Decorating Your Home With Antiques

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of working in a consignment furniture store that saw its fair share of antique and vintage pieces. The guy I worked for was a lover of wood furniture, just like I was, and taught me a few important tips:

• You don't have to decorate your entire home with only antique or vintage furntiture and decor. Mix up items from different eras to emphasize each other.
• When you use modern items to accent antique or vintage furniture, choose items that match the furniture in terms of colour, pattern, material, or visual or physical texture. Sometimes that's as simple as choosing the right throw pillow.
• A lot of classic furniture was designed for a society whose average height and size was smaller than that of today. Such furniture is often extremely uncomfortable - for example, chairs. Then add in wear and tear over the years. But instead of refinishing the item, maintain its value and supplement it with some other item of decor. For example, some seat cushions make a chair more comfortable, without having to be refinished or re-upholstered.
  

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