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Is Early American furniture out of style in a kitchen?

I have a Tell City hard rock maple kitchen table and chairs and a hutch of the same maple wood in the breakfast area of my kitchen. Is this completely out of style?

Public Comments

1. If you are going to sell your house, yes it will need to be changed to something more up to date. But if you like it and want to keep that look then by all means stay with it.
2. pretty well, you could paint it white and that would help
3. No, it,s not out of style! Look in some house decorating magizines, lots of people are now going to the old farmhouse styles, and your furniture is often used for that look, besides if you like your furniture, it doesn,t matter what/how others are doing/using. Your type of furniture gives warmth to a room.
4. Please, please, please do NOT paint that furniture!! You have a fine set that will work for years to come. You can easily change color schemes and patterns in your decorating, as your furniture will blend well with anything. And always remember....everything old is new again!
5. Yeah, Gracie M! Technically, almost everything we usually have in our homes is "out of style". The trick is to blend it with other styles.themes/objects to give it a more "present" look. If you have antique plates, etc, add some of more recent vintage, such as Fiesta, in matching or complementary colors. Replace an old table runner or doily with a colored straw mat or woven placemat or stone trivet. Use a modern vase with old-fashioned peonies or violets. Use old tablecloths as fabric in a modern valence pattern for windows [ or new print in an old pattern ]. I'm pretty sure your appliances, counters, and floors are a lot more modern than your table set, so you're already started. Just try to keep colors, woods, and fabrics/textures that are not "matchy-matchy", but work together.
6. Nothing is ever out of style if it is what you like!