| Vintage Garden Furniture can add a special focal point | | | | any style. With an aluminum frame, they instantly bring |
| to your outdoor space in a way that no new piece | | | | to mind the playful side of the 60s' with orange |
| can. Most people probably think Victorian or French | | | | enameled steel top! So nostalgic-and fun. |
| design when antique garden furniture comes to mind. | | | | Mixing a vintage piece in with a more traditional |
| There is a rich history of cast iron Victorian antiques | | | | furniture arrangement can add just the right amount of |
| from 19th century foundries across America. French | | | | unexpected interest that transforms an ordinary room |
| Metal is so synonymous with the Romantic gardens "a | | | | into something extraordinary. Some rules that help to |
| la Grey Gardens" of the past that is hard not to think | | | | keep everything working together can ensure a |
| of these wonderfully rich iconic styles. | | | | pleasing result. |
| But if you are more drawn to modern style and design, | | | | If you have some common element such as wood |
| vintage outdoor furniture has something to offer too. | | | | tone that is consistent in the vintage pieces and the |
| Great Mid-Century Modern furniture from the 1950's | | | | newer pieces, a change in style of the furniture, say a |
| and 60's have a rare quality that works with most any | | | | vintage carved french chair with lots of curve and |
| decor imaginable. I own a Salterini wrought iron set | | | | movement mixed with more modern simple lines |
| which I purchased many years ago from a local | | | | works well. If you are mixing materials such as wood |
| antique dealer with deep seating and scrolled forged | | | | and metal, keep the scale and size of the pieces the |
| floral leaves that works equally well in traditional | | | | same. Color can also be a way to unify and |
| settings as it does in something more modern. It still is | | | | emphasize a piece you want to highlight. A colorful |
| part of my outdoor furnishings mix and I can't imagine | | | | chair mixed with a muted background of neutral tones |
| the room without it. | | | | can be a great look too. |
| Sol Bloom wire scoop chairs work on a loft balcony | | | | If you enjoy the thrill of the hunt for your perfect |
| high rise or on the prairie next to Indian Paintbrush. | | | | vintage find, applying these principles to work it into |
| Outdoor minimalist tables by Richard Schultz for Knoll | | | | your design scheme can help you to achieve a result |
| Associates are the most versatile pieces that can be | | | | uniquely your own. |
| worked into an outdoor room design scheme of most | | | | |