The Gentle Palette of Swedish Antiques-Corey Amaro
Guest Post By Corey Amaro, Tongue In Cheek Blog
Crystal chandeliers sparkle like stars above A. Tyner’s Swedish antiques booth in Marburger.
The Antique fair in Roundtop, Texas is a sight to behold even if you don’t like antiques. The amount of foreign antiques, museum like quality, history that you can touch, feel and soak in is literally mind boggling. The dealers are knowledgeable, passionate about their business and share their wealth of history freely.
Most of the items I cannot afford. But that does not stop me from going in, asking a million and one questions. Antique dealers love to talk shop… how lucky I am to gain from their wealth of experience and to stand amongst such beauty. What amazing craftsman and women walked before us, leaving such elements of a life once lived with grace and elegance, a worthy path to follow.
A Tyner Antiques are one of the largest importers of Swedish antiques in America. They have been in the antique business for over fifteen years. Their stand in Marburger is an incredible wealth of beauty. Painted furniture is something I adore, so stumbling into their booth felt like I had fallen into an eighteen century Swedish home finding myself happily at home.
When I dared pick myself up and back into reality, I asked if I could take a photo, I found myself happily engaged in a most interesting conversation about Swedish antiques and their antique business. Thank you Angie and Rex for your allowing me to peek into your world.
French eighteen and nineteen century printed and embroidery silk panels. (picture below)
Due to the storm last night some of the tents leaked, worse, had water running through them. Some rugs, fabric, and upholstered items were soaked.
Though most things were protected, the dealers were fretfully worried that their pieces might be ruined.
Interiors with Provenance specializes in antiques from around the world, including antique oriental carpets, textiles, furniture, decorative accessories, and fine art from purveyors, Deborah Gott and Ken March. Their booth is right behind Lynn’s so I often peek inside.
Their collection of printed linen, silks, tapestries is worthy of a trip, they have something for every pocket book and are the kindest folk to talk to.
Usually these globe de mariage (Napolean the III with a glass dome and a painted black wooded base) contained a bride’s wedding wreath and other marriage tokens surrounded by gold leaf styled symbols. Fete de Fleur describes it best…
Though the globes (glass domes) also were used to guard other souvenirs: Flowers, birds, butterflies and religious artifacts.
I think I might have to have a couple of those globe de mariage … as big as a house please to store my souvenirs of Marburger!
About The Author:
Corey Amaro, author of Tongue In Cheek Blog, and Tongue In Cheek Antiques– has been living in France for twenty five years, and fell in love with France while meeting her husband, who was a Frenchman, while dancing in San Francisco. Now, with two children in their twenties, she has time to spill about her favorite hobbies and thoughts on her blog.
Custom Reproduction Swedish Furniture From Garbo Interiors
Garbo Interiors was founded by Anneli Ullman and Barbro Sahlin. After training in design and decor, both in Sweden and abroad, the two decided to start the furniture shop Carin and Carl in central Stockholm in 2002. New opportunities opened up in 2007, where a large hotel in Stockholm needed redecorating, which resulted in Carin and Carl’s closing.
Since then, the concept of Carin, and Carl has grown, with greater perspective and new ideas, and is now – Garbo Brahegatan 21. At Garbo, you will find Swedish-made custom reproductions of Gustavian furniture. They carry genuine antiques, vintage furniture and accessories.
Garbo can help you choose colors, textiles, furniture and accessories. Let them design your room on your behalf! They manufacture furniture, with the right fittings, and work closely with the carpentry and craftsman as painters, tilers and dressmakers.
Please contact them below:
Besöksadress
Garbo Interiors
Brahegatan 21
114 37 Stockholm
Barbro Sahlin, Mobil: 073-338 56 08
Anneli Witasp Ullman, Mobil: 070-331 30 79
30 Spectacular Picks From Frantz Hemeleers Antiques
In 1975, Frantz Hemeleers opened a small shop in Etterbeek (Brussels), and over time, it has been known as the place to get quality antiques. Gradually over time, the business acquired more substantial antiques of higher quality, such as polished wood, and marquetry. Today the company features antiques which have been brought in from France, England, Spain, and Sweden. They are known to carry stock consisting of furniture and objects from French, English, Swedish and Belgian from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century.
To ensure the best quality antiques for your home, their furniture passes through the hands of the carpenter before being offered to customers. Besides a wide selection of furniture such as desks, bookcases, tables, chairs, sofas, cabinets, and consoles, Frantz Hemeleers offers a range of paintings, lamps, chandeliers, bronzes, mirrors, and silverware.
Visit this shop in person at the address below, or find them online at Frantz Hemeleers
Frantz Hemeleers Antiques
Avenue des Casernes 61
1040 Bruxelles
Tél. 02.640.29.16
Fax. 02.640.83.21
Email. info@frantzhemeleers.com
- All Furniture Pictures Found At Frantz Hemeleers Antiques
Go Bold With Red- Part 1 Grand Sophisticated Interiors
French Commode Lacquered Red From Live Auctioneers
The color red is grand, and is a color everyone considers for their home at one time or another. The color red is a symbol of privilege and wealth. Official seals often use the red, as a gesture of confidence and authority. Red can make a statement in your home in a very powerful way, although it can be hard to execute. We show you 5 ways to pull off this color with success.
5 Ways Of Using Red In Your Home
1. Use Red In The Kitchen Or Entry Way
Red is the color of passion and has been known to stimulate blood pressure and heart rate. Red also sparks passion, love, and enthusiasm, so it is color often used in romantic restaurants. What better place to encourage conversation and hunger, than at the dinner table.
Consider painting your dining room table red. Instead of painting the whole table red, leave the top untouched, in it’s natural wood state. To add a Swedish touch, consider painting the details in gold. In this post, you can see how lovely a red can look in a country provincial style.
2. Use Red In A Pattern on Decoupaged Furniture
There are many ways of decorating with red other than painting your walls. One way of doing this is decoupaging furniture. Decoupaging is rather easy, and you can execute the process a number of ways.
