On this episode of The Business of Home Podcast, the British antiques dealer, furniture designer and interior designer ...
According to Karen Keane, CEO of Skinner auction house and an appraiser on the Antiques Roadshow, the top tier of the market will increase in value. But she points out that the market goes up and down ...
When it comes to sourcing high-quality antique furniture that will outlast newer pieces, certain timbers are more desirable and long-lasting than others.
A question about one of the most common names in antique furniture came to my attention recently. At one of my antiques appraisal shows, I was asked about a Duncan Phyfe dining room set. First, I had ...
There are a few good ways to ruin the original finish on an antique chair, and Karen Keane, CEO of Skinner Inc. in Boston, has seen them all. Karen has examined antique chairs that people have ...
The climate crisis is only getting worse, and everything we do and purchase in our life interacts in some way with the environment. Whether it’s single-use plastic consumption, food waste, fast ...
When Samantha Manocchio moved to Washington from California last year, she brought her clothing and not much more. The 23-year-old rented a studio apartment and set out on a search for furnishings, ...
A struggling vintage and antique furniture sector wants to reach out to sustainably minded young people A new (made in China) chest of drawers has a carbon footprint 16 times higher than the antique ...