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Antiques: An innovative way to decorate your house

Although antiques are old items which are no longer in trend or use however these have some specific aspects associated with them which make them worth using to decorate a house. The beauty, elegance and emotional or personal emotions associated with antiques are just unique and unparalleled. That is the reason why some home-owners like to give special place to antiques in their houses. Recently, the trend of using antiques for decoration purpose has gained popularity.

Grouping of the antiques for decoration purpose- Antiques may be used in the form of pottery, furniture, utensils, and trinkets to decorate the walls or slabs of your living room. All these items may be grouped in a proper manner so as to add to the elegance of living room. Not only living room, antiques may also be used to decorate balconies or entrance of your house. For this, antique flower vases or pots may be used.

Mixing of new and old antiques- Your house will certainly stand apart from others by pairing up old antique items with new items of decoration. You may use old antique shutters against the walls or hang some beautiful pieces of lamps, clocks or paintings on renovated walls. It will exhibit how time transcends from one century to the other and make spectators awestruck by such a unique combination of golden old with modernized technology.

Use artistic skills on antiques-If you are good at painting, drawing or sculpting, you may use your skills to give a perfect touch and elegance to your favourite antique piece for decoration purpose. As an instance, you may colour different small items of antiques including buttons, small toys, pots etc. in one colour and arrange them on some elevated mantle of your living room or even bedroom. Similarly, you may use anything such as a sparkle or a paint to give a touch of your choice and as per background colours of your room to the antiques to increase beauty of your place.

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