Free Shipping Friday & Flashback to... Easter at Ralph Lauren in East Hampton

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d-A6HiHs-_cNBdcvWZ_ugcDI3KHohJgztBX7aTjws2ESk_0vSoOgsjvxaEz_c6_weujfMRBlfEs3VwmkBGWURgunulvnVfCiW7NY1tEPYBG0lVbybSHrgTe4TOEGyiI5FZr5weHAfe2o/s1600/IMG_6963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3d-A6HiHs-_cNBdcvWZ_ugcDI3KHohJgztBX7aTjws2ESk_0vSoOgsjvxaEz_c6_weujfMRBlfEs3VwmkBGWURgunulvnVfCiW7NY1tEPYBG0lVbybSHrgTe4TOEGyiI5FZr5weHAfe2o/s640/IMG_6963.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />**Repost from April 2011.  I'm re-sharing this today because I found myself looking back at these photos yesterday while looking for exterior inspiration for our renovation/addition.  The exterior of the Ralph Lauren Children's Store in East Hampton is one of my all time favorites.  Cedar shakes, Navy shutters, Brass accents, Cream raised paneled trim and boxwood.  Not only is there a lot of architectural design inspiration in this post, but beautiful whimsical Easter delights, too.   <br /><br />While you enjoy browsing, enjoy Free Shipping off of every order in <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/">my store</a> today!  Use the code : FreeFriday at checkout.  Happy Easter Weekend!<br /><br />Jenny<br />...........<br /><br />As promised, here is post solely dedicated to the Ralph Lauren Children store in East Hampton.  The outside is perfect - feels like a home.  I love the navy shutters... taking notes for homes in my future.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuVmx-VpX3nYocyNT0_Xo1blkbpG2ExItPliDN8-vR1vsAtvTzuldkg3u8ltnbGvBl55LEic1yVYxuQHEy76dJb_u03zOf_JyGIHb8fG_xmc2LiNp34LVfTL0ycvQG4_swHA9c0_zdKJe/s1600/IMG_7170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuVmx-VpX3nYocyNT0_Xo1blkbpG2ExItPliDN8-vR1vsAtvTzuldkg3u8ltnbGvBl55LEic1yVYxuQHEy76dJb_u03zOf_JyGIHb8fG_xmc2LiNp34LVfTL0ycvQG4_swHA9c0_zdKJe/s200/IMG_7170.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Read more about our <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/search/label/east%20hampton">East Hampton Weekend getaway here!</a> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0LpJFrDzJTKGnM6cHC2R3z5EfJzmCRa82HW4GoPfdnuBCFf6ZZvnG0MvjVKsTyv-UbGmixJVgaaCJSF4hImjATMUmYKADVd7-zeVLz3J0W6nHHvXi8ImBe5e_wSOf3n8UiPy00XuMSxZ/s1600/IMG_6964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0LpJFrDzJTKGnM6cHC2R3z5EfJzmCRa82HW4GoPfdnuBCFf6ZZvnG0MvjVKsTyv-UbGmixJVgaaCJSF4hImjATMUmYKADVd7-zeVLz3J0W6nHHvXi8ImBe5e_wSOf3n8UiPy00XuMSxZ/s640/IMG_6964.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Darling Easter outfits - how fun would it be to do the window displays for Ralph Lauren? <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jzapVCBx29_8VfkT68QkOz33l-i2ZRxvz321dHtnRax6bXB7qeDfV0PYwKUPLv6CgunFzsJF_qvYgPwkQHSV44a_fdVUaIu0ES_hTTM4w-1EY8NmJSTsdlhYDl0GQQsbKQGRLOmuLy2s/s1600/IMG_6965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jzapVCBx29_8VfkT68QkOz33l-i2ZRxvz321dHtnRax6bXB7qeDfV0PYwKUPLv6CgunFzsJF_qvYgPwkQHSV44a_fdVUaIu0ES_hTTM4w-1EY8NmJSTsdlhYDl0GQQsbKQGRLOmuLy2s/s640/IMG_6965.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I can see Samantha in that plaid number. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUi6lrPMnEJ0FgrOwTlbpJvKoeAiZp6r3gu44btSYJ-qCmMfm_-OmC_PYqFD_AlibO7v6S31HOpLmEC6s-jAmJTFw1RxvJDAGh9mTgX4McbkIPFqy4xIgdyLnR6RSRpk8Yq0R854Of6Wr/s1600/IMG_6967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUi6lrPMnEJ0FgrOwTlbpJvKoeAiZp6r3gu44btSYJ-qCmMfm_-OmC_PYqFD_AlibO7v6S31HOpLmEC6s-jAmJTFw1RxvJDAGh9mTgX4McbkIPFqy4xIgdyLnR6RSRpk8Yq0R854Of6Wr/s640/IMG_6967.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTodkWhMBHsoKpD7QawLXEhslhX3R57uguVK5vLoPUHmKPIZlpqh18xqs2OWhscpiOSaNfUnrDAlnuI4a_csIzIGQeZqiMtvC013AYa87psFhCfY-0T2D2r1rF_WTmtQRmJVsfa4Z88Phy/s1600/IMG_7126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTodkWhMBHsoKpD7QawLXEhslhX3R57uguVK5vLoPUHmKPIZlpqh18xqs2OWhscpiOSaNfUnrDAlnuI4a_csIzIGQeZqiMtvC013AYa87psFhCfY-0T2D2r1rF_WTmtQRmJVsfa4Z88Phy/s640/IMG_7126.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> Inside they've created this life-size tree and tree house - all white.  This is amazing.  How whimsical!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_vrN0kqcm7Xl3IiToVgLBroPczmH_z-MB2HOS-66gWWjqHzmMoOpFAp7haf7r8w_ymP8hx88bFq3Q65vR2p5Fx4J23_zwucIYdJRXLB7egQXoKT1QNHEoJg9C4OdX2LkHadFTGanu5ti/s1600/IMG_7127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_vrN0kqcm7Xl3IiToVgLBroPczmH_z-MB2HOS-66gWWjqHzmMoOpFAp7haf7r8w_ymP8hx88bFq3Q65vR2p5Fx4J23_zwucIYdJRXLB7egQXoKT1QNHEoJg9C4OdX2LkHadFTGanu5ti/s640/IMG_7127.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />It is so incredible - I think it must have been made from plaster or some sort of material.  Can't wait to do this somewhere!  Any takers out there?  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVsnpW8bQRen9WCEn1cfmeIohhMlwWzKdy88lKDgPHATGAQgEisDrHCeIDINy3caDnlKh6Dj0QQPhw_Uar5Fc29YY-y_1uh-XIhVBkvX63qDqn3m5N03umU6QGyei96V5S8hhvJzgAP7j/s1600/IMG_7128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVsnpW8bQRen9WCEn1cfmeIohhMlwWzKdy88lKDgPHATGAQgEisDrHCeIDINy3caDnlKh6Dj0QQPhw_Uar5Fc29YY-y_1uh-XIhVBkvX63qDqn3m5N03umU6QGyei96V5S8hhvJzgAP7j/s640/IMG_7128.