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coffee sack upholstered antique chaise lounge from Antique 2 Chic

Antique to Chic Upholstery

Funky fabrics modernize antiques while allowing them to keep their vintage charm. A few years ago James Pickering was in New York visiting his friend, Timothy Warr, when the duo spotted a brightly upholstered chair in a shop window.  It was a poor quality reproduction piece and, despite its outrageous price tag, was attracting a [...]

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honey linen fabric and nailhead trim spacing detail on French os de mouton chairs

My Search For Os De Mouton Chairs

Perseverance has its rewards, even in decorating. Over a year ago, I entered a local antique store I don’t go to very often.  Oh, they have lovely things but not so lovely prices.  Why torture myself.  I had been longing for a pair of French os de mouton chairs to use by the great room [...]

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tour of Canada's historic Maus Park

Canadian Stone Mansion

Tour Maus Park, a mid-19th century mansion and home to an antiques dealer A rustic kitchen led me to Maus Park, a mid-19th century historic home near Toronto.  One of my favorite kitchens here on Atticmag, when I originally posted it we all swooned over the combination of luxury, natural stone and the European approach [...]

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white demin slipcovered sofa

Alabama Stone Cottage II

Our room-by-room walk through of Allison’s house continues Our tour of Allison’s lovely stone house on a lake in Alabama continues with a walk through some of the private spaces in the 5-bedroom home that our very own blogging partner and her husband built on 4-1/2 acres. If you missed part one of the tour, [...]

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laundry room with stone flooring Tulsa architect Jack Arnold

Alabama Stone Cottage

Tour our Allison’s idyllic lakeside home Calling a 5 bedroom 4-1/2 bathroom home sitting on 4-1/2 acres a European cottage is by way of describing the style of the house our very own Allison and her husband lovingly built on an Alabama lakefront lot. Designed by Tulsa architect Jack Arnold – who the couple has [...]

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