Antique and Vintage Mirrors
Oak Shaving Stand Fit For a Governor
By Michael Jones — I love old things, which is why I’ ve been going to garage sales, flea markets, and auctions for 20 years or so. One day a friend and I were driving through Brownsburg, Indiana, and saw a guy putting out a “For Sale” sign in front of a big, beautiful house. I fell in love with it, and a little over a month later it was mine. I immediately began restoring it to its original 1920s style. One of my favorite additions to the home’ s furnishings is an outstanding six-foot oak shaving stand...
Eames, Nelson, and the Mid-Century Modern Aesthetic
By Maribeth Keane — In this interview, Steve Cabella talks about collecting the work of designers Charles and Ray Eames, and about the mid century modern movement. As a teenager, I collected everything from vintage bicycles to Coca-Cola to Victorian stuff. Once I realized some of this stuff contained concepts of art and design, I started looking for vintage objects that also represented art or design movements that could hold my interest. I ran across Art Nouveau and then Art Deco and then Arts and...
The International Influences of Buffalo Furniture
By Maribeth Keane — About 11 years ago, my wife and I went on some architectural tours. We joined the organization that sponsored the tours, and I volunteered to be the Webmaster for them. I decided to take a few photographs to illustrate the tours, and realized it would also be good to describe some of the architecture, so I started an architectural dictionary. Then I decided it would be useful to have some Buffalo history, as background for the architecture, so I started working on that. Then I started...