Dwellings

We recently took a jaunt to the Financial District to visit the home of a Furnish Green regular. A neighborhood that is comprised of a blaring contrast between residential and fast-paced finance, the Financial District is rich with beautiful buildings that signal the history of the iconic neighborhood. Daryl’s building boasts its own bit of history with the ground floor being occupied by the first fine dining restaurant established in America, Delmonico’s. Walking past Delmonico’s to enter the building, we travelled up a few floors to Daryl’s apartment. Upon entering we were immediately taken with the style and class of the space.

Daryl has been shopping with Furnish Green for less than a year, but he quickly built a reputation amongst our staff as someone who repeatedly left the store with striking pieces. While he claims that he is by no means a furniture connoisseur, we took notice of his knack for acquiring some of the store’s favorite pieces. A mix of strong Mid Century and Danish Modern furniture, and slightly more playful yet stylish accents, we were excited to see how Daryl had implemented the cool pieces he had stockpiled from Furnish Green.

When asked which, among the many, was his favorite purchased piece, he instinctively points to the Floating Mid Century Danish Modern Desk in the middle of the room. The piece has a commanding presence and looks beautiful in the space.

Another focal piece of the apartment is the Globe Wernicke Co. Oak Barrister Bookcase, with the classic rustic appeal of dark oak wood, glass doors and industrial metal accents. While his place is well-lit and open with lots of large windows it may seem that light fixtures would be an afterthought. But Daryl’s zeal for visually commanding lamps result in an assemblage of fun pieces that remain important in the room, even when the lights are not in use. The Brass and Wood Tension lamp and Hanging Globe Swag Lamps really add some Mid Century ambience.

Daryl continues to flesh out the details of the decor. Keeping a close eye on the site allows him to land the perfect accent pieces like these Mid Century Ram Bookends (featured below) which were a definite favorite of the Furnish Green Team.

Big thanks to Daryl for the tour! Here are just a few more photos!

Final image: His amazing rooftop and view.

We love to see our pieces in action, and we hope you do too!  So stay tuned for future Dwellings Features, and let us know if you’d like us to feature your space!

Furnish Green is thrilled to present our second dwellings post about a place called Broken Land. Although it is not a house, it is a home for creative cocktails and an authentic, older-world, rustic atmosphere which is true to it’s location and itself.

Broken Land is located at 105 Franklin Street in Greenpoint between Milton and Greenpoint Avenue and opened its doors in early June of this year. The bar is a gem, hidden in plain sight. It’s filled with charm and character and gives you that warm, calming feeling that only comes when surrounded by the most welcoming of people and comfortable surroundings. The intimate, dimly lit space boasts worn brick walls, an old tin roof, flickering candlelight and a refreshing, spacious back patio.

Before Broken Land opened, the owners, Tim and Julia, came to us looking for the perfect pieces to complete their dream bar. They have said that they wanted to create a place “where we would want to be.” Broken Land was named after the original term the Dutch gave Brooklyn when it was settled, Breukelen, which was descriptive of the marshland where Newtown Creek once was, now Greenpoint. Over a period of a couple months, we worked with Tim and Julia to put together a large mix of pieces of varied styles which complement each other. They both have a great eye for pieces from any era that work well together. As you can see in the photos listed below, the Broken Land space includes mid century, Danish Modern, shabby, industrial and farm style furniture. The majority of the pieces you see were sourced in our shop and we are overjoyed to see the final result, happy that we were able to help turn Tim and Julia’s vision into a reality.

Next time you’re in the neighborhood, take a few minutes and stop into Broken Land. You will find an inviting space, friendly strangers, and more importantly, deliciously interesting new and classic cocktails at a reasonable price.

Today, we take you to the West Village, into the home of one of our customers who has been shopping at our store over the past few years and sent us a few great photos of the space! The one bedroom apartment and patio are furnished exclusively with Furnish Green pieces. The furniture, fixtures and accessories are a mix of farm style, shabby and industrial, demonstrating how a blend of styles and eras can be used thoughtfully together to complete the design of your space. We thought you’d like to take a look.

A photo of the front of the apartment, hinting that the building is a pre-war walk-up, slightly worn and full of 19th century charm.

The living room. A good example of the farm and industrial styles being used together. The main piece is an enamel top table, likely from the 50’s, with a WWII era Shaw Walker Navy officer’s chair. A slim oak entry-way table is tucked in on the side, providing a little extra table-top space. Above, you’ll see two old pear crates that have been fitted with typical L brackets to serve as shelving units. For lighting, a wall-mounted 1940’s medical lamp has been installed with a repro Edison squirrel cage bulb. The accents on top are an assortment of medical jars and an old camping lantern.

The kitchen. The main fixture is an industrial 1960’s warehouse pendant lamp, again fitted with an Edison bulb to provide that famous dim glow. A coat rack, made with a raw wood plank and antique flooring nails from the 1800’s, has been re-purposed to serve as an unique kitchen utensil organizer.

Here is a better shot of the wall mounted industrial lamp and the pear crate shelves mentioned above. As you can see, this is an easy shelving system to install and use. An old construction worker’s lunchbox adds a cool accent to the top crate  and a GoodCandle sits atop the other, adding light and aroma to the room.

A simple bedroom shot. Plain white linens and an industrial tool bench lamp hooked into the wall for a reading light.

The back patio. This rustic, raw wood farm table has been treated with wood sealant to withstand the weather. It is accompanied by two of our assorted wood folding chairs, which we always try to keep in stock. On top, a small shipping crate is used as an herb planter.

The entertainment. The metal record stand was likely made in the late 60’s and serves as the centerpiece of this part of the living room. It holds a Rotel turntable and a Sansui receiver, both from the 70’s. Sitting next to the stand is a cream and black industrial medical stool from the late 1920’s and above is a dark oak picture frame.

As mentioned above, all of the pieces shown in this post were found here at Furnish Green! If you like what you see, check out our current inventory on our website or give us a call to ask if we have anything similar in stock. From tables, chairs, lighting, audio, accessories, candles & even Edison bulbs, we do our best to keep the interesting pieces coming!

If you also have photos of your Furnish Green apartment and you’d like your space to be featured on our blog, send them over!