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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 137207, member: 37&quot;]I am not entirely sure.&nbsp; The trend is toward de-cluttering and for things to have purpose.&nbsp; Having a collection of 20-30--100 things that need dusting and clutter up the house is not as desirable as it one was.&nbsp; There are a lot of reproductions and things ready made to look old these days.&nbsp; Why buy something old when you can buys something with the look and more ready made <u>curated</u> charm for less money?&nbsp; The look has become more important than the provenance.&nbsp; People also may not have as much disposable income as they once had.&nbsp; Buying a cheaper old looking shabby painted used furniture piece becomes more economically feasible than a $600.00 nice piece of furniture. </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of this gets spoon-fed to consumers.&nbsp; Often, they are following trends and buying what their neighbor wants and purports to like.&nbsp; For whatever reason, the powers that be in the decorating world have decreed that buying real antiques is not important. They are dependent on creating demand for new consumable goods.&nbsp; There is little in it for them to promote something that supports small&nbsp; businesses selling second hand merchandise. Promoting new merchandise vendors to the mass market via TV shows and glossy magazines is much more profitable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking back over this, maybe I do know what has happened after all. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sour:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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