Burl Wood Commode From Charles And Charles Burl walnut furniture is always in demand with serious collectors of unique furnishings. The pattern of burl wood is intricate making each piece unique and breathtaking. What is Burl Wood? Burl wood is an outgrowth on the trunk of a tree. The wood is cut from the outgrowth and is often […]
Set of Six Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs With Gray Paint- Scandinavian Antiques Co On Ebay Ballard Designs has designed a terrific looking Swedish country chair called “Sorrento” that has all the good looks of one of the most popular Swedish chair designs. The chair features fluted turned legs, with a classic […]
Picture Credit Millqvist Antik & Interior Foot stools are very common in Gustavian styled interiors. Most every decorative craft was fashioned out of wood in Sweden in the 18th century, and footstools were just one of the most functional, yet decorative pieces of furniture in the home. Fauteuil chairs were very common during this time, […]
3 Things You Should Know About Gustavian Style The most famous form of vintage Swedish furniture is that of the Gustavian style. It was named after Gustav III, who was the King of Sweden from 1771 until he was assassinated in 1792. The style of Gustavian furniture began a decade before his reign but reached […]
Tullgarn Upholstered Chair By Nordic Style Red has been known to be one of the richest colors of all colors available to us, and it just so happens to be one of the main colors in the Swedish decorating style. The color red is a fantastic choice to use as an accent color, such as in […]
Vintage Thomasville French Provincial Style DINING ROOM TABLE $400 Buy this table at Vintage LA Furniture On Ebay If you cannot find just the right dining table for your Swedish home, consider a country styled rustic farm house table. They are almost impossible to find on the west coast of the United States and not […]
This Georgian located in Bromley, London home decorated with Swedish furniture for a classic Gustavian styled home right out of the 18th century. Of all the photos, two really struck me as really spectacular. In the picture above, a genuine Swedish antique cabinet is painted and really sets the theme for this room as being […]
Suzanne Kasler -Photo Credit Trouvais Linen is still the most desired fabric for decorators and interior designers alike. Linen is elegant, durable, and simply luxurious. Linen is the strongest of the vegetable fibers and has 2 to 3 times the strength of cotton. Linen is from raw flax, a bast fiber taken from the stalk of the plant. Linen is one […]
Signed Antique Swedish Gilt Carved Wood Cartel Wall Clock Neoclassical 1913 From North West SPB on Ebay 1. Rococo Style Clock – Sweden – Late 19th Century Cherry Hill Antiques 2. A Swedish Late Gustavian carved clock-Evergreen Antiques 3. Mora Clocks · Stockholm Gilt Wall Clocks 4. Italian pair of 1920s’ Gilded Mirrors From Ebay […]
La Pouyette featured a unique post of a primitive painted cabin located a few kilometers from Gstaad. The cabin was originally featured in the 1993 Home and Garden magazine. Gstaad is a village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Bern in southwestern Switzerland, and home to one of the largest ski areas in the Alps. […]
King Frederik V of Denmark Carl Gustaf Pilo was an 18th century Swedish painter. Pilo mainly worked in Denmark, and served as the painter to the Danish court. Pilo was also a director and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. Pilo carefully studied the works of Rembrandt and throughout his career, met with […]
Drottningholm Palace also has a theatre that sits directly beside the palace. The Drottningholm Palace Theatre, or in Swedish called “Drottningholms Slottsteater” is an opera house from 1766. Today it is run by a private foundation, but still functions as a real theatre! The theatre was built for Gustav III by his mother in 1766. Gustav III loved the theatre so […]
Detail of rare Gustavian bench from the late 1700s- thelilyhome.blogspot.com If you have not bought a hand made quilt, consider picking a quilt from French 72 Antique Quilts on ebay. What makes their store so different, is they specialize in high quality antique American quilts and quilt tops from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The antique […]
Scandinavian Design by Lars Bolander withHeather Smith MacIsaac Tripod tables were designed originally to serve tea. Some were designed to tilt like the pie table which could then be folded up and stored away. You would think the tripod table is English in origin because they have been traditionally associated with England and North America, […]
The Beautiful colors found in the Farrow and Ball Paint Line Plain English Kitchen Designs in the UK shows some beautiful kitchens painted in various blues. The kitchen featured lovely English styled cabinetry with recessed cabinet doors. Recessed doors allows the door to be painted as well as the capability to match wall colors because the cabinet face blends […]
Country living is wrapped up in modest, yet meaningful details. The mixture of the old furniture and primitive decor has become a style that many people are flocking back to. As the recession hits and hard times find their way into the economy, many people are digging deeper for fulfilling and meaning in life. Many […]
Lovely Burlap Lamp Shades From Pottery Barn If you are looking to add a touch of Swedish appeal in your home, the right style of lamp can go a long way to authenticate a that rustic period-style look in your home. Wood table lamps are the perfect choice for Swedish interiors and can be paired with a […]
Ramie is also very comparable to linen and is also of a plant fiber from an East Asian plant. Ramie is natural white in color, inexpensive and often mistaken for linen. Ramie has a high luster and an unusual resistance to bacteria and molds making it also a great fabric for outdoors, although it is extremely absorbent and dries quickly. Ramie has been […]