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Weekly Wrap Up

Written by Lara on July 16, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Tuesday History Lesson on Gilt Rope. Wednesday Design Meets Fashion on Tory Burch vs Blossom Chairs. Thrifty Thursday on Custom Window Treatments. Friday Faves on Beautiful Printed Wallpaper.

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History Lesson: Gilt Rope Furniture

Written by Lara on July 13, 2010 — 1 Comment

We bought this chair at an auction in the Mid-West and have recently become obsessed with gilt rope design. What do you think? We are planning to reupholster the fabric in a great bold print or Ikat. Gilt rope and rope friezes started in architecture and ceramics, especially in Anglo-Norman Romanesque architecture. It was scattered [...]