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Guides to thrifting and vintage in Connecticut, notes from the shop, and how to take care of old things.

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Vintage Trimmings red and white glass Christmas ornaments

How to Date a Glass Christmas Ornament

Somebody hands you a box of ornaments from an attic and asks whether any of it is old. Here's the order I check things in, and it takes about ten...

How to Date a Glass Christmas Ornament

Somebody hands you a box of ornaments from an attic and asks whether any of it is old. Here's the order I check things in, and it takes about ten...

How to Care for Vintage Clothes

Everything gets cleaned before it goes out. Here's the stain mixture I use on almost everything, the three things it will ruin, and what actually works on sweaters, leather and...

How to Care for Vintage Clothes

Everything gets cleaned before it goes out. Here's the stain mixture I use on almost everything, the three things it will ruin, and what actually works on sweaters, leather and...

Vintage clothing care tag reading 100% cotton, Made in USA, RN 84392

How to Read a Clothing Label

I read labels all day. Here's what the tag is actually telling you, the part that's allowed to stay hidden, and what I do when there's no tag at all.

How to Read a Clothing Label

I read labels all day. Here's what the tag is actually telling you, the part that's allowed to stay hidden, and what I do when there's no tag at all.

How to Style Vintage in a Modern Home

You don't need a farmhouse or a Victorian. Seven things that actually work, including the one I tell everyone to buy first.

How to Style Vintage in a Modern Home

You don't need a farmhouse or a Victorian. Seven things that actually work, including the one I tell everyone to buy first.

Vintage Decor, Room by Room

Every room has one particular problem. Seven rooms, and what actually solves each one.

Vintage Decor, Room by Room

Every room has one particular problem. Seven rooms, and what actually solves each one.