Hop Along Over To The I Antique Online.com Facebook Page

Have You Landed On I Antique Online.com's FACEBOOK PAGE Yet ?

A funny thing happened on the way to trying to tell people about my site I Antique Online.com....I build a Facebook page for I Antique Online.com to get the word out about I Antique Online.com and now the Facebook page is catching on and people are landing there and getting cozy. Wait to see the photos on that  page.....you will LOVE LOVE LOVE the eye candy!

Antique Social Networks For Clueless Collectors

Now, you may think that because I run the largest FREE social network on antiques and collectibles that I know something about social media. Nope...nope...nope. I am so behind it is seriously ridiculous. Yesterday my son caught me up on Instagram. I haven't even tackled Twitter yet.

I'm still learning the ropes on our  Facebook I Antique Online.com fan page. But oane thing is ceertain ...there is a great crowd forming on the Facebook page. If you haven't dicovered the our FB page yet hop along over and LIKE us at  https://www.facebook.com/iantiqueonline 

Readers, when you stop over and LIKE us tell me yu saw this blog....Ill try to take some time and schmooze with you.

Photographs by C. Dianne Zweig. Taken at The Stratford Antique Center, Stratford, CT

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C. Dianne Zweig is the author of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes. She is also the Editor of I Antique Online an actively growing internet based resource community for people who buy, sell or collect antiques, collectibles and art. You can find Dianne’s fabulous retro and vintage kitchen, home and cottage collectibles at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT, a 22,000 feet antique emporium with an in-house retro café. To read more articles by C. Dianne Zweig click on this link: C. Dianne Zweig’s Blog Kitsch ‘n Stuff Email me at dianne@cdiannezweig.com Visit my website, CDianneZweig.com Dianne is a member of: The American Society of Journalists and Authors The Society of Professional Journalists

Antique Therapy: Shopping at The Stratford Antique Center, Stratford, CT

Do You Feel Better When You Are Out Antiquing?  
 
We have all heard of retail therapy when you feel better shopping. I feel better antiquing. Don't get me wrong, I can always use a whopper dose of shopping, but for me the best medicine is not found  in a clothing store but in a junk shop or outrageoulsy large and stuffed antique center with 100-200 dealers.

Multi-Dealer Antique Centers

Multi-dealer Antique Malls are heaven for me. When I step into the door of these antique palaces, I get lost in my hunt and all the crazy preoccupations I had before entering this zone seem to melt away. My thoughts shift to looking for Mid-Century pottery or another attractive set of 1950s kitchen canisters or a colorful tablecloth without stains.

Visiting The Stratford Antique Center, Stratford, CT 

One of my primary mood boosting, cure all maladies and escape from crazy life type of places to visit and enjoy is The Stratford Antique Center in Stratford, CT.  This 16,500 square ft. building with approximately 200 dealers according to their website is AMAZING.

If you are in need of some serious antique therapy, let me suggest that you plan a trip to this popular Multi-Dealer Antique Center located off I-95 in Stratford, CT.  

More Multi-Deale Antique Centers in Connecticut

Other great LARGE Multi-Dealer centers to visit in Connecticut are The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT  and Antiques On The Farmington in Collinsville, CT

Readers, if you can suggest other great places to visit in Connecticut for some great antique retail therapy, please be sure to leave a comment. 

C. Dianne Zweig is the author of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes. She is also the Editor of I Antique Online an actively growing internet based resource community for people who buy, sell or collect antiques, collectibles and art. You can find Dianne’s fabulous retro and vintage kitchen, home and cottage collectibles at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT, a 22,000 feet antique emporium with an in-house retro café. To read more articles by C. Dianne Zweig click on this link: C. Dianne Zweig’s Blog Kitsch ‘n Stuff Email me at dianne@cdiannezweig.com Visit my website, CDianneZweig.com Dianne is a member of: The American Society of Journalists and Authors The Society of Professional Journalists

Attract Attention With Vintage Red Painted Shelves And Displays

Your Retro Kitchen Will Sing With Joy When Using Red Painted Vintage Shelves And Displays

Nothing excites my Retro kitchen radar more than walking into a shop and spotting RED shelves with vintage housewares. And that is exactly what happened when I finally left my desk and went out antiquing to The Stratford Antique Center in Stratford, Connecticut.

Set The Retro Look With RED

If you are setting up a booth in an antique shop or creating a retro kitchen, using RED as a unifying color will help to set the vintage mood and joins together a variety of different but related collectibles.

When RED is paired with white, yellow, green, you evoke a 1940's feeling which is warm, inviting and exciting. Certainly RED is a an eye catching color that can transform a dreary antique booth (or home kitchen) into a whimsical, colorful magical space.

White Enamelware Trimmed In Red For Display

White enamel basins and bowls trimmed in red make very effective containers for displaying "smalls" such as kitchen tools, pot holders, cookie cutters and other kitchen collectibles. White and red enamelware is fairly easy to find. If you are going to use such items for display only, you can actually pick up scratched or chipped pieces at very reasonable prices. Or you can double duty these collectibles and use enamelware in tip top shape, tagging the bowls or basins for sale and using them for display in the short run.

Using A Red Painted Utensil Drawer Organizer

Collections of similar objects grouped together using baskets, smaller shelves, bowls etc. can really showcase your vintage objects. Look how amazing these green handled cookie cutters look arranged in an old wooden utensil drawer organizer which is painted red on the outside. What an adorable idea for these commonly found wooden drawer organizers.

C. Dianne Zweig is the author of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes. She is also the Editor of I Antique Online an actively growing internet based resource community for people who buy, sell or collect antiques, collectibles and art. You can find Dianne’s fabulous retro and vintage kitchen, home and cottage collectibles at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT, a 22,000 feet antique emporium with an in-house retro café.To read more articles by C. Dianne Zweig click on this link: C. Dianne Zweig’s Blog Kitsch ‘n Stuff Email me at dianne@cdiannezweig.com Visit my website, CDianneZweig.comDianne is a member of: The American Society of Journalists and Authors The Society of Professional Journalists