Traditional furniture is always interesting as it has such a depth of design and detailing that are not found in other types of home furniture. The "Milan" dining table from Century Furniture caught my interest as it is a beautiful cross section of solid wood measuring 104 x 40 inches with a very unprocessed look. The natural element and graining is of course unique to each dining table which makes it a very special piece. I really like the light recessed base structure in bronze finished brass that allows the top to remain the main focal point while keeping the overall feel light and refreshing. See the entire collection of traditional home and office furniture from Century here.
I thought it was time to include some traditional bathroom vanities from the folks at Restoration Hardware. Their "British Cane" single and double sink vanity series has a rather rich look thanks to contrasting birch veneers over solid Birch frames, solid drop-forged brass hardware finished in oil rubbed bronze, and nicely topped off with Italian Carrara marble. The British Cane bathroom vanity also includes a 17" under mount washbasin and a removable back panel to accommodate any plumbing configuration. See the entire collection of traditional and transitional bathroom vanities and storage cabinets from Restoration Hardware here
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Pottery Barn continues their tradition of fine furniture with their new "American Classics" collection and the Modine Bar that makes use of every bit of interior storage space. This compact bar holds it all from wine bottles, glasses, liquor bottles, spices, and mixing implements all in nice fold up cabinet. Unfold the top to double your surface space, and remove the insert to reveal a stainless-steel ice bucket. The Modine bar also features removable 16-bottle wine rack, drawer with a removable barware tray and a single fixed shelf, a fixed shelf for suspending stemware on four racks, hidden wheels, and antique-bronze-finished knobs. 38.5 x 22 x 42.5" H; extends to 77" L. $1,399 From Pottery Barn
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Designer Nathan Turner has teamed up with Elite Leather to produce a new leather furniture collection exclusively for Bloomingdale's which will make its debut this month. Nathan Turners successful Los Angles based shop has been a reliable source for some of the country's leading interior designers, and now his experience and world travels result in a leather line with a mature and classic design. Elite based in California since its inception in 1959 makes all of its leather furniture pieces by hand and I can personally attest to their quality and attention to detail as a buyer and retailer. Here are a few of the pieces you can see at Bloomingdale's, see the rest of the Elite Leather collection here.
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Well no St. Patrick's Day would be complete without highlighting a pub table and chairs set. If you cannot get out to your favorite pub for a pint of Guinness, then perhaps a pub table and chairs set like this will suffice. I like elevated tables such as this as sitting higher seems to encourage more conversation from guests. I find this to be true on elevated dining sets as well. This set goes beyond basic seating for beer and would be a fine place to share a bottle of wine with friends as you see in the picture. Price: $1,097. Buy product: here. Guinness picture source: Lindsay Fincher.
