There are lots of ways to transform your home using antiques. But before you begin shopping, it helps to know how to seamlessly add the right pieces to your home.
Here are some tips to do just that!
Meeting Your Home’s Needs
Living and dining rooms are perfect places to introduce antiques, as so many pieces are aesthetically pleasing and multi-functional.
A reupholstered antique chair injects style and history into your lounge. A Victorian or Regency chair complements a contrasting modern sofa or can a statement piece in the dining room.
If you have a small home or living room, antique furniture can help keep clutter at bay. Hidden storage can sometimes be found in antique coffee tables or secretaries, perfect for stowing away paperwork or magazines.
Grandfather clocks also make a great addition to a living or dining room, proving practical while bringing all of yesteryear’s charm.
Antique sideboards or dressers can look rustic in the kitchen and are useful — cutlery can be stored in the sideboard drawers and your best dinnerware set or favorite collectibles can stay in the dresser.
In the bedroom, antique bed frames can evoke vintage charm, and a Victorian iron bed is often higher than a modern frame, leaving more storage space underneath.
Uses in Bathrooms and Gardens
Antiques can be showcased in all rooms of the home, even in spaces you might not expect, such as the bathroom or garden.
If you have a spacious bathroom, use an antique chest of drawers to sit below a mirror, or to play home to your toiletries and trinkets. Alternatively, use it to store towels or bed linens.
If your garden is your haven, antiques can prove versatile outdoors.
An ornate mirror can be attached to a brick wall to create a whimsical effect or you can use a cast-iron drinking fountain as a birdbath.
