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Antique Lamps and the Question of Value
by m_robertson in Home & Garden > Interior Design
An antique is not held to be an antique until it’s had its 100th birthday. It’s this centenary that gives it the title “antique”. However, it is not just the age of the object that classifies its value.
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The basics of shopping for Antiques
by Becca1962 in Home & Garden > Interior Design
If you can take a friend or relative along for a second opinion on your finds. Antique lovers can get very emotional about the piece they are looking for or the great piece they discovered.
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Antique Lamps – Treen, Fine, Dark and Handsome
by m_robertson in Home & Garden > Interior Design
There is nothing like the polished sheen on antique wood, lovingly polished with bee’s wax for the past hundred, or even, the past two hundred years. Over this long period of time a rich patination is left.
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Antique Lamps – Papier Mache
by m_robertson in Home & Garden > Interior Design
We expect to see antique lamps in porcelain, glass, brass, or wood, but not paper! But there are lamps made out of paper, Papier Mache.
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Antique Lamps – A Berlin Lamp of 1830, Pure Classic
by m_robertson in Home & Garden > Interior Design
... a source of interior lighting; it can also be a work of art with a major contribution to the classic / eclectic interior. An antique lamp can be seen and appreciated in just the same way as a picture, which can add so much to enrich our ...
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Antique Lamps - Blanc de Chine
by m_robertson in Home & Garden > Interior Design
... porcelain, with its simple lines and elegant understated style, produces, not only a sense of calm, but the perfect antique lamp. It always remains “modern” and completely at home in the traditional / classic, or, most contemporary interior ...
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Antique Fishing Lures
by remaro in Hobbies & Crafts > Antiques
When we think of antique fishing lures, we often imagine the tools that our forfathers must have used for fishing. Antique fishing lures are still used, although their presence is preferred in private collections.
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Antique Lamps – A Lamp with a Message!
by m_robertson in Home & Garden > Interior Design
We have all heard about the “message in a bottle”. Here we look at an antique lamp with an ancient message!
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Giving furniture that antique look; you can do it yourself
by w1z111 in Home & Garden > DIY
Antique furniture often has pock-marks, wear, dents, scratches, and the like. Funny thing, but that's what antique-lovers like. You can make even new furniture look like an antique, with these few simple tips.
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Creating an Authentic Antique Wood Sign
by Cyndee in Hobbies & Crafts > Crafts
If you have a passion for antique, vintage or old things, you have probably noticed authentic pieces appreciate with age. The cost of these special finds can put them way out of reach. One such special find is old wood signage.
