Dressing up

The perfect spot for prepping and primping for your day - be it in front of cameras, behind a desk, or wrangling children. The dressing or vanity table - also known as a poudreuse, from the French word for powder - became popular in the late 1600's during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King. And with style choices ranging from traditional curves and cabrioles to clean-lined contemporary, your close-up is at hand.

Christopher Guy's stunning vanity table with gilded decorative screen and pull-out fabric lined drawer.

The Vinstra by IKEA - small scale, small price tag!

In a rainbow of colors or wood stains, Grange's Louis-Philipe Dressing Table with Swivel Mirror.



1930's French Art Deco walnut and black lacquer dressing table with original nickel plated hardware from Antiquities through 1st dibs.

Southwood Furniture offers a dressing table with hand-painting on maple for all of your lotions and potions.

Smooth styling from West Elm in a choice of 3 finishes.

The Directoire Mirrored Vanity from Julia Gray with antiqued mirror and gold leaf detail.

Mint juleps anyone?

Nothing says refreshment like an iced mint julep on a sultry summer day, enjoyed with the fan spinning lazily overhead, while relaxing on the veranda in one of these sexy woven chaise loungers.
The Veranda is a lovely reproduction of a 19th c. design, captured perfectly by Pierre Deux. The ottoman even slides underneath!

The sparkle of chrome feet beckon you to recline on the beautiful Memphis Recamier by Janus et Cie.Gloster's Anassa Relaxer has a woven back, seat and sides with a curvaceous teak frame and cushion.

Whitecraft Rattan brings ergonomic design to your porch or pool with their Bali Chaise, so smart with the pad rolled and buckled as a headrest.
The Veneto Chaise through Design Within Reach is a great eco-friendly option, with its teak frame harvested from sustainable plantations.

Palecek is a leader in the natural and sustainable furnishings market, and their Laguna Chaise with its coir rattan, wicker wrappings and upholstered cane matting is no exception.
One more under the sustainable and renewable umbrella, by the ever clever IKEA with their shapely Karlskrona Chaise.

Would anyone care to join me on the patio?