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The Dilemma of "Brown" Furniture
UPDATED 2019
 
What is "brown" furniture? One of the best lines I've read this year is from an article by Richard Eisenberg for Next Avenue:
"Dining room tables and chairs, end tables and armoires, (brown pieces) have become furniture non grata. Antiques are antiquated." I know my two millennial aged children have no interest in a beautiful armoire or the buffet in the dining room. They are classic antiques that are sturdy, incredibly well made, and stunning to look at. But younger generations are keen to Target, Home Goods, and Ikea - stuff that won't make it past their own generation.
Kids are mobile nowadays, they like to live minimally, and don't want to be bogged down by a lot of "stuff."  They want modern clean lines in their homes and are simply not interested in antiques, china, lamps, brooches, crystal, flatware, and tchotchkes.
Making matters worse is that a lot of our parents' furniture was not antique quality -mostly mass-produced  furniture bought at the time. It may have held up well (still better made) but not the right color, style,  design, or cachet of the pieces younger generations covet today. Particularly unpopular today are large things like heavy mahogany pieces, china cabinets, wall units, and dining ... more

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