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>A darling little couple - what a sweet dress.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKB7CRIdNn2mIMU9OxaZC0IzdJF2J-K_buZmIcOMfXclUgydc3s42ZO1p0csVs7cUyVFI9ZIxvcmXAXY_OvjdLp1F_o_p9p2ZqQtMXBJFxCsumweg11aOl5sdYsMOeJ8U6RLfXuLgJZVzJ/s1600/IMG_7087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKB7CRIdNn2mIMU9OxaZC0IzdJF2J-K_buZmIcOMfXclUgydc3s42ZO1p0csVs7cUyVFI9ZIxvcmXAXY_OvjdLp1F_o_p9p2ZqQtMXBJFxCsumweg11aOl5sdYsMOeJ8U6RLfXuLgJZVzJ/s200/IMG_7087.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>Read more about our <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/search/label/east%20hampton">East Hampton Weekend getaway here!</a>

Free Shipping Friday & Flashback to... Easter at Ralph Lauren in East Hampton

**Repost from April 2011.  I'm re-sharing this today because I found myself looking back at these photos yesterday while looking for ext...

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European Country Antiques

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U0aHq4eSb7Jv5BOWhUpvYEp5gLmd78C2zUx8NsBTHoGNLVPU2KDNbbiNVDsvcZR8qFhhxvaB8jsVr79bRKPNSUGSVdaUbfyOuOjMKNA6IImOB4gfS6rydhf2vrBfYbTQh4iKDksgyqQ/s1600/IMG_0827+lead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U0aHq4eSb7Jv5BOWhUpvYEp5gLmd78C2zUx8NsBTHoGNLVPU2KDNbbiNVDsvcZR8qFhhxvaB8jsVr79bRKPNSUGSVdaUbfyOuOjMKNA6IImOB4gfS6rydhf2vrBfYbTQh4iKDksgyqQ/s1600/IMG_0827+lead.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's take a tour of <a href="http://www.ecountryantiques.com/" target="_blank">European Country Antiques</a> in the Huron Village</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">area on Cambridge's west side.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJC-hGhyh4BQOMwL60YYacRzgz9CdsJFVbxAsbLoHHe9wosWuEuK6DNGJwJDcNJqXTGu0MgVdmjCoI7tenuMKj-liiZ4JfTxUZheJokSOAhbrqJ-ync1BZ47LmNXd8MF1XogjRGluqZ4/s1600/IMG_0817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJC-hGhyh4BQOMwL60YYacRzgz9CdsJFVbxAsbLoHHe9wosWuEuK6DNGJwJDcNJqXTGu0MgVdmjCoI7tenuMKj-liiZ4JfTxUZheJokSOAhbrqJ-ync1BZ47LmNXd8MF1XogjRGluqZ4/s1600/IMG_0817.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The store is at 146 Huron Avenue near the corner of Concord Avenue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Huron Village is primarily a residential area but within a few blocks of this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">intersection are some of Cambridge's finest independently owned shops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jim0ohgvHOfwhc4Lfp46a8WtQLiXjj654OeRt6ptBBFW9dD7fqGPeDq644pTcIt17EYe1ZDcJ5hor1rcSHT1HA2IC3OVnLd3v0OQ479s2wXvCM0k8YL5E_d8pW4b0aiKRNBa-MOti6Y/s1600/IMG_0818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Jim0ohgvHOfwhc4Lfp46a8WtQLiXjj654OeRt6ptBBFW9dD7fqGPeDq644pTcIt17EYe1ZDcJ5hor1rcSHT1HA2IC3OVnLd3v0OQ479s2wXvCM0k8YL5E_d8pW4b0aiKRNBa-MOti6Y/s1600/IMG_0818.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But once you step through the door, you're in a different place and time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a place that embraces you with its warm honey-toned woods, beautiful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">painted antiques just waiting to tell you their personal stories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtanuM5oRCS2N42oPAYKaKC5MdkIEmq3LlU_XnumMdhDRhmao_MDPYVMUriur7vj4qopMPIwCcoz3VyGfMvQ4AZH4q0LdtuVMdWMbsUvqe8GDcIgdL2Oe3WaKtsvz5v-h27TaEYRN5HM/s1600/IMG_0820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtanuM5oRCS2N42oPAYKaKC5MdkIEmq3LlU_XnumMdhDRhmao_MDPYVMUriur7vj4qopMPIwCcoz3VyGfMvQ4AZH4q0LdtuVMdWMbsUvqe8GDcIgdL2Oe3WaKtsvz5v-h27TaEYRN5HM/s1600/IMG_0820.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The shop's website says the shop captures the authenticity of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">true European countryside shops, the ones stacked to the limit with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">furniture, where every time you move one piece you discover another.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOB8YhUq9sFpReoYlwVGQLRMGVFajlyhvV64WOeSu1lZ_i3PGH_3cdm9enldkMkqRfXV4Q6DO8q583AiEPc0DO-taed6BwFaHw27m-GEJ2yp73HNBy5JYsrbch0gbFLii8x3e5776Y4rY/s1600/IMG_0821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOB8YhUq9sFpReoYlwVGQLRMGVFajlyhvV64WOeSu1lZ_i3PGH_3cdm9enldkMkqRfXV4Q6DO8q583AiEPc0DO-taed6BwFaHw27m-GEJ2yp73HNBy5JYsrbch0gbFLii8x3e5776Y4rY/s1600/IMG_0821.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many of the antiques are in their original form.  Oh, how I wish I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had a place for this large cabinet!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wI2k001_5BkRHqWLAPEnjkw-irULtJ_pBvvFYuL32M9B_WvXZHSu5ykwHl2Eof30VmUIW91uc1Ym3ZJP2Kb9IMC67Mb3FchdjZgFx9heCOhqZcjDeY4HCrurqe17Fnc3FzLczSwPCpE/s1600/IMG_0826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9wI2k001_5BkRHqWLAPEnjkw-irULtJ_pBvvFYuL32M9B_WvXZHSu5ykwHl2Eof30VmUIW91uc1Ym3ZJP2Kb9IMC67Mb3FchdjZgFx9heCOhqZcjDeY4HCrurqe17Fnc3FzLczSwPCpE/s1600/IMG_0826.