When I was a senior at Georgetown, I took a class called something like “Washington Art Collections”. We went to several private homes, the Kreeger Museum, several Smithsonians and Weschler’s auction house. Not only did we learn quite a lot about art collections here in DC, we also learned a lot about buying art, sellingRead more
Every year for the past six or seven years, I have dutifully gone online and submitted my request for Antiques Roadshow tickets. If you have never done this before, the process is really rather simple. You just put in your name, address and the tour stop you want to attend, and several months later youRead more
A couple months ago I saw this quote on Pinterest: “Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.” Since then, it’s become rather my rallying cry. Any time I get discouraged, feel like I’m not doing enough or have a set back, it’s easy to start listening toRead more
Psst — I’m on the DC Goodwill Fashionista blog today for Fashionista Friday. Check out what they had to say about my candlestick upcycling project from earlier this week. Yesterday was another good thrifting day. I came away with a number of interesting pieces, most of which were totally out of my thrifting comfort zone,Read more
Most of my music preferences are my father’s fault. Though in the case of the stuff my dad likes, it’s not so much “fault” as “good taste”. Dad introduced me to Dire Straits, Arlo Guthrie and Barenaked Ladies. Eclectic, yes. Awesome, certainly. John Denver and, yes, Kool & The Gang come from my mother. Thanks,Read more
Okay, so that’s maybe just a little dramatic. However, if you’ve ever been a vintage Etsy seller or an antiques dealer, you know that sometimes something unexpected strikes your fancy. And sometimes you buy stuff for the store, take it home, hang it on the wall to take a photo for a listing, like itRead more
We’ve all had kind of a week, haven’t we? National news as well as personal news has mostly been bad this week. I feel very badly for the families of all those involved in the Boston Marathon bombing and the explosion in West, Texas and for everyone who has been scared and hurt by theseRead more
On Christmas Day, I tried to set a festive table. Yes, this was four and a half months ago. Yes, I had just gotten off an airplane two hours before from two weeks away in Florida and the Caribbean. So I needed an easy way to introduce some glamour to the Christmas dinner proceedings. AndRead more
Seriously, if this thing were human, I would be tripping over myself to buy it a drink. Is that weird? That’s weird, isn’t it. Whatever. Look! I’ve had my eyes out for gold bar carts for several months. They seem to be a pretty hot item on Etsy and it seems like every blogger andRead more
No, I don’t know how that joke would end either, but that’s where this story starts. Sort of. Last week I was the victim of my own success. Obviously, success is a good thing, but almost literally every time I looked at my phone, I had a new Etsy order. That was NINE orders. AndRead more