{"id":172,"date":"2021-12-10T13:07:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesandantiques.com\/?p=24119"},"modified":"2021-12-10T13:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:23:13","slug":"how-to-mix-antiques-and-contemporary-pieces-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/homesantiques\/rss_feed\/how-to-mix-antiques-and-contemporary-pieces-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to mix antiques and contemporary pieces in your home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Molly Malsom\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 10 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Amynta Warde-Aldam\u2019s home serves as the perfect demonstration of her decorating style. Each room is a joyful mix of antiques, pared-back contemporary pieces, bold fabrics, pretty wallpapers<\/a> and unexpected colour combinations.<\/p>\n

Until recently, the house belonged to Amynta\u2019s husband Jamie\u2019s parents. Built in the 1790s, it sits in around an acre of private garden on a country estate that has been in Jamie\u2019s family for generations. Remodelled in the 1980s and decorated in tune with the times, it was in need of updating.<\/p>\n

The exterior<\/h2>\n
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The house was built in the 1790s from Northumberland stone and was the steward\u2019s house on a country estate.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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The porch is from Garden Requisites. The front door is painted in Primrose No.69 by British Colour Standard. The wreath is by Flowers Unlimited.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Amynta describes the way the house has been chopped and changed over the years as \u2018not entirely sympathetic\u2019, and much of her work has focused on softening some of the harsher aspects.<\/p>\n

The entryway<\/h2>\n

\u2018It lost character,\u2019 she explains. \u2018Both the staircase and the entrance were moved and it was quite starkly plastered. I wouldn\u2019t usually use so much wallpaper in a house, but it\u2019s a good way to put some character back.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The door to the pantry came from the big house on the estate. Originally it was the door to the linen store but when that was converted into a bathroom the glazed door was taken out. The hall runner was a gift from Amynta\u2019s godmother for her first flat.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Amynta describes her aesthetic as late Georgian\/Regency<\/a>. \u2018I like the balance and the symmetry of the period \u2013 that\u2019s a big part of my signature style, along with details such as grid-hanging pictures, lots of books everywhere and painted floors. But I\u2019m drawn to cool contemporary things, too,\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n

Work in London has led her to seek out modern pieces that she mixes with antiques from Judy Greenwood Antiques, wallpapers from David Skinner<\/a> and fabrics from Jean Monro<\/a>, though much of the furniture is inherited.<\/p>\n

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