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other pieces, such as this kitchen island, have been built from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">reclaimed antique furniture pieces into modern forms.  There is storage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on one side, room to tuck a few bar stools on the other, all capped</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">off with a butcher block top with tons of patina.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid05pQfx6UW4MO_DTYr1-vHvPAN54YqSJ11vFuRBG41U2JpVxBnPUrUrza0Lj-Ft5CXBEpFZ1AALbwelh4pARoecsvvW98svg9n7CG5Gq6CJzdq3d1FATMbOSWEECqbDO5bFIncPsg2yk/s1600/IMG_0829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid05pQfx6UW4MO_DTYr1-vHvPAN54YqSJ11vFuRBG41U2JpVxBnPUrUrza0Lj-Ft5CXBEpFZ1AALbwelh4pARoecsvvW98svg9n7CG5Gq6CJzdq3d1FATMbOSWEECqbDO5bFIncPsg2yk/s1600/IMG_0829.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There a lots of great lamps, these made from old balusters...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwQ1yoMAWzq6E3cYij9DvzCrUX9w4xQs3bFyTLDGsv0ggRPeWKAe3qQ5lsHb_a6SGUYfYQ_N-Pv41tA4Zyq3BkpuCwkatQ0TaUWNyrFw2DLABO9NQYmn5kNGmy08hcgOor9HVYPIZS7o/s1600/IMG_0846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwQ1yoMAWzq6E3cYij9DvzCrUX9w4xQs3bFyTLDGsv0ggRPeWKAe3qQ5lsHb_a6SGUYfYQ_N-Pv41tA4Zyq3BkpuCwkatQ0TaUWNyrFw2DLABO9NQYmn5kNGmy08hcgOor9HVYPIZS7o/s1600/IMG_0846.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...urns and other architectural fragments...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMN6SsV7gwlHYykkbR02NJfIh_avZ5qTUTW-feOAeERDmxU6JLY5HEJ_dQ_8_BKDhg5vUGOaIAu-oWI6f8TA8rKfO7uaDjD5GDdL3i-AU4ujSVsMaFZ9HsVkwxJSlP4_ZpMUQi6N7VlXc/s1600/IMG_0845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMN6SsV7gwlHYykkbR02NJfIh_avZ5qTUTW-feOAeERDmxU6JLY5HEJ_dQ_8_BKDhg5vUGOaIAu-oWI6f8TA8rKfO7uaDjD5GDdL3i-AU4ujSVsMaFZ9HsVkwxJSlP4_ZpMUQi6N7VlXc/s1600/IMG_0845.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...lots of great vintage and antique accessories...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoH4nkhGaqt6Nc7WjCDPfwXm4hk-7iwsvt8U1UpFq2nTRA8rVhnnOztlUJly_SjbY5uhjZcJ1rq5dWolJnXCuajveOq0aEU7kZbgqsy0bvh-hV5HqmjLDMyszQjYePf4Eo26YY05HnSV0/s1600/IMG_0831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoH4nkhGaqt6Nc7WjCDPfwXm4hk-7iwsvt8U1UpFq2nTRA8rVhnnOztlUJly_SjbY5uhjZcJ1rq5dWolJnXCuajveOq0aEU7kZbgqsy0bvh-hV5HqmjLDMyszQjYePf4Eo26YY05HnSV0/s1600/IMG_0831.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...wonderful rustic tables....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhb41syF5__8x8iuN8V1jgq69KhwRZ8bFNERvOK6Zt3-Ex9QqFG2Ugn9VXv6AlDXnekwppDzzWR61yXwHhlC_k2Yqk614-f5rUHUm7BL9Ng7SCJ0H_xXO9Mu5t0-IfQzKn_39C-i0pGE/s1600/IMG_0832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhb41syF5__8x8iuN8V1jgq69KhwRZ8bFNERvOK6Zt3-Ex9QqFG2Ugn9VXv6AlDXnekwppDzzWR61yXwHhlC_k2Yqk614-f5rUHUm7BL9Ng7SCJ0H_xXO9Mu5t0-IfQzKn_39C-i0pGE/s1600/IMG_0832.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and unique case pieces to display your finest wares...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gmvP7AXTH84VQA_8rbHVI7QyD6huYYlWbsWRGam4uWUMibCxVcBxCDX6VHGUBaiht0SojeZAxJVmeONpYcoSpeHeFfHGmxnz-ADuHChHeMffy2rnLuClpHcJH3N2q8XwlVkNBT5qYqs/s1600/IMG_0833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gmvP7AXTH84VQA_8rbHVI7QyD6huYYlWbsWRGam4uWUMibCxVcBxCDX6VHGUBaiht0SojeZAxJVmeONpYcoSpeHeFfHGmxnz-ADuHChHeMffy2rnLuClpHcJH3N2q8XwlVkNBT5qYqs/s1600/IMG_0833.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...all with incredible details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL39EuLHdpZoBnRflpQEQ-nrS-uwh44ZPwwszvUOHMIcGmL_QpUajxLkdzmiqmTCe9au5ibiRbW3rx_qVAj5p1ojwK3LhGqwIZWpcGGAGnkOAsVgfRJ1rKGA6t9oufHUQeDCBBe5kyTNo/s1600/IMG_0849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL39EuLHdpZoBnRflpQEQ-nrS-uwh44ZPwwszvUOHMIcGmL_QpUajxLkdzmiqmTCe9au5ibiRbW3rx_qVAj5p1ojwK3LhGqwIZWpcGGAGnkOAsVgfRJ1rKGA6t9oufHUQeDCBBe5kyTNo/s1600/IMG_0849.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is another favorite piece.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJU2bSwT8p1v-XHeVAmbeSLSVj8GrqdeHG48p_TP1pVevr1RbTW_Y6gWm-TEXqRv9PpUhQmm9WVj_pdoGtjkRJ81ZzF7jv0budFq8F6nsA2iqwDTfRg_BUEmmtGHmio0IYC-244P8758/s1600/IMG_0838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJU2bSwT8p1v-XHeVAmbeSLSVj8GrqdeHG48p_TP1pVevr1RbTW_Y6gWm-TEXqRv9PpUhQmm9WVj_pdoGtjkRJ81ZzF7jv0budFq8F6nsA2iqwDTfRg_BUEmmtGHmio0IYC-244P8758/s1600/IMG_0838.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A great Scottish chest of drawers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzVSo_ZHl2QRjuoSKFF1wJjV8Qv8UAMbUr8q8Ld8bXJGiiATEakDQukbIazb_DZZIuAZ3jmiGnrbQ5wE-_7RhZS69hG2HUDS3S7mjs8M7PxhhWqIywl5QkHaHctyEpVxBKLGkx8ft0FA/s1600/IMG_0843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzVSo_ZHl2QRjuoSKFF1wJjV8Qv8UAMbUr8q8Ld8bXJGiiATEakDQukbIazb_DZZIuAZ3jmiGnrbQ5wE-_7RhZS69hG2HUDS3S7mjs8M7PxhhWqIywl5QkHaHctyEpVxBKLGkx8ft0FA/s1600/IMG_0843.