Give Old Furnishings a New Purpose
With a bit of imagination, furniture and found objects can do double duty in your home.
By:
Susan Kleinman
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Pull Up a Chair
A chair is a chair is a chair is a chair ... except when it's an easel. (Photo by Vicente Wolf)
To the Manor-House Born
As soon as Raji Radhakrishnan got the table inside, she realized that it looked perfect in the entry — and so, there it has stayed for the past four years. (Photo by Raji Radhakrishnan)
Pantry Pride
Jean Stoffer has incorporated many antiques into her own kitchen and the kitchens of her clients, including a dish dresser that was built around glass cabinetry doors salvaged from the butler's pantry in her home. (Photo by Mark Samu)
"Cart" Blanche
Chairs as easels, closets as cupboards ... there really is no end to the way furniture can be repurposed. And even items that were not at all intended for residential use can bring beauty and function to your home.
Sweater Set
Fabricated of plastic and lacquered high-gloss red, the shelving units stand 90 inches tall. "Like any good runway model," says Jamie Drake, "they appear even more attenuated because of their slim lines." (Photo by William Waldron)