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you should not be worried about affecting the value of the chairs at all. i work for a residential design firm in NY and we buy *real* museum pieces for clients (sorry but this chair is definitely not) and they are always restored before sale. anyone that thinks that leaving crappy paint chips and rust etc intact on midcentury furniture watches too much antiques roadshow.

that said there is a difference between 'restoring' and 'repainting'. try doing some touch up work instead of completely repainting and it will probably feel less aggressive and more authentic to the piece, if that bothers you. i'm sure if you brought one chair to a paint store (they're not that heavy) they could match the color for you. personally if they were my chairs i would leave them as is because i like the imperfections.

it looks pretty + tasty but how much of the radish do you actually taste when it's cooked?

belgian white from blue moon brewing co, served with a slice of fresh orange. aaaaaahhhhh.

i am wondering how they are permitted to knock off the jacobsen egg chair and not get sued?

wow, love the blue and bronze wall treatment in the main photo. what is that and where's it from?

oof, this totally reminds me of my grandparents' house....

this is one of the first house tours in a while that i have actually found to be inspiring. never in a million years would i ever expect to like trim painted orange...but somehow it just works here, amazingly so. the furnishings, details and artwork are also surprising and fantastic. thank you AT for featuring a dynamic and sophisticated house.

the structure of the house is gorgeous and i love the juxtaposition between the classical details and the modern furnishings/lighting. also the art is fantastic! to be completely honest, some of the areas did strike me as a bit 'college-dormy', such as the desk area, the bedroom (is that just a mattress on the floor??) and the kitchen cabinets (messy). but as others have commented it is refreshing to see a house that isn't so 'styled' and is a little more real.

Made this last night for dinner (used a regular lemon and my grocery store only had bone-in chicken thighs with skin so removed them myself). It came out great! My husband, who has never been a fan of fennel, commented that it was much more flavorful with the lemon + garlic than previous times I have made it. And the chicken was also moist and flavorful. I served it with basmati rice and we had a nice mineral-y chardonnay which really complemented the dish. Not to mention while it is cooking it makes your house smell amazing. :)

This is lovely; great way to add subtle texture to a space.