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Article: 'Distressed' furniture a look that should linger for a while
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 13, 2004
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Ah, furniture that looks like it's been loved and likewise used in
a rambling country farmhouse for generations.
This is the look of the moment, and it can be seen in wooden
coffee tables, armoires, end tables and even dining room tables and
chairs.
Just as jeans come pre-washed and faded to look worn in, now, so
does furniture.
The paint on the edges of drawers and corners of tables is
missing, sanded away or otherwise removed in an uneven, natural way -
- as if generations of little children crashed into the furn-iture
while playing tag in the house.
Experts say it's a look that should stick around for a while,
which, at prices of up to $2,500 for an armoire, is quite a bit more
than those ...