Good to know. I've seen Amish made furniture at the local Hoot Judkins. It's lovely, but as you say, very pricey. Good luck with the hunt. Sharon
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 10:29 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses We're not looking for used furniture (unless you know someone with some great antiques). We'll just get the patio furniture we want to begin with, and buy it in Sacramento or by mail order and have it delivered. It's true Sacramento summers are so hot people seem to spend a lot of time outdoors, but we won't move for weeks. We're still waiting for the Amish indoor furniture we had made to be delivered. We ordered from two distributors and they both take 12-14 weeks from the order date to deliver. BTW, Amish-built furniture is the way to go if you want new Arts & Crafts furniture. We bought a lot of great Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau antique furniture in the 1980s. But we needed more for a larger house, and discovered that Arts & Crafts is out of style these days. Hardly any local antique stores have it. These are the distributors we bought from: http://www.barnfurnituremart.com/ http://amishdirectfurniture.com/ We haven't seen any of our furniture yet, but Barn Furniture Mart is in LA. My husband flew down there to look at the display furniture in the store and was very impressed with their quality. All the Amish outdoor furniture, though, is rough, rustic picnic tables and that sort of thing. Fran Lavolta Press www.lavoltapress.com On 2/26/2016 9:44 PM, Sharon Collier wrote: > Around here, we have an email group called Next Door. There may be one > in your area. Also, have you checked Craigslist? If you want, I can > put out a request for aluminum patio furniture. (I'm in Redwood City, > have friends who live in Sacramento.) Also, IKEA has some metal > furniture that you might find acceptable. Table and 2 chairs for$99. A > stand-in, maybe until you find the stuff you really like. > Sharon C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] > On Behalf Of Lavolta Press > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 7:59 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] Curtains for old houses > > Looking for lace curtains for our Sacramento house (which we are > decorating in Arts & Crafts style) has been a pain in the tail because > lace curtains are very much out of style. I was unable to find any > cotton lace drapery fabric with an overall, antique-looking pattern. > And very little lace fabric at all, just sheers with modern patterns that scream synthetic. > > However, I've found a number of pricey but authentic-looking sources > for old-house curtains: > > * J. R. Burrows, as previously suggested on this list > http://www.burrows.com/lace.html > > * Olde Worlde Lace > http://www.oldeworldelace.com/ > > * London Lace > http://www.londonlace.com/ > > * Albert Rackstand Lace on Etsy > https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlbertRackstandLace?section_id=16135864&ref= > shopse > ction_leftnav_9 > > In addition I recommend trolling eBay and Etsy for: > > * Quaker Lace curtains. A hugely popular 20th-century brand, so you > can still find 100% or at least 75% cotton lace curtains for sale in > their original packages. > > * Quaker Lace tablecloths. Denser laces but usable, and often > available for low prices. Try and stay away from the thicker ones made in the 1960s. > > * Knotted lace tablecloths. Also known as darned net, lacis, and > sellers may even call it crochet or bobbin lace or still other terms. > Whatever: These are 100% natural fiber, sturdy, and very handsome. > They probably date from the 1940s, give or take some years. Patterns > can be either geometric or flowing. I don't like the geometric ones > as much, but it's easier to find matching tablecloths in the geometric patterns. > > The difficulty is finding two tablecloths with the same pattern and > especially, in *exactly the same shade of white or off-white*. But for > rooms with single windows, the tablecloth solution can be a handsome > and economical way to go. > > For non-lace fabric, I recommend Restoration Fabrics and Trims: > > * > http://www.restorationfabricsandtrims.com/store.html#ecwid:category=19 > 4227&m > ode=category&offset=0&sort=normal > > Also plain linens available from: > > * http://www.fabrics-store.com/ and also, various discount home-dec stores. > One of my projects is to stencil some linen drapes. > > And silks, from: > > * http://www.silkbaron.com > > * http://www.hyenaproductions.com/ > > * And an eBay seller with three IDs: brocadeandmore, exclusive_silks, > and pure_silks. > > And, um, I'm using some tone-on-tone Renaissance brocade from my > fabric stash. Look, the Victorians would have done it! > > Now I'm beating my brains out over finding the patio furniture. > Specifically a dining set with a round table, and garden benches. > There is a brand called Oakland Living that has great-looking, > other-metal-colored aluminum pieces that imitate wrought iron. > Unfortunately, they have terrible reviews for quality. I'm not a fan > of teak (or any other wood) for outdoors. When new it looks gorgeous, > but it involves too much upkeep if you want it to stay gorgeous. > Wrought iron rusts, and plastic/resin wicker might work but might blow over. > Aluminum seems like a good idea but all I see is relentlessly modern > in style. I'm also not a fan of super-deep or super-low seats in any material. > > Any suggestions? > > Fran > Lavolta Press > Books on historic clothing > www.lavoltapress.com > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
