Mantiques in the Shop~and a Mora!

 I heard that men buy more than women~

I wasn't sure I believed it...but it might be true.

We do get a lot of guys coming into the shop 

and with that in mind I hunted down some "smalls"

for the guys~"smalls" are the small items you will find

in an antique shop or auction house.

You can see a vintage fan in original green in the background,

an old metal clock with an ornate case

a pair of Irish setter bookends

and some leather wrapped opera glasses.

 I loved this pair of dogs~one of the dogs 

has a crack in his tail that I didn't 

spot right away, even so they are a nice addition to the shop.  

A Stag and Sterling Silver (not plate) Carver set~

I love the look of the bone handles 

with the elegant sterling caps and bands.

What's more manly than this antique oak desk?

When oak gets really old it gets darker~

this desk has great legs and a bow front desk and

is in excellent condition.

To add to our manly selection we found this 

early 19th century simple Chinese table in original finish.

This is where the word Patina is used correctly!

Its simple yet elegant~

 We also have a rare 19th century Chinese Apothecary Chest 

with wonderful brass hardware.  It has drawers with chinese words

 carved into the elmwood showing what the medicine man 

kept in each drawer, like goat horn etc...

People like to put these in their house as one of those special pieces~

not for medicinal purposes!!  Its a nice compact size and I expect it to sell quickly~its already got a lot of interest in just a couple days.

 After the map chest sold we quickly found a replacement~this industrial
set of Hamilton flat files.  We set it up in the shop yesterday and already
have serious interest.  Our shop is located in an art gallery area, and this piece is
perfect for artists to store their work in a protected flat space.  These drawers are called high capacity as there are 10 drawers per stackable unit (you are looking at two), instead of the more common 5 drawers per unit.

 Of course this vintage decoupage table that
was painted by Betsy Speert
is in the Boston shop as well!  I think it bridges
the gap between the masculine and the feminine,
and can totally see this piece in a fancy Beacon Hill abode.

 Of course I will always be adding pieces to the shop with the girls in mind~
most of my pillows are under $50, but not this beauty! Its a Belgian tapestry~Cats in a Basket and is done in shades of sage green, cream, rust and pink.

 Coming soon to the Boston store will be this 1798 Mora~

it just got off the container from Sweden 

and I am arranging transport

as we speak!! Its classic white and gold and 

will be gracing our store soon.

Its tall and stately and oh so gorgeous!!!

Curious to know what our number one seller is?

Its our stunning Angel Wings!

Everyone wants them when they see them hung on our

wall~we can't keep them in stock!

A big shipment is on its way next week~

and I expect them to fly out the door 

as quickly as I can hang them.

Thats the latest roundup from Maison Decor Boston.

Running this shop is full of learning and trying to figure

stuff out...what to buy for the shop~

how to communicate what you have inside that will get

people to walk through your doors.

Justin and I  will be working on how to let people 

know what's inside our little shop~

I think most of our foot traffic figure its just a funky paint shop,

but we are so much more....so whether its gotta be 

better window display and or getting some signage,

that is what we will be working on this week.

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