Craftsmanship from 100+ years ago: 4 antique sideboards, 4 styles

Newly consigned, antique sideboards. These glorious, solid wood pieces, were crafted over 100 years ago. They may have been designed for the dining room, but are stunning as dressers, entry pieces, tv consoles, or kitchen units.

   

(1) French or Belgian mahogany buffet, circa 1890. Beautiful piece with lush but subtle acanthus-motif. 60" x 22" x 37" tall.

Original hardware, with one handle needing repair. Top surface has crack. More photos of this piece can be seen in this online gallery.



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(2) A "restoration opportunity", circa 1890 Eastlake-style sideboard with mirrored candle-stands. 57" wide and about 6.5' tall.

Original hardware, classic "Eastlake" carving. Beautiful, and overall, in good condition. Notable need for work on the buffet surface.

More views of this piece can be seen in this online gallery.


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(3) ~1910 English oak sideboard with mirrored backsplash. Elegant, carving reminiscent of Celtic or Arts and Crafts Movement work.

 ~60" x 20" x 38" tall + 23" mirror.

More views of this attractive piece are in this online gallery.


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(4) ~1890-1900 English or Belgian oak sideboard with balusters and mirror. 61.5" wide x 21.75" deep.

This piece is not overly ornate, but beautifully carved with acanthus motif. Structurally in good condition with striking original hardware.

As the pictures in this online gallery show, there are spots that could use some attention and restoration, but overall, ready to use and enjoy.

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Information provided regarding these antiques' age or origin is based on appraiser's examination, without warranty, so please come and see their quality and beauty for yourself.


To see current pricing and available, follow this link to our craigslist ad for these antique sideboards.

Moving Rosie's Corner to make room for new antiques

Is "new antiques" an oxymoron? Well, there's a new-to-us lot coming to The Living Room Consignment & Tea by the end of this week, so we're getting creative about making space. See what we've done to Rosie's Corner! It all fits and you can see everything even more easily than in its prior configuration:


Here are close-ups of a few of the pieces in Rosie's very full corner:

Lady's 4-drawer writing desk. Starting at $145. Approx. 4' wide x 16" deep.

French Provincial-style 6-drawer dresser. Starting at $150. ~4.5' wide x 18" deep.

       

Vintage 2-tier tripod table, hardwood. 28" diameter. $48

A pair of petite tables, 18" square. Glass tops, cane bottom shelf. $50/pair.
So handy! These little tables can be tucked in about anywhere you need a surface.

Please see our craigslist ads for availability and current pricing.
Thanks for looking!

Mid Century Consignments Devour Aisles Yet Again...

                      

For current pricing and availability, please click here to contact The Living Room,

or click here to check our craigslist ads.

~ Mid Century 9-drawer dresser w/original, glossy white paint and gold-tone hardware, 58" x 18" x 31" tall. Includes simple, gold-framed mirror 44"x33.

~ Mid Century vanity or writing desk w/original, glossy white paint and gold-tone hardware, 46" x 18" x 31" tall. White desk chair also available.

~ Mid Century, blonde dining table has been refinished. Its three10-inch extension leaves have original maple-toned finish. Stylish curved supports.

~ 6 blonde, mid century dining chairs, 1 of which has arms. Have been stripped and recovered; can be easily re-covered to suit.

~ Mid-century buffet and china cabinet. Buffet has 3 central drawers and sliding side doors; matches dining table's original maple-tone stain. Hutch features corrugated glass sliding doors on stylish, angled cabinet. Sold separately or 10% discount on buying both together.

~ Frederick & Nelson marble-top coffee table: 42" diameter x 3/4" thick marble round slab atop an 18" wooden pedestal base.

~ Marble-top lamp table with 1 drawer.

~ Retro formica kitchen table, 42" round with 2 ten-inch leaves. Gold-tone metal legs.

~ "Beached-white" louvered storage armoire.

~ Mid century Lane 5-drawer, highboy dresser in original stain, rattan-wrapped handles.

~ Matching Lane bedside table, but painted white.

~ Vintage jar lamps, one in pink, one in yellow. Original, shabby shades.

~ wine-red ottoman on wheels, ~29" x 22"

~ Very comfortable Beckline leather recliner from 1999. Mechanism works great.

~ Collectible china, glassware, teapots: Mikasa, Hall's, King Crown ruby thumbprint...

~ small oak FILE CABINET, letter-size, 16x16x28" tall.

~ shabby but sound oak, roll-top desk, ready to paint.

~ Huntley FULL BED FRAME, has been stripped, creating almost drift-wood effect. Intriguing. 57" wide.

~ more...

Before Shabby Chic, there was Antiquing

Antiqued antique, small, serpentine dresser. $195.

I'm not referring to "antiquing" as in shopping for antiques, but rather a refinishing method that did homage to the look of age.

This little 2-drawer dresser is an "antiqued antique"!
It's in very good condition. Dovetail drawer construction. Top drawer is serpentine.

Original brass drawer pulls and wheels.

Here's a closer look at the Persian-style area rug the dresser is sitting on (UPDATE: RUG SOLD):

Like new area rug, 4'4" x 6'5". Persian-style, durable manmade fibers. $48 SOLD

Antique tiger oak: Little armoire with Celtic carving

UPDATE: petite armoire has been SOLD



Beautiful carving on this 1800's antique oak furniture has an Irish feel to it. Imported from England.

Open cupboard above, 2 drawers below.

30" wide x ~18" deep x 47" tall.

