This week’s new arrivals are full of personality. Two tables with different styles.

This ordinary sofa table got some love before it joined the collection. With its grey-brown finish, it is the perfect neutral. I’m picturing it laden with favors or desserts with flowers spilling out of the drawers.

16″ x 70″ x 31″

We’ve got farm tables in all shapes and sizes and this newbie will fit right in with its small scale and grey legs. Guest books, cakes, or photographs will be right at home on top of this beauty.

27″ x 47″ x 29″

If you haven’t yet seen the Sew in Love feature in Utterly Engaged’s latest issue, you should. We’re excited to share the inspiration that we found as we collaborated on this wedding dress-centric project.

When the UE girls said “sew”, Jeni’s mind immediately started reeling with mannequins, vintage sewing tables, and notions galore. She loves anything having to do with fabric (that’s probably why she’s constantly reupholstering things) and this photo shoot was right up her alley. Bolts of fabric, dollies, vintage spools, clothespins, and a glamorous vanity vignette resulted.

The white ladders and sewing machine tables provided a crisp clean backdrop for this fashion-focused photo shoot. The gold touches in the chandeliers and King Louis chairs added the chic accents this Vanity Fair-inspired shoot required.

Aren’t the florals from JL Designs striking? And we just love the gorgeous cake from Sweet & Saucy Shop. They both rocked the old-meets-new vibe.

Don’t miss the full feature in Utterly Engaged.

Photography by Paula Luna
Floral Design by JL Designs
Cake & Desserts by Sweet & Saucy Shop
Prop & Furniture from Found Vintage Rentals
Environment Styling by Jeni Maus of Found Vintage Rentals
Painted Paper Bouquets by Monumental Designs
Art Direction by Lucia of Dl/sh Design
Art Direction & Stylist by Sugar & Fluff
Feature Written by Alison Zamora
Makeup and Hair by Fiore Beauty

Over the weekend, Jeni did some great finding. Check out the latest additions to the Found Vintage Rentals Collection.

A fabulous rustic table with a flour bin, drawer, and pull-out cutting board. Imagine it with overflowing flowers filling the drawers as sweet accents for a cake table.

The flour bin table is 42.75″ wide, 25.5″ deep, and 30.5″ tall.

This little black cart will join our other metal carts as a side table in a seating vignette or as an industrial accent table in a grouping or display.

The little black cart is 19.5″ wide, 14″ deep, and 27″ tall.

Don’t you love this birdcage? I can just see it as an accessory in a tablescape with family photos or holding cards for the bride and groom.

The birdcage is 21″ wide, 9.5″ deep, and 39″ tall.

I can’t wait to tuck escort cards into this chipping white and blue shutter. Isn’t the little knob sweet?

The distressed white and blue shutter is 24″ wide, 76″ tall, and 1.5″ deep.

Let us know what you think of our fabulous new finds this week.

Now that you’ve seen our latest arrivals, we thought we’d share more about the cool grain sacks that grace the seats of many of our chairs.

European grain sacks have shown up everywhere from pillows to curtains in home decor lately. The hemp and linen textiles are handwoven or homespun and can date back to the early 1800s. They range in shades of grey, warm creams, and sun-bleached white and have a variety of textures from loose to tight and neat. Most have stripes or other bands (usually blue or red) and rare grain sacks can even be found with text or designs printed on them. Farmers individualized these designs so they could identify their own sacks when transporting grain, flour, or sugar. Some even initialed the sacks with their families’ monogram to further distinguish them.

We’ve used grain sacks to upholster several one-of-a-kind pieces. Here are a few chairs we rent that incorporate these incredible textiles.

Grey Velvet & Hungarian Grain Sack Barrel Chair

Blue Stripe Grain Sack Occasional Chair

Divergent Stripe Grain Sack Open Armchair

Grain Sack and Linen Armchair

We have a pair of these Gilded Grain Sack Chairs with Tan Stripes

And in case you didn’t see them yesterday, our newly completed Black Stripe Grain Sack Wingback Chairs with Modern Piping

Photos courtesy of Studio EMP

Here at Found, we’ve always got our eyes peeled for fabulous pieces. Sometimes that means we have to look for the diamond in the rough. Tables that need an extra coat of paint, a trunk that needs a little love, chairs that could use some fresh stuffing. We’re not afraid of putting in a little elbow grease, especially when we get to add some flair.

