Plexi-Glass House of Horrors

I have been on the hunt for a source for the acrylic legs that I will put on a club chair for the new showroom...... 

I ended up at the PLEXI-GLASS House of HORRORS

I was given a lead to go to this place in Miami -

in the design district.

*50 miles there and 50 miles back

First of all.....

I wish I could have video taped my drive down Miami Avenue.

OMG.

Scary.

The poverty is distressing, and that is another post all together.

Finally I find the place, 

I walk in and it is so packed with plexi-glass products

{and tons of porcelain}

that I had to put all my bags down in one place,

because if you moved or turned ....

UH OH ..... 

CRASH BAM BOOM!!!

-you would knock things down.

I wasn't in the mood for;

' YOU BREAK IT-YOU BOUGHT IT'

and 

HEY!!!! I thought this was a PLEXI-GLASS Company?@###!!!!

{these are the legs I need to have made into acrylic}

The woman who owns the place
has been there 40 years....
{at least!!!!}
She was 83 years old & her husband was right next to her.
They worked the place together.
{g-d bless their hearts}


I asked her for a price
on the 4 legs for my chair,
while she was working on the estimate

for my chair legs......

I decided to go into the back of the store where 

I could see she had some interesting antiques.....

including one of my favorite things 

in the world...

 ' Blackamoors.'

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YES. A PAIR!!!!

If only I had a client who needed or wanted a pair ....

What a find!!

I would be a HERO.

I walk further back and this place doesn't end.

I am not kidding. 

It really doesn't end!

And did I mention that only the very front of portion 

of what turns out to be a 2 story warehouse 

was air conditioned???

I still can't figure out how I ever ended up back here in Florida.

I hate hot weather!!!

I head back to the owner and she has a price for me-

it's over $2,000.00.

HUH???

I knew Miami was 'drug central'

but this was ridiculous.

What, I wondered was she taking?

My expression , which I tried to control, 

was one of surprise. 

I am sure of this because 

I had to pick my eye-brows up off the floor 

and put them back on my face.

Here are a few of the other things I found in this place.

which turned out to be a treasure trove of fine antiques.

*my mom , I am sure must know this place 

and this woman from her days working in design in Miami.

These were breath taking.

Big. 

{ 30 " high?}

See plexi-glass vitrine?

These images do no do any of these things justice.

The place had NO LIGHTS ON.

Some of the things photographed in this post 

were discovered by pointing my camera and taking a picture.

I used my camera flash like a 'flashlight.'

Another 'PAIR'

There they are in the warehouse.

What do we have here?

Let's look more closely....

Nice FOO'S.

But what I really like here is the piece above the FOOS.

I would design an entire powder room around it.

I would use this piece over the sink.

It has a mirror and 2 glass cabinets which you could display 

'priceless' items.

The surround around the sink would be designed/matched to this mirrored piece.

Talk about 'WOW FACTOR'....

very impressive indeed.

Have a Great Day!!!

Happy Hunting/Shopping for your latest project.

I hope you enjoyed my little 

'House of Horror' Adventure.

XX's

P.S. I forgot this one;

I am telling you....

the place had no end to it's treasures.

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The Elegance of The Moor's

From what I have read on this subject, it is the Muslims that were from Northern Africa ( Morocco, Tangiers, etc) and being more tawny/lighter in complexion, they were called 'Moors'. The Darkest were referred to as Blackamoors.
Shakespear's 'Othello' was a Blackamoor and from approximately that time in history ,
the Moors were known as 'Blackamoors' in England. I imagine the name caught on from there and traveled the rest of Europe.

The Moorish civilization conquered and ruled Spain.

The Blackamoors hired themselves out in Europe as professional soldiers.

They said it was magnificent to watch them in action. Among their many skills, was their riding ability which was pure grace to behold.

The Moorish civilization conquered and ruled Spain, and if you read another post you will learn about The Alcazar & Alhambra Palaces in Spain. These are the finest examples in the world of early Islamic Architecture.

Blackamoors used in Design have always been a symbol of sophistication and elegance. I have a particular affection for them. In this master bedroom that I did for a long time client, I used Blackamoors for the lamp bases. (click to enlarge on pics)

These great people were called 'Moors' because the word "moor" meant black in their native language.

Read more at :
www.moorsgate.com

and the Book : The Golden Age of the Moors

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her blog of her Adventures in Design