Beauty of Brass in New York Apartment

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqT1AmpKSU1t5oCdEmhUpJjuWVjkIv9ETZEC1LkL2EG6T-5uqDJJFjtw8dwevJUcBJaqIAeDRGXVx8Xc4Mj3yxJyG4I2f78O_GPFaxuFJDClHLl9rREtXlaJ1tIJOpLUWGyB_dRqF7uPoz/s1600/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqT1AmpKSU1t5oCdEmhUpJjuWVjkIv9ETZEC1LkL2EG6T-5uqDJJFjtw8dwevJUcBJaqIAeDRGXVx8Xc4Mj3yxJyG4I2f78O_GPFaxuFJDClHLl9rREtXlaJ1tIJOpLUWGyB_dRqF7uPoz/s1600/001.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIJdaLkzw_zqLkwH1cXOjmcra1YXAav8O5unOJInOovywwOMLXNmlpNKaEwGVk9j_U-fOW-EUgnjVfPCCdv1vJTX4cYtyWORalV5YgIauNTZnNsjRP-5q4JF4M0DWbImmbU_JNfkFly9a/s1600/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIJdaLkzw_zqLkwH1cXOjmcra1YXAav8O5unOJInOovywwOMLXNmlpNKaEwGVk9j_U-fOW-EUgnjVfPCCdv1vJTX4cYtyWORalV5YgIauNTZnNsjRP-5q4JF4M0DWbImmbU_JNfkFly9a/s1600/002.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UJg32kgM1x2HpG2UBo_ohFvpyrRcgSwjxIUitU-pS6OGXqRo8m4ype_tVKWPAH9zuaQs-h_4FKnACR6jcqyanOQLdSadKdIbPK2txNIw7gsF5Hs0on57QbgwRmyya68UseVBELjL9Dbj/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5UJg32kgM1x2HpG2UBo_ohFvpyrRcgSwjxIUitU-pS6OGXqRo8m4ype_tVKWPAH9zuaQs-h_4FKnACR6jcqyanOQLdSadKdIbPK2txNIw7gsF5Hs0on57QbgwRmyya68UseVBELjL9Dbj/s1600/003.jpg" title="eames lounge chair" /></a></div><br />Lots of custom furnishing, midcentury classics and lots of beautiful brass details. This Brooklyn apartment shines with originality and quality craftsmanship.<br />Combination of gold and wood can be seen all around the home and it creates very elegant and cozy feeling.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwell.com/house-tours/slideshow/minimalist-brooklyn-apartment?slide=8&c=y">source</a>

Beauty of Brass in New York Apartment

Lots of custom furnishing, midcentury classics and lots of beautiful brass details. This Brooklyn apartment shines with originality and qual...

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Flea Market Find: Brass Bar Cart (and giveaway reminder!)

