topic FURNITURE STORE CATALOGS in Home

FURNITURE STORE CATALOGS

Oznell — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:44:07 GMT

Certain stores put things together so well in their online, and hard cover catalogs, don't you think?

I like perusing One Kings Lane, and Restoration Hardware (I think they're trying to make us say just "RH" now, but I resist all forms of mind control, ha). But my favorite is the English company, OKA.

This living room display they did has become an acclaimed landmark of their style-- it is so understatedly elegant, yet comfortable.

In this picture, they pulled back a bit so you can see more. I did prefer the throw pillows in the smaller picture, but seeing more of the room including the 1920's portrait, and the height of the windows, is a treat.

It looks like a Tudor revival or Cotswold cottage, with that Gothic arch in the fireplace, and many-paned windows. You could easily incorporate more color, as the mood strikes.

It could almost be a room in "Manderley", the dreamy house in Daphne DuMaurier's "Rebecca"!

Another OKA room, not as poignantly timeless, but pretty--

For some contrast, in a modern vein, the online catalog of Zara Home also creates interesting rooms, based on their contemporary style. While not a modernist, I see the charisma of this peaceful, spare, but not hard-edged, room. Great photography helps, too...

But for me, Zara Home does the best outdoor photos ever, to showcase their outdoor furniture--

Whoa, a swim to the horizon would be just the thing...

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faeriemoon — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:47:07 GMT

Love, love, love that first room (first two pictures)!

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Mindy D — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 13:19:56 GMT

Wish I knew the wall color in the third room. It's a soothing green. I also love sisal area rugs.

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faeriemoon — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 14:59:27 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
Wish I knew the wall color in the third room. It's a soothing green. I also love sisal area rugs.

In our previous house our bedroom was painted that color. I believe it was called White Sage. (Pittsburgh Paint) You can probably google it.

@Mindy D

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stevieb — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 15:51:39 GMT

The OKA rooms are lovely, though, for me, some could use at least a hint more color. As for the remainder, I don't appreciate modern, so they have no appeal for me.

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mspatmac — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 16:35:27 GMT

Just give me unlimited funds and a Pottery Barn Catalog! Remove all the items from my home (not PB items) and I will happily furnish my entire home from the catalog.

While I have decor and lighting PB items I have recreated many ideas found in their catalogs at a lesser cost.

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spiderw — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 22:18:11 GMT

The first pictures of the living room are beautiful although I would add some color. I love that mantle, also the windows are spectacular and the area so spacious and comfortable looking. The lovely drapes and the decor are standouts in the second OKL living room.

While not a fan of Modern decor, I actually like the Zara living room, uncluttered and spacious, I do appreciate that look at times even if opposite of my decor!!!! The pool is very appealing.

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ECBG — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:47:55 GMT

Very nice rooms! I love the Front Gate and Pottery Barn catalogs.

I don't buy anything from ZARA because they exploit their workers and have deplorable working conditions.

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Oznell — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:55:18 GMT

Wow, that's good to know, @ECBG -- I didn't realize that.

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AuntG — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 22:57:04 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
Wish I knew the wall color in the third room. It's a soothing green. I also love sisal area rugs.

@Mindy D I like that one the most too.

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ECBG — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 23:04:43 GMT

@Oznell

About 3 years ago, remember over in the cheap labor countries, there was an old factory that burned down with no fire escapes? A lot of workers were trapped and lost, some children, as the building unfortunately crumbled.

That was a fast fashion site. The "how can they do this at such a cheap price".

A champion of FF is Justine Leconte, graduate of Parsons with Tim Gunn. She's on youtube.

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Oznell — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 23:31:59 GMT

Oh, that is heart-breaking, @ECBG ! Criminal working conditions, horrible.

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Marsha2003 — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:11:47 GMT

Thanks, @Oznell, for introducing me to a new-to-me company, Oka. I love the first two pictures. Of course, the architectural elements are what adds the most charm to the room.

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Lucky Charm — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:34:19 GMT

I like Frontgate and have outdoor funishings from them. I keep forgetting to cancel my RH membership at the end of the year. Only have linen shears from them and bath shelves. Almost all my furniture for every room is from Bramble Co.

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wilma — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 18:39:59 GMT

@Oznell

I rarely get home catalogs anymore. I like the OKA rooms you posted, and I absolutely love the movie "Rebecca". Those huge doors and fireplaces, along with the rooms and spaces were quite magnificent.

I like both versions of the first room. Definitely my style of furnishings. I'd prefer a bit more color, but the room looks sophisticated & comfortable at the same time. I also like the room with the pale green walls. It's a very pretty & relaxing room to me. I like just about everything in the space, except the green striped thing would have to go.

The modern spaces don't appeal to me, although the views in the pool photos are very nice.

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QVCisFun — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 06:41:07 GMT

@Oznell , I agree that some furniture stores do some nice displays in their catalogs. I particularly enjoy when they do indoor showroom displays of outdoor settings, for example front porches and doorways decorated for the holidays. Some of those environments that they create are so inviting.

In the photos in the thread, the color palettes looked a bit gloomy, but the chairs and couches looked comfortable.

The furniture store catalog displays topic got me thinking about display setups in other venues, and how much I enjoy them. Several examples follow. Walking in furniture stores where they have whole-room setups that create a nice atmosphere, it would be fun to just sit down on one of those comfy couches for sale, with a cup of coffee, and people-watch. Exquisite dioramas in natural history museums of animals in their natural outdoor habitats where the view goes on and on and you don't know where the exhibit ends and the painted background of the mountain vistas and sky begins. The indoor mock-ups in casinos of outdoor places - for example in the New York, New York Las Vegas casino food court area, it is (as I recall) of street scenes with exterior facades of apartment buildings and their metal fire-escapes, awnings above windows, window flower boxes, store-fronts, and steam coming out of manhole covers (so clever and atmospheric!). TV show sets - like the Frasier living room with a skyline view of Seattle and frequent rain storms (real water) - would be great if outdoor displays like that were offered for inside of homes - would love to be able to turn on a rain storm or a snowing scene along one of the walls in the house anytime the mood struck, along with the choice of a background scene such as woods, forests, mountains, water, or city views.

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Oznell — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:21:10 GMT

Great observations, @QVCisFun -- your eye for detail always amazes me. I love furniture store set-ups too, and I often like rooms that are very much like stage-sets-- in the sense that they might have a slight air of unreality, or might be "theatrical" in some way. Doesn't mean I don't also like down-to-earth, or simply comfortable rooms as well-- I like them all.

You are very visually oriented, which is fun for those of us reading your posts, and who are also fans of good design.