Well-made new “old” furniture is a sought after item in today’s market. If you’re looking for high quality authentic reproduction farm tables, chair and more, Antique Tables Made Daily shop owner Tom Von Fange is your man. He and his team of craftsmen have been creating timeless pieces since 1983. Each is handmade by a [...]
Archive | April, 2011
Roman Style Bathtubs
Lovers of Italian art and design choose to live with a freestanding marble tub. Two antique lovers – one in Argentina and another in Nashville – created amazingly elegant bathrooms with marble tubs as focal point. These are actually copies of ancient metal tubs that included rings for portability. An Argentine collector located a tub [...]
Formal Banquettes
Built-in seating is an old-style way to create an intimate dining area. Jane and I rarely know what subject matter the other is working on, so imagine my surprise when I sneaked a peak at her draft a few weeks ago on Informal Banquettes. I had been gathering examples for awhile and recently scanned them [...]
Dishwall Display Drama
China patterns look great grouped on walls like art and massing it maximizes the impact. We plan to move sometime during the next year and even though we own a house with plenty of storage space, I’m going to have too many dishes. Way too many. So I’ve been thinking about repurposing my pale green [...]
Maple Furniture Kitchen
For natural wood, glazed kitchen cabinets, it’s the grain and detailing that matters. It’s rare to come across a maple kitchen with a vintage American furniture look and not find it just a trifle staid. But when the cabinets are exquisitely made, proportioned and glazed, the result is as timeless and as classic as this [...]
