"Across the globe, discerning hotels are filling their spaces with settees, divans, sofas, and armchairs that stretch beyond the merely functional and into the realm of art-some even center their whole design scheme around the seating arrangements. From a Houston mansion layered with rare antique chairs, to a Renaissance villa outside Florence that showcases a collection acquired across decades, to a Caribbean retreat brimming with vintage rattan and swinging daybeds,"
"Built in 1910 for a New Orleans businessman and designed by renowned Houston architect George H. Fruehling, the neoclassical mansion in the city's Avondale East neighborhood has passed through many private owners while leaving its mark on the state's antiques legacy. In the mid-20th century, Clavy and Jessie Matthews moved their business, Caroline Antiques, into the house, transforming it into one of Texas's must-visit antiques destinations and helping spark the creation of the Houston Antiques Show."
Hotels across the globe are treating seating as sculptural and narrative elements rather than purely functional furniture. Properties display settees, divans, sofas, and armchairs that define design schemes and invite lingering. Examples range from a Houston mansion filled with rare antiques to a Renaissance villa near Florence and a Caribbean retreat with vintage rattan and daybeds. The Marlene, a 1910 neoclassical mansion in Houston’s Avondale East, has a deep antiques lineage and reopened as a boutique hotel. Its nine guest rooms are curated with European-sourced treasures, with nearly every seat antique or vintage, creating a living archive of chairs.
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