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Helping Designing With Care And Love | Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

11 Feb 2014 8 Comments

by Valentina in Home Designs Master Tags: #ColorScheme, #CoordinatingExistingFurniture, #DesignServices#Online, #FurnitureSelection, #InteriorColors, #ValentinaInteriorsDesigns

The last three months of last year I was submerged with projects to develop online, projects I would have never considered when the work of an interior designer was only face-to-face and in the home of a client. Three years ago, I decided to add online consultations to my services, to help people with a tight budget.
(Click on each photo to view it larger).

Online projects are quick, often not complicated and do not engage me for six months to a year. People hire me for only a few hours of consultation via Skype and the rest is in their hands. Some people who have seen those projects I posted on social sites were kind to say “it’s nice and simple” another way to gently say “it’s too simple”. Yes, I hear you, projects online are simple because they are for people who want professional opinions and ideas, but want to challenge themselves to do it. However, as much as projects can be simple, they require the same efforts from me to produce something aesthetically pleasing and affordable. It would be a waist of my efforts to give someone something they can’t afford.

Aside from the simple projects that come almost every week, my online consultations have helped far away customers with large remodeling projects. In fact I designed a kitchen in England, a living room, studio and entry in a house in France, a kitchen and conservatory in Florida and a few others around the country without moving an inch from my desk, all via Skype. New floor plans drawn up and spaces redesigned by me the professional was the object of all these projects, hiring the labor to execute my designs, supervision and resolving problems that might arise during construction was left to the client.

In online consultations, due to lack of personal contact, there is no touching, hand shake, sharing a cup of coffee together, or taking a client to lunch, people only talk to me through a computer screen and it becomes almost impossible to cultivate a client. To avoid having impersonal conversation it is important to listen well, to be compassionate, make them feel loved, show the same care as for large projects and sell only what they want and give them only what they need.

My services have the same value, fees are not discounted and my knowledge doesn’t change because I consult online. The savings is in getting a few hours of my expertise, versus hiring me from concept to completion. Doing designs online has its downfall: often contractors take advantage of cutting corners if the designer is not on board checking on every little details, therefore if my design concepts have changed and at the end the project doesn’t look the same, I will not publish it.

Here I am showing one online project for a college woman in her 20s, who gravitated my design decisions around a large brown leather sofa she owned before she met me. The scheme #3 is her final choice. I ordered a few club chairs to fill up her empty living room, seamstress sewed pillows and curtains, selected an Ikat rug, a few lights, a coffee table with seating and shipped everything to her.

I expected to see a more vibrant and upbeat taste in a young woman, this to me is very traditional, but this is exactly what she wanted. She is happy and that’s all it matters. Ciao,
Valentina
http://www.valentinadesigns.com

Valentina Cirasola transforms and creates spaces realizing people’s dreams in homes, offices, interiors and exteriors. She infuses your everyday living with a certain luxury without taking away a comfortable living.  She offers design consultations on-line through Skype and the traditional in-house consultations, helping people with their design challenge any where in the world. She is the author of three books, all-available on
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Home Couture | Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

07 Feb 2014 2 Comments

by Valentina in Home Designs Master Tags: #ColorsAndLight, #FurnitureCoordination, #HomeCouture, #HomeDecor, #homeDesignsMaster, #RedVoyageIntoColors

(Find all these pieces at Joss and Main)

Does it make you feel like a million dollar when you can come home to a stylish place, clean, uncluttered and coutured to your need? I think it does.

Decide the type of person you are: traditional, modern, eclectic, country, the list could be very long.

This will give you the idea of the furniture to buy, or to take from different rooms. Rotating furniture pieces from one room to another will change the energy around the house, just like rotating the tires of the car will not wear them on one side only.

