Matilda The Vintage Dress Form

Hi there, Tiny's customers.  Meet Matilda:

Matilda is a vintage dress form.  She has quite the bod.  And if you peruse Pottery Barn or Restoration Hardware catalogs, you know is SO HOT right now (Zoolander fans, anyone?).  Check out her original cast iron stand and her distressed finish.  To die for!

You like Matilda? I'm sorry (actually, happy!) to report she's already been promised to another.  Taken! Don't wait too long, Tiny's customers . . . the best stuff goes in a snap.

The Latest and Greatest

Just in time for Christmas, I rescued this sweet thirties dresser with the beyond-awesome glove box.  Painted and distressed for that Anthropologie look.

Another great shabby-chic rescue is this cute French Provincial nightstand, shabbified for you.  I really enjoy the cut-out "windows" on the sides.

There's new chachkas in the offering, too! The discriminating collector should have some fun. How about a vintage Jere-style owl? (owls are THE thing right now, in case you weren't informed).

These vintage wood bowling pins are becoming quite collectible, now that they've been replaced with hard plastic pins.  Less durable, sure, but somehow more loveable.  Put one on your shelf and you'll look very "Restoration Hardware."

Bombe? Bombay? Okay!

Thanks to the wonderful customers who purchased my aqua sideboard (on to a new life as a bathroom sink!) and the cottage white dresser . . . I am busy painting new inventory to fill their places at the shop.

In the meantime, come in and take a look at this adorable marble-top bombe chest with brass detailing. A 20th century repro, most likely, but awfully cute.

If you're looking for a larger storage solution, this modern repro from Emerson et Cie fits the bill. It is in absolutely gorgeous condition with pristine burlwood veneer and drawers lined in premium Italian paper. And why not? It was made in Italy! I was so excited to see those words stamped on the reverse . . . how often do you see anything other than "Made in China" anymore?

Post-Hurricane Deals

Tiny here . . . yeah, it's been awhile.  Let's just say I've been inundated lately, as has everyone within a 30-mile radius of the Delaware River.

Damn that Irene.  They should have named her Imelda.

But on to the good news:  the shop stayed dry, if humid.  And Tiny's has a new slew of furniture for the fall season!

First, an adorable 1920's dresser, painted cottage white . . .

Next, a 20's/30's sideboard, dressed up in aqua blue . . .

And finally, an immense, gob-smackingly gorgeous Jacobean cabinet (I'm thinking 30's).

Come on in and be gob-smacked in person!

P.S.:Thank you summer customers!  The furniture has sold at a nice clip, despite the Recession-That-Never-Ends-But-Is-Supposedly-Supposed-To-Be-Over.

Antiques Are Gross!

Just finished cleaning up an antique double-seater school bench.  This was one of those items originally slated for the shop, but then I fell in love and decided to use it in our kitchen.

Love the wrought iron detail on this one . . . and if the stamp on the side is to be believed, it dates from 1887.

So as I'm cleaning the underside, I feel something stuck to one leg.  I take a peek: it's brown and oval-shaped.  A spider egg from those months in the garage?  Nope, couldn't be . . . it's way too hard.

I try to pry it off with my fingers.  And that's when I realize . . . what does every kid sneak in school?  And where does every kid plaster it when the teacher catches them with it?

That's right: GUM.  Calcified, fossilized, 100+ year-old chewing gum.  Eewwwwww.

I rushed inside to Purell my hands.  Hopefully whatever living organisms that gum harbored died a long, long time ago.

Happily, though, the bench turned out cute:



Out With the Old, In With the New!

Well, it appears you all are fixing up your beach houses for the season!  That's what I glean, anyhow, from the recent set of pieces that all went to the Jersey Shore.  See ya, white cottage dresser!

Ba-bye, little blue sideboard!

Have fun at the beach, pine bench!

And now, let's welcome the new crew.  This pretty antique oak dresser was lovingly cared for by its former owner.  It was professionally "ebonized" -- coated with layers of rubbed-in paint, then polyurethaned for protection -- and the finish is like new.  Best of all, the mirror is in top-notch shape and the drawers don't just open, they gliiiiiiiide open with no catching or sticking.

Also introducing . . . the cutest shabby chic desk EVAH!  Painted and distressed with love for you.  I love all the carved details, as well as the original brass drawer pulls.

And who doesn't love a sweet iron bench sitting in their flower patch?  After doing my research, I'm pretty sure this is a repro . . . but who cares?  It's too adorable to pass up!





Summer's just beginning . . . stop by Tiny's! Your beach house will thank you.

So Long! Farewell! Auf Wiedersehen, Good-Bye!

Sales are always nice, but there's certain items a part of you hates to see go.  I loved looking at this chest and imagining it in my (imaginary) beach house.  But now it's got a new lease on life in a NYC nursery . . .

 This chair was my "baby": I rescued her, painted her, and reupholstered her.  And she never talked back or gave me sass.  NOT ONCE.  So I was a twinge sad to see her purchased to sit at a lovely young lady's desk . . .  kind of like seeing your kids go off to college.  (Well, okay.  Maybe not quite like that).

But so it goes! Here's some more to add to the gallery of "recently sold".   Stay tuned as I add more inventory to the shop's summer stock!