One way is to use cut outs. Simply find an image you like from a magazine or on the Internet, and photocopy it several times over, which you can then cut out, and apply it to a piece of furniture. This Swedish tiled stove would be an excellent example of how lovely a red floral pattern would look on a chest.
You can even take fabric and glue it to a chest, with modge podge glue. Add pattern into your home, or finish off a room based around patterns by decoupaging your furniture.
Inspirational Posts On Decoupaged Furniture
How To Decoupage Furniture– The Swedish Furniture
Louis XV Style Red Lacquer Side Table From Hastening Antiques – Provincial Furniture
4 Easy Steps To Decoupage Beautiful Furniture– The White Dresser
Decoupage Is Simple! Update Your Kids Furniture– Kids Room Decor
Swedish Interiors: How To Decorate With The Color Red– The Swedish Furniture
3. Use Red In Acessories
-Add a bit of a modern glam using abstract art with bold touches of red. Consider using a heavy ornate frame with a modern poster. Modern Styled Paintings or Posters would add a modern touch in a home with plenty of antiques.
–Juju wall hats are a perfect way of adding a bold touch of red in a room. You can purchase these hats in a number of vibrant colors, which can be placed above a dresser, a console table to add in a bold touch of color into your room.
-Below you see the Stockholm apartment in Sweden with the red room. Below it shows a picture of the living room based in white with natural wood furniture. If you want a room based in lighter colors, consider a large area rug in red, like they did. An over-sized floor rug can make a bold impression.
– Another way of adding saturated color into your rooms is to accessorize with red wool blankets. Point blankets can add a rustic touch to your home, and can be thrown over the sofa, or used on the bed, or stacked on a shelf.
– Chairs are a great way of implementing red into a room. Chair frames can be painted red, or upholstered in red fabric.
-If red walls are a bit too risky for you to consider then why not consider red and white bedding? Paint your bed-frame red, with touches of gold, and consider getting a comforter, sheets,a pillowcases all in red. Or paint the frame gold and red, and go with an all white sheeting as you see below.
- Audience room in Gripsholm Castle, Mariefred, Sweden
- Gripsholm Castle – Here
- Gripsholm Castle- www.flickr.com
- Mauve Colored Walls- Gripsholm Castle- members.virtualtourist.com
- Mauve Colored Walls- Gripsholm Castle Here
- Original Photo From Lars Bolander’s Book- Scandinavian Design
- Jacques Jean Baptiste Tilliard Settee The Getty Museum
- Mariedal Castle
- Governor’s Palace in Stockholm.
- Stockholm Sweden Wallpaper-toptravellists.net
- A visit to Cottage And Garden in Newport,Henhurst Interiors
Velvet Covered Chair- The Getty Museum
Michael Perlmutter Architectural Photography
Swedish Apartment In Stockholm, Sweden
Old fine Gustavian Chairs- Buy them at Scandiadecor
Swedish Apartment In Stockholm, Sweden
Mrs Blandings posted some beautiful pictures of a home decorated in the Swedish style that originally was featured in Veranda’s July/August 2001 issue.
You can see the house is based around whites with accents of green. A solid red upholstery on a white painted chair can look amazing.
A White Gustavian Chair is upholstered in red fabric. Look how the frame is distressed.
Featured on Karina Gentinetta’s Blog
Stunning Swedish Upholstered Headboard From Wreta Gestgifveri
LOUIS XV Bureau with red lacquer finish- From Cote France
Krafft, Per (1724-1793)
Portrait of Carl Mikael Bellmann (1740-1795) Gripsholm Castle
Collection
Mauve Painted Door With Rust Colored Ribbon- Martha Stewart
Commode in Red- French Furniture From Cote France
A Fine Russian Neoclassical Commode – Chest Greenwich Living
Red high gloss lacquered bombay chest. Design by Laserow Antiques & Interior Design. See this chest together with art by Carolina Gynning and sculptures by Agneta Gynning at the exhibition Gynning X 2. Featured on Old Vs New
Get THIS Reproduction of King Gustav III-Magnolia Box
Swedish Looking Black and Gold Chair With Red Upholstery From Chintz & Company
Antique Swedish White Chest of Drawers, circa 1750
This striking chest of drawers sits on cabriolet feet, the serpentine front adding to its strong appeal. The chest is oak, and was just given a white painted/distressed finish in the Gustavian style. Please note the close up photos to examine the superb painted finish; in person the piece is truly striking and one is drawn in with a desire to touch it. The chest of 4 drawers is one piece and rests upon the base and feet, which is how these large chest of drawers were designed. Scandinavian Antiques- Denver CO
Swedish mahogany commode. The piece features three drawers, brass trim and pulls, fluted sides and legs, and a white marble top. $39,500 Newel – New York
Go Bold With Red- Nordic Country Interiors
To start thinking about how you would like to include red in your home, here are a couple questions you must ask yourself:
- Into which room do you want to add red? kitchen, living, bath or entryway?
- How prominent do you want the color to be? All over color or an accent pieces in red?
- How much daylight is in the room? morning, afternoon, or both?
