Antique Style

I love antiques. Hunting for antiques in every spare moment is a way of life. I don't even like to shop for anything new. I like to ponder about the secret past of my latest treasure.... where did it spend the last 200 years?

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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Memorial Paintings and Needlepoint Samplers

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A wonderful form of folk art, memorial pictures definitely assure that a loved one will be remembered. Starting in the 1700's and cont...

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Monday, October 7, 2013

To Toile or Not, That is The Question!

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I am trying to decide what to do with this bathroom. I am thinking that perhaps I need some kind of toile wallcovering to go with the pink ...

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Regency Silk Embroidery Pictures

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A couple of weeks ago I went to two antique shows, two weekends in a row. The first one was a junk / antique show mix. It had enough boo...

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Beverly's Collection of Everything, Part II

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The last post was about my friend Beverly's collection. She passed away, and sadly all her wonderful collection was sold and disperse...

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Monday, April 30, 2012

Samplers and other Red and White Collections

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Sometimes my collection isn't shaped by what I am looking for at the time. It is dictated by what I happened to find that caught my eye...

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