Steve's Antiques - Alton Illinois - What a Junque-tique Shop Oughta Be! Status: hoping you'll be Brave enough to poke around.

This is one of my favorite shops. It's kinda dark, pretty dusty and maybe haunted.

So this guy goes to New Orleans for Halloween every year.... Status: no Joke!

Wouldn't this make a great Paint By Numbers?


Yeah, I've been to St. Louis' sister city, New Orleans La., every year for Halloween for the last maybe dozen or more years less the Halloween directly after the Katrina hurricane. This obsession was fostered by both my Mom (who LOVES New Orleans) and my Best Friend from school (who LOVES Anne Rice). So you see, It was written.

Shees...the stuff that follows me home. Status update: The Chair is gone but the Hairpin Leg Table is available.

Yup these two guys followed me home (yes, followed...they were in the back of the car...so there!) along with a couple bags of other "smalls". Wanna see?

More Brutality courtesy of Lane Furniture. Mod Brutalist Bedroom set in the manor of Paul Evans. Status: Gone.

This bedroom set was still sitting in the Salvation Army (54 Grandview Plz Shp Ctr Florissant, MO 63033-6105 (314) 921-5761) when I left this afternoon.  (Update 08/29/14 - Just found out this line by Lane is called "Pueblo"!)

J & P's Edelweiss - Antiques and Collectibles - Alton Illinois. A great place to comb through looking for smalls. Status: Packed to the gills.

This is another shop in Alton Illinois (435 E Broadway Alton, IL 62002 - [618] 465-0645) that I frequent. There is so much stuff in here you can really kill a day picking through all of it.

More Broyhill! Score! Presenting the Broyhill Premier Sculptra Kneehole Desk. Status Update: Gone away to Chicago.

This beauty came by way of Craigslist today.

A classic beauty. '60s era Lane Step End Tabel with Drawer. ROCK SOLID...and heavy. Lane didn't mess around. Status: Gone.

The legs really make this side table.  Very Danish Modern, while the two tiered top keeps it classy.  Not really sure how to describe the lower top.

More Kitschy Art...backlight for your romantic evening pleasure. Status: Available.

Why drive all the way to Venice when you can have Venice in your LIVING ROOM!?!?

More Starburst....I Know, Right?!?! I've already fessed up to having a problem. Status: trying to elbow it's way into the kitchen.

Ain't it so pretty though? Who could resist that charm? YOU? Puhlease...

Overman Pod chair. Modtomic loved...Cat approved. Status: Gone to New Orleans.

Just picked this up yesterday (Craigslist) and looks like Kennedy (the Cold War kittie) has already staked his claim. It was already covered in some kind of animal hair so I'm letting him have his way with it for the moment.

52 Posts / 52...yeah, that's tired already. Easy Living baby. Russel & Mary Wright had it right. Unfortunately finding the dinnerware cheap ain't Easy! Status: headed for the china cab.

Summertime...and the living's...Easy...

Sigh, Summer is so gone. The seasons are a changing. Time to Change the China! Well, rotate the china anyway.

Space age Futuristic Dinnerware from the past! Nothin' says, "Woman, where's my Meatloaf?" like Franciscan Starburst...and Mr. Modtomic is obviously hungry! Status: Avail...Ha Ha Ha, oh..that's a good one! Whooowee! I kill me.

This Franciscan Starburst set started with a sizable lot found at a local Goodwill thrift store.

50 Posts / 50 Days! What's to be had 10-02-10 by way of second hand in St. Lou. Status: some of it followed me home. ::shrugg::

Nice set of dishes, right? This is the Boutonniere pattern by Taylor Smith Taylor. It didn't come home with me. Another set did.

Cheap Art! Cheap Art! it's everywhere....EVERYWHERE!!! I see it - I buy it. Status: always lookin' for more

While the mat surrounding this amazing Asian inspired oil painting leaves much to be desired, at only $15 at the flea market...this was a great find. I'm not tripping over and pushing these out of the way at the thrift stores but I have found a fair number of my collection there.

Finally...whew...symmetry! The Danish Lamps and their long awaited Shades! Status: together at last.

I snatched the lamps up from a Craigslist ad about 8 or 9 months ago for cheap, problem is...they had no shades.