New York: Art by Design
New York is famous for many things. One being design. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has done a spectacular job of gathering designs from all decades and places. From fully furnished 19th century rooms to individual furniture pieces, I felt like I was walking back into time. Rather than exhausting you with my take on each item, I just want to give you a photo summary of some of my favourite pieces and rooms. Some of them truly represent their time & age and placing them in new and modern settings would just be odd but of course if that’s your style, you can make it work. On the other hand some of these pieces are so classic that they can still be seen in homes to this day.
If you ever get a chance to visit New York, I highly recommend visiting the Metropolitan. But make sure you leave plenty of time for it as you will not be able to see everything it has to offer in one, two, even three days! We visited the museum three times and still haven’t seen everything.
- My favourite room & my hubby fading into it
- Love this blue and the details at the edge of the seat
- A perfect Fleur De Lis
- Note how the legs of table mimic the chair
- Almost too perfect to sit on
- In love with this sideboard & decorative bowl
- Perfect balance demonstrated with choice of colours & size of objects
- The mirror is the perfect topping for this pair
- Really appreciate the details
- A must have for every boudoir
- I love the bookshelf
- For ladies who must converse
- A very princely writing desk
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Very artistic piece. The artistic designs set these everyday furniture apart, and earned them their rightful place in this exhibit.
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