7 Pieces All Vintage-Lovers Should Have in Their Home
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If you break for antique malls, get up early for flea markets, and start your day by browsing Chairish and Etsy, then you're probably a vintage-lover.
If you want to know if your penchant for vintage home shopping has risen to the next level, read on and see if you have these seven vintage-lover must haves in your home. If not, it might be time to plan another shopping expedition!
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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! Photo by Rikki Snyder via Style Me Pretty
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Brass
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. Photo by Tessa Neustadt via Emily Henderson
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Fine China
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! Photo by Tessa Neustadt via Emily Henderson
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Portraits
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
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.