Select the colors to reflect your spirit and consider the light exposure. Color contrast sharpens everything and puts in focus one piece at a time. If a few pieces of furniture are superb in style and character, all pieces will go automatically together and give the room harmony of form and coordination. Don’t be afraid to be imaginative! Ciao,
Valentina
http://www.valentinadesigns.com

Copyright © 2014 Valentina Cirasola, All Rights Reserved
As a designer in business since 1990, I am interested in helping people designing their interior and exterior spaces to add that feeling of peace and relaxation everywhere. Find copies of my three books on
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The Seven Wonders of The Blogosphere | Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

05 Feb 2014 12 Comments

by Valentina in Home Designs Master Tags: #BeverlyHarvey, #EncounterOfTheSeventhKindAward, #homeDesignsMaster, #ValentinaInteriorsDesigns, #WordPressBlogAward

Make someone happy today, it will make you happy too.
She called it “Award Encounter of the Seventh Kind” when Beverly Harvey received seven awards in one day from one of her blog followers. Beverly’s favorite subject is all about Cats. If you have a cat or you are thinking of getting one, you might want to follow Beverly to get her point of view, tips and suggestions on cats. http://moggiepurrs.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/award-encounters-of-the-seventh-kind/ Thank you Beverly for nominating me with seven awards.

It is a big surprise to receive blog awards from readers and followers we don’t even know except from their writing. I had my surprise too when Beverly awarded me with the same seven awards and that’s the reason I called this thank you page “The Seven Wonders of The Blogosphere”. What can I say? I feel very honored and humbly accept them all.

♥♥♥♥

The rules are as follows:
1. Display the award logo on your blog. 2. Link back to the person who nominated you. 3. State 7 things about yourself. 4. Nominate 15 (more or less) other bloggers for this award and link to them. 5. Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award requirements. 6. Take the awards not yet given to you and enjoy them.

7 Things about me:
1. My favorite drinks are water as everyday liquid, coffee to burst my attention, champagne or prosecco (bubbles as I call them) to enjoy weekends.
2. I sleep very little, I have too much to do in this life.
3. I prefer foreign films, especially European.
4. Theatre plays and Opera are the two entertainments I gladly spend a bundle of money.
5. Cooking is not a chore for me, but my moments of enjoyment. I pour a glass or red wine, put on a classic music and start cooking. I do it everyday.
6. I am friendly and know a lot of people, but everybody is not my friend, only a few special people I choose are my friends.
7. I speak what’s on my mind, one of my biggest defects.

The nominees are:
http://theothersideofugly.com – Sherri addresses her audience as “Dear Humans”.
http://greendoorhospitality.wordpress.com – Kenley cooks like me.
http://katrinaperkins.wordpress.com – Katrina, actress and stories of theatre.
http://myhomefoodthatsamore.wordpress.com – Josephine cooks food with Amore.
http://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com – Tina expresses thoughts through photography.
http://designsecretsnj.wordpress.com – Nancy writes about design secret.
http://tresorsdeluxe.wordpress.com – Exceptional Jewelry.
http://theamberlight.wordpress.com – Amber is into awareness of energies beyond our physical bodies.
http://tbmarkinson.wordpress.com – American novelist expatriate to England.

I chose a colorful and variegated group of bloggers, each one is an inspiration, check them out and make new friends in the Wonders Of Blogosphere. Create a great rest of the week.Ciao,
Valentina
http://www.valentinadesigns.com

As an Italian designer and true to my origins, I am well-known to bring originality to people’s homes, but that’s not where I stop and any situation is a perfect opportunity to design something out of the ordinary. Check out my three books on
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Paccheri In The Face | Valentina Cirasola | Author and Designer

02 Feb 2014 2 Comments

by Valentina in The Good Life Tags: #BakedPaccheriPasta, #DurumSemolinaPasta, #FootballFood, #PaccheriPasta, #RedVoyageIntoColors, #VeloutéSauce

What is cooking for the super bowl in your home? Do you have something simple, or are you going to surprise your family and friends with some special food? I have made something substantial with a remarkable taste that will linger in people’s memory: Stuffed and Baked Paccheri Pasta.

In Neapolitan patois (dialect from Naples, Italy), paccheri means a smack in the face. I guess the producer of this pasta made with durum semolina thought the excellent taste will smack people in the face. I think that’s the relation to the original word. The specialty I made only looks complicated, in reality is fast and really easy to make.

Filling:
Start with steaming the spinach in a pan covered with a lid and only a 1/4 of cup of water. In a large pan saute’ cubed Italian prosciutto or any ham you like with onion, garlic and ginger. Add steamed spinach, beat 2 eggs and mix them in. Add grated Parmigiano, nutmeg, piñoli if you have them, season with salt and pepper to your taste and stir well to amalgamate everything.

Sauce: I made a velouté of yellow tomatoes from my garden, but you can make your sauce from red tomatoes.

