Collecting antique furniture can be quite different from collecting other antique items. It differs in that it's more a matter of personal choice and utility than in amassing a large or rare collection. Certainly you can see and admire your latest acquisition, but these are pieces you'll be using and living with along with admiring them.
It would not be common, nor even affordable, for most of us to acquire a collection of 18th century French armoires or commodes, and there certainly would not be enough room in most average sized homes for two or three large antique bookcases. Although antique furniture can be seen and admired, it is also made to be seated on, slept on, seated around or utilized for storage. Once you buy a piece it becomes part of your home and lifestyle...it is meant to be used and enjoyed.
It would not be common, nor even affordable, for most of us to acquire a collection of 18th century French armoires or commodes, and there certainly would not be enough room in most average sized homes for two or three large antique bookcases. Although antique furniture can be seen and admired, it is also made to be seated on, slept on, seated around or utilized for storage. Once you buy a piece it becomes part of your home and lifestyle...it is meant to be used and enjoyed.
