Empire Bureau from Craigslist!

I found this bureau on Craigslist last week. I put it in our apartment instead of storage so that I could view it everyday and 'bond' with it! It is 42" tall and a good size for just about any use! We put our TV on top of it and fillied the drawers!
This bureau was made around the same era (mid 1800's) as the table I posted here earlier and I can't wait to be able to use both of them in our next house!

French Restoration Period... or Empire style

I have been calling the style I love Empire, which is the origin of the style that got refined into the French Restoration period in New York, USA. It is much more streamlined and has a definite mix of English and French. I love the simplicity of the lines and the bulkiness of the pieces. It is like the masculine held up by the feminine, much like the human pairing in a marriage.

I am researching and looking for pieces to start my next decorating project, our next house! I would like to develop the plan with some pieces to suggest this style and support it with surrounding modern interior. Depends on the house we pick, that will dictate how I go about achieving my ultimate interiors that lets me live with this style I have loved for years.