On a recent trip to Kingston, Ontario a family member and I decided to go to a different kind of museum – a Penitentiary museum. I’m not even sure I spelled that right! It’s certainly not a word in my normal vocabulary. We decided that it was something that might be interesting in a weird kind of way…. And we were not disappointed.
Design with bird and decorative border The designs shown are from the five that I bought at the St. Ouen Flea Market in Paris in May. This flea market is […]
As many of you know my husband and I holidayed in France late this spring. We had a great trip. We had a few panicky minutes when we got […]
When is a Flea Market not a flea market? When it is 15 acres in size and sells things that are in the tens of thousands of dollars! In May […]
Have you ever wondered why haunted houses are always portrayed as old houses? Personally I think old houses get a bum rap always being type caste in such a […]
I am always very pleased when I see one of my clients want to use wallpaper in their heritage home rather than just paint as is the norm these […]
What’s happening to antiques? This was a question I was asked last week as I spoke to a group of people at a local public library. How do you […]
The Musée de Cluny, officially known as Musée National du Moyen Âge (National Museum of the Middle Ages), is a museum in Paris that my husband and I visited on […]
1) Declutter and put away valuables. You want the exquisite details of your heritage home to be noticed, not your possessions. (People may react negatively to the way […]
From Times Past Antiques Appraisal Edmonton 