African Stools

I collect stools from Africa that I find mostly on Ebay. They can be used for extra seating or as side tables, plants stands, or ottomans; and I love how many of the African stools are modern and primitive all at the same time.

This three-legged stool is from Ethiopia. I topped it with an Alpaca pillow to create a soft spot to rest your feet.

This Bamileke Spider Stool is from West Africa.

  




This Senufo stool is from the Ivory Coast.













Resources:
Lucydog Art and Antiques 
Ebay 
Novica

Before Gallery - Renovation I - Foyer

Above left is the Foyer seen from the front door - this is what it looked like when we bought our home. The Foyer was walled off from the rest of the house, because it served as the entrance to the second floor apartment. The day after our upstairs tenant moved out we set to work. Above right is a view of the Foyer under construction.

I was searching Ebay for months, looking for a new newel post - this one came from Pennsylvania. It was missing the finial on top - perhaps it had a light fixture there in its previous life. I found it a new finial on Ebay also, which came all the way from France.We restored the oak treads and installed a new guardrail and banister.

The curved wall between the Foyer and Den opens up to the Kitchen. We kept the original front door, and replaced the hardware.