Why buy vintage furniture?

An advantage for the ecology

Opting for vintage furniture has an ecological aspect. Indeed, this responsible way of buying second-hand items avoids the waste of reusable parts. Thus, Galerie Parallèle focuses on antique furniture restored in respect of original models.

A unique character

Unlike current furniture production, second-hand furniture has a real uniqueness character. Indeed, many second-hand parts are the last of their kind. This rarity results first of all from the patina of time and their use. This uniqueness is also the result of the diversity of styles that have followed one another over the past centuries. With a wide choice of styles, materials and colours, this will allow you to find the object, the piece of furniture that will correspond to your wishes and will fit into your interior. Moreover, thanks to this rare piece, your interior will not look like your neighbour's.... Who doesn't want to be original?

An economic aspect

Investing in vintage: why not? By buying antique furniture (according to certain criteria), you can expect to sell it at the same price, or even more if the furniture has appreciated in value over time. This can be a form of long-term investment that, in the meantime, can decorate your home. To resell a piece of furniture is very simple: Several galleries or online sales platforms allow you to put your furniture in storage for sale, as is the case for Galerie Parallèle. Indeed, we offer you this service in which you entrust us with certain parts, and we take care of selling them for you afterwards.

To find out more about our sales depot service, you will find HERE all our terms and conditions.

A particular relationship to objects

Vintage pieces are fragments of our history. Before they come into our hands, we know that they have already had one or more lives. The marks that time has left behind make them objects charged with their past. Our relationship to old objects is very different from that which we can have with new objects. It is their blend of history and authenticity that makes them more precious to us.

And above all, the pleasure of China...

Snooping, hunting, searching: it's a real pleasure to find THE part we wanted! Whether it is by moving around in flea markets, garage sales, antique shops... but also by surfing the net. The openness to the world that the Internet brings us allows us to increase our field of vision and to discover new styles, new lines from elsewhere. Galerie Parallèle, through its selections from Eastern European countries, offers you here the result of their work.