Andi Beck Interior Design Featured In Vero Beach Magazine

The March 2023 issue of Vero Beach Magazine -- Indian River County’s premier glossy – includes an intriguing piece entitled “Vintage Goes Coastal” wherein “three designers offer insights on upcycling used furniture and family heirlooms.”

The piece poses the question: “do antiques and brown furniture belong in Florida?”

Andi Beck, of Andi Beck Interior Design – located at 2207 7th Avenue in the Miracle Mile area of Vero Beach – offers her guidance, along with Page Franzel and Jennifer Elmore.

Read Andi’s commentary below in an excerpt from the article by Renáe Tesauro, or click on the following link to the digital version of the publication, and navigate to magazine Page 163:

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Vintage Goes Coastal

By Renáe Tesauro

Do antiques and brown furniture belong in Florida? It’s a classic conundrum facing many northerners relocating and redecorating in a coastal environment, where white sofas are de rigueur and modern style reigns. What should you do if you’ve accumulated family heirlooms that your children don’t want? Will it break your heart to part with those treasured pieces?

Don’t despair, say three local design pros. Brown can be beautiful, old pieces can be given new life, and family heirlooms can be successfully incorporated into a coastal setting with a little creativity. Here’s how.

According to Andi Beck:

"You can mix brown furniture with anything, providing it is good quality. If you’ve got English or American antiques, please bring them with you. Good furniture is good furniture! Mix brown with a coastal color palette or accents. Adorn an antique table with coastal accessories.

"My favorite thing to do with clients’ older furniture is to reupholster it in gorgeous fabrics, mixing patterns on sofas and chairs. It may take 6-8 months to order a new sofa. One of the benefits of having my design studio in the Consignment Gallery, is being able to pick out fabric for a sofa or chair that might be already here.

"I also like to use old furniture in new ways. For instance, repurposing a table as a desk or using a bar cart to store soaps and towels in a bathroom. The key is to think outside the box. I’m there to guide clients in making choices that are appropriate and reuse things in different ways. I say, ‘Let’s see what’s in your collection first.’ With nearly 40 years’ experience buying and selling antiques and collectibles, I can help determine whether you own a valuable treasure, desirable collectible, or perhaps just a sentimental dust collector.

"If you don’t walk into your house and love it, something’s wrong. Your home should be your haven."

Andi Beck Interior Design
2207 7th Avenue (in the Consignment Gallery)
Vero Beach, FL 32960

772-777-0760

Email: andibeck54@gmail.com