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Autumnal inspiration: antique pieces to cosy up your home

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We’ve selected a list of autumn antiques which will help your home stay warm, inviting and relaxing as the days become colder.

Autumn antiques - our roundup of antique and vintage pieces to help get your home cosy for winter

Autumn – off to a slow start in the UK, where the leaves are staunchly refusing to turn to their glorious orange and reds – arrives officially with the end of British Summer Time.


It’s now worth looking to the darker, colder winter evenings ahead, and preparing your home accordingly – turning your rooms into warm and snug areas where you can all relax and cosy up against the cold outside.


We’ve selected a list of antiques which will help your home stay inviting and relaxing this autumn and winter.


In this article:

  • Fireplaces, surrounds, scuttles

  • Candlesticks and lamps

  • Armchairs

  • Rugs and Textiles

  • Sherry & Port


Antique Fireplaces

Antique fireplaces: Autumn antiques - our roundup of antique and vintage pieces to help get your home cosy for winter

When you picture being at home in winter, what comes to mind? We think of a logs crackling in a cosy fireside, with that smell unique to real, open fires.


But even if you don’t have a real fire at home, these antique pieces are still a great decorative tool for the centrepiece of your living space.


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Antique candlesticks and lamps

Antique candlesticks and lamps: Autumn antiques - our roundup of antique and vintage pieces to help get your home cosy for winter

Creating a soft, ambient lighting environment around the home is essential for being able to properly relax during those long winter nights. Candles and authentic oil lamps will bring a sense of the past into the present – with so much more character than cheap, modern lighting.


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Antique & vintage armchairs

Antique armchairs: Autumn antiques - our roundup of antique and vintage pieces to help get your home cosy for winter

The fire is starting to crackle, the candles and lamps are lit – you’ll need somewhere to sit comfortably and relax. Depending on your style, you might favour the ornate Victorian, or the more sleek mid-century vintage.


Either way, we have over 350 armchairs listed from dealers and private sellers – here are our top picks.


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Antique and vintage rugs

Antique and vintage rugs: Autumn antiques - our roundup of antique and vintage pieces to help get your home cosy for winter

We mentioned that Turkish rugs are in favour with ‘new antiquarians’ and interior designers back in our late summer article exploring latest trends in antiques and collectables.


An antique rug isn’t just stylish – it’s also warm and inviting, great in the winter for covering cold flagstone and hardwood floors (or walls) – and adding textural interest to the drawing room or lounge.


Interior designers may choose to hang Turkish and Persian rugs on walls to add power and interest behind period furniture and fixtures – but the floor is just as good a place for your antique rug to live.


With textiles, look at warm, muted colours, and adding softness to spaces. Adorn beds, sofas, chests and ottomans with throws featuring warm mulberries, muted pinks and different shades of greys.


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Antique Alcohol, Sherry & Port

Antique alcohol, sherry and wine: Autumn antiques - our roundup of antique and vintage pieces to help get your home cosy for winter

The winter drawing room is nearly complete – you’ll just need a glass of port or sherry to enjoy by the fireside, from your luxurious armchair.


From as far back as 1100BC – and maybe even further – evidence can be found of Phoenician sherry-making in modern-day Spain. There is something about a small tipple of a winter’s eve that evokes the legacy of something traditional, long-lasting and integral to the human experience.


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