Blog Posts
ByDeanna
November 6, 2020
An Antiquers Life,Articles,This Week’s Story
avon,beauty,bottles,collectibles,gifts,holidays,nostalgia,podcast,retro,scent,vanity collectibles,vintage
(If you prefer, you can listen to this as a podcast! Smells Like Grandma, episode 1 – 5.) A few weeks ago I spent the weekend washing out old perfume bottles. Well, technically, washing vintage…
ByDeanna
October 29, 2020
Articles,This Week’s Story
collectibles,crafting,culture,DIY,grab bags,history,hobbies,kitsch,mystery boxes,paint by numbers,painting,podcast,vintage
Hi, I’m Deanna Dahlsad of Fair Oaks Antiques, here with This Week’s Story, and I am a paint by number collector. (If you’d prefer, you can listen to the podcast here.) Many mock paint by…
ByDeanna
October 24, 2020
An Antiquers Life,Why We Sell
antiques,facts,Halloween,haunted,junking,spirits,video,vintage
This time of year, we must remind you: Nothing haunts us like the junk we didn’t buy. * But it’s true all year ’round! https://youtu.be/FbEadqywFeA…
ByDeanna
October 21, 2020
Articles,For Sale,This Week’s Story
1980s,audio,culture,fashion,gender,lingerie,podcast,vintage,vintage clothing
This Week’s Story is prompted by a vintage piece of lingerie. You can listen to the audio podcast here. This particular lingerie piece, in a powder blue satin, is more slinky sleepshirt than…
Hi, I’m Deanna Dahlsad of Fair Oaks Antiques. This Week’s Story is a little bit different… It’s still about an object, just not one for sale. And it’s also a story for…
ByDeanna
October 7, 2020
Articles,For Sale,This Week’s Story,Why We Sell
art,automobilia,cars,culture
Hi, I’m Deanna Dahlsad of Fair Oaks Antiques. This inaugural edition of ‘This Week’s Story’ is based on a mixed media artwork we found. (You can listen to this short audio…