<div style="text-align: center;">This weekend, my big brother and I hit up the Aberfoyle flea market. I guess this means that I can check off number 3 on my <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2012/05/design-to-do-list-summer-edition.html" style="color: #674ea7;">Summer to Do List</a>! It was huge, a little overwhelming even, but I found something that has been on my lust list for a long time: a brass bar cart:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlR3TSTpoDeL8wvyDR5hUfLYOagrvzvGbyKrosipZZH-Fted-uKGe-sOKJ_q8r4bwS96H7EqSzbCdvvlOsY_kJu86oJZFSXnCTchwYPI8nHYxLjQdd3bg72b9H5d07CBud7Y7vXkyGEB2J/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlR3TSTpoDeL8wvyDR5hUfLYOagrvzvGbyKrosipZZH-Fted-uKGe-sOKJ_q8r4bwS96H7EqSzbCdvvlOsY_kJu86oJZFSXnCTchwYPI8nHYxLjQdd3bg72b9H5d07CBud7Y7vXkyGEB2J/s320/018.JPG" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> To be honest, I don't really have anywhere to put this, but I bargained it down to $30 and just couldn't pass it up. I was in love. Now I'm looking to some of my favourite bar cart images for inspiration on how to style it perfectly.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnYO3BTLgkilkMLu8x5N9hxq76c8I5ystIFwHcewKnORuyJFWUafnX1r8TN62TARC5J3FAKMf3xPmdAnUinfa_Kytq2jJOQo8vpQ6CwwzMOxmM5gyg7d-nnKV0_EUlsc6r_W_5VNjeZDs/s1600/monika+bar+cart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnYO3BTLgkilkMLu8x5N9hxq76c8I5ystIFwHcewKnORuyJFWUafnX1r8TN62TARC5J3FAKMf3xPmdAnUinfa_Kytq2jJOQo8vpQ6CwwzMOxmM5gyg7d-nnKV0_EUlsc6r_W_5VNjeZDs/s1600/monika+bar+cart.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theglitterguide.com/2012/02/21/style-at-home-monika-hibbs-of-the-doctors-closet/2/">Monika Hibbs via The Glitter Guide</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3DR5o3MWuRoEbNNRvEJ74T9QKIXeiejky87Ptq2ETP7ix6SGpXQ-7sJMCH3OIoukw7vr5_LNPidUwITfeIIcOieoZl4OFep9Z7GUKZJvuTlr3IffI3i116SZfP_k3XF1VGAaZlaXGLe6/s1600/naomi's+bar+cart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3DR5o3MWuRoEbNNRvEJ74T9QKIXeiejky87Ptq2ETP7ix6SGpXQ-7sJMCH3OIoukw7vr5_LNPidUwITfeIIcOieoZl4OFep9Z7GUKZJvuTlr3IffI3i116SZfP_k3XF1VGAaZlaXGLe6/s1600/naomi's+bar+cart.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://designmanifest.blogspot.ca/p/naomis-home.html">Naomi Stein via Design Manifest</a></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG63V7F7tU0K8-RNuZjqWgrjfUv8xgaY0bA1-_zsMGYf-ECmZOhnynyLWaczAqDve7AB-aeOn0N-8B2jChUPFua8C34m32qYlES4DnRjGK8xcKmiMogFPpKFxUfN4EJodg19ZwyE9VxCLe/s1600/deborah's+bar+cart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG63V7F7tU0K8-RNuZjqWgrjfUv8xgaY0bA1-_zsMGYf-ECmZOhnynyLWaczAqDve7AB-aeOn0N-8B2jChUPFua8C34m32qYlES4DnRjGK8xcKmiMogFPpKFxUfN4EJodg19ZwyE9VxCLe/s1600/deborah's+bar+cart.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lonnymag.com/issues/9-oct-nov-2009-issue/pages/1#p88">Deborah Needleman via Lonny</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U2bqK7rq839hAbGQap8KBZZp5J5KRamZZW8qLcPfx4Pei3hrtXz0KzRanXVMozhnGqfiOxPqwsvE2SEgDAi5qkhUc01jGqXlKbCZrRQsdTcgWutzM0AnLsnlKJutLEdyyY7rrWIhVPkq/s1600/catherine%2527s+bar+cart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8U2bqK7rq839hAbGQap8KBZZp5J5KRamZZW8qLcPfx4Pei3hrtXz0KzRanXVMozhnGqfiOxPqwsvE2SEgDAi5qkhUc01jGqXlKbCZrRQsdTcgWutzM0AnLsnlKJutLEdyyY7rrWIhVPkq/s1600/catherine%2527s+bar+cart.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://theglitterguide.com/2012/06/19/style-at-home-catherine-sheppard-of-the-life-styled/2/"> Catherine Sheppard via The Glitter Guide</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIg3WZo0F0-wmU2SbSfIEqwffzd3c-ejn5uc2uJcd2K2BWVwLFHBTR8M9BhMlE2qLdHPCBt3nQxX0BU87dSTT0ggPlyGYx52rVsa2DsQHwIjOoNlR83eboCTU3xBt1U7Tfe4LpFi52BY6/s1600/art+on+floor+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIg3WZo0F0-wmU2SbSfIEqwffzd3c-ejn5uc2uJcd2K2BWVwLFHBTR8M9BhMlE2qLdHPCBt3nQxX0BU87dSTT0ggPlyGYx52rVsa2DsQHwIjOoNlR83eboCTU3xBt1U7Tfe4LpFi52BY6/s1600/art+on+floor+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vogue.com/culture/article/apt-with-lsd-kyle-dewoody/#">Kyle DeWoody via Vogue</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N2byiAVitC9IcGtWTXhgQWQ-qnJNbV50sAtV572wdOb4mr72UcJ3k0sHXNeQ-0nVXD9VPFWQ_rlYwPEIueUPKU2ib_MUNdOH1I5ANeDybBEv8PScDJgqn9rKIOFWyI3fPWiLaLkqzp46/s1600/bar+cart+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N2byiAVitC9IcGtWTXhgQWQ-qnJNbV50sAtV572wdOb4mr72UcJ3k0sHXNeQ-0nVXD9VPFWQ_rlYwPEIueUPKU2ib_MUNdOH1I5ANeDybBEv8PScDJgqn9rKIOFWyI3fPWiLaLkqzp46/s1600/bar+cart+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopsocietysocial.com/pages/manifesto-magalog">via Society Social  Manifesto Magalog 1</a></td></tr></tbody></table> What do you think? I am in love. <br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Also, don't forget to <a href="http://tiffanyleighinteriordesign.blogspot.ca/2012/07/100th-follower-giveaway-2-pairs-of.html"><span style="color: #674ea7;">enter my giveaway</span></a> for your chance to win TWO pairs of fab earrings :)</span></b><br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /> </a><br />ps. I did the magnet test and my bar cart appears to be brass <i>plated</i> rather than solid brass. The finish is a bit tarnished..Does anyone have suggestions for a good gold spray paint? </div>

Flea Market Find: Brass Bar Cart (and giveaway reminder!)

