The Art of
Designing with Antiques

Designer Staci Meyers has mixed midcentury and contemporary pieces to create a vignette accentuated by soft curves and crisp angles

Music, the language of emotions, has enriched our lives for centuries. Inspired by traditional French salon de musiques, this modern Provencal-inspired music room features a stunning fusion of neoclassical design elements. The mix of gilded and hand painted antique furnishings within this gentleman’s study provide an elegant backdrop for the room’s centerpiece, a black lacquered piano.

Imagine yourself being swept away to another place with only a suitcase of clothing and a collection of your favorite things. You might stay two months or two years. During this time, you discover a raw space with a wonderful outdoor area. Now, the challenge is to make it your own. By combining a few of my own things with antique furniture and accessories found at Judy Frankel Antiques, I have embarked on just such a journey.

Robert Zebrowski, Director of Design for Extraordinary Works has created this Kitchen With a Twist by combining modern luxury appliances, state of the art surfaces and cabinetry with architectural and industrial antiques, a circa 1930s Murano chandelier, Asian antique furniture, artwork and accessories for a fresh and intriguing perspective.

This inviting dining room captures the feel of an old European country villa.

With sophistication and insight into the changing lives of baby boomers, Lee Gilles creates the new family room. The children have permanently moved out and finally, this room can be all the parents wanted!

This vignette juxtaposes two distinct aspects of design and lifestyle. The opulence of a plugged-in urban collector is contrasted with the cool minimalism of a country retreat.

Glamour and style live on forever in this elegant bedroom. The combination of a tailored, yet luxurious, silk lined canopy bed and diverse collection of fine antique furniture are highlighted by gray walls that also provide a perfect background for antique prints and paintings. The addition of a few contemporary pieces as well as a mixture of fabric textures make this a space that is timeless, yet still warm and inviting.

With a Hanukkah menorah, a perfectly trimmed Christmas tree, and presents for all, the holiday season has begun.

For this vignette, Amy Weinstein chose to explore the notion that workspaces, when filled with things that bring us pleasure, can have heart and soul.

This vignette features two spaces, connecting the warmth of the hearth room with the inviting fall colors of outdoors.  A casual fireside supper may be enjoyed around the rosewood centre table while outside, the patio creates a perfect place for friends to enjoy the crisp fall evening.

Sit for tea or rest in a pair of Asian elm chairs beneath the pagoda-like structure in this Asian-themed vignette. The color red is prominent in the lacquered walls, Chinese painted console and 7’ long carved Asian bench. A Pewabic fireplace surround of blue luster tiles fits beautifully into the mix.

Features timeless designs with the use of clean lines bringing together this active and exciting space to achieve a perfect balance.

... is all about creating a private escape with an earthy feel and a dash of French fantasy. A large rustic wood table is the centerpiece of the space, topped with a moss runner surrounded with floral upholstered chairs. A French oval mirror perched above a handsome console provides just one of the finishing touches in this lovely vignette.

This vignette by renowned designer Kevin McManamon features elegant European furnishings with multiple layers of primitive handiwork and serene landscape paintings.

We have always been attracted to the rusticated charms of eastern European dachas, with their rough hewn walls and unexpected details. Here we have created our modern take, featuring some of our favorite furniture designs from the Art  Harrison Collection showcased with a dramatic contemporary painting and exceptional antiques

I’ve set out to evoke the look of a romantic Scandinavian country home, dressing the furnishings in the colors of a still icy spring morning. The setting is enhanced by the inclusion of a beautiful 18th century Aubusson Tapestry and the richly glazed pottery of Roger Guerin.

Creating a lifestyle of public and private moments with a focus on the Art Deco era including modern and industrial inspirations. Composing a refined mood for discussions within high society touching on art, music and literature.