Antiques Make the Decor
Edmond Outlook June 2009

Denny McConell of 23rd Street Antiques has some tips about incorporating antiques into any home decor setting – for adornment and usefulness in the places you least think of.

The Baby's Room:
An antique "Hoosier" cabinet with a pull-out porcelain work surface and storage above serves as a great changing table for your baby. Pull the shelf out and have all the baby supplies at your fingertips. Stash additional supplies below the shelf. After baby grows up, the cabinet serves equally well in the kitchen, dining room, entry or bathroom.

A four-stack lawyer's bookcase, sans doors, makes a sturdy, attractive toy shelf with items within the baby's reach. As your baby grows up and begins to read, move it back to its original function – a bookcase.

Outdoors:
Antiques and collectibles enjoy endless uses in an outdoor setting. An antique cast-iron gate covered with vines gives your outdoor living space a unique Old World feel. It can also be used to hide unsightly objects such as gas meters.

Antiques of all kinds make terrific decorative pieces and art. Not only are many pieces rare and one-of-a-kind, they add beauty and character to a room that newer furnishings can't match.

On July 4, 23rd Street Antiques celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a celebration from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Enjoy home-baked treats, door prize drawings every hour and sales throughout the mall.

For more information about 23rd St. Antiques, call 405-947-3800, visit www.antiques23.com or drop by the store at 3023 N.W. 23rd Street in Oklahoma City.