   

Antique swivel mirror available separately:



Two small dings on the top:

Too many nice things! Let's declare a "No Sales Tax" Sale through Saturday May 14

New consignments due in later this week, so come help me clear room.
Pay no sales tax through Saturday, May 14, 2011. (Does not combine with other discounts.)
Here's a little preview of the "too many nice things" here:

Mid century hardwood dining table and 4 chairs by Drexel. $450
42" rectangle. Opens for leaves, but no leaves.
Bonus mid century hardwood side chair in matching upholstery, $50

Mid Century, wooden, "flower power" king-size headboard. Rails, etc., not included. $195

Matching mid century end tables by Lane, $150/pair. SOLD

Small, antique storage cupboard, $78.

Full-size headboard by LA Period Furniture. Hardwood, likely birch.
Includes bookcase headboard, spindle footboard, metal side rails, and slats. $178

Everyone's favorite: a half-hexagonal, tower curio. Lighted and mirrored. Slightly shabby. $178

'NO TAX SALE' one day only, Saturday, April 23, 2011

Come visit on Saturday, April 23, 2011, and pay no sales tax at The Living Room. One day only.

Pewter-finish, scrolled sleigh bed, twin bedframe. $175.

Theo's and Thornwood, chocolate in 2 formats

Our very cheerful Fedex driver pulled up this morning and what he brought was indeed good cheer: our order of Theo's Sipping Chocolate and Chipotle Sipping Chocolate. These are destined for our new venture, Kenmore Coffee & Tea, which is the coffee kiosk in the parking lot next to the Post Office. Hope to be open there within the week, Lord willing. So you'll be able to get your morning beverage there on the go, or come into The Living Room and "set a spell".

And what does Thornwood have to do with chocolate?
Just the color of this queen bedroom set that was brought in a couple of days ago:


This is Thornwood's Mendocino set in "vintage mahogany" finish. Not sure why the photo makes that one drawer look darker; the vagaries of my photography, I guess.

Other pieces in this set include 2 nightstands, a 6-drawer dresser with a landscape mirror (shown here up-ended), and of course, the queen bed with its panel headboard and footboard, shaped wooden rails, and complete metal bedframe. Quite the set up.



If you are looking for a nearly-new, contemporary bedroom set, come see this one.

And try the new sipping chocolate while you sit and consider!

Booksigning was fun, prompted us to clean up!

You know how inviting company motivates a little house cleaning? Lydia Harris' booksigning did that for us. Come quick before it wears off!

For those of you who missed Lydia's booksigning for her new book, "Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting", she will be at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park tonight, Saturday, October 16. 6 pm, I think.

So, no sooner did we clear up the cookie crumbs after Lydia's tea party, another consignment came in. As if the empty table were calling them through the ether...



...these 12 ceramic frames came in and took over the table. One for each month of the year. Aren't they charming? I could see a creative teacher making use of these in her classroom, but my imagination can't cover all possibilities. Where might you use these cute frames?

By the way, this is the last day of our "Make Room to Swing (with) the Cat" Sale. Hope to see you on this sunny Saturday.

Blessings...

"Enough-room-to-swing-(with)-a-cat" SALE now through Saturday, Oct 16

**See disclaimer at the bottom of this post.

We definitely don't have dancing room in The Living Room today, with or without a cat. But sometimes the mood to dance strikes, so...

... that means another 10%-OFF-EVERYTHING sale now through Saturday, October 16: dressers, couches, tables of all sorts, hutches, curios, lamps, beds, original art, and lots of housewares! There are many items already marked down 10, 20, and 30%, so take another 10% off through Saturday!

(Please mention where you heard about this sale in order to be sure to get the discount.)

Warning: when you come to browse, you'll find there's some serious visual overload in here, so if you don't see what you are looking for, please ask. It may be right in front of you! This actually happened today :^)

**Can you tell I had a photo of a dancing cat to look at, but not of a dancing man?

Roger and Karen made 2 trips in with their trailer to help our newest consignor get her treasures here. So thankful it was not raining, although I'm sure they would have been prepared with tarps, raingear, flashlights, sandwiches...whatever was needed. Such capable, down-to-earth people! Very thankful to have their help.

Here are some views of a couple of the larger items, but they also brought boxes glassware items, tea cups, vases, old camera equipment...fun stuff for you to come browse through :^)

A midcentury dresser and mirror made by RWAY:
(What is it about cubbyholes? I love them! This stack of 3 small cubby-like drawers in the middle of the dresser is such a nice touch.)

update: sold

Next, here's a beech (or birch? I need to learn more woods) dining room cabinet made by American of Martinsville for their “Urban Suburban” furniture designed by Merton L. Gershun. One source says this is from 1956. Um, that would be mid-century!
(Oh, look! More cubbies!)

update: sold

That will have to do for now. Need to get down to The Living Room early Thursday morning to shovel aisles again.

Another Monday's catch (updated 6/29/10)

Held The Living Room's doors open today to bring in consignments from 3 households. Too much to post here just now, so please look at the flickr updates (just click on George the Cat over in the right column).

Thought you'd like to see this handsome dresser from the 1960's:

Strikes me as sort of a gentleman's armoire.

It's from Broyhill Furniture's Emphasis Collection. Measures 54"x19"x43" tall.
8 drawers plus 3 bins. When they're all open, looks ready to take off!


Sadly, it's from a smoking household. We're working on that, and if you have any sure-fire methods of taking out cigarette smell, please let us know!

Meanwhile, if you know someone with anosmia, this gorgeous piece of furniture would be perfect for them.

I think we've got it cleaned! Repeated washings and anointings with various cleaners (Murphy's Oil Soap, Restore-A-Finish, Oxygen Power, Orange/Beeswax oil...), each one bringing up another layer of nicotine. (Wow, please take care of your lungs! I've read that using black pepper essential oil can help overcome nicotine addiction; if you have personal experience with that, I'd love to hear about it.) So, come and take a test sniff; I think this beautiful dresser is ready for a home anywhere!