Jeni just designed these incredible wingbacks. When she found them, they were a little worse for wear but she saw something better. Old ugly chairs were transformed by upholstering them with black striped antique homespun Hungarian grain sacks. Don’t you just love the fresh black and white piping too?

Photos courtesy of Studio EMP

We’re stoked to be part of an upcoming curated wedding event at Smog Shoppe: Hitched. The gals over at Bash Please have put together a rad group of wedding pros that are going to have a great time together. On September 23rd, there will be cocktails, fab decor, yummy food and good company. Even if no brides show, it will be a great party.

We do hope brides and grooms come along too, though. Join us.

While we’re all about the craft hut and new friendships of summer camp, it can be tough to translate the love of outdoors into a lovely wedding celebration. Ashlyn & Heather of Carter & Cook did just that at the latest Jessica Claire Workshop. Their uncampy camp theme came across beautifully with rustic touches and a casual vibe.

This simple ceremony set-up makes the couple the focal point.

Simple touches like eucalyptus leaves on the back of ceremony chairs can make any seat special.

Our rustic red metal folding side tables just beg for beautiful programs.

The first kiss under our iron ceremony arch

Don’t you love the cantaloupe-turned-decor on this rustic farm table for the reception? We do!

We really dig these cakes… especially on top of our red metal table. We’re always fans of treats from Sweet & Saucy Shop and these toasted marshmallow beauties fit the bill for a slice around the campfire.

Wouldn’t you love a campfire (sans smoke) with your friends to end your celebration?

Our bingo cards were just begging to be part of the campfire fun.

Thanks to Carter & Cook for inviting us to be a part of this wonderful team.
Event Design/Styling: Carter & Cook Event Co.
Flowers: Modern Bouquet
Paper: Posh Paperie
Cakes: Sweet & Saucy Shop
Furniture Rentals: Found Rentals
Hair Pieces & Shoe Clips: Rachel Larraine
Hair: The Mermaid Salon, Kim Lilly
Make up: Color4Casting, Jessica Arredondo
Photography: Jessica Claire

For more pics, check out the feature on Green Wedding Shoes

Now that Found is officially 6 months old, we’ve decided to get our own phone. This is big news people! We’re migrating all our communication away from Jeni’s cell to our spiffy new phone system. To get in touch, call us up at 714.888.5811. That way you’ll be able to chat with Jeni and Allison. It really is the best way to get in touch.

By the way, while you’re updating our vCards, be sure to jot down our email too:

jeni {at} foundrentals {dot} com

allison {at} foundrentals {dot} com

Can’t wait to hear from you soon!

Today, Snippet & Ink featured this pink and fig faux wedding that we styled with Summer from Grey Likes Weddings. What a privilege to be part of this rustic industrial wedding inspiration at Keys Creek Lavender Farm outside of Escondido, California. The fig & plum color palette added drama to this vintagey scene with British route signs, a metal-topped industrial tablescape, and wire mesh accents.

Enjoy the images and be sure to check out Snippet & Ink and Grey Likes Weddings for more pics and details.

The ceremony area was set with our vintage route signs from British trolley cars.

Wire mesh baskets and bins held bouquets, pillows, and other accents throughout the day.

Every boutonniere looks better on a chipped vintage frame.

The bride and groom played around with industrial metal letters.

Don’t you love this spotlight with the vintage red couch. We actually recently gave the couch a facelift but it still has the fantastic charm, now just with new comfier cushions.

The route signs also acted as a backdrop for the metal-topped table and added to the industrial vibe along with the conveyor-belt-turned-light-fixture.

Our red iron table was the perfect pedestal for this fruit-ladden cake.

What a pleasure to work with these stellar professionals for this faux wedding!

Styling & Design by Summer Watkins, Grey Likes Weddings
Photography by Bonnie Tsang
Floral design: Kate Holt, Flowerwild
Food styling: Chef Kate McAloon
Stationery: Peggy Wong, Blue Pool Road
Furniture Rentals & Styling by Jeni Maus, Found Vintage Rentals

We’re so excited about our new arrivals this week. We got this little guy and his three identical friends. Isn’t he cute?

These distressed leather club chairs aren’t actually vintage but we love ‘em anyway. They can be the perfect addition to a seating area, hang out in pairs or make a fantastic foursome. The petite dark brown leather chairs are 28.5″ wide, 32.5″ tall, and 38″ deep.

Leave us a comment to tell us how you want to see them used in an event.