It seems like several years ago, I stumbled upon a small picture featuring a stunning Swedish dining table that didn't have a credit. The picture must have been 150 large by 200. Big enough to capture a persons attention, but considerably too small to see the room if you were interested. The picture was out of a magazine I believe, or off a blog, but I hung on to the picture because I loved it so much. I ended up stumbling across the picture after thumbing through Avolli's website. Avolli was asked a few years ago to participate in the Old York Historical Society Decorator Show House. Avolli was selected by Joy (Read More.....)
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Swedish Dining Room Tables
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Tara Shaw Swedish Dining Tables
These lovely Swedish tables are not seen too often. I actually came across a genuine Swedish table in Washington DC at an auction many years back, and at the time I had no idea what I was looking for when it came to antiques, let alone Swedish Antiques. The two demi lunes were paired together at the auction, and the middle table was left on its own. So, I bought the demi lunes by themselves, and remember seeing the middle section, but because the table was not paired all together I only bought the demi lunes. The table I purchased was an antique, so the legs didn't come off, and the table was incredibly big for our little condo at the time, so they were sold on craigslist for a deal. The tables were painted black sadly, (as I was in a black phase) and t (Read More.....)
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Tara Shaw Swedish Furniture Reproductions
Tara Shaw has a keen eye for good looking antique furniture. Like many dealers who buy antiques from Europe and bring them to America, Tara Shaw started realizing that the treasures from Europe were slowly disappearing. She describes in Southern Woman Online that in Europe she would sleep in hotels that would cost $30 dollars a night, and trade with the dealers from four to nine o'clock in the morning, while the other dealers would arrive at 10 o'clock. She would go to Europe 5 times a year looking for these hard to find antiques. There is no doubt this woman has worked hard to where she is today! In 2004, she built a reproduction line, which she calls Tara Shaw Maison. Her line is distinguished by (Read More.....)
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Swedish Lime Washed Dining Chairs
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I came across these really beautiful antiqued Oak empire (set of 6) dining chairs from MBW Furniture on ebay. The dining chairs had the square back and fluted legs that is commonly found in very common in the Swedish designs in the 18th century. MBW Furniture custom builds furniture, so even if these are not available, inquire about having something built from scratch. I often look on MBW to see what they have up from week to week, because they have such beautiful fur (Read More.....)
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Antique Swedish Painted Benches
In the February 2002 issue of Architectural Digest features an article on Emily Todhunter as she explores some of her favorite shops in London. One of the pictures features herself and owner of Talisman, Ken Bolan sitting on an 18th century Swedish Bench flanked by Swedish armchairs. The backdrop features a wonderful tromp d'oeil painting. Todhunter Earle Interiors is a collaboration between two architectural designers; Emily Todhunter and Kate Earle. Emily Todhunter began her career as a specialist painter, which makes her all the more interesting as a designer.
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Neoclassical Furniture And Accessories
An interesting dealer out of Los Angeles is Randy Esada's Antiquarian Home, listing over 35 pages of inventory on ebay. This is a dealer to bookmark, as they have many antique accessories and furniture to pick from. They seem to carry many lovely neoclassical pieces.
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18th Century Swedish Reproduction Furniture
If you love Swedish furniture, take a look at K.A.Roos who specializes in reproduction 18th century Scandinavian and European furniture. With careful attention to scale, and proportion, they are able to reproduce some of our favorite pieces to look like the genuine thing. Their careful consideration to scale, ornamental details, and hardware allows them to produce stunning collections that are very close to original S (Read More.....)
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Antique Swedish Secretaries
Galerie Half in Los Angeles is selling a stunning Swedish secretary which is still painted in its original milk-painted finish. The distressed paint and its brass handles really provide a great contrast against the black paint. You can see that this secretary has a really dark painted finish that you often don't get with normal latex paint. The color is striking and would look terrific against a classic gray painted wall.
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Do It Yourself Upholstery
Over the last several years I have jumped into upholstery without any experience, and through all the mistakes I am so glad I had the interest to learn. It has allowed me to recover many of the second hand chairs and settes that I have found for an affordable price. Swedish style is certainly a style that I adore, but there is no way we could furnish a whole house buying antiques. Thinking back to the first chair I recovered, I am sure it was sloppy, but I learned my mistakes and moved forward. When it is your home, who cares if you make mistakes. Learning can be a lot of fun, and you get better as you practice. I am in no way a professional, although I have learned a ton over the years that I would like to share with you.
At first, I had no idea what I was doing. It would have helped if I took some classes as soon as I got interested in it, but I decided to take the long dri (Read More.....)
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Scandinavian Antiques
Scandinavian Antiques began as a wholesale company based in Denmark 25 years ago, with business in Sweden, Germany, Russia, Italy, France and Romania. The company moved to the U.S. in 1994. Over the past 14 years they have become one of the largest European antique dealers in the West, and the largest importer of Scandinavian antiques in the country. The exceptional quality of their antiques is credit to our 2,000 sq ft workshop where skilled craftsmen ensure each piece is tenderly restored before leaving the premises. The purpose of restoring this aged furniture is to preserve its inherent value, original integrity and beauty.
