This is what the corner of my parlor used to look like...
until I sold my big old Upright Piano,
so everything got moved over to the other corner in order to get the piano out of the room...
and then I had an empty corner to redecorate! So that's always fun! I love empty spaces, that means I can fill it again! So in the process of moving everything around, I decided to sell the gold upholstered chairs and the white lusters that were on the piano. (See the first photo). I want older luster's, those were more 1930's or so.
My dream for this corner is to have one of these beauties sitting there...
Source: Internet
So until I find just the right etegere at just the right price,
this is how the corner is going to look...
The chairs are Renaissance Revival with Egyptian influence. I bought them at auction several years ago and they had been upholstered in blue denim material, I know weird right, if you would like to see them and read about that click here.
I had them reupholstered and I did the restoration of the ebonized and gilted areas myself.
I like the bronze plaque of the pharoah looking guy on the crest of the chair...
Below is the parlor table, I got it at an auction before I bought the chairs. I really like the turtle top on it, I think it is pretty. Please ignore the stain on the carpet, the piano covered it before but now I will have to really work on getting that out! Yuck!
Here is my shadow box with an 1800's bridal head piece in it. The orange blossoms are made of wax, around the edge is the bride's veil, and even her earrings and the groom's corsage are in there! And their wedding photo, how sweet!
Below is a 1907 lithograph print of the Saint Cecilia. Here is a little biography on her...she lived during the 16th century. She married, but maintained a life of Virginity. She convinced her husband to be baptized. He was then executed for burying the many Christians slain each day during a great persecution. Cecilia continued to preach, and converted hour hundred people. In time she too was arrested and sentenced to death. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of musicians.
The cherubs in this print go along with the cherubs on my ceiling...
This pretty little gal got moved over here in front of the window...
and you get a little glimpse of the other corner of the parlor...
and all of its Victorian detail...
the carved grapes on the sofa with the hand painted flowers on the jardiniere
peeking out from amongst the fern,
the needlepoint roses and the fluffy thistle on the gold velvet pillow...
the fringe on the lampshade and the detail of the lamp post...
the detail on the frame...
and the pretty little beaded footstools...
And with that I will leave you with a view of the whole area...
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit. Have a great week!
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