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There's a wide spectrum of antique and collectible chairs out there, from classic ornamental wooden French and British 19th century styles to the simple and elegant Scandinavian and Eames mid-century modern examples.
For more information about chairs, see our new, expanded chairs section.
As a teenager, I collected everything from vintage bicycles to Coca-Cola to Victorian stuff. Once I realized … [more]
A winter or two ago Connecticut basket-maker made a set of six three-slat side chairs from basket stock of as… [more]
It was the late R. T. Haynes Halsey who first noted that as early as 1775 there was a project in Philadelphia… [more]
If the Windsor chair had been invented in the 20th Century it would have been classified as functional furnit… [more]
How did I get started collecting Victorian Furniture? Antiques is in my genes, my mother's family were longti… [more]
(American Collector Editor’s Note: Some three years ago Mr. Millar, a general collector of American antique… [more]
About 11 years ago, my wife and I went on some architectural tours. We joined the organization that sponsored… [more]
Chuck LaChiusa's wonderful guide to the architecture and history of Buffalo, NY, also happens to host an impressive… [read review or visit site]
John Werry's in-depth blog on rare Victorian Furniture, with detailed, informative and often humorous posts on doze… [read review or visit site]
This beautiful site showcases the collection of Stanley and Polly Stone of Fox Point, Wisconsin, consisting of earl… [read review or visit site]
Steven Cabella's personal homage to Charles and Ray Eames. This site is as clean and visually appealing as the Eame… [read review or visit site]
This huge online database from the Speed Art Museum is a rich trove of beautiful photos and reference information o… [read review or visit site]
The Index of American Design project (1935-1942) was an effort to catalog American decorative arts objects from the… [read review or visit site]
This microsite from the LA County Museum of Art provides a good overview of the Arts and Crafts movement in Europe … [read review or visit site]
An overview by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts of the design movements between 1880 and 1940 that comprised Moder… [read review or visit site]
This website showcases several hundred pieces of furniture, held by thirteen museums, that were designed for Herman… [read review or visit site]
This Library of Congress microsite is an overview of the postwar modern design work of Charles (1907-78) and Ray (1… [read review or visit site]
Scott Geyer's blog on the innovative Victorian furniture designs of George Jacob Hunzinger, who began manufacturing… [read review or visit site]
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guardian.co.uk
The Lavender Patch, Derbyshire
guardian.co.uk
Instead, there are new green oak beams, pale fabrics, low antique chairs, a roll-top bath and a walk-in shower big enough for a family. ...
Tuscaloosa News (subscription)
In her studio on Friday, mcburney had three antique chairs, a crystal and gold chandelier and several picture mirror frames that need restoration. ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
... graffiti-emblazoned hats rest on small antique chairs affixed to the wall, European candies fill baskets and antique armoires overflow with bangles, ...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Years later when the couple was living in Vermont, a man who knew antique chairs informed them the chairs they paid next to nothing for were actually Larkin ...
We Love DC
Upstairs, warmth: the warm wash of bluegrass standards with their four-part harmonies, brick and deep red and brown hues, upholstered antique chairs, ...
Philadelphia Inquirer
They lounge in what are probably antique chairs and play with her two rescue dogs, Oscar and Coco. The house sleeps eight "in beds," McCullough jokes - the ...
Blog Watch
Washington Post
Things That Inspire (http://freshpalette.blogspot.com) posts on a stunning transformation of a pair of antique chairs in desperate need of a makeover.
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Seattle Times
Antique chairs, even if they're mismatched, add interest around a dining room table. An odd-shaped table can find a new home in the corner of a living room ...
Port Huron Times Herald
"What I like about the old antique chairs is they've been around for 100 years, you fix them up and it's ready to go another 100 years," Frost said. ...
Examiner.com
Museum-quality pieces for everyday living at Period George on Clement
Examiner.com
To make ornately carved antique chairs fit for a modern setting, Gibson reupholsters them with plain, flax linen. Above the desk glints a chandelier he made ...
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