Tips on finding the perfect antique dining room furniture
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If you're anything like me, you crave the quality that antiques lend to a room, and want only the best. The fun thing about antiques is that a beautiful character-rich piece can range in price from $0 to $50,000. It all depends on you answer to the all-important question: How much time are you willing to invest to hunt for the perfect bargain?
Pressed for time? Find a quality dealer
If you're pressed for time, then I'd highly recommend you look up some local antique dealers. Here you can find decent deals. If you're looking to save then I'd recommend choosing hole-in-the-walls in areas with low rents. Just be ready to be hunting around in basements with low lighting and 7' ceilings. If you want the whole experience, then hit up the higher class dealers.
Willing to work for it? Hit up Craigslist!
If you're willing to put in a little bit of time, I'd really suggest Craigslist. You can find great deals, you get to visit new areas of the city, you're helping out the environment by buying second-hand, and you can make some interesting friends. My husband and I have bought the majority of the furniture in our home on Craigslist, (including our 1940s 8' long expandable solid oak dining table with 8 chairs and elaborate sideboard for $500 and free delivery). It really has been our favorite way of shopping. It definitely beats yard sales.
You may also want to check this e-book called The Ultimate Antique Furniture Guide that I recently bought, Everything I wanted to know about antique furniture I learned it from this e-book - it's definitely worth it.
The antiqued and aged style of design can be beautiful but it’s easy to tip over into looking like an old folks home. Here are a couple simple rules to follow that will make our home look like it’s been plucked out of the past in a classy way.
Avoid bright colors and light prints for wall paper. You want to display the regal quality of the days gone past. Not the hospital like quality of a retirement home. Medium depth reds and gold complimenting dark rich, natural grain hardwood will achieve this nicely.
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Many people greatly appreciate antique dining room furniture, especially one that is made of teak. If you are one of the many people who would like to own such an exquisite piece of antique furniture, then you must first understand some special key points about this kind of furniture. If by any chance, you already possess a solid understanding about wooden furniture, then knowing learning more about teak would prove to be an easy task. Get to know certain specifics about teak furniture and you’re on your way to owning a fantastic piece of furniture.
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It is a real challenge to be restoring real antique oak furniture especially if you don’t have the proper knowledge on how to go about it. One of the primary things you need to know before changing anything about the appearance of this particular antique oak furniture is that doing so will diminish its value to avid collectors as they place a superior value to antiques that hasn’t been restored or has remained unchanged throughout the years. Antique dining tables for instance are not meant to be “cleaned up” because for them, originality and age is of read more…
Mahogany furniture is mostly from the English furniture institution. A lot of the antique furniture that originated during the 18th Century was made of this hardwood. Mahogany made all the furniture at that time extremely appealing, and because of the hardwood’s natural quality, mahogany furniture also became widely known for its long lasting and hard wearing properties.
However, mahogany is not native to England. They export the wood from Cuba and Puerto Rico for use in furniture making. Today, mahogany furniture has become extremely expensive and does not come by easily, more so for the antique kind. If read more…
Gone are the days when sales typically happen only in December and January. These days, sales occur on a much more regular basis. So, whenever you plan to do a makeover for your home, you will always find bargains waiting to be bought, and even antique furniture waiting to find its new owner.
The beauty of purchasing antique dining table for instance, in a sale is that you can maximize the value of your hard earned money. Antique furniture is no longer just for the wealthy. Middle class folks can purchase one too from garage sales read more…
One of the top categories for furniture collectors is antique dining room furniture. They are designed using hard woods and are built to last a lifetime, sometimes even more. This is the reason why there are still various many pieces available today and are very much coveted by a lot of collectors all over the world. This is because most often than not, the cliché “they don’t make things like this anymore” is very much true. You either get a very expensive and durable antique, or you have one style mass produced.
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If you happen to own an antique set of Chinese dining room furniture and you notice the different kinds of symbols carved on the wood, you might think that these symbols are engraved in there solely for their aesthetic appeal. While it is true that these symbols make the pieces of antique furniture look more beautiful and appealing, especially to Chinese furniture collectors and lovers, there are actually deeper meanings behind all these drawings and symbols.
