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Exploring Antique Furniture and Home Decorating Ideas
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Red Renaissance Dining Room
We recently mentioned that our client Susan D. in Metamora, IL, bought a set of twelve dining chairs from us for her Renaissance dining room. In that Antique Chair Upholstery Makeover post, we said we sometimes find vintage or antique chairs with a beautiful frame but the upholstery is worn. These chairs provide a great opportunity to our customers to...
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Victorian Restoration Dining Room
We know many of our clients are working on Victorian restorations and it's wonderful to see how they bring their homes back to their original style and beauty. Here's a case in point. Our client Sal S. in New York is restoring a beautiful Victorian home that had been neglected through the years. He's returning her to her former glory...
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Things We Love Right Now: South Carolina Elvis Festival
Elvis Presley is coming to Newberry, South Carolina! Or rather, many Elvis tribute artists will descend upon our town for the South Carolina Elvis Festival. By coincidence, Greg and I visited Tupelo, MS, a few weeks ago for a furniture show. We stopped in to see Elvis Presley's birthplace and really enjoyed our visit. We're delighted at the chance of...
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Decorative Stair Ideas
We've been looking at decorative stair ideas that give you the chance to express your creativity in this most humble and functional area of the home. Although our 1920s bungalow renovation is still in progress, I'm getting a lot of inspiration for my own decorative stairs! One of them might work for our upstairs area dedicated to Greg's 'man loft...
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Ceramic Restoration Tips
Oops... crash! Do you have any broken ceramic items lying around the house waiting to be repaired? We've got some tips so you don't have to put the job off any longer! Greg's mom Kathy is our Director of Ceramic Restoration Services and she is a certified expert in fine ceramics restoration. Kathy made this video with tips on how...
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Best of August 2013: Antique Inspirations
We explored vintage and antique inspirations in our August blog posts, from groovy vintage clothing to antique spinning wheels. Every day is full of antique inspirations here at the EuroLuxHome.com gallery of course, and I wouldn't have it any other way! Whether I'm unpacking a new container of hand-picked treasures from Europe or chatting with clients on the phone about...
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Renaissance Chairs and Buffet in Chateau Home, Illinois
Bob H. in Prairie Grove, Illinois, found us on One Kings Lane. His neighbor (who is a designer) saw our set of ten antique Renaissance chairs with rich buttery leather upholstery. She thought the wonderful aged patina on the leather looked like an old football! She also thought the Renaissance chairs dating to 1900 would be perfect for Bob's French...
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How to Sell Antiques and Vintage Items
We receive emails nearly every day from people asking how to sell antiques or vintage items. Sometimes they have inherited antiques, sometimes they are just downsizing or have another reason to let go of a piece of furniture or other antique that they have enjoyed for years. Either way, they aren't sure where to start. So here is our advice...
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Dale Tiffany Lamps: The Creative Process
EuroLuxHome.com has carried Dale Tiffany lamps, chandeliers, and other light fixtures since summer 2012. These stunning hand-made glass lights often replicate the original stained glass designs of Louis Comfort Tiffany lamps. The creative process behind Dale Tiffany lamps is a wonder to behold so I was delighted to see this video showing how the artisans hand-craft each piece. Eye candy...
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Bookshelf: Vacation Homes, Living Artfully, Period Gardens
Summer is a time for dreaming and the first book on my bookshelf this month inspires me with fantasies for my dream vacation home. Another recently published book inspires flights of fancy for designing a period style garden. Perhaps we'll opt for a vintage 1920s garden once we've finished our 1920s bungalow renovation! But even in my wildest dreams I...
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