1918ColonialRevival wrote:There's no shortage of antique furniture on the East Coast, that's for sure. If you're patient and look around, you can often find nice pieces through secondhand outlets, auctions, and estate sales. I've found pieces from the 1700s in secondhand shops before. Just this past weekend my wife was calling me to come and pick up a beautiful European solid oak wardrobe cabinet measuring 6 feet across by 8 feet tall that she found at a secondhand furniture dealer. The piece isn't as old as most of our furniture (this one's maybe 1880-1890), but it's styled much in the manner of earlier pieces from that region. The price she paid was less than the asking price of this kitchen cupboard.
I did find a site that lists local estate sales, but they're tucked away for after we settle in for a spell. I came to realize when I started seeing some bits click in my head that I have absolutely no idea what to do in other places, and it will probably be a long while until some rooms really come to shine. They'll be suffering from lack of everything, and only holding our frequent move furniture we've had for a long while now.
I've thought about taking a snap shot of the slightly grinning smile and putting it in my wallet, so anytime I am tempted to step outside the tools/interior stuff budget, I'll remember there's bigger project we have planned too.
Oh, and now that you've described the piece...you will post pics, yes?