How Do You Choose Those Beloved Items?

Those of you who have followed me for a while know that I have 

two 

little antique shops here in

 Denver Colorado

which

I manage to do because I have a partner at

 PATINA ANTIQUES & HOME

Deb Platt

and

two partners at

Dwell Antiques & Home

Melanie Everhart and Kellie Sloan Brown.

Not to mention several excellent friends who manage to keep me rolling in a million ways!

(You know who you are)

We partners have individual styles and preferences and life experiences and dreams and goals

but

all in all we have a common desire to enjoy retailing our favorite things in the two shops.

I believe the visitors to our two shops are able to discover a variety of treasures,

old and new

that spark their interest

and get them 

excited

We love to share with you when it comes to the

 stories and provenance

 we've learned about an object.

We are forthright in revealing the age of a treasure

the general location where it was found

whether it was 

handcrafted 

or 

mass produced

and

all that we can surmise about the object

from our years of life experience and study.

As shoppers, most of us purchase items based on a quick emotional tug.

We see something that appeals to some inner desire or memory.

"I want to be an organized person and this will help me."

"Oh ... my granny had one of those and it reminds me of those sweet times at her house!"

"That color makes me feel happy - and I want that 'pick me up'."

The items I personally buy for resale in my shops are 

often chosen

because of my own reflex emotional response to them.

There are those that tug at my heart and make me want to know their story,

there are those whose patina cries out to be touched, like a mellow old wooden bowl.

There are those whose color is particularly enchanting, with layers of age-old paint colors revealed.

There are those that someone has listed on our "wish lists".

Once in a while I'm the only one who sees beauty in a find.

That sweet little treasure might sit there for way too long, 

and I find myself doubting my ability.

Then, along comes the soulmate who reaches out and strokes that lil treasure

 and sighs

 and knows exactly what I saw in it.

Yes!

When you stop in, whether it's in our brick and mortar shops or our Etsy shop,

we hope you'll connect with us.

That's what makes it all worthwhile!

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