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Grain Sack Stair Runner

We love the rustic vintage appeal of using grain sacks in home decor. We're not sure about the slip factor, but with proper underlayment, we're ready to hop onboard with this stair runner made from ...

Look! Vintage Pharmacist's Cabinet

There is a little shop in Hoboken that I pass by occasionally — but today what I saw from the door made me go inside to take a closer look. This beautiful secretary has a few little hidden sto...

A Love of Antiques Doesn't Have to Result in Shabby Chic
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When Linda and Claes Leyon purchased their home in a French village, they traded a not-so-special cement box for a spectacular view. They warmed up the space by haunting local flea markets for one-o...

Good Questions: Identify Vintage Chairs?

I purchased these chairs at my neighbor's tag sale recently; they belonged to her mother. I bought a pair of these lounge chairs (chair on left) but the seating has been replaced by a vinyl weave. ...

Edison Bulbs, Story and Sources

Thomas Edison presented his first light bulb in 1879 (U.S. Patent 223,898 - there were many disputes about this*) and it's been improved upon and made more efficient ever since. But while the effic...

WhiteApple: A Vintage Victorian Fantasy

click thumbnails for larger pics It's not easy creating a cohesive look with vintage. So when we saw a couple of photos from etsy seller April of WhiteApple on the Storque, we had to find more. This ...

Modernlink
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Combining impeccable taste for vintage modern and their own series of new designs, NoHo's Modernlink is an excellent furniture and design resource. Periodically browsing the showroom is a lesson in ...

Mid-Century Inspiration: Vintage Steelcase Ads

We own a vintage Steelcase credenza (orange, with a walnut veneer top) and we're thrilled to see these 1960's Steelcase ad images making the rounds online. They remind us that repetition of a few co...

CB2 Presents: Blending Vintage & Modern

CB2, C&B's upstart child, was one of our first advertisers and daring enough to work with us when we were a lot smaller. Last month, they called us to see if we could try something a little bit diff...

From Ohdeedoh
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• Learn how to make Sculpey Nature Prints - they're easy enough for kids to make and beautiful enough for you to display. Below the jump: The Evolutionary Chair, Re-Surface Lighting and P...

Vintage Tub & Bath

If you are looking for tubs, put Vintage Tub on your list. Started six years ago, it is a family run business in Pennsylvania that wants to corner the market on antique and reproduction bathroom fi...

Vintage Signage: Collectibles and Ephemera

What fun! This little shop at the west end of Atlantic is run by a French husband and wife who've been in the neighborhood for more than 20 years, but only opened their little shop six months ago. ...

Close-Up: Curtis' Wallpaper by Hand

One of our inspirations for our January Jumpstart Contest is Curtis, whose amazing work in his own UWS apartment (here's his full house tour) trumps anything we've ever done. In this post we wanted...

Scavenger: Samsung 23" LCD HDTV - $400

If you're in the market for a flat panel TV and missed out on the Black Friday price slashing, scoop up this Samsung 23" LCD TV. It's not a monster, which means it will be quite appropriate in most NY...

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