2013 Trends: Antique Furniture Comes Back

I know many of you don't decorate based on trends. You buy antique furniture because you love its look and appreciate its high quality and value. Still, I was excited to see antique furniture made the list of House Beautiful's "10 Home Decorating Trends that will be Hot in 2013." And it made me want to look into other 2013 design trends to see how fine antique furniture and accessories might fit into the picture.

The renowned Boston Design Center issued its 2013 Trends Report, and again I noticed traditional furnishings making a comeback. BDC devoted an entire category to "The Classics," summed up as "tailored shapes, tasteful and refined, polished surfaces, perfectly modern." Many fine French antiques and vintage pieces fit this description, such as this beautiful upholstered 1950s Louis XV arm chair in walnut.

Another candidate for BDC's "The Classics" category? This fab French mid-century modern sideboard.

BDC also devotes an entire section to "pattern" trends, and they predict stripes, floral prints, and figural patterns will be big in 2013. Other design blogs also have predicted a comeback of animal prints, but with a whimsical twist -- such as in this reproduction French bombe commode with a sensational zebra stripe!

Designer Melissa Rufty says she's "crushing on brass" for 2013, and certainly many antiques used brass hardware. If you like more bling, there are a variety of high-quality reproduction pieces that incorporate brass or even gilt elements for the ultimate shine.

This particular console table not only includes the brass elements predicted to be hot but also homes in on the classic themes predicted by BDC.

Designer Leta Austin Foster says "enough with the plain" in the House Beautiful 2013 trends slideshow and calls for "pretty, classic fabrics." Again, you can look to vintage to fill the bill, as in this gorgeous French velvet table runner from the 1950s.

In terms of color, all the major trendsetters see blue in the future. One obvious way to add pops of blue throughout your decor is by displaying classic Blue Delft ceramics.

I guess my biggest takeaway from reading about 2013 decorating and interior design trends is this: Antiques are never out of style! Regardless of what the current trend seems to be, antique and vintage furnishings always have a place in your home's decor.

What do you think about the projected design trends for 2013? Do you pay any attention to trends?

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