Paris Hotel Boutique

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Hotel silver, vintage and antique furniture, lighting, mirrors, accessories, silver trays, coffee and teapots, and more. Fabulous vintage one-of-a-kind pieces that celebrate the glitz and glamour of a bygone era.

Yesterday I posted about the Alameda Collectible & Antiques Faire aka Alameda Flea Market being canceled. Their website offered no details. They simply posted a banner with the following statement: Proceedings have been commenced for the voluntary dissolution of Antiques By The Bay, Inc. ...

I think many of you know how much I love old hotels. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. I don't want to make this a lengthy history post, but wanted to share a few tidbits about this spectacular hotel, including some of my own fond memories.

Many of you are fans of Lynn Goldfinger's wonderful online shop Paris Hotel Boutique, and for good reason. Lynn has the uncanny knack of finding treasures of all kinds-hotel silver and china, vintage art, and antique furniture- that evoke that romance of a bygone era. ...

Having an online shop is challenging, since you usually don't get to meet your customers face-to-face. I like to make each purchase extra-special & personalized by using pretty tissue, labels, ribbons, etc. ...

Have you noticed that ruffles are appearing everywhere? Shirts, dresses, shoes, jewelry, home decor...the list goes on. I must say, I'm fond of ruffles in moderation.

Polaroid photos are hip, don't you think? They're like nothing else. Do you remember taking those fuzzy-looking prom photos with your Polaroid? Waiting for that white film to pop out and turn to color, only to see your date in his powder blue polyester leisure suit looking a little faded. ...

Hotel silver, vintage and antique furniture, lighting, mirrors, accessories, silver trays, coffee and teapots, and more. Fabulous vintage one-of-a-kind pieces that celebrate the glitz and glamour of a bygone era.