This is a sneak peek of the dresser.
A dresser I bought for the bedroom.
It is new almost new.
Second hand new.
What I mean is:
I BOUGHT SOMETHING THAT WASN'T AN ANTIQUE!
It is an antique style dresser, but that doesn't count for an antique.
I cannot remember if or when I ever bought furniture that wasn't an antique.
Why? In the land of plenty did I do that?
You got me.
The brocante bug is shaking its head... utter shock.
Think you absolutely did the right thing. It looks very attractive and appropriate to the setting. I think both your apartment & your guests will fare quite well with less than antique furniture. Let the accessories be antique. I am sure it will be quite lovely.
Posted by: nancy w | 27 September 2013 at 12:14 AM
There is a first for everything!?! Franca's waiting for her first billion. Or a first anything with Jon Hamm.
Posted by: Franca Bollo | 27 September 2013 at 12:27 AM
sometimes you must shake it up do the unexpected-still a very nice looking piece...well what we can see of it!
Posted by: g | 27 September 2013 at 01:30 AM
But it is well made, doesn't have that stale smell of antique dressers that is hard to remove. It could be worse, you might have bought furniture at Ikea!
Posted by: martina | 27 September 2013 at 02:01 AM
Sometimes newer just is right.
It looks like it is lovely.
Posted by: Marilyn | 27 September 2013 at 02:06 AM
I love it!
Posted by: Debra | 27 September 2013 at 03:36 AM
And it looks antiqueish.
Posted by: Claudia | 27 September 2013 at 05:26 AM
Looks like a well-made piece of furniture, why not give it a chance to shine?
Good Sense talking to Brocante Bug: a good bargain is a good bargain is a good bargain! ;-) xxx
Posted by: Merisi in Vienna | 27 September 2013 at 07:36 AM
Made me laugh out loud, Martina:
The doors of an antique cupboard in my bedroom every now and then come ajar, and I smell it even in my sleep. I have to get up and close them, too strong a smell. ;-)
Posted by: Merisi in Vienna | 27 September 2013 at 07:44 AM
The brocante bug must have been sick or on vacation the day you bought it! :)
Posted by: 24/7 in France | 27 September 2013 at 08:27 AM
Love it love it love it
Posted by: XiijnTEXAS FRANCOPHILE | 27 September 2013 at 12:46 PM
Maybe you purchased it because it didn't smell of mildew, you don't need two hands to pull on the drawer handles, creeping their warped sides out inch by inch and the dust from insects wont end up on your cashmere sweaters? I like it. A home is actually much more interesting with a mix of old and new contrasting each other.
Posted by: Carol L | 27 September 2013 at 01:43 PM
It is gorgeous and has YOUR LOOK!Thats why you bought it!
Posted by: La Contessa | 27 September 2013 at 04:00 PM
I like it - it is something I would buy for myself.
Speaking of modern, Corey, I am hoping to score an Arne Jacobsen Egg Chair at an upcoming auction; this one's upholstered in black:
http://the-egg-chair.com/arne-jacobsen-egg-chair-details-and-design
And Franca, your comment is too funny!
Posted by: Diogenes | 27 September 2013 at 05:13 PM
Well it is cute... and it will be an antique eventually.
Posted by: jeanne stone | 27 September 2013 at 05:42 PM
ones of these days it will be considered an antique. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com
Posted by: Peggy Braswell | 27 September 2013 at 06:09 PM
Try this recipe .......
A bottle of Vodka (a cheap one)
A really big bag of cotton balls
Dip a cotton ball in the Vodka
clean about a square inch of the
inside of your cupboard.
Discard cotton ball, repeat the
process until you have done the
entire inside surface of the cupboard.
Dry with doors open several hours.
(Even better if you can do the
drying in the sun)
Your cupboard seems to be quite
pungent, so you may need to
repeat this at least once.
It is a bit of a long process,
worth it though.
I've done it to several pieces
and it worked nicely.
Posted by: Janet with Eiffel | 27 September 2013 at 07:43 PM
What a horrible waste of vodka! Maybe if I could suck on the cotton ball before discarding ...
Posted by: Franca Bollo | 27 September 2013 at 08:42 PM
When Franca dreams, Franca goes big. It was hard to chose between Hamm and Clive Owen.
Posted by: Franca Bollo | 27 September 2013 at 08:43 PM
I like it, its fresh looking! I have several old pieces in my home and it seems to have a heavy feeling. I recently purchased a beautiful French dining table made in the 1800's. I bought 6 NEW seagrass chairs, very modern style. It looks wonderful. I like mixing old and new pieces. It makes the old stand out on there own. I'am waiting patiently to see the finished product... love your style!
Posted by: sandy austin | 27 September 2013 at 08:54 PM
Cue "Friends" -- "The One with the Apothecary Table," in which Rachel buys a table from Pottery Barn, then learns that roommate Phoebe HATES Pottery Barn:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_with_the_Apothecary_Table
Posted by: Kathie B | 27 September 2013 at 09:27 PM
Diogenes do not egg Francabolla on :)
I get the Mad Men, and you FB can have the cotton ball with Vodka.
Posted by: French la Vie | 28 September 2013 at 12:07 AM