Collecting is good! Collecting and decorating is very good! So for all of you who love to decorate, and strive to create attractive and unique spaces, may I take a minute to remind everyone that..... when you are searching (and we always are) for that perfect piece to put on that stand in the corner beside that wonderful chair that we just bought.....that you always consider an antique or vintage collectible first? For several reasons, you will be making a very sensible choice as well as a unique choice.
First of all, when you choose something that has been used by someone else before you, you are in affect recycling what is already on the planet.
Second...by choosing an antique or vintage collectible over a new department store accessory, you are building a 'portfolio of sorts' of pieces that will probably hold their value and may even earn you a profit at some point, if you decide to sell.
And third...you are letting your creative juices go to work when you can see the beauty in an object that has been used, loved, worn and treasured enough to survive to the present day.
You just can't manufacture the quality and beauty of time that comes with an antique. So let me take this opportunity, as one fellow decorating enthusiast to another, to encourage you to drive past the new glitzy department stores and find that quaint little antique shop, where many times for the same amount of money, or even less, you can purchase something that won't be worth 25% of what you just paid for it, once you've walked out the door. If I can borrow a phrase from Martha Stewart, decorating with antiques and collectibles "is a good thing." Happy Decorating everyone.
Why not join the group on iantiqueonline "Decorating with Antiques and Collectibles" and share your ideas too? The link to join the group is: http://iantiqueonline.ning.com/group/decoratingwithantiquesandcollectiblesgroup
You are invited to visit the Vintage Touch web page for antique pieces that might interest you, where you can select to view from my list of decorating videos (bottom left of page) and, for antique decorating ideas at: http://iantiqueonline.ning.com/profile/DeannaMoyers
You are also invited to subscribe to my YouTube channel of decorating videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/vintagetouch1?feature=mhsn You an click to view some of my decorating videos from the selection at the top of the page.
I also have a VINTAGE online store with a variety of vintage merchandise for collecting & decorating. You are invited to visit the Vintage Touch eCrater online store at:
http://deannamoyers.ecrater.com/
You can view the variety of VINTAGE merchandise for sale by scrolling through the widget below. Click on any individual item for details or purchase.
First of all, when you choose something that has been used by someone else before you, you are in affect recycling what is already on the planet.
Second...by choosing an antique or vintage collectible over a new department store accessory, you are building a 'portfolio of sorts' of pieces that will probably hold their value and may even earn you a profit at some point, if you decide to sell.
And third...you are letting your creative juices go to work when you can see the beauty in an object that has been used, loved, worn and treasured enough to survive to the present day.
You just can't manufacture the quality and beauty of time that comes with an antique. So let me take this opportunity, as one fellow decorating enthusiast to another, to encourage you to drive past the new glitzy department stores and find that quaint little antique shop, where many times for the same amount of money, or even less, you can purchase something that won't be worth 25% of what you just paid for it, once you've walked out the door. If I can borrow a phrase from Martha Stewart, decorating with antiques and collectibles "is a good thing." Happy Decorating everyone.
Why not join the group on iantiqueonline "Decorating with Antiques and Collectibles" and share your ideas too? The link to join the group is: http://iantiqueonline.ning.com/group/decoratingwithantiquesandcollectiblesgroup
You are invited to visit the Vintage Touch web page for antique pieces that might interest you, where you can select to view from my list of decorating videos (bottom left of page) and, for antique decorating ideas at: http://iantiqueonline.ning.com/profile/DeannaMoyers
You are also invited to subscribe to my YouTube channel of decorating videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/vintagetouch1?feature=mhsn You an click to view some of my decorating videos from the selection at the top of the page.
I also have a VINTAGE online store with a variety of vintage merchandise for collecting & decorating. You are invited to visit the Vintage Touch eCrater online store at:
http://deannamoyers.ecrater.com/
You can view the variety of VINTAGE merchandise for sale by scrolling through the widget below. Click on any individual item for details or purchase.
