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Swede Collection Furniture Ad in Milieu Magazine Spring 2019

 

The Spring 2019 issue of Milieu has our ad on page 97.  It shows our hand-carved white barn doors as a backdrop and three of our chairs.  Will be on newsstands March 1. 

Let me know what you think.  Love Milieu and hope you do also.

Colleen 

Swede Collection is Making Elegant Barn Doors

You have heard the saying "necessity is the mother of invention".   Have you ever wanted a beautiful sliding barn door and the only thing on the market is ho hum or your builder had to make one for $300 out of some pine boards on the jobsite?  Still not very pretty?  If you are like me, you searched the entire Internet and could not find any sliding barn door that had hand carving or was elegant.  

Search no more.  Swede Collection introduced at April High Point market its first three elegant barn doors.  Nobody but Swede is making these.  There are more designs in the works for October High Point market including a very interesting one you could call Bohemian with lots of details. 

Want an elegant sliding door between the master bedroom and bath?  How about one of these? Also incredible in a dining room.

This one is Silvermist blue with hand carving and Italian silver leaf.  

And it is finished on the back side as well.  Italian silver leaf on the trim.  Lovely from both sides.

Have a white room and need an elegant white sliding door?  Here she is.  Hand carved a couple feet from the top down. 

 

 

 

The back side is painted white also.  Due to the depth of the door the carving can only be on one side. 

How about the elegance of this one in Serious Gray with Italian gold leaf on both sides. 

Back is the same as the front on this one. 

Sizes???  These three are 8 foot 4 inches tall and 39 inches wide. They fit an 8 foot interior door that is either 32 or 36 inches wide. 

Can't wait to show you the new ones being developed now.  They also come in 88 inches high for either 7 foot interior doors or 6'-8" openings. 

Pass the word.  Pretty barn doors now exist.  Webmaster is putting them up on swedefurniture.com this week. 

 

Colleen 

 

 

 

Hard to Find Demilune Table For Sale at Swede Collection Online

 

Swede Collection made this Swedish Gustavian demilune table for all who told us that when they went to look for this style table they couldn't find any. 

 

Classic Swedish style with simple lines and hand carved leaf tip on rim. 

This demilune table sells directly from our website. No designer license needed. 
44" Wide, 31.5" High, 22" Deep 
Hand Carved Frame; Textured Grey Finish
Made of Maple; Shipped KD FedEx Ground; 50 pounds each. Very easy screw bolt/nut assembly of legs. 

Use them separately or pull them together for a 44" diameter dining table. Ships in about 4 days from High Point, NC. Still time to have it in your home for Christmas. 
http://www.swedefurniture.com/sc0045.aspx

Swede Collection Pieces Available To The Public

Swede Collection is now retailing some items directly to buyers. No To-The-Trade license needed to purchase these pieces.

 

Ships FedEx Ground in a few days. Still time for Christmas.

This Gustavian stool is 20" x 20" x 19" high. Dining table chair height.

Solid Maple. Hand Carved.

Several colors available. This one is Grey with Lee Jofa chenille fabric. Only 4 of this color left. Hurry.

Ships from High Point, NC.  See our website for all colors and other items.

http://www.swedefurniture.com/online_items.aspx

Paris: Astier de Villatte

 

Astier de Villatte

I had heard so much about Astier de Villatte that I had to check it out while in Paris. I think there are two storefronts, and I found the one on St. Honore. My favorite product of theirs is the Alexandre line which has the little face on it.  HERE

173 Rue St Honore

and  63 Boulevard Messana

This is the front door, although I did not see their business sign.

This is their side window.  Not sure what the ceramic feet are all about.

There is an antique painting of a woman hanging on the wall to the right.

I missed recognizing those red demilune tables as being Swedish because they weren't white.  Interesting vessels on the table.

The door is open, I recognize the product line, let's go in.

So much eye candy. Not sure why they have the animal heads on the walls.

Somebody loves antique Swedish Rococo chairs as much as I do.

Back wall of products on display. The pieces are thin and light weight, not heavy like pottery.

These are their candle products. Most run $75. If you want the lid with the finial, it is another $80. With the dollar/euro difference, add 27% to the prices.

