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New Container of Antique Furniture Just Arrived!
Although today is April 1st, it's no joke that we just had an antique explosion at the EuroLux Antiques Gallery! Our latest container, filled to the brim with antique furniture, antique chairs, and vintage lighting, just arrived from France recently and I thought you might enjoy seeing photos of the EuroLux family unloading it! Our 40 foot container was scheduled...
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Best of March 2013: Color, Furniture Care, Babies & More
It's hard to believe March is nearly behind us. That's one-quarter of the year! Where did it go? On this blog, the month of March was devoted to color and texture in interior design, how to care for antique furniture, and revisiting clients. Let's revisit some of our favorite posts from the past month. Feeling a bit of spring fever...
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Baby Makes 8! Plus Using Antique Furniture in a Child's Bedroom
Baby Bella makes...eight! Our clients Bruce and Julie pose in front of their new antique French Brittany buffet with Bruce Junior and Bella Lynn. When we last visited Bruce and Julie of Whitmire, SC, they had just purchased an antique French Brittany armoire from us to use in their master bedroom. When we visited them again a couple of...
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Antiques and Emmy Awards
With the Academy Awards show right around the corner on February 24, I thought you might enjoy a glimpse into the home of our client Gil, who has won five Emmy Awards in his career. Gil lives in a beautiful, southwest style home in Pueblo, Colorado. He displays his Emmy Awards on a kiva style fireplace. As you can see...
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Decorate Your Office with Antiques and Reproductions
If you're a doctor, lawyer, psychologist or other professional in private practice, you may spend long hours in an office filled with cold, dull industrial furnishings. By incorporating antique furniture and reproduction pieces into your professional office decor, you can create a warm, inviting oasis that soothes stress and promotes productivity. Let me show you a few ways to create...
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Antique Furniture at Vine & Roses Bed and Breakfast in Walla Walla, WA
You know we work with individuals to help them furnish their homes with fine antiques, but did you know we also work with bed and breakfast owners? Kathy and Tim Sinclair, proprietors of Vine & Roses Bed and Breakfast stand next to a large, ornate antique Brittany buffet. Kathy and Tim Sinclair purchased a stunningly beautiful Victorian mansion in Walla...
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5 Tips for Caring for Antique Furniture
With winter putting the shivers on everyone, I thought I'd take a moment to give you some tips on how to care for and protect your antique furniture from the vagaries of humidity fluctuation. If you're looking for tips for caring for antique furniture, you've come to the right place. First, a bit of background. As most of us don't...
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To Upcycle or Not to Upcycle
The hot new buzzword in antiques and vintage is "upcycling." What does it mean, exactly? An "upcycle" object is something old that has been re-purposed into something new and functional. An upcycled object can be as simple as an old jar turned into an oil lamp, or it can be as complex as an antique sideboard turned into a dual...
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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...
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How to Buy Antique Furniture Online
I work with a lot of repeat customers, and most of those customers started out skeptical about buying fine French antique furniture on the internet. I don't blame them. It's a large purchase that you can't inspect in person before plunking down the cash. Who would be that crazy? Luckily, many of our customers are "that crazy." They not only...
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