Thinking about incorporating some thrifted or vintage pieces into your home? The pros are all for doing so, and we spoke with a number of secondhand-loving interior designers to gather their most useful takeaways for what to keep top of mind when decorating with preloved finds.
Below are eight tips that you'll want to remember when shopping for secondhand items and styling them in your home.
Desiree Burns Interiors
According to Chrissy Hunter, an interior designer and founder of Harlowe James, it's best to avoid purchasing large furniture pieces without knowing where they will go in your home simply because they appear one of a kind or are a great deal price-wise.
«It happens more than you would think and people end up with a bulky cabinet or side tables where the scale is off, forcing it to work in a space,» Hunter says.
She explains that in reality, sourcing vintage pieces is often an ongoing process, but taking one's time with sourcing will pay off. «It is so worth it in the end to get something that fits properly and feels thoughtful, not impulsive,» Hunter says.
Before you scoop up a chair with good bones to reupholster it professionally down the line, be mindful that this process may cost a pretty penny.
«That $50 chair can end up costing you upwards of $1,000,» Paige Kontrafouris, the founder of Paige Kontrafouris Interiors, explains. She recommends researching upholstery costs in your area beforehand to be well informed when making this kind of purchase.
Erin Williamson Design
Purchasing secondhand items just because they're less expensive than newer pieces of furniture may not always be the best bet.
«Doing this gets you caught in a vicious cycle of not liking things then having to then get rid of
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Clipped all-green shrubs look chic, but for seasonal cheer fill them with pastel shades: think primroses, pulmonaria and wallflowers, and even potted supermarket bulbs such as hyacinths and narcissi.
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Poinsettias are ubiquitous holiday plants. I always feel like I need at least one to complete my Christmas decorating. Some years I go for the traditional red hue, others I opt for something more unique, like variegated leaves or bright pink bracts. Poinsettias are native to Mexico and Central America, so these tropical plants often don’t last in a home beyond the holidays. However, if they survived, it is possible to keep them for the following year and, after a period of darkness, get them to rebloom for you. So, if you’re wondering, when should I put my poinsettia in the dark, I will explain how to care for your plant throughout the year, until it’s time to display it once again for the holidays.
I have given up indoor seed starting completely on several occasions. The first time it happened I was a novice gardener. I had ordered seeds of just about every plant that I saw in the garden catalogs without thinking about such practical things as gallons of potting soil, hours of daily watering, and square feet of windowsill space. It also did not occur to me to determine whether or not I had room in my garden for even a fraction of my seedlings. My chaotic efforts eventually produced some wonderful plants, but the process was so exhausting that I said: “Never again.”
Hardy perennial and annual plants of varying heights which bloom in June and July chiefly; the original species or wild types from which the modern beautiful varieties are descended are natives of California, Siberia, Syria, India and other countries. Delphinium Ajacis, originally from eastern Europe is one of the plants from which the annual Larkspurs have been raised. Delphinium belongs to the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. The name is an old Greek one.