These were made in Canada in 1926 so not quite antique but will be in a year. We used the two headboards side by side behind a queen or king size bed. We never used the footboards as they are for single beds and would need to have side rails made for them. A carpenter could repurpose them to make something else, such as a blanket box, etc. The two headboards were refinished but the footboards were not as they were just kept in storage.