DH Giveaway: The Vintage Table
Just a quick reminder to enter this week’s giveaway – a copy of The Vintage Table, by Jaqueline DeMontravel.
It’s not just about your dining room table. It’s about collecting, and designing tabletops of all shapes and sizes. If you like vintage things, collections, things from France, you will find this book very inspirational. I’m raving about it because I’ve learned a lot from it.
My design weakness is styling tabletops. If I have lots of stuff to play with, I can do a great job. But shopping here and there is a real skill. You have to remember the scale of things you saw before. And then you find some new thing that gets you going in a whole new direction. I’m focusing on imporving things in this area and I found The Vintage Table to be a good start.
Don’t worry! I haven’t licked the pages. It’s new.
How To Enter
For all the details on how to enter, follow this link. The contest ends on Friday night and I’ll announce the winner, chosen at random, on Saturday. Good luck!
DH Giveaway: The Vintage Table
Don’t forget to enter this week’s giveaway! Win a copy of the brand new book by Jaqueline DeMontravel, The Vintage Table.
If you’re a collector of vintage tabletop items, you will LOVE this book. I do. I’m giving away the one the publisher sent me to review because the book doesn’t release until after Christmas. Rest assured, I’ll be replacing it on December 29th. It’s about vintage with a French twist. What’s not to like?
For all the details about how to enter, follow this link to yesterday’s post. The winner will be drawn at random on Saturday. Good luck!
DH Giveaway: Enter To Win “The Vintage Table”
I think The Vintage Table is a book a lot of you will be interested in adding to your library. Or, perhaps you know someone else who would. Now you have a change to be one of the first to own a copy – before its official release on December 29th.
The publisher of¬† The Vintage Table, by Jacqueline DeMontravel, sent me an advance copy to review. It’s very difficult to give this book away. It’s right up my alley. French, vintage and tabletop. If you also collect vintage textiles, you will adore this book. I also love the fact that it covers more than just¬† place settings. You’ll find inspirational ideas for dressing up all kinds of things from end tables to shelves. There are lots of beautiful photos along the way.
Jacqueline discusses collections as well. It’s all decidedly French, so you know I love that. My apartment in Paris is waiting for me. I’ll be there one of these days!
How To Enter
To win this book, simply leave a comment under any of this week’s giveaway posts. I’d like to see if I can get a discussion going about how you like to “decorate” your tables. Do you place photos on the mantle, or do you think that’s boring? Do you have a style secret you’d like to offer us? Decorating tabletops is my weak point, so I need your tips! If you’re feeling shy, just say hello and you’re still entered to win.
The winner will be drawn, at random, on Saturday, December 12th. The contest is open to everyone living in the US and Canada. If you’ve won a giveaway in the last¬† months, please let everyone else have a chance.
Good luck and let’s have some fun!
DH Gift Guide: 5 Great Gifts For Guitar Players
My gift guides this year aren’t just about interior design. I thought I’d spread the subject out. After all, we like interior design. But it’s not necessarily the thing for those we love. Plus, it gives me a chance to visit life outside the box for a bit and work on my own shopping list. wink, wink.
Do you know a guitar player? How about a wanna-be guitar player? Here are some ideas from my favorite musician, misterarthur.
1. Personalized Picks
All the big rock stars have them.¬† Here, for example, a front and back of one of Eric Clapton’s picks: There’s no reason you can’t do the same for the guitar player in your life.¬† Lots of places sell them, but Pickworld or Clayton Custom are good places to start.
Before you buy, check your player’s preferences. Picks are made of various materials and thicknesses. Your guitarist may prefer one over another.¬† Even if you don’t get them exactly right, your player will be thrilled. Read More…
Lucienne Day’s Vintage Post War Fabrics Return
I was thrilled to see that The Centre for Advanced Textiles (an adjunct of The Glasgow School of Art) has reproduced fabrics from three of Scotland’s most iconic fabric designers from the post-war era. Allow me to reintroduce…
Lucienne Day
Calyx
Larch
Lucienne set up a design practice in 1948 in collaboration with her husband the furniture designer Robin Day. She established a worldwide reputation with her “Calyx” fabric design, which won, among other awards, a gold medal at the Milan Triennale of 1951.
Trio
Her work perfectly characterized the stylistic exuberance of the 1950’s and demonstrated that good design and mass production could be both compatible and successful.
Robert Stewart
Macrahanish
This Scottish designer and artist became one of the most significant figures in the field of surface design. He taught at The Glasgow School of Art for 35 years. He also produced paintings, enamels, and ceramics. But it was his fabrics that have been most influential, particularly those produced by Liberty and Pringle.
Kilmun
Raimult
Sun Man
Sylvia Chalmers
Penang
Sylvia studied at The Glasgow School of Art and moved to London in 1951 with only $10 in her pocket. She worked at Storey’s, selling furniture and fabrics. She then began designing her own fabrics and murals for Elizabeth Eaton. In 1955 she founded Tuar Fabrics. 1976 Chalmers moved back to Scotland, purchased Blacknest House in Thornhill, and converted the out-buildings into a design and production complex.
Uno
Fruit
These fabrics (I‚Äôve shown only a few) are available for sale at $124 per meter. Samples are available for $8.20, which will be deducted from your order. At Lucienne’s request, Calyx is only available in one meter pieces. I hope she changes her mind.
I also hope she adds “Leaf” (above) to the collection. It’s my favorite.
Are you into vintage textiles? I think these are really timeless. How about you?
