How to Mix Modern and Vintage Decor | Style Scientist | HGTV Handmade

GOOD KIVA BRENT ! ! Greetings. This video is interesting. I am fascinated by topics of this type. I like to study and see the world of the late 1800s and early 1900s in its artistic manifestations in every field, especially in design in general and in the furnishing of homes of those eras (Art Nouveau and Art Deco)( or Liberty).
Let me introduce myself: I am Renata Teresa Cosulich de Pecine. I inherited from my father a wonderful collection of glass and crystal vases by Renè Lalique and Emile Galle. These items were my father's great passion, who traveled the world to find and buy them for his collection. And I, of course, also inherited this passion from him,
Now all the vases are in the villa I inherited, well looked after, but the costs for security and anti-theft systems are becoming very high, so I decided to sell the entire collection in order to be able to live more peacefully and also to not continue to spend a lot of money on security. Of course I regret this, but I have to.
In addition to the vases by Lalique and Gallè, I also have beautiful pairs of silver candelabras from the late 1700s, the late 1800s and also from the 1930s of Italian Fascism.
For emotional reasons I would like the people interested in my items to be all passionate and in love with these splendid objects, just as my father was, but unfortunately I realize that many are just crude traders only interested in money. Patience ! I have to accept them!
However, to have direct and personal contact with interested people, I did not turn to Auction Houses but I thought of speaking directly with people to get to know them. (After all, I am alone and not organized to go up and down to various cities carrying my precious objects. I only have a friend of mine who gradually helps me with packaging and shipping)
I had a website made to present the entire collection with big discounts for buyers. (for anyone who might be interested, the site is laliquevasesgalle.)
Some of my friends, given my passion, ask me questions about my "jargon" when I talk about my collection. For example, what they mean: "Art Nouveau", "Art Deco" or "Liberty", etc. Since it is complicated for me, I always advise them to go to Google and consult the sites on the topic, such as wikipedia. In fact, people in general have confused ideas on the subject, even if many can vaguely interpret the age of an object.

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What fantastic advice! Thank you Kiva 💕

The music is a no go

Nice! And Kiva means nice in Finnish 😅❤

I love your success Kiva❣️ As always, I learned a few things from this video ❤

Awesomeness

I also find some people are clearing out thrift stores because vintage is 'trendy.' But let's not forget that those stores are essential for people who cannot afford anything else. So please be mindful when secondhand shopping as again, some people literally depend on discount stores- not for a trend, but for survival.

Kiva is such a natural- love her ease of delivery and helpful advice. Also- yes-keep the character!! It is heartbreaking when people throw away history and architectural interest for stale, clean and cold. Mixing is a lovely way to appear clean but also make your home feel warm with character that vintage offers. It also adds personality. Love personal, collected homes!

I think HGTV has a lot to do with ruthless renovations. Most shows featured demos to heavy guitar music, ripping kitchen cabinets out. Recently there seems to be more thought of saving those cabinets to be used later.

Great points Kiva

For sure one of the best design videos I've seen. And advice is so spot on and concise. Also very unique and original images. Brilliant.

Excellant tips. Great Video,

Great advice!! Saving your tips for future reference. Thank you ❤

Please, more videos on this topic! Love the fun, creative vibe as I'm trying to weave vintage family pieces into our decor in a fun (not obligatory) way. Well done!!!

great tips Kiva! I really liked your video and plan to share it with family members.

Great advice,I’m an artist and it’s very expensive to frame my art. Vintage frames are how I’ve solved that problem.

💛🌟🏆THANKS CHAMPION 🥇💯🏆

Wonderful tips! Thank you, Kiva!

Thank you for these tips, as I’m sending this to my son! He wants a modern-themed home, but I have so many family antiques that I need to pass on to him, so this will help him hopefully see how they can work together 👍

One of my favs.. hey Kiva🖐🏿