For the ghoul in you

Morticia, Gomez and Uncle Fester would feel equally at home with this twist in home decor -- furniture that curves softly and carries itself on legs that look like carved walking sticks. Perhaps it’s a reaction to overly sleek contemporary styling, but some consumers are looking at faded elegance with a fresh eye, and some of the most intriguing new pieces for the manse are clever updates of old-fashioned styles. Taking inspiration from Far East furniture, Russian Empire Neoclassicism, Spanish Colonial and Victoriana, designers are mixing heavy metals, ornately detailed woodwork and luxurious fabrics to create Old World pieces imbued with modern decadence. At trend-setting Moss in New York, even the humble chamber stick shown on the cover ($128, www.mossonline.com) has been reimagined in plastic with an aluminum reflector.