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05.09.2024 - 19:32 / thespruce.com
If you've ever had to plan for a move, then you know the urge that strikes to get rid of nearly everything you own (after all, a new house means new decor, right?).
But, as you also know, there are a few items that you can't find it in you to part ways with. Some of them can be precious family heirlooms, a vintage or antique find, or just a favorite decor staple.
We asked several interior designers if they have pieces that they held onto when they moved, and here is what they had to say.
Alex Bass
Alex Bass, the Founder and CEO of Interior Design Studio Salon 21, loves this homey vintage burl wood cabinet she bought from Etsy.
«I purchased it for my studio apartment after college to use as a standing desk because it has a drop-down door and a ton of storage,» she says. «Open storage up top to display glassware in my kitchen and cookbooks and then closed storage below to hold some of my office supplies.»
Lasting her through two moves, she says the material is super high-quality and timeless, plus multifunctional.
«Now I have it next to my kitchen to store my cookbooks and hold other cooking utensils. Our printer is also hidden inside and office supplies!»
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Kristi Nelson
Interior Designers Kristi Nelson found this beautiful mahogany 18th-century Georgian serpentine buffet table in 2002 that she notes was in excellent condition.
«That's sort of miraculous considering it was a random weekly auction, not a high-end one, and I paid about $2500 ridiculously below its market value,» she says.
On top of Nelson's two moves and one renovation with the table, Nelson says there's no telling how many
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