Like the sun-washed marble of ancient temples, warm neutrals at these Pittsburgh shops suggest elegance and timeless appeal. Let yourself dive into these calming tones and fill both your home and closet with this trend. Even when the trend passes, as they all do, their peaceful qualities will remain.
Shopping for Warm Neutrals in Pittsburgh
Antiquarian
Sewickley and Aspinwall
Century Furniture’s Lars Accent Chair blends Gustavian details with the time-tested forms of ancient Greek Klismos chairs. Its quiet grandeur will lift your interior.
Larrimor’s
Downtown and Online
Drape yourself like a goddess with a Kinross lurex and linen mesh cardigan in sandstone.
Morrow and Dean
Lawrenceville
Handcrafted from natural woven straw and faux pearls, this elegantly beachy clutch is giving elevated coastal vibes.
Sergio Paisley
Mexican War Streets
Enjoy a layer of classic Italian style with Pini Parma’s white thin rib long sleeve cotton polo. Equally impeccable with casual jeans or a dressed-up jacket.
Henne Jewelers
Shadyside
Monica Rich Kosann’s Art Deco-style locket reenvisions tradition in 18K yellow gold and pavé diamonds. The folks at Henne will help you print and fit your photos.
Melissa Ewen mixes Ginori 1735’s Antico Doccia and Oriente Italiano Aurum patterns with vintage hand-gilded Ginori in botanical patterns as well as vintage gold-rimmed Limoges plates from from her collection. Oriente Italiano courtesy of Glassworks. Photo by Dave Bryce.
Ginori 1735
Shadyside
Sewickley-based Interior designer Melissa Ewen has a plate problem: “Dinnerware is a design element I can’t get enough of.” Like most of us with a dish fetish, she finds beauty in new and old, high and low, plain and fancy.
“In design, old can be synonymous with the highly decorated, even the overwrought. And new can be associated with utilitarian clean lines and sharp edges. My current favorite pattern, from the esteemed Italian porcelain manufacturer Ginori 1735, turns those suppositions on their heads. The gorgeous pure-white porcelain of their Antico Doccia collection dates back to the 18th century and the curving profiles of late Baroque Florentine silverwork.”
“Though aged in their origin, there is nothing dated about these plates — their simplicity and refinement always feel right. Nearly 300 years later the company embellishes Antico Doccia with shimmering hand-painted gold in an Asian-inspired floral motif. These gilded Oriente Italiano pieces make for a luxurious, evocative, and elegant dining experience. Both dinnerware collections, designed 300 years apart, feel at home on today’s tables. I also love to hang these on a wall as beautiful, tactile art. There’s a reason they used to call porcelain “white gold” — old, new, or a mix of both, is always beautiful!”
Story by Stephen Treffinger, Danny Mankin, Keith Recker, and Abbey Cook
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