In The Wings | Montreal Vintage Furniture

18 Saturday May 2013

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Paris is a Feeling. By amazing Montreal-based travel & nature photographer Irene Suchocki (who happens to be a friend – hi Irene!) She’s a top seller on Etsy, with work currently featured in Target, and seen in various magazines, museums, film & more.

I corralled a gaggle of six year olds last night, have to plant all my annuals & herbs today, and am hosting first) brunch, then) a birthday soiree for a friend on Sunday, followed by a bbq on Monday.

And… I’m leaving for Paris and the Pyrenees on Friday for two weeks! Anyone have any favourite dealers, flea markets or decor hotspots they’d like to recommend?

Which means blog posts may be few and far between for the next little while, though I’ll try to whip up a few before I leave – my apologies. Promise to ramp it up in June!

High Times | Craigslist + Kijiji Montreal

14 Tuesday May 2013

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More vintage furniture finds from Craigslist & Kijiji Montreal. Prices are skewing high this week – try to find common ground!

Art Deco Sofa
Curved and scalloped back grey Art Deco style sofa. Has some condition issues, so try to get the price down further if you’re going to reupholster.
Montreal. $180. APPEAL

Rustic Patio Furniture
Artisan built rustic wood island, bar and accent table, meant for outside patio use.
Dollard-des-Ormeaux. $300. APPEAL

Gilt Carved Chair
Lyre back gilt carved accent chair. Seller has other good pieces too.
Drummondville. $150. APPEAL

Tiger Oak Dressers
Pair of antique tiger oak dressers, including a ladies low dressing chest with an impressively large mirror.
Laval. Asking $400 each. FOR REAL?

Antique Oak Bookcase
Very large vintage oak bookshelf cabinet, in two sections.
Montreal. $1200. FOR REAL?

Sideboard
Not sure about this one… it may be a flimsy contemporary build, or vintage wood?
Montreal. $150. Hinges on quality.

Teak Bookcase Storage Unit
Narrow depth vintage teak bookcase, with bottom storage cabinet. From Benjamin Curran.
Montreal. $400. APPEAL

Breuer Dining Set
Embrace the ’80s with this brass trimmed dining table + yet another six Breuer chairs.
Montreal. $150. DEAL

Bamboo Dining Table + Chairs
Set of 6 bamboo rattan fretwork chairs with embroidered floral cushions, plus a matching glass topped table. If you have a big enough deck, use it outside?
Montreal West. $175. APPEAL

Bamboo Headboard
Have no idea what size it is, or the price, but seller’s moving by Thursday…

Peacock Wicker Chair
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. $20. DEAL

1960s Chest of Drawers
Châteauguay. $25. DEAL

Coconutty | Montreal Vintage Furniture

10 Friday May 2013

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It’s hopping on Kijiji & Craigslist Montreal today – a quick skim yielded these vintage furniture gems!

Pair of A.J. Donahue Coconut Chairs
How cool – these look like the real deal. A set of two A.J. Donahue Winnipeg lounge chairs, a.k.a. the Canadian Coconut chair. With original upholstery: one’s a tweed, the other’s burnt orange. These sell into the thousands at auction. Check out the seller’s period Moroccan rug below as well.
Pointe-Claire. $300 each. DEAL

Moroccan 9′ x 12′ Wool Rug
So on trend! A period 9′ x 12′ Moroccan wool rug, in great condition.
Pointe-Claire. $200. DEAL

Retro Wood MCM Sofa
What a score: a retro mid-century sofa. Might it even be teak?
Montreal. $50. STEAL

Antique Pine 4-Post Bed
Montreal. $85. DEAL

Breuer Chairs
Boucherville. $125. DEAL

Deco Dresser + Round Mirror
Montreal. $35. DEAL

Child’s Rocking Chair
Montreal. $30. DEAL

Oriental Rug
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. $125. DEAL

Oriental Rug
Saint-Laurent. $100. APPEAL

Chrome Étagère
Anjou. $50. DEAL

Classics | Paul McCobb Room Divider

09 Thursday May 2013

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Doing anything tomorrow morning at 9? A Hampstead estate sale has this Paul McCobb mahogany and brass room divider, price unlisted…

And before you judge it unfairly, view it in a more flattering light!

Known as “America’s Decorator,” Paul McCobb was a hugely influential and popular mid-century designer, with very strong auction results today. This room divider is an iconic piece, first designed for 1952′s Irwin Collection for Calvin Furniture. Explore its history thanks to the blogger behind Planner, Perimeter, Predictor, Paul McCobb.

Auction results are wide ranging over the last decade, averaging $2,000-$3,000, so expect this will require a chunk of change. Hope someone reading brings it home!

