Musée d’Orsay in Paris is primarily famous for its art collection – stunning masterpieces of Van Gogh, Gogen and Monet attract the tourists from all over the world. Not everyone knows, though, that this museum is also a home of an amazing furniture collection of the Art Nouveau Period. The museum’s building is remarkable by…
If you’ve seen any of the Chronicles of Narnia films, you’re likely familiar with the large, antique wardrobe that acts as the portal from an ordinary mansion to the magical land of Narnia. As it turns out, antique storage closets and wardrobes are quite trendy these days! Type “antique closet” into your favorite search engine,…
I am reading a very interesting (and a very heavy!) book By Judith Miller Furniture: World Styles from Classical to Contemporary and it reminded me that it’s being a while I haven’t updated my History of Styles folder. I am reading at the moment about Biedermeier and personally I love this very elegant and minimalistic style. Let’s…
Hello, hello everybody who have missed my history of styles articles. It’s been a while I published in this category and I need to recall what we have already talked about. Ok, there were Rococo, Chinoiserie, Palladian, Queen Anne, William and Mary. Today under our lens will be Renaissance. Why Renaissance? Well, recently I made…
Latvia is an amazing country for vacation. Whether you want to explore magnificent Art Nouveau architecture of Riga or enjoy aristocratic leisure in the old manor house, you will be surprised and delighted by the amount of attractions this beautiful country has to offer. One thing you definitely shouldn’t miss is the spectacular Rundāle Palace,…
HOW TO DEFINE WILLIAM AND MARY FURNITURE STYLE William and Mary furniture style appeared in England during the reign of William III and Mary II of England (1689-1702). It was characterized by big Dutch influence because William III was a Dutch-born and he brought a lot of Dutch craftsmen to work in England. I will…