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After a long day at work, this dad settled down for a quick snooze and made the mistake of leaving his big baby unattended. There was a little mischief in the making and the end result left dad wide awake, white as a ghost, and with a broken vase to clean up off the floor. Who said a headache couldn't double as a wake-up call?
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Etsy Finds: Antique Mirrors
These days, most trends are historically referential, be it in fashion, furniture, or even finance. But when it comes to mirrors, all the trends I've been spying as of late have been deeply rooted in the past. Think starburst mirrors, Rococo mirrors, tri-fold mirrors.
Etsy Find: Four-Tier Antique Jewelry Stand
I recently asked whether or not you display your jewelry, and the response was mixed. Well, I have a sneaking suspicion that if you all were the proud owners of this Who Made It Four-Tier Antique Jewelry Stand ($80.50), the answer would be an unequivocal, resounding YES! This gorgeous and delicate stand is one of a kind, made from both new and antique dishes.
Casa Query: What Antiques Do You Own?
While integrating Ikea products into your home may be easy and affordable, they're not the most durable products you can buy, in terms of both style and quality. If you're lucky, you have a mix of high-quality new pieces as well as antiques to balance out and give a more grown-up look to your less expensive pieces. Although some antiques, especially if you've inherited them, may not be the pieces you swoon over while flipping through your favorite shelter magazine, they're often classics and quite resilient, since they've held up for so long already.
Need Antique Hardware?
If you live in an older home, you know that matching period-appropriate door knobs, drawer handles, and other important hardware is often a challenge.
Enter the Charleston Hardware Company , which for the past eight years has specialized in antique hardware sales and restoration. Since their customers requested large numbers of matching pieces, they began collecting original antique patterns and in 2003 even began reproducing them, utilizing the same techniques from over 100 years ago.
This Just In: Paris Antique Dealer Closing, Sotheby's NY to Hold Huge Auction
According to the New York Times,
one of the most prominent antiques dealers in Paris, Ariane Dandois, is going out of business after 34 years and Sotheby's New York is holding the blow-out sale of her inventory. The sale of Dandois's sleekly modern three-floor Right Bank gallery and her warehouse on the Left Bank will take place on October 25 and 26.
The stock of over 1500 pieces consists primarily of furniture and other decor from France, Italy, Russia, Scandinavia, Spain, Germany, and England, particularly the neo-classical period of the late 18th and early 19th century.
Crave Worthy: Antique Ebonized and Turquoise Silk Chairs
I love a good plush seat, but sometimes I can't help but sacrifice comfort for good looks. And, that time is now. The Antique Ebonized and Turquoise Silk Chairs ($1,300 for pair) from Paris Hotel Boutique don't look one bit comfortable, but they're just so ravishing.
Cool Idea: Flatpack Antiques
When you think flatpack, the first thing to come to mind is Ikea, right? Well, StudioBility is trying to change that with its unbelievably cool flatpack antiques. With lines that mimic turned wood mixed with modern silhouettes, this furniture seems to successfully blend the best of both worlds.
Antiques Roadshow Gets Racy
The Antiques Roadshow tends to be a bit on the dull side (unless you like watching people haul junk out of their basements in hopes they've somehow got Leonardo daVinci's original sketch of the "Mona Lisa"). Here, it's livened up by a painting with a curious inscription that provides a bit TMI, much to our hilarity and the owner's discomfort. After all, it is his mother we're laughing about here...
I Smell Dead People
If you want to smell like Marilyn Monroe, it's well-known that she was a Chanel No. 5 devotee. But what if you just want to smell like her genetic code?
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