Posts in category Decorating & Design Inspiration

Cheers to the New Year! Antique French Champagne Riddling Rack

Antique French EngravingCalling all champagne lovers! You can’t go wrong with an antique champagne riddling rack!

Designed to hold bottles of champagne during the fermentation process, this riddling rack is also a great way to display empty bottles for a whimsical wine room display, or perhaps to display the wines that will be offered for the evening’s entertainment, or just to add ambiance.

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vintage french champagne riddling rack accessory

It’s a timeless French look and a perfect addition to any kitchen or wine room!  Très chic!

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Festive Holiday Antique Displays

Antique French EngravingAs the most wonderful time of the year is upon us, we would love to show you some creative ways to put together festive displays while using antiques in your holiday décor. From pewter to brass to Country French art, antiques bring sensational detail and make a one-of-a-kind statement for your special celebrations. Make sure follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest where we are always bursting with fresh ideas for every season.

Pewter Antique Accessories & Furniture

This antique pewter accessories collection paired with the bold traditional red and green colors of Christmas holly creates a very merry ambience for a festive tableaux. The antique painting of a church compliments the setting by giving depth, texture and added sentimental value to the display.

Christmas Display Antique Accessories

Antique Furniture Christmas Decoration

Shining bright are the accents that light up our homes with Holiday cheer. This setting’s antique tumeaux is the perfect focal element to showcase the meaning of the season. Notice how the early 19th century artist captured on canvas a family exchanging gifts ~ truly art imitating life. Even centuries later these traditions still hold a special place in our hearts, as it is the time of the year to be humble and thankful for our loved ones.

Antique Trumeau Christmas Display

This time of year we reflect on what we are thankful for – the people and moments that make us truly grateful. I am extremely grateful for all of you, our clients and friends. Your encouragement, support and advise inspires us to do what we love every day, and for that, we thank you.

Have Wonderful Holidays and Merry Christmas!

Inessa Stewart's Antiques

Autumn’s Embrace

Antique Letter EngravingFor antique collectors, any change in season is the perfect excuse to use antique furniture and accessory finds to make a splashy tableau around a home, showing off their treasured collection. As we gather next week for Thanksgiving, we look for inspiration when creating table settings that express our own personal taste and the love we have for those with whom we share this special day. These creations are etched into our memories, gleaned from our personal collections and family mementos. Whether inspired by the rustic or more formal decor, antiques are an excellent starting point for our holiday table display.

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Make a perfect mix of rustic and refined by bringing in the element of nature with delicate wreaths on blue transferware plates topped with small pie pumpkins to heighten the autumnal appeal.

Antique Furniture Table Setting

Antique AccessoriesThis 18th Century Italian Madonna statue makes an eye-catching centerpiece for our celebration while adding a timeless and tender element to this table setting. The dusty miller, mums, berries, hydrangeas, lilies and roses in rusty hues complete this vibrant, seasonal tableau!

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Autumn’s Embrace by Inessa Stewart
As summer gives its way to fall,
It ushers cooler breath of winter.
We take joy in seasonal rebirth
With every shimmer of a leaf and in ever timber’s splinter.
 
The birch trees now dressed in amber
Scatter relics of summer’s luster
As we embrace these golden days, delighting in
The palette of every fruit and berry cluster.
 
Celebrating the bounty of autumn crescendos
Around the family table dressed with scarlet and gold,
We pleased to share the joys of the season
With feasts of harvest embracing us into ancestral fold.
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Antique Furniture Table Setting
Inessa Stewart's Antiques
 Inessa Stewart

Antiques in Style is a source of joy for me to create, and hopefully will be a source of inspiration for you! The variety, artistry and history of the antiques and vintage pieces that surround us every day provide pleasure, beauty and sometimes even intrigue.

The classics never go out of style, and each era, country, and even artisan's interpretations create an environment that is always full of surprises.

It is truly a pleasure to bring such timeless style together for every client and follower of my blog. And of course, your input is always welcome!

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