House Beauiful compiled 24 of the best reds from the top leading designers. Here are my favorite 9 red shades of paint from their selection of 24
TOP ROW:
1.”This is a really deep coral, kind of like a cheerful Chinese red. Pinks and reds to me are synonymous with frozen drinks and relaxing.” –Richard Mishaan, Benjamin Moore’s Chili Pepper 2004-20
2.”When I look for red, I want a pure, true red, like the color in the American flag. Ralph Lauren does absolutely the best. It’s the essence of red. It makes me think of boating or polo.” –Suzanne Kasler , Ralph Lauren Paint’s Dressage Red TH41
3. “Red never goes out of style. It’s full of life — always fresh, always fun to wake up to. We go for reds with less blue in them and more orange because they’re happier to live with.” –William Diamond and Anthony Baratta, Ralph Lauren Paint’s Lattice Red IB57
MIDDLE ROW:
4. “It’s a true, deep red. I like the temperature of it: it’s a bit cooler. But a little red goes a long way. It’s good in areas where you don’t spend much time or in boring areas that need a strong burst of color.” –Roderick Shade Pictured, Benjamin Moore’s Million Dollar Red 2003-10
5. Benjamin Moore’s Redstone was used in Eldon Wong’s cupboard.
6. “All my life I’ve pursued the perfect red. I can never get painters to mix it for me. It’s exactly as if I’d said “I want Rococo with a spot of Gothic in it and a bit of Buddhist temple” — they have no idea what I’m talking about.” –Diana Vreeland, Benjamin Moore’s Red 2000-10
BOTTOM ROW:
7. “Red is the color of excitement, and I tend to go for corally orange reds. With red, you know you’ve arrived and you glance in the mirror and realize how great you look and breeze right in.” –Keith Irvine, Benjamin Moore’s Salsa 2009-20
8.”I prefer the warm, vibrant reds to the historic reds, which are beautiful but sedate. This is a daring red, a real fire engine red. It has a playfulness that reminds me of a little red schoolhouse.” –Ruthie Sommers, Fine Paints of Europe’s Dutchlac Brilliant Tulip Red W1001B-M
9.”Lately I’m on this anti-completely-neutral kick. You have to have some seasoning in your rooms. Sangria is good, universal-donor red — not too blue, not too orange, not too dark.” –Elissa Cullman, Benjamin Moore’s Sangria 2006-20
Get samples of your chosen color, and paint a large section of your wall to determine what color looks best through out the day. Some colors will appear more grayed, while others may appear more saturated.
4. Paint Your Furniture Red Than The Walls
If you want an all-white based room, consider painting larger furniture pieces in red. In this post we show you a red provincial chest in a country style.
For a rustic country look, start by striping your furniture of it’s prior paint and urethane. I find using a heat gun the best way to strip furniture without using chemicals. Ideally you want the wood to soak in the paint, which will allow you to distress it better, when it is dry. I find even if I paint a piece of furniture that has urethane on top, the sanding doesn’t look as great compared to wood that is raw. Use a flat or satin red paint on the piece. Distressing is the key to this look. Later, adding brown glaze to the top of the paint, which you can either paint on, or wipe off will blend the wood and paint color together to give you that aged look. These three steps have allowed me the best results to achieving an old world antique painted furniture looks. Don’t be afraid of going crazy with the distressing. You cannot go wrong with over distressing, expecially when you start with raw wood. You can always go back, touch up the areas that have too little paint, and distress again to blend the areas together.
5. Combine Red With Natural Wood or Black Painted Furniture
The picture below shows a Scandinavian entry way in a traditional red, featured in Lars Bolander’s Book- Scandinavian Design, this entryway is furnished like a real room instead of a transit area. A black painted rococo side chair with gold details contrasts nicely against the red painted plank walls.
- If you choose to paint your walls red, such as the room below, consider placing furniture that is painted and heavily detailed. White, black or natural wood furniture looks the best against saturated colored walls such as the picture below. Find furniture with some detailing. Perhaps a solid wood unfinished chest with gold detailing. Another way to go in the picture below is a wood chest with black detailing.
- Staffan Johansson From Palm Beach Daily News
- Lars Bolander’s Book- Scandinavian Design
- D.LARSSON Interiör & Antikhandel
- Louise Bourgeois exhibition at the Nordic Watercolour museum-Camillaengman.blog
- Distressed Red Chest From Gruvgatan13 Blog
- House To Home
- Swedish-style Dining Room – House to Home Magazine
- Varke magazine at scandinaviankitchens.com
- Combine Red and Gray Together-Næslund Antikviteter
- Mora clock from Lone Ranger Antiques
Swedish Baroque Captain’s Arm Chair c. 1750
Beautiful 18th Century Swedish Chair. Painted black with intricate gold-leaf detail.
This lovely grandfather clock boasts the traditional curves of the Swedish Mora design. The original black paint is accented with gold flourish detail, while the bottom has a lovely pastoral scene with lake and swan in forefront.
2012 Swedish Winter Photo from Fantastic Frank
Period Gustavian two over two chest of drawers in red paint. Egg and dart molding at the top, with fluting and carved rosettes on the chamfered sides. Cupboards & Roses
Swedish Cupboard Bed From Moon To Moon Blog
Classic Swedish rocking chair with unusual paint. These chairs were usually painted black.
The wood grain and floral finish is rare. This six legged style was made between 1830 and 1850, after that the 4 legged version took over.
18th C. Swedish Rococo black painted chest with rare brass hardware decorated with crown and cross, circa 1760.
Swedish at Tone on Tone Antiques
Swedish Gustavian Bench, 18th century, with traditional “Falu” red paint
Antique Vintage French Fabric ~ Project Bundle From Loody Lady on EBAY
With its simplified lines and absence of ornament, our classic Gustavian Chest captures the rustic charm that is an essential element of Provincial home decor. The warmth and beauty of bleached reclaimed elm sets off its casual design and fine craftsmanship, as well as providing a lived-in authenticity. Harrowset Hall Furniture
A Close up of the chair
The French Elle Decor December 2008 issue
A Bleached/Painted Gustavian Commode with Reeded Front- $5,500
Baroque Commode Germany circa 1760
The Baroque Style Of Switzerland
Chesa Planta house, located in Samedan, a picturesque village 6 km northeast of St Mortitz, Switzerland featured an exhibition of Rich Owens’s exquisite furniture designs photographed by Adrien Dirand. The collection was minimalistic, evoking a sense of goth meets luxury. Owens’ minimal aesthetic contrasted perfectly with baroque grandeur of the chateau. Some of the highlights included the bone chairs with stag antler backs, and a petrified wood sofa. Built in 1595, the house had been restored to convey the look of an 18th century Engadin aristocratic home. “Engadin” or “Engadine” identifies a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in southeast Switzerland. The Engadin is protected by high mountains on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes, and outdoor activities.
