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Antique Birdseye Maple Furniture: Antiques With A Difference
By David Faulkner
If you are considering decorating your home then you probably already realise that antique furniture can add considerable value to your home as well as giving it a touch of elegance and class. The nature of the materials that make up the furniture is extremely important when trying to establish an atmosphere, especially if you do want a specific one. Some of the best furniture that you could invest in is antique Birdseye maple furniture because of its beautiful nature and enduring qualities, though few people have actually heard of it.
Contrary to its title, Birdseye maple is not actually maple, but instead is found within it. In fact it is a phenomenon of nature. The tiny swirling knots that occur inside the sugar maple tree looks like eyes and had been put down to birds pecking it. That is not a proven fact but the appearance on the wood gives the antique Birdseye maple furniture its name.
If you like the idea of having an unusual type of wood in your home, just for something different maybe, then antique Birdseye maple furniture may well be for you. You actually need to define which era you would like your antiques to come from because antique Birdseye maple furniture does originate from the Renaissance. Its furniture has been produced ever since and thus has produced a vast number of antiques throughout the years.
Antique Birdseye maple furniture may be hard to come by in regular antiques stores because it tends to be more popular in some areas than others. However, all is not lost. There are usually displays of antique Birdseye maple furniture in various furniture shows and the individuals that often run the shows can help you to locate dealers. If you want a quick solution there is always the Internet. Online antiques store often stock every type, era and design of antique you could ever possibly imagine.
Internet antiques dealers will offer a range of antique Birdseye maple furniture pieces that can enable you to decorate your home effectively. They may also offer pieces for slightly less than store because they have no overheads to speak of. You may also be able to find bargains to restore, in which case it would be a true labour of love.
You do have to be careful about online fraud though. There have been complaints of bogus online dealers taking money and delivering sub-standard goods or not delivering at all. If you want to decorate your home with antique Birdseye maple furniture then just be careful because you could lose a lot more than a future investment.
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Is It Solid? Test the solidity of the piece. Sit on a chair, then push your weight forward and back; if the chair wobbles and moves with you, it�s loose and needs to be reglued. Check for wobbling on a table or bureau by placing your hand on a corner and shaking the piece.
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Examine the Drawers. Check the drawers. Make sure they slide in and out without resistance or wobbling. Most pieces of furniture made before 1900 will have dovetail joints on the drawers. Dovetails will be precise on pieces made after the advent of the machine age in the 1830s or 1840s; dovetails executed before that will be uneven and done by hand. Butt joints are a sign of inferior workmanship.
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Antique Birdseye Maple Furniture: Antiques With A Difference
By David Faulkner
If you are considering decorating your home then you probably already realise that antique furniture can add considerable value to your home as well as giving it a touch of elegance and class. The nature of the materials that make up the furniture is extremely important when trying to establish an atmosphere, especially if you do want a specific one. Some of the best furniture that you could invest in is antique Birdseye maple furniture because of its beautiful nature and enduring qualities, though few people have actually heard of it.
Contrary to its title, Birdseye maple is not actually maple, but instead is found within it. In fact it is a phenomenon of nature. The tiny swirling knots that occur inside the sugar maple tree looks like eyes and had been put down to birds pecking it. That is not a proven fact but the appearance on the wood gives the antique Birdseye maple furniture its name.
If you like the idea of having an unusual type of wood in your home, just for something different maybe, then antique Birdseye maple furniture may well be for you. You actually need to define which era you would like your antiques to come from because antique Birdseye maple furniture does originate from the Renaissance. Its furniture has been produced ever since and thus has produced a vast number of antiques throughout the years.
Antique Birdseye maple furniture may be hard to come by in regular antiques stores because it tends to be more popular in some areas than others. However, all is not lost. There are usually displays of antique Birdseye maple furniture in various furniture shows and the individuals that often run the shows can help you to locate dealers. If you want a quick solution there is always the Internet. Online antiques store often stock every type, era and design of antique you could ever possibly imagine.
Internet antiques dealers will offer a range of antique Birdseye maple furniture pieces that can enable you to decorate your home effectively. They may also offer pieces for slightly less than store because they have no overheads to speak of. You may also be able to find bargains to restore, in which case it would be a true labour of love.
You do have to be careful about online fraud though. There have been complaints of bogus online dealers taking money and delivering sub-standard goods or not delivering at all. If you want to decorate your home with antique Birdseye maple furniture then just be careful because you could lose a lot more than a future investment.
About The Author
You can also find more information at Antique Furniture Hardware and Antique Furniture Lighting. Antiquefurniturersource.com is a comprehensive resource to know about Antique Funiture
More Info On antique oak furniture
Antique furniture should never be "polished" or cleaned with commercial cleaning products or polishes. Instead, use a soft cloth sprayed with some glass cleaner.
Buy antique furniture today!
Is It Solid? Test the solidity of the piece. Sit on a chair, then push your weight forward and back; if the chair wobbles and moves with you, it�s loose and needs to be reglued. Check for wobbling on a table or bureau by placing your hand on a corner and shaking the piece.
Buy antique jewelry today!
Unless you are a professional antiques dealer or knowledgeable collector, never buy an antique as an investment. Although you can usually recoup the purchase price on a fine antique, the chances that it�s an undiscovered treasure worth 10 times what you paid is exceedingly unlikely
Buy antique jewelry today!
Examine the Drawers. Check the drawers. Make sure they slide in and out without resistance or wobbling. Most pieces of furniture made before 1900 will have dovetail joints on the drawers. Dovetails will be precise on pieces made after the advent of the machine age in the 1830s or 1840s; dovetails executed before that will be uneven and done by hand. Butt joints are a sign of inferior workmanship.
Buy antique jewelry today!
Some antique oak furniture Stories
Chinese Antiques - Calligraphy
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:22:44 -0600
Chinese Cabinets, Chests, Tables, Statues and Carvings - Ancient Chinese Vases, jewelry of Brass, Bronze and Wooden Art - and an Introduction to Calligraphy.
Vintage Collectibles from The Americas
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:22:10 -0600
Antique sacks of unsearched gems, civil war portraits, old home furnishings, antique prints including cowboy photos and drawings from the old Wild West, Indian relics and more. But how do you really know an item is the real deal? Is it really a collectible or someone else's discarded piece of junk? Here are tips from a Garage-Sale Junkie who swears by the collectible items she's found.
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