Furniture Detective Fred Taylor is stripping away the misconceptions that the only great furniture coming out of the Midwest was from Michigan and Ohio — revealing Chicago as a center of fine furniture making, too. Read More +
Furniture Detective Fred Taylor did some wicker investigation recently, and now he addresses the most common misconception surrounding wicker. Find out what it is. Read More +
Even when advice is easy to come by, it’s not always the best. Which is why Furniture Detective Fred Taylor, in his most recent column, offers valuable insight on how to spot good advice. Read More +
Are you properly defending your antique furniture against organic damage? Be it insects, pets or people, all require some safeguarding when it comes to furniture. Read More +
As they say, “what’s old is new again,” and 19th century furniture is a prime example of that; as the Furniture Detective points out in his column. Read More +
Since the definition of art is open to interpretation, one man’s art might be another man’s junk. The same holds for furniture, and the Furniture Detective explains. Read More +
Gauging the age of a piece of furniture can be tricky, but not if you turn to the hardware on the piece – as it contains tips to the true age of the treasure. Read More +
In a world where a good story sometimes overshadows the facts, furniture lexicon has it’s own history of misnomers, misunderstandings and more. Read More +
Water damage. Two terrible words when paired together, especially if you own antiques. However, your antiques don’t have to become victims of standing water. Read More +
Please tell me something about these Windsor style chairs. They were painted and used as outdoor furniture when my mother-in-law acquired them in the 1940s. She refinished them and used them inside. Read More +