The Timeless Lure of Art Deco

12 October 2012

WHEN the ballroom at Claridge’s hotel, one of London’s oldest Art Deco buildings, was in need of refurbishment not long ago, the powers that be called on Guy Oliver. Mr. Oliver, 42, is the managing director of the interior design firm Oliver Laws and an authority on the period. He did the interiors of Bryanston...

Antiques — Mid-Century Could Be Your New Style

20 August 2012

Anyone looking to change up their interior décor these days would do well to look back before going forward. Paging through a recent issue of Interior Design magazine, other than the high-tech stuff and brushed chrome kitchens, there are some photos and ads that look like those from an issue of fifty or sixty...

Latin Lesson: Knowing Before or After Helps Date Antique Furniture

25 June 2012

In his scholarly (and lengthy) video “Authenticating Antique Furniture,” John Bivins presents us with the concept that studying older furniture and verifying its antiquity is, in essence, “above-ground archaeology.” He then borrows some extremely useful terminology from that field and provides us with the...

Furnish your home with a few days in foreign fleamarkets

15 May 2012

There are few things us Brits love more than sniffing out a bargain. But what if you could combine this love of treasure hunting with our other national passion – the weekend away?

Antique Furniture Repair: A Primer on Who and Where to Find Help

20 March 2012

Sooner or later, most of us who hang out with antiques get the urge to do a little repair—nothing major—just a little fix here or a touch up there. It seems so terribly easy; why pay someone to have it done? But one thing usually leads to another and, before we know it we are in […]