Wing chairs, the choice is yours…

 

I have always loved wingchairs. Fabric or leather upholstered, slipcovered, I love them all.

Placed next to the fire place, at your desk or mixed with chairs around your dining table, there always is a suitable place for a wing chair.

A wing chair (also, wing-back chair or wing-back) is an easy chair or club chair with "wings" mounted to the back of the chair typically but not always stretching down to the arm rest. The purpose of which was to enclose the head or torso areas of the body in order to provide comfortable protection from drafts, and to trap the heat from a fireplace in the area where the person would be sitting. Hence, in historic times these are often used near a fireplace. Currently most examples of wing chairs are fully upholstered with exposed wood legs, but, many of the oldest wing chair examples have an exposed frame with padded cushions at the seat, arm rests, back and sometimes wings.

Though there are many types of wing chairs there are two standard wing styles - the flat wing and the scroll wing. There are also bat wings and butterfly wings just to name a few. The length, depth, vertical position and shape of the wings may vary from chair to chair. (Text wikipedia)

 

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If you want to see more wing chairs images, please visit the HOUZZ website wing chair page HERE.

 

I wish you a happy start of this new week !

 

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Bought a Couch!

I bought a couch off of kijiji for $70. Here are the pictures from the poster's ad. Please ignore the poor styling. I'm planning a much prettier look for this piece:

I love that it's white for all of the colorful accent pillows I'm planning to add. It's also on the smaller side (which will be perfect for my new rental space in the fall). The seller was asking $100 originally but because she really wanted it gone to make room for new furniture, she let it go for 70. 
The only problem is the cushion covers are DIRTY y'all...but I think a good bleaching and scrub will have them looking good as new! Do you have any tips for washing cushion covers from IKEA?
I'm also thinking about painting the wooden frame black..any thoughts?
xox
Tiffany Leigh
ps. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and happy mother's day to all the mums out there!

Favourite Furniture Friday: Landi from The Lifestyle Guide

Happy Friday, everyone! I'm Landi from The Lifestyle Guide & I'm thrilled to be here at The Designer Lifestyle to post about my favorite piece of furniture. When I moved back to Texas this past December, I had to buy a lot of furniture because I rented the furniture where I had been living. I tried to be as money conscious as possible because I knew that the bigger things (a couch, a bed, TV, etc.) were probably going to cost the most. In a little town called North Richland Hills about 25-30 minutes away, I was told about this amazing shabby chic/vintage furniture store called Golighty's Antiques. We drove out there and scored majorly. I found this dresser and hutch (shown below) that was refinished by a local women and bought it for $280. What a steal! It fits perfectly in my room, & I love it. I also like that it has the mirror because then I didn't have to worry about finding another mirror for my room {besides my full length one}. I apologize for you being able to see my pup lying on my bed in the mirror ;)

Although the drawers are a little stiff {and there's one that refuses to stay on track}, I love the vintage knobs and the color that it was refinished with.

I also enjoy being able to display odds and ends on the tiny shelves of the hutch. It adds character to the piece & also let's me add my personality to it as well! {Again, a photo of Harlie ha ha}

Thanks again to Tiffany for inviting me to guest post for her -- she's such a doll! Hope you guys enjoyed learning about my favorite piece of furniture... and that you'll stop by The Lifestyle Guide to hear more from me! Have a wonderful weekend, friends!

xoxo Landi

 Thanks so much to Landi for participating in the series! You all need to check out her blog asap, it's fabulous and she is so sweet! If you would like to be featured in this series, please e-mail me at thedesignerlifestyle@gmail.com.

-Tiffany Leigh 

Favourite Furniture Fridays Revamp

I've decided that Favourite Furniture Fridays could use a little revamp. Sure it's fun to drool over iconic investment pieces together like we have been for the past few months, but I thought it might be MORE fun to feature the favourite furniture pieces OWNED by some of our favourite design bloggers.

I'll get the ball rolling.

I'll admit, I don't own much furniture because I'm still living at home to save money. Even if I owned a full houseload though, this dresser would still rank near the top for me. It needs to be refinished...badly, the top is scratched up and the varnish is foggy in many places.

Despite these imperfections, it's solid, with dove tailed drawers, and it has a gorgeous shape. Also, its  got the cutest little wooden caster feet, and an adorable keyhole on the top drawer. I added some pretty crystal knobs for sparkle. Most importantly, it's a beautiful antique that I got out of my grandmother's basement. Sentimental value goes a long way with me.

If you'd like to have your fave featured, please e-mail me at thedesignerlifestyle@gmail.com
xox
Tiffany Leigh

Favourite Furniture Fridays: Swan Chair

What do you think of it? I'm completely smitten. Unfortunately, it's almost $4,000. A girl can dream though!
Read and see more HERE
xox Tiffany Leigh

 

 

 

 

 

New finds

Some beautiful new finds to share with you this weekend.

All of them caught my eye.

 

Tree trunk barrel   AM PROJECTS

 

French glasswork   AM PROJECTS

 

Grouped as here.   AM PROJECTS

 

  Antique wooden bowl   AM PROJECTS

 

  Placed on a antique table.   AM PROJECTS

 

Mountain chairs  AM PROJECTS

 

Placed around that beautiful antique table.    AM PROJECTS

 

How cute is this wooden chair?   AM PROJECTS

 

Candlestick.  What a gorgeous idea!   AM PROJECTS

 

Antique stool  AM PROJECTS

 

I love the presence of wooden stools in a home.  AM PROJECTS

 

To find out more about all the above finds, please visit AM PROJECTS.

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Floorlamp with stool  NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS 

 

Seat club Marie   NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS

 

Chaise longue   NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS

 

Detail of the chaise longue. I love this fabric  NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS

 

Spanish oak table  NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS

 

Table lamp with handmade shade Lili      NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS

 

To order these finds, please visit the online webstore of Natalie Haegeman at NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS

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  Rococo Jämtland cabinet ca 1760 SWEDISH ANTIQUES

 

Rococo secretaire ca 1770  SWEDISH ANTIQUES

 

Rococo desk/corner chair ca 1770  SWEDISH ANTIQUES

 

For more information about the above finds, please visit SWEDISH ANTIQUES.

 

Talk to you soon. Happy weekend!

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Favourite Furniture Fridays: The Wishbone Chair

A Brief History:
The wishbone chair was designed in 1949 by Danish designer Hans J. Wegner. Since it's invention, it has been in constant production by the fine furniture company Carl Hansen and Son. It gets its name from the unique centre piece on the back of the chair, which literally resembles the forked clavicle or collar bone found in most birds, commonly called a wishbone. There was an ancient belief that chickens were fortune tellers, and that when two people hold the wishbone and pull it until it breaks, the person left with the longer piece will have their wish granted. Kinda cool!

For the more practical minded, it's also known as the Y-chair. Officially the CH24. Easily customizable and made from steam bent beechwood. Priced at around $800. It's name is totally appropriate because although it's way out of my budget, one can always wish.

What I love about these chairs is their delicate, gorgeous frame, and their tremendous customizability.

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I'm going to wish on a wishbone for a wishbone chair. How about you?
xox
Tiffany Leigh