Vintage Furniture Buying and Restoration Guides

Downsizing to a Retirement Village? What to Do ...

Downsizing into a retirement village is rarely just a moving job - it's a sorting job first. Before a single box gets packed, you're standing in a house full of...

Downsizing to a Retirement Village? What to Do ...

Downsizing into a retirement village is rarely just a moving job - it's a sorting job first. Before a single box gets packed, you're standing in a house full of...

Vintage Furniture as a Retirement Gift: Ideas f...

Buying a retirement present is one of those gifts that's easy to get wrong. Everyone reaches for the same things - a bottle of something nice, a travel voucher, a...

Vintage Furniture as a Retirement Gift: Ideas f...

Buying a retirement present is one of those gifts that's easy to get wrong. Everyone reaches for the same things - a bottle of something nice, a travel voucher, a...

Furniture Restoration in Auckland: Op Shops, Au...

I've been restoring furniture in Auckland for years, and the question I get asked most isn't "how do I fix this?" — it's "where do I even find pieces worth...

Furniture Restoration in Auckland: Op Shops, Au...

I've been restoring furniture in Auckland for years, and the question I get asked most isn't "how do I fix this?" — it's "where do I even find pieces worth...

Vintage Dining Chairs & Armchairs: A Buyer's Ch...

Chairs get more abuse than any other piece of furniture in the house, and it shows. People sit down hard, lean back on two legs, drag them across floors —...

Vintage Dining Chairs & Armchairs: A Buyer's Ch...

Chairs get more abuse than any other piece of furniture in the house, and it shows. People sit down hard, lean back on two legs, drag them across floors —...

Vintage Dressers 101: How to Choose, Buy & Styl...

A dresser is one of the best pieces to buy vintage and one of the easiest to get wrong. Good bones make a mediocre-looking dresser worth buying at a low...

Vintage Dressers 101: How to Choose, Buy & Styl...

A dresser is one of the best pieces to buy vintage and one of the easiest to get wrong. Good bones make a mediocre-looking dresser worth buying at a low...

How to Tell If Your Vintage Finds Are Actually ...

Before you toss or donate something old, check it. Here are the real signals of value across furniture, cameras, postcards, watches and books.

How to Tell If Your Vintage Finds Are Actually ...

Before you toss or donate something old, check it. Here are the real signals of value across furniture, cameras, postcards, watches and books.