Shirley Horowitz gives tips for introducing painted furniture into your decor:
- In the 18th century, people began focusing on making functional pieces pretty . Gold paint highlights were added to furniture to add sparkle and reflection since there wasn't electricity.
- Faux painted techniques learned from China (chinoiserie and japanning) add interest to chairs on the center splat, legs and knees of chairs.
- A cocktail table with a faux painted technique resembling tortoise shell has a tray that can be removed to carry items to the kitchen.
- Incorporate black candlesticks highlighted with gold for a small painted accent .
- Tilt-top tables are Victorian pieces made in the 1800s that can be used as a fire screen and a table. By this time, women were decorating these to match fabrics in a room (figure A).
- Fill a painted tole planter to hold a favorite plant and add interest.
- Demi-lune tables were used at either end of a square dining table to make it oval for extra seating and placed flush against the wall when not in use (figure B). The Adams brothers were architects that brought these delicate painted motifs back from Italy, which are easy to incorporate into a room.
- Create interest using a painted screen with a gold neutral background in a living room or entrance hall in the curve of a stairwell (figure C).
- This Victorian dressing table that once housed a basin and toiletries can be used as a bedside table or between windows with mirror over it (figure C).
Guests Shirley Horowitz, ASID
Interior Designer, Davishire Interiors
2106 21st Ave. S.
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-298-2670
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