My dining room was for many years an unused room, except for its function as the household storage depot. After my successful living room makeover I was determined to tackle the dining room. We did not have a dining set, nor did we have any notion of buying one. As with other rooms in the house we had hand-me-down, antique, or "rescued" furniture. So, I was faced with the challange of creating a functional yet appealing space with an ecclectic mix and a very limited budget.
One of the anchor pieces in my dining room is a rescued console. We acquired this about 12 years ago when we were living in another state. A neighbor was moving and had thrown the console out in the trash. My husband thought that I would like it, so he brought me down the block to take a look. Since it was too heavy to carry, we moved it to our house on a skate board (also a rescue from the trash).
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| My Console |
Since I did not know anything about the console and was planning on keeping it, I wanted to find out more about it. I thought that maybe I could compliment it with furniture from the same period. There was a label in the top drawer (a good place to look for markings or labels) that said WIDDICOMB. So, I did some research online.
Here is what one site, Galere Vintage Furniture, turned up. Apparently my console is missing legs, but I still think it's a treasure.
More research into pricing showed that this was a collectable piece. Info from Wright Auctions revealed that this was part of the Origins collection that George Nakashima designed in the 1950s to early 1960s for Widdicomb of Grand Rapids. The search also showed a sale price in the $3,000 - $5,000 range.
I am not really a fan of this period of furniture, but I do love the burled wood. And this is a very functional piece. I made the decision to keep the console as a stand alone item in the room and to make sure that the accessories I use help to incorporate it into the overall theme and feel. More on that in another post...
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