These products all look white but the glaze is more French gray from the undertones in the clay versus stark white. I loved the pedestal plates on the far right but they were out of my price range. I got one of the small plates.

On the far right are the compotes I liked [$195 to $272].  Also like the knobby pitchers on the top shelf [$380] and the small bowls with the faces on them on the middle shelf.

Lots of mugs and cups - items with handles.

I found two US online stores that sell this brand.  You can see the prices there.  Look at Suefisherking.com and mazehome.com.

On our next trip back, I'm sure I will be tempted to purchase more pieces.

Summer

Photos: Swede

Tablescape: Tortoise But No Hare

 

You all know how I like to take one table design and change it slightly to get another one out of it.  Today I am showing how I changed my last all white anniversary table by adding brown. Here is the quick link to the all white one: http://swede.typepad.com/swede/2012/01/tablescape-winter-white.html

I am using all the tortoise tabletop items I have. Hare is not on the menu.

All the china is Jaune de Chrome except the Anna Weatherley butter plates.

I have a weakness for French porcelain and maker Jaune de Chrome is one of my favorite for modern non-antique porcelain. This is their pattern called Tortoise Encrusted.

I chose to limit purchasing this pattern to only the charger and the rim soup. I use the rim soups for appetizers, desserts and salads.

Above is the Tortoise charger and rim soup to start the meal with the appetizer served in the rim soup bowl. I like having the sides on the bowl instead of a flat plate.

The glaze on the rims is fabulous and unique. Sometimes in the light it has a lavendar cast.

Dinner plates are Jaune de Chrome's Gypsies pattern.

Tortoise flatware is from Vietri and tortoise napkin ring is from Kim Seybert.  Mocha chocolate colored Primrose Bordier monogrammed napkin is Le Jacquard Francais.

Close up of the Seybert napkin ring made of tortoise colored discs on a square gold beaded ring.

Jungle animal print tumblers are by Slant from Dillard's. Water goblet is William Yeoward's pattern Flavia.

Table view.

I switched out the big white coral pieces for smaller ones in the centerpiece.

I moved the seashell sculpture from the foyer console table to use at the center of this table.

I also kept from the last tablescape the white quilted tablecloth from Macy's as well as the clear candlesticks from Pottery Barn.

End view of the table.

Dessert plates are also Jaune de Chrome in their pattern Jungle Ambre.

I couldn't resist using white and chocolate colors in the dessert.

 

I am participating in Tablescape Thursday this week on the blog Between Naps on the Porch.

To see all the entries, after 9:00PM Eastern on Wednesday, go here:

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/

Summer

Photos: Swede

 

Swede Best Loved Products - Target Sea Grass Basket

 

Frequently I come across a product that I love so much I want to tell everybody about it.  I really don't collect baskets, but when I saw this one at Target Stores, I was smitten by the sturdy quality, large size and the sea grass.  Baskets seem to propagate at my house on the top of the cabinets in my laundry room.  Every so often I release them from captivity at a garage sale. 

Yes, I know this looks horrible.  One of the things on my list for deep cleaning.  My laundry has a lot of cabinets which is great for a dish addict.  Of course, they are overflowing!

The deep rectangular size, 18 x 15 x 18.5, is great for a lot of storage, maybe for magazines, beach towels, toys, newspapers, office supplies, etc.

These baskets are made of heavy woven sea grass fiber and have chalkboard tags on two sides so you can label them if you wish.  I turn mine around so they don't show because I haven't had the heart to clip the ties that hold them on just yet.  I think they would look good in a large mud room with kids' names on them for boots, backpacks, sports equipment, etc.

Here I am using one for storage of interiors magazines in the corner of our living room.  You can see the chalk tags, but I usually keep the basket in this room turned around. It actually doesn't look bad with the creme colored leather on the French daybed. I purchased several and have them around the house holding lots of different things.  The sea grass did smell somewhat when I got them but that has subsided as they have dried. 

Target is one of my favorite stores for a lot of new seasonal things.  Their designers and merchandisers seem to be so good at innovative style.  If you don't have a Target store nearby, they are item #11188674 at www.target.com.  They are made by Smith & Hawkin and well worth the $39.95.

Enjoy!

Summer