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Monthly Archives: March 2011

31 Mar

By Poetic Home
Filed under: Mid-Century Modern, Vintage Design
Tags: chesterfield bed, chesterfield chair, chesterfield sofa, eames bed, eames bentwood, eames lounger, mid century modern bed
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4 Iconic Vintage Chairs Interpreted into Beds

Great furniture design transcends not only time, but its original form. Let me illustrate with four examples of iconic chair and sofa designs – and how they beautifully translate into beds! From chesterfields to Eames, it is clear that these antique and vintage designs live happily both in living rooms and bedrooms. While Pltrona Frau’s [...]

23 Mar

By Poetic Home
Filed under: Affordable Anthropologie, DIY Ideas, Repurposed
Tags: repurposed furniture, repurposed suitcase, repurposed suitcase end table, repurposed suitcase nightstand
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8 Repurposed Suitcase Nightstand Ideas

Repurposed vintage suitcases have been the topic of many blog posts here on Poetic Home, such as my original repurposed luggage filing cabinet and other suitcase upcycling ideas. In helping Nicole, a Poetic Home reader, redesign her bedroom in an “Anthropologie” style, I began to brainstorm chic, creative, and bohemian nightstand ideas that were also [...]

16 Mar

By Poetic Home
Filed under: Historical Places, Remodeling, Vintage Rooms
Tags: historical restoration, maison madeline, restoration, salvaged materials
Comments: 7

House Tour: A Restored 1800s French-Creole Cottage

On the edge of Lake Martin in Louisiana exists a French-Creole cottage that takes you back in time, when the sounds you hear are water lapping and crickets chirping, without a note of urban hum. Maison Madeleine is a true work of restored art, a 1800s cottage that was moved and lovingly restored in its [...]