Do you have a favorite home décor item? I know that I do. Can you guess what it is? Yep. It’s my wooden horse. I got him at an antique market ages ago and love him as much now as I did when I saw him. I love him so much that I even named him – the Admiral. He just looks so regal and stately ... READ the POST
Shopping With Eddie Ross
Have you all been to an antique market lately? Did you find anything good? Well, I recently went on an antique market shopping trip that changed my whole perspective on fun finds. Eddie Ross, editor at BHG, author and antique hunter extraordinaire, came to Charlotte. He took a group of us around ... READ the POST
My New Antique Market
As you all know, I have a booth at a local antique mall. (If you didn't know that, read about it here and here.) And so far, it has been fun, but it's not making me rich! That was never the plan. The plan was to find a place to help me fulfill my constant need to rescue old furniture. But it has ... READ the POST
The Secret to Great Antique Hunting
For all of you out there who think that yard sales are the way to go, I am about to rock your world! The secret to great antique hunting isn’t getting up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday just to drive all over town hoping that you find an amazing treasure. No, no. It is much more efficient than ... READ the POST
Antiquing Along the Maine Coast – 5 things to remember
I just love to go antiquing along the Maine coast. When I get up there, it is the first thing I want to do! It wasn’t always that way. I remember my mother dragging me along when I was a kid and I thought it was the most BORING thing on the planet. Now, I am happy to say, it is something that my ... READ the POST
Design Tip: Decorate With What You Love
Have you ever gone shopping and seen something so unusual, so amazing, that you just had to have it? And then the friend you are with looks at you like you are crazy and asks "What on Earth will you do with that?" I have. Plenty of times. But I have learned not to pass it by just ... READ the POST