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Decorative Collective
01/15/2012 @ 6:14 pm
It’s not often that I come across a piece of furniture that stops me dead in my tracks. Usually it’s a picture in a magazine or off of an internet website. This particular time it was both. I was at work looking through the latest World of Interiors magazine that has just come in the mail. My favorite section is in the back where all of the European shops list their ads, or in Euro speak, stockists list their ads. It’s everything I want but can’t get sort of teaser. It costs just as much to ship the item as it does to purchase it in most cases. It’s still fun though, because if I really want something, I can have my upholsterer replicate anything, and I mean anything! The picture that made me pause wasn’t in the back with the others. It was a full page ad for an Italian flooring and cabinetry company called “I Vassalletti”. I love this chair. I love the modern table beside it too.
As I made my way to the back of the magazine I spied an ad that has a similar piece of furniture attached to it and it’s advertising a website called “Decorative Collective”. Looked it up and it turns out that it’s the “1st dibbs” of Europe. When you log on their home page, the have a logo that says, “ONCE VISITED, FOREVER ADDICTED”, I’m like - really? Catchy, bold, but how true?
Well, its been 48 hours and I’m still plowing through their never ending inventory. My favorite category is the “Resortation & Re-Uphostery” link. I already have a favorite shop, Stringer Antiques and Interiors, with an email into them about shipping costs. I'm in love with these chairs too!
The really great thing about this site is that all of the merchandise is listed with the top three currency’s so you’re not stuck doing the math. I once dropped a small fortune when I bid on something from the UK Christie’s Auction House, but that’s another story. So with Decorative Collective you get the price in Pounds, Euro and Dollars. I emailed the vendor and received a response within 24 hours.
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