Nov 6, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Metal Chairs: Tolix-Style Steel, Wire and Garden Iron
Vintage metal chairs bring the terrace indoors.
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Nov 6, 2026 · Antique guide
French Country Thanksgiving Table: Setting It with Antiques
A French country Thanksgiving table takes its look from the farmhouse: a linen cloth, white ironstone or faience plates, mixed silverplate, short bistro glasses,…
Nov 6, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Fireplace Mantel: Stone, Wood and Installation Checks
An antique fireplace mantel sets the scale of a living room before any furniture arrives.
Nov 6, 2026 · Antique guide
Terra Cotta Pots: Anduze Jars, Biot Jars and Winter Care
Terra cotta pots give a French country garden its color and weight: a pair of glazed Anduze vases at the top of the steps, a Biot jar in a bed of lavender, rows of…
Nov 6, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Sofas and Daybeds: Shape, Comfort, and Upholstery
Choose the shape and distinguish the condition of the frame from that of the fabric.
Nov 6, 2026 · Antique guide
French Kitchenware Essentials: 12 Pieces Worth Collecting
French kitchenware from 1880 to 1960 was made for daily work, which is why the good pieces are still at it.
Nov 6, 2026 · Antique guide
Samadet Faience: How to Recognise Unmarked Landes Ware
Samadet faience is the tin-glazed tableware made in a single village of the Landes, in the Tursan hills south of Mont-de-Marsan, from about 1730 to 1840.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Silver or Silverplate? How to Read the Marks and Wear
Vintage silver and vintage silverplate look alike on a sideboard and behave differently in the hand, in the sink and at resale.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Pottery from France: Glazes, Marks and Everyday Use
Vintage pottery from French kitchens and workshops falls into two bodies and three glazes.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Magazine Rack Guide: Brass, Wood and Cane Forms
An antique magazine rack is one of the few small antiques that still does its original job and several new ones.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
French Country Christmas Decor with Antiques and Candlelight
French country Christmas decor works best when it borrows from the house rather than from a store: brass candlesticks taken down from the mantel, greenery cut from…
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
French Country Kitchen Shelves: Organize Without Clutter
Organize shelves by frequency of use and readable groups rather than accumulation.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage French Cheese Serveware: Plates, Domes and Knives
In a French home the cheese course comes after the main dish and before dessert, and it has its own small family of objects.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique French Pewter: Marks, Lead Content and Care
French pewter, étain, is the soft grey metal of the old provincial table: jugs, plates, two-handled bowls and wine measures.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Mid-Century French Table Lamps 1950–1975: A Buyer's Guide
Mid-century French table lamps, made between about 1950 and 1975, fall into three families: glazed ceramic bases, articulated lamps and space-age designs.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Louis XV Commode: Period, Louis XV Style or Provincial?
"Louis XV commode" can mean three different pieces of furniture: a period chest, a later Louis XV style chest, or a regional walnut commode.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique French Oil Painting: Canvas, Signature, Condition
An antique French oil painting is easiest to judge from the back.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique French Bronze Sculpture: Signatures, Foundries, Spelter
An antique French bronze is three things at once: a model by a sculptor, a cast made by a foundry, and a surface finished by hand.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
French Enamel Signs: Reading a Vintage Plaque Émaillée
A French enamel sign, the plaque émaillée, is not paint on metal: it is powdered glass fused onto a steel sheet in a kiln, one color at a time.
Nov 5, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Dining Chairs 1920–1970: Bentwood, Oak, Vinyl and Metal
Vintage dining chairs made between 1920 and 1970 are the easiest antique seating to live with: factory-made, sturdy, and plentiful enough to assemble a set.
Nov 4, 2026 · Antique guide
Silverplate Flatware: Marks, Wear and How to Build a Service
Silverplate flatware is a thin layer of silver electroplated onto a base of nickel silver or brass, and it has furnished French and American tables since the 1840s.
Nov 4, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Dining Chairs: Sets, Harlequin Mixes and Stability Tests
Antique dining chairs rarely arrive in the number you need.
Nov 4, 2026 · Antique guide
Flute Glass Guide: Vintage French Champagne Flutes and Coupes
A flute glass is the tall, narrow champagne glass that keeps bubbles rising; the coupe is its wide, shallow predecessor.
Nov 4, 2026 · Antique guide
French Country Fabrics: Toile, Gingham and Provençal Prints
French country fabrics rest on a few patterns: toile de Jouy, gingham, ticking stripes, Provençal printed florals and plain linen.
Nov 4, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Armoires: Choosing Storage with Character
Compare exterior size, interior storage and delivery constraints when choosing an armoire.
Nov 4, 2026 · Antique guide
Garden Chairs in Wrought Iron: Patterns, Rust and Repair
Garden chairs in wrought iron are the ones that survive: bars bent and riveted by hand, light enough to carry to the shade and strong enough to be left out for fifty…
Nov 3, 2026 · Antique guide
Club Chairs from France: Leather, Frames and Restoration Checks
Club chairs, the leather fauteuils club made in France from the 1920s to the 1950s, are bought for their patina and kept for their comfort.
