Wicker was one of the first natural materials used in furniture making, dating back to the Egyptian civilization. Today wicker is mostly associated with Victorian era designs which had a resurgence in the 1970s. If you’ve got one of these vintage furniture pieces you’ll see that wicker furniture can be spruced up with a modern makeover. With a can of spray paint and some new [...]
Vintage beauty and modern function definitely work well together in the form of the apothecary cabinet. These handy compartmentalized units offer a multitude of storage for small to mid-size objects that you want to keep out of sight. Originally designed for a retail environment, they can vary in size from tabletop to full wall installations. The word apothecary is derived from apotheca, meaning a place [...]
Home interior trends for the vintage chic home are moving away from heavy antiques and are now embracing sleeker lines and modern functionality. The mood is lighter and brighter, less cluttered. As Molly J. Deas says in the article Spring home decorating: From discarded to divine: “Some popular new trends in interiors comprise the use of intense pop colors, mixing colors from a similar palette, [...]
The countdown is on. Less than 24 hours until the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. So many of us will be glued to the television at unholy hours just to get a glimpse of this fairytale and wondering how we might capture a bit of it in our own lives. Royalty do certainly set many fashion and interior trends and it’s easy [...]