The Dark Night
What's Hot in Home Furnishings
Tracy Bulla -- Home Accents Today, 10/1/2009
Indulge in a little mood noir with sultry styles that take their cue from the dark side. Luxed up in crystal, mirror and glass, these mysterious, intriguing designs shimmer brightest after sunset.
Robert Abbey fashions black lead crystal into a classical urn with the Artemis lamp, enhanced by dupioni shade and silver plate accents ($589).
Juxtaposing darkness and transparency, Lalique debuts the Le Noir Cristal Collection including the mysterious Masque de Femme and the exceptionally elegant Gueridon Marsan ($14,000, mask; $65,000, table).
Plated in either nickel or brass, black mirrored knobs from Marjorie Skouras present a sexy, streamlined alternative to traditional hardware ($64 to $179).
Old World meets modern in Vellum's Italian-made, black crystal decanters, part of the Noir Collection ($195 each).
Elongated and tapering, Cyan Design's statuesque candelabra lends an ambience of intrigue in hand-blown, high-gloss black glass ($42).
A classic Venetian-style mirror gets a moody, glamorous update in Go Home's Etched Silhouette version ($390).
Soleil de Provence's fleur de lis footed goblet harks back to antique European glassware, modernized in molded black glass.
Black Venetian glass teardrops sway from the "roof" of Dorian Webb's Pagoda chandelier, dressed with exquisite glass leaves and flowers ($1,940).
Beveled black glass lends knockout drama to Bungalow 5's Asian-inspired console/vanity ($1,375).
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