My very favorite bloggers at Young House Love have a saying: “The middle makes no sense.” This perfectly describes the situation we’re in now with our kitchen update. Limited workspace means that I can only paint one bank of cabinet doors at a time so it will take several more rounds before they’re all painted.Read more
On Monday, I mentioned that I had found an old bentwood chair at the Goodwill in Annandale for just $10 and I was considering painting it. And rather than doe a solid color, I decided to spruce up the wood a bit and then dip my toe in the dip dyed trend that has beenRead more
When a museum decides to remove a piece of art from their collection, it’s called “deaccessioning”. It’s really just a fancy word for getting rid of stuff. But it makes me happy to think of refining my collection rather than just making things go away. Regardless what you call it, you have a bunch ofRead more
Last week I had a great run of thrifting luck. I found some fantastic objects, some of which have already made it into my Etsy store, like this super cool wine rack shaped like a tee pee. Totally Camp Wandawega, right? But since I have an incurable love for chairs (oh, and dressers, but thisRead more
I’ve had a really great time sharing my stories from attending the Richmond taping of Antiques Roadshow last weekend. For this last post, I met up with Matthew Quinn, an appraiser for the show, at his family’s auction house in Falls Church, Virginia. We had a nice conversation about the show, the auction business, someRead more
Antiques roadshow wasn’t the only thing we did in Richmond last Saturday. We also grabbed some Dixie Donuts on our way to the taping and then after, we hit up our fave BBQ place, Buz and Ned’s. We also stopped in at The Decorating Outlet, which carries Shades of Light remnants and seconds. I wasRead more
At the end of every Antiques Roadshow episode, the last appraisal of the hour is always something spectacular. And while I have two more posts this week that are tangentially related to the show, this is the last one about the day we spent at the taping we attended. Sadly, this isn’t the moment whenRead more
Last Saturday, I attended a taping of the long-running PBS television show Antiques Roadshow. I’d been a fan for a long time and I think I’ve seen every episode that’s ever been available online, but the trip still held some surprises for me. I’ll start with how a day at Antiques Roadshow develops. First, youRead more
I’ll start with a spoiler: I’m not suddenly a millionaire. However, we did have a blast on our trip to Richmond on Saturday to see the taping of the long-running PBS television series Antiques Roadshow. Stupidly, I thought this would be a one-and-done kind of post. Remember how I thought I’d get the office makeoverRead more
Tomorrow is the big day! As I mentioned yesterday, I have tickets and a media pass to Antiques Roadshow tomorrow. Doug, the new camera, a bunch of old stuff and I are getting in the car and driving down to Richmond. Chester is staying with a friend overnight. We’ll start with an obligatory stop atRead more