Quick Picks: Purchasing Antiques for Victorian Style ...
 
Sign In Sign Up — It's Free!

Purchasing Antiques for Victorian Style Homes

Viewing videos requires the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Get the latest Flash player.
Showing 1-5

Part of the video series: How to Decorate a Victorian Style Home

left_arrow right_arrow
Add to My Playlist What is a playlist?

Summary: Learn about Victorian antiques and get advice on decorating an old Victorian style home in this free video clip.

Views: 849 | Tags: home, interior, decorating, interiordesign

Get the latest Flash player.
Email Video Add to Favorites
About the Expert
Contact: thehairypotters.com

Betty Ingham Betty and her husband Ben have purchased and entirely remodeled a 100 year old Victorian home. They also own a pottery studio.
read more

Hide Comments

Conversations About This Video

  • Comments
    (1 comments)
  • Questions & Answers
    (0 questions) (0 answers)
by antiquesNut

I sold a few things to Rachel Ashwell at the last two shows at Brimfield. She, of course, coined the phrase "shabby chic" and wrote several books about it. The concept originally dwelled on elegant French, fancy, and lightly colored (mostly white)country furniture and accents with flaking paint or flaws that added character to the pieces. The look recognized the beauty of the imperfections and patinas. I believe that this concept has degenerated over the years into the "paint any old crap white and the public will buy it" belief that rules the market today. When shopping for this look, take a closer look at the intrinsic beauty and value of the underlying antique article. You will be far happier with your purchase if you do. Good luck hunting for antiques. Now is the part where I plug my websites www.EuropeAntiqueTrip.com and www.antiquesNut.com

Reply to this comment
Have a question about this video topic? Ask our community members and let them share their knowledge with you!
Ask A Question

Video Transcript

Purchasing Antiques for Victorian Style Homes

Hi I'm Betty Ingham and I'm speaking on behalf of Expert Village and I would like to tell you a little bit about the furniture that we have chosen for this room. You can go and buy antiques at most any antique stores some are pretty pricey some aren't we just happen to be so fortunate as to have my husband's great great uncles piano in our family. Kernal goodnight was Ben's great great uncle and if you have seen Lonesome Dove, Lonesome Dove was actually based on the goodnight loving trail he was trailblazer that moved cattle from the bottom south Texas up to Arizona way up into the north. Well this is his piano we took it apart not to long ago and a year in 1846 it still plays beautifully it's decorated in the Victorian style. We are just so fortunate as to be able to have Charlie's goodnight piano, we can pair lots of items together.

Watch these related videos

Home Design & Decor Ads

Community Members who...

  • Favorited this Video
  • Rated This Video
Read these related articles
See more articles

Top Tags

cleaning color colors decor decorating decorations design designs diy energy feng floral flowers furniture home home decor home decor home decorating home improvement house housecleaning ideas improvement install interior interiordesign interior-design light lighting make organization organize organizing paint painting patterns picture plates primer remodeling room sewing shui styles switch table tools wall walls wood
Check out what people are watching now
left_arrow right_arrow