Recycled Furniture: Antiques in London

Cheryl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:32:18 +0000

London has so many great areas with collections of antique shops. I once brainstormed on these, with the help of an interior designer friend, Berit Lake of Berit Karjus Interiors, and came up with the following list:

Pimlico Road
Kensington Church Street
New Kings Rd (Chelsea)
Fulham Rd (South Kensington)
Lillie Rd (Fulham)
Camden Passage (Islington)
Portobello Rd (Notting Hill)

Of course there’s lots more, and whole books on the subject, but I figure this is a good start, as I’m still working my way through checking all these out. Do you have any favourites?

Photo by Cheryl Kempton.

A Little Used’ll Do

Cheryl — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:28:51 +0000

Nothing is more eco than reusing furnishings. This can be anything from the high-end masterfully-made period pieces displayed at the BADA Antique fair to hip retro pieces to just a nice old wood bookshelf.

When we were first starting out here in London and a little short on cash, I was thrilled that the property clearance shop just down the street had 4 mid-century walnut dining chairs (that perfectly matched our little hand-me-down table) – all for £20 (and they delivered for free!).

My bus conveniently passes the property clearance shop which puts some of its best stuff out on the pavement. One day my eye caught a lovely little curule stool. Stopping by that night when the store was closed, I fell in love with that stool in the window. Unfortunately (fortunately?) I was out of town the next day so my adoring husband was kind enough to go get the stool, barter the price down a bit, and carry it back up the street for me. What a guy!

Photo by Cheryl Kempton.

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Recycled Furniture: Antiques in London

A Little Used’ll Do