Antique and collectible trends for 2019

I hope our readers had a wonderful holiday season and are looking for great new treasures in 2019.  Actually, a lot of the popular trends from last year are still going to be popular for 2019.  Farmhouse, advertising signs and primitives are still in high demand but thankfully we are seeing “brown furniture” starting to creep back from the bottom of the barrel.  Make sure to buy the real period pieces, not 1920’s reproductions. 

The minimalist movement is influencing decorating antiques as well.  The trend is that less is more but quality pieces are desired over quantity of items.  The new “color” for 2019 is coral but blue and white is still popular as well as chalk painted items.  Painting vintage pieces in order to “upcycle” or repurpose still remains desirable.  Decorating with antiques will be utilizing geometric patterns, vintage wood, textiles with good texture and natural items.  Botanical prints and nature prints are sure to show up as well.

Antique crystal, clear glass and china are still dead in the water as well as any kind of collectible plates or dolls that were mass produced as collectibles.   Vintage costume jewelry remains a strong seller as well as Mid-Century Modern furniture.

Millenials are collecting toys from their childhood and well as other generations.  I recently brought a few of my old toys home from my Christmas visit to Ohio.  I’m thinking about firing up the easy bake oven like a cake boss!

Whatever you buy and collect in the new year, make sure to do your research, buy the best you can afford and beware of reproductions.  Remember the best time to buy an antique is when you see it.  If you hesitate and go back, it most likely won’t be there!  Happy Collecting!