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a nice selection of mirrors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2DNbIAYCPlQCXhBBWy_D8d4K-EuZU644FgUrX6vHKsOZTawN_wYDBYYvHuMpp_R1VHDSCTFAeipxEd0ZtAiOkcKpjX6bPDlhwrl3sRuMn3hgBLMBMCxHZycS_gaBxMJ70hgY7T8WUR8/s1600/IMG_0844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2DNbIAYCPlQCXhBBWy_D8d4K-EuZU644FgUrX6vHKsOZTawN_wYDBYYvHuMpp_R1VHDSCTFAeipxEd0ZtAiOkcKpjX6bPDlhwrl3sRuMn3hgBLMBMCxHZycS_gaBxMJ70hgY7T8WUR8/s1600/IMG_0844.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This trestle table is from one  of the store's custom lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their tables come in two different woods, three different leg styles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and in a variety of finishes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMu9aNIP1gmOsf3AaVnj9OYh-mYHKhYNNuDgT1HE4Nlj7R5TjiVtTnla6WHxG4DCyvAFXgkDYwYD51mBUm1S1_AJclaLEg-FpLaRObVqH40SfuFVznpPk1jjobnLe6vrAaVBH-9gzyoQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-03-23+at+9.24.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMu9aNIP1gmOsf3AaVnj9OYh-mYHKhYNNuDgT1HE4Nlj7R5TjiVtTnla6WHxG4DCyvAFXgkDYwYD51mBUm1S1_AJclaLEg-FpLaRObVqH40SfuFVznpPk1jjobnLe6vrAaVBH-9gzyoQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-03-23+at+9.24.55+AM.png" width="537" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you've been searching for that one special piece to finish of a room and you</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">don't find it here, talk to store manager Angela, or owner Ed Stuart, about the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">possibility of making a custom piece designed just for you.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabEtY7JzpNnJHZSObezY9laTuItc-4NKHfmCksunuQISpIUfOkYUghRkiVo5SJlzze1EndVo5SMFN3_lXvo2HIzt86UXIuiiJaw-Qa7nyvCDbWNbfqRQAf6WbB27b04bjMKgs3U9zL30/s1600/IMG_0843.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabEtY7JzpNnJHZSObezY9laTuItc-4NKHfmCksunuQISpIUfOkYUghRkiVo5SJlzze1EndVo5SMFN3_lXvo2HIzt86UXIuiiJaw-Qa7nyvCDbWNbfqRQAf6WbB27b04bjMKgs3U9zL30/s1600/IMG_0843.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">European Country Antiques is about a mile from Harvard Square.  On a nice day,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would walk down Brattle Street to see all the old mansions, particularly the Longfellow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House where George Washington lived for a short time during the Revolutionary war.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take a right on Sparks Street and walk to the end which is Huron Avenue.  ECA is on the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">right just past Concord Avenue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I would drive so you can visit all the great shops along Huron Avenue.  There were</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">several that were now to me so I can't wait to get over there and explore again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURE35iqxGmJuuNq1UfwB0IsxHPVWTjwF-pJ_w1hE8Q4YnVd5MYmJx_Bh6I8EZQgMcift8KRPjDHJghyphenhyphen6LcLsDO7nlQ_Q__NwLrx1IdlYLTpkWo9UTnV5MRgVasNFl_i99-pFLqcAMn0Q/s1600/IMG_0836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURE35iqxGmJuuNq1UfwB0IsxHPVWTjwF-pJ_w1hE8Q4YnVd5MYmJx_Bh6I8EZQgMcift8KRPjDHJghyphenhyphen6LcLsDO7nlQ_Q__NwLrx1IdlYLTpkWo9UTnV5MRgVasNFl_i99-pFLqcAMn0Q/s1600/IMG_0836.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be sure to tell them I sent you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">European Country Antiques</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">146 Huron Avenue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cambridge, MA  02138</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecountryantiques.com/">www.ecountryantiques.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>

European Country Antiques

Let's take a tour of European Country Antiques in the Huron Village area on Cambridge's west side. The store is at 146 Huron Avenue...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fFwFm7WuNk4248abNgq9w-CnHOgW9ZRiXvuHnWKCR5_nSvAD_pwHs6hWJzqXOJO6NfxZmrpvNxGwZxvxx6hX2cNS_mMhm8DtjQG8VYfhnQYHwCXqFkXm1frvGJcjoOxrJE_1ABMRYg0/s1600/P1050146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fFwFm7WuNk4248abNgq9w-CnHOgW9ZRiXvuHnWKCR5_nSvAD_pwHs6hWJzqXOJO6NfxZmrpvNxGwZxvxx6hX2cNS_mMhm8DtjQG8VYfhnQYHwCXqFkXm1frvGJcjoOxrJE_1ABMRYg0/s640/P1050146.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blogging offers the opportunity to easily connect with people around the world but nothing is more fun than finding local bloggers. One of those local bloggers is Amy Chalmers of <a href="http://maisondecor8.blogspot.com/">Maison Decor</a>.  Amy is a designer who loves french country, cottage and vintage styles.  We've often mentioned how our styles are so different but we can appreciate what the other does.  We even joked about how we should open a store with a line down the middle.  Her side would be light, feminine and romantic; my side would be dark, masculine, rustic and industrial.  