June 1, 2016 Another month, another newsletter—this time with another example of a “before” and “after” chair. What do you think? Pretty amazing, right? It may not take a rocket scientist to strip furniture, but it does take space. Fortunately,…
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May 2016
Did you know that in France it’s customary to give a lily of the valley, which is a sweet smelling flower, on May 1st? That tradition started in 1561 when King Charles IX received a lily of the valley as…
April 2016
March 2016
March 1, 2016 If you’ve “liked” our Facebook page, you may have already seen a picture of our featured acquisition this month since our Waterford side chair is now sporting a new diamond-weave seat.…
February 2016
February 1, 2016 How did you enjoy the blizzard? Bob thought backing down Clayton Hall Road was “exciting” when there was only one lane open and there was oncoming traffic. We hope the extra time at home gave you a…
January 2016
January 2, 2016 We hope your new year is getting off to a good start! We’re going to start ours by featuring two items in this newsletter. If you’ve been following us on Facebook, you…
December 2015
December 1, 2015 Our featured recent acquisitions this month are a pair of prints of girls from the early 20th century, one…
November 2015
November 1, 2015 So we got our extra hour sleep and now have to wait a year for another . . . Below is our featured recent acquisition for this month. It’s a Victorian quarter sawn oak hall tree with…
October 2015
October 1, 2015 If you came to the Bluemont Fair, you may have seen our recent acquisitions, including the Merklen Brothers library table that’s this month’s first featured item. This fantastic table, which features open barley twist carved legs with…
September 2015
September 1, 2015 This month we have a unique recent acquisition to share. It’s a Danner revolving bookcase. While the ad below indicates it’s available in several different woods, this one is Golden Oak John Danner patented the pivot and…