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Category Archives: ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
Philly’s Mid-Century Modern Mecca
IT’S LIKE eBAY NEVER HAPPENED at the vast Mid-Century Furniture Warehouse in Philadelphia, where larger-than-life opera props jostle with well-made 1960s American case goods by such companies as Lane and Drexel, and new, retro-style upholstered furniture and dining sets made … Continue reading
New Brooklyn Resource: Reclaimed Home
A TRIP TO THE NEW CROWN HEIGHTS STORE, Reclaimed Home, could just save you a longer trip upstate. The architectural salvage and secondhand furniture on offer here are reminiscent of what you might find while foraging at the Stormville flea … Continue reading
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Tagged antiques, architectural salvage, Crown Heights, Emilia DeVitis, Phyllis Bobb, Reclaimed Home, repurposed
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Used-Furniture Trove in Midtown Manhattan
HIGH ON MY LIST of things to accomplish this winter, somewhere between “Buy house” and “Update password list” (now 8 typewritten pages long), was “New clothing storage for bedroom.” I had already winnowed as much as I dared, but my … Continue reading
Inquiring Minds: Antiques Dealer Tim Lee
TIM LEE is something of a Renaissance guy — he’s an art photographer and sculptor, and has a longtime party design business. But most people here in Springs (East Hampton), N.Y. know him as an antiques dealer with a great … Continue reading