It would have something that would appeal to every shopper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amy not only opened a store without me, she's opened two stores this year...and, although a little envious, I couldn't be happier for her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSu2OiD089lsqGdYvJmRWIjnA6q_Kialhlq-U_CB1X8FW-mvDK6OvhnBq8rdEhEzRNDSkw66ApaRaYx20VAkaAZWV7t0QWI0H3cGBYGPgUXm2h-TPPRIaZmDmqhyyN4-7nMR8kTcZpvR0/s1600/IMG_3425.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSu2OiD089lsqGdYvJmRWIjnA6q_Kialhlq-U_CB1X8FW-mvDK6OvhnBq8rdEhEzRNDSkw66ApaRaYx20VAkaAZWV7t0QWI0H3cGBYGPgUXm2h-TPPRIaZmDmqhyyN4-7nMR8kTcZpvR0/s640/IMG_3425.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amy's Malden store sells vintage furniture, chandeliers, reproduction mora wall clocks, window treatments and new and vintage home accessories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl035thrxY1ZP_2qMmO41-VURcbTPd1jEkl0p9RCLbnnywnlfBYqokb3hJLYqvGl36sIXd2xxI1TsVFgV4DY7VgSTe_qz4FWxrbyyUPLCIeuQp0qBEoCuwK9HEnPGFgpGEsiUmcKCNtE/s1600/IMG_3631.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl035thrxY1ZP_2qMmO41-VURcbTPd1jEkl0p9RCLbnnywnlfBYqokb3hJLYqvGl36sIXd2xxI1TsVFgV4DY7VgSTe_qz4FWxrbyyUPLCIeuQp0qBEoCuwK9HEnPGFgpGEsiUmcKCNtE/s640/IMG_3631.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many of the furniture pieces have been given a new life with various decorative paint finishes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkONrgo2R2lUmDtGnuyP0UWmyFy5ZOWHjPxiloS8LN32EDh2GeHCR8i7-goNSIUgMBJpoTq4QegOqx880UAY7pNuifSJqCgH97mfx9G66t_9LmeONsCASyyYoE3bMUL_DLSxL-qVyEkjw/s1600/pumpkin+and+paintcans.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkONrgo2R2lUmDtGnuyP0UWmyFy5ZOWHjPxiloS8LN32EDh2GeHCR8i7-goNSIUgMBJpoTq4QegOqx880UAY7pNuifSJqCgH97mfx9G66t_9LmeONsCASyyYoE3bMUL_DLSxL-qVyEkjw/s640/pumpkin+and+paintcans.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In fact, both shops sell Annie Sloan chalk paint, Miss Mustard Seed's milk paint and a variety of brushes, waxes and other painting accessories.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIfx27Cs8o-zda1u-YcK_e28TxT2q1Y66UkffLDf4Jv7NRpS_GK3ucnd7XBfQAdD6VsZzfoa8CS5mUVgwuwte0X1yfNaOGXbnsH7orvXSUtUVE1BgAbp-n21tDvr3xmQGFFNocEEREi0/s1600/IMG_9499_1024x1024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIfx27Cs8o-zda1u-YcK_e28TxT2q1Y66UkffLDf4Jv7NRpS_GK3ucnd7XBfQAdD6VsZzfoa8CS5mUVgwuwte0X1yfNaOGXbnsH7orvXSUtUVE1BgAbp-n21tDvr3xmQGFFNocEEREi0/s400/IMG_9499_1024x1024.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amy also offer Annie Sloan painting workshops.  This is a recent class in her Malden shop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdU7VMXoc81LiK2Luq56w6oyodKTjhP5ql0QT9CxH2Hvcy2823OnFBm999XYdBHDqZdCfgs_OT0WtsyE2Y-POuKAwD87poi3bnf6rj9_ISTmPy3dZhMY0nFnU-BVMVmueDgjX14Hjv8s/s1600/P1050146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdU7VMXoc81LiK2Luq56w6oyodKTjhP5ql0QT9CxH2Hvcy2823OnFBm999XYdBHDqZdCfgs_OT0WtsyE2Y-POuKAwD87poi3bnf6rj9_ISTmPy3dZhMY0nFnU-BVMVmueDgjX14Hjv8s/s640/P1050146.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The South End, Boston location has a much more masculine feel.  Note the 1798 Swedish Mora clock and the heavily carved antiqued French armoire mixed with new London tube roll signs and Parisian apartment clocks mixed with a vintage globe...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3n4GjE_hnRGO5GwBipWpbmr3dGUM8Ikv3lIFUmqQ8nRPOFGFiEFkai8Za1AfbXXvPnaNtrT7uoe8vKaauxR9rL1477ha8fQK-bT6RGDm_08lPUbJSFz9NeNbdDz1JfQO0k89pmiujh-U/s1600/dogs+and+more.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3n4GjE_hnRGO5GwBipWpbmr3dGUM8Ikv3lIFUmqQ8nRPOFGFiEFkai8Za1AfbXXvPnaNtrT7uoe8vKaauxR9rL1477ha8fQK-bT6RGDm_08lPUbJSFz9NeNbdDz1JfQO0k89pmiujh-U/s400/dogs+and+more.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and other "mantiques" as she calls them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dVup6kcZq3_zG9BQCHQFaOSVPPfNCJi6A9o_9ae4w3LXDT3Sr-FHYfBfLqr_OtFYmt-XDVNKN6pNz8CIY1SO6gybrgZp9bOHHKBukcw8rzvNaAnJnKZSkCtALtR1FdDQR7xHHpO-t1E/s1600/P1050157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dVup6kcZq3_zG9BQCHQFaOSVPPfNCJi6A9o_9ae4w3LXDT3Sr-FHYfBfLqr_OtFYmt-XDVNKN6pNz8CIY1SO6gybrgZp9bOHHKBukcw8rzvNaAnJnKZSkCtALtR1FdDQR7xHHpO-t1E/s400/P1050157.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I walked away with a cool vintage Kodak camera on a great old wooden tripod.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tripod needs a little refinishing but I thought it would make...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDRyJl8xAfnYFKpsFJUtP83A33o8NHpc9Gl8UJtKPNkDNduaK5xCcW2DCNwzQIuhVAzDPw1XyHsxe54YrTwEnLSqBbCuyZYCGILO63tStLy34_5YHfYRDHhsLGg6fskBhClURuUWIcB8/s1600/Picture+17.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDRyJl8xAfnYFKpsFJUtP83A33o8NHpc9Gl8UJtKPNkDNduaK5xCcW2DCNwzQIuhVAzDPw1XyHsxe54YrTwEnLSqBbCuyZYCGILO63tStLy34_5YHfYRDHhsLGg6fskBhClURuUWIcB8/s640/Picture+17.png" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and awesome lamp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Amy's shop can be found <a href="http://shopmaisondecor.com/">online</a> but if you find yourself in Malden or Boston,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stop my Amy's shops at the following locations:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5jtVO5ANpcns5UamAjz52yWSorrsfkkaMhsfy6gKX8CQPwfWWZWHV4E_dlkyttYtA_osFv9LGxQlX__GOlw4ulLUcK_x_BYCXUH0uRwikNZgDQz1-lgnOt8V2PenaZRHT2fyy1OBeIc/s1600/maison+decor+x.