Buying The Perfect Curio Cabinet For Your Home - In Three Easy Steps

I love antiques and have a number of curio cabinets where I proudly show them off. I also have some antique curio cabinets that are more for show than the items inside them. Curio cabinets are highly function and useful in any home. They can be used to display keepsakes or just keep things away from dust and the air. This is particularly important for valuable china, books and even old photographs.

If you just follow a few simple preparatory processes before buying a curio cabinet you will avoid the chance of error. Make sure the size is right and the placement is right and you'll rarely make a mistake. Antique curio cabinets are somewhat different, but on the whole these guidelines will help you plan the perfect display for your keepsakes and collectibles.

Curio cabinets are used by lots of antique collectors. At the far end of the scale I have a rare book collector friend who has a whole wing of his house filled with curio cabinets specially designed with lighting appropriate to antique paper. On the everyday side of things most people have some glass or china figurines, stamp collections or old photos that would benefit from being kept out of the airflow and make for a beautiful display.

A good curio cabinet must have excellent display qualities. The glass should be strong, but attractive. Also the cabinet doors must close and form a good seal to keep out dust and moisture. These features help you protect your keepsakes while allowing them to be visible. Visible, but protected from curios hands, especially little hands.

Before you go out and buy a curio cabinet let me give you some advice. I've been collecting and buying curio cabinets to display my antique clock parts collections as a dealer and in private and have learned some lessons. If you apply these principles you'll have a much more satisfying experience with your curio and enjoy it and your display items much more.

Let me just reiterate that the main feature of a curio cabinet is that it is made mostly of glass. It is a display case and you should plan to position it somewhere it can display your keepsakes to people in your home. It must be a prominent place, but somewhere away from large amounts of everyday traffic. Pick the place you'd like to display it before you go out to buy it.

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The reason you should carefully choose the position for your new curio is that you must measure the space precisely. It's essential you know the dimensions of the space and take these measurements with you shopping. There's nothing more regrettable than buying the perfect curio and not being able to put it in the perfect place.

Just a note for antique curio cabinet aficionados. In the case of antiques, you'll be aware that there are some sacrifices you might have to make in terms of placement and perfection in your home. Buying the perfect antique that fits your collecting criteria and interests is always most important. Better to a house that fits your antique than get an antique to suit your house.

Another consideration in buying curio cabinets to display your collection is of course the size and shape of your collection. You should know how much space your collection will occupy in a cabinet and plan to buy something large (or small) enough. This is particularly relevant to items that are tall. A lot of display cabinets are built for small figurines, so if you have something that is taller than usual you will have to shop carefully.

Once you have the measurements of your space and your collection at hand there is just one more thing to think about. What is your collection likely to look like in the future? If you are planning on adding more items to your display the cabinet must be bigger than you need today. You might even want to consider purchasing more than one identical case.

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