Can mirrored furniture and solid wood furniture go together?
Violet Luxury Interiors
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Comments (10)I know this response is late, very late, but I couldn't help myself. People who comment negatively about rosewood furniture they have not seen, should simply be ignored. Responding to them isn't worth the effort. Let them embarrass themselves. My folks bought solid rosewood furniture from an importer friend, in the 50's 60's & 70's. It is Thai rosewood that was then manufactured into furniture in Hong Kong (only the best comes from Hong Kong vs Mainland China) and exported to the US. It is extraordinary wood. Now, beginning in the late 70's, rosewood was being exploited so quickly that the forests couldn't restore themselves (it is now extinct:-). As a result, they started using greener wood. This resulted in the furniture cracking and shrinking. NEVER NEVER NEVER use wood filler on rosewood. That would be a crime. Begin by oiling the wood with Danish Watco Walnut finish oil and apply with 0000 steel wool. If you do that every 2 weeks for about 2 m. onths, it should slow down or stop any cracking or shrinking. Then, have a professional restorer/woodworker/artisan repair the cracks. PLEASE don't start trying to make repairs yourself. You'll simply damage the furniture. Oiling once every year to 2 years will keep your rosewood in beautiful condition. Later on, you can oil less often. We oiled our rosewood every 5 years or so. It depends on your climate. Lastly, congratulations on your high quality, gorgeous furniture. There is nothing like rosewood. Most beautiful wood on the planet. Good luck!...See MoreSolid vs Plywood furniture please help
Comments (6)Sadly, most of the stuff found in "real furniture stores" is junk, and it takes some work and education to sort the OK from the not OK. If you really want a "heirloom piece" there are a few factories that make consistently excellent stuff, Eldred Wheeler and Thomas Moser come to mind. Most of what I would think of as heirloom quality furniture is now made by individual craftsmen and women (pretty much as it always has been), and, for better or worse, requires some time, energy and education on the part of the consumer to find those folks and understand what you are buying. Pieces will cost in the (sometimes many) thousands, not hundreds of dollars for excellent quality materials and workmanship, so if that's not what you had in mind it's time to re-set expectations. Unfortunately the more you learn the finer your distinctions will become and the less satisfied you will be with what you see at a furniture store. It is a lot of fun and (warning) can lead to a life of building it yourself to get what you really want. Start looking at web sites and craft shows, get the Fine Woodworking design books from your library, go visit a local craftsperson who is building in the style you like. Also go to museums that have the styles you are interested in to see what the "real stuff" looks like. Armed with that knowledge you can look at factory furniture with a more educated eye and decide which compromises you are willing to make to get to a piece you can afford, perfection being seriously expensive!...See MoreWill these furniture pieces work together?
Comments (14)bfenton - If I try to stay away from matchy matchy - but need alot of pieces for the space, I would think I should try to keep it to a max of 2 different companies groups. If I have 3 pieces of the hooker sanctuary and 2-3 of the Drexel - I'd be afraid to try and make my cocktail table yet another not matching piece. This is the choices I would have if I made the cocktail table one from Hooker (which would match the entertainment and side tables. I have looked for tables for months now and I finally think I like what I originally posted. http://www.hookerfurniture.com/index.cfm/furniture/furniture-catalog.show-product/American-furniture/3014-80110/mirrored-top-cocktail-table---visage.cfm http://www.hookerfurniture.com/index.cfm/furniture/furniture-catalog.show-product/American-furniture/3013-50002/mirrored-cocktail-table---surf.cfm http://www.hookerfurniture.com/index.cfm/furniture/furniture-catalog.show-photo/photo/3013_75200_noleaves.jpg I have seen all the pieces in person unfortunately not all in the same store, all are nice quality pieces, I just need them to look transitional and blended/cooridinated...See MoreDo wood and marble go together?
Comments (9)Inverting a normal look (wood on the walls and stone on the floor) in a WET environment is a very tricky thing to get RIGHT. The 'norm' is wood on the floor (outside the bathroom btw) and stone or tiles on the walls. This is what Joe Schmoe will expect. To flip this look is a great twist on a traditional look....but it can go horribly wrong without the talents of an avant garde designer with a nose for twisting the norm. What I do know is this: the vast majority of men LOVE the look of wood (not all...but most). So they try to put it EVERYWHERE. And that gets weird. And heavy. And extremely difficult to deal with/live with. Be VERY aware of what you are trying to do. A farmhouse look is sheet vinyl (peeling and faded please) with 50's tiles (pink or orange) on the wall right to the ceiling. Germany loved these green porcelain tiled glazed ceramic tiles. Farm houses throughout Germany have these olive green tiles throughout the space dating from the 1820's or so. Or you have slabs of chipped slate (stuff you found in the fields...aka field stone) on the floors with huge grout lines + some sort of tile on the walls...or just white washed wattle and daub....See More
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PRODiana Bier Interiors, LLC
4 years agoHere's a sleigh bed that would work much better with mirrored side tables or dresser:
Ashley Furniture Jorstad King Upholstered Sleigh Bed, Grey · More InfoViolet Luxury Interiors thanked Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
PROJAN MOYER
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoAND YET ANOTHER : ) ( comes king )
https://www.houzz.com/products/lissette-sleigh-bed-parisian-white-queen-prvw-vr~64641346
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4 years agoI’m thinking this one! Feel like I can dress it up nicely, with some great furniture
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoI'm voting "No" on the new option too. All that tufting is making it look old. Maybe get a tall tufted headboard with wings if you are adding the mirriored side tables.
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Marina Uwalls
2 years agoOf course they can go together :)
Here's a sleigh bed that would work much better with mirrored side tables or dresser:
<div><a rel='follow' href='https://www.houzz.com/products/lissette-sleigh-bed-parisian-white-queen-prvw-vr~64641346' target='_blank'><img src='https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/f9212b0107c5df8e_8-2489/transitional-sleigh-beds.jpg' alt='Lissette Sleigh Bed, Parisian White, Queen' border=0 width='500' height='344' nopin='nopin' ondragstart='return false;' onselectstart='return false;' oncontextmenu='return false;'/></a></div><div style='color:#444;'><small><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#444;" href="https://www.houzz.com/products/sleigh-beds"; target="_blank">Shop sleigh beds on Houzz</a></small></div>
Ashley Furniture Jorstad King Upholstered Sleigh Bed, Grey · More Info
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