Designer Cred | Montreal Vintage Furniture

06 Monday May 2013

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So I picked up this same 48″ giltwood Italian mirror from Kijiji Montreal last week (yes, it’s tacky, & gaudy, & sunburst mirrors are sooooo over, but I still like it! Plus it’s eminently re-sellable should I tire of my Versailles moment. I’m trying to convince my husband to place it somewhere unexpected, instead of over the mantel.)

But I karmically exhausted my online classifieds finds with that score, until today. Hope some of these vintage furniture picks find their way into your home!

James Mont Style Ming Chairs
Pair of black lacquered Ming or horseshoe armchairs, with brass trim. Look like knock-offs of James Mont’s famous chinoiserie chairs, from the ’70s. Here’s another pair, with similar details to today’s find. If these are by Century Furniture, a total steal.
Montreal. $125 for pair. APPEAL

Vintage Credenza
I quite like the details on this credenza, and the seller seems generously minded.
Montreal. Inquire for price.

Vintage Sliding Door Sideboard
Another retro piece. Probably not the best quality, and those colonial legs are just wrong, but the price can’t be beat.
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu. $30. DEAL

Huge Oak Bookcase
Look at the scale of this bookcase – it’s 8′ tall by 5′ wide, all in dark stained solid oak, with nicely carved trim.
Montreal. $1350 or best offer. FOR REAL?

Antique Table
Like both the tone of the wood, and shape of the legs.
Charlemagne. $125. APPEAL

Ebony Console Table
This has all the hallmarks of a Victorian ebony wood table – maybe even Anglo Indian? If it checks out in person, snatch it up and get the leg repaired.
Montreal. $150. Hinges on age.

Vintage Deco Sofa
Interesting feminine scalloped back on this sofa – get it reupholstered?
Montreal. $70 obo. APPEAL

Lane Coffee Tables
1950s or ’60s Lane Furniture coffee table + accent table, in their chippendale style. Spotted the Lane mark in one of the photos – seller omits the keyword.
St-Mathieu-de-LaPrairie. $225. APPEAL

Child’s Play Table
Antique, solid wood child sized table, with drop down leaves.
Verchères. $130. APPEAL

Cowhide Retro Sofa
The Charlie Brown of sofas? Bonus points if the cowhide is actually cowhide!
Montreal. $150. APPEAL

Retro Telephone Table
Cute yellow & turquoise combo!
Rosemère. $65. DEAL

Banana Leaf Chairs
Set of four, originally from Pier I.
Montreal. $150. APPEAL

Art Deco Dining Chairs
Four Art Deco wood dining chairs, in good shape. Seller has a matching buffet too.
Verdun. $100. APPEAL

Retro Buffet
Montreal. $75. APPEAL

Moroccan Rug
Montreal. $45. DEAL

Blue Table
Mercier. $65. APPEAL

Vintage Dresser
Verdun. $40. DEAL

Too bad those coffee tables above weren’t the mod white babies in this vintage Lane ad!

Lincoln Logs | Craigslist Furniture Montreal

04 Saturday May 2013

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A Craigslist Montreal sweep for starters – I’ll move on to Kijiji furniture pickings soon!

Log Dresser
As if you needed any, confirmation that I have weird taste. I could definitely see this chest of drawers limed or whitewashed with swapped out hardware, and used in a cottage.
Montreal. $80. APPEAL

Metal Typewriter Table
Also, I’m a sucker for chartreuse. So I’m loving this vintage metal typewriter table, that the seller is cleverly hawking as a bar cart.
Montreal. $30. STEAL

Eames Style Leather Lounge Chair
A bent plywood and leather Eames style lounge chair + ottoman.
Kirkland. $175. APPEAL

Sectional Curved Sofa
Look past the retro floral (unless that’s your thing!) to the rounded shape of this sectional… If you’re going to reupholster, try to knock down the price.
Montreal. $200. APPEAL

Walnut Veneer + Chrome Wall Unit
I (think) this is a walnut veneer wall unit with chrome trim – hard to tell in pics. Could be cool in the right space!
TMR. $100. DEAL

’70s Glass Table + Chairs
Round smoked glass table + 3 chrome chairs from the ’70s.
Montreal. $80. DEAL

Rattan Daybed
Cover it with Sunbrella fabric and use it on your deck?
Lachine. MMRC. $50. DEAL

Mid-century Daybed
Fabric’s on its way out. Maybe the seller is willing to negotiate?
Villeray. $250. APPEAL

Retro Step Table
Like that this is finished on all sides, and the nifty long brass pull in the drawer.
Montreal. $90. APPEAL

Fauteuil
Has feather cushions… get it reupholstered?
West Island. $99. APPEAL

Also – reader Kathleen is moving, and she’s holding a house contents sale in Côte-St-Luc this weekend. I liked her lucite pieces and Widdicomb bedroom set - see if there’s anything that catches your fancy!

