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I love going to Tory Burch stores not only to shop, but to get interior design inspiration. Her stores are gorgeous. Her NYC SOHO store is wonderful, filled with wicker, ferns, topiaries, lettuce ware, spongeware, chintz and vintage quilts. My mother had a serious passion for collecting quilts and had an armoire filled with them despite their mid century modern home filled with Danish modern decor. She couldn't sew a button on, so she didn't make the quilts, but loved finding them and adding to her collection.
I love the idea above of slipcovering a large ottoman and cushions with antique quilt pieces. Another view below. (The TB piece is actually a two piece circular settee). Piecing old quilts is a great way to upcycle quilts that are torn and tattered. You can buy bundles called cutters or cutter quilt pieces or individual remnants on places like Etsy.
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Upholstering a chair would be fun too.
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I love these ideas and they certainly fit perfectly with the Coastal Grandmother and Grandmillenial trends. Do any of you have antique quilts or use them in modern ways? I have four skirted tables in my home and especially love the idea of using one on a table.
I had to show you one more photo from the store. Note the mannequins with wicker heads and the loveseat upholstered in the classic Lee Jofa Althea.
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I have quite a few antique quilts--some made by family members dating back to the 1800s and some from the 1920s-1950s. I also have other antique quilts I have purchased and sometimes hung on walls. I like the idea of putting one on a table---but would never serve a meal using it as a tablecloth.
ReplyDeleteSo nice to have ones made by family members.
DeleteVERY VERY BEAUTIFUL STORES ! GREAT FOR SHOPPING !!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree.
DeleteWhat a fun, great post. I've never been to any of Tory's stores, and I'm not even sure if there are any in either San Francisco or Palo Alto, which would be the closest major shopping sights to me. I'm trying to wrap my head around that chandelier. It's really wild looking.
ReplyDelete2 in San Francisco and 1 in Palo Alto. I love the seashell chandelier - so fun!
DeleteFor many years, we used a quilt that my husband's great aunt had made from his father's and uncle's shirts when they were little boys during the Depression. We always used it for the annual 4th of July picnic. I also inherited two other Depression era quilts from my mother-in-law with pretty blue/white/yellow floral patterns. I used them on twin beds at our lake house for many years.
DeleteI would love to find a blue and white floral.
DeleteI love the formal chair covered with “Grandmother’s Flower Garden.” I’m the official keeper of the quilts in my family, sadly they are very old and wouldn’t last in use. They are still beautiful & vibrant but some are tattered. They live in a closet unseen.
ReplyDeleteQuilting is a lost art!
You could display them folded in an open armoire.
DeleteLovely. You should google Gloria Vanderbilts quilted bedroom. Right up your alley.
ReplyDeleteNot so much - LOL.
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