Jumping to furniture

In the late 1800's the job of putting together a room and picking out all the furniture, flooring, draperies and accessories was an architects job. Any list of great designers would have been historic architects.  But now there is a whole new breed of professionals to help you.  There are experts in all fields of design.  An interior decorator or interior designer, knows where to go, to save you the time and effort.  Many of todays architectural firms have designers on staff.

The computer has also led to the creation of online How To Do It Yourself.   DIY is the symbol for doing it yourself.  I believe that there is even a DIY show on television.  There certainly are enough blogs to follow.  You will find that many designers have their own special flair.  One could tell who designed the place by the style of it. 

Here is an older picture out of an od Architectural Digest:

 

This is a picture featuring Baker, Knapp and Tubbs furniture.  See the classic design.  This is the same style of sofa you can buy today.  The room could be right out of a magazine today instead o the 80's, of which this is from.  Style doesn't change that much if you are a traditional person.  If you buy good pieces, they will last a lifetime.  It is now Baker Furniture, and is one of the top furniture manufacturers still today.  Believe me when I tell you, it is expensive.  I believe their main factory is in Michigan. They used to have a furniture sale every year at their factory and you could get some really great buys.

 

The small pillow on the chair is a kidney pillow and is great for the back if the chair is deep seated. I love to use them in any chair, I even have them outside. There are several types of seats, stated by their length.  I prefer to say short seated and deep seated.  Have you ever sat in a chair that was very uncomfortable?  Men have a bigger problem than women.  In a short seated chair, if you have short legs you will be comfortable.  If you have a long torso and long legs, you will not find a comfort zone in that chair.  The same goes for people with short legs.  If the chair is deep seated, their legs will either stick straight out, or not reach the floor.  Bombay company when it was in existence, made several small stools for the purpose of deep seated chairs.  That store was one of my very favorite haunts.  I don't think that there is a store in the marketplace since that I love to go to.

 

I guess todays blog started out with something I read this morning, and I totally went on a different band wagon that I have been on.  It still comes back to, "What Goes Around, Comes Around." Especially in the design world. 

 

What do you have that was made in the 70's or 80's?? Is it classic??  Or are you an antique collector?   That is another whole area.

What is your  style?????