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Summary: Learn about Victorian antiques and get advice on decorating an old Victorian style home in this free video clip.

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By Betty Ingham
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Betty Ingham and her husband Ben, retired from education in 2001. They purchased and have fully remodeled and restored a 100 year old Victorian home from top to bottom. They also own a...read more

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on 9/11/2008 I sold a few things to Rachel Ashwell at the last two shows at Brimfield. She, of course, coined the phrase "shabby chic" and wrote several books about it. The concept originally dwelled on elegant French, fancy, and lightly colored (mostly white)country furniture and accents with flaking paint or flaws that added character to the pieces. The look recognized the beauty of the imperfections and patinas. I believe that this concept has degenerated over the years into the "paint any old crap white and the public will buy it" belief that rules the market today. When shopping for this look, take a closer look at the intrinsic beauty and value of the underlying antique article. You will be far happier with your purchase if you do. Good luck hunting for antiques. Now is the part where I plug my websites www.EuropeAntiqueTrip.com and www.antiquesNut.com

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"Hi I'm Betty Ingham and I'm speaking on behalf of Expert Village and I would like to tell you a little bit about the furniture that we have chosen for this room. You can go and buy antiques at most any antique stores some are pretty pricey some aren't we just happen to be so fortunate as to have my husband's great great uncles piano in our family. Kernal goodnight was Ben's great great uncle and if you have seen Lonesome Dove, Lonesome Dove was actually based on the goodnight loving trail he was trailblazer that moved cattle from the bottom south Texas up to Arizona way up into the north. Well this is his piano we took it apart not to long ago and a year in 1846 it still plays beautifully it's decorated in the Victorian style. We are just so fortunate as to be able to have Charlie's goodnight piano, we can pair lots of items together. "

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