Thursday, April 7, 2011

Furniture for Fairies

STORYBOOK INSPIRATION:


Cocktails in the Bush, by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite


The Fairy's Barque, by John Anster Fitzgerald


The Fairies Banquet, by John Anster Fitzgerald


"Preparing for the Fairy Ball," by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

THEME:

What would fairy furniture look like, should a fairy sit on something other than a toadstool, come inside a house, sleep in a bed rather than under a flower petal? Think organic, twisting forms, leaf and twig-shaped pieces, flowery, natural, not too formal, not very ornate. Lighter rather than heavier. Carvings, but not heavy ones. Simple forms, but with a bit of whimsy and playfulness. Lots, and lots of color. Materials should be natural as often as possible (stone, wood, cotton, marble, metal) but never, include iron.

FAIRY FURNITURE:


Le Versha Chair, in Turquoise, at Anthropologie


Le Versha Chair, in Red, at Anthropologie


Le Versha Chair, in Plum, at Anthropologie


Le Versha Chair, in Orange, at Anthropologie


Celestina Katipunan Table, at Barney's


HomArt Twig Server, on Amazon


Golden "Cut Stump" Table, at Horchow


Coralie Bed, at Anthropologie


Guildmaster Carved Bird Headboard, at ATG Stores


Etienne Cupboard, at Coach House Antiques


Oly Studio Dining Table, at Candelabra


Acanthus Leaf Writing Desk, at Decorati


Flandes Bed, at Decorati


Carved Bed, at Decorati


La Lune Queen Bed, at Decorati


Rose Carosse Chair, at Maisons du Monde