Burlap becomes the new
velvet as recession-time furniture mixes trends in organic, industrial and
recycled. The designs may be modest, but the prices aren't.
The Millet lamp by Rita Botelho goes for $850.
At the Dan Marty showroom in the Pacific Design Center, the heart of West
Hollywood's design scene and the place where top decorators shop for their
wealthy clients, light fixtures made from old French apple baskets carry $1,600
price tags and canopy chairs upholstered in burlap sell for $3,600 a pair.
"Some of these pillows cost $600 each," Marty said, pointing to shams made from
grain bags. Customers tease him about the high prices, but the pillows are
selling -- about two dozen a month. Kathy Hilton, Paris' mom, just picked up
eight of them.
dumpster diver deluxe is resonating among affluent shoppers who simply want to
dial down ostentation and not appear out of step with the times.
as if the wealthy are trying to play the role of an 'impoverished man,' but in a
very safe way,
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