Archive for June, 2008

Avoid Ruining Your Antiques

No one ruins an antique on purpose but hundreds of pieces of antique furniture are irreparably harmed each day by their owners because they simply don’t know any better. All of this harm is done in the course of attempting to care for antiques. Improper care for an antique not only creates significant monetary damage […]

The wary steps to antiquing

The world of antiques is a difficult one to traverse. There are many things that have to be on the minds of buyers and sellers. While this is not exhaustive, I do want to point out a couple of things that should be foremost in many minds.
Perhaps the most important thought is if it sounds […]

Antiques for the Environmentally Conscious

Well, this isn’t really an article about energy conservation, fossil fuel reduction, eating healthy, protecting our environment, saving the forest or organic foods. It’s about all of these things and much more.
Eighty percent of the world’s growth forests have been razed already. That’s from the demand for furniture in which China now produces one third […]