http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/05/new-old-furniture-is-it-getting-old Where people who love their homes click Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/05/new-old-furniture-is-it-getting-old/comment-page-1#comment-5731 shelterrific » Blog Archive » five things we learned last week Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:00:44 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/05/new-old-furniture-is-it-getting-old/#comment-5731 [...] 3. You seem to be leaning toward “getting old” as far as “new-old” furniture is concerned. Says Ellie, “Every time I get a new Brocade catalogue I worry for its sustainability.” While Jana says, “I think all the new stuff is funny, lovely, and so referential that once you get the ref, it’s kind of over, like a design one-liner.” So what’s your take? Weigh in here. [...] [...] 3. You seem to be leaning toward “getting old” as far as “new-old” furniture is concerned. Says Ellie, “Every time I get a new Brocade catalogue I worry for its sustainability.” While Jana says, “I think all the new stuff is funny, lovely, and so referential that once you get the ref, it’s kind of over, like a design one-liner.” So what’s your take? Weigh in here. [...]

]]> http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/05/new-old-furniture-is-it-getting-old/comment-page-1#comment-5730 Jana Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:39:02 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/05/new-old-furniture-is-it-getting-old/#comment-5730 before all the brocade biz made an entire catalogue out of it, it used to be really fun to buy some crusty, brocaded, possibly french provincial or neo neo piece form the thrift store and then, come a sunny day, drag it outside and paint it fuschia or blue. now I don't know. I think all the new stuff is funny, lovely, and so referential that once you get the ref., it's kind of over. like a design one-liner. I guess if you've $ to burn, it's fine. otherwise, I still love the old stuff. before all the brocade biz made an entire catalogue out of it, it used to be really fun to buy some crusty, brocaded, possibly french provincial or neo neo piece form the thrift store and then, come a sunny day, drag it outside and paint it fuschia or blue. now I don’t know. I think all the new stuff is funny, lovely, and so referential that once you get the ref., it’s kind of over. like a design one-liner. I guess if you’ve $ to burn, it’s fine. otherwise, I still love the old stuff.

]]> http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/05/new-old-furniture-is-it-getting-old/comment-page-1#comment-5729 Ellie Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:51:24 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2008/02/05/new-old-furniture-is-it-getting-old/#comment-5729 Every time I get a new brocade catalogue I worry for its sustainability. Years later though I still love my Louis Ghosts. Every time I get a new brocade catalogue I worry for its sustainability. Years later though I still love my Louis Ghosts.

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