There is a strong architectural presence of the Romanesque style in Switzerland, which can be found in the cathedrals, castles and fortresses around the country. The Gothic and Baroque style became fashionable through the Renaissance, where a large number of architectural masters came from Italy. The hand painting of the walls in the Chesa Planta house shows a Italian influence which is found in the region. Switzerland lies at the crossroads of several major European cultures, which includes three major languages, German, French and Italian which form the national languages of Switzerland, along with Romansh, spoken by a small minority. Therefore Swiss culture is characterised by diversity, which is reflected in a wide range of traditional customs, which also influenced the art and interior design of the country through history.
Folk art was kept alive all over the country. In Switzerland, it is mostly expressed in painting, dance, music, embroidery and wood carving. The most common form of woodcarving found in Switzerland is called chip carving. Chip carving decoration is normally found on everyday objects, such as milk stools, wooden spoons, or walking sticks. In some areas, the façades of houses are richly decorated using woodcarving. Embroidery has been a common element on historical traditional clothing in Switzerland. Embroidery has always been used for the decoration of fabric, but because the art is time intensive, it is sold for premium prices. Embroidery was something that served as an art in the home in past centuries and today is often found in tourist outlets where vintage and antique products are sold.
Interesting Books
–Swiss Furniture and Interiors in the 20th Century by Arthur Ruegg and Arthur Rüegg– For the first time, the development of interiors and furniture in Switzerland from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day have been surveyed and documented. A fully illustrated catalogue of over 300 objects from furniture to ceramics and household objects and around 150 biographies conclude the publication.
–Mountain Houses by Philippe Saharoff and Gwenaëlle Leprat–Nowhere is the beauty of living in the mountains more evident than in the Alps, where the spectacular landscape has given rise to equally
gorgeous homes. In Mountain Houses, photographer Philippe Saharoff takes us to 30 of these lovely chalets, farmhouses, and cottages, located in Chamonix, Gstaad, and other picturesque towns of
the Swiss and French Alps. More than 300 stunning photographs, taken in all seasons, bring the rustic charm and timeless comfort of each home to life. While wood and stone are the predominant materials,
the houses are decorated in a wide range of styles.
–Alpine Interiors (Interiors (Taschen)) by Beate Wedekind and TASCHEN–If you think that laying your hat in the Alps means having to choose between a rustic mountain hut or a log-burning ski lodge, then you’ll be
amazed when you get a glimpse of this latest inspiring volume in the Interiors series. The mountains of the Alps are a unique terrain unlike anything else in Europe, thus when constructing and decorating a place
to live, architects and designers have to be conscious of adapting to the extremes of landscape and climate. The desire to make your home a beautiful thing, to find a balance between Function and elegance,
becomes particularly significant in the Alpine region. Primarily Famous as a location for skiing resorts and muesli, the Alps straddle the borders of so many European countries, and this has allowed for a lively
interaction and exchange between many peoples and cultures. The selections in this book are impeccable. For example Reinhold Messner’s castle. There’s everything From baroque villas to farmhouses, famous
designers/ architects to the ordinary Alp-lander with very good taste.
For More Inspiration See These Posts:
The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 1- Stromholm
The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 2 King Gustav Vasa
The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 3 Skokloster & Steninge Palace
The Romantic Baroque Style: Part 4 – A Collectors Home
Image Credits
The home of Fawaz Gruosi and Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele
Schloss Hetzendorf in Austria
Europe -Switzerland- Location, Flag and Coat Of Arms-
A Picture of An spectacular estate in Switzerland
The home of Fawaz Gruosi and Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele’s villa, which overlooks Lake Geneva, in Prangins, Switzerland was featured in Elle Decor Magazine. 19th-century birdcages are suspended from a ceiling hand painted by Florentine artisans; the walls are decorated with framed dried flowers, the stool is wrought iron, and the cocktail table was made in Florence. Read more: A Lake Geneva Home with Traditional Decor – ELLE DECOR
Architectural Digest featured a home in Moritz, Switzerland, with architecture and interior design by Studio Peregalli. This seventeenth-century home features Italian furnishings outfit the stone-paved entrance hall; the staircase lantern is 18th-century Venetian.
Baroque chest of drawers-Switzerland, Bern area, mid 18th century.
A three-drawer chest with walnut veneer and marquetry panels.
Moritz, Switzerland Home Featured In Architectural Digest
Moritz, Switzerland Home Featured In Architectural Digest
A charming side chair with the original painted finish from Switzerland c. 1850.
The geometric form of this chair is evident from the straight lines of the legs, stretchers and seat. But the back of the chair shows a wonderful rural aesthetic in the decoration.
The top most horizontal stile has a shaped upper edge and encloses three symmetrically placed piercings that resemble the petals of a flower. In the centre of the back there is a square cross form that has been created by four smaller crosses. This shape is actually reminiscent of an elaborate Maltese Cross first seen during the Crusades and an emblem of the Organization of the Knights Templar. The combination of the rich blue and green colour on the chair is quite pleasing. Look closely at the seat especially and it is possible to see the passage of time as the paint has been worn down to reveal the pine timber because of daily use. this pattern is impossible to duplicate in a new chair and it is what makes an antique so particularly desirable.
Old Chalet Refurbishment by Bergdorf & Nick Ruef Bernese Oberland, Switzerland- Yellow Trace Blog
The Benedictine Monastery Einsiedeln was founded in 934.
