I found the table and chairs on craigslist. The chairs were originally stained a strange brown color that clashed with the table so I painted them a creamy off-white.
The chandelier is old and ugly, not to mention hung too high, but this is a rental and I didn't want to put too much time and money into changing it.
The buffet is a built-in and original to the 1922 house. It looks goo far away, but the buffet really needs to be sanded down and re-stained. It has been painted one too many times, the wood grain isn't even the real grain, it's faux wood grain....along with the rest of the "wood" molding, trim, and doors in the house.
I needed a place to drop my keys when I walk up the stairs into my apartment so I made this cute little vignette. The artwork is from my grandparents house, I love it. They're old framed prints for "Godey's Fashion"....old clothing is totally my thing by the way. I was the dress-up queen.
Another view of my "key drop-off area". I love my hardwood floors, so pretty. They just don't make hardwood floors like they used to.
and now for the boring corner. Behind that awkwardly short half wall is the entry staircase where I have yet to put any artwork on the walls. I did build this replica of a Rietveld chair though....a few years ago for an architecture project. Yes, I am quite crafty...
This is the view from the back of the house to the front living room in the hallway.
and here is the opposite view from the living room to the back of the house.
Very nice! I like the 'drop off' area. We live in a 1922 Edwardian in SF too. I think the wood is probably gum wood - most of these houses are. And I agree - the floors are fantastic.
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