Saute’ 2 cloves of garlic in olive oil, add chopped red tomato, season with salt/pepper and let it cook for fifteen minutes until the tomatoes are soft.
Insert a boat motor (a type of blender that goes into the pan and chops food) in the sauce and blend the tomatoes until obtained a smooth sauce.
My yellow tomatoes gave me a very light sauce after I used the boat motor. To thicken it, I add the yolk of one egg and beat it vigorously with a whisk until I got a velvety smooth sauce called velouté.

Pasta: In salted and boiling water cook the paccheri al dente, drain and set aside to cool enough to handle them. With a small spoon stuff paccheri one by one, it will take 15-20 minutes, but at the end it will be worth. Align them in an oiled baking dish, add the sauce on top and around, sprinkle Parmigiano cheese all over and bake at 400˚F., uncovered until the top is golden brown. All the ingredients are already cooked, it will not take long to melt together.

I hope my friends will bring something good. My picture shows paccheri ready to bake. They were gone as soon as they came out of the oven. Buon appetito, ciao,
Valentina
http://www.valentinadesigns.com

Valentina Cirasola often designs kitchen, dining areas and wine cellars. She is in love with food and cooks every day. What a better kitchen designer than the one who cooks and knows all the needs cooks have? Her deep interest in food led her as an autodidact in the studies of food in history, natural remedies, nutrition and well-being. Robert Taitano, a friend and business associate of http://www.wine-fi.com says:
“Valentina – an International Professional Interior Designer is now giving you an opportunity to redesign your palate”. Get your copy of Valentina’s books on
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Gold Rush | Valentina Cirasola | Designer

31 Jan 2014 12 Comments

by Valentina in Friday Fashion Tags: #DolceGabbanaSpring2014, #GoldColor, #GoldFashion2014, #RedVoyageIntoColors, #ZuhairMuradDesigns

Fridays will be dedicated to a different topic: fashion in the world. Today I am serving GOLD.

Gold is a color of royals in any country, the color of winners, success, and abundance. At the Olympics, winners receive gold medals. Gold is associated with elegance, sophistication and wealth. It is the power of the sun and represents masculine energy. At important events is a must to wear something gold.
This spring 2014, there is no limit where and when to wear something gold, we can wear it even in the daytime without appearing vulgar with an inflated sense of self-worth.

Gold Nails – ES Nail

Swan ring – Ali Express

Gold and silver shoes – Latest Fashion Today

Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad, described as the designer who “makes women feel like goddesses” presented in Paris his spring collection based on floral and gold. His dresses envision gardens of heaven and femininity.

Dolce & Gabbana Haute Couture portrays an abundance of floral fantasy dresses topped with fantasy gold jewelry. Some of their creations are reproductions of paintings from Van Gogh and Renoir for which copyright reproductions had to be negotiated. I absolutely adore their haute couture collection this year!

Wearing gold jewelry will attract the power of the sun to you, silver jewelry will detract that energy from you and put you under the spell of the moon, a feminine energy.

What do we do in the home? Empower yourself with some gold accessories and the energy of the sun, bring in the sophistication of gold and its magnetic positivism.

(Photo below: One Kings Lane)

Ciao,
Valentina
https://valentinadesigns.com/services#fashion-services

Valentina Cirasola is a trained Fashion and Interior Designer, working in the USA and Europe. Born in Italy and in a family of artists, style surrounded her since the beginning of her life. Her many years of experience led her to offer consultations in both specializations. She is the author of three books. Get your copy of Valentina’s book on colors: ©RED-A Voyage Into Colors on Amazon
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Friday Fashion | Valentina Cirasola | Designer

24 Jan 2014 4 Comments

by Valentina in Friday Fashion Tags: #EthnicFabrics, #TribeFabrics, #TribeFashion, #ValentinaInteriorsDesigns, #ValentinoSpringFashion2014

Fridays will be dedicated to a different topic: fashion in the world.
I will bring you some curiosities, trends, novelties, ways to wear garments or how to adapt runways fashion to everyday life. I will start with Valentino, the king of stylists and a magician with a pencil.

