A new breed of gracious living is emerging, rooted in the values of the farm-to-table movement.
Furnishings and décor are tapping into the values of authenticity, healthiness and earth-friendliness championed by the pervasive farm-to-table movement. A desire for healthy, pure foods and living close to the land has ushered in growing numbers of sustainable local farms.
The 60-inch-round Willow Bend leg table offers curvy, chunky legs reminiscent of the primitive style of a simpler time. Photo: Hooker Furniture.
Home furnishings and furniture in the spirit of farm-to-table have been popping up in textiles, tableware and lighting. The new rustic vintage-styled Willow Bend Collection from Hooker Furniture is a true expression of furniture inspired by lifestyles that embrace a return to canning, gardening, shopping at farmer’s markets for local produce and earth-friendly living.
As seen in the Willow Bend leg table above, these farm-fresh furnishings exude a sense of calm, comfort and connection to nature.
The 48-inch round Willow Bend table with a scalloped leg pedestal base has a nostalgic vintage rustic flair. Photo: Hooker Furniture.
By embodying a farm-fresh spirit, furniture is taking a cue from bridal venues, where farm-themed weddings have become a favorite of brides and grooms everywhere.
Farm settings and earthy farm-fresh décor have become a darling of brides and grooms. Photo: bearflagfarm.com
Further enhancing its nostalgic, farmhouse-style flavor, the Willow Bend Collection is crafted in an Old World-like, organic swirl oak and oak burl combination and uses a random plank pattern on vertical and horizontal planes.
Willow Bend pieces are crafted in an organic, Old World-like swirl oak and oak burl combination. Photo: Hooker Furniture.
A random plank pattern on vertical and horizontal planes expresses the earthy farmhouse look of Willow Bend pieces like this dining server, with doors that slide “barn-door style.” Photo: Hooker Furniture.
The home office storage credenza, also with a “barn-door-like” sliding door, has vertical planking and is shown with the writing desk with its chunky, x-motif legs. Photo: Hooker Furniture.
Despite the farmhouse overtones, Willow Bend’s designers intentionally infused the collection with a chic, lush quality to appeal equally to urban and suburban shoppers.
Willow Bend is as chic as it is primitive, with design details like this leather-and-fabric chair with window-box back and a computer-ready writing desk. Photo: Hooker Furniture.
The signature piece of the Willow Bend Collection is a 118-inch-long rectangular trestle table that features chunky X-motif legs. Seating choices including a ladderback arm chair and a 68-inch-long bench to recall the favorite seating style of generations who grew up in a simpler, slower-paced agrarian society where family togetherness at meals was considered a sacred time.
The 118-inch-long trestle table is the signature piece of the Willow Bend Collection. Photo: Hooker Furniture.
For Baby Boomers, the setting above will no doubt bring back pleasant memories of one of the most popular, long-running and award-winning television series in history, The Walton’s. The World War II-era family from rural Virginia gathered for meals at a table reminiscent of this one.
While they may not remember John-Boy of The Walton’s fame, it is the Millennial generation who truly champions the farm-to-table movement in a range of lifestyle choices from food and cooking, gardening, recycling efforts and in their love for farm-inspired wedding venues.
There’s something every generation can appreciate in the chic, lush, memorable Willow Bend Collection that celebrates nature and authenticity.
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