booker street

in keeping with that theme

i swore to dj husband that after buying the bench in the previous post (it's mine, all mine) that i was done scouring ebay and other proprietors for furnishings. but i just can't help myself.
and lo and behold, what did i find? the piece of furniture that has been eluding me for months. don't misunderstand, i wasnt aware that it existed. but i knew, just knew, that out there somewhere there had to be a dressing table that fit my image of what a dressing table should be. simple, small but well proportioned, elegantly crafted, with a small mirror and not UGLY!

"let me see it," you demand? well, alright. it's not like any of us can afford it!

so there it is - my dream designed by Carl Malmstem and manufactured by Bodafors. oh how i wish it could be mine, but at $1250.00, it's not even remotely possible. at $125.00 i might be able to justify it - you think i could talk to the seller down? hmm, doubt it.

just to give you all an idea of what's out there and what makes this beauty stand out, have a look at this one by Heywood Wakefield:

could the two be any more opposed? i am so not into the Heywood Wakefield look of blond maple, top heavy pieces. there seem to be two schools of mid-century fans: those who love chocolately teak and walnut and those who love blond maple. i am firmly among the former! blond maple - YUCK, i say.

anyway, now you see that i am utterly addicted to furniture. add curator of modern furnishings to top 5 careers of all time.

shumai, glad you like the bench. i was wondering where the hell you'd been!

posted by bls @ 10:14 AM