Polished

While researching polished concrete for potential application as a hearth in our New Hampshire home, we found some amazing examples of other interior uses. Bringing the outside in, so to speak...

For these and other examples of polished concrete applications, search Pinterest

Still Life

We found the furniture of Slow Wood while surfing around, looking for inspiration. We not only like the furniture, but thought the photo styling was fantastic- very Jonas Wood. Very now, very clean....

1., 3., & 5. Tables via Slow Wood

2. Jonas Wood, Yellow Dot at Saatchi

4. Jonas Wood, Full Orange Vase

6. Jonas Wood still life via Paper & Ink

Recreating a Scene

Something just struck us about the Georg Nerlich painting below. We're not sure if it's the palette, brush stroke, subject matter or some combination there-of, but we kept looking it. Eventually we broke down the elements of the composition: sofa, painting in gold frame, unframed oil on canvas and a table...

1. Seated Young Woman of Sofa, Georg Nerlich

2. Victorian green sofa

3. Archie Palmer Wigle oil on canvas

4. Victorian Walnut occasional table

5. Alpine Valley painting, singed M. Fischer

Veiled

1. Herb Ritts, Tatjana Veiled

2. Store Window on University Avenue NYC

3. John Gutmann, Face

4. Midtown Deco Building through Blind

5. Steichen's Gloria Swanson

Curve Appeal; Alice Neel & Design in the 20's and 30's

1. Oak Deco Dining Chairs at Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd.

2. Alice Neel, Elenka

3. Heifitz Lamps at Rago

4. Alice Neel, Mr. Green

5. European Serving Set via Liveauctioneers

6. French Cerused Oak Dining Table at Bardin Palomo

7. Alice Neel, Ethel Ashton

8. Deco Pottery Vase by Pierre & Joseph Mougin at Millea Brothers

Scandinavian Inspiration

Our recent acquisition of a continental folk painted armoire had us researching design from abroad last night. When we stumbled into Sweden (so to speak) we got got caught up in the beautiful pale hues and ornate simplicity...

1770's Swedish dining room via Eleish Van Breems

19th c. Swedish mora clock via 1stdibs

18th century Swedish living room via Eleish Van Breems

Swedish commode in blue paint circa 1910 via Cupboards & Roses

Hand-painted barn in Norway via Eleish Van Breems

Swedish wedding chest with domed top dated 1809 via Liveauctioneers

Newly Acquired

Although we got tons of things accomplished up at the house this weekend, the highlight was the proverbial hunt during our break-time. Here are some of our newly acquired finds...

Empire Mahogany parlor table; available here

Early 19th century Persian rug

19th century Pennsylvania blanket chest in old red paint; available here

Turn of the century handsewn quilt

19th century paint decorated continental armoire; available here

Watercolor & gouache portrait by Vermont artist, George Timothy Tobin; available here

19th century New England country secretary in red paint

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Black and Blue (and Gray)

1. Fritz Hansen 1930's

2. Ringl & Pit, Composition, 1934, at Ashe Auctioneers

3. Unidentified Abstract

4. Christian Dell Lamp for Kaiser and Co., 1932/1934

5. Adolf Lazi, Interior Views 11, 1932

6. Herbert Bayer, Jason Tapestry at Cowan's (woops, 1961)

7. Adolf Lazi, Details of Weissenhof Siedlung, Stuttgart, 1932