Trends in vintage furniture develop just like trends in new furniture lines. What is popular today could fall out of favor tomorrow – and sometimes these trends have been for decades, even centuries.
A wide range of aesthetics currently drives sales and extends to everything, from grandma chic to modern houses. And if you have been watching furniture trends for some time, you may be surprised at how popular brown furniture has become again-it is now firm in the category of flow-off-the-floor.
Curious whether you have one of today's most sought -after antique pieces of furniture in your home? Here are five vintage furniture that always sell antique dealers.
Pine Farmhouse tables
Antique French Pine Bauernhaus table
Everyone loves a place where they can gather, and a table of pine farmhouse is the perfect place for cozy dinner and games with family and friends. “Make the casual look and simple maintenance [them] Very desirable, ”says Brad Stanwick, founder of The pastor's nose antiquities. “You will find it more difficult and more expensive as a result, especially in the 7- and 8-foot sizes.”
Despite higher costs, most agree that they are worth the investment. “I have my ancient pine kitchen table for 15 years for 15 years and it is used at night,” adds Stanwick. “We just wipe it off and let it dry and the patina is getting better.”
Toratas of all sizes
Ancient English pine box of the drawer C1890
You can rarely go wrong with a classic chest – especially if you get it for good business and plan to sell you at an equally accessible price. “Chests of drawers are always good sellers,” confirms Stanwick. “You go to almost every room, from the bedroom to the dining room.”
If you buy with regard to the resale value, you know that it is difficult to go wrong as long as the piece is in a decent form, but there are some types of wood that tend to address the widest customer pattern. “Pine boxes are popular, as are mahogany and oak,” says Stanwick. “And the chest of the 18th century cannot be beaten to give a room a little soul that otherwise feels lifeless.”
Dixie furniture
Vintage 1960s triple chest of drawers by Dixie Furniture Company
The Dixie Furniture Company, founded in North Carolina in North Carolina by Henry Link in 1901, continued the production of furniture in the 1980s, but the real heyday of the brand was in the 1950s and 60s. While its classic modern parts of the middle of the century are still attractive for buyers, the reseller Sally Nicol from the Cary Cottage notes that two other aesthetics do particularly well for them: “Transitional and coastal pieces seem to be the sweet spot.”
Nicol explains that these styles from the 1960s cause a atmosphere inspired by Palm Beach in the coast. Regardless of whether the detailed French province, a bamboo motif or an allusion to the campaign style are, dixie furniture pieces are now first-class candidates for a painted high-gloss finish perfection for the addition of a neat coastal internal.
Couple Bachelor
Couple old Georgian mahogany cub
If you have ever come across a perfect couple of Bachelor's chamber, you know that these versatile pieces are among the most beautiful – and practical – antiques on the market. As a rule, three to four drawers and often equipped with a pull -out area (which earns as a folding station for laundry) are real multitask in the house. Your compact but functional design enables you to shine in a variety of settings: Use it as a bedside table on both sides of a bed or use it as a side tables in a living room or entrance.
No wonder that you rarely stay in a vintage seller -inventory -and you often have top dollars. “A couple of Bachelor's chasing is a hot goods,” confirms Nicol.
Baker
Vintage baker furniture hand painted chinoiserie cabinet
Founded in Allegan, Michigan, 1890 by the Dutch immigrant Sebe Baker, Baker How-end furniture has been produced for well over a century. While their styles run the range, it is a brand name that people recognize, know and buy, and Nicol reports that the brand is always sold well for them.
On the vintage market you will find everything, from Chinoiserie pieces in the middle of the century to classic styling antique reproductions that have federal or even Georgian roots. The exact silhouette does not matter – when vintage buyers see bakers, you can see that you buy quality furniture.
Heather Bien is a writer based in Washington, DC, in Washington who reports home, design, entertainment and travel for people Martha StewartPresent Southern LivingPresent Virginia livesand more. She is an enthusiastic antique and beginner gardener who takes care of a large part of her free time with the rose garden and the constantly growing list of projects in her Cottage Rosehill Cottage on the Rappahannock River near Urbanna, Virginia.