This weekend, I found this beautiful old bridal basket at a junk shop out east. In the Victorian era, brides often filled them with flowers for the walk down the aisle. Typically, they’re silver plate on white metal, and while some can be very ornate, I prefer the simpler, paired down styles. With my trusted Gorham silver polish and a…
Just got off the Jitney after a great weekend out in Quogue. I'm going to be helping my friends Jackie and Chris transform this 1960s ranch into a beautiful, sophisticated Hamptons beach house, so stay tuned! Teddy, their adorable Lakeland Terrier, is so excited for the new house, he can hardly stand it! I found some great stuff…
I'm off to Quogue, one of the quieter villages in the Hamptons, where I'll be helping my good friends Jackie and Chris turn a rundown 1960s ranch into a chic, sophisticated beach cottage. How much fun is that? I'm also planning a hunt for new treasures (not to mention the perfect lobster roll!), so be sure to check back often…
Dear Eddie, I am currently looking for a set of brown transferware to be used at Thanksgiving. Can you help? Steve Dear Steve, I too love brown transferware at Thanksgiving. If you have the time, my first suggestion would be to find a pattern you love, either at an antique store or flea market, then search Ebay and Replacements for…
When it comes to furniture, secretaries are a New Yorker's dream. There's plenty of storage space, plus a work surface that folds down for all those overdue Thank You notes. Modern versions abound, but I prefer one with a bit more history to it. Take this Chippendale style secretary I found at a consignment shop in Princeton, New Jersey. I…
As a collectible ceramic, English transferware never goes out of style. Even now, it seems so modern, particularly in black, the color I prefer most. This shell and coral pattern I picked up antiquing in Cold Spring, New York. I love that it feels like the beach but with an air of sophistication as well. Beginning in the early 1800s,…
The other day I was at a press event with my friend Kristen Knisley from Waterworks and saw the most gorgeous set of bowls for the fall. From artist Friedemann Buehler, each oversized hand-turned bowl is made from a single piece of Sycamore, harvested only from previously felled trees in the forests of Hohenlohe, Germany. With walls as thin as…
What a fun day antiquing in Pennsylvania with my friend Deborah Buck! We both found so many beautiful things, but for her, the best find of the day were these serving pieces and place settings in the silver pattern she's been collecting for years. First manufactured in the 1820s by Stieff Silver, a prestigious silversmith in Deborah's native Batimore,…
