Sunday, December 17, 2017

Visit A Vintage Furniture Store Paradise Valley AZ

By Eric Nelson


It can seem overwhelming to furnish a home, especially if it's your first house or apartment. You may not even know where to start. Visiting a giant furniture warehouse may allow you to get all the basics at one time, but will that really create a home that reflects your personality and still satisfy you in a few months? Instead, visit a vintage furniture store Paradise Valley AZ way and see if all the things you truly love come from yesteryear.

'Vintage' is in today. Anything of good quality that was in fashion thirty to one hundred years ago merits this designation. Do a little research before you go, or simply look a piece up on your phone once you find it. Reputable furniture makers will be easy to find by period, and accessories like carnival glass or Tiffany lamps will help you focus on a specific fashion era.

Anything over 100 years will be an antique and probably priced accordingly. Vintage pieces, in contrast, are often very affordable, especially if you have some ability to restore them yourself. Even if you need restoration help - if, for example, you find a charming pair of chairs but their seats are tattered - upholstering, slipcovers, new paint, or minor repair may still make a piece less expensive than new.

Older furniture is often very well made, especially in comparison with new pieces. Newer bureaus often have plywood backs, plastic runners for the drawers, and crudely wrought drawer pulls. Their glue-on feet may fall off in a year or two. Older pieces may be solid wood throughout, without a trace of plastic anywhere.

Finally, this is a truly environmentally friendly way to shop. You will be keeping older furniture out of the landfills. Enjoy exotic wood and glass without depleting today's jungles or mineral deposits. The old finishes, fabrics, and stuffing will have long since off-gassed any toxins, so your home will be healthier as well as stunning.

Vintage furnishings are a way to make your home truly reflect you as a person. You may choose to keep to one period, with furniture and accessories of one particular style. Modern fabrics can often be found that match what you will see in period designer books. Every room in your house can reflect the styles your parents or grandparents loved.

You can also make your home unique by using older things you like no matter what era they come from. If you like them, chances are they will all fit together. When you learn about them, you can tell your family and guests what makes each thing special. You can pull it all together with color, or find a certain theme that will unite the whole.

Paradise Valley is a great place to look. The vicinity is full of stores of every description and fine specialty shops. No matter what your budget is, you can train your eye and develop your very own style by browsing and seeing beautiful things from your grandparents day, or even from their parents era. Then find the treasures that make a house a home.




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