How To Decorate With Family Heirlooms Without Dragging Your House Back to the 50’s MABA MassachusettsRealEstate FirstTimeHomeBuyers MaBuyerAgent

Your parents and grandparents collected whole suites of brown furniture and gilded framed art for their living and dining rooms—and now a lot of it seems to be coming your way.

Sure, you’d like to acknowledge their thoughtful gifts. But clinging to a family heirloom in your decor just because your grandmother wanted a rustic blanket chest can sink a look you’re trying to create.

So take a breath, and realize it’s perfectly OK to donate items you don’t actually like. But if you want to update your pieces, check out these six innovative ways to integrate fusty, old decor into your space without looking like you’re living in the past.

Paint it bright

Photo by Gabriel Holland Interior Design

A hot pink wardrobe? Yes, please!

A fresh coat of paint on tired brown furniture can give it new life—and your room gains a pop of bold color to boot. Or paint a wooden sideboard to make it over into a home bar.

Jen Dallas, an interior designer with the eponymous firm, is planning this exact idea for a…………..

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