Pretty Little Green Things

This past weekend I traveled up to Brimfield, MA to check out the thrice yearly Brimfield Antique Show.  It’s a massive show that lasts an entire week with vendors from all over the country (and a few outside the country too).  I was amazed at just the sheer amount and diversity of offerings.  You could buy anything from furniture, dishes and old crates to dolls, antique hardware and chandeliers and so much more I wouldn’t even be able to fit it all in one post.  Some of it was complete junk, some valuable antiques and some items just waiting to be discovered.

Our main objective was to get some things for our apartment, but also managed to take a ton of photos so you could get an idea of what the show was like.  Today I’m bringing to you Part I of the Brimfield Antique Show Roundup of my favorite pieces and booths.  Today I focused more on cool furniture and home accessories.  Tomorrow I’ll show you some of the random and amazing things we found.  (and for the really random & weird, I’ll be guest blogging for music magazine Fader in the coming weeks so stay tuned for that one).

I loved these dining chairs.  The ultrasuede fabric would have to go, but they would look amazing reupholstered in a fun print.

I love crates – I think they both have so much character and are so useful.  These boxes were actually used at one point in the jewelry industry but I think they would be great for an office.

If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know it’s no secret how much I love Adirondack chairs.  So you can imagine how excited I was to find a two seater!

I loved this funky coat rack.  Too bad we already own one, otherwise this would have come home with us (probably much to my husband’s chagrin).

These pendant lights were refashioned from old screens.  Individually they’re interesting, but as a group they’re super cool.

No antique show would be complete without vintage fabrics.  They were a bit feminine for my taste but there were a few cool patterns (one of which you just might see show up at my apartment soon…)

There were tons of antique clocks around, but I thought these three were especially nice.

There were tons of cool lamps around too.  These were just a few of what I found.

These looked to me like vintage Emeco chairs.  The seat upholstery was screaming to be changed but otherwise were in great shape.

I really liked these green chairs, maybe not in that fabric, but the shape is interesting.  Now if they were reupholstered in something unexpected, they would be super cool.

Last but certainly not least.  These nightstands are fantastic, especially those drawer pulls.  They would look amazing on the set of Mad Men.

Photos by Lee Boykoff

This past weekend I traveled up to Brimfield, MA to check out the thrice yearly Brimfield Antique Show.  It’s a massive show that lasts an entire week with vendors from all over the country (and a few outside the country too).  I was amazed at just the sheer amount and diversity of offerings.  You could buy anything from furniture, dishes and old crates to dolls, antique hardware and chandeliers and so much more I wouldn’t even be able to fit it all in one post.  Some of it was complete junk, some valuable antiques and some items just waiting to be discovered.

Our main objective was to get some things for our apartment, but also managed to take a ton of photos so you could get an idea of what the show was like.  Today I’m bringing to you Part I of the Brimfield Antique Show Roundup of my favorite pieces and booths.  Today I focused more on cool furniture and home accessories.  Tomorrow I’ll show you some of the random and amazing things we found.  (and for the really random & weird, I’ll be guest blogging for music magazine Fader in the coming weeks so stay tuned for that one).

I loved these dining chairs.  The ultrasuede fabric would have to go, but they would look amazing reupholstered in a fun print.

I love crates – I think they both have so much character and are so useful.  These boxes were actually used at one point in the jewelry industry but I think they would be great for an office.

If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know it’s no secret how much I love Adirondack chairs.  So you can imagine how excited I was to find a two seater!

I loved this funky coat rack.  Too bad we already own one, otherwise this would have come home with us (probably much to my husband’s chagrin).

These pendant lights were refashioned from old screens.  Individually they’re interesting, but as a group they’re super cool.

No antique show would be complete without vintage fabrics.  They were a bit feminine for my taste but there were a few cool patterns (one of which you just might see show up at my apartment soon…)

There were tons of antique clocks around, but I thought these three were especially nice.

There were tons of cool lamps around too.  These were just a few of what I found.

These looked to me like vintage Emeco chairs.  The seat upholstery was screaming to be changed but otherwise were in great shape.

I really liked these green chairs, maybe not in that fabric, but the shape is interesting.  Now if they were reupholstered in something unexpected, they would be super cool.

Last but certainly not least.  These nightstands are fantastic, especially those drawer pulls.  They would look amazing on the set of Mad Men.

Photos by Lee Boykoff