Please enable scripts to allow gallery to run. It will take 1-4 minutes for pictures to load, when they do, they are done loading and when clicked, instantly appear; they are great pictures and worth the wait. Click on thumbnails to see larger picture. Pictures are all of Kay's Attic and Antique Emporium and friends Fall 2008.
Pictures are all of Kay's Attic and Antique Emporium and friends. All the pictures below are great creative displays done by Kay and Cindy. They worked really hard on them. Kay's and Cindy's own houses are fabulous, organized, clean, eclectic works of fun! Please click on "Shabby Chic" for ideas and great helpful info for design! There are many ways to use quality antiques, decor, and furniture in your house. It's also much more fun and one-of-a-kind. Not to mention it can be less expensive. You don't have to painstakingly follow any set schemes or materials. You aren't supporting overseas outsourcing and underpaid labor. That doesn't mean that there aren't quality new items out there or that they can't be blended. It's actually the opposite - they go great together! It is more a matter of buying intelligently made items. Handmade local furniture. Anything bamboo since it grows in three years, not 100 years like most wood. German lighting, French wine, Any European beer, Homemade Mexican food - yum. Porcelain and bone china are the most durable dinnerware (besides plastic) although anything will chip if abused. Ironstone and stoneware are clay fired at high temps for durable every day. Earthenware is low fired and pretty fragile and commonly available nowdays. Malamine's pretty tough, but isn't microwave/dishwasher safe, and people are getting worried lately about it being poisonous although no illnesses have come up yet. You can't go wrong with Corelle. The funnest thing to do is to go thrift store shopping for a ton of mix and match kitchenware. You won't ever worry about "missing a piece". You will save money, and most likely anything that's survived secondhand will be durable. Glassware is also real fun and can be mix and matched. Makes good sense.
Vintage linens, furniture, and household items are many times handmade and therefore better than common newer items. They are unique and well-made out of good materials.