My current design philosophy: Furnish any dwelling in Ikea and thrift-store vintage—provided you invest in one good piece per room. This one good piece, be it a mirror that hung in Pop-pop’s beach house or that pair of Dalmatians that stood sentry in Mimi and Granddaddy’s living room, will, in the immortal words of ever-fabulous Aunt Thelma, “class up the joint.”

Need more inspiration—or that one, essential investment that’ll totally transform your modest bedroom? Head to the Philadelphia Antique Show this weekend, at its new site at the Navy Yard. (Hence the theme: “Philadelphia Collects Maritime.”) And class up your own joint, already.

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