http://excentricitiesinc.com A Boutique Showroom: Interior Design, Home Furnishings & Accessories Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:19:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_253" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Orient Expressed"][/caption] Custom Interiors by Excentricities Known throughout Florida and New York for their unique style and fresh approach to decorative accents, home furnishing, and interior design, Excentricities' talented team of professionals is here to help you make your home ready for a magazine cover. Call, today, to ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=254 [caption id="attachment_242" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Antique Ancestor Painting"][/caption] I fell in love with Chinese ancestor paintings the first time I saw one, many years ago. It was mesmerizing, of exquisite quality, and I wanted to know more about this art form. Why had I never seen these beautiful paintings before? My search for ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=241 [caption id="attachment_233" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="I Have Heard the Mermaids Singing"][/caption] I'm a native Floridian and have lived in Florida all of my life. It's not supposed to be this cold! February is usually quite lovely and mild. Temperatures are in the mid-to-high 70s and the sun smiles upon us all. But this ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=234 [caption id="attachment_224" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Mirrored Two-Drawer Chest"][/caption] Although we don't carry a large number of mirrored pieces I have always had a great appreciation for the finer examples. Mirrored furniture dates back to the latter part of the 12th Century and it was Venetians (before the Renaissance) who mastered the art of ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=225 [caption id="attachment_218" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Excentricities' Red Cross Boutique"][/caption] The 34th Annual Designers' Show House benefitting the Greater Palm Beach Chapter of the American Red Cross is in its final week atop the twenty-story South Tower at City Place and the public's reception has been phenomenal. We are honored to have been ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=219 [caption id="attachment_211" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="2010 Red Cross Designers' Show House"][/caption] How kind of the Palm Beach Post! Last Friday they gave our American Red Cross Designers' Show House a very nice article and included a photo of Frank Maguire (my partner in the Delray Beach Excentricities showroom) and Susan Angert, who ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=212 [caption id="attachment_207" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Recycled WaterProof Fair Trade Bags"][/caption] These stylish one-of-a-kind waterproof totes are created entirely from recycled rice and feed bags, and they -- like the gold and diamond bangle bracelets and embroidered, sequined and beaded mules -- are items I never intended to carry. But everywhere I went ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=206 [caption id="attachment_198" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="A Golden Invitation"][/caption] I love making "habitats" of empty spaces, beginning with floors, walls and ceilings. This once dreary nook was transformed immediately by adding a golden and textured finish to the walls. The deep red base color in the antique rug complemented the gold perfectly, and the ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=199 [caption id="attachment_191" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="White Shagreen Bench"][/caption] Is it any wonder that in the Roaring '20s shagreen was classic Art Deco chic? Also known as sharkskin (though made almost exclusively with stingray since the 19th Century) shagreen clutch bags and compacts were the height of fashion and considered luxury items. This white ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=192 [caption id="attachment_177" align="alignleft" width="260" caption="Handcrafted Inlaid Mother of Pearl"][/caption] Mother of Pearl inlay, also known as luodian, originated in China during the Song dynasty (960-1279) and the technique was soon used throughout Asia. These particular pieces were created by artisans in India. The light base color is rare (dark colors are standard ... http://excentricitiesinc.com/?p=178