Marian Parsons—mother, wife, and creative soul—was crushing on hand-painted antique European furniture. She coveted the timeworn look but couldn’t rationalize the price or preciousness, especially ...

Leah Schwagerl, a UNC senior, grew up around furniture from the late 1800s and early 1900s in her grandmother’s house, pieces that she said were unique, quirky and higher quality than items that are ...

They can be restored, recovered, repurposed and more. You can also use these techniques to customize new furniture. Reupholstering a vintage chair with a new pattern, like this piece by Double R ...

Antique furniture can carry a lot of history and character, making it tempting to bring old pieces back to life. I've learned ...

While that modern brown couch you've carted around from apartment to apartment is probably not be worth more than its ...

If searching for treasures among eclectic collections of estate jewelry, vintage clothes and 19th-century furnishings is your idea of fun, a vacation to one of the Southeast’s antique hot spots might ...

When Ellie Biscoe began the process of purchasing her first home, a fixer-upper two-bedroom condo in South Boston, she started searching for decor at thrift and antique stores in New England. Her ...

Buying antique and vintage items is not only a great hobby, but it can also serve as an inspiring history lesson. Finding those true gems from past times gives serious antique buyers a shopping high, ...

The word antique conjures up the image of small and carefully curated little stores filled with treasures from another era. These stores draw visitors from both near and far in the name of "antiquing.