Friday, April 16, 2010

Estate Sale Finds...



Our reasons to celebrate...

SOLD

When the weekend approaches, we get so excited! You'd think we were going to...dinner with friends, a play in the city, a concert, dancing, etc...but NOOOOOOO...we're going to every yard sale, estate sale, church sale, you name it sale...digging for buried treasure in attics & basements of people we've never met & loving every minute of it.

Here are a few treasures we recently found...

Adorable Siamese Kitty...

SOLD

Funky Purple Mannequin Head...


SOLD
Elegant Busts...


SOLD

Cut Crystal Pitcher...


SOLD

We think this was Grandma Rosie's Candy Dish???

SOLD

Gorgeous Gesso Mirror...all chippy just the way we like it...

SOLD

Pretty Rose Platter...Could be used as a dresser tray...

SOLD

Tomorrow's another day & my sister Lorraine is the lucky one to be heading off to a neighborhood yard sale in NJ. I will be minding the shop.

Stay Tuned...for more Estate Sale Treasures...

Kathleen & Lorraine

Town & Country Gifts
1213 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310
718-447-8237

Websites:
http://www.lorrainesfavoritefinds.com/ (an eBay Store)
http://www.kathleenrosescollection.com/ (an eBay Store)

Blogs:
http://www.kathleenrosescollection.blogspot.com/
http://www.accessoriesbyashleyrae.blogspot.com/

Sunday, April 11, 2010

"Estate Sale Escapades"


It's about time that we started to blog about our "Estate Sale Escapades". We have a store & we sell new items as well as vintage, retro & antique items. Although we like shopping for new items, we...

love...Love...LOVE...

shopping for vintage. Maybe it's the thrill of the hunt, the finding of the unexpected treasure...the search for our "Road Show Treasure".

Pretty trinkets from yesteryear...

Crisp white crocheted cotton pillowcases...

Shades of Amber...

Fluted Cherub Vase...


Porcelain Teacup...

Hand Painted Nippon Vase...SOLD

Porcelain Rose Teacup...

Hand Painted Sevre Rose Plate...

One of our "Finds" & every woman's or rather every man's bible LOL..A Wife Is Someone Who...if published today...would probably never be on the NY Times "Bestseller List"!



Here's a sneak peek at some of our retro items. Funky,Retro, Mod items from the 60's & 70's...Our childhood...





Stay Tuned to "Our Great Adventure"

Lorraine & Kathleen

Town & Country Gifts
1213 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310
718-447-8237

Websites:

Lorraine's Favorite Finds (vintage, retro, & antique items)
Kathleen Rose's Collection (new items)

Blogs:
Kathleen Rose's Collection
Trash Talk NYC
The Savvy Sisters