Today it is one of most famous monasteries on the
Saint James’ Way, the pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of Santiago de
Compostela. The abbey’s library contains about 230,000 printed books,
1230 manuscripts and 1040 incunabula and early printed books including
the Versus de scachis, a Medieval Latin poem and the earliest mention of
chess in Western literature
The Library Of The Kremsmünster Abbey, Austria
The Library Of The Kremsmünster Abbey, Austria
Daniel Romualdez’s Swedish Montauk Home
It is no doubt that the hottest designers are using distressed Gustavian furniture in their own homes. Designer Daniel Romualdez is one of those designers. His Montauk, New York home also shows off a captivating white based interior. Romualdez breathed new life into the home using only splashes of blue, white and black. The main dining room shows a beautiful collection of seashells in weathered frames. The room is furnished with 18th century Gustavian furniture with a geometric blue and white upholstery. Most of all the pictures we picture below are credited to the Wallstreet Journal. Here are a few links to this homes interior from Corbis. Here is a picture of the stairway that was installed in limed pine, in line with the Swedish styles found through the house.
Decorating with seashells can add a natural touch to your home. Here are 10 tips to getting a high end look with seashells:
1. Paint your walls in soft pastels. Keeping the wall color light will create a serene feel and allow you to play off the colors found in the lighter natural tones of seashells.
The ocean and the sky are both blue, so blue should be incorporated into the color scheme. Borrow looks from Daniel Romualdez’s home by choosing upholstery in blue and white. White based backgrounds for upholstery choices keep within the classic textile choices found in Sweden.
-Light blue or green walls are also great colors for a room decorated with seashell decor.
-If you do use brighter blues, consider using it in an accessory as Daniel Romualdez’s does with a vibrant floral centerpiece. Add layers of duller blues in your rooms with accents of brighter tones of blue sparingly.
2. Mix in reds, oranges, and golden hues within your home decor to provide a contrast to the white walls, and white shells such as what Daniel Romualdez’s does with the black hand painted doors, and black frames on the walls.
3. Consider installing wall panelling, which can be stained in a soft cream or white. Wood adds an organic layer that is commonly found in Swedish decorating. Clean, brilliant white walls make a great backdrop for bold color splashes or natural wood accents.
4. Sofa or floor pillows incorporate the feeling of comfort. This Sea Shell Linen Pillow Cover with Jute & Mother Of Pearl Embroidery has both the linen fabrics found in Swedish decorating, as well adds a bit of the pearl shine we find in the sea.
5. Cover furniture or home decor with shells. A neoclassical bust with smaller seashells is a sophisticated approach to using shells in your decor. All you need is a nice looking neoclassical bust, hot glue and a variety of seashells.
-Make a crown for the bust or display it on it’s own.
–Here we see a rustic bust, with a seashell crown.
–Here we see a mirror made with hand collected shells and Ikea mirror frame. All the shells are facing the same direction rather than the sporadic placement that we see with seashell art.
–Here we see a beautiful floral display with an urn decorated in seashells
Plaster Busts on Ebay
7. Consider presenting your collection of shells as a display on your wall with corbels. Instead of displaying the smaller shells, collect the larger seashells, which can make more of an impact. Swedish decorating is known for clean, uncluttered looks, so bigger shells are better in a Swedish scheme. Corbels can be rather expensive, but there are ways of getting corbels that match without spending $300 on each corbel. Make your own shelves for pennies with concrete molds such as this one from Mold Creations. Concrete Success has the perfect mold shelf featuring a sea shell in the design, selling for $34 dollars. This allows you to make endless shelves for your collections, without spending any more than for the mold itself, and the plaster or concrete.
Interesting Finds on Ebay And Amazon
– This square sea shell mold would be a rather interesting texture to cover an entire accent wall in a bathroom with. It has a rather primitive fossil quality to it.
-Silver Tone Decorative Spiny Jewel Nautical Sea Shell Home Decor $27
-Luxury Lane Hand Blown Art Glass Seashell Centerpiece 7.5″ tall by 12.5″ long $25
-White Pearlized Chambered Nautilus Sea Shell Decor 5″ – 6″ $25
-100% Real Sea Shell-4.5″ Original From Haiwaii,$9
-Small Brass Compass Rose Nautical Wall Plaque $50
-Bathroom Decor- Set of 3 Decorative Clear Glass Bottles with Nautical Sea Shell $71
-Luxury Lane Hand Blown Art Glass Seashell Centerpiece 4.5″ tall by 9″ long $25
-Aluminum Sea Shell Decor 4″H, 10″W $36
-Round Rustic Wooden Nautical Porthole Mirror– $70
-Set of 2 Seafoam Green and Cream Sea Shell Pattern Rustic Aged Decorative Bowls $110
-Gorgeous Set of 4 Mini Sea Shell Covered Spheres $48
-Decorative Wooden Paddle $19
-Wooden Nautical Sailboat Yacht Model w/ Shell Sail $24
See our other post Daniel Romualdez’s Breathtaking Late-Eighteenth Century Farmhouse
- Display cabinet with Shell Collection- vine.wisteria.com
- Dark Blue, Striped Scotchgarded Outdoor And Indoor Fabric By The Yard – $23
- Reversible Floral Upholstery Grade Fabric By The Yard – $29
- Fabric for Upholstery Suzani Blue & Beige 54″ $19
- Daniel Romualdez’s Montauk Home- An Outdoor Pergola –Wallstreet Journal
- Daniel Romualdez- –Wallstreet Journal
- Anh Duong Renovates Her Cliff-Top House In Montauk With the help of Daniel Romualdez
- Read More at GQ Magazine
Daniel Romualdez’s Montauk Home-www.williamwaldron.com
Another View Of This Room From www.corbisimages.com
You can see the trim was painted blue, and the floors limed. In addition, the doors were touched up.
Consider Topping A Bust With A Seashell Crown
Swedish Furniture UPCLOSE Wallstreet Journal
Fanciful Sea Shell Bust- www.berkshireantiques.com
Louis XV Console Table Covered in Seashells-chintz-of-darkness.blogspot.com
Mimi McMakin, founder of Kemble Interiors.
