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Upside Down? Or Rightside Up?
While surfing 1stdibs.com today I came across this coffee table, which I instantly recognized from the August 2010 issue of Canadian House and Home (photo by Stacey Brandford). In my opinion, it was the most glamorous shot in the mag that month and I was crazy, absolutely crazy about the coffee table, which belongs to journalist Karen Von Hahn and her husband Thomas. I love that 1stdibs displays the table one way, like a letter M, and the Von Hahn's present it the other way, like a W. What's your preference? The M's a bit golden arches don't you think?
Musical Chairs
Sunday, July 11, 2010 by Chris
Did you ever imagine that my $20 mid-century side chairs could end up looking like this? Neither did I, which is why I sold a pair of them last week for $100, which represented an excellent return on my investment but a supremely stupid move in retrospect now that I've seen the pictures of these James Mont chairs, kindly provided by Troy Seidman of Caviar 20.
Dog-First Decorating
Sunday, July 4, 2010 by Chris
Moving is hard on everybody, but it's especially tough on dogs. My Scotties, Punch and Judy, were slow to adapt to my last apartment and no sooner had they settled down than I up and moved them again. D'oh! What seemed to throw the dogs off last time was that all their favorite "spots" were dismantled: I didn't make enough of an effort to recreate the furniture placement of our previous house and so they wandered around looking for a place to get comfortable, to no avail.
Decor Dilemma: IKEA Snobbery
Saturday, December 5, 2009 by Chris
My IKEA snobbery knows no bounds. The prejudice was brought home to me this morning while surfing Craigslist and clicking through on an ad for the potentially cool lounge chair above ($150); the second I saw it was from IKEA I said, "pass". Nevermind that I'm in the market for a decent lounge chair or that this one happens to reference one of my all-time-favorite designs, the Zurich Leisure chair. My kneejerk reaction is if it's from IKEA, pass.
Dear styleNorth . . .
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 by Chris
I get letters like this frequently enough that I thought I'd make a post out of it since the principles can be applied to nearly any piece of potentially valuable furniture you want to cash in.
StyleNorth contributor Susan writes . . . "A friend of mine is looking to sell her mother's Frem Rojle dining set, which is in great shape with original upholstery. She is debating whether to sell it privately (Craigslist or through contacts) or unload it to a dealer. I've seen prices of $1,500 to $2,500 but I don't know if that's reasonable. Thoughts?"
Monday, August 9, 2010 by Chris
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