Recently we started valuing ancient things more and more. It happens that some ancient object is kept in a house - for example, an original thing we inherited from our grandparents, but you don’t know where to place it

Recently we started valuing ancient things more and more. It happens that some ancient object is kept in a house - for example, an original thing we inherited from our grandparents, but you don’t know where to place it. This means, you need to find a special corner for it in your house, where it would feel comfortable and, the main, appropriate. You need to play up this ancient thing the right way, so that it would become more noticeable.
 
Many people may object, that antique things are beautiful by themselves already, even a bleak house can look more comfortable and stylish with their help, because it gives it an eccentricity and accentuates a peculiar taste of its owners. This is true. There’s another question - how to place this grandmother’s inheritance, to accentuate it and at the same time “implant” it in already existing ensemble of things?
Well, firstly, don’t put ancient and modern things close to each other. In such neighborhood antiquities will lose significantly - its attritions and roughness will be even more noticeable. Secondly, there’s a special corner for such objects, and, to find it, you need to know not only the age of this thing, but also its style and epoch (for example, how people placed furniture at that time, which lamps and wall-papers they had), and observe it.
 
Although we say that ancient things should have they own special place, this does not mean they should stand in loneliness - in this case they won’t prove themselves. You need to create a hint to a certain style around them. And one-two successful additions should play this role, with their help old things will sound in a new way. For example, accompany an ancient arm-chair with Dutch clock or a picture in a figured frame, and a small bureau - with an appropriate vase, statuette or a candlestick and you will see how your antique things will change. A gobelin, carpet or cashmere table-cloth will also tone with such things normally (and definitely with an ancient embroidery, which will add a unique charm to a thing).
 
If there’re more than two windows in your room, then you can move an ancient bureau, sofa or arm-chair to one of them, hanging special stylish curtains on windows, which will tone with them in color. For example, simple lace curtains and spotted and checked table-cloths will match a whatnot, hard sofa or chair, you can paint walls in mat, and cover lamp with a silk orange abat-jour.
 
You should have a special taste, while combining an antique thing with modern suites of furniture, as they, made of plastic, glass and metal, accept their predecessors with great difficulty. If this is your case, then you should isolate this antiquity from modern things bravely.
 
Ancient things get on with standard furniture of 50-60ies years much better.  And don’t worry, if texture and tint coating of furniture mismatch, - this won’t be too evident. If you still want to add unity to these things, then you can, for example, upholster stylish chairs or an arm-chair, ottoman or banquette with same material, which you should choose to most valuable things. And you can also act simpler: make curtains or doors of the same material, and mount edges of material with a braid - the same as on furniture. You should choose a table-cloth or coverlets in combination with upholstery too.
 
Don’t hurry to throw away a sweet ancient knick-knack, it’s better to learn creating an object of d?©cor of any unnecessary small thing, and any modern designer can envy such object of d?©cor. For example, place a potter’s jar or earthenware penny whistle in your hall and you will see how this room will change, even if it’s too tiny.
 
And now here’re several more advices on how to deal with some concrete things. For example, if you are an owner of an open-work corner whatnot, then you should know, that it will look spectacular at most, if it’s not overladen with unnecessary objects. You can, for example, place bottles of wine or perfumes on it. It will also suit for small vases with small flowers or compositions of dried fruits. But you shouldn’t surround it with furniture - it’s beautiful by itself and will suit for any room - starting from bedroom and finishing with drawing-room.
 
Now it’s very stylish to have fireplaces of different shapes, including ancient ones with usage of retro-materials. Well, you also should play up it somehow in your interior - it should have its own place, for example, accentuated with a perch or bay. It would good to leave free space, decorated only with candlesticks, around it.
 
Do you have an old sideboard, which you don’t want to throw away, despite of the fact that it outmoded long ago? You’re right - take out all crockery and shelves of it, remove doors, and put ??¦ a TV set on this place. Your sideboard will look differently: there will be something from antiquity and modern times in it. Did you inherit a grandmother’s wooden kitchen board? It will serve as a shelf in your cottage.
 
As you can see, old things give much space for imagination, besides this doesn’t require big expenses. And you should value this universality.
 
And finally, remember such rule: the more imagination you insert in an ancient thing, the more smoothly it will exist in your house. And in general, don’t hurry to part with old things - you know, they are like guides, which maintain contact between past and present.