Long, long ago I used to be obsessed with Bombay. The store, not the place. The store no longer exists*, and there actually is no place called Bombay anymore either. It was officially switched to ‘Mumbai’ around 1995, as the old spelling was considered to be a corrupted English version and an unwanted legacy of British colonial rule. Feel free to work that factual tidbit into your conversations at parties.
Anyway, I don’t know why I was so taken with the wares in Bombay, but I wanted nothing more than to furnish my entire life like I ran some kind of black market elephant tusk cartel.
Everything seemed so exotic and luxurious! Mahogany! Tassels! Animal print! Mahogany!
This highboy looks to be a remnant of those Bombay glory days, but today’s styles seem to lean a bit lighter and brighter, so Jennifer at Trillium Park Designs brought it up to speed with just a little paint and glaze.
Oooh! Still as stylish as ever. Great job Jennifer!
*Bombay is still a distributor, but no longer a store. Not to be confused with The Bombay Store, a completely different store. That’s not at all confusing at all. I spent way too much time googling this crap.
12 Comments
Havok
May 19, 2015 at 12:05 PMLove how it still has a bit of that dark wood feel to it, though the drawers do appear to have been lightened up quite a bit. Looooove dark wood xD
The Office Stylist
May 19, 2015 at 1:12 PMWow, looks great! I love the pop of blue combined with the natural wood coloring. It looks so fresh and modern.
LeeAnn
May 19, 2015 at 3:26 PMSuch a beautiful makeover. I love the touches of blue. I remember the Bombay stores. They always had such gorgeous things in them.
Lindsey @ Better After
May 19, 2015 at 3:51 PMI seem to recall they smelled really great too … maybe my imagination is supplying that information after the fact … but yeah, I’m pretty sure they smelled great.
Amanda
May 19, 2015 at 5:13 PMYou always make me laugh!
Melanie
May 19, 2015 at 6:58 PMOooh, I love the teal color. Great makeover!
adriana
May 19, 2015 at 8:33 PMI have this in my childhood bedroom! The curly bit at the top is missing.
It was bought second hand by my mother in 1968ish and she said it was already old. I love my traditional look, but this looks nice, too.
Elaine
May 19, 2015 at 9:19 PMI really like this makeover – just enough turquoise to satisfy.
Bee
May 20, 2015 at 6:22 AMI’m going to (respectfully) go against the grain (get it?) here because I think that leaving the wood is too modern a look for this very traditional piece. I would rather see it all in blue.
But it is definitely a nice update overall.
Mila
May 20, 2015 at 8:13 AMI’m actually quite glad you clarified because I definitely assumed you were talking about The Bombay Store which i remember fondly.
Melissa
May 27, 2015 at 12:21 PMTrue story: I ALSO was enamored of The Bombay Company, and in fact worked there the Christmas break before I got married. I actually got my bedroom furniture, as well as living room tables, there for a SONG because they were on clearance and I got a discount!
Jennifer Cahill
October 22, 2015 at 10:17 AMThanks so much for featuring my project, Lindsey, although I am nearly five months late in my appreciation! I don’t know how this slipped by me…
And yes, I too drooled over the Bombay store back in the day! A mall staple!