My Creative Blog:
antiques

I am loving silver leaf frames right now...

I totally want to fill my cabinets with vintage white and cream-colored dishes...
photos from arcobaleno

Living in New England we're blessed with many things, one being antique shops. One serendipitous find and my favorite is a place called Red Chair Antiques owned and operated by Jocie Sinauer since 1997.

Frequent trips abroad to Europe as well along the Eastern seaboard she's able to stock her shop with French, Swedish and American furniture as well as some amazing smalls.

You'll find stacks of linen sheets, hemp runners and grain sacks....

Stacks of pillows made from grain sacks and linens brought back from France....

and artful displays and vignettes. Pictured above is a French mirror paired with a Hungarian bread cabinet and small zinc finds....love it!

Jocie and her husband Dave Chicane, who's an amazing chef and restaurant owner, have had their home photographed for numerous publications. Pictured above and below are two shots from their home, look how calm and soothing the rooms are, Dave has a great eye too!

Look above the window there on the left, don't you love how Jocie hung an antique curtain rod without a curtain! Would you believe those amazing swing arm lights aren't antiques but from pottery barn and those chairs....free from their local recycling center.

Since it was a long holiday weekend I decided to get out and do a little browsing. A few things caught my eye like this burlap covered chair.

This amazing French hutch that Jocie had flown over from France really wanted to come home with me but the husband was there and I like living but isn't it GORGEOUS?

So in the interest of a happy marriage and the fact I had been looking for a reasonably price French bistro table in black this one came home with me. I'm not quite sure where it's going yet but at least the husband liked it too. If you see anything pictured that caught your eye, not my bistro table, give Jocie a call since she does ship. Be sure to visit her website as well.
Red Chair Antiques 14 Depot Street Peterborough, NH 03458 603-924-5953 http://www.redchair-antiques.com/

Several weeks ago while wandering about the Internet looking at antiques I found an amazing pair of 19th century French cane chairs from Alhambra Antiques here but unfortunately for me they were sold. Love that lady medallion in the center.

19th Century French transition style cane chairs
You know when you find something and it's out of your reach and you can't quite get it out of your head? That's how these chairs were for me. But I think I found just as good of an alternative if not better, at least for me.

French 19th century Louis XVI style cane armchair
I only needed one chair really and this is a single chair. While it has a lot of decorative detail it isn't as 'high' of style and has cleaner lines which is more my taste.

Look at the curve of the arms, the carved detail on top, the fluted spindles''

I love the chipped and missing paint. While the remaining paint says it used to be blue I prefer the look it has now, more of a gray foggy hue. Best part is the cane seat is in perfect condition with just a slight sag but that's typical of something over 100 years old. It only needs minimal gluing to one arm and leg and voile'perfection!

The only thing it needs now is a special pillow, good thing I'm in the business huh?

Arcobaleno Antiques and Interiors
thank you, Elle Oh, for the discovery...
don't forget to list your gray paint colors here
happy, happy weekend, my sweet babies...

I have a big thing for old, monogrammed silver. The older and more tarnished it is, the better I like it. Whether it's my husband's great grandmothers piece, or a coin silver spoon from the thrift shop, silver with an initial on it is almost impossible for me to resist...

atelier september
....hope you have the best weekend ever, especially all you moms...

arcobaleno

Pia Jane Bijkerk Photography

chair from the Tony Duquette Tastemaker Tag Sale One Kings Lane
I've recently discovered a new blog that I like, Sybaritic . William has a good eye. Saturday, he featured a few of the Tony Duquette items from the One Kings Lane Tastemaker Tag Sale.
That chair from the sale really looked familiar....

my chair
Here's my chair. So similar, aren't they....? I suspect both chairs are from the Victorian era. They are made of mache with mother-of-pearl inlay and hand-painting. I really do love mine. You know me, I'm a neutral gal, so a piece like this kicks a room up. I bought mine at an estate auction a few years ago. At the time, I wondered if I paid too much. I think I spent around $225.
It's a safe bet the Duquette chair went for lots more. Gotta love local auctions. Don't miss them when you have the chance.
(And I like the legs on my chair better....)

scout designs
I love a grouping of antique prints or engravings like the one above from Scout Designs.

Here's a set of six engravings in my house; I found them at an antique shop years ago. I thought the blue/gray tones were interesting. I wish I knew more about them.

room seventeen