If I’m going to write a blog about writing a book, I first need to explain the background, my meagre history in writing, the motivations, the book, the false starts, and the odd detours that got me here. Over the next coupe of weeks I will write half a dozen blogs so you can get … Continue reading My First Book Background: A Very Inauspicious Beginning.
Category: Vintage Matters
The Best Restoration Tip You’ll Ever Hear (and Probably Ignore): Patience
The offending article! It sounds simple, doesn't it? “Just be patient.” Yet in practice, it's the hardest advice to follow, especially in restoration, where things often don’t go to plan. Take this past Saturday. I’d just bought a beautiful Victorian three-fold wooden screen with embroidered panels. “It’s been in my garage a long time,” the … Continue reading The Best Restoration Tip You’ll Ever Hear (and Probably Ignore): Patience
Why I’m Giving Away £50,000 Worth of Vintage Stock And Feeling Great About It
Another bundle for Free Cycle If you’ve been in the vintage or antique trade long enough, you know the score. That growing mountain of unfinished projects, job lot leftovers , yes all with “potential” and none with urgency. They are all worth money, but will you ever realise the money? Like many of us dealers, … Continue reading Why I’m Giving Away £50,000 Worth of Vintage Stock And Feeling Great About It
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