GOOD TASTE - TUCKED AWAY IN WARREN

New York is home to some of the most prestigious interior design showrooms in the industry.   Every year, customers and interior designers flock to NYC to see the latest finds of some of the finest antiques in the world.   Ironically, the most talented Interior Designers often head out of the city for the best pieces, hidden away at dealers that aren't on the map of the masses.  Vol.1 Antiques in Warren, Connecticut is just such a store.   Located in the Warren Hamlet just East of Kent, Vol. 1 has the treasures that keep discriminating New Yorkers coming back again and again. LOUIS XV CHAFFEUSES- VELVET MOHAIR - VOL.1 ANTIQUES Owner Suzanne Cassano has the eye of a collector and the taste level of a curator - her pleasant shop tells the story immediately.   On my most recent visit on a Sunny Saturday afternoon I was stopped in my tracks by these gorgeous French -Louis XV-Chaffeuses  (fireside arm chairs).  The chairs have wood carved frames and the original blue velvet mohair, in excellent condition.  They would be the star of any room in the country or in the city.   Priced at $4,800.00 for  4- they won't last the Winter, so get in touch with Suzanne ASAP.     Just next store to Vol. 1 is Privet House, Suzanne's joint venture with design guru Richard Lamberston.   Privet House is a font of gift and home goods that is the best resource for holiday shopping.   A perfect weekend drive destination anytime of the year -in Winter it sparkles!  With the money you saved shopping outside NYC - why not spend the night?  Just across the street is The Rooster Tail Inn!  A perfect weekend getaway.

Volume 1. Antiques -12 Cornwall Road - Warren, CT 06754

Tel:860 .868 .1900  Email:suzanne@vol1antiques.com

THE WARREN HAMLET IN FULL HOLIDAY SPIRIT - PH: JASON JOBSON