Grateful

Imagine my surprise, when recently traveling in Norway, to open my email to this!!  A recent Bryant Park Designs project highlighted in the Address "Room to Love" feature of The Boston Sunday Globe.

We knew Eileen Woods was writing the article but had no idea how prominent the feature would be!  Here is the original photograph by Michael J. Lee.  Truth be told, this is the front room in Deb's home and we couldn't be happier to have our work recognized and featured!

You can read the entire article here including sources for the fabrics, furniture and art!

Thank you to the Boston Globe, and photographer Michael Lee, for featuring our work twice since our inception (see our first feature here).  When we started Bryant Park Designs four years ago, we had no idea how it would take off, and are nothing but grateful for all the support.

Cheers!
Becky and Deb

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Olde Good Things

A couple of weeks ago, I had a few hours in my old stomping ground of the Upper West Side, and finally got to visit Olde Good Things, an unbelievable store front specializing in all things vintage, "altered antiques", and generally cool stuff.

I was like a kid in a candy store, scoping out the diverse and funky lighting...

These Art Deco schoolhouse pendants were a favorite.  Wouldn't they be stunning over an enormous kitchen island?

Olde Good Things made these gorgeous tables from a tree salvaged after Hurricane Wilma.......

And the base is made from chains from the Staten Island Ferry!

A table with a similar base, but marble top, made by Olde Good Things recently graced the cover of House Beautiful.

Love this!

The store's filled with all kinds of random but fun vintage items, including this Macy's elevator sign. Would love this in a basement or rec room!

The collection of antique hardware is beyond impressive...

Looking for some flair for your beach/lake house?  Olde Good Things got you covered!

Olde Good Things has storefronts in NYC, LA, and Scranton PA...

But if none of those locations fit your travels, no worries.... they're coming to BRIMFIELD this Spring!

You can check out their online offerings here.
Happy Shopping!
Deb

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Brimfield...or Bust?

So you may have seen the posting on our Facebook page that I went to Brimfield on Friday. If you aren't familiar with Brimfield, it is one of the largest outdoor antique markets in the country that takes place 3 times a year.  It stretches about a mile long with dealers on either side of the highway stretching back at least the length of a football field, if not two.

Being that it is only about an hour drive from Boston, we usually try to get there to see what's happening. And I am sad to say that during this past excursion, it just wasn't "happening".  The show was very busy and route 20 was jammed with cars and people walking, but I thought the overall quality was way down from years past. Now I have to admit, I only got through about a third of the show... maybe I just missed the good stuff. I'd be curious to hear your feedback and see if you shared the same experience.

I did see some fun stuff - or not... Seriously, a couple of these had big SOLD tags on them...

 I saw tons of suitcases... which I think are getting a little tired...

...along with rusty, metal letters...

 ...antique-esque embroidered linens.

 

These wooden planes are sort of neat and I did see a bunch of old tools, but how random is that creepy dolly?!?

There were also tons of signs - these could be cool in a funky family room or outside a pool house.

I spied a disturbing amount of old rifles.  These at least looked the part with the Western saddle, which I adored. (Though the English riding boots are totally out of place.)

Giddy-up! (And ditto on the boots.)

These were the scarce few treasures I brought home - an old water pitcher from the Continental Hotel in Washington DC...I had been trying to find a fun water pitcher for ages!

Random small copper pots...seriously, I do have copper in my kitchen, but did I really need to buy these? Not really - I think I was just trying soooo hard to find SOMETHING I could use.

And this adorable "set" of 12 cream soup spoons that I plan to use during the holidays.

Anyway, if you are interested in checking Brimfield out for yourself, here are the 2013 dates: May 14-19, July 9-14, September 3-8.

Happy Hunting!
Becky
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