Collecting Vintage Ikea
From time to time, I’ve disparaged Ikea products as “disposable furniture.” Styling and functionality aside, I said, Ikea furniture wasn’t built to last and could […]
Auction Update May 2017
Auction Update May 2017 Welcome back… If you collect rare, luxury, or celebrity items, you’ll like this month’s Auction Talk. Items crossing the block in […]
Getting to Know You: Danna Crawford, the Power Selling Mom
In the mid-1990s, Danna Crawford was in a difficult position. A single mother working three jobs and raising three children, she desperately wanted to move […]
Care and Repair: Can Non-Professionals Really Repair Scratches? Yes!
For some time now, a video has been making the rounds on social media that promises to show you how to remove scratches in wooden […]
Auction Report: Spring Auctions Sprouting Up All Over
Welcome back… Spring auctions are happening everywhere! If you have a penchant for collecting rare or unusual items, you’ll like this month’s Auction Talk. Lots […]
Looking back at Easter through Vintage Advertising
Even if I didn’t own a calendar, I’d know it was the Easter season because advertisers remind me, constantly. Easter is three weeks later than […]
Auction Report: Bound into Mantiques, Fine Art, Comic Books & More this Spring
A quick check of the web’s largest auction database shows that 6,839 live auctions are scheduled to occur in the next six weeks. That’s in […]
Care and Repair: Preserving and Reviving Vintage Leather
Leather is a versatile and durable product that can last for decades if properly cared for. Inappropriate care, however, can cause leather to rot, stain, […]
Auction Report: What to Look for as Auction Activity Warms Up
With just a few weeks left until spring, the thaw is evident. Not the thaw in the weather (although that’s certainly welcome) but the thaw […]
We Must Learn to Tame our Possessions or be Possessed by Them
We often read about adult children who reject the heirlooms offered by their Baby Boomer parents. Millennials are different, pundits claim. They’re not as materialistic […]