There is much to love about these photos: the tripod-turned-lamp, the triptych of framed vintage maps, and the green enamel clock. I saw a vintage file cabinet like this one (not the cool green color, though that could have been quickly remedied) at an estate sale I was at a couple of weekends ago. Why didn’t I...
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Author Archives: Lara Jo SO here’s the story of the chunky little table and chairs combo we bought in Wisconsin years and years ago. It was already cheap, and, on top of that, marked down 30%, so I think I paid around $24 for the set. I had my antique booth at the time and the intention was always...  Oh, I’m jonesing so bad for SOME kind of estate sale or rummage sale or garage sale. I don’t remember estate sales being so sparse this time last year — I know they get a little less plentiful but I didn’t think they practically stopped all together. I mean, pardon my crassness, but it’s not as if people...  So I walk up to a garage sale, see this, immediately ask how much it is. The only person in the garage, a guy, scratches his head. “I’m not sure. It’s my girlfriend’s. She went to get us lunch.” Thinking it would be too much anyway, and not wanting to spend the time waiting for...  At least I think these are postcards. It’s framed so nicely I haven’t ever wanted to tear the backing off to see. They actually look like tiny original watercolors but they all say “Napoli” in the upper left hand corner, which makes me think they’re postcards. I got this 15 years ago in Little Rock,... |
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