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34. San Jose, CA 40. Salt Lake City, UT Don't see your city?Pair of vintage swivel tub chairs $500 as is # and fabric separate. Dimensions: 28"x25"x27" DM or email for purchase # # # # #J&J MADESuper cute vintage side chairs ready to be adopted!! All these cuties need is a fabulous fabric 💞 DM or email us for details # # # # # #J&J MADEFor sale! Pair of vintage bergere chairs $600 as is # and fabric separate. Refinishing options available. Dimensions: 28"x24"x34" DM or email for purchase # # # # #J&J MADEThe Library Bar Fairmont Royal York got a chair makeover by us! The chairs were reupholstered in a deep red fabric from @maxwellfabrics to keep with the theme in this classic downtown hot spot # # # #J&J MADEFinally got to this ever so cute @memo_showroom this morning, can't get enough of all the beautiful fabrics 💞 # # #J&J MADEWaterfall ottomans now available to order!! Made in house with locally sourced wood, light weight and a great addition to your living for extra seating. Pr
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But to do so requires a few key decorating tips and enough imagination to see beyond the old and stuffy perception many people today have of antiques. “There’s no appreciation for antiques anymore,” says Enric Rose, who last November closed the antique store in Toronto he and his wife had run for 35 years. “I have an antique roll-top desk I bought 25 years ago for $4,600 and kept for myself because I really liked it. For years, I sold similar desks for the same price, because that’s what they went for. It just sold for $100. Young people today want the modern look.” That’s not the only reason the price of antiques has plunged. It’s also because the market is overflowing with 100- to 150-year-old antiques as well as vintage pieces from the 1950s and 1960s. “The generation who drove the increase in value of antiques over the years is the generation that is divesting themselves of it,” says Barry Gordon, a licensed appraiser and auctioneer who has been in the business for 50 years and in 2010 founded MaxSold, a one-stop online auction company, primarily for people who are downsizing.
“At the moment, the supply is much higher and demand is much lighter,” he says. With the perception that antique and vintage furniture and accessories are just stuffy, outdated pieces, many Gen Xers and Millennials are paying more for cheap mass- produced furniture than carefully crafted solid-wood pieces. That’s the part that really bothers Mr. Rose. “Everyone is focusing on climate change and saving the planet, and they’ll put a coffee cup in the recycling bin but then buy furniture made of particle board and sawdust with chemicals that will end up in the landfill,” he says. “[Older pieces] were made to last, which is why they’ve lasted 100 years and will last another 100. Wood was not used unless it was cured properly. A lot of new furniture warps and cracks because the wood used is green, as they can’t afford to let it sit for five or 10 years.” “When you’re trying to incorporate old and new,” says Urban Theory Interior Design’s Crispin Butterfield, “I subscribe to 25% old and 75% new.
If you do 50% and 50%, it looks like a hodgepodge.” She recommends novices start slowly by adding small pieces such as cocktail tables or bookshelves. “Different architectural elements or antique tools of almost any type make fabulous wall decor. You can group them on different shelves for vignettes as well. Antique wrought iron floor grates [on the wall] are fantastic. “If you want to bring in some tradition, you can get china, flatware and vases.” When trying to incorporate larger pieces, such as an antique dining room table, Ms. Butterfield suggests going for sharp contrast with ultra-modern chairs. “If you have a Victorian piece, you want the chairs to push the boundaries in the opposite direction to offset the traditionalism of the table.” Some vintage furniture, such as mid-century modern teak pieces, can blend in seamlessly with modern decor. A Millennial herself, Ms. Butterfield says her generation doesn’t approach antiques in the same way as their parents do.
“You don’t have to be a history buff or know the different periods and styles,” she says. “Think of the colours of the wood, the finishes, the palettes and textures and lines, and if they work with the look you’re trying to achieve,” she says. That’s exactly what Pamela Graham, the Gen X blogger and interior designer behind Cherish Toronto did recently for a young client on a limited budget. She looked at the lines — and imagined the possibilities. “We bought two antique bedside tables for a lot less than we would have paid in a big box store. They weren’t fine antiques, but they were solid. We painted them white and changed the hardware to make them look more modern, and they were gorgeous.” Once considered sacrilegious to paint or alter most antiques, younger interior decorators such as Ms. Butterfield now say to go for it, unless it’s a one-of-a-kind fine antique piece sold in a high-end auction house. The price of such antiques, Mr. Gordon says, remain high but represent about only about 1% of the market.
Many people are reluctant to purchase upholstered antique furniture, but interior designer Joan Grandmont, who also owns an antique store in Argyle, Man., isn’t. “Have it reupholstered by a reputable professional. There’s probably horsehair in there, and it’s OK to discard that, but you want to hold on to the structure and the springs. Antiques have heavy-duty springs that you don’t get anymore,” she says. Whether choosing fabric or repurposing, “have fun with it. Antiques don’t have to be prissy,” she says. There’s proof in all the brightly remade Bergère chairs out there. People love their beautiful lines (whether they happen to be antique or reproduction) but also like to have a cheery, youthful item in their room. While Ms. Graham frequents estate sales and loves the experience of searching for the treasure, she also does a lot of shopping online, which is where the vast majority of antiques today are found — as are the younger shoppers. In fact, MaxSold, the company’s Millennial CEO Sushee Perumal says, has a strong following of people in their 20s and 30s on social media, particularly on Pinterest, where they share decorating and repurposing ideas.
As for antique shops: “Many of them are flooded with inventory,” Mr. Perumal says. “So they’re hiring us to do periodic clear-outs. Over the next six months, for example, we’re going to have some $4-million worth of merchandise from antique stores in the Coburg area.” Victorian 1830 to early 1900s; There were many different styles during this period, often inspired by previous historical periods. Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, Rococo, Neoclassical and French Restoration are among the more well known. Arts & Crafts 1880 to early 1900s; Simplicity in design, traditional craftsmanship, nature-based Art Nouveau 1890s to early 1920s; Curving, sweeping, often complex lines Art Deco 1920s to 1940; Geometric forms, high-gloss lacquer finishes; modern materials such as glass and metal and vivid, bold colours. Mid-century Modern 1950s to 1960s; Pieces can be a natural fit with today’s modern items; think Arne Jacobsen’s Egg chair. These days, it’s possible to luck into an original at a lower price tag than a new replica.