LINENS, China, SILVER

Your heirloom linens, china, and silver will be reviewed with appreciation. They will be carefully identified, inventoried, and prepared for appraisal if desired. And, you will have suggestions for enjoying them anew, repurposing, or gifting. 

“…Whatever we are intent on saving, when a restoration succeeds, we rescue ourselves.” — Howard Mansfield

 
Photograph by Laura McIntyre

Photograph by Laura McIntyre

LINENS

Restoration, preservation, and repurposing are immensely satisfying. Here, a linen tablecloth is in active use.

Photograph by Laura McIntyre

Photograph by Laura McIntyre

CHINA

How often have I heard, “I’ve three sets of china which the children don’t want?” The Japanese art of Kintsugi — repairing broken ceramics — reorients our fear of breakage.

Photograph by Elizabeth Enloe

Photograph by Elizabeth Enloe

SILVER

Ah, the silver.  Why is it stored away?  What is the concern or purpose for its being kept unused and out of sight?

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