It’s best to reduce! But this is America, and we can use with the best of ‘um. So, I did both some reduction (as I didn’t buy anything brand new) and some reuse of vintage materials. First, I searched for undervalued items at auctions, flea markets, on Craigslist or perhaps, in your parents’ basement. These Michel Thonet-style bentwood chairs for example, with this blah fabric were won at a local auction house for $50 (plus 15% Buyer’s Premium, that’s another post).
Admittedly, after I bought them, they sat in the barn for a full 8 months before at that same auction house two bolts of Japanese-inspired, German-made fabric (at least 20 yards) came on the block. I snagged both bolts for $60, after which I dropped both the chairs and fabric at my favorite local upholsteress (via Lithunia). At $20 per chair…presto and “Aciu“ (Pronounced AH-chu – which means “Thank You” in Lithuania)! Rethought chairs! All for $190 plus an extra bolt of fabric for future projects. Perfect for a game of Backgammon or our current craze Canasta!
The pagoda form lamp was another auction score. Check out auctionzip.com for your local auction spots!
About the Author:
Christopher H. is an Auctioneer and Decorative Arts Cataloger in Jefferson’s Virginia, who enjoys antiques, Persian carpets, robot cookie jars, stone carving, 78 rpm records, Johnny Cash biographies, hoops, cooking followed by eating, wine, and fire.
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