For a time in the 20th century, folks thought they were enhancing their antique if they removed the paint. We have now come around to appreciating the properties exhibited by painted furniture, especially if it is less than perfect. Any authentic antique, meaning older than a hundred years, is going to be dinged and worn. [...]

Elegant Imports is Hassan’s first store.
Originally from Alexandria, Egypt, and a Stirling resident the past four years, Hassan said the love for high-class furniture runs deep in his family.
At the 800 square-foot store, shoppers could expect to be indulged by reproductions from the 17th through the 19th centuries, particularly from the French Revolution era.
There are [...]

Today, we are experiencing a revival of one of art history’s longstanding trends — the painting, collecting, and preserving of the house or home portraits. Whether an artwork’s subject is your house or the Oldest House in America which is located in St. Augustine, Fla., images of homes have recently regained popular interest and have [...]

Cardboard chairs were introduced by Frank Gehry in the 1970s, but he was not the first to make paper furniture.
During the 18 th century, furniture was made of papiermache — a mixture of paper, glue and other materials.
The mixture was shaped, hardened and lacquered. The finished product was strong enough to make chairs, tables, shelves [...]

History, they say, is written by the victors. But in a dispute over the historical significance of some furniture at the Henry Clay estate Ashland, history will go to the highest bidder.
Ann Hagan-Michel, director at Ashland, told the Lexington Herald-Leader that the period furniture, which includes a couch and some chairs, is being sold this [...]

Agostino’s Fine Furniture is now open in Bonita Springs and with the addition of its new store the distinctive furniture seller is breaking into the market in a unique way.
“Classical style furniture is in new demand for the area and the concept took off like wildfire,” said Philip Agostino Sciacqua, the manager of the Bonita [...]

Beautiful wood from wine barrels and old barns is finding new life in the hands of contemporary furniture makers. The result is familiar and fresh, a new rustic style.
“We are just north of the wine country here in California, and over the years, a long time ago now, have seen a lot of barrels [...]

The Arts & Crafts Home is fortunate to be closely associated with the workshops of AD Restoration, a team of highly skilled and experienced antique furniture restorers, based in Brighton.
We are leading specialists in 19th and 20th Century furniture restoration and renovation, working with Arts & Crafts furniture, Gothic Revival and Aesthetic Movement designs.
We can [...]

For many years folks have made fun of that old ’50s furniture with its molded plastic and bright colors. However for everything there is a season and the 1950s’ designs are big in today’s vintage furniture market. Experts in this field like to designate the years 1947 to 1957 as the prime time of what [...]

With power equipment and antique hand tools, woodworker James King toils daily to preserve the techniques and furniture styles of the master craftsmen of early America.
In his home in rural Hudson, Ill., King, 51, builds reproductions of fine furniture produced by artisans in this country from 1700 to 1850. Period-inspired furniture and historical reproductions [...]