Guest Curation: Creating a Parisian-Style Home with Michelle Lanzilatti

Michelle Lanzilatti is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Atlanta. Her love for interior design started when she began to fix up and decorate her current home. She had no idea she had a knack for it, until then!  

“I have always felt as if I was an old soul and “born in the wrong time period.’’” Michelle told us.  “I think this is why I love secondhand, used, and vintage everything!  I like to think I used to be a Parisian princess in a past life, which is why I am so drawn to everything French. There is something amazing about the story behind the pieces I collect within my home. They have meaning.”

What got you interested in secondhand, vintage, and antique items?

My love of “old” things also comes from my grandmother. She still has skeleton keys to open and close all the doors in her home. Need I say more? Her home is filled with pieces from years ago, and I have always appreciated their uniqueness and beauty ever since I was a little girl.”

What are one or two things that you always find yourself bidding on/looking for when shopping secondhand?

I constantly find myself searching for gold antique mirrors, antique chairs, and French and Gustavian furniture. Gustavian furniture is similar to French, but much less frill. I am obsessed! That’s why when invited to join AuctionNina’s Collected Perspectives guest curation series, I can’t wait to choose some of the items from their marketplace that I’ll definitely be bidding on.

What’s your absolute favorite item ever purchased at an estate sale or online auction?

My most favorite secondhand piece I have ever purchased would have to be my daughter’s bedroom set. The previous owners stated that it had been in their family for generations and it is well over 100 years old!  See? Isn’t that so cool? It has history, and has stood the test of time.

Michelle's AuctionNinja Picks

1. Antique Landscape Oil Painting (Associated Estate & Appraisal Co.)

2. Vintage 78 Piece Noritake Fine China Set - Lovely Floral Pattern (Mastrangelo Auctions)

3. Gold-tone Framed Wall Mirror (Sisters In Charge Estate Sales)

4. Federal Style Eagle Cello Console Table (Brownstone Liquidators)

5. Pair of Fabulous French Country Style Stools with Silk Fabric, Painted Gold Accents with Distressed Finish (Full of Surprizes Estate and Tag Sales Auctions)

6. Vintage Federal Style Mahogany Sideboard Server Buffet (Unique Antiques of Connecticut)

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AuctionNinja Staff

August 19, 2022     Updated 03:06 PM

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