[header] How to display antiques [title] Consider the context. [step] Every antique once served a practical purpose. Think about what purpose that antique once served and choose a room in your house in which it would naturally belong based on that analysis. 
[substeps] For instance, a display of antique dishes and silverware would seem perfectly natural in a dining room but may appear misplaced in a spare bedroom. An antique quilt, on the other hand, would fit in with the décor of a bedroom or family room but might look odd in a dining room or kitchen.