His inspiration or I should say the inspiration of the two designers working under the name of Valentino, came from imaginary tribes. In Paris Fashion Week they displayed magnificent fabrics and really showed that their fantasy flew towards far away ethnic groups. The coiffes on the models’ heads seem to have a Tudor’s resonance. The mixture of eras and tribal inspiration is stunning. However, colors are quite dark for being spring and summer garments. In the video, you can see the entire collection.

Au contraire the Haute Couture autumn/winter 2013-14 is regal, with Medieval inspiration, characterized by opulent rich fabrics, but very wearable, in my opinion.

If you have a remanent 70s fashion in your closet, gypsy fabric, ethnic patterns, chunky jewelry, this might be the right time to bring it out and give it a second life with a refreshed look. Ciao,
Valentina
https://valentinadesigns.com/services#fashion-services

New Beginning | Valentina Cirasola | Author and Designer

21 Jan 2014 2 Comments

by Valentina in The Good Life Tags: #DalyCityCityHallArtShow, #MajorDavidJCanepa, #NewBeginningArtExhibit, #ValentinaInteriorsDesigns, #WomeCaucusForTheArts

New Beginning is the title of the art exhibition I visited last Thursday at its inaugural day. It coincided with the inauguration ceremony for the new Mayor David J. Canepa taking a new post in the City Hall of Daly City in California.
The exhibit “New Beginning” will be open from Jan. 16 through Mar. 31, 2014 featuring twenty-two artists, members of the Peninsula Chapter of Women’s Caucus for Art. Many of the exhibitors are painters and a few others are fabric artists, photographers, sculptors and mixed media artists.

All the creations are vibrant, so different from one another and so characteristic. The furniture pieces are extravagant and colorful showing the strong artist’s personality; the water colors are serene and showing limpid waters; the abstracts painting are… yes, very abstract and pull the viewers into the canvas; the acrylic painted grass has a natural movement; the photographs freeze moments in time; the fabric art is highly expressive and there are even ex-rayed chess pieces transferred on canvas. The whole collection is amazing and it will really put some rhythm in the stark hall of the City Hall office building until March 31, 2014.

It All Begins Here-Nancy Woods

Seated Woman-Rebecca Lambing

Elevation – Beate Amler

White Crossing-Marie LaPrade

New_Beginnings_Poster- Maryan Yap

Waves-Annamaria Kusber

Blue Beach-Alysanne McGaffey

Making Friends-Ellen Lee

Onward-Rebecca Lambing

Hollyhocks-Yvonne Newhouse

As a foreigner I can’t help thinking about what mature but young-at-heart women can do in this country, they are unstoppable! But this is me coming from a different latitude, always making comparisons with my country, where most of the women in their 50s are done with life and do not push themselves to strive for more. It is an inspiration to all, our fantasy has no age, it can only grow better, stronger and colorful. My grandmother Pasqua, to whom I dedicated my first book said: “Life evolves until the last moment”.
With this in mind and the inspiration from the art exhibition, I will make sure my life and the life of people I touch is always a “New Beginning”.

Note: The Women’s Caucus was found in 1972 in connection with the College Art Association, WCA a national organization of multi-disciplines and multicultural artists, museums professional, art historians and educators, with the mission to expand opportunities for women in the arts. Marian Yap www.marianyap.com and Bonnie J. Smith http://bonniesmith.vpweb.com are the curators for the “New Beginning” art exhibition.

If you are closer to Daly City, please visit the City Hall on the 3rd floor. The art is for sale and the contact information of each artist is next to each art piece. Wishing Mayor David J. Canepa many terms in his post and Ad Majora to all the artists.
Valentina
http://www.valentinadesigns.com

Valentina Cirasola is an Italian interior designer in business since 1990. She is passionate about colors and all expressive arts. She is a “colorist”. To her, selecting art means to bring out the best energy of her clients and nourish their soul. She is the author of her book on the subject of colors: ©Red-A Voyage Into Colors available on
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Xhilaration Ruffle Curtain | Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

15 Jan 2014 4 Comments

by Valentina in Home Designs Master Tags: #homeDesignsMaster, #MyPersonalAToZChallenge, #ValentinaInteriorsDesigns, #XilarationBedSet, #XilarationRufflePillow, #XilarationRuffleWindowPanel

Welcome to my personal A to Z Challenge on the subject of Home. The goal, in a year time, is to elaborate and dissect topics regarding the Home not as containers of stuff, but as a cocoon for the soul, mind and heart. I will touch on decorations, style, trends, history of the home and sometimes technical information. My challenge is now over!

