Home Decor

 

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The Doctor Will See You Now | February 8, 2010

Welcome to the doctor’s office.  Vintage metal cabinets that once adorned your favorite doctor’s office now feel at home in your office, den or dining room.  Made of heavy durable stainless steel, these metal cabinets were built to last.

It doesn’t always have to be wood.  Mix things up once in awhile and use some metal cabinets or tables and you’ll feel right at home.  If you are lucky enough to find some rusted metal ones all the better.  The doctor will see you now!

Vintage metal cabinet

Fill this metal cabinet with your favorite books or dishes

I like the industrial light bulbs … Read More »


 

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7 Ways To Turn Your Home in A Nordic Beauty | January 27, 2010

If you think the Nordic region is design fashion forward with regards to cars, homes, clothes, and phones, you’re right. (Well I’m personally not a fan of Swedish fashion, but that’s just me) Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland ooze so much creativity it’s no wonder magical products come from here.

Here’s my list of seven home décor ideas to make your home more awesomely Nordic.

First, there are two types (I generalize a lot) of homes: sleek and modern, few decorations, sparse and simply colored; or, bucolic, country-esque homes with soft white woods, and floral décor. Pick a style … Read More »


 

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Big Reflection | January 21, 2010

Big frame, big wood, big mirror.  I like the size of this mirror and I like it even more because it’s made from salvaged wood.  Taking old used wood and recycling it into new home furnishings adds style and character to your home.  And it makes your home look lived in.

Next time you go shopping, think twice and help preserve our global environment by choosing products that have been recycled.  So get yourself a recycled mirror so you can enjoy the natural beauty of wood in your home and of course, the natural beauty that’s staring back at you!

Recycled wood … Read More »


 

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Artie Vanderpool
 

Tulips Regrets | January 13, 2010

I took the time this fall to plant tulip bulbs around the property of CdlV, with the hopes that Spring would breath new life into the landscape that (as of right now) was covered with feet of snow. I must have spent hours planting each one in groups with allium, and Peruvian daffodils, and snow drops only to see squirrels digging them up each day, carefully avoiding the daffodils. I regret not forcing them in the house this year, and now it looks like I’m too late.

Remember my orange tulips last spring?

Orange tulips are my favorite flower, hands down! I … Read More »


 

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Beth Anderson
 
 
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Chic Galleria’s Interview With Eddie Ross | January 5, 2010

A native of Greenwich, CT and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Eddie Ross began his career working in television, first as a food editor on Martha Stewart Living and later as Associate Design Director for all in-house production at Food Network.

After a two-year stint running his own catering company, where he continued to refine his skills in decorating and entertaining, Eddie made the move to publishing. As Associate Decorating Editor at House Beautiful, he produced the popular “Weekend Shopper,” a monthly article in which he’d travel to flea markets around the country, giving new life to old things.

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Vintage You Tube | October 7, 2009

Vintage television and an original Egg Chair.  Can anyone remember getting up and down to change the TV channel?  There were only 13 channels so I guess it wasn’t a big deal.  I also don’t remember surfing through the channels like we do today.

This is a cool vintage television by Philips and an even cooler vintage Egg Chair by the famous Danish architect, Arne Jacobson. I can definitely see myself watching TV in this chair although at this price, my feet would stay on the floor!  It also came with a retro media console that today would be great for … Read More »


 

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Home of the Month: Niagara Gorge-eous | July 6, 2009

Our own Chic Galleria writer, Artie Vanderpool was featured in a fabulous article July 3, 2009 in The Buffalo News…


 

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Scentsy: A Safe Solution for Aromatic Atmosphere | June 25, 2009

If you are a candle lover but don’t light them as often as you should because you tend to forget about them…


 

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FCLstyle.com Launches Online-only Boutique with a French Twist | June 20, 2009

FCLstyle.com, an online-only home furnishings and accessories boutique inspired by all things French, has opened its digital doorway.


 

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Artie Vanderpool
 

Summer Inside Out | June 4, 2009

The calendar tells us that summer officially begins June 21, but for many people throughout the country, the warm weather has ushered summer in a bit early.


 

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Libby Haynes
 

Black Isn’t So Dark Anymore | May 29, 2009

A couple of years ago I clipped a feature on a house from Elle Décor that had ebonized floors – meaning black, laquered floors. I absolutely loved it.


 

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Pillow Talk | May 13, 2009

Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n Roll … and pillows? Accent pillows are back with a vengeance. Jonathan Adler has introduced a throw back to the sixties in his collection of artful pillows. Psychedilics, love, peace and funny?


 

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Pillow Fight | May 11, 2009

Want to win a free pillow? HudsonGoods.com is giving away free pillows and all you have to do is fight it out at The Lettered Cottage.


 

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Chic? or just Shabby? | May 4, 2009

You be the judge.  These vintage pieces are for sale and are the ultimate in shabby chic.  They are in some of the best home furnishing stores in New York.  If they are your style, you need the right space, the right home and very deep pockets.  No kidding, they may have been picked from the trash but they carry some hefty price tags. Makes you wish you kept grandma’s old pieces.

I actually like the authenticity of the burlap linings and the natural wood, but these pieces would be strictly for display in your home.  At Hudson Goods, we do … Read More »


 

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Libby Haynes
 

Painting Inside-Out | April 22, 2009

I once lived in a circa 1940′s duplex with built-in bookcases on either side of the fireplace in the living room.  Vexed by the dated feel of the bookcases, I painted the room a warm butter color and filled the bookcases with photos and books and my collections of wicker bottles and antique finials.

Still the bookcases bothered me.  One day, inspired by a Ralph Lauren ad, I painted the back wall of the bookcases a fabulous chocolate brown.  Instantly they were transformed and the feel totally updated.

These bookcases probably had doors on the lower cabinets at one time … Read More »