Antique Furniture Valuation & Restoration- An Online Guide
Whether you own some vintage furniture or you’re an estate sale/Thrift shopping enthusiast who is always on the lookout for great deals- It’s important to know which types of vintage furniture are more valuable and which can be restored successfully. Many a time you will find it tough to restore an antique piece and it will just end up costing you more than its market value. It’s prudent to go through guides such as this to identify what works best for which kind of furniture. The first step is to identify the age of a particular vintage furniture piece. There are many ways in which you could accomplish that. 1. Checking the style There is no single style of vintage furniture as many different art forms expressed themselves over various eras. Some of the most popular furniture is from the Victorian era but even there you need to identify which kind- whether Gothic, Rococo, Renaissance or any of the oh so many subsets. 2. Identifying the finish It's important to note the finish u