BEFORE THE DESIGNER Pamela Polvere (pamelapolveredesigns.com) THE CHALLENGE Inject a dull, styleless kitchen with urban smarts. THE WISH LIST • WET BAR–BEVERAGE AREA • DISPLAY AREA FOR VINTAGE POTTERY COLLECTION • BANQUETTE SEATING • PLACE TO HIDE SMALL APPLIANCES • MIX OF CABINET AND COUNTERTOP FINISHES • MODERN YET CLASSIC FEEL … Read more
A splash of fresh paint, a bolt of fab fabric, and suddenly, everything old is cool again. Hip refinishing and upholstery shops are cropping up all over, and their pros are great at seeing the potential in your grandmother’s old chaise. Most sell completed pieces and also take commissions. Who says a vintage chair can’t learn a new trick?
What’s happening on the Chicago design front? So, so much.
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Furniture maker Barry Newstat was getting a little lonesome toiling by himself…
Sister vintage shops MCM Grand and UberModern are having a warehouse sale…
Can you persuade your weimaraner to vamp on a Wassily chair? Or coax kitty to strike a pose on that Corbusier couch? If so, you might be able to win some sweet modernist merchandise courtesy of Modernica’s Pets on Furniture contest.
The cover of our new issue features the striking showroom of Buckingham Interiors + Design…
