furniture & decorative accessories
Jul 09, 2019
4 minutes
OBVIOUS PAIRINGS of furniture and architecture (say, Renaissance Revival furniture in an Italianate parlor) isn’t the only option. We’ve seen Mid-century Modern furniture pair with bold American Craftsman pieces in a rustic lake house of the 1930s. Learn about design periods, read books, ask for help, make a buying plan—then buy what you love, one piece at a time. Good furniture is expensive, an investment in longevity. Cheap furniture will be a disappointment from the start, and headed for the trash long before it has had time to develop patina.
Furniture can complement a room by virtue of its proportion, shape, material, and fabric pattern. Or it can
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