It can be very tempting to fill your house with cheap and cheerful ornaments, maybe picked up on your travels or in a hard-to-resist sale. However, many people find that less is more and they prefer to save for a few key items which will prove an investment as well as looking good in the home.
Whether you save up bit by bit, or use the proceeds of a bingo win or cashing in your mature annuities quality pieces for the home will never go out of fashion and you will thank yourself in later life that your home is full of tasteful and valuable pieces rather than old tat.
Carpets are a great example and I don't mean the variety from the local DIY store. Good Persian rugs or carpets will last for years as long as you take good care of them.
They can be bought from specialist stores but you do have to know what to look for if you want to get good value for money, as many are overpriced mass-made ones from cotton rather than the hand woven ones from silk.
Antiques, too, can be a good investment and here you can combine an eye to its future value with your own personal taste and what you want to have around you in your home.
