Last week in Richmond, between color seminars at the Home Show, Jaithan and I did a quick spin through one of our favorite stores, West End Antiques, tweeting as we went. Here's a pair of Louis XVI style chairs I found with a classic shape but updated with a cool cowhide and silver nailheads.
I'd pair them with a punchy turquoise sofa with
yellow and white trellis pillows, along with a modern chrome and glass coffee table. On either side of the sofa, I'd do a pair of Chinoiserie side tables, lacquered cream with black opaline lamps. The floors I'd paint a high gloss black, upholster the walls in burlap, trimmed in turquoise grosgrain ribbon, then lacquer the ceiling yellow. Very show house chic, and believe me: if I'd had enough room in my suitcase, I would have snatched these puppies up
fast for
our little place, show house or not. Fortunately for Sherry, in whose booth I saw the chairs, someone following my tweets loved them so much, she went in and bought them!
Read all about it on Sherry's blog. Lesson learned: You never know who's listening until you tweet.
Just be sure to follow me!
