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Restoring an Antique Apothecary Cabinet: From Candy Shop Display to Showpiece: a Step-by-Step Guide

Restoring an Antique Apothecary Cabinet: From Candy Shop Display to Showpiece: a Step-by-Step Guide
By Amy from 2ndlife.furniture.restoration on YouTube Before After Have you ever wondered how to restore antique furniture and bring it back to life? In this post, I’ll walk you step ...

Retro Meets Timeless: Inside the World of Mid-Century Modern

An Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Egg chair, 1950s, offered by WYETH photo: 1st Dibs
By Rob Wolfe of American Pickers Walk into any stylish home today, flip through Instagram, or browse a trendy furniture store, and chances are you’ll spot it: sleek wooden sideboards, ...

Holt-Howard Pixieware: The Best Guide with Prices and Tips

Holt-Howard Pixieware condiment jar collection
By Yasmina Greco, Crazy4Me, Reprinted with permission Pixieware from Holt-Howard, Davar, Lefton, and Lipper & Mann There are remarkable individuals with a golden touch, turning everything they touch into treasure, ...

Why Mid-Century Modern Captured America

Eero Saarinen designed the innovative and elegant Tulip seating in 1957
By Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. In the mid-1950s, the United States experienced the emergence of a design movement that would forever shape our visual vocabulary: mid-century modern. Characterized by clean ...

Horror Soundtracks and Four Color Comics

The Halloween soundtrack on vinyl featuring the score created and performed by John Carpenter.
By Amanda Sheriff and J.C. Vaughn One of the things many horror fans enjoy in fright flicks is the spooky atmosphere bolstered by the uncanny, often jarring music composed for ...

Madison Modern: Century House Pottery

ersonalized wedding plate with stylized doves, 1959. 12-1/4” d., $65-75.
by Donald-Brian Johnson During the 1940s and ‘50s, most ceramics and pottery firms were based on the West Coast. Two of the best-loved, however, made Madison, Wisconsin, their home: Ceramic ...

A Steamboat’s Signature: The Nameboard of the Delta Queen

Jessica Rickman, Certified Personal Property Appraiser
By Jessica Rickman, Certified Personal Property Appraiser Recently, I attended The Nashville Show, a prominent annual antiques show in Middle Tennessee. There, I had the opportunity to examine an original ...

The Timeless Draw of Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Mid-Century Modern Furniture - Eames Chair
by Jessica Kosinski The phrase "Mid-Century Modern" most often refers to goods produced in the middle of the 20th century. Today, the phrase is how we label a certain type ...

Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose

Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
by Barbara Miller Beem If you could see me right now, you’d find me hunched over a laptop. I’m in my dining room, and I’m seated on a chair that ...

Social Media is Not Your Product Catalog

Business of Vintage
by Sloane Middleton Mann Let’s be honest: posting product photos on Instagram isn’t a marketing strategy. It’s a hope and a prayer. If you’ve been using social media as a ...

20 Things You Should Always Buy at Estate Sales

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by Tamara White Estate sales are the one place where the saying “One Man’s Junk is Another Man’s Treasure” holds true. These sales offer the chance to find valuable items ...

8 Essential Estate Sale Tips for Buyers in 2025

estate sales - arrive early
Estate sales are more than a way to clear out a home — they’re curated snapshots of a life, where every object has a story and potential value. For buyers, ...

Estate Sales – From Treasure to Trouble: What Happens When Heirs Must Sell Your Collection

Estate Sales - From Treasure to Trouble: What Happens When Heirs Must Sell Your Collection
by Shirley M Mueller, MD In a nutshell: Though many collectors try to de-access their collections before death, this often does not happen. If sold at an estate sale handled ...

Closets: The Overlooked Spot You Should Always Check At Estate Sales For The Best Treasures

Closets:  The Overlooked Spot You Should Always Check At Estate Sales For The Best Treasures
The real hidden gems are often tucked away in unexpected places. By Nicole Letts https://www.southernliving.com/reasons-to-check-closets-at-estate-sales-11748953 Kimberly Murstein and her grandmother, Gail Palm Beach residents Kimberly Murstein and her grandmother, Gail, ...

Estate Sale Finds

Pair of antique bronze horsehead bookends.
by Jessica Kosinski If you are an avid collector like me, you have probably been to many estate sales over the years. My collectibles of choice tend to be various ...

The Early Days of Independent Comics: Nexus, Badger, and Whisper

The Early Days of Independent Comics: Nexus, Badger, and Whisper
By J.C. Vaughn: President of Gemstone Publishing and Amanda Sheriff: Gemstone’s Editor-Digital. PopCultureSquad.com’s Bob Harrison also contributed to this column. In the early 1980s, there was an explosion of independent—generally ...

Antique Apothecary Cabinet ASMR Restoration

I found this antique apothecary cabinet in a local optician’s shop and immediately had the feeling it carried an incredible history. I couldn’t resist uncovering its story while bringing it ...

Souvenir Travel Pennants: Rally ‘Round The Flags

What better illustration for this 1950 Buffalo, New York pennant than — a buffalo?
By Donald-Brian Johnson A pennant to make sure honeymooners didn’t forget their visit to New York’s Niagara Falls. They fluttered from the lances of medieval knights, as horses thundered into ...

The Significance and Nostalgia of the WPA National Park Posters

This Grand Teton National Park poster was the first created by WPA artist Chester Don Powell at a time when the artists were not allowed to sign their work. This example was salvaged in the 1970s by Doug Leen while cleaning out a barn at Grand Teton National Park where he worked as a seasonal park ranger. Three originals are known to exist.
By Jessica Kosinski There is something magical about the bold lines and vibrant colors of vintage National Park posters. These posters, especially those created under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) ...

How Nature Reboots the Brain

How Nature Reboots the Brain
by Shirley M. Mueller, M.D. In modern life, with its high-speed internet, AI exposure, and stress-ridden workplaces, we rarely take the time to relax. But what if the antidote to ...

Glamping Gear and the Creation of the National Park Service

Glamping Gear and the Creation of the National Park Service
“50 Nifty Finds #12: Glamping Gear.” U.S. Department of the Interior. Last modified January 30, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/50-nifty-finds-12-glamping-gear.htm. The word “glamping” was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016 ...

From Past to Present: The Story of National Parks in American History

Old Faithful erupts before a crowd of onlookers in Yellowstone National Park, 1946. Yellowstone was preserved as the world’s first National Park in 1872.
Article by the National Park Service, nps.gov Welcome to a journey through time as we explore the rich history and significance of national parks in America. From the early days ...

Vintage Accessories that are Trending Today

Vintage Accessories that are Trending Today
Reprinted with permission from Wardrobe Shop, www.wardrobeshop.com Vintage accessories have become all the rage once again, thanks to the change in consumer attitudes toward buying and wearing second-hand goods. The ...

How to Build a Vintage Brand: 4 Questions to Drive Growth

How to Build a Vintage Brand: 4 Questions to Drive Growth
By Sloane Middleton Mann. Sloane is the founder of Business of Vintage, the world’s only marketing agency specializing in vintage and antique shops.  Follow @business.of.vintage on Instagram for vintage marketing tips ...