A Green Onyx Lamp I Kept Walking Past
For months, I kept going back to a green onyx lamp in booth 128 at the Sherman Oaks Antique Mall. Then I needed something for a console radio I don’t even own yet.
What I Saw the Second Time
A Streamline Moderne ashtray and a pair of brass birds on green onyx, neither one bought for what it was built to do. What changed when I stopped looking at them so literally.
The Brass Peacock Fireplace Screen: What to Look for Before You Buy
A brass peacock fireplace screen found taped shut in a thrift store aisle turned into a lesson on what makes an antique screen worth buying, from its hinges to its silhouette.
Art Deco Clock Garniture Styling: What Belongs Beside the Clock You Already Have
My mantel already has its anchor, an Art Deco clock garniture in black slate and rouge marble. I went to an antique store in Venice, CA looking for what belongs beside it. What I found instead was the one rule that makes a mantel feel finished instead of crowded.
Be first through the door.
The estate sales, auctions, and antique shows worth getting up early for. Every Thursday, free.