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Dissect any Euro Trash design, and you’re likely to find the “skeletons” of
several pieces of furniture that were destined for the landfill. “Friends always
check with me before they throw anything out, because I usually want whatever it
is,” Phil says. “There are always parts that can be combined with something
else. Say an armoire is three-quarters gone. Use what’s left and add it to
another piece to create something new.”
A saver of locks, hinges, and drawer
slides, Phil sees beauty in these old hardware pieces. “Someone took the time to
make them and they still work. You may never even notice them, but they give
that rejuvenated piece some character, a little something extra.”
(15) A burlap skirt balances the sumptuousness of silk bedding in true Euro Trash
fashion. (16) Display art in frames within frames for fun. (17) An old desk becomes a
nightstand, its drawers the perfect size for stashing magazines and the TV
remote. (18) A mini chandelier peeks from the vibrant inner folds of the 18th-century
bed crown. Phil added a nifty on-off switch for the chandelier at bedside.
BEDSIDE MANNERS
Use chests of drawers and desks as nightstands in lieu of
small tables. They nicely balance the extra-wide dimensions of king-size
beds.
ROD SQUAD
Gild ordinary curtain dowels for a sumptuous effect. To really
show them off, hang them above window height rather than flush with the
window.
CROWNING GLORY
Add a surprise to a bed canopy. Use brightly colored fabric
for the interior or tuck a tiny chandelier inside.
(19) It’s a media cabinet. It’s sweater storage. It’s a mirror. It’s all three—and
you’ll never find it at a big-box furniture store. “The inside is finished with
nice moldings so that the piece is just as beautiful when you have it open,”
Annie says.
(20) Instead of a boxy island, Annie’s kitchen centerpiece is a curved French console
married to a white home-improvement store cabinet.
MARVELOUS MARBLE
Honed, matte marble, instead of
polished stone, adds a look of age to a kitchen.
GRAY MATTERS
Paint kitchen floors dove gray as an all-purpose
backdrop.
DOORS BEGONE
For a custom look, remove cabinet doors and replace with
chicken wire and fabric.
(21) Annie deliberately painted store-bought cabinets white to emphasize
the marriage of new and old. (22) Part of an old bed adjoins the far
left edge of the white island cabinet. The sparkle of a crystal chandelier and
silver candelabra contrasts with the simply painted floors.
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