Vintage view: Vintage fireplaces

Sympathetically inserting contemporary life into vintage surrounds is the way to go, says Kya deLongchamps.

IF you’re lucky enough to live in a period house, antiques will not only comprise of furniture and ornaments, but the fixtures, fittings and elements of architecture in the house.

The eras for old houses is set out roughly with the English reigns. 1714-1847: Georgian (all three of the Georges- so a very stylistic run) 1800-1830: Regency 1837-1901: Victorian 1901-1910: Edwardian 1920-1950s: Art Deco. An echo of Deco is present in many Irish houses right through to the 1950s.