacquered Brassfittings with the worn and alluring appeal of a finish that shows its age gracefully. The warmth of yellow brass that is tinged with hints of green or brown delivers a soft and friendly patina.

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Barbara Westbrook

November 21, 2014

The charming house called Westbrook Studio, is located in a lovely neighborhood of well maintained small houses in the Buckhead section of Atlanta. It is a welcoming environment for clients and staff.Slideshow

As part of my series on designers and their work spaces, I recently talked with Barbara Westbrook of Atlanta about her office, a charming cottage right in the center of Buckhead.

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Jessica LaGrange Goes (Vintage) Hollywood

November 15, 2014

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Leslie Zemeckis, actor, filmmaker, author and burlesque authority, called Jessica LaGrange of Chicago out of the blue and asked her to come look at her apartment in a classic 1920s building on Lakeshore Drive. Leslie’s book, Behind the Burly Q, is about the history of burlesque in America, and she is familiar with the strippers, musicians and other members of the “burly circuit.” With this in mind, Jessica did not know quite what to expect.

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