Louis Shanks

I recently had the chance to visit the Austin location of Louis Shanks furniture store...

I could show you scads of photos of their well made, high end furniture, and believe me, there is plenty of it! But what caught my eye was the repeated used of paper to decorate....

Books folded and displayed on desks and in secretaries......

Books bundled together with twine, their spines removed exposing the glues and gauze bindings...

Other books with black and white illustrations, folded to make an abstract pattern of design....

...and then there were the scrolls.....

.....bundled paper scrolls tied with twine and placed in everything!

....filling nooks......

and crannies in secretaries......

pages with tinted edges rolled and placed in glass sconces......

Since 1945, Louis Shanks has offered quality and inspiration to the furniture market. The Anderson Lane store I visited is the corporate headquarters for the Austin, Houston and San Antonio based stores. This three story store is over 100,000 square feet and carries lines such as Henredon, Lexington, Stickley,Bernhardt and Sligh.

Theodore Alexander

So, don't forget the details....people notice it all when visiting your home!