How to Collect Art Deco Antiques

Visit antique stores to find Art Deco furniture for your collection. Look for tables and chairs with rounded edges--or those that combine curves with hard lines--and ornate carving or metallic edging.

Find lamps and lighting that give off a modern elegant vibe with bronze patina, mirrored silver, gold or glass accents. Chandeliers became very popular in the Art Deco period, so look for an old Hollywood style tulip light chandelier or mushroom shaped lampshade.

Look for large armoires and cabinets that show off their massive size and style with gold or silver trim, fluted carving and lacquered wood. Art Deco pieces use exotic wood grains from all over the world, often with a black or red lacquer finish.

Purchase sculptures and art from the Art Deco period that show the sophisticated nature of the time between the wars. Find ornate sailboats and jungle cats, nickel plated wall sconces, blown glass vases and geometric art.

Choose Art Deco accessories to really show the interior design movement of the time. Find shiny gilded mirrors, large ornately carved metal urns Cartier clocks and timepieces made with gold or silver casts so they become pieces or art rather than just ways of telling the time. Purchase ceramics and crystals in shapes of dogs and cats, most of which designed with geometric shapes black, white and red coloring.