Home Decor Vintage-Lovers Always Buy

Milk Glass Vases

Available in every shape and size, these charming opaque vases are a favorite collectable of the vintage-lover who never seems to display flowers in the same vase twice!

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Brass

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While most people are just realizing that brass is back, the vintage-lover has been quietly scooping up brass treasures at flea markets for years.

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Hardwood Furniture

Better made than most modern furniture pieces (no particle board here!) and usually better priced, secondhand hardwood furniture takes a prominent position in the vintage-lover's home — often after a revitalizing sanding and coat of paint.

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Fine China

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Vintage-lovers have refined the art of mixing and matching china dinnerware, blending ornamented dishes, floral teacups, and hand-painted saucers to eye-pleasing perfection.

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Lucite

The vintage-lover knows everything looks more fashion forward in lucite — that's why her home is full of lucite everything, from quirky objet d'art to stylized furniture!

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Portraits

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As a statement piece or thoughtfully peppered throughout the home, character-rich vintage portraiture is a staple in the vintage-lover's home.

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Cast Iron

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Among the list of things that truly get better with age, cast iron is at the top, growing more flavorful and "seasoned" with years of wear. Don't be surprised to find the vintage-lover's kitchen stocked with cast-iron pans in every shape and size.

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