Look at these basic symbols below and find out what they mean:
Gods – Chinese history dates back to the year 3,000 B.C., read more…
One of the top makers of cabinets during the Victorian era in America was Alexander Roux which is why today, his name commands great respect when it comes to antique Victorian furniture.
He was born in 1813 in France. He was guild-trained, Rococo Revival style, in his native country. In the 1830s , Roux became an immigrant in the United States. Soon after, he opend his first furniture shop in New York City which he labeled “French Cabinet Maker”. This was in 1836. Naturally, the elegance of the French design attracted a lot of American customers read more…
Antique dining room furniture is one of the most used sets when it comes to antique furniture. As such, the wear and tear they get over the years is graver than the living room furniture for instance. If you happen to own an antique set of dining table made of oak or mahogany, the best thing that you can do to help make it look new and well taken care of is to apply some finishing. However, getting the cheaper ones do not guarantee the quality you would like your antique dining table and chairs to have. read more…
The antique dining table is the primary feasting area of a family in a home. This is where members of the family, as well as their other loved ones, friends and guests gather to eat, have long talks, play, and just simply enjoy each other’s company over food and drinks. If you think about it, every person who has come in contact with an antique dining table has become part of the table’s rich history, with stories that develop as time passes by and are passed from one generation to the next.
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Thinking of buying your first piece of antique furniture? Looking for the perfect antique furniture is not as easy as it seems to be.
Many of the available pieces, such as antique dining sets, bedroom sets, and living room sets are elegantly crafted works of art holding decades of memories. The characteristic luxuriance of these pieces is a far cry from today’s contemporary furniture designs. One of the best things about finally finding that piece of antique furniture that speaks of your taste and style is that you get to keep it forever or pass it on from your generation read more…
Dining room is that special place inside your home where you celebrate your blessings by feasting over food and drinks with your family and loved ones. Most people would want to make this room feel happy and vibrant because even in feng shui, the arrangement of the furniture can depict the kind of blessings you will continue to receive. It is therefore essential to make your dining room look elegant, wealthy and beautiful so you can attract more blessings for your family.
One way to do this is to make it look like a read more…
Time does shorten the mortality of living things but it also has the capacity to preserve the worth of certain things that are non-living. Take for instance the case of furniture. If it’s made of high quality material, it can definitely withstand the test of time and as it ages, the more valuable it gets.
Furniture goes all the way back to the early civilization of Ancient Egypt. Even if furniture pieces during those times were used for various storage purposes, there are those that portray man’s artistic nature. Sometimes, when you compare antique furniture to read more…
Over the years, the trends in interior design have developed. It’s true that classic and traditional designs never really go out of style but we also have to admit that the contemporary and sleek look have also dominated the market. And with the influence of designs from other cultures, the field of interior design has grown even more.
Because there are now countless styles and designs to choose from, those antique pieces that you may have at home may start to look a bit out of place. But since home owners have a deep attachment to the sentimental value read more…
Investing in antique dining chairs should be dealt with seriously because sometimes, differentiating a fake from an authentic piece is not as straightforward as one hopes it to be. Take for instance the antique dining chairs from the 18th century. These pieces have been revived several times throughout the years, especially during the Victorian era, that these revivals are now considered as mere reproductions of the original.
But if you do happen to spot a real 18th century antique dining chair, you will find that they can be extremely expensive. The real Victorian chair will also have been handmade with read more…
Dining room furniture consists of a variety of dining tables, dining chairs, coffee tables, side tables, serving trolleys and cabinets which are placed in dining rooms at home, as well as in restaurants and hotels. They are made from various kinds of materials like metal, wood, even plastic, or a combination of materials so they can go well with their new surroundings, depending on where they are placed inside your home. Some collections do come up with very intricate and elaborate designs that include expensive fabric for upholstery, leather, solid wood, and cast iron to read more…
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