Other people’s memories can be purchased for as little as a quarter at antique shops, flea markets, and estate sales across the United States. I’ve […] Read More
Author: Leilani
Leilani, a 30-something content manager and photographer, is almost always overdressed in heels and frocks from the 1930s-1970s. She hails from a junking family, one that spent Saturday afternoons combing garage sales and antique malls for additions to their growing collections.
When not trawling the aisles of Chicago-area thrift stores for glittery costume jewelry or cookbooks that feature such bizarre concoctions as and ‘creamed chicken in potato cups', Leilani can be found indulging her love of Antiques Roadshow or BBC’s Cash in The Attic from the comfort of her 1890s-era apartment in Logan Square.
She dreams of some day having an all-aqua kitchen (including appliances) and having the ability to wear a different vintage dress every day of the year (yes, 365!).
A collector of vintage 1940s valentines shares why he loves these bits of history in an interview with The Thriftaholic Blog.
An overview of the Intuit Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art’s Collect-O-Rama market held at Chicago’s Pulaski Park Field House.