Our trip was memorable, so much to see, so much history….and shopping? well it was amazing! Unfortunately as lovely and rare the things we saw were, most were too big to bring home, though we managed to bring some of the great stuff we found.
A rare Victorian garden edger with all four symbols of the British Isles. Usually there was so much conflict between them they didn’t include every symbol in one decoration! A rainy day in Dublin For the avid stukadoor: Three generations of family collected these molds in Ireland
We had a wonderful time in Provence, on our annual Flea Market Tour. Here is a sample of what we saw, and what’s coming to the shop from our finds in France! The weather, the company and our itinerary, were all just perfect, this is the highlight of the year for us. We’d love to […]
This amazing iron piece would make a unique headboard, it’s big enough for a King size bed. Or, it would be equally grand installed as wall art. Its story is as unique and interesting as it looks. It was once an iron transit cover over an elevator from an early 1900’s building in New York City. […]
Large companies like IBM, Ford, AT&T, and nearly all major financial institutions use blue in their brands…Blue evokes trust, strength, loyalty. Other brands use blue for more practical reasons: Facebook’s Mr. Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind, and web hyperlinks are blue because in the early days of the Internet it was the only color (other than […]
Weather is cooling, there’s a crispness in the early morning air, we think Fall must be on its way! And with Fall come all the holidays and festivals that give us an opportunity to bring out and display all the cherished decorations we’ve collected. At the Cottage we’ve started with […]
Religious icons have been popular decor in Europe for quite some time, no matter what religion a person practices. We love the peaceful expressions portrayed on the faces of the statues and paintings and find decorating with these elegant and lovely. So yes, we are celebrating the European style, while turning it into our own […]
Victorian iron fencing is hard to find. This is only the second time in 10 years we’ve had it in our Shasta Lake antique shop. These beauties were picked up during our summer road trip in the Midwest. Made by Crager Wireworks in Salt Lake City, we have roughly 50 ft of vintage fencing […]
These are so amazingly narrow and small but these Victorian-era shoes were what women wore. They are lovely, but I bet it took a while to lace them up! Some were a little easier, a single ribbon fastened them on.
These lovely guilded boxes are just the thing to keep your special pieces of jewelry.