How to decorate with antiques and heirlooms

How to decorate with antiques and heirlooms
Antiques fill kitchen shelving in an 1850’s Alabama farmhouse. Susan Sully/The Monacelli Press via AP
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No room is complete without something of age and provenance and character.
Decorator Ken Fulk

In this age of minimalism and decluttering, the common response to an offer of a family heirloom or antique might be, “I don’t have space,” “It’s not my taste,” or simply “No thanks.”