To find a topic for the letter X was hard, there isn’t anything in home décor starting with X that suited my taste, thus I left it for last to close the series of my challenge Home From A To Z. I found instead a very inexpensive and fun way to cover windows.

Xhilaration Ruffle Window Panels-https://www.target.com/p/xhilaration-ruffle-curtain-panel-50x84/-/A-14565711

Xhilaration Ruffle Window Panels-https://www.target.com/p/xhilaration-ruffle-curtain-panel-50×84/-/A-14565711

Xhilaration Jersey Ruffle Pillow-https://www.target.com/p/jersey-ruffle-throw-pillow-xhilaration-153/-/A-14864584#lnk=sametab

Xhilaration Zebra Bed in a Bag-https://www.ebay.com/b/Comforters-Sets/45462?Brand=Xhilaration&Color=Black

The Xhilaration Ruffle Window Panels. They have been designed to add a soft feminine touch to any window with five ample ruffled layers that create a soft texture. They are transparent gauze to let to sunlight in and still show the view of the outside. If privacy is needed, add the light block fabric behind it. Colors are limited, only white, black and rosy color are available. They are available on Ebay for the magic price of $16.99. Ruffle pillows make a nice parure with the ruffle curtains.

Xhilaration Zebra Bed in a bag twin set is available in hot pink with zebra print, on eBay $49.99, or scroll design for $59.99. Altogether it would make a perfect ensemble for a teenage girl room.
There is good décor out there for everyone, every budget and every style. The important thing is to coordinate all the items in a room and to layer textures with an artistic touch. No one will ever know the décor is inexpensive. Your home begins with your story, tell it in your own fantastic way.

I wrote 26 posts, one for each letter of the alphabet. I had fun in the process and at times I felt the pressure. I hope to have kept you interested and inspired to create a home that is only yours and not a copy of a magazine.

I want to thank Julie Dawn Fox http://myatozchallenge.com/author/juliefox – a British expat in Portugal for being a gracious host of this wonderful idea of anything from A To Z Challenge. Now, I will return to my comfortable one time a week blogging. Ciao,
Valentina

http://www.valentinadesigns.com

It’s my hope that through my writing I am enriching your aesthetic sensibility towards design, style and inspire you to live in beauty. I have loved my profession as an interior designer since 1990. I am here ready to offer consultations on-line if you need it. Check out my latest book on colors ©RED-A Voyage Into Colors, available on

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Riser With A Skirt | Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

14 Jan 2014 6 Comments

by Valentina in Home Designs Master Tags: #MyPersonalAToZChallenge, #NewelPost, #RedVoyageIntoColors, #StairHandrail, #StairRisers, #StairsBuildingCode, #StairTreads

Welcome to my personal A to Z Challenge on the subject of Home. The goal, in a year time, is to elaborate and dissect topics regarding the Home not as containers of stuff, but as a cocoon for the soul, mind and heart. I will touch on decorations, style, trends, history of home and sometimes technical information. One more post and my challenge is over.

Lucky are the people who have a staircase in their home! If I had stairs in my home I would never go to the gym again. Going up and down the stairs, every day and many times during the day is a good cardiovascular exercising and the best way to stay fit. Besides, the staircase offers a good opportunity to turn the space underneath the stairs into extra storage for shoes, wines, books, or a small room for some activity as writing.

In Europe where building code is not so strict people can get away with open stairs, but in America is not possible, stairs must have a handrail. Stair rails installed after March 15, 1991, must not be less than 36” in height.
However, one very important rule is that if a rail has balusters, also called spindles made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, it cannot allow the passage of a 4” sphere between balusters/spindles. This rule was made to avoid small children to go through the spindles and make a long fall to the next floor. It happened to me when I was five years old in Europe in my grandmother’s ancient home. Playing with my brother on the stairs, I went through the rail, flew from a height similar to the second level of today’s home, hitting the marble floor so hard that I was in a coma for 45 days. I can’t even begin to think about how devastated my parents must have been.