Buffeted | Kijiji + Craigslist Montreal Furniture

30 Tuesday Apr 2013

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Loads of credenzas, sideboards, bureaus & buffets in today’s vintage furniture sweep on Kijiji & Craigslist Montreal!

Four Chrome + Vinyl Chairs
Set of four rounded chrome chairs from the ’60s or ’70s, with brown vinyl seats.
Laval. $150. APPEAL

Rosewood Wall Unit Shelves
Vintage ’70s rosewood wall mounted shelf system, including cabinet components plus shelves.
Laval. Inquire for price.

Rosewood + Leather Lounge Chair
Leather’s a little beat-up on this vintage ’70s rosewood lounge chair, but it looks salvageable. Same seller as the shelves above.
Laval. Inquire for price.

Vintage Wood Bureau
Mid-century style wood long & low dresser, with very pretty integrated wood handles.
Montreal. $220. APPEAL

Hekman Desk
French styled wood desk or table, from decent brand Hekman Furniture. Seller claims to have paid $2,200 originally… The older, the better: quality’s slipped in recent years.
CSL. Inquire for price.

Art Deco Armoire
Attractive rounded pillar ends on this Art Deco armoire.
Outremont. $400. APPEAL

Pair Teak Chairs
Two basic ’70s teak chairs, that need recovering.
Montreal. $100. APPEAL

Turquoise Dresser
Like that someone’s already done the work painting this piece…
Beaconsfield. $225. APPEAL

Side Table
Pretty raised lip tray top on this rectangular accent table.
Berthierville. $40. DEAL

White Buffet
Like the pillars on this vintage white buffet, with mirrored doors.
Saint-Constant. $150. APPEAL

Vintage Bookshelf
Nifty trellis top on this basic bookshelf.
Rosemère. $90. APPEAL

Mid-century Buffet
Architect designed credenza, with rippled plastic or glass sliding doors. I’m not loving the chunky round knobs, but maybe new hardware might freshen this up?
Montreal. $200. APPEAL

French Satinwood Bedroom Set
So the seller’s asking $1600 for this bedroom set, but they’re also describing it as bird’s eye maple. I think this is a 1930′s french empire style cross-banded & inlaid satinwood suite, with ormolu mountings. The modern approach would be to incorporate a single piece instead of the whole set into a room – see if they’re willing to break it up? I like the three drawer chest best.
West Island. $1600. FOR REAL?

Retro Bedroom Dressers
Montreal. $120 for both. APPEAL

Paisley Armchair
Montreal. $60. APPEAL

RS Associates Floating Teak Tables
Montreal. $200. APPEAL

Vintage Dresser
Montreal. $50. APPEAL

Retro Dresser
Laval. $95. APPEAL

Want further inspiration for the French satinwood suite above? Look how Jenny Komenda from Little Green Notebook used a similar styled chest in her home office (her’s is ribbon mahogany, but you get the drift…)

Curiosities | Montreal Kijiji + Craigslist Furniture Finds

27 Saturday Apr 2013

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Mystery prices on a few of the vintage furniture picks from Kijiji & Craigslist below – see if you can pin these Montreal sellers down!

Curio Cabinet
Leaded glass and edwardian lines on this petite curio cabinet with mirrored top.
Hampstead. $150. APPEAL

Blonde Atomic Vanity
Pale toned vanity in an atomic fifties style. Includes a chrome chair.
Berthierville. $75. DEAL

Flamestitch Blue Provincial Sofa
Seller has loads of stuff. There’s the granny-style couch above, plus an armchair, bedroom set, chrome child’s highchair, four intriguing retro dining room chairs, cool coffee tables, and more.
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac. Sofa is $125. APPEAL

Credenza +++
So this Sanctuaire Condos seller is emptying house, but has no prices listed… Their dining room set, armchairs, bar cabinet and mirrors caught my eye: see if the ask is reasonable?

Six Antique Convent Chairs
Set of six wood chairs, originally from a Quebec Ursuline convent.
Saint-Hubert. $250. APPEAL

Pier I Asian Cabinet
Standard Pier I asian style cabinet, from the MMRC. Another seller in Saint-Jérôme seems to have the same model + coffee table, for $80.
Lachine. $75. APPEAL

Vintage Wardrobe/Secretary
The original space-saving solution! A combo wardrobe/secretary in hardwood, perfect for a closet-less entry.
Montreal. $200. APPEAL

Leather Recliner
As far as leather recliners go, this one isn’t so bad – real leather, the poofiness is somewhat restrained, and bet it’s comfy…
Saint-Hubert. $70. DEAL

Robin’s Egg Blue Table w/ Drawer
Mercier. $65. DEAL

’70s Drafting Table
Westmount. $35. DEAL

Vintage Wood Dresser
Griffintown. $30. DEAL

Vintage White Dresser
Saint-Eustache. $75. APPEAL

Move It | Montreal Vintage Furniture

25 Thursday Apr 2013

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If you like any of today’s Kijiji & Craigslist furniture picks, please call the seller right away! You’re up against pro Montreal dealers & pickers, some of whom flip the same pieces on the online classifieds for hundreds of dollars more…

