Favourite Furniture Fridays: Vintage Teak Credenzas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZfOAvC2xB5cLJBirmc6l0xq0y73qOpn0mLfHDhUSIa5kfYgUZxERyrr_qEpnUitr5WWqlCJmgXrMt2hrzRKPWEKZT8WNxAoGGxoYnMASdeHoG5hEFmdrJxU_9fjMoQ0NGmOlaGbWXw/s1600/vintage+teak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZfOAvC2xB5cLJBirmc6l0xq0y73qOpn0mLfHDhUSIa5kfYgUZxERyrr_qEpnUitr5WWqlCJmgXrMt2hrzRKPWEKZT8WNxAoGGxoYnMASdeHoG5hEFmdrJxU_9fjMoQ0NGmOlaGbWXw/s320/vintage+teak.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'm absolutely obsessed with mid-century modern <b>Danish teak furniture</b>, especially the credenza. I really haven't found a more perfect place to host a TV in currently constructed furniture. Mid-century modern furniture began following WWII, and continued through the 60s.<br /><br />Although retro and vintage in look, the pieces' clean lines and simplicity allow it to compliment more modern spaces quite well. Mark my words, I WILL have one of these beauties in my future living room.<br /><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/AVvXsEjhd7XxXGnZ6b93M7MWDWRe5dJScM8LmbMDZTOvd_9XpkQFcELetgnVkdPg55kXb479bUyY5rRzTuMfCSPNKWHrXhRgDc6dgbyMmikhU5H5-qA4gvGWbXRVG4IeqViBqBn_IB-IKcXkFA/s1600/emily+henderson+teak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd7XxXGnZ6b93M7MWDWRe5dJScM8LmbMDZTOvd_9XpkQFcELetgnVkdPg55kXb479bUyY5rRzTuMfCSPNKWHrXhRgDc6dgbyMmikhU5H5-qA4gvGWbXRVG4IeqViBqBn_IB-IKcXkFA/s1600/emily+henderson+teak.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stylebyemilyhenderson.com/portfolio/" target="_blank">via Emily Henderson</a></td></tr></tbody></table>^^ Emily Henderson is one designer who clearly gets my love of teak. You can see it all over this room: the coffee table, the chair, and of course, that credenza! She keeps the space looking up to date by painting the shell of the credenza white, adding a modern chair to the right, a metallic poof, and a bright and contemporary rug.<br /><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/AVvXsEhYn2fdZXiw0WNGwGDLqXEK0TwDt37BuklYK2PsmT2SzKzpfJh3f4LcW-iIl5XKAgxbUxL6fecNATzjkSnW_0TWAbgz6LhQTmzMvyDq9z5l4bO0W713xpxQUMjG2ouBRSeFvsk0y6BW_w/s1600/desire+to+inspire+teak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYn2fdZXiw0WNGwGDLqXEK0TwDt37BuklYK2PsmT2SzKzpfJh3f4LcW-iIl5XKAgxbUxL6fecNATzjkSnW_0TWAbgz6LhQTmzMvyDq9z5l4bO0W713xpxQUMjG2ouBRSeFvsk0y6BW_w/s1600/desire+to+inspire+teak.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2007/6/14/my-love-for-teak-credenzas.html" target="_blank">via desire to inspire</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Teak credenzas work well to hold more than a TV. Use them to display a unique collection (as shown above), or to anchor the bottom of a gallery wall!<br /><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/AVvXsEiiPGRxB1a7-ZMe8a01eVqQRazkwbENuw3OoIDdG0Yl2GT6J7kdI-cdYDsGVsYNliRJnnjR-K97Nt2MOJEP9MpQmlKt6UTQeH5CEkNCEOPutyWr8XAjt3twiqqfpsMZ-gQSHWf1VVe7Tw/s1600/teak+credenza+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPGRxB1a7-ZMe8a01eVqQRazkwbENuw3OoIDdG0Yl2GT6J7kdI-cdYDsGVsYNliRJnnjR-K97Nt2MOJEP9MpQmlKt6UTQeH5CEkNCEOPutyWr8XAjt3twiqqfpsMZ-gQSHWf1VVe7Tw/s320/teak+credenza+4.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-care-for-teak-furniture-109658" target="_blank">via Apartment Therapy</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I think that the teak credenza would also be the perfect addition to any dining room! Use it as a sideboard to hold all your china, and dress the top like a bar: think pretty metal serving trays, sparkling champagne bottles, glass wine decanters, martini glasses and a fabulous lamp!<br /><br />Below I've created two mood boards using the same teak credenza two different ways:<br /><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="http://boards.olioboard.com.s3.amazonaws.com/63518_original.jpg?1327076045" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://boards.olioboard.com.s3.amazonaws.com/63518_original.jpg?1327076045" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modern Living Room</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="http://boards.olioboard.com.s3.amazonaws.com/63622_original.jpg?1327111836" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://boards.olioboard.com.s3.amazonaws.com/63622_original.jpg?1327111836" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glam Bar Area</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Scour your local flee markets, thrift stores, antique shops, and garage sales to snag one of these beautiful pieces for your own home!<br />Love always, <br />Tiffany Leigh

Favourite Furniture Fridays: Vintage Teak Credenzas

I'm absolutely obsessed with mid-century modern Danish teak furniture , especially the credenza. I really haven't found a more perfe...

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