Australian Country Homes

THE TRUTH ABOUT “BROWN FURNITURE”

Every day, at least one customer walks into my shop and asks, “Does brown furniture still sell? We took all of our Victorian/Edwardian/Deco/French furniture to auction and got nothing compared to what we paid for it in the ‘80s or ‘90s, so how can you be doing so well?”

My reply: “Did you have anything resembling the stock in my shop?” Their answer is always no.

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