This weekend, my big brother and I hit up the Aberfoyle flea market. I guess this means that I can check off number 3 on my Summer to Do Lis...

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Kiss my Brass Deer

<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lately I've been noticing beautiful brass animals in all sorts of decor, but my fave has always been the deer...</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JKU_oLzKqw-GLjYgf3lLhN-SNGviEGeKD_ezpQy8yb-7LbtbYUqNANjKO_2_bbH6om2_G8UcXmqE6xALiJsgyc30EE8XDEbxeTkLCox73JubJEgFVjqcoj7X67hdBJLO0s5TIumGQG8/s1600/brass+deer+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JKU_oLzKqw-GLjYgf3lLhN-SNGviEGeKD_ezpQy8yb-7LbtbYUqNANjKO_2_bbH6om2_G8UcXmqE6xALiJsgyc30EE8XDEbxeTkLCox73JubJEgFVjqcoj7X67hdBJLO0s5TIumGQG8/s1600/brass+deer+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thedecorista.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLng57s00GOtO-rCh9OBLRIL-AbSfvLpVN87T3xz4If59mfM2irDVh85lx29c21YMfCC_scXZJ2mdo2b7tHqo4cP7wEepj5uquiTVF7ixVlMCbvAmgJmSzxfLeIyMws2bWs7ymozb1hY/s1600/brass+deer.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLng57s00GOtO-rCh9OBLRIL-AbSfvLpVN87T3xz4If59mfM2irDVh85lx29c21YMfCC_scXZJ2mdo2b7tHqo4cP7wEepj5uquiTVF7ixVlMCbvAmgJmSzxfLeIyMws2bWs7ymozb1hY/s1600/brass+deer.jpg" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6H7CHglyBDcNbgVQpuUIiZkgvw9INFej30_R_wQypDI-1_Lu6jo4dug574r3gDjokF6NKNm8PB3io2NmtseV70YJC8XlqbgCn5w3hxbvskWk0rOIYiEW6OO58fQOSnNVAr6O__HREwQ/s1600/brass+deer+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6H7CHglyBDcNbgVQpuUIiZkgvw9INFej30_R_wQypDI-1_Lu6jo4dug574r3gDjokF6NKNm8PB3io2NmtseV70YJC8XlqbgCn5w3hxbvskWk0rOIYiEW6OO58fQOSnNVAr6O__HREwQ/s1600/brass+deer+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/holiday-special-lets-party-in-the-dining-room.html#comment16086228" target="_blank">via Emily Henderson</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTopYkqHrP53Jh-W9ROb9WxqPdk7CU4EkJ8qrmVyFWCP6v8pJeWCmBtQSBFw066xCm0Gabzt29bnQGEcKXUs3_hyphenhyphenicyo803A_MQB-YLC40ymXgyybIIdHov-HqnhiDpU8-q9CnZdmbo80/s1600/brass+deer+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTopYkqHrP53Jh-W9ROb9WxqPdk7CU4EkJ8qrmVyFWCP6v8pJeWCmBtQSBFw066xCm0Gabzt29bnQGEcKXUs3_hyphenhyphenicyo803A_MQB-YLC40ymXgyybIIdHov-HqnhiDpU8-q9CnZdmbo80/s1600/brass+deer+3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Spot them up there? ^ Looking all glam on the white shelf)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">After seeing these images for a few weeks, I had a sudden flashback of a brass deer that we used to have in our home a long time ago. I asked my mom if we still had it kicking around. <br />And guess what?!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9jJ5mzIUPHuKrfk66p3S0FS1ywJ3ltcXkVExhU3dSu4CbUJMeTFh6NWAqT5tWsluTmE4OsehV5AvFFPXLuUDTP3iASGL_EwN-2NhhwolBpSgCHaOgzNmbHTZ1P2ljDIgOsQV4mC2td8/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9jJ5mzIUPHuKrfk66p3S0FS1ywJ3ltcXkVExhU3dSu4CbUJMeTFh6NWAqT5tWsluTmE4OsehV5AvFFPXLuUDTP3iASGL_EwN-2NhhwolBpSgCHaOgzNmbHTZ1P2ljDIgOsQV4mC2td8/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">We did! </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Meet Fawn. Walking around with her nose up all snobby and posh. She's completely adorable, completely in need of a serious polish and, most importantly, COMPLETELY MINE (thanks Mom!). I love it when a non-plan comes together. Don't you wanna just give her a big smooch!?  <br />I'm going to try the lemon and salt technique to shine her up.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Let me know if you have any other suggestions, or any brass pets of your own.<br />xox<br />Tiffany Leigh<br />ps. Thank you all for your congratulations yesterday! You are the best!</span>

Kiss my Brass Deer

Lately I've been noticing beautiful brass animals in all sorts of decor, but my fave has always been the deer... via via Emily Henderson...

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