Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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I've selected my holiday card for 2009 from Inaluxe
Inaluxe is the etsy store/blog of Australian artist Kristina Sostarko. She's on a tear, painting, stitching and sketching madly after a brief hiatus. I don't see her work everywhere I turn and to me that's a good thing. Visit her and take a look.
Shopping in Essex: Paul Neily Antiques, Ellen Neily Antiques and Andrew Spindler Antiques
I had some things to tend to in the Ipswich/Essex area the other day and took the opportunity to visit Andrew Spindler Antiques to see his latest incarnation. As always it was inspirational and dramatically different from a few months ago...how does he do it?
While there I purchased these rustic beeswax candles and Mr. Spindler wrapped them with this op-art vintage paper - at $18, these would make the perfect holiday hostess gift, especially with that paper!
Being that it was a sunny day I thought I'd take a stroll around and see what else was cooking and stumbled upon Paul Neily's little back room in his mother's store, Ellen Neily Antiques. My pictures didn't come out as good as I would've liked them to, but just to give you an idea of what's there:
These little tables are custom painted by Paul Neily. He happened to be in the shop while I was there and we had a lengthy conversation on colors. He's a paint whisperer and all around good guy who has some wonderful little mid century pieces at very reasonable prices.
Below is a coffee table custom painted by Paul Neily.
The more traditional look below, also the work of Mr. Neily.
Ellen Neily, Paul's mother, is as pleasant as her son and her American antiques blend well with her son's mid century collection. I tend to gravitate toward the mid century, which is all well and good but the overall affect is beginning to get a bit too DWR-ish. Ellen Neily Antiques is an interesting place to visit and mix it up a bit.
While there I purchased these rustic beeswax candles and Mr. Spindler wrapped them with this op-art vintage paper - at $18, these would make the perfect holiday hostess gift, especially with that paper!
Being that it was a sunny day I thought I'd take a stroll around and see what else was cooking and stumbled upon Paul Neily's little back room in his mother's store, Ellen Neily Antiques. My pictures didn't come out as good as I would've liked them to, but just to give you an idea of what's there:
These little tables are custom painted by Paul Neily. He happened to be in the shop while I was there and we had a lengthy conversation on colors. He's a paint whisperer and all around good guy who has some wonderful little mid century pieces at very reasonable prices.
Below is a coffee table custom painted by Paul Neily.
The more traditional look below, also the work of Mr. Neily.
Ellen Neily, Paul's mother, is as pleasant as her son and her American antiques blend well with her son's mid century collection. I tend to gravitate toward the mid century, which is all well and good but the overall affect is beginning to get a bit too DWR-ish. Ellen Neily Antiques is an interesting place to visit and mix it up a bit.
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