Lacquer

Slick lacquer furnishings are simply luxurious and glossy furnishings are energizing home decor in all sorts of stylish ways:

• Lacquer is a 4000-year-old Chinese technique where several coats of the sap from the lacquer tree are applied to wood for a high-gloss shine. While the Chinese perfected the process ages ago, the term "lacquered" has come to mean anything that has a very glossy finish. You can get the look the old-fashioned way from tree sap or from high-gloss paints or new-age plastics.

• Lacquering never goes out of style because it adds that bit of shine to a room. Next to all the matte surfaces and fabrics in a space, the lacquered pieces really come alive.

A very traditional Chinese drum table and ancient box done in red and black lacquer.

For something a bit more modern, these chocolate brown nesting tables are made of resin, which is a form of plastic that coats the wood, giving it this high-gloss sheen.

Lacquered furnishings have traditionally been brown and black, and while those shades are still popular today, bold color is the trend in lacquer right now.

lacquer stash boxes (blue and brown), lacquer picture frames (red) (Jonathan Adler)
lacquer vase (USONA)
Boaat lacquer kitchen containers by Philippe Starck (Unica Home)
lacquer Asian-style tray (Open House)

Resources
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USONA
Website: www.usonahome.com

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Unica Home
7540 S. Industrial Rd., Suite 501
Las Vegas, NV 89139
Toll-Free Phone: 888-898-6422
Website: www.unicahome.com

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Open House
107 South 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-922-1415
Guests
Kevin Burns, Creative Director, USONA
223 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-351-9160
Fax: 215-351-9161
E-mail: usonaUSA@aol.com
Website: www.usonahome.com

Jonathan Adler
Owner, Jonathan Adler Stores
47 Greene St.
New York, NY 10013
Toll-Free Phone: 877-287-1910
Website: www.jonathanadler.com
Also in this Episode

Smart Design : Episode SDN-406
•	From Everyday to Dressy With Accessories
•	Lacquer
•	Buying Table Linens
•	Trays