Room layout design tools, as well as augmented reality software, can be useful tools for virtually placing furniture in a room before making a purchase.
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Here is a review of an online tool we tried out to see if could help buyers who want to figure out if a piece of antique furniture will fit in their room before they purchase it.
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An off-the-grid vacation inspired our musings on rustic architecture in a majestic setting.
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Even though rustic resorts of the late 1800s to early 1900s were in remote locations, they offered their affluent guests all the comforts of an upper-class home, including sumptuous meals.
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What makes us “love” an antique? We contemplate this question with help from a psychologist’s book on the concept of emotional design.
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Rustic architecture from the late 1880s into the 1900s is still highly valued, preserved and enjoyed at an historic summer colony in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
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Functional garden ornaments such as fences, gazebos and obelisks, have been made from bark-on wood in geometric rustic motifs for over a century.
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Carefully packing a load of (often heavy) antiques into a large truck and traveling half way across the country may seem like a crazy way to do business, but as this article describes, it can also be a fun and lucrative endeavor.
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We review two entertaining books about antiques dealers. One is a contemporary mystery novel set in Maine, and the other documents the daily preoccupations and work of a real-life antiques dealer.
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This article delves into the phenomenon of posting photos of antiques to online social sharing sites such as Pinterest, and explores the trend of collecting antiques in a virtual rather than physical reality.
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Even though we’re antiques dealers, when it comes to buying antiques for our own home that are outside our specialty area, we face the same question that many antiques buyers do: How do we know that the price is fair?
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Does the term “antiques” evoke fusty and outdated elements of home decor? That is not the association we want people to have with the types of antiques we deal in, so this article explores alternative terminology for good, old things.
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What type of antiques buyer are you? Explore three categories of buyers to see which best describe you.
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