Monday, August 10, 2009

5 Favorite 1stdibs Items: White Hots and Bright Pops!

We've shown you a gorgeous array of white hot furniture and accessories to add to your space to add a modern feel to your home. If you happen to be decorating a room from scratch, however, and want some tips on how to create a fabulous room featuring white furnishings and colorful, modern accents, check out this week's picks. We've gathered a few side pieces, some art, and a rug that combined with last week's white furnishings would turn any room into a fresh, modern and bright space.

1) Raphael double faced sycamore cabinet
This is a great, Mid-Century piece that has a lot of simple style. The light color of the wood is the perfect companion to all white walls or furnishings because it's not so dark that it would contrast. Rather, it's light enough to compliment white furniture. From France.
Price: $9,800
Dealer:
Last Century

2) Vintage Stig Lindberg Reptile Ceramics
The great shapes, partnered with the soft, pastel colors and combined with the amazing texture of these ceramic pieces make them the perfect compliment to a room with all white furnishings. As with the cabinet, they will make the furniture look better, not stand apart from it.
Price: priced individually
Dealer:
Visiona

3) Set of Four Original Drawings by Gilbert Rohde
You've got to have great art to go along with an all-white furnished space, and these American drawings from 1935 are simple, yet gorgeous. Featuring white backgrounds and brightly illustrated furniture drawings, they would look great over an all-white couch.
Price: $3,475
Dealer:
High Style Deco

4) Orange and Yellow Metal Mobile
Created in the same manner as sculptor Alexander Calder and featuring bright, painted metal dots on piveting arms. We just love mobiles, firstly, and secondly we think this would provide a fun pop of color in A white decorated space.
Price: $2,500
Dealer:
Palm Beach Antique and Design Center

5) Kilim Rug
Though it might seem like this piece is too bold or dark for a space with all-white furnishings, quite the contrary. This style of textile is a great compliment to white furniture and would help ground a grouping of white furniture, not to mention add great texture and color to a space.
Price: $1,200
Dealer:
Ann Koerner Antiques
 

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