Pine Secretary
Hmmm. Diamond panelling on this secretary and it looks pine, plus seller claims great age – this might add up to a good Quebec piece.
Montreal. $175. DEAL/STEAL

Cube Stackable Shelving
I’m really liking this 81″ x 56″ cube shelving system, with interesting cutaway corners. Made out of pressboard, possibly? Bonus points for solid wood.
Repentigny. $85. DEAL

Antique Mirrored Sideboard
Like the vitrine ends and fancy grain on this antique oak sideboard.
Quebec. $200. DEAL

Peacock Wicker Chair
Pretty green vintage peacock wicker chair.
Mercier. $55. APPEAL

Vintage Blue Armoire
Antique rustic kitchen cupboards with open back, in beadboard painted blue.
Mercier. $285. APPEAL

Hoosier
Vintage kitchen hoosier cabinet, in good condition.
Berthierville. $600. APPEAL

Antique Dresser
Chipping veneer… call it character and live with it, or pull out the paintbrush.
Montreal. $120. APPEAL

Magazine Table
Retro wood table with leather magazine holster.
Montreal. $35. DEAL

Maitland-Smith Console
Half moon wood console table, recently purchased from Maitland-Smith (a decent quality brand.)
Montreal. $150. DEAL

Retro Wood Dining Set
Vintage round wood dining table with one leaf, extending to an oval. Plus 4 chairs.
Laval. $100. DEAL

Handwoven Bright Wool Textiles
Nice set of handwoven rugs and runners in vivid colours.
Pierrefonds. $40 to $85. APPEAL

Florentine Tole Bed Tray
Vintage Italian tole bed tray, with some scuffing. If you love romantic or Shabby Chic decor, check out the seller’s (expensive) tole nightstands & jardiniere too.
Montreal. $50. APPEAL

Emerald Green Velvet Armchair
Vintage wood framed armchair, in a fabulous bright green velvet.
Montreal. $75. DEAL

Antique Eastlake Dresser
Still has the original pivoting mirror.
Pierrefonds. $185. APPEAL

Moroccan Table
Hand-painted motifs and interesting carving on this Moroccan hexagonal coffee table.
Montreal. $75. APPEAL

French Provincial Sofa
Venise-en-Québec. $100. DEAL

2 Brass Coffee Tables
Montreal. $125. APPEAL

Round Wood Card Table
Outremont. $20. DEAL

White Vintage Dresser
Montreal. $35. DEAL

Painted Wood Coffee Table
Montreal. $25. DEAL

24 Hours | Montreal Vintage Furniture

20 Saturday Apr 2013

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Furniture deals from Kijiji & Craigslist Montreal over the last 24 hours!

Antique Dresser
Nice looking Canadian style antique dresser, with one inlaid panel. I love all this seller’s stuff – see more listings below…
Montreal. Asking $150. DEAL

Antique Sewing Cabinet Nightstand
Nifty interior compartments…
Montreal. Asking $20. STEAL

Six Library Chairs
Check out the seller’s toolbox too.
Montreal. $25 for all six. STEAL

Six Asian Rattan & Leather Chairs
Set of six oriental style rattan chairs, with chinoiserie motifs and chestnut leather seats. Same seller has a honey-toned chinoiserie china cabinet as well.
Montreal. Asking $200. APPEAL

Antique Persian Rug
There’s only one photo and not many details, but this antique 77″ x 53″ rug was purchased in Baghdad and has an appealling, intricate field design and vegetable dyed tones… Worth examining in person!
La Prairie. Asking $250. APPEAL

French Dining Table
French country style parquet dining table, brought over from France. This looks extremely well made.
Saint-Lazare. Asking $300. APPEAL

Teak Bar Cart
A made in Denmark teak cocktail or bar cart.
Montreal. Benjamin Curran. Asking $150.

Vintage Dresser
Antique rustic wood vanity style dresser, missing mirror.
Montreal. Asking $160 or best offer. APPEAL

Half-Moon Gateleg Table
Demilune console table on gateleg base, that folds open. Needs new dowel supports.
Montreal. Asking $65. APPEAL

Metal Footstools
Vintage metal footstools, painted turquoise with new fabric. Not sure how high these are, which might limit their usefulness as benches…
Montreal. Ives Restoration. Asking $30 for pair.

Vintage White Dresser
LaSalle. Asking $35. DEAL

Wicker Table
Montreal. Asking $65. APPEAL

Demilune Scalloped Wood Table
LaSalle. Asking $35. DEAL

Long & Low Bookshelf Cabinet
Laval. Asking $40. DEAL