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5jtVO5ANpcns5UamAjz52yWSorrsfkkaMhsfy6gKX8CQPwfWWZWHV4E_dlkyttYtA_osFv9LGxQlX__GOlw4ulLUcK_x_BYCXUH0uRwikNZgDQz1-lgnOt8V2PenaZRHT2fyy1OBeIc/s400/maison+decor+x.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://maisondecor8.blogspot.com/p/maison-decor-retail-location.html">Maison Decor Malden</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">50 Summer Street</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Malden, Massachusetts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(click link for shop hours and more information)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_pOsdc7YGjT3nRJKASvZWu6v7r62XVlSPPRlOYsoWr7JIB4DgSeH7m38IwHdB169yyOtPJrTFe4Uv8kvhTNWTO7VbcJdyl-mBl5eE3pJHEb4CgE3air8Yb3d40oWCVqrkfkQdYQUJQI/s1600/boston+storefront1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_pOsdc7YGjT3nRJKASvZWu6v7r62XVlSPPRlOYsoWr7JIB4DgSeH7m38IwHdB169yyOtPJrTFe4Uv8kvhTNWTO7VbcJdyl-mBl5eE3pJHEb4CgE3air8Yb3d40oWCVqrkfkQdYQUJQI/s400/boston+storefront1.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://maisondecor8.blogspot.com/p/maison-decor-retail-location.html">Maison Decor Boston</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">524 Harrison Avenue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boston, Massachusetts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(click link for store hours and more information)</div></div>

Maison Decor

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Crate and Barrel Apples

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKRH8lMRyhFFyNl6r_Rgv6km8Ohbz3BLVyh4nqY0ugiLZXPgn5Jb2_DA1Ep8Mtv80rL2hDiBHQCqTr44W2_AlDD4VkSfaQ_9FNVK1_JvwFDU2W4v2O8ubxAhwZlxYdK1mUU-Ipth-iXE/s1600/IMG_2015.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454951838871333922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKRH8lMRyhFFyNl6r_Rgv6km8Ohbz3BLVyh4nqY0ugiLZXPgn5Jb2_DA1Ep8Mtv80rL2hDiBHQCqTr44W2_AlDD4VkSfaQ_9FNVK1_JvwFDU2W4v2O8ubxAhwZlxYdK1mUU-Ipth-iXE/s400/IMG_2015.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I went to the mall over the weekend with a friend to to pick out some new eyeglass frames. I'm a sucker for kitchen stuff so I suggested we cut through Crate and Barrel so I could see if there was anything I needed. I was drawn by these Granny Smith apples that looks amazingly real. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgbYR6g2U_zL9RRtc6_mbtoinugdUgfjjQnSQlCEpZlntqLWTjStbEiD2q7XSzq3on-kSL_8rDwpPiH-K78IL_jfgoK7aGYqMFhwJNOxboR9RxLVjmeU6i79-RFLwWFG8hLVkjhyqntw/s1600/IMG_2008.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454951832126006898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgbYR6g2U_zL9RRtc6_mbtoinugdUgfjjQnSQlCEpZlntqLWTjStbEiD2q7XSzq3on-kSL_8rDwpPiH-K78IL_jfgoK7aGYqMFhwJNOxboR9RxLVjmeU6i79-RFLwWFG8hLVkjhyqntw/s400/IMG_2008.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Look at these," I said. "Aren't these amazing?"</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KYtQ8rbXErDaC0hBjPi4hso9vHgezKFLHpIe9v4dU_JZUZeZ7wZuZKVkdR1H0mO_vJnZSb8MXl8-Mcy3X5r6cpL4pVF4ClW8D2e3RpJ4mBuyZJVmBtWSE6Jcu2euI-dZqyd_rzGsP48/s1600/IMG_2009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454951825626312242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KYtQ8rbXErDaC0hBjPi4hso9vHgezKFLHpIe9v4dU_JZUZeZ7wZuZKVkdR1H0mO_vJnZSb8MXl8-Mcy3X5r6cpL4pVF4ClW8D2e3RpJ4mBuyZJVmBtWSE6Jcu2euI-dZqyd_rzGsP48/s400/IMG_2009.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"What the hell are you going to do with those?" he asked. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I put them down and walked away.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-b1Fd2HE5Z8K-Zhd6gfyY3ijYDr6_zh5HN0vcoLcbdDT9eR4VCCyxn8uyLn9BLiOW7sP2xwg_i6YDVU-6VLhbuph_mGnsm-F1yerzhpnaZ4a5MO_W_lM8PVxBTZGvDHStUU8WJrVP-I/s1600/IMG_2011.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454951821719837122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-b1Fd2HE5Z8K-Zhd6gfyY3ijYDr6_zh5HN0vcoLcbdDT9eR4VCCyxn8uyLn9BLiOW7sP2xwg_i6YDVU-6VLhbuph_mGnsm-F1yerzhpnaZ4a5MO_W_lM8PVxBTZGvDHStUU8WJrVP-I/s400/IMG_2011.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 327px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And then ran home and ordered them online.</div><div style="text-align: center;">$3.95 each but they're amazing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Crate and Barrel Apples

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Cape Cod Antiques

