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At Owen Suter's, reproduction furniture reflects the history of Richmond houses: Chippendale bed, Duncan Phyfe dining table and Chippendale and Hepplewhite dining chairs.
"Within Driving Distance, an Array of Design Options for Shoppers". Washington Post. (August 7, 2003).
Rest Assured: Tradition is alive and well in Richmond, and at Owen Suter's furniture shop you can buy "the look" favored in this part of the Commonwealth even if you did not inherit it: handcrafted reproduction Chippendale corner cupboards, Hepplewhite huntboards and Queen Anne drop-leaf tables. The shop has been located in Carytown, a Georgetownish neighborhood, since 1989. Suter is now the sixth generation of his family that has been making furniture. And his pieces of solid cherry, mahogany, walnut or tiger maple are prized for their hand carvings and inlays. There are 185 designs available, and there is a free color catalogue.
Some prices: a Chippendale-style knee-hole desk in mahogany is $3,500; a Queen Anne candlestand in walnut is $1,050.
Pieces can be customized, says Deborah Suter, Owen's wife, "We also copy plenty of original pieces. If you come in and say, "I want a dining table just like my grandmother had, and my sister got it," we can copy it for you."
Deborah Suter also specializes in home accessories and fine European linens, especially ones that fit their old-fashioned four-poster beds. They stock Portuguese matelasse coverlets, Egyptian cotton sheets and Hungarian duck down comforters and pillows. The adustable dust ruffles can go up to a 27-inch drop, available in inverted pleat or flat panels. |
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
The Bocock House Master Bedroom Area 13.
Richmond Symphony Designer House. (2002, D39)
"Furnish Today." Richmond Times Dispatch. (October 4, 2001)
"Owen Suter's Expansion." Richmond Times Metro Business. (June 28, 1999)
"Richmoners at Home." Richmond Times Dispatch. (October 18, 1998)
Westbourne Dining Room Area 12.
Richmond Symphony Designer House. (1995, p.29)
"Strawberry Hill Forever". Classic Home. Fall 1994
"Fine Furniture reproductions never go out of fashion" Richmond Times Dispatch. (September 24, 1993). |
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