Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Decorating, Home, and Lighting
The auction house was chocked full of lamps. Everywhere I turned, I saw table lamps, chandeliers, lighted glass wall sconces and floor lamps. Some had unusual bases and others were more traditional. Most had white…
Posted in Christmas, Decorating, and Home
Everywhere I turned at the auction house, I came face to face with yet another item that was “out there.” I didn’t recall ever seeing so many unusual items – from lamps to chairs –…
Posted in Antiques, collectibles, Decorating, and furniture
Sometimes when I’m wandering the floor at an auction house, I come across items I have no intention of buying but are struck by them. Then I just stop to take them in – some…
Posted in Antiques, Decorating, Home, Kitchen, and Style
The auction house could easily have been converted into a country store. All that was missing were the shelves and tables to hold items that could countrify your home – and a welcoming owner standing behind a…
Posted in Decorating, furniture, Home, and Unusual
It’s amazing to me that someone would use bones as a material for sculpting. The first use I saw of them were animal bones attached to a straight-back chair. It looked awful. The latest was a face made…
Posted in Decorating, and Home
Before I buy anything at auction, I always know how much the item is worth. The worse thing is to bid blindly, because most times you’ll pay too much. I saw that happen at a…
Posted in Decorating, furniture, and Home
I didn’t grow up reading comic books, but I’ve found myself as an adult drawn to the Marvel Comics movies. I think I’ve seen every “Iron Man” and “X-Men” movie. I love “Guardians of the…
Posted in Decorating, Home, and Lighting
The first thing that got my attention were the three bright green stickers on the top of the lamp. They were absentee bids, and they stamped the lamp as an item that would attract fast…
Posted in Decorating, furniture, and Home
You’d need a big house for that, the man said as I stood looking in amazement at a crystal chandelier that seemed to be as tall as my 5’8″. The man, a loader who helps…
Posted in Art, Decorating, and Gardening
The bright metal butterflies had their own space on walls that normally held paintings and other artwork at the auction house. There were so many of the large and colorful butterflies – some with cutouts…
