April 2026
by Vintage Guy Rob Cobalt blue has always been the showstopper of the glass and ceramic world. Deep, saturated, and endlessly expressive, it’s the color that refuses to fade into the background. For collectors, decorators, and lovers of vintage charm,…
by Barbara Miller Beem Talk about odd: The other day, a headline in the home and design section of my morning paper read, “Embrace stranger things in your space.” What struck me as unusual was not the subject matter but…
by Sloane Middleton Mann There are a million pros and cons to every online platform you list on as a vintage seller. Decision fatigue is real, and we can run ourselves in circles when it comes to deciding where to…
by Jessica Kosinski When you think of legendary icons, you might think of anything from your favorite actor to the Egyptian pyramids. What probably doesn’t come to mind immediately is a simple highway, but there’s nothing simple about Route 66.…
with Jessica Rickman CPPA, Certified Personal Property Appraiser Recently, as I was going through a large box of very old jewelry that a client had dug out of her attic, I opened this little “brass” trinket box. As I was…
by Barbara Miller Beem – Images courtesy of Mike Ivankovich I love living in the presence of old things. I consider time cruising the aisles of antique malls and flea markets to be well spent, even though, at this point,…
By Donald-Brian Johnson It’s the mid-1950s. A cozy evening at home. My little sister and I, elbows propped on pillows, have moved in as close as possible to the television set, awaiting the opening credits of The Adventures of Superman.…