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Exploring Antique Furniture Styles

Antique Furniture Styles

How to Create Farmhouse Style

Although few of us actually live in a farmhouse, the Farmhouse style of decor continues to appeal to urbanites and suburbanites alike. It carries a sense of nostalgia for an old-fashioned, simpler way of life before the hustle and bustle of today's modern world. I enjoyed this Houzz.com article on 9 Ways to Create Comforting Farmhouse Style Anywhere. You don't...
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French Antique Furniture | Antique Furniture Styles

Great Gatsby Style

I haven't seen the new movie The Great Gatsby yet. (Greg and I are busy catching up after our 2900 Mile Road Trip to Boston to deliver antique furniture!) But I'm enjoying all the buzz about the 1920s Great Gatsby style in the movie, from the chic flapper clothes to the period 1920s interiors. It looks like the costumes and...
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Luxury Home Design | Antique Furniture Styles

Blue & White Delftware is Still a Delight!

Do you love how a large collection of blue and white delftware looks so pretty grouped together? Me too. I am just crazy for hand-painted Majolica ceramics, and I especially love Delftware, which is why we carry a large selection of Vintage and Antique Delftware at EuroLuxHome.com. From Antique Blue Delft Tiles, to Vintage Blue Delft Transferware Plates, to truly...
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French Antique Furniture | Antique Furniture Styles

What is the Art Deco Style of Antiques?

As an antiques dealer, I am often asked how I determine the approximate age of an antique or vintage item. While the true answer to that question is from the experience gained through many years of directly handling antique and vintage items, one aspect of any determination of age is the aesthetic style or design of the item in question...
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French Antique Furniture | Antique Furniture Styles

What is Brittany Style Antique Furniture?

Do you like very heavily carved and dark antique furniture? Do you collect or admire Folk Art? Do you love Quimper pottery (the hand-painted style of ceramics from northwest France)? The Brittany Style of antique furniture is not for everyone, but chances are if you like ornate and elaborately hand-carved furniture and appreciate the rustic quality of Folk Art, you...
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Antique Furniture Styles

Symbolism and Antique Chinese Furniture

One of my favorite aspects of Chinese Antique Furniture is the use of symbols to convey specific meanings for the owner. Symbolism has long been an important part of Chinese culture with particular animals, plants, and even geometric patterns representing ideas or concepts. Dragons are a powerful symbol in Chinese mythology and symbolize power, authority, male vigor and fertility. They...
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