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Painting Antique Furniture or Is all Wood Good?

November 7, 2022October 29, 2022 by Linda Merrill
Early 19th Century Duncan Phyfe sideboard repainting antique furniture

To paint or not to paint – that is the question. Is painting antique furniture okay? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. We’ve all seen the episodes of The Antiques Roadshow where the valuation comes back on a piece that was cleaned and refinished only to find that the cleaning/refinishing reduced the potential value by 50% or … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags antique 7 Comments

Modern Living in Antique Houses

October 31, 2023June 7, 2019 by Linda Merrill
Linda Merrill Modern Living in Antique Houses Kitchen Decorating

In my last post, I wrote about the Salem Witch House and two replica houses, one of which is for sale. The Witch House dates to the mid-1600’s. The replica houses are both much newer, but they retained the look of the ancient beams and flooring, lower ceilings and brick fireplaces. With today’s decor being … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags antique, Architecture 10 Comments

Washington Street Antique

July 22, 2022June 8, 2015 by Linda Merrill

Following last week’s Amazing Federal post, I wanted to share another property (also on the market) that I have a connection to in Duxbury, MA. This house, dating to 1780, is an example of late Georgian style. It’s simpler and more austere than the Federal home I showcased last week, which was built in 1807. … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags antique, New England Design, real estate 2 Comments

Amazing Antique Duxbury Federal House

July 22, 2022June 4, 2015 by Linda Merrill

  I wanted to share images of this amazing antique Duxbury Federal house that’s currently on the market. It’s actually next door to where I grew up in Duxbury, MA and I’ve never been inside. If you look past the house on the right side of the image, you can see some trees through the … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags antique, New England Design, New England Style, real estate 8 Comments
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