There are plenty of different styles of furniture on the market, but with so many terms getting thrown around it’s hard to know what is what! Here we have broken down the most commonly used terms to give you a hand with choosing your ideal furniture style. Read on to get tips on how to recognize the differences between furniture styles that are often confused:…
Today I’m going to take a break from writing about social class, although I suspect this post will touch on it anyway. I want to talk about something I did today, which was refinish furniture. It was harder than it should have been, for two reasons. First, I started by making a stupid mistake. The furniture I’m refinishing comes from two places. There’s a wooden…
We are frequently called upon by our customers to move or hoist fine furniture of extreme high-value such as china cabinets, antiques, and fine furnishings. Discriminating people owning expensive possessions realize that not just any Chicago furniture mover should be given the responsibility of moving fine furniture for them, no matter how well advertised they…
Florida Furniture Donation - Free Pickup - Fair Market Value Tax Deduction Why waste precious time trying to sell Florida furniture when you can easily donate furniture to charity, receive a tax deduction, and support a great cause? Our Florida furniture donation program was created to provide an easy alternative for those attempting to, or thinking about selling…
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If you like antiquing, you’ll love these spots for finding the best deals on all things vintage. Antiques Stores in Baltimore In Baltimore, the venerable Antique Row takes up residence along the 800 block of N. Howard Street in the Mount Vernon neighborhood. Here you’ll find artifacts collected from all over the globe including fine art, rugs, large furniture…
As part of the Arts and Crafts movement, furniture made of oak with simple lines and minimal embellishment was extremely popular in America during the first quarter of the 20th century. The style was named Mission during its heyday since it was supposedly based on furniture found in the Franciscan missions in California, according to American Funiture: Tables…
1. Minimalist Chinese Rug Interior This gorgeous design balances an antique Chinese carpet with contemporary, minimalist design details that let the architecture of this room shine. To achieve this look, pair sophisticated neutral furniture and white walls with one of Nazmiyal’s beautiful antique Chinese carpets: 3. Persian Carpet Interior with Pops of Color…
This month we are bringing back the popular “What’s It Worth?” feature. And it’s just in time to pique your curiosity about your family heirlooms and estate sale finds as the “Antiques Roadshow” comes to San Jose on Aug. 15. For details, antiques, or () 762-3749. Q We are starting with a question from an editor who has a Governor Winthrop desk that has been in…
What is retro style furniture? We often hear the phrase, That s so retro! and the same goes for the furniture/design industry. Retro furniture belongs to, or has the look of having been made in the decades between the 1950s and the 1980s. The word retro signifies looking backward. When designers, manufacturers and customers speak about retro furniture, we are…
It’s inevitable that even the best of automobiles will eventually find their way to the junkyard, but to Ronen Tinman, that needn’t be a death sentence. Determined to make use of “every ounce” of the materials that went into making BMWs, Citroens, Toyotas and Kawasakis, the Israeli designer relies on his mechanical engineering background to turn even the dinkiest…
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Antique Market Place, Inc. 6428 Burnt Poplar Rd, Greensboro, NC 27409 (336) 662-0544 Antique Market Place, Inc. 45, sq ft antique store with 150 dealers. Sells a wide array of quality antiques, collectibles, furnishings and hard to find items. Farmer s Wife 339 S Davie St, Greensboro, NC 27401 (336) 274-7920 Farmer s Wife Has antique chairs, furniture, ceramics…
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I still continue to learn every time I pick up a carving gouge … and this time is no exception. I recently made another video lesson for my online school. It is a much simpler Fleur-de-Lis. What is interesting about this lesson is that I ended up carving 2 of them – with the grain going in […] I finished the sunburst fireplace carving in poplar. Here are the…
Have you ever wondered how to decorate with those antiques you’ve inherited? Those precious pieces beloved by a grandmother or aunt that have been in the family for decades and now belong to you? It’s a question I received last month from a reader and one many people have struggled with. Today Courtney from Courtney Out Loud is back with his monthly contribution…
Tours at the Tenement Museum, on Orchard Street, are usually benign educational affairs, celebrating the city’s immigrant past. But, since the election, conversations have grown contentious. One tour member, who could appreciate Ellis Island but would extend her sympathies only so far, said, “Immigrants back then were different, ” starting an argument. Tour guides…
A dresser is piece of furniture where personal items, such as clothing or toiletries, are often stored. A vanity, on the other hand, is a type of dresser with a mirror and a matching chair that allows people to apply their cosmetics or dress themselves in front of the mirror. Today, antique dressers and vanities are popular not only among collectors, but among…
Aladdin s Lamp Antiques 2648 Government St, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 336-0969 Aladdin s Lamp Antiques Offers the customer all styles of furniture, vintage and antique curiosities, accessories and light fixtures. Barker s Antique Jewelry 7565 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 927-4406 Barker s Antique Jewelry Specializes in antique and period jewelry…
One thing is undeniable in the DIY and design world, brass hardware is back and lately I’m totally loving it on furniture. As a child of the 80’s I admit shiny lacquered brass fixtures still don’t appeal to me, but I am drawn to the golden glow of real or antiqued brass with its warmer patina. In the past two weeks, I’ve fixed up two pieces, one dresser and one…
These are the kinds ofseriousantiques that top New York interior designers like Thierry Despont, Howard Slatkin, Robert Denning and Robert Couturier seek for their clients. Mr. Perrin tried to explain:There s more and more interest in 18th-century French furniture now, as opposed to English furniture, because French furniture is more original. When you are educated…
INTRODUCTION TO UPHOLSTERED ANTIQUE FURNITURE It is difficult to imagine today, when fully antique upholstered furniture is so familiar, that before upholstery started to become more common in the houses of the rich in the 18th century, loose cushions were the only means of providing a little comfort when sitting on a wooden chair or settee. Although many chairs…
We are Old South Vintage Rentals, L.L.C. – the first vintage & boutique rental company serving the Carolinas. We are centrally located in Lincolnton, NC to be convenient to the areas we frequent most – Asheville, Charlotte, Boone/Blowing Rock, Highlands, Greensboro, Raleigh, Winston Salem, NC as well as Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston SC. OSVR was…
Dig HaĂĽshizzle was started by Cassandra and Edward Nicholas in 2010. We are a Decorative Antique and Interior shop based in the independent creative area of the Christmas Steps Arts Quarter in Bristol city centre. We have a wide range of stock on both our website and in store. Our in store style can be quite dark with a heavy nod towards late Victoriana but each…
As seen in The Antique Shoppe Newspaper SPOOL BED Jenny Never Slept Here A lot of curious and spurious information has polluted the modern vocabulary of antique furniture in the last 100 years. Some of this was done inadvertently, some through ignorance promulgated by people who say a lot more than they really know and some of it through commercial attempts to…
With over 25 years of handcrafting antique reproductions, Laurel Crown stands by its commitment to bring you furniture of exceptional beauty and guild-quality workmanship. There is no denying the inherent beauty found in items of the past—and when it comes to antique furniture and dĂ©cor of eras gone by, people trust in Laurel Crown’s antique reproductions for…
