Friday, 20 August 2010

THE SIGN ABOVE THE DOOR




We finally got our Love Vintage Furniture sign made and put up above our warehouse doors!!

Tuesday, 3 August 2010

OCTOBER ELLE AD - SNEAK PREVIEW...



























Sneaky peek of our October ad in Elle Decoration ....just in time to announce that we will be showing our unique collection of mid-century modern pieces at Tent London.

We had a SPECTACULAR August and sold some of our most beautiful pieces; the Askel Quistgaard and MERROW rosewood sideboard were snapped up by the same discerning buyer - he also bought the exquisite teak sideboard shown in one of our earlier blogs.

We delivered the Walter Knoll Wenge desk and the Brazilian rosewood and black leather sofa to our delightful client in Edinburgh ! De Sede is Brussels bound - the Hvidt is 'reserved'...what a month!!

Sunday, 4 July 2010

ERCOL OBJECTS OF DESIRE nos 3 BUTTERFLY CHAIR




















Gonna make this a short but sweet entry because I really should be bathing Rosie the White dog!

Another OoD to drool over - the perfectly formed Butterfly chair....I bought this chair for £30 off Swinderby ,it did have a broken leg but Jack repaired that long ago...I will NEVER EVER part with this chair!

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Coming soon to Love Vintage Furniture...



Kai Kristiansen armchair for Magnus Olesen - Fully re-upholstered in olive green wool

Heals rosewood and chrome extending table

Egon Eiermann SE 68 chairs for Wilde & Spieth - Fully re-upholstered in a gorgeous selection of complementary fabrics

Beautiful rosewood and seagrass wall unit - Designer unknown, possibly Danish/German

1950s organic lounge chair and footstool - Fully re-upholstered in a textile by Orla Kiely

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ERCOL OBJECTS OF DESIRE no 3... ELM EXTENDING TABLE
















The official name for this OoD (object of desire) is the tongue-tripping '510 Slide Leg Extending Table'..imagine saying that for the 50th time on a hot Saturday afternoon in the 60s!

It still makes the OoD list because it's GORGEOUS!

Quirky Ercol fact to share...the 510 tables produced in the 1960s are slightly narrower than the later 1970s models - only by a tiddly 2cm but makes a really big difference in terms of aesthetics...after nearly 10 years of buying, selling, restoring and re-upholstering vintage Ercol pieces, i'm full of quirky facts - would you like to hear more..?



Thursday, 24 June 2010

ERCOL OBJECTS OF DESIRE : THE 355 STUDIO COUCH



























It's become one of Ercol Furniture best loved vintage pieces and has enjoyed a huge revival in interest over the last four or five years. I heard tell it was going to be re-issued in collaboration with Designers Guild - seems like a pretty good marriage to me .

We've lovingly restored a few of these - the images show just three examples for you to feast your eyes upon...enjoy....