Balusters inspire new style trend
Borrowing from a highly decorative earlier era, baluster forms make a surprisingly modern appearance in the home. The graceful, simple shape is both stylized and sophisticated at once – translating to timeless beauty.
Surrounded by a mirrored frame, the Italian Garden III print from Chelsea House plays on light to repeat the balustrade motif in shadow
John Robshaw’s Cerulean pillow defines high drama with the classically chic motif contrasted against a neutral ground
Limed oak takes on the stylized shape of a baluster in Barbara Cosgrove’s lamp, finished with a painted parchment ivory shade
Watermarked and spotted tin sits atop Aidan Gray’s whitewashed table, throwing the classical architectural forms into elegant relief
Hand-carved lion heads anchor Tara Shaw Maison’s bergere, ending in delicately carved baluster legs
Style: Classical architecture influences modern design
