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Message:: [QUOTE="bluemoon, post: 299318, member: 1296"]The unfortunate side effects of this are for years to come lots of mishandled antiques, bad makeovers, improper storage for up to decades, understanding of antiques getting weaker, etc. etc. all which leads to the loss of items that can never be recovered. You'd be surprised how often people are ready to throw something in the garbage only because they don't like it. Now that there's downsizing, there's a sense of "This furniture is everywhere, there's too much of it", which can lead to the throwing away part. Once it's fashionable again, it'll be evident just how much of it was lost. I watched a video on youtube showing someone painting a 19th century red flame mahogany-veneered empire chest of drawers with white chalk paint, after which they scratched the surface here and there to make it look old. The outcome was not even pretty but at least it's a step up from the dumpster. One day, sooner or hopefully later even the Victorian furniture most people undervalue now, will be rare.[/QUOTE]