Posts Tagged: antique furniture
Object Impermanence
Posted by on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in - 3 comments
• Did you see the October 3rd issue of The New Yorker? It includes an essay by Laura Collins on the undrar (wonder) of Ikea. House Perfect—Is the IKEA ethos comfy or creepy? is a balanced, conflicted look at the home furnishing mega-box that has revolutionized the flat packed design of how we …
Updating The Jelly Cupboard
Posted by on Thursday, June 16, 2011 in - 2 comments
Whether you inherited your jelly cupboard or found it at an antique shop, this cute piece of free-standing furniture can flummox even the savviest home decorator accustomed to a kitchen of built-ins and bolted-downs. Here are some suggestions on how to update that old jelly cupboard in both style …
How I Install Drawer Hardware
Posted by on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 in - 10 comments
• Recently I was talking projects with a couple of my woodworking buddies. One was working on a chest of drawers *&was complaining about having to measure, mark *&drill each pull for every drawer. I kind of smiled *&told him I have a simple solution shortcut for that. Below is a step by step …
Press Release
Posted by on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in - leave a comment
Six finishes are great. Seven are even better. Horton Brasses is again introducing something new, and this introduction is huge. It's not as simple as a new product or size, instead we are offering an entirely new finish for every piece of brass hardware we make. • Light Antique is now a …
We are nothing...
Posted by on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 in - leave a comment
...if not interested in a little cross promotion. Fine furniture and antiques are our life. When it comes down to it our hardware is just the final piece of the puzzle to complete a project whether a new box, chest, desk, or a 200 year old antique. The following pictures are by David Beauchamp of …