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Most people looking for an encounter with the bizarre would not expect to find it on Main Street in Santa Monica. Standing at the corner of Main Street and Santa Monica, sipping your Venti coffee of the day, you may find yourself magnetically pulled to the south facing windows, and wonder "What is going on in that little shop across the street?" FULL STORY...
Do you have threadbare pillowcases with cross-stitched borders that are still intact? Or a stained dresser runner with colorful embroidery work? Don't throw out these treasures that have passed their prime. The Green mantra, "reduce, re-use, recycle," applies just as well to these vintage linens, according to collector Michele Azevedo. FULL STORY...
"If you see something you just love, its best to buy it 'cause' in an antique store it won't hang around . . . if you really love it, you'll find a way to use it!", says Patricia Yokom of Dixon, Calif. Unlike most of us who have family mementoes and yard sale finds stored in cupboards and drawers, never to see the light of day, Yokom has mastered the art of creatively recycling, displaying and giving new life to her favorite things. FULL STORY...
For Shannon Burnham Kirby, of Shannon Kirby Interiors in Walnut Creek, Calif., antiques are something that never goes out of style. "I grew up surrounded with antiques and followed my mother to antique shops around the country. In addition to my interior design practice, I also am a dealer at a local antique collective [Quail Country Antiques] so I am always on the look-out for perfect pieces for my clients, myself and the shop," Kirby says. FULL STORY...
Despite much written in library books and on the internet, no facts or folklore prove actual origins of the February 14 celebration known as Saint Valentine's Day. All goes back to ancient festivals honoring Roman gods. A pagan celebration, "the feast of Lupercalia" involved marriage and fertility rites that conflicted with the advent of Christianity. It's said two and possibly three early saints bore the name "Valentine. FULL STORY...
Historic Homestead and Business to be Passed on to New Family FULL STORY...
Frederick Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began painting for his own pleasure at an early age. Although he briefly studied architecture, he quickly turned to art. Over his long and colorful life, he was an extremely prolific artist, painting until age 90. FULL STORY... Interior Design Deal Inked With Antique School For those who've always wanted to be on the "design" side of antiques rather than the merchandising end, the antique-home-study-course offered by the Asheford Institute of Antiques (AIA) may have just what they've been looking for. FULL STORY...
Duane and Mary K. Jackson live amid their vast collection of antiques and use them. All of them. FULL STORY...
The holiday season is fast approaching and is filled with opportunities to incorporate vintage pieces into charming, whimsical decor. I found some wonderfully inspiring Halloween creations at American Harvest, a store in Pleasanton, California. FULL STORY... |
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