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Savvy second-hand decor can bring a surprising return on investment | Health & Home
1+ week, 2+ day ago (415+ words) Some objects aren’t cast off because they’ve lost their value, but because someone stops seeing their worth. One such example was a little log cabin above Roslyn, Washington. Built in the 1920s by the U.S. Forest Service, it was later…...
13 Things You Should Snag at Thrift Stores Instead of Buying New
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (924+ words) You can save money and find treasures by shopping secondhand. Seasoned thrifters generally agree you can thrift anything except underwear. The community is split on other questionable items like appliances, upholstered furniture, and shoes. Despite the healthy debate around those…...
20 Unsettling Items People Kept in Their Homes in the 1920s
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (706+ words) A death in the family was the only reason to commission a portrait in a time before everyone had a camera. These post-mortem pictures would show dead babies, kids, or adults sitting with their living family members or posed as…...
A Quarter, a Quilt, and a Book
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (35+ words) The things I remember about my grandparents Suma Narayan asked, “What did/do you love/ dislike about your grandparents? What did/do they teach you about life and …...
Emotional value vs market value: Is the craze for pop-culture merchandise worth the money?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (675+ words) From anime trading cards, figurines and K-pop albums, to branded goodies and ‘limited-edition’ plushies, young fans are readily shelling out thousands and, in some cases, lakhs of rupees on merchandise linked to the things they love. For a generation that…...
The New Collectible the Ultra-Wealthy Are Quietly Buying
3+ week, 2+ day ago (130+ words) To understand the ceiling of this market, it helps to see a few of the pieces that trade like blue-chip collectibles. Values move, but the tiers are instructive. Why it commands a premium Comparable in the physical world Fixed supply,…...
Why We’re Shopping at Arcadia Vintage
3+ week, 4+ day ago (256+ words) Chicago Tribune I’ve always fancied myself a skilled antiquer, but Arcadia Vintage in Forest Park proved I’ve been playing in the minor leagues. Opened this summer by a longtime Forest Park Emporium vendor in the space that once housed that…...
The strange things people collect now instead of souvenirs
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (392+ words) There was a time when coming back from a holiday meant bringing home something that could be displayed with pride. A little wooden elephant, perhaps. A fridge magnet. A miniature Eiffel Tower that was somehow both expensive and completely useless....
Hey Neighbor Market to bring????heirloom-quality???? clothing to Oakwood | Lifestyles
3+ week, 4+ day ago (347+ words) A new clothing store intends to provide “beautifully crafted, heirloom clothing designed to be treasured for years.” Hey Neighbor Market is set to open Sept. 12 inside Maraluna at 2316 Far Hills Ave. Owner Caitlin Benton said inspiration for the store came…...
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (378+ words) The pain associated with the loss of a loved one is amplified by the objects that a person leaves behind. Cleaning out a home and sorting through objects is hard. The Scandinavians perform Death Cleaning (Dostadning) to lessen the burden…...