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Shop for Antique Furniture with a Trained Eye and the Right
Tools
Shopping for antique furniture can be fun, but it can also
feel like work as you scour antique shops and estate sales for the
piece that suits you best.
When you go shopping for antique furniture, wear comfortable clothes.
Don something you don’t mind getting dirty and wear comfortable shoes
that will bend and flex. If you get lucky and find a piece of antique
furniture that truly interests you, you will want to inspect it from
every angle possible. Get ready to get down and dirty!
Before you leave your house, decide what kind of antique furniture you
are looking for. Do you need a quaint table to display heritage
photographs in the hallway? Perhaps you are in search of an armoire for
the guest bedroom. Maybe you simply want a hardwood rocking chair to
adorn your living room near your stunning rock fireplace. Once you
decide exactly what you are looking for, decide why you are buying it.
Do you plan to use this piece of furniture or will it merely be a
decoration? Does it need to be functional? Are you looking to make a
serious antique furniture investment or will a quality reproduction do?
Once you decide on the purpose of your purchase, you can research the
names of manufacturers of antique furniture, tell-tale signs of a
particular manufacturer’s work and read about warning signs to watch
for in high quality copies.
When you shop for antique furniture be sure to take along a flashlight
so you can inspect every nook and cranny of the piece. Take a pocket
collector’s book so you can look up the value of a piece of antique
furniture before you begin negotiations with the seller. Take a needle
to test the depth of wormholes. You might want to carry along a
magnifying glass, a soft cloth to clean away dirt and debris for the
original finish.
In addition to all of the aforementioned tools, you simply must take
along a good friend as antique furniture shopping is an adventure to be
shared!