<div style="text-align: center;">As many times I've been back and forth on the highways to Cape Cod to visit Provicetown, Chatham and Martha's Vineyard, it's far enough away that I've never explored many of the towns off the highways. I still needed something for this wall of the living room so thought I'd google "Cape Cod antiques" to see if I could find a good place to check out on the way back from Provincetown.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy6X-8vUSbLFOpKlGdgUkcWyiS78GLAlwik_b-UvQ6OoYtpD6dfHgB74rk1q0HGh_0ssbJ065hZbhiekxJbKf6m-fpHOwIRNj5wDTqSI0_Vh7JpabpXubJ_Wx1NPBGBquVEK3vFMrURg/s1600/IMG_1703.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453066530355693682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy6X-8vUSbLFOpKlGdgUkcWyiS78GLAlwik_b-UvQ6OoYtpD6dfHgB74rk1q0HGh_0ssbJ065hZbhiekxJbKf6m-fpHOwIRNj5wDTqSI0_Vh7JpabpXubJ_Wx1NPBGBquVEK3vFMrURg/s400/IMG_1703.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" /></a><div><div>Using my inspiration photos as a guide, I'm looking for some kind of chest, cabinet or table to anchor my convex mirror and artwork grouping. This is one I liked because it's up off the floor which takes up less visual space. Since the sofa is charcoal gray, I think I need something light in color to balance the chair on the other side of the room... </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrW5P9ATs23RuO8e4YD9M1p4k6naJRE5jrX50EOEo7fiPunWjV8wWlyxRl3z360n_NTDId_jZo13FXvAkUm2zJlF7EJyVcgb_0caN-lBr4u8N37f2BnvE6DFciWsXhGZTgAGtYXHnlI8/s1600/painted+furn+Townhouse3-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453656437724732018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrW5P9ATs23RuO8e4YD9M1p4k6naJRE5jrX50EOEo7fiPunWjV8wWlyxRl3z360n_NTDId_jZo13FXvAkUm2zJlF7EJyVcgb_0caN-lBr4u8N37f2BnvE6DFciWsXhGZTgAGtYXHnlI8/s400/painted+furn+Townhouse3-1.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">..perhaps more along the lines of the this chippy mantel. And maybe a small chair off to the right, like in the inspiration photo, would also add another seat for when guests come over.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5sY16TkhqDDSTy2FapDZ8norxV8iLL7AK3h85tF-nOMTBcwhwt5qZJTtzAYBkVCfKUQsEVFjr4A5G5ya-z3AMx_Wdjwv1Hmu8moaAHlNgvXlNd6lLjLwmjxN736spP5j1dsLH58t0KI/s1600/neutral+domino.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453656437742565362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5sY16TkhqDDSTy2FapDZ8norxV8iLL7AK3h85tF-nOMTBcwhwt5qZJTtzAYBkVCfKUQsEVFjr4A5G5ya-z3AMx_Wdjwv1Hmu8moaAHlNgvXlNd6lLjLwmjxN736spP5j1dsLH58t0KI/s400/neutral+domino.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 375px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">There were quite a few listings for antiques shops but when I found the Antiques Center of Cape Cod in Dennis with four warehouses, I thought this would be a good place to start.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVysb-ATkRXZYK8XM6U4wj814QT_PgJ_uzjLTAQ31pJwfukcyF2XxfMsQ8YNa6Z3ukVntUClS9oL55wbfbLuy97EyeFUmpl3R_kUVrylmv9QxLEyQ17xNZXzX-S0zngkyGq4QqWQMesSQ/s1600/warehouse1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453066517832836514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVysb-ATkRXZYK8XM6U4wj814QT_PgJ_uzjLTAQ31pJwfukcyF2XxfMsQ8YNa6Z3ukVntUClS9oL55wbfbLuy97EyeFUmpl3R_kUVrylmv9QxLEyQ17xNZXzX-S0zngkyGq4QqWQMesSQ/s400/warehouse1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 225px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This particular building first caught my attention because I love all the garden and architectural salvage pieces they had outside. Once my front porch is completed, I envision a pair of antique urns flanking the front door so this is a place I'm happy to know about.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59tw2xQLsUdLkokMmSCtCtFe8nO_MOpP8oRymdi80zCJcbWyJ0-wmu4ekHPKWwaCN_ObTvwYn8S_s941zNLVQ2dMcqP7TvZUHBArmPNhBa2aAf4dkqdP_VAYVAX48FtSJop9nB5poHdg/s1600/warehouse10sm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453066505040447090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59tw2xQLsUdLkokMmSCtCtFe8nO_MOpP8oRymdi80zCJcbWyJ0-wmu4ekHPKWwaCN_ObTvwYn8S_s941zNLVQ2dMcqP7TvZUHBArmPNhBa2aAf4dkqdP_VAYVAX48FtSJop9nB5poHdg/s400/warehouse10sm.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 303px;" /></a>I'm not a huge fan of antique shops because they're so hit or miss. But once inside the doors of this warehouse, I might just change my opinion. This place is just packed with furniture--no dainty doo-dads, no frilly froo-froos--just furniture accessorized with rugs, lamps and artwork set up in attractive little vignettes. Let's take a closer look.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8tpjveNp5hi2-ivyjjGGxk7rmW5Ic0fTuxW-nBxc2IJOVPfY41br3FeShkSI6o6AQ-GQO24BHGupbpb4CtNsjxQfmib2kAJ6g14SKAxCaUdHTp6aUlRgC3azFUatgMQYcBBN9zxFeZA/s1600/IMG_1941.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453066173828185458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8tpjveNp5hi2-ivyjjGGxk7rmW5Ic0fTuxW-nBxc2IJOVPfY41br3FeShkSI6o6AQ-GQO24BHGupbpb4CtNsjxQfmib2kAJ6g14SKAxCaUdHTp6aUlRgC3azFUatgMQYcBBN9zxFeZA/s400/IMG_1941.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I love the chunky turned legs on these chairs. The vinyl could be replaced. And the back is attractive but I think I'd like the back to have more of a pattern that stands out against the white walls.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-l8sufooqURvlWERc1OrQu1Y1ODtj4cj9fIPMO93S1ldbFDumU9gR5-ufgk0WgwAg0oELmoFVl6c01iAyG89yFb6huTRJhsJXa0Mpz1DopbrQIq_sgSLgavDU0WEYmPS06JsPE6Ma5EI/s1600/IMG_1942.