GRAND ENTRANCE
The variegated hues on the nine-by-seven-foot Turkish striped rug ($9,000) are the result of blending yarn salvaged from antique carpets with newly dyed threads, at Tony Kitz Oriental Carpets; the Jan mosaic console from Harris Rubin has a black glass–tile top, available at Enid Ford Atelier ($7,600, through the trade); the elm Windsor chair ($1,495) from Daniel Stein Antiques is circa 1850s; the 1950s Neoclassic column table lamp ($750) from Conor Fennessy Antiques & Design has a plaster base; Tim Harvey’s photograph ($5,500) of the ocean horizon is available at PKirkeby Fine Art & Framing; from Gump’s, the handblown glass vase ($700) by Jesse Reese has a teardrop-shaped center and Moser’s Gema vase ($2,215) is hand-cut $27,260 crystal in aquamarine.
LUXURY AT
ALL COSTS
For two rooms, we compared handcrafted furniture to massproduced and original artwork to replicas—and discovered that the difference is in the details.
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FIRST IMPRESSION
The five-by-eight-foot cotton Havers stripe rug ($90) and the glass-topped Parsons console table ($450) are both from Crate & Barrel; the vintage Windsor chair ($30) was a lucky find from the Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Faire; the Nikki table lamp ($150) by Lights Up! has a resin base, available at Design Public; Silver Lake Rowing ($1,800) is by photographer David D. Livingston; Kosta Boda’s Fidji bottles, large ($275) $2,980 and small ($185), are available at Macy’s.
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STUDIED EFFECT
The nine-by-twelve-foot wool Oushak rug ($10,901) from Floordesign is hand-knotted in Turkey; the 1970s cream-lacquered writing table ($7,500) is from Conor Fennessy Antiques & Design; the original 1964 Fabricius and Kastholm Tulip chair ($5,200) is upholstered in saddle leather, available at Battersea; the oversize tripod lamp ($3,900) from Sarlo combines a 1940s French telescope base with a new gold Mylar shade; allegorical painting ($16,500) is an unsigned 17th-century Italian oil painting in a vintage gilt frame, available at James Snidle Fine Art; Cheengoo’s Invisible dog bed ($560) is made of bent acrylic $44,626 and lined with a faux-fur Tiger Dreams throw ($65), available at Cheeko B.
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MASTER COPY
The eight-by-ten-foot Sun-Softened rug ($3,950) is handknotted wool, available at Williams-Sonoma Home; Brocade Home’s square silhouette table ($599) is whitepainted oak; the Jerrik swivel chair ($319) is from Ikea; West Elm’s open wood floor lamp ($299) has a maple veneer base with a gold paper shade ($30) from Lamps Plus; the “Italian Renaissance” painting ($2,000) is a 20th-century copy of a Titian, available at James Snidle Fine Art; the custom acrylic dog bed is by Corey D. Evans; the corduroy $7,485 ($158) pet throw ($130) is available at George.
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