...just added this vintage chair that has been professionally painted and re-upholstered...
...and also some adorable picture frames...the above says at the top "Nap" and then at the bottom "Like you meant it"...which if you knew me well...would know that I wake up early in the morning and really depend on a good late afternoon nap most days!
...and this one says "Pout" and then under the picture "Like you meant it"...one has already sold- so there is one left.
...I also just brought in this vintage faux bamboo side table, which has been professionally painted.
I am getting too used to using my Iphone for these pics-- will bring my better camera next time...
...I also brought in a medium- sized shell holder and this lamb figurine...sitting under the bamboo table right now!
Oh, Gas Lamp is having their Anniversary Open House this Saturday...I have decided to put everything over $25.00 at 20% off just for Saturday...
Happy Thursday!
Caroline
With the warmth of spring teasing us, the cheery style of Hollywood Regency leaps into mind. The style has roots in the Hollywood Hills of the 1930s, and is luxurious without being ostentatious.
It would be easy to bring a touch of Hollywood into one’s home – or onto one’s porch – with this fabulous bamboo chair at left. West had it re-upholstered with jute fabric to look stylishly modern. Again, an Ikat print throw pillow is right at home with to round out this elegant, but breezy, look (pillow, $75; chair, $250; Booth B-112). 
designer fabrics are a staple at A Flair Vintage, and have included the wildly popular Imperial Trellis designed by Kelly Wearstler for Schumacher. The vintage ceramic lamp, shown here, illustrates the Hollywood Regency idea of using gold somewhere, anywhere, whether it’s a fabulous figural clock or an ornate gilt mirror (lamp, $95; Booth B-112).
all the better if it is in a striking color, like this electric turquoise number (photo, left; foo dog, $58; Booth B-225). It’s as the late Diana Vreeland, famous “Vogue” editrix, once said: “A little bad taste is like a splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste.”
The word “chinoiserie” means, in French, “in the Chinese taste,” and that is exactly what it is. It was merely how European artisans once interpreted Chinese style, and wasn’t nearly accurate. So while the Chinese were using bamboo to frame their houses, the French were translating that into faux bamboo furniture made of wood or metal. There’s something particularly quaint about seeing what was originally a wood reinterpreted as a metal, as with the faux bamboo chair with pink cushion at right ($299; Booth B-231).
Chippendale furniture can be another facet of Hollywood regency’s eclectic style. The chest of drawers at left is perfect for the look, particularly since it is painted a creamy white to lighten up the mood ($250, Booth B-105). The Italian lamps are another welcome touch to a Hollywood Regency look (capidimonte lamp, right, $215; Italian lamp, left, $149).
and shell motifs, awnings, stripes, wicker and rattan. This unusual chair, at right, with its modern print upholstery brings some creative panache to the outdoor-meets-indoors idea ($250; Booth B-226).
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