Antique collecting is similar to flower arranging
You are hunting for things of the right size colour and style to bring together an homogenised look and feel, of colour texture and style.
When done correctly looks brilliant and if done slightly less than perfectly looks homely comforting and unique.
Similarly, some of what you buy will increase in value and some wont, possibly a little like a car some of the classics will go up and up, however most particularly the mainstream will be last years style and colour and out of desire all too soon.
A Queen Anne walnut mirror from such and such house will likely always be worth mega zillions and oak mirror from the 1920s at £40 will always represent good value, both will do the same job, however possible but unlikely the mass produced oak mirror is ever likely to increase much beyond the intrinsic value of an useful mirror.
In essence like flower arranging enjoy the hunt, to addition and the result and the pleasure this give you and the rest will happen regardless. Making money a bonus, but protecting and looking after ones purchases will help for certain after all a Ferrari in a barn still needs 1000s spent on it to work.
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