Furniture for Fairies

STORYBOOK INSPIRATION:

Cocktails in the Bush, by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

The Fairy's Barque, by John Anster Fitzgerald

The Fairies Banquet, by John Anster Fitzgerald

"Preparing for the Fairy Ball," by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

THEME:

What would fairy furniture look like, should a fairy sit on something other than a toadstool, come inside a house, sleep in a bed rather than under a flower petal? Think organic, twisting forms, leaf and twig-shaped pieces, flowery, natural, not too formal, not very ornate. Lighter rather than heavier. Carvings, but not heavy ones. Simple forms, but with a bit of whimsy and playfulness. Lots, and lots of color. Materials should be natural as often as possible (stone, wood, cotton, marble, metal) but never, include iron.

FAIRY FURNITURE:

Le Versha Chair, in Turquoise, at Anthropologie

Le Versha Chair, in Red, at Anthropologie

Le Versha Chair, in Plum, at Anthropologie

Le Versha Chair, in Orange, at Anthropologie

Celestina Katipunan Table, at Barney's

HomArt Twig Server, on Amazon

Golden "Cut Stump" Table, at Horchow

Coralie Bed, at Anthropologie

Guildmaster Carved Bird Headboard, at ATG Stores

Etienne Cupboard, at Coach House Antiques

Oly Studio Dining Table, at Candelabra

Acanthus Leaf Writing Desk, at Decorati

Flandes Bed, at Decorati

Carved Bed, at Decorati

La Lune Queen Bed, at Decorati

Rose Carosse Chair, at Maisons du Monde