This is a keepsake to our family. This kitchen set is about 100 years old it has 3 leafs that you can put in to make the table a 15 people seat space and have lots of arm room to this set also has with it 8 chairs and a china cabinet that has 4 shelves that has the lines where to line up our plates and a see through glass with a wooden trim on glass to make a design. Also has 2 cupboards i...

This pin has been in my family for many years. Before it was given to me, it belonged to my mom and before it belonged to my mother, it belonged to her mother.When my mom was moving and was having her moving sale, I remember this was actually for sale. She is not a big "pin-wearer," so it would not been a huge deal to her if she sold it and made a little money. At the sale, there...

Antique Rose claims on the tube to be "100% Natural and Mostly Organic." I inspected the label, and the main ingredients - virgin coconut oil, cocoa butter, olive oil, etc, are all organic. The shea butter is labeled as being 'wild', but not organic. As you can probably tell by the list of ingredients, it is very oily and greasy, which is good when you want something oily, not...

When we were shopping for window coverings for our home we came across these Antique Brass Leaf curtain rods by Home Trends.  We wanted something simple yet beautiful to hold up the sheer panels we had chosen.For what we paid, under $30 dollars for four windows, these have really proven to be durable, sturdy, and exceptionally neutral. I have yet to see any wear, they are fingerprint resis...

This beautiful decanter with shot glasses was a wedding gift to my mom and dad in the early 1940s. I always admired it, even when I was a little girl. I don't remember that Mom ever used it, actually, but always just had it on display on a shelf of her corner cupboard. When she and Dad moved into a smaller home a couple of years ago, I was the happy recipient of this beautiful set. Now it s...

I got married 1998 and we do received plenty of gifts on that very special day of ours. If I recall it right, we had 80++ wedding gifts plus money. The gifts come in variety but more of those are starter sets, pitcher and glasses, cookwares, etc. We are really blessed on that day because all our love ones and friends are there to celebrate with us.I am the only one who opened those special gift...

I didn't have to think too hard about why the Whole Home Antique Floral Comforter Set that was originally $129.99 had hit the clearance rank at Sears for only $24.97. One look at the red and orange striped pillow shams with the huge embroidered flower in the corner was enough to make me shiver and say, "Yeesh!" instead of "Yes!"But the pillow shams are just accent p...

This is deffinitly an old box.  We have dated it back to the late 1800's or to the turn of the century.  My husband's mother handed it down to my husband right before she died. We know is has been in the family for several generations. It is a family heirloom passed down to my husband's mother from her mother. There is not much known of it's orgin except what is stated...

I have been around antiques my whole life.  My grandmother, grandfather, my aunt, and my dad were very much a part of the antique world.  I love finding an old piece and trying to find out its origins.  Some times it is rather easy to do, but other times it is quite a baffling mystery.  The older the antique; the hader it is to trace.Wood and artistic items have always been ...

I have a new fascination as of late for antique postcards.  I am always on the lookout for items that have something to do with my birthplace, Holland.  In my searches on Ebay I found these charming postcards of dutch children that date back to 1910.  I couldn't believe someone would have these in such good condition and be almost 100 years old.Check out the scans from the ba...

I found these two little antique looking female figures at Cracker Barrell, one of my favorite shops for unusual and old style items. Originally, they were Christmas ornaments, but I had a different use in mind. I felt they would go well with my old childhood books. When I first saw these on display, I was immediately taken back in time to when I was a child and the books I used to read, such a...

I bought the Hotsling on a whim.  I was using the Lamaze baby carrier, but my daughter was quickly outgrowing it.  I liked the idea of a sling that is one piece construction with no rings to mess around with.The hotsling is sized to fit.  They have a handy fit guide to determine what size hotsling you take.  I ordered a size six.  This was the perfect size for baby when...

I inherited this beautiful old set from my dear Russian grandma. She was the one who taught me how to play it, too, and I remember spending hours and hours of fun with this game. I played with kids and adults, family and visitors. Everyone loved it. In Russia, the lotto has been popular for centuries. The principle of it is very simple. The game consists of large cards with three rows of num...

When I put my new Antique Floral comforter set on my bed, my favorite blue and white striped sheets clashed terribly with the beige and burgundy floral pattern. This just won't do, I thought to myself. I knew Sears had sheets on their clearance rack but I didn't feel like wasting the gasoline to search at the mall again. So I went to Sears on-line to search for matching sheets...

This is a scooper, people used to get a drink of well water out the bucket, back in the day.  It has been in my family for a long time.I am not old enough to experience the well and the bucket.  But, when I was little, all I wanted to do is stay at my Granny's and Papa's house.  I have a brother and two cousins, whom I was raised with.  We all would meet at &nbs...

Are you familiar with a possum belly? No, it's not the fuzzy under belly of an opossum. Actually, it is an antique kitchen cabinet named after the big deep drawers in the lower section of the cabinet. Possum belly kitchen/baking cabinets are from the 1890's - early 1900's era. This possum belly cabinet is made of oak and has been in my family for years. The top of the cabinet has do...

A few years ago, I found some  vintage figural "smoker" ashtrays at an estate sale. Then, the hunt was on. Here's an example of one of my favorites.This cute little "sailor" is a vintage porcelain figural smoker ashtray. When a cigarette is placed in one of the holes, at the bottom of the ashtray, smoke comes out his mouth. This figure is made of porc...

For the past two years I have been collecting Metal Chocolate Candy Molds, mainly from Europe.  Being Dutch, I only collect the St. Nicholas molds (also know as Sinterklaas), by himself, or on his horse, and also his sidekick Black Peter (better know by the Dutch as Zwarte Piet).  The one I have pictured here is one I found recently on ebay, the best place I have found to look for the...

This mug I got from my mom. I think it’s been in my mom’s house since she was little. So it’s about forty to fifty years of age and I think it's China-made. It’s kind of funny actually, that the old stuffs tend to be stronger than the modern or newer ones in terms of their material quality. My mom also has some other antiques that still stand there for almost a decad...

As I mentioned in another review my room in my apartment is the last one to get the air conditioning so it is never very cool.  I tried my best with a tower fan and while it was ok, it just didn't cool the room down enough.  When my parents were down visiting me last month we decided to purchase a ceiling fan in hopes that it would disperse the air around the room a little better....