New Year’s Resolution: Downsizing? Part 1 : Donating
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to downsize? Even donating your goods requires some forethought.
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to downsize? Even donating your goods requires some forethought.
Do you have memories of what Valentine’s Day meant to you as a child? For many, it was a day to look forward to. For others, not so much. It […]
Have you ever inherited or purchased a piece of furniture that just didn’t smell right? I have, and I paid for my mistake in terms of money and time invested. […]
I am always interested in reading about what antiques fetch on the market. I am subscribed to several Sotheby’s newsletter announcements and a couple of weeks ago I received the […]
It’s hard to imagine kitchens without rows of cupboards, central islands, stone counter tops and task lighting. Yet the configuration of the kitchen that we know and love today has […]
The Wild Rose Antique club held its annual antique show this weekend. I have attended this show for more than 20 years and slightly more than half of those years […]
A reader sent me the following SOS this week and I thought I’d share my answer with those of you who may also have some of these pieces in your […]
For many of us, antique trunks have a special spot in our hearts. As storage devices, trunks have protected our journals, special baby clothes, and other memories. For others a […]
After many years of warnings by our respective governments the incandescent light bulb is no longer being manufactured. I feel both good and bad about this. Godo Stoyke, an energy […]
I enjoy doing estate appraisals because it keeps me connected to the world of antiques I was part of for the years that I owned an antique / home decor […]