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Our 12 Favorite Posts from 2012
As the year comes to a close, I'd like to thank you all for reading our blog. I hope you've taken away useful information about antiques and vintage furniture. I'm grateful to all our customers who shared their photos with us (and with you!) to provide home decorating inspiration to everyone who visits this page or subscribes to the blog...
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Creativity in Marquette, MI
I love how creative our customers get when decorating with antiques! This pair of photos from Julie F. in Marquette, Michigan, is a great example. Julie picked up a Blue Delft garniture clock set that dates to 1890. I was thrilled when we discovered it was in working condition. The garniture candleabra add a romantic touch. I love how Julie...
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When It Breaks: DIY or Professional Restorer?
We've all felt that horrible sensation in the pit of our stomach when a treasured piece of china crashes onto the floor. Did it break? How badly is it broken? Can we salvage it at all? Whether the damaged item is a cherished antique Blue Delft vase or an antique Belgian dining chair, it can be difficult to decide how...
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To Upcycle or Not to Upcycle
The hot new buzzword in antiques and vintage is "upcycling." What does it mean, exactly? An "upcycle" object is something old that has been re-purposed into something new and functional. An upcycled object can be as simple as an old jar turned into an oil lamp, or it can be as complex as an antique sideboard turned into a dual...
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Vintage Life: Goodbye Garage
We've been cleaning up the yard around our 1920s bungalow, and had always planned to tear down the ramshackle garage/workshop (and *literally* half a bath) built by the former owner. We knew it was full of mold, so it didn't surprise us when it turned out to be full of termites too. Below is a view of the side of...
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Bookshelf: Napkin Folding, Soups & More
Part of what I love about living with antiques is the innate sense of history each piece embodies. And nowhere is this more evident than with antique or vintage French Country kitchen furniture. When I sit down at my antique kitchen table, I can almost feel the original owners gathered around, the entire family enjoying a bowl of the classic...
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2013 Trends: Antique Furniture Comes Back
I know many of you don't decorate based on trends. You buy antique furniture because you love its look and appreciate its high quality and value. Still, I was excited to see antique furniture made the list of House Beautiful's "10 Home Decorating Trends that will be Hot in 2013." And it made me want to look into other 2013...
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Vintage Life: Good Grass!
While we waited for the grass to grow, we built a brick sidewalk from the porch out to where the new driveway will eventually be. First we put in the bed, put down landscape fabric, and then added a tamped-down layer of crush and run gravel. Next came a layer of sand and then we did a basket weave pattern...
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How to Buy Antique Furniture Online
I work with a lot of repeat customers, and most of those customers started out skeptical about buying fine French antique furniture on the internet. I don't blame them. It's a large purchase that you can't inspect in person before plunking down the cash. Who would be that crazy? Luckily, many of our customers are "that crazy." They not only...
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Things We Love Right Now - December 2012
Did you have a good turkey day? We enjoyed a fun family holiday at home. Then, right after Thanksgiving, Greg and I ran away to Hot Springs, North Carolina, for a quiet weekend before the busy season. As you can see below, we had a wonderful time there! We came back in time to enjoy our local holiday parade. Newberry...
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