Focus on a Find

Designing a room can become over complicated with so many ideas floating around, but if you have a certain decorative accessory that you particularly love, simplify the process by designing the space around it. Here are some examples of how a favorite item can translate into room decor.

Navy & Gold

Available here: Nippon Moriage Service w/Tray, c1891

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Green & Yellow

Available here: Ceramic Pedestal Bowl Of Lemons
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Pink & Green

Available here: Royal Albert Cup & Saucer
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Chocolate & White

Available here: English Aesthetic Movement Bowl, C. 1870
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Cobalt & White

Available here: Cobalt Cut Crystal Bowl
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Pink & Powder Blue

Available here: 19th-C. French Sarreguemines Stand
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-Design-Bazaar

Can't Get Enough Vintage Jewelry

In recent months we began exploring the vintage jewelry market, which can be very overwhelming. There are so many unique pieces of jewelry that sometimes a little guidance is needed in picking certain ones. We were doing some research and came across these great vintage ads, which really inspired us on picking and, don't forget, WEARING some fabulous jewelry finds.

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Top brooch available here: Carved Cameo & Garnet Brooch
Bottom brooch available here: Gold & Pearl Trifari Brooch

A cool brooch can add the final touch to an outfit. Although we love the one on this model's hat, brooches can work wonderfully on masculine blazers as well.

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Pearl set available here: M. Haskell Pearl Necklace & Bracelet Set

Pearls are always classic, but layering them can help give a more modern feel.

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Earrings available here: 1950s Rhinestone Clip Earrings
Necklace available here: 1950s Rhinestone Necklace

These rhinestone pieces are fabulous. They can work with a dressy or casual outfit. Rhinestones are a great pop of sparkle.

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Earrings available here: Trifari Enamel Gold Tipped Earrings

We have discovered a lot of Trifari jewelry, and many of the pieces consist of gold and white enamel. Statement Trifari pieces would be a good addition to a simple, casual outfit.

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Cuff available here: Sterling Gold Washed Cuff

It is never a bad idea to wear an in-your-face cuff. Chunky jewelry done right is fantastic, especially if it is metallic!

Check out more of our antique and vintage jewelry on design-bazaar.com.

-Design-Bazaar

The Event: Displaying Our Collections

We apologize for not posting last week, but we were setting up for our big event! In order to showcase our product, we used a large warehouse room with amazing windows and hardwood floors. We wanted to show our guests unique ways to use their antique finds. Here is some images of how we put it all together.

The warehouse room was gorgeous, and we decided to give it an antique mall feel. We set up room scenes throughout the space, and loaded up our tables with smaller antique and vintage finds.

This specific scene was more of an eclectic one. One of our favorite pieces was the mid century bar cart featuring our fabulous drink accessories.

In order to show how to display certain pieces, we bought 4' x 8' sheathing boards to lean against a long brick wall. We stained each board a dark walnut to make our product pop. In the first example we did a salon style format of various artwork we recently came across. 

Tea cups can take up a lot of space in a cupboard, so we suggested hanging them with hooks on the wall. This would look so cute in a kitchen.

We had an overload of saucers that had no matching teacups, so we decided to create a wall design with them.  Another idea is to use saucers that make up a specific color scheme (although we do love the mismatched look).

This event was great and truly fun to put together. We hope you take away a few ideas in enhancing your own vintage and antique collections.

-Design-Bazaar