Add Patina to Your New Home

"If you have hand-me-down furniture that's been in your family for years, keep it!" says Sample. "An eclectic, more layered approach means that you're not married to any one style or any one period, and that things won't look boring in five years." If you don't have a cache of vintage trinkets, buy some. "Something like a dramatic chandelier that's totally against your modern sensibility adds instant oomph," says Kim. "I recently added a gilt-edged antique mirror to a client's very contemporary powder room and it looked great. It was the finishing touch that made everything look that much more interesting."