I have this console table in my dining/living room. I’ve become bored with it. It has looked like this for the past 5 years. A month ago I put the Staffordshire cats on it. But I am still bored. The table is quite lovely, with its marble top. The candlesticks are from an antique store (although likely not antique) which then I pained creme and blue. The beehive pitcher is by Juliska.
BEFORE:
Above the table sits my favorite piece, a repro antique French mirror. More on that later.
Here is my AFTER:
The lamp is from Restoration Hardware. I purchased it at their outlet for $80 including the lampshade. The little candleholders are Irish crystal… a wedding present.
I love this antique staffordshire pair! Here’s a close up.
My antique Staffordshire figurines of little girls riding goats! I purchased them from eBay.
I like the change. It’s nice.
I’m renting the place I’m in right now… I *HATE* the wall color. It doesn’t go with my furniture. The brown walls have too much pink in them.
What do you think? Before? After? Any other suggestions?
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I like the new look. The hydrangeas looked too blue on the table. This looks a lot cleaner, and the staffordshire is darling!
Thank you! I like the new look too!
Angelina,
We have the same reproduction French mirror! I saw it first in a decorating book and was so excited to find mine in a very small local decor booth inside the Brownstone Village Shops.
Judith
Oh funny! I just adore this mirror! Unfortunately in my cross country move it got a big crack in it… Oh well. I suppose it adds to its "antique" charm!