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  When you think about iron beds, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Well if your a women, it’s probably something like “sophisticated” , “attractive”, “intimate”, …………if you’re a man, it’s probably “girlie”, “feminine”. It’s a preconceived idea the majority of people have of those gorgeous old antique iron beds that graced the […]

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   Pittsburgh was the center of steel production in this country back in the 1800’s. So if you had a business that relied on steel and iron ore, like antique iron beds, for the manufacturing of what you made, it behooved you to locate that company as close to the source of those necessary materials […]

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  If you purchased your antique iron bed prior to 1977, you can count on on it having been painted with lead based paint.  Back in the 1800 s, when these iron beauties were being made,  lead based paint was being used on all furniture and virtually all iron beds of that period.  Lead was added to paint to […]

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When it comes to creating a true rustic looking antique finish, the most important thing you can remember is “experiment”…….. There are countless variables when trying to copy a vintage look, that your best bet is to give yourself a lot of time…… don’t hurry it. The more samples and experiments you do, the better […]

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      If you were to come across any vintage photo’s  of bedroom interiors, you would probably be amazed at how spartan they are. The factor that would probably catch your attention before anything else is the lack of pillows that were used and the manner in which they were displayed. Most of the time there was a […]

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         Todays interior designers have a eager sense of what components go into successfully acheiving a Victorian decor.          Certainly the furniture and items in a room go a long way in attaining the look and feel you’re striving for. One of the more preferred and sought after original […]

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        As real estate continues to be the best place people can invest their money, more and more are combining their love and appreciation for antique’s and remodeling the past with their practical side for investing. Few things have the security of real estate…….. certainly not the stock market or mutual funds……as we’ve […]

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