We know from our customers that buying a piece of fine antique furniture is always a special experience. But sometimes it makes more sense to buy new antique-inspired furniture for your home. Perhaps because it's hard to find the exact antique piece to suit your space.
High-quality reproduction furniture is very impressive and easy to live with and it's a good investment too. These pieces are often hand-crafted using the same methods as original antiques. Look at furniture by makers like Jonathan Charles Fine Furniture, Ambella Home Collection, Woodbridge Furniture Company and Currey & Co as well as lighting by Dale Tiffany, and you'll see why they are so in demand amongst homeowners who recognize superb design and craftsmanship.
Let's take a look at three important elements to consider when you are choosing antique-inspired furniture.
Everything starts with high-quality materials whether we're talking about solid wood, exquisite flame mahogany veneers, wrought iron, or superbly cast hardware. Or how about hand-rolled art glass?
Hand-rubbed and carefully crafted antiqued finishes add the finishing touch to the best antique-inspired furniture. Perhaps you'll love an ebonized finish or the welcoming allure of an aged brass or oiled bronze finish. The gleam of hand-waxed wood, antiqued mirrors, crackle glazes, distressed painted wood, polished marble… there are so many choices.
This Ambella Home sink chest shows how refined and authentic the best finishes can be, imbuing your home with a sense of substance and tradition.
If you need more convincing, take a look at some of our client spotlights and other blog posts featuring antique-inspired reproduction furniture. Or tell us about your own favorite piece of antique-inspired furniture!
This entry was posted in Home Design Ideas, Is My Furniture Antique? and tagged Ambella Home, antique inspired furniture, Antique Reproduction Furniture, creative home decorating, Dale Tiffany, Eclectic, high quality reproduction furniture, home decorating, Jonathan Charles on April 21, 2015 by admin.
Today I've got a gorgeous Dale Tiffany lamp to show you in our customer Gail's living room!
Regular readers of our blog say they enjoy our series of client spotlights featuring our customers' homes. I love writing those posts too, and I appreciate that people send us their photos. It lets me see how our antique furniture or high-quality reproduction furniture and home accents work in people's decor. I've often spent time on the phone and email helping people choose a piece. So seeing photos of their purchase in its new home is like hearing the end of the story, you know?
Gail L. in Madison, CT, chose this stunning Art Deco style Dale Tiffany lamp for the side table in her living room. The Dale Tiffany lamp is more than two feet high and it is typical of the sleek glamor of the Art Deco period. The shiny polished nickel base is topped with a spectacular shade crafted with long concave pieces of solid crystal. The two bulbs operate via pull chains. The lamp casts a beautiful light and it would make a terrific accent lamp in an Art Deco room or any contemporary design scheme.
Below you can see the Dale Tiffany lamp looking wonderful on the side table in Gail's living room.
Now I see the design of her living room, I realize that Gail was probably so drawn to the polished nickel finish of the table lamp because it matches the sideboard under the TV. I can't see the detail perfectly, but I think it might also match the frame of the coffee table.
Dale Tiffany is famous for exquisite hand-made lighting. The designs often replicate the antique stained glass designs of Louis Comfort Tiffany lamps. (I blogged about the creative process for those unique art glass Tiffany replica lamps here.) But the Dale Tiffany artisans also craft many lead crystal lamps, chandeliers and wall sconces too.
This dazzling polished chrome and crystal Dale Tiffany chandelier from the Massa collection is a fine example. It also replicates an original Louis Comfort Tiffany antique light design, using the same techniques of high-quality craftsmanship. Crystal always adds sparkle to your life!
Thanks to Gail for sending a photo of her Dale Tiffany lamp. It's great to see how that classic Art Deco style is so timeless it blends beautifully into a 21st century living room!
This entry was posted in Client Spotlight, Vintage Lighting & Chandeliers and tagged Art Deco, Art Deco lighting, Dale Tiffany, high quality reproduction furniture, lighting, Tiffany lamp on June 13, 2014 by admin.