Corbels holding a collection of seashells-debrahalllifestyle.blogspot.com
Anh Duong Renovates Her Cliff-Top House In Montauk With the help of Daniel Romualdez
The Shocking History Behind “Emerald Green” Paint
Seglora Church -Relocated From Western Sweden
*Disclaimer*-The pictures contained in this post are to illustrate the BEAUTY of yellow and green paint used in 18th century interiors. We have no knowledge what so ever of the paint used in the rooms or furniture. Emerald Green and Yellow colors are absolutely stunning colors to decorate a home around.
The History Behind Emerald Green
Emerald Green, is the color of the year for 2013, yet what many people don’t know is the color “Emerald Green” at one time, killed people.
This brilliant blue-green color was extremely popular in the mid- 1800s, because emerald green paint was cheap to manufacture, and it had such a great depth of color.
In 1814 in Schweinfurt, Germany, two men named Russ and Sattler tried to improve on Scheele’s green, and made a paint made with copper arsenite. The result was a highly toxic pigment called “emerald green”. This paint was made with arsenic and verdigris and the bright green color became an instant hit within the design community.
The vibrant color was not only used as artist paint, but as well as household paint amongst other things. Many people at that time didn’t know the paint was made with poisonous arsonic, and who is to blame them when we don’t know ourselves what kind of unhealthy additives are contained in our foods. As soon as the color was produced, it was picked up by many companies far and wide. The emerald green dye wasn’t only used for paint, but wallpaper and as liquid dyes.
In particular, in damp rooms where mold grew, the arsonic in the wallpaper paste would be turned into a toxic gas which would be deadly for anyone living in the room. By 1830, wallpaper production had risen to 1 million rolls a year in the UK, and by 30 million in 1870. Tests later revealed that four out of five wallpapers contained arsenic.
Leopold Gmelin (1788-1853), a German chemist, suspected in 1815 that wallpaper could poison the atmosphere, that he made several efforts to warn the people in his day to strip their rooms of the paper, and advocated banning Scheele’s green. He noticed that the substance gave off a garlic-like odor when the paper was slightly damp. Experiments at the end of the 19th century proved that arsenic pigments in damp or rotting wallpaper were lethal. If only they listened to Leopold Gmelin’s warnings!
The color “Emerald Green” became so popular and widely used in the cotton industry which used the chemical in pigments and dyes. It was also used by other industries such as glass manufactures as a de-colouriser, and in the production of leather tanning, soaps, lampshades, pharmaceuticals, agriculture for sheep dips, children’s toys, and candles.
Emerald green was also used to color cake decorations. In a few recorded instances, this dye was used to color icing, much like we do today. In one case, the industry making the dyes employed hundreds of young girls, who later died from chronic arsenic poisoning. At a banquet held by the Irish Regiment in London in the 1850’s, sugar leaves that were dyed with the Emerald Green, and used as table decorations. Many of the guests took the decorations home to give to their children to eat as a treat, whom later died. Another dinner in 1860, a chef produced a spectacular green sugar dessert, used Scheele’s green and later, three of the diners later died. If this is shocking, read this up on our modern day Aspartame. It has been proven that this popular sweetener used in coffee is toxic to your brain. In fact, they say that when aspartame is added to hot waters, exceeding 86 degrees F. the Aspartame converts to Formaldehyde, and then to Formic Acid, which damages the brain….. yet this substance isn’t pulled off the market.
Emerald green was also called Schweinfurt green, Paris green, and Vienna green. The toxicity of emerald green was not initially recognized, until the recipe was published in 1822. Napoleon’s death in exile on St Helena was possibly a result by his exposure to the Emerald green wallpaper in his favorite room. The French painter Cezanne had an attraction for using paris green, and later it was known he suffered from severe diabetes. Later, the use of this pigment was abandoned when it became general knowledge that people who wore clothes dyed with this green tended to die early.
Here is the sad part- Even though they knew all the scientific evidence of its highly toxic nature, production of emerald green paint was not banned until the 1960’s.
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The History Cinnabar Red
One of the most difficult to use and costly pigments on the market. Cinnabar red is obtained from a mineral (the principle ore of mercury). The Romans obtained it from the Almaden mines in Spain, which is still today an important locational source of mercury. In order for it to be used as a pigment, the mineral had to be purified, then synthesized and then ground to the correct fineness. If improperly handled, it could turn black.
“Red’s hard. There are so many bad ones. They’re either too bordello or too raspberry nail polish. Or they’re so brown it’s like eating in a Southwestern theme restaurant, or so primary and overly frank that you want to ask, ‘Where do I put the presidential seal?’ I’m always looking for either a juicy pomegranate red, a Chinese lacquer red, or a really good oxblood. Because it’s such an important color, red needs nuance, subtlety, and depth, so in those rare instances that I break it out, I like to do it as a glaze, a lacquer, a fabric upholstery, or as red leather walls so there’s variation to the tone.” —CELERIE KEMBLE
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The History Behind Lead White
The poisonous qualities of Lead White have been noted since Ancient Rome, when the color was made in Rhodes (Greece ) where workers would put shavings of thin lead over a bowl filled with vinegar. The acid on the thin metal would cause a chemical reaction and leave a white deposit of lead carbonate which was then powdered, flattened and left to dry in the sun. The small amount of lead white still manufactured today follows this same formula.
The History Behind Naples Yellow
The 18th and 19th century saw the discovery and manufacture of synthetic pigments and dyes, which quickly replaced the traditional yellows made from arsenic, cow urine, and other substances. Naples Yellow is one of the oldest synthetic pigments. Naples yellow was essential to the landscape tradition because it has a quality of appearing to recede, making it perfect for capturing the essence of the sun. The genuine pigment is toxic, and it is believed that Vincent van Gogh’s mental illness and suicide was a result of his frequent use of true Naples yellow.
Have scientists finally discovered why Van Gogh’s paintings are turning brown? Mail Online
Hope For Today
Today we have a wide variety of organic paints available within reach. More than ever paint manufacturers are producing low VOC paints as people are looking at safer brands for their homes and health. Olympic Premium and Benjamin Moore Aura have shown to have lower VOC levels than other tested paints and did a good job in this hiding test, according to Consumer Reports. VOC levels have been toughened because VOCs are linked to respiratory illnesses and memory impairment.