Nov 3, 2026 · Antique guide
French Coffee Table Guide: Low Tables for a Country Living Room
A French coffee table is usually not an antique form at all.
Nov 3, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Console Table Guide: Demi-Lune, Iron and Marble, Depth
A vintage console table is the narrowest piece of furniture in the house and often the most used: it takes keys in a hallway, a lamp behind a sofa, a mirror above it…
Nov 3, 2026 · Antique guide
French Country Paint Colors: A Palette for Every Room
French country paint colors come from the landscape and from old materials: limewash whites, warm ochre, sage, Provençal blue, faded red and soft greige.
Nov 3, 2026 · Antique guide
Decanters and Glasses: A Practical Serving-Cart Display
Organize glassware around serving movements, with clear surfaces and a stable cart.
Nov 3, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Wood Dining Table Guide: Construction, Extensions, Size
An antique wood dining table is bought with a tape measure.
Nov 2, 2026 · Antique guide
French Desk Types: Bureau Plat, Bonheur-du-Jour, Secrétaire
A French desk is defined by how it opens.
Nov 2, 2026 · Antique guide
French Dresser Explained: Commode, Vaisselier or Chest?
The words French dresser cover three different pieces of furniture, and the one you want depends on the room.
Nov 2, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Buffet Cabinets: 1920–1970 Forms, Veneer and Runners
A vintage buffet cabinet from the 1920s to the 1970s gives a dining room closed storage at a lower cost than an eighteenth-century piece, and often a better fit for…
Nov 2, 2026 · Antique guide
French Country Gifts: 15 Antique and Vintage Ideas
French country gifts that travel well are small, sturdy and useful: a linen tea towel, a brass candlestick, a confit pot, a set of silver-plated spoons.
Nov 2, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Coffee Tables: Proportion and Country Character
Choose a coffee table according to seating, circulation, and any alterations to the furniture.
Nov 2, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Sideboard Buffet Guide: Forms, Woods and Checks
An antique sideboard buffet does the quiet work of a dining room: it stores dishes, serves the meal and sets the horizontal line that the table and chairs sit against.
Nov 1, 2026 · Antique guide
French Country Chandelier Styles: Iron, Wood, Tole and Beads
A French country chandelier is lighter in spirit than its crystal cousins: forged iron, turned wood with tole leaves, painted sheet metal with flowers, or wooden…
Nov 1, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Globe Lamp Guide: Opaline Globes, Fitters and Bulbs
A vintage globe lamp is a glass sphere on a metal fitting: opaline or milk glass, clear or smoked, on brass, chrome or lacquered steel from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Nov 1, 2026 · Antique guide
French Antique Wall Lights and Sconces: Forms, Pairs and Heights
French antique wall lights bring light to eye level, where a chandelier cannot reach.
Nov 1, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage French Country Decor: Pieces from 1920 to 1970
Vintage French country decor draws on the objects of French homes, cafés and kitchens made between about 1920 and 1970: bistro chairs, enamel coffee pots, opaline…
Nov 1, 2026 · Antique guide
Small Dining Rooms: Place an Antique Sideboard Well
Plan open doors, pulled-back chairs, useful storage, and a free serving surface in a small dining room.
Nov 1, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Candelabra Lamp Guide: Conversions, Bulbs and Shades
An antique candelabra lamp is a candelabra that someone wired, usually between 1900 and 1960, when electricity reached provincial dining rooms.
Oct 31, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Crystal and Brass Chandelier: 9 Checks Before You Buy
An antique crystal and brass chandelier is sold on sparkle but bought on structure.
Oct 31, 2026 · Antique guide
Basket Chandelier Guide: The Crystal Bag Form, Strands and Care
A basket chandelier hangs strands of crystal from a metal ring so that they gather into a bowl below, like an upturned basket or a bag.
Oct 31, 2026 · Antique guide
Fall Floral Arrangements: 5 Ideas in French Vintage Vessels
Fall floral arrangements suit French vintage vessels because autumn stems are sturdy, branching and warm in color, and old pots and pans already carry those tones.
Oct 31, 2026 · Antique guide
French Chandelier Styles: Louis XV, Empire, Tole and Art Deco
A French chandelier is named by its form before anything else.
Oct 31, 2026 · Antique guide
Modern French Country Decor: Antiques Meet Clean Lines
Modern French country decor keeps the warmth of the style, worn wood, linen, stone and old glass, and sets it in rooms with clean lines, fewer objects and more open…
Oct 31, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Dining Tables: Choosing the Right Shape and Size
Compare genuinely usable seats, the base, and the table’s fully extended configuration.
