#Drexel furniture catalog vintage archive#
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Pam even talked personally to designer Stewart MacDougall about the genesis of the line. Drexel Declarationĭrexel Declaration is one of the first vintage furniture lines ever profiled on Retro Renovation. And to see a piece of new Hey-Wake, read here about Betty Crafter’s new Heywood-Wakefield king-sized bed. Above: Cindy’s Heywood-Wakefield couch and coffee table - from 306 photos of reader living rooms. But did you know that Heywood-Wakefield furniture is still manufactured today, right here in the USA. Vintage HeyWake is still pretty abundant, and great deals can be found. The curving lines, solid wood construction, and unique champagne finish of Heywood-Wakefield furniture has made it one of the most popular vintage furniture styles of all time.

#Drexel furniture catalog vintage archive#

And confessing: My main research go-to on these Broyhill lines is now Furnish Me Vintage - what an awesome archive Jackie and Todd have! xoxo, you two ROCK.

See this story –> for link to an original sales brochure for Broyhill Brasilia - pretty cool! I have eight pieces of Brasilia in my home and I love them all just as much as the day I bought them.

These decorative details are based on the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer, who designed Brazil’s modernist capital city, Brasilia. The appeal of this line is the fantastic swooping designs that help give the line its instantly recognizable character. So, let’s get to our top-10 list…īroyhill made some great furniture lines in the 60s, and one of the most popular vintage lines today is Broyhill Brasilia line, which launched in 1962. This has made me try to concentrate on acquiring only the pieces that I really love and letting the rest go live at some other vintage furniture nut… errr, connoisseur’s… house. So, basic laws of supply and demand mean these larger items, which are harder for sellers to move (pun), are often great bargains.Īs much as I would like to rescue every piece I come across, my husband has decided that we will not buy any more vintage furniture unless we have a designated place for it - which at this point for me means one piece in, one piece out. That’s because: While you can collect an almost infinite number of vintage decorative items (paintings, ceramics, glass, any kind of collectible…), you really only have space for one dining room set and two or three bedrooms sets. Pam says: Vintage dining room sets and bedroom sets, in particular, can be spectacular deals.

Vintage furniture also tends to be very affordable, compared to buying new. Even upholstered pieces like easy chairs and couches - which may need costly reupholstering - are still in demand due to their solid frame construction. Vintage furniture was built to last, which means a lot of it - especially case goods (pieces made of wood like dressers, hutches, desks, shelving and dining chairs) - are desirable because they are still in like-new condition today after 50 or more years of daily use. Vintage furniture is - for the most part - very well constructed, with quality wood constructions, and with exciting designs.

It’s super fun to shop for vintage furniture - the thrill of the hunt!.

Vintage furniture can be very affordable, compared to buying new.

There are many exciting designs to suit your particular taste.

Vintage furniture is usually well-constructed and built to last.

We love scouting for vintage furniture, for a variety of reasons.

#Drexel furniture catalog vintage full#

I’m sure that many of you are like Pam and me when it comes to vintage furniture - so enamored with it, that suddenly the house is full to the brim - and still you want more. Read on… then, we want to hear about your favorite vintage furniture designs, too! But to get the conversation started, Pam and I brainstormed a top 10 list of our favorite vintage furniture - some of which we own and some, we dream about - and which, in general, are emblematic of the varieties/styles of midcentury furniture out there. What are the most collectible brands of vintage furniture? You know that’s an impossible question, because it’s different strokes for different folks - and different budgets, too. Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021 these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.