Mark your calendars and tell your friends:
Our next One Kings Lane Tastemaker Tag Sale is on MAY 3. Whether you are in the mood to buy or not, take a look. John and I have busted our butts to curate a wonderful selection of items, and we hope you are inspired by our finds. And if you are inspired to make a purchase, we salute you!
Of course, there will be gobs of color, loads of whimsy (!), and plenty of fun. If only we could serve cocktails as you browse our wares… and crank up the Paul McCartney and Wings…
Best of all, the prices on our sale range from a few hundred dollars to just over $1,000, so this selection is VERY accessible. Just think: You can tap into the John Loecke, Inc. brain trust without having to hire us.
Actually, you SHOULD hire us, but this will give you a taste of our sensibility and suck you into our world.
Here’s a taste to inspire you.
A quartet (doesn’t that sound so much romantic than “four?”) of vintage folding game chairs in a faux-bamboo Hollywood Regency aesthetic (doesn’t that sound so much nicer than “get up?”) that we custom-upholstered in a delicious 1960s-style purple and green floral fabric with a jaunty orange welt. We used the same treatment on the accompanying card table. “These chairs make me want to play canasta,” says John. “They say cocktail hour to me,” says Jason Oliver. “Forget the canasta.”
A pair of vintage cream-hued chests in the style of Dorothy Draper that we picked up in Palm Springs last year. These are NOT Dorothy Draper, they are in her inimitable style so don’t complain if you buy these and thought they are Draper. But these chests are simply delicious, and we want to caress their alabaster skin.
A vintage wood drop-leaf dining table that we purchased down in Florida. This would be perfect for an apartment as you can use this as a sofa table behind a couch and then trot it out for the occasional dinner party. Two in one: Now that’s a quality we just love. Simple, chic with elegant turned legs. Light distressing makes it look like it has been in the family for generations.
A PAIR of comfy-chic slipcovered armchairs in a Decorators Walk floral pattern, a happy, wonderful mix of pink hydrangeas against a green-and-white ground. Perhaps to place before a fireplace or opposite a sofa. Very Dorothy Draper-ama! Just imagine: “Do you prefer the pigs in a blanket or the crudités, Kip? I prefer a good wiener myself. What a lovely night to stay in and sip a cool rose and curl up on this delicious sofa, n’est-ce pas?”
A delicious demilune table, perfect for a foyer.
A PAIR of wonderful armchairs done up in a Beverly Hills Hotel coffee shop-styled fabric from Decorators Walk. The arms are bright yellow and the backs a lively bamboo trellis pattern. These would make a wonderful statement in front of a fireplace or at the ends of a dining table. Truly unique and detail-driven.
A pair of vintage silver metal stools that your favorite design team at John Loecke Inc. had recovered in a wonderfully smart Trina Turk yellow-and-gray pattern. “These are amazing,” says Jason. “Better than a Singapore sling.”
A fabulous, super-comfortable chaise in a jaunty toile with orange buttons and welting.
Tags: furniture, One Kings Lane, shopping, Tag Sale
I will be there at your King’s Lane showing at the crack ‘o dawn…. Martini in HAND! Thank you, Yvonne
Damn! I won’t have Inetrnet access on May 3! I NEEEEED those chairs and that faux Espana chest!!