Comforting Saarinen tulip tables...

My Mum has the most exquisite taste, always has had, as one is born with that gift, its not I fear something that can be developed. Everything in her home is effortless, elegant and stylish. She still has a tulip table, it must be over 3o years old or even older; it must be because I grew up with it. So I have this deep-rooted comfort factor with these tables, the shape of them, as it makes me think of my childhood. My favourite game as a child was to try to get myself in entirety on the base, imagining the floor below was water and the base was the boat. The musings of children hey? Anyway, I still love them - they are a 'design classic'. My favourite way to see them is mixed in with old houses, the clean lines working against knotty woodwork.

I love the window shutters in this picture...



The contrast of the table and the chairs in this one looks lovely...

Same here...white and whicker...

This is the purest presentation with matching chairs...but I would choose to mix and match...