Antiques for Today's Interiors
Even the most modern home can become the perfect setting for antiques! Take a new look at ways to use furniture, decorative items, and artwork from bygone times to visually stunning effect. Often made of beautiful materials rarely used nowadays, they'll add texture and focus to any room. Make an exciting interior with the most unlikely mix of pieces, blend styles with confidence, and base design schemes around a single, special artifact. Includes insiders' tips on purchasing.
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Antiques for Today's Interiors dispels the image of antiques as rarefied artefacts synonymous with grand old houses, and shows how to use and display them in modern interiors. Genevieve Weaver shares with us her wealth of experience and knowledge of antiques, decorative styles and display to reveal how we can create exciting interiors with the most unlikely selection of pieces. The book looks at antiques from a decorative perspective, considering the overall look of the room and then examining focal points, colour, texture and display. Pivotal to the book is the idea of using antiques to create a coherent style within a room.
Foreword7Chapter 1In the Beginning8Chapter 2The Philosophy16Decorating with Antiques26Chapter 3Assessing Space28Chapter 4Anchor Pieces42Chapter 5Colour56Chapter 6Texture and Pattern70Chapter 7Collections and Display84Chapter 8Mixing Styles100Chapter 9Variations of Style116Chapter 10Buyer's Guide166Index and Credits174
