Buying
Looking through a house-clearance mixture with a clear head
Stay focused on individual objects and sale arrangements when a room or group contains more possibilities than you can assess at once.
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Before the excitement of a find comes the useful part: asking, measuring and checking. These guides help you decide what belongs at home and what is better left behind.
Buying
A vintage wish list for a home with very little spare space
Give each potential purchase a defined role and a realistic place before it joins the list.
Buying
Before buying the chair that 'just needs new fabric'
Ask an upholsterer about the whole project before treating the visible covering as the only work involved.
Buying
The colour on your screen is a clue, not a match
Use several kinds of evidence when timber, glaze or fabric colour is important to the buying decision.
Buying
A useful record for every vintage purchase
Keep the description, condition and practical details together so that the object's history does not disappear into old messages.