Famed cartoonist Charles Schulz once said that decorating your home ?gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.? You don?t have to travel to Tahiti to create the feeling of the...
Time to redecorate? Changing the kitchen from stainless steel to retro? Got four blenders at your bridal shower? Whether you're getting ready to redo your whole house or are just trying to clear out some of...
Clearly, Ebay has opened up a plethora (I’ve always wanted to use that word) of buying opportunities when shopping for an antique or vintage clock. Hundreds of wonderful pieces, all looking for a home. So,...
Many of us remember walking into Grandma's kitchen while she was canning, and smelling an unmistakeable smell that came from the oilcloth she had tacked to her kitchen table to protect it. To me, it always...
The Couroc Company was a Monterey California company that produced many different types and shapes of trays, boxes, ashtrays and glassware from 1948 until their closure in the early 1990s. Their products have...
The most important question you must ask yourself when deciding to carry any self defense item is do I feel comfortable using this and will I use it when I need to. I have written this guide because after...
I am writing this article in defense of the China pocket knife industry. Some of the best deals in cutlery today is coming out of China and are only going to get better. Some folks have a very narrow mentality...
How much should you pay? What's it worth? Want to know what your sterling flatware is likely to be worth on eBay, or what price would be too much to bid? Then this guide can help. I track one pattern --...
THE ROOSTER AND ROSES pattern dishes made in the 50'S in JAPAN are very COLLECTIBLE and hard to find DINNERWARE and side pieces to go with them. EBAY ABOUT ME PAGE I have been collecting and buying and...
The purpose of this guide is to provide some practical and effective decorating tips to make your home the special place you want it to be! People come into my home and the first thing that many of them say...