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
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
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
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
One particular day last week I went thrifting, as I often do. The antique movie theater seats from last week actually sold very, very quickly so I decided to go looking for a new project, which pointed me back in the direction of the Goodwill in Herndon. I figured, why mess with success, right? Right,Read more
Let’s go to the movies! Let’s go see the stars! Or perhaps just sit in some antique theater seats and pretend we’re at Radio City. But let’s back up a bit. Last Monday I was feeling a little restless. I think I’d been cooped up inside too long what with the snowy weather last week.Read more
Guess what I found? You might remember from this picture that this clock is hung with the top about three and a half feet off the surface of that little desk we use in the living room. That globe is about 15″ tall. This lamp on the other hand? That is almost four feet tall.Read more