Wild at Heart
Natural conversation pieces
Art deco “Winged” shaving stand, Verve, $145; decorative peacock, Muse Me, $59; French flower, Janet Brown Interiors, $230; garden nymph planters, Janet Brown Interiors, large $64, small $30; water buffalo sculpture, Curated, $59.99; John Derian Heart in Hand plate, Creme de la Creme, $65; Vagabond House pewter garlic clove salt and pepper shakers, Janet Brown Interiors, $66; Archivist big matchbox, Creme de la Creme, $72; estate gilded bronze lions, Janet Brown Interiors, $385 pair; vintage penguin cocktail shaker, Nest, $85; vintage palm tree candelabra, Luxor, $32; fused glass pair of antelopes by Richmond artist Jude Schlotzhauer, judeglass.com, $450; background fabric: Belle Maison Corbin Chocolate, U-fab, $34.99 per yard
Instant Heirlooms
Vintage with a sense of history, no waiting
Cut-glass vase, Luxor, $85; black iron candelabras, Verve, $110 pair; Shakespeare bust, Verve, $145; yellow foo dogs, Nest, $345 pair; rose medallion bowl, Nest, $125; Wooden stand, Nest, $25; sterling silver kiddush cups, Luxor, large $75, small $65; African bronze fertility figure, Nest, $165; Japanese lacquer perfume box, Nest, $125; small wooden stand, Nest, $12; ebony carvings, Luxor, $56 each; glass inkwell, Luxor, $42; Elias pewter picture frame (small round), Nest, $60; rectangular silver plate picture frame, Nest, $48; silver plate picture frame with lion crest, Nest, $155; dragon cloisonne jars, Verve, $195 pair; two-tiered wooden stand, Verve, $40; background fabric: Colonial Williamsburg collection by Waverly, Plum Tree Paisley Ink, U-fab, $42.99 per yard
Bibliothèque
Countless hours of design inspiration
Books | Janet Brown Interiors: “Inviting Interiors” by Melanie Turner, $50; “At Home With Carolyne Roehm” by Carolyne Roehm, $60; “Evocative Interiors” by Ray Booth, $55; “The Collected Cottage” by Kathryn Crisp, $65; “Four Seasons of Entertaining” by Shala Copas, $50. Creme de la Creme:“Mario Buatta, Anatomy of a Decorator” by Emily Evans Eerdmans, $55; “At Home in France” by Timothy Corrigan, $65. Curated Furnishings: “Cabinet of Curiosities” by Massimo Listri, $164.99; “The Book of Printed Fabrics” by Aziza Gril-Mariotte, $219.99. Paper Plus: “Bohemian Soul” by Valorie Hart, $65; “Enduring Southern Homes” by Eric Ross, $40. Bookends | Vintage bronze buccaneer bookends, Muse Me, $495 pair; horsehead bookends, Creme de la Creme, $85 pair; vintage brass lion bookend, Nest, $22; soapstone dragon bookends, Verve, $125 pair; Jack Russell bookends, Creme de la Creme, $65 pair