Oct 31, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage French Lamps: Bouillotte, Tole and Ceramic Bases
Vintage French lamps cover a century of forms that still work in a country room: the bouillotte with its sliding tole shade, gilt and painted tole table lamps,…
Oct 30, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Brass Candelabra: Arms, Weight and Care Guide
An antique brass candelabra is a candlestick that grew arms: two, three or five branches on a central stem, each ending in a cup and a drip pan, assembled from parts…
Oct 30, 2026 · Antique guide
Wooden Vintage Lamp: Turned Bases, Finishes and Shades
A wooden vintage lamp is often a piece of something else: a turned baluster from a staircase, a candlestick, a column, a carved fragment given a socket and a shade.
Oct 30, 2026 · Antique guide
French Empire Chandelier: Form, Crystal and Dining Room Scale
A French Empire chandelier is recognisable from across the room: a gilt-bronze or brass ring hung on chains from a canopy, candle arms around the ring, and a basket…
Oct 30, 2026 · Antique guide
French Country Decor Ideas: 30 Ways to Style Each Room
French country decor ideas work best when each one is concrete: a measurement, a material, a place in the room.
Oct 30, 2026 · Antique guide
A Festive Table with Antique Tableware
Plan the table around serving, then add antique pieces whose intended use is clear.
Oct 30, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Brass Lamps: Types, Rewiring and the Right Shade
Antique brass lamps bring a warm metal and a working object into a French country room, and most of them began life doing something else: holding oil, standing on a…
Oct 29, 2026 · Antique guide
Small Oval Mirror: Where It Works in a Country Home
A small oval mirror, 10 to 20 in (25 to 51 cm) tall, is the easiest antique to place and the easiest to waste.
Oct 29, 2026 · Antique guide
Etched Mirrors Antique: Patterns, Glass and Safe Care
Etched mirrors antique dealers describe as 'frosted' or 'engraved' share one technique: the design is cut into the glass surface so it reads matte against the bright…
Oct 29, 2026 · Antique guide
Large Ornate Mirror: Choose, Hang and Check Condition
A large ornate mirror changes a room more than any other single antique: it doubles the light, adds a second window and brings carved or composition ornament to walls…
Oct 29, 2026 · Antique guide
Country French Furniture Reproductions vs Antique and Vintage
Country French furniture reproductions, vintage pieces and true antiques can share a silhouette, a cabriole leg and a waxed walnut color, yet they differ in…
Oct 29, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Chandeliers: Scale, Condition and Country Style
Assess a chandelier's volume, decorative elements and installation before planning the lighting.
Oct 29, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Oblong Mirror: Proportions for Mantels and Halls
A vintage oblong mirror is the workhorse of a country house: a long rectangle, horizontal over a mantel or sideboard, vertical in a hallway or beside a basin.
Oct 28, 2026 · Antique guide
Venetian Glass Mirror in a French Country Home: A Guide
A Venetian glass mirror is a mirror framed in glass: etched or engraved glass panels, rosettes and ribbons are fixed over a wooden carcass with small brass screws and…
Oct 28, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Louis Philippe Mirror: How to Recognise the Form
An antique Louis Philippe mirror is easy to recognise once you know the form: a tall rectangle with the two upper corners rounded off, a plain gilt moulding without…
Oct 28, 2026 · Antique guide
Vintage Oval Mirror: Frames, Glass and Where It Works
A vintage oval mirror softens a wall of straight lines: doors, consoles, dado rails and picture frames are all rectangles, and one oval among them reads as a…
Oct 28, 2026 · Antique guide
Mismatched Chairs and a Farmhouse Table: Finding Balance
Prioritize compatible seating and circulation before harmony between chair designs.
Oct 28, 2026 · Antique guide
Gilded Mirror Guide: Gesso, Gilding and Honest Wear
A gilded mirror is a layered object: a wood or composition frame, several coats of gesso, a colored clay called bole, and gold leaf laid by hand.
Oct 27, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Dressers and Tall Chests: How to Choose
Understand volume, veneer, and drawers before selecting antique storage furniture.
Oct 26, 2026 · Antique guide
A Window Reading Corner: Furniture and Light
Plan chair orientation, evening lighting, an accessible table, and book storage for a country-style window reading corner.
Oct 25, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Desks and Secretaries: Choosing a Working Piece
Assess the desk in its working configuration, with the writing fall open and the chair in place.
Oct 24, 2026 · Antique guide
Modern Sofa and Antique Chest: Make the Pairing Work
Connect two contrasting pieces through use, scale and a few visual echoes.
Oct 23, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Tables: Choosing the Right Shape for Your Home
Choose an antique table by its purpose, construction and actual footprint.
Oct 22, 2026 · Antique guide
Gallery Wall Above the Sofa: Compose Without Clutter
Build a visual hierarchy, then test frames at the scale of the sofa.
Oct 21, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Chairs: Choosing French Country Seating
Compare seats, backs, and joints to choose antique chairs that work in everyday life.
Oct 20, 2026 · Antique guide
Two Antique Armchairs around a Round Table
Arrange two antique armchairs and a round table by testing conversation, circulation, heights, and balance without forcing symmetry.
Oct 19, 2026 · Antique guide
Antique Mirrors: Placement, Frames, and Condition
Choose a mirror for its reflection, proportions, and the condition of its separate components.
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