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Summer Whites

By Brent | Published: July 4, 2011

What is it about the color white that is so soothing? When Summer finally arrives, I find myself yearning for the clean, cool color of white. White has numerous hues just like any other color. Warm, cool, creamy to stark, my personal favorite is the white that has the patina of age. I love color [...]

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Junking Gypsies

By Brent | Published: June 1, 2011

Hello, Palm Springs. After several days on the road, the van filled with precious cargo we head into town looking for some rest and relaxation. That lasted about a day. The sun seems to beckon us out to shop. We must obey. Off to one our favorites shops in Ontario, Treasures and Junk. For years [...]

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Praying for…

By Brent | Published: May 4, 2011

It has been a long wet winter and spring here in the Northwest. I was shopping in Stars yesterday and came across these iron letters in Dealer 26′s space. SUN what a wonderful concept when you haven’t seen it for awhile. And why do we feel so much better when that golden orb is shining [...]

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Gayle’s View on Texas

By Gayle | Published: April 5, 2011

Brent has pretty much said it all on his post about our recent trip to Texas!!!! I had some thoughts of my own to add from a “girly” standpoint. There was an abundance of all things I love the most…. heavy linens in all forms–from small pieces to whole bolts grain sacks homespun cloths tea [...]

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A Texas Yahoo

By Brent | Published: April 3, 2011

We’re back from our weeklong adventure to Austin Texas. Darwin, Gayle and myself traveled to the big state of Texas to attend a string of antiques and vintage shows in the rural countryside out of Austin. From the starter show at the La Bahia grange hall to the Original Round Top Antiques Show, we were [...]

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Color Me Happy

By Brent | Published: March 14, 2011

Here I am again with a blog about Mexico. Every time I travel there I always encounter a wonderful palette of colors. You just can not escape it. I love that about traveling south of the border. So with a focus on color, my iphone and a little help with adobe photo shop, I’m sharing [...]

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Mexican Inspiration

By Brent | Published: March 6, 2011

I love Mexico and I am always inspired when I visit. Mexico has gotten a lot of bad publicity of late but on our current travels south of the border, we had nothing but smooth sailing. Enjoying our time on the west coast of Mexico in the small town of Sayulita, I had a chance [...]

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VINTAGE INSPIRES RALPH (and me too!)

By Gayle | Published: February 22, 2011

I was browsing through the Style section of the New York Times a couple of weeks ago, and I was STARSTRUCK by a full page ad for Ralph Lauren’s new

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Priceless in My Eyes

By Brent | Published: February 18, 2011

Too much of a good thing is never enough. So says Darwin Otto. He is the living proof of that adage. He is a born collector. Darwin has collected things years before they have become hot. Fiesta pottery, Halloween collectibles. You name it, he has had his hand on it. He just has that instinct. [...]

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Happy Heart Day

By Brent | Published: February 14, 2011

When I saw this wonderful hand painted heart on a door in Sayulita Mexico, I just knew that I had to have it captured as a photo. Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

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