February 2015 Blog Posts (5)

Introducing a fun, new way to display your collectibles using the most abundant resource found in the home today - LEGO.

Our BRICK RACK features 7 custom grooves that allow you to slide in your LEGO bricks and plates to create custom shelves for your collectibles. Just slide them in and start building!

Great for kid's rooms. Use BRICK RACK to display your collection of Hot Wheels, Sea Shells, Pokemon Cards, marbles, shot glasses, golf balls, army men, and much…

Home of a new vintage shop on Potomac Street in Hagerstown, MD.  Vendors, including HarMonia, will be selling vintage and antique furniture, handcrafted items including jewelry and furniture created from reclaimed wood.  Opening in early March.

I found this wall sconce in a box. What is it exactly? Is it of any value?

I photographed it on a plastic cutting board with 1" grids so it's easy to determine its size.

It's black metal and the whole thing is very ornate, sort of Victorian is my guess. The arm is about 12" long, it has a swivel wall-mounting bracket, and at the end of the arm is an ornate open bowl shaped metal tray or basket that can spin on the arm.

Any ideas as to what this might have…

The other day I was bored and decided to watch a couple of episodes of "Hoarders." I'd heard of this show for years but had never watched it before. The first hoarder they featured was one of those sad cases with waist-high garbage all over their house, and I felt only sadness (and horror). But the second woman was a collector. An antiques dealer. Her home was clean, but it was stacked to the rafters with antiques and collectibles. She was a dedicated Dumpster-diver, garage-saler and…