One look at colonial furniture styles and you are compelled to acknowledge and admire their singularity of purpose. Be it early colonial furniture styles, colonial revival style furniture or even the hugely popular post colonial furniture styles- they are all united in their alacrity to impact the onlooker fervidly.
Post colonial furniture pieces, just like their early colonial cousins are essentially items of contemporary furniture with a classic appeal. Their traditional styling, with neat uncomplicated lines and impeccable craftsmanship add a whole new dimension to a modern home. They are true heirloom keepsakes that you’re sure to pick up even if you’re not building a statuesque colonial house.
Each Piece Has A Story To Tell
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The Classic Antique Appeal Of Post Colonial Style Furniture Adds Immense Value To The Interiors Of A Modern House
A well-deserved holiday is the best way to rejuvenate and suffuse oneself with a flood of wonderful memories. That’s exactly what my neighbor expected to do on her maiden trip to York Harbor in Maine, a modern town that pays rich tributes to its colonial antecedents.
What started out like a lazy, self-indulgent tour, caused more than a gearshift inside her. She was completely bowled over by the antique appeal of quaint17th century colonial houses and imposing buildings, schools and hostelry, replete with classic architectural design.
The simple yet style-rich bungalows had more than just a token import on her mind. But above all, what she did find exceptionally intriguing was the fascinating array of post colonial style furniture and artifacts. Looking more spectacular than their dazzling impressions on paper, each piece painted a resplendent image of the glorious past.
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My daughter’s room is furnished with wood furniture. It is not a set, but it all goes together pretty well.
Her crib is from Child craft and her dresser is from Sauder, but the rest of her furniture is either handmade or antique.
We were very lucky that we didn’t have to buy much of her furniture, only the dresser and a few accent pieces. Family gave us the rest of her furniture.
The crib came from my sister-in-law. She used it for both of her boys and had taken excellent care of it.
My Dad made the changing table and drove it up from Houston in pieces. He put it together while he and my Mom were staying at our house after the baby was born. They had two days after they got here and before I came home from the hospital.
The rocking chair in my daughter’s room is the same one my Dad used when I was a baby. My husband and I had it refinished to match the rest of the furniture.
The funny part of that is that we could have bought two brand new rockers for what we paid to have the old one refinished. Read more »
My parents have had the same wooden coffee table with matching side tables for roughly thirty years.
They general keep the same furniture until it is completely unusable, and I think these tables have been the only thing that lasted through two kids and about 8 moves.
I have no idea where they got them, or how much they were. They have these stylistic groves in them; a series of geometric patterns gently carved into the top that are beautiful, but a giant pain to clean.
Originally all of the tables had glass tops to both prevent damage to the wood and to keep them clean, but my brother and his friends broke all of them before I was born. Read more »
I have two different wooden kitchen tables.
One is an antique set that was purchased by my father and the other is a Omash set.
The antique was passed down to me and the other was purchased for function.
Oak is by far the strongest, so use that for large pieces of furniture.
Ash/Maple/Pine are all fairly strong, but cheaper than oak. Read more »
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February 15, 2010 1:53 am | 
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