Running down Prince Street in Soho a few week back, this driftwood floor lamp stopped in my tracks.   Not because I loved the lamp  (I do).  Not because it’s a very peculiar and unusual piece (It is).   Because I swear it was the lamp I almost bought for $150, passed on it, went back to buy it, and it was gone.   

Paula Rubenstein is a fantastic store frequently shopped by interior designs, prop stylists, and people who have an eye for the weird, the worn, the vintage and antiques.    When I was an editor at the now-defunct Country Home magazine, I’ve pulled many pieces from here and used them for shoots.  So, today, Paula let me snap a few pics of things I found to share with you.

If you read Daily Danny often, you know I’m a tad obsessed with grouping things together by their material or color.   And this is just another great case in point: vintage glass jars and bottles all grouped together on an aged zinc shelf.    Inexpensive and easy to do at home.

This silver lamp was something I considered buying for the guest cottage at  the house.   I’d match it with a beat up hand woven wicker shade so the juxtaposition of elegant silver metal would contrast with the worn-country look of the shade.  Ying and Yang I supposed or Wabi-Sabi or WHATEVER.   I didn’t get it…   (and how funny how you can see me snapping a pic in the reflection!)

Large glass vessel repurposed into a lamp….

A handmade chair, perhaps sourced from upstate NY.   Not my style, but would be great for a weekend cottage or as a bathroom chair to throw some towels on.  

An oversized ball of twine mixed with vintage sporting equipment.   Okay, I wouldn’t buy this in a shop.  But it’s great prop styling and keeps things interesting.    I’ve seen ginormous balls of twine at Lowe’s Home Improvement and thought about filling a bowl with different types of hardware store string.   Paula, thanks for giving me the greenlight on this idea!

DETAILS:
Paula Rubenstein

65 Prince St.
10012 New York
New York, USA.
1 212 966-8954

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