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reflect on these: new mirrored furnishings

Whenever I think interest in mirrored furnishings is on the wane, a gorgeous new collection fires things up again.

Check out the new Andrea line from the always-gorgeous Bungalow 5: Hollywood Regency, but a bit chunkier and more substantial than what you might expect. The desk is positively dreamy, albeit utterly impractical for my home office, as one of my hands would constantly be gripping the bottle of Windex. If they ever resurrect Dynasty, I can see Joan Collins seated behind this baby, brokering billion-dollar mergers and checking her makeup at the same time. Over the top elegance!

picture 3 reflect on these: new mirrored furnishings I think I could handle the side table though. They’d be very so pretty flanking the bed as nightstands…

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And then there’s the ever-innovative Jonathan Adler, whose new series of brass side tables go for the gold… Not really mirrored, per se, but polished to such a brilliant shine that the magpie in me just had to include them here. I’m blown away by those striking silhouettes! (The hourglass is my fave…)

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not-so-good trendspotting: bun feet

bunfoot1 not so good trendspotting: bun feet

I’ve been noticing a lot bun feet on furniture recently, and I’ve got to say I’m not particularly chuffed.

Bun feet have the unfortunate effect of making a piece of furniture look dumpy. I can’t help but imagine the legs started off tall and sleek, but were squashed down to that unfortunate overturned egg shape under weight of a massive load. It’s like finishing off a peg pant with a gigantic chunky clog — not at all flattering.

I will concede that bun feet do work in the right context — airy-based, open-legged pieces tend to pull them off better than fully upholstered furnishings. But for your viewing pleasure, here are some of the worst offenders I spotted online… Enjoy.

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upholstered parsons table – hit or miss?

irisconsole1 upholstered parsons table hit or miss?Iris Collection 48 x 14 x 18″ Console, from $599, Rowe Furniture

When I first saw Rowe Furniture’s new Iris collection — a series of fully upholstered accent tables — I adored them. Partly, it’s because the sofa table (above) made me think of my dearly departed Lack consoles from IKEA; and partly because I thought it was a deliciously decadent way of dressing up the Parsons shape — the most pared-down of all furniture forms.

 

But after a few days of scanning the shots from Rowe’s booth at the High Point Furniture Market, doubt started creeping in. I mean, they are a bit unusual, aren’t they? But am I suddenly being too hard on Iris because I can’t see past the startling blue suede prototypes? Very probably. (In all fairness, the Iris collection is customizable in any of 500 Rowe and 200 Robin Bruce fabrics, but it’s just so hard to look past the suede and imagine what could be). And Iris could be just what the decorating doctor ordered, if you’re looking for an innovative way to introduce pattern and colour via a piece of furniture that might otherwise be another drab wood tone… 

Here are the two other forms in the collection…

What do you think of Iris? Hit or miss?

 


iris cocktail upholstered parsons table hit or miss?Iris 42 x 36 x 18″ cocktail table, from $656, Rowe Furniture

 

 

iris end upholstered parsons table hit or miss?Iris 24 x 20 x 24″ end table, from $559, Rowe Furniture

 

 

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