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453066160941707938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-l8sufooqURvlWERc1OrQu1Y1ODtj4cj9fIPMO93S1ldbFDumU9gR5-ufgk0WgwAg0oELmoFVl6c01iAyG89yFb6huTRJhsJXa0Mpz1DopbrQIq_sgSLgavDU0WEYmPS06JsPE6Ma5EI/s400/IMG_1942.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">These chairs are quite interesting. The back has a nice neoclassical design but the arms are almost like elephant trunks that might be an interesting detail if I move toward the "Out of Africa" look. Lacquered black with something like a zebra or cow hide look might be really fun.</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453672351973432802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC00Z_kjapBOSts_cSoxb3s0nEScASWLAGjz_zqIv4cYn0y3FdXAW0CIYOwg8siXGGecUx6qKgrsru4n6hAkz8a1EaGW1H9OMD5jijNsqNzON7lQWCh28hJsSlmuTPc_mhFQXSRSAdS0k/s400/IMG_1945.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a really handsome table. It wouldn't take up a lot of volume in the room but the curlicues on the bottom are really too chunky in scale. It's also maybe a bit too formal. I could paint it but it's been impeccably refinished and I don't think I could bring myself to do that. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMLCeHjI_dh8pvXAbhVt_WBQfw7l0PRn05xs9xbnCDD1QYLcMBnn9M8Wz0OQRhtQ_X04xx5LpKe6sK68RrxqqDm1bmiI0arMZuCk6SE8-oVbRkm1JtZZG34NrCrGUzJQsv0Z9tt3bvJA/s1600/IMG_1946.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453065360937320786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMLCeHjI_dh8pvXAbhVt_WBQfw7l0PRn05xs9xbnCDD1QYLcMBnn9M8Wz0OQRhtQ_X04xx5LpKe6sK68RrxqqDm1bmiI0arMZuCk6SE8-oVbRkm1JtZZG34NrCrGUzJQsv0Z9tt3bvJA/s400/IMG_1946.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Another thing that really stands out here are the reasonable prices. Here's a chest that's got a great serpentine front and it's got an incredible alligatored finish that you just can't fake. It's also up on legs with wheels. On the other hand, I think it's a little too big and maybe it feels a little too "bedroomy." But at $38, I think it's a great piece that I can use somewhere. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cWtDwdeB_J5EtgkrTYF4dnzGO9TCkWPQgZF-NSaG90jGLXOs3c4Ovhr30vscANPR_Bec17a8ORRsMMCV1uP0s_DiKMAe6MgjzBv4WwjgSe6AiWTOuZJK17JaZy8TysTokS529dWoZbg/s1600/IMG_1943.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cWtDwdeB_J5EtgkrTYF4dnzGO9TCkWPQgZF-NSaG90jGLXOs3c4Ovhr30vscANPR_Bec17a8ORRsMMCV1uP0s_DiKMAe6MgjzBv4WwjgSe6AiWTOuZJK17JaZy8TysTokS529dWoZbg/s1600/IMG_1943.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453066150294664386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cWtDwdeB_J5EtgkrTYF4dnzGO9TCkWPQgZF-NSaG90jGLXOs3c4Ovhr30vscANPR_Bec17a8ORRsMMCV1uP0s_DiKMAe6MgjzBv4WwjgSe6AiWTOuZJK17JaZy8TysTokS529dWoZbg/s400/IMG_1943.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a>Here's a great little chest. The size is perfect. The black might work but I think it would look great painted white with some new black or bronze drawer pulls. The thing I don't love about it, though, is it sits right down flat on the floor and I really wanted to have something with a lighter feel, a little air under it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMLCeHjI_dh8pvXAbhVt_WBQfw7l0PRn05xs9xbnCDD1QYLcMBnn9M8Wz0OQRhtQ_X04xx5LpKe6sK68RrxqqDm1bmiI0arMZuCk6SE8-oVbRkm1JtZZG34NrCrGUzJQsv0Z9tt3bvJA/s1600/IMG_1946.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavVl8difUiRDIm23xNLF0bhOz6xJhxxgPhnAhJNAPWCDgiW9PHY5ME7g5aRbow0oOEDw12XuDhl2dFAoHCAepURzR51lS5iWy2Ha-wfyXaADske9NHevUhqxHPa_zv6JkYxEd7uR0kZo/s1600/IMG_1948.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453065352878661666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavVl8difUiRDIm23xNLF0bhOz6xJhxxgPhnAhJNAPWCDgiW9PHY5ME7g5aRbow0oOEDw12XuDhl2dFAoHCAepURzR51lS5iWy2Ha-wfyXaADske9NHevUhqxHPa_zv6JkYxEd7uR0kZo/s400/IMG_1948.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>I'm not looking for an end table but this piece with its graceful lines and unique lower shelf is need of a weekend makeover but for $28 is a great bargain. And below, these unique lamps which have been rewired are very reasonable at $18 for the pair.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMoZUmpyn6Xwy58nr_knFxZ8pl9_jLFbN5Gau4RCCDRbhVnHAZXm9rwCiMMBBTxWR3el-FBC6yW7S0_srIJ-L5KvAOusF3ZmozWu1MY1QL-utd-GwDeRUO6Jhqh_qz-v6lpd4-iayaEo/s1600/IMG_1951.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453065347275550642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMoZUmpyn6Xwy58nr_knFxZ8pl9_jLFbN5Gau4RCCDRbhVnHAZXm9rwCiMMBBTxWR3el-FBC6yW7S0_srIJ-L5KvAOusF3ZmozWu1MY1QL-utd-GwDeRUO6Jhqh_qz-v6lpd4-iayaEo/s400/IMG_1951.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>I don't know if I've found the perfect pieces for the living room but I've found some things that I can make great use of for very little money so let me figure out what I love the most and how much I can pack in the car.</div></div>

Cape Cod Antiques

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