The photographs of the Providence Athenaeum that we posted yesterday made us pine for a vintage library-inspired reading nook at home to curl up in during the chilly months ahead. Here are some furniture and accessories that could bring the timeworn style of a historic library to your house without costing you an arm and a leg.
Top Row (left to right):
Vintage Framed Miniature Portrait from menzocollection on Etsy, $8.90
Calhoun Glass Pendant from Pottery Barn, $99
Flint Bronze Green Banker's Lamp from Bellacor, $131
Card Catalog Pull from Anthropologie, $8
Middle Row (left to right):
Assorted Antique Books from English Country Antiques, $35-75
Bronze Head of a Youth from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Store, $165
Reclaimed Wood Table by Lorimer Workshop, $1,575
Bottom Row (left to right):
Contemporary Windsor Chair by Warren Chair Works, $460 (or keep an eye out for Windsor Chairs on craigslist)
Antoinette Fainting Sofa from Urban Outfitters, $575
Antique Library Ladder from Juxtaposition Home on 1st Dibs, $1,250
THE INSPIRATION:
The Providence Athenaeum: A Cozy Historic Library
© 2009 Apartment Therapy
REALLY like this roundup (is it me, or have the roundups been missing from AT lately?)
Erin @ SYL: Slipcover Your Life Blog
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Love it all.
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Love this! Also, I think "Vintage Library" is a great name for my own personal style - I never did know how to describe it before!
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*Swoon*
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Totally agree - this is a great roundup. I really love that glass light fixture.
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I love this. Gorgeous!
...but if you think some of these don't cost "an arm and a leg," your budget is a lot more padded than mine. *raises eyebrow*
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yup, awesome roundup.
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We have a second bedroom in our new condo which we've taken to calling The Conservatory. Currently we've got 3 huuuuge floor to (almost) ceiling dark wooden bookcases (these were custom built for the condo and came with when we both it. Woodworking matches the molding!), 1920's era built-in sewing machine table, 2 awesome green wingback chairs that we got on Craigslist, a $20 sepia globe from yard sale, and a goregous brown leather vintage suitcase. There's a good amount of fun doodads on the wall and bookcase too, including an antique printer's tray complete with typeface label (looking to get the typeface on eBay sometime), boyfriend's Mason "diploma, a small bust of JFK, record player and records (currently in a milk crate, looking for an old soda or booze crate), and other crap. It's definitely a fun room to tweak and add to.
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I've always loved that sofa. But the idea of ordering furniture without sitting on it first scares me. :(
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Do you know if there are any salvage-y type stores in the Boston area that sells things like this?
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