Contemporary stair skirt – http://uniquecustommouldingsandtrim.com

Classic stair brackets-http://www.invitinghome.com/Stair_Brackets/Stair_Brackets_List.htm

Stair railing and decorative skirt – http://freeportwoodworking.com/project/interior-trim/

Nick-nack shelving under stairs -BH&G

(Photo credits are given to the respective owners)

Each part of a stair has a name and a rule.
The handrail with the fundamental rule already described.
The tread is where we put our foot to start the climbing. The minimum tread depth must be 10”. I like the 12” tread for better comfort.
The riser is the vertical area between treads. The maximum riser height must be 7-3/4”. This part can be very decorative and one can have fun with tiles, wallpaper, hand drawings and whatever fancies the homeowner, or it can be left plain, while the tread can emphasize beautiful material.
The skirt or bracket is the decorative design created on the exposed wall between the riser and the tread. Is it important to have it? Not really, but it exalts and glorifies a staircase made with beautiful material, sinuous form, and interesting rail. Skirts are for both traditional style or contemporary style homes.
Newel posts are the post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs. There is no limit to fantasy designs, the newel is the end of the stairs, make it attractive.
If you go to my Pinterest board Up And Down the Stairs, you will see some glorious staircases. http://www.pinterest.com/vcvalentina/up-and-down-the-stairs/

Stairs make the focal point of the house, especially if they start in the entry. It is of the utmost importance to design them with flair, otherwise, they will be only an imposing presence in your home. If the stairs are straight, soften them with plans, color, lights, and water features. Ciao,
Valentina
http://www.valentinadesigns.com

Valentina Cirasola has been in business as a designer since 1990. She has helped a variegated group of fun people realizing their dreams with homes, offices, interiors, and exteriors. She is a designer well-known to bring originality to people’s homes. As an Italian designer and true to her origins, she provides only the best workmanship and design solutions. Author of three books all-available on

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It’s A Lowboy! | Valentina Cirasola | Interior Designer

13 Jan 2014 4 Comments

by Valentina in Home Designs Master Tags: #AntiqueFurniture, #ChippendaleStyle, #LowboyFurniture, #MyPersonalAToZChallenge, #QueenAnnStyle, #RedVoyageIntoColors, #TallboyFurniture

Welcome to my personal A to Z Challenge on the subject of Home. The goal, in a year time, is to elaborate and dissect topics regarding the Home not as containers of stuff, but as a cocoon for the soul, mind and heart. I will touch on decorations, style, trends, history of home and sometimes technical information. In two days my challenge will be over.

It’s a boy or it’s a lowboy has the same assonance, no, no newborn in my household, just playing on words.
Lowboy is a low dresser on legs and a few drawers that was so much in fashion in 18th century England. The function of a lowboy started as a dressing table with a mirror, side drawers to keep cosmetics, facial utensils, and accessories for hair, open in the front to allow a woman to sit on a small chair and prepare herself for the day. The most valuable pieces have the typical details of Queen Ann furniture, cabriole legs, pad foot, shell decorations and brass drawer pulls. It continued in the same style through the Georgian era and later Chippendale furniture maker produced it in large quantity. This has been a style forever popular in American homes decorated traditionally in Queen Ann, Georgian and Chippendale style. Are you wondering if there is a Tallboy to go with a Lowboy? Yes, there is and it’s a very tall chest of drawers on legs, sometimes with a wardrobe attached.

Serpentine Front Dutch Walnut Lowboy

Mid-Century Low Boy Dresser

Pied de poule painted Lowboy- Found on The Paris Apartment-Pinterest

Exclusive for Sundance

Pompanoosuc Mill American Vergennes Lowboy

(Photo credits are given to the respective owners)

In modern homes, an antique lowboy might be found in foyer or in empty corners as a filler and seldom is used as a dressing table. Modern master bathrooms inclusive of all the finest amenities, built-ins and stations for each activity have reduced the need for filling rooms with so many small pieces of furniture. Modern versions of lowboy look more like a credenza than a dressing table, especially in the style of mid-century pieces. Their function has changed as well, we might use them for storing linens, tableware or electronic equipment and that’s why their place now is in dining and living areas and not in the bedroom. The container furniture used today for storing clothes is simply called dresser drawers.

If you have an old piece of lowboy and feel the urge to refurbish it, hold that thought for a while. Show it to a furniture appraiser, you might have something valuable, but if it’s painted it over, the value will be gone. Ciao,
Valentina
http://www.valentinadesigns.com