Country Living 2019-11-01

the

MAHOGANY

and the

ECSTASY

DAVENPORT DESK CHEVAL MIRRORLOWBOY

SIDEBOARD HIGHBOY

CHEST-ON-CHEST

DEMILUNE CONSOLE

CHIFFONIER

BEAU BRUMMEL

DRESSING TABLE

HUNTBOARD VAISSELIER

In an age where fast fashion has given way to fast

furniture, a welcome shift is underfoot. Interior designers

and discerning homeowners are shirking mass-produced

items in favor of well-made antiques with classic

silhouettes and a singular hue. Once the scourge of

the design world with resounding cries of “too dark” or

“too dated,” pre-1940s stained and unpainted wood

furniture is having an honest-to-woodness renaissance.

Folks are flocking to the soul and substance of time-

honored pieces such as secretaries and highboys. (Here, a

“suite 16” of our favorite table and case goods styles.)

Still, there are a few tricks to making it feel fresh, not

fussy, so peruse these eleven ideas for embracing

these stately statement-makers.

BROWN FURNITURE IS BACK

A holdover

from the time

before closets

Named for

the naval

captain who

commissioned

the first one

Used to serve food

to hunters, who ate

standing up after a

long day’s ride

Also

known

as a

lingerie

chest

SECRETARY

TRIPOD TILT-TOP
TABLE

ARMOIRE

COMMODE

ÉTAGÈRE

Also

called a

“what-

not”

produced by JENNIFER KOPF written by CAROLINE COLLINS MCKENZIE

illustrations by JOE MCKENDRY