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Hand Painted Antiques
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When Emeril Legasse and his wife, Alden, decided purchased their home near New Orleans, they called interior designer Tara Shaw. Working together for more than a year, the three of them reinvented their Orleans home around beautiful antiques. They had rare things from Sweden and Italy and France. "We wanted the house too look friendly, open and very tasteful, which is why we went to Tara. I love her style," recalls Emeril. "Tara already knew my taste," Alden adds. "She took the beautiful pieces we already had and married them to the pieces she found. Read more at Tara Shaw's website (Read More.....)
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Antique Danish Floor Clocks
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EuroLux European Antiques is selling an outstanding mid nineteenth century Danish clock. The clock is signed and dated by the maker, M. Jorgen Muller. The exterior is white with gilded accents and its interior is painted a warm rose. Two Corinthian columns enhance the long trunk door and the clock's plinth (pedestal) is accented by a gilded swag. The brass works of this antique Scandinavian Danish longcase grandfather clock strike on the hour. EuroLux European Antiques is selling this wonderful tall case clock for US $6,040.00, or make them an offer. (Read More.....)
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Gustavian Wood Flooring
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Kährs was granted a patent for a multi-layer wood flooring construction, producing the world’s first engineered wood floor. The construction has made flooring more stable and the raw material is utilized with greater environmental awareness. Kährs features some beautiful Swedish Interior pictures using their flooring. To obtain the classic Swedish style consider a oak flooring or ash wood flooring. Ideally lighter woods are typically the style associated with Gustavian styled interiors.
This classic Scandinavian look often featured floors which are bleached or pickled. Picking wood allows the wood grain to show through while at the same time having the benefits of white painte (Read More.....)
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Inexpensive Swedish Mora Clocks
A reader wrote in and left a comment which I couldn't help but to respond to in a post.
Hi,
Do you have any recommendations on where I can find a reproduction Mora clock? I’ve searched on line and cant seem to find any for sale.
Thanks,.... Lynn
Hi Lynn,
There are really fantastic antique dealers that have genuine antique Mora clocks with all sorts of painted finishes on the web. One place that I love to look is 1st Dibs, as many dealers list their very best furniture on this site. Ebay doesn't have a lot of Swedish furniture. In fact, I only recall on (Read More.....)
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Antique Painted Swedish Chests
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18th century Swedish painted Rococo chest of drawers. Mid 18th century.
Custom paint finish. A Tyner Antiques $9,750
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Gustavian Reproduction Swedish Furniture
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A few select pieces from Tara Shaw are now being sold through Horchow.
Reminiscent of favorite antiques imported from Europe, Tara Shaw Maison offers reproduction furnishings and decor for the home that will become your new classics. Simple yet elegant, this handcrafted birch Swedish side chair is hand carved of birch wood with a hand-painted finish. 19"W x 13.5"D x 38"T. This terrific chair sells for $1499 from Horchow.
Horchow had an interview with Tara Shaw that was very inspiring:
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Painted Console Tables
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This lovely photograph is from Suzanne Rheinstein's archives. A table such as this would often be seen originally gilded in a gold or painted gray. Look how terrific it looks painted in muted blue with white accents!! The paint appears to be on the chalky side, which is quite commonly found with Swedish antique painted furniture. The dark gray stone top is a great match against the blue paint color. White used as an accent paint color gives a refreshed appearance. The combination of white, along side another color (gray, coral, blue or yellow) is often seen with painted Gustavian furniture.
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Swedish Cartel Clocks
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Signed Antique Swedish Gilt Carved Wood Cartel Wall Clock Neoclassical 1913 From North West SPB on Ebay
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Painted Mora Clocks
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Edgar Reeves Lighting and Antiques sells this terrific late 19th century tall long case clock in Swedish "Mora" style. The clock is elaborately painted with floral details from a period perspective. "Mora" clocks are a type of long case clock which were made in, and derived their name from, the town of Mora in Dalrana provence Sweden. Edgar Reeves has this clock priced at $3,200
Leif Antiques has for sale an early Gustavian clock by Johan Lindquist who was a royal clock maker to King Adolf Frederick 1750-1771. This clock was made towards the end of King Frederick's reign and is a prime example of Lindquist's work and the beginning of the Gustavian Period. This clock i (Read More.....)
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Scandinavian Antique Furniture
I have to say I am so thankful to Inspiring Interiors Blog for discovering a rare jewel on the internet. I haven't been so excited than I am now, in a long time. I adore Swedish antiques, and it is even more thrilling to see them showcased in 17th and 18th century stylings. Augustus Brandt Antiques, not only has incredibly captivating antiques, but their dramatic interiors are breathtaking. Augustus Brandt is based in the UK. They specialize in English,Scandinavian, French, Italian and architectural antiques. Looking through their website, you will see countless drop dead gorgeous antiques in magazine worthy interiors, all which can give you inspiration for faux finishings, interio (Read More.....)
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