Outside In

1, 2. via Spooky Home

3. via Red Visitor

4. via Fagins Daughter

5. via Grace Chu

6. via Solid Frog

Twentysomething

1. Jaques-Henri Lartigue photo of his wife, Bibi, via The Blue Lantern

2. Terra Cotta Pilaster at Kamelot

3. Lanvin Livingroom via Nick Haus

4. Lanvin Andirons via Nick Haus

5. Deco Daybed at Rago

6. Jaques-Henri Lartigue, Bibi

7. Iron Console at Leslie Hindman

8. Terra Cotta Pilaster at Kamelot

9. Jaques-Henri Lartigue, Bibi at The New Eden Roc Restaurant, Cap d'Antibes

Images of Warmth

1. Abandoned Mill House: Room with fireplace and disintegrating brick wall by Shellburne Thurber "via The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research

2. Wooden Federal mantel circa 1909 via Old Good Things

3. 19th century wrought iron toaster via Louwer Antiques

4, 7. Paintings by Andrew Wyeth

5. English Tudor carved stone fireplace surround via Old Good Things

6. 18th century hand forged andirons via Louwer Antiques

8. Hand forged gooseneck-shaped andirons via Showcase Antique Center

You're My Poodle

Seems grandma is not the only one who loved her poodle. They've been around since the 15th/ 16th century and have been pampered, loved and (let's face it) even scoffed at since. Whether you love them or hate them, the non-shedding and smart little dogs have enough fans to keep them around for some time to come.

1. 17th century Engraving via Wikipedia

2. Miniature Portrait on Ivory of Woman with Poodle from Leland Little

3. Early American Chalkware Poodle from Z&K Antiques

4. 19th c Poodle Daguerreotype from The American Museum of Photography

5. Aaron Mountz Hatch Carved Dog from Slotkin

6. 19c Daguerreotype via Dog Art Today

7. Wilhelm Schimmel Carving from Conestoga

Muted

Assortment of antiques at one of our newest finds, Nancy Fishelson Designs.

Crewel Intentions

We purchased this framed crewel embroidery fragment a few months back. An elegant Spring landscape of sinewy vines and exotic florals, it is in tough shape. We love the soiling and elegant frays of its golden linen and the bright salmon, blues and berries of the wool. If we won it because of it's tattered condition, we admire it for that very reason.

18th Century Crewel Boy's Coat at The Connecticut Historical Society

Jayson Home Sofa

Skirt Fabric Fragment from The Connecticut Historical Society

A French Crewel Dress at the LACMA