The top paints in the Consumer Report Ratings had among the highest claimed VOC levels, including Behr Premium Plus Enamel low-luster and flat and Benjamin Moore Regal semigloss. They reveal that lowering the VOC levels can affect performance. “When you take out VOCs, you still need strong performance properties, but you have to find other ways to achieve them,” says Carl Minchew, product-development director at Benjamin Moore. Still, some no- and low-VOC paints did well in performance revealed in the Consumer Report Ratings. Posted in the Consumer Reports Magazine issue: March 2009
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This information below comes from www.wetcanvas.com
“PY41 is genuine Naples Yellow (Lead Antimonate), tubed paints come in two yellow versions, Light and Dark (sometimes available in a “red” pigment as well). Available from Vasari, Michael Harding and Robert Doak. Genuine Naples offer a smooth blending mild tinting yellow that works in more delicate situations, like portraiture. Here is a comparison of both Michael Harding genuine Naples Yellows along with others similar colors, including OH’s PBr24 imitation Naples Yellow Extra. The lower mixes show the colors tinted with white above, and black below.”
Green Paint Colors Featured On Martha Stewart
A Swedish Parcel Gilt and Gray Painted Sofa
The Brian Juhos Collection From a Domaine in Southern France- Christies
Picture Credit To Bellis Vintage Blog
The Elegance Of Scandinavian Old World Interiors
Michael Eastman Cuba Mercedes Living Room
Green paint Colors Featured on House Beautiful
Goethe’s house who was one of the first color theorist of the 18th century.- Emerald Green Interiors Blog
Alexander Roslin (July 15, 1718 – July 5, 1793) was a Swedish portrait painter. Many of the colors he used were Carbon Black, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Venetian Red, Yellow Ochre, Lead Tin Yellow, Naples Yellow, Vermilion, Lake, Lead White
Get reproduction paintings of Alexander Roslins work here
Alexander Roslins Paintings
Picture Credit To Bellis Vintage Blog
The Elegance Of Scandinavian Old World Interiors
Norway, Sweden, Denmark- Winters In Scandinavia
Paint Colors Featured in Home Beautiful Magazine
Paint Colors Featured in Home Beautiful Magazine-
Pictured, Super White Interior Room and Little Angel 318 both by Benjamin Moore.
Swedish Architecture Yellow-www.tumblr.com
Mergansers on Djurgarden in the Swedish Maritime Administration in Stockholm
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Stylish Looks For Slip-covering Your Furniture
Veranda May June 2012
When you think of slipcovers, you may have memories of the 80’s clunky furniture covered with slipcovers that were tied with over-sized bows and small scale stuffy florals with outdated colors. Interior design took a tumble in the 80’s and 90’s, however, interior design directions haven’t ever looked so good as they do now. Today, we are seeing an emergence of the simple raw materials become exciting again. Old weathered barns, which were once eyesores, fetch quite a bit of money, as the wood is recycled and reclaimed furniture fetches top dollar. Simpler interiors and quality materials have become a new way of life, as people throw away the cheap products mass produced overseas and opt for natural, raw, rustic and antique goods. Those who follow the design trends for the home aren’t shopping at the big box stores for their furniture, but rather they are after the unique looks which merge with their individual styles.
Slipcovers have a long history in interior design, because they offer change and functionality in the home. In the 18th century, the slip-cover had become a design tool for wealthy homeowners, who wanted a change from season to season. Slipcovers were made for furniture,and often coordinated with drapery. Slipcovers have always posed some challenges, mainly that they can be ill-fitting and poorly made. Wrinkled seats and sagging backs produce a careless appearance that gives a lax impression in even the most orderly room. Making slipcovers can be complicated, as they need to fit furniture well, just as a sharply made tailored suit can define a beautiful figure. If the slipcovers are made poorly, the lines of the furniture can be completely lost.
Slip-covers also posed some challenges with seasonal changes. Many would find the covers too tight, or too loose in different seasons. To compensate this, linen covers were made a bit larger, which could stretch with summer’s humidity and heat. The material would then have enough shrink for the change in the dry air for the winter. These difficulties are overcome by accurate measurements, and carefully following the lines of the chair when the pattern is made. Allowing several inches of material for tucking at the back and under the arms, a slipcover can be comfortable throughout the seasons.
Several Professional Tips
– One famous London upholsterer puts a strip of wood across the back of the seat before tucking the material in, to give added firmness.
– Elaborate detailing such as French pleating, cording, ruffles and special buttons add a customized look to any piece of furniture.
– Heavy linen, and cotton canvas have been popular as natural slipcover choices. The French tickings and cotton damasks make great bed covers, drapery and slipcovers. Consider using unbleached muslin with which also can be dyed in soft shades of blue, green, or yellow. Gingham and simple checks can give your room a Swedish, gustavian flair. Stripes lend a sophisticated touch to any room, and wear well, and are especially easy to launder. Chintz florals are quite attractive to look at, and do a terrific job of keeping the dust out and soil out than other fabrics. Chintz is the most expensive by far, and the most effective material for slip covers. The bold patterns of birds, flowers, and medallions of contrasting colors make it a pattern that is lovely to look at year around.
– Gathers, and wide flat box-plaits add interest to the bottom of slipcovers. These details can be used just below the seat of the chair, probably on a line with the upholstery or seat frame. This style works particularly well with French chairs with beautifully designed cabriole legs which are so decorative in themselves that they do not need to be concealed.
– Consider combining plain fabric colors with a few stripes, and some delightful flowered patterns.
