Featured A glimmer of hope for brown furniture?

New article that says, yes!

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/brown-furniture-back-yes-style-150000706.html

 

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Well,maybe now all those antique stores that refused to lower their furniture prices can get the last laugh ! Ive been seeing more and more brown furniture sneaking into interiors in all my mags.

 

YEA!!!

 

I'm afraid the writer of the article is a bit out of touch. Only one pic is of antiques, the rest are all mid-century furniture. Mid-century furniture has been selling well for quite a while - its the rest of "brown furniture" that has a weak market. They seem to think they just discovered this, stating "brown furniture from the 18th and 19th century has lost its value overtime unless it is really high end" - "Try to focus on European pieces from the 30's and 40's and Scandinavian pieces from the 50's, and look for strong architectural lines". In other words, go after the same MCM furniture that everyone else is looking for - duh hey.

 

Note the brass pineapple things on display inside. If you have any of those, they sell well, not as well as before, but still desirable.

 

I have a pair of brass pineapple lamps that look like those pitchers or whatever they are. I got them at Christmas Tree Shop in the 90s.

 

Bev do some searches on eboo and esty for similar pineapple stuff and see if you want to list yours.

Here is one type on etsy
https://www.etsy.com/listing/584931...=sr_gallery-1-13&organic_search_click=1&cns=1

 

All things pineapple are currently trendy with the 20 to 30 hipster crowd. Won't likely last but you never know maybe they'll hang on to it or collected as they get older to be retro. Retro is a very hipster thing to do

 

True, but at least they are not advocating painting it.

 

mid century is a fad that is on its way out for a second time.
I think it is moderately interesting and i have seen some nice setups with it. But its a bit boring and doesnt have the same class as some classic styles.

 

Bottom line of article, brown furniture is great as long as it's European Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern. Wow, real cutting edge takes. And then there's the comment, “Check to see if the piece is made of solid hardwood and not veneer" . I'd be willing to bet all the teak pieces they highlight in the article are veneered, as is the burl coffee table.

 

Yahoo? 'nuff said...........