Pamela Pierce – Swedish Chair Natural Fabrics
Swedish Chairs With Linen Slipcovers from Biskops Garden
Dining room slipcovers by Donna Jenkins
Stephen Sills’s Holiday Decor – Veranda.com
Slipcovers From brucebarone.com
1.Stunning Wingchair Slipcovered –thebrownshed.com
2. Slipcovers From store.theseasidestyle.com
3.customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com
4. Slipcovers Featured on brabournefarm.blogspot.com
Slipcovers In Neutral Fabrics
1, 3, 4 Unknown – 2. Slipcovers Featured on stylecourt.blogspot.com
1.Heavy Ruffling From nineandsixteen.blogspot.com
2. Upclose Detail Of French Ticking –michellefritz.blogspot.com
3. Stunning Louis XVI Chair in Pink From Rachel Ashwell
Classical Slipcovers At Monticello. Photography by Charlotte Moss.
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Green Gingham Sofa –Tilly’s Cottage
1. Green Gingham Slipcover- Country Home
2.Green Desk Chair Slipcover – flickr.com
3. French Ticking Slipcover- pinkwallpaper.blogspot.com
4. Slip-covered toile Chair – Cathy Kincaid
Slipcover Your Headboard! Martha Stewart
A slipcovered chair, photographed by Russel Sadur.
Dropcloth Slipcover – The Twice Remembered Cottage
Image from Country Home
1.Tips On Making Slipcovers With Drop Cloths- missmustardseed.com
2. Checked Linen Gathered Slipcovers- cotedetexas.blogspot.com
3.Paula & Erika Table Covers etsy.com
4. Knife Pleats Around A Sink- countryliving.com
Jackie Von Tobel- Jackie Blue Home Blog
1.Slipcover With A Beautiful Large Bow- beekeeperscottage.com
2. Beautiful Mahogany Gray Painted Chair With A Toile Slipcover- whendecorating.blogspot.com
3. How To Make Slipcovers- honeybearlane.com
4. Pleated Slipcover- thecottagejournal.com
Slipcovers Over A French Sofa – peekingthruthesunflowers.blogspot.com
French Flour Sack Linen Tablecloth-Jeanne dArc Living Blog
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The Best 5 Websites For Purchasing Antique Hardware
Rococo & Empire Pulls- House Of Antique Hardware
Most do-it-yourselfers know that adding new hardware to new or existing furniture or cabinetry is a great way to dress it up. These seemingly small touches make a huge impact on the overall appearance of a piece.
You can create the look you want. Hardware pieces are available in a variety of finishes, designs, and styles. You can walk into any local hardware store and find shiny chrome and brass knobs and handles as well as modern sleek knobs that have clean simple lines.
The only time there seems to be real problems finding the right hardware and accessories is if you want antique hardware. However, the Internet has made it easier to find what you are looking for; this article offers a list of the top five online resources for antique hardware. It’s a list you can refer to time and again.
Antique Hardware & More provides a great selection of knobs and pulls for all types of furniture and cabinetry. Whether you are looking for antique pulls or knobs to add an elegant touch to your dining room furniture or to bring out the charm on your kitchen cupboards, this place is worth checking out.
The site includes a search feature to make finding what you need easy. Antique Hardware & More also sells the tools and other supplies needed for restoration and antique refinishing projects.
House of Antique Hardware offers a comprehensive resource of reproduction hardware. You can shop according to type, such as door hardware or cabinet and furniture hardware, and you shop by style and special collections. This online store provides a phone number for questions and assistance. House of Antique Hardware accepts credit cards online, and it is accredited by the BBB.
With more than 25 years in the business, Kennedy Hardware must be doing something right. This shop offers wholesale prices on restoration hardware. You will find a huge selection of all types of hardware. This includes architectural hardware as well as hardware for furniture and cabinetry. This company can provide skeleton keys, glass knobs and handles, furniture casters, and much more. If you are into antique restoration, Kennedy Hardware is definitely a site you should check out.
Rejuvenation has everything from doorknobs to window hardware and light bulbs. Shoppers can search and browse according to category, by room, or style. Styles include such classifications as arts and crafts, colonial revival, deco, mid-century modern, period basics, and Victorian. Rejuvenation provides a phone number as well as a live chat for questions and assistance with orders.
Signature Hardware offers a large collection of hardware pieces in a variety of styles. Shoppers can browse according to departments, and the search can further be narrowed down according to specific categories. Signature Hardware offers an online signup for a free catalog and an email newsletter. The site accepts a variety of payment options including PayPal.
Final Thoughts
A replaced hinge and a new knob or handle is all it takes to make an old piece of furniture new again.
This list is not complete. There are other online resources that offer quality products at good prices. If you know about some of those resources, please share them.
Restoring furniture is a fun and cost-effective hobby. It is a way of preserving our heritage and passing on history. And many times, the simple addition of new hardware is the magic that brings furniture back alive again.
If you have an old piece of furniture hidden in the attic or basement, why not give it new life? Add some new hardware and let it live again.
Debbie Allen is an online marketer and professional writer.
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My Swedish Hardware Picks From Kennedy Hardware
Swedish Little Girl, Old Country Door Hardware- Photography by Per Breiehagen
Swedish Chest In Old Red Paint- Ann Koerner Antiques
Cast Iron Wreath Torche Keyholes 6 For $12 Dollars
These don’t come in brass, but rather I spray painted mine.
If you are ever looking for some SMALL delicate ornate decorative knobs, consider these small round pulls from National. They remind me of the beautiful jewelry of David Yurman, who is famous for his rope gold jewelry. One of the older hardware shops in Arlington Virginia had them on their shelves, and they were inexpensive, yet beautifully decorative. The knobs themselves are 3/4″, so quite small for and ideal for dressers, small scaled furniture, furniture drawers and anything else you need a small knob for. These knobs come in a bright shiny brass, and come two per package. Amazon sells these 2 pack knobs only for $3.50.
Swedish chest of drawers with original paint and hardware, three drawers, cabriole legs on squared feet. Provenance on top drawer dates piece to 1737.
Gustavian Chest of Drawers – Painted Gray
A Swedish Gustavian Painted Commode with a Simulated Marble Top circa 1790
Swedish Bombe Chest of Drawers– Sweden circa 1860 Cupboards & Roses