by Dr. Lori Verderame Along with shoulder pads, fingerless lace gloves, jelly shoes, parachute pants, add-a-bead necklaces, oversized hoop earrings, giant scrunchies, neon headbands, Sony Walkmans, Swatch watches, and Rubik’s cubes, one of the most popular and inclusive trends of the unforgettable 1980s was bell charms. Collecting bell charms was widely popular, open to all ages, inexpensive, fun, diverse, and ultimately, very satisfying. They were the ultimate birthday party favor for tweens and teens who […]
Arts & Antiques
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori – Storage Solutions for your Stuff
By Dr. Lori Verderame Collectors like to rotate collections with frequency and display their stuff in various parts of one’s home. Some collectible items only make an appearance at certain times of the year. Just like there are certain rules for exhibiting objects in museums, there are also suggestions as to the correct way to prepare objects for long term storage. First and foremost, only store clean objects. When it comes to any collectible, clean […]
Dr. Lori: Antiques and Your Home: Thrifty products for your Antiques by Dr. Lori Verderame
You don’t need to invest in expensive products in order to protect, clean, or display your fine art or antiques. Since we all have to watch our pennies in today’s economy, here are some money saving tips and little-known tricks to keep your antiques and artwork in tip top shape. Many of my audience members at my nationwide appraisal events have complained that white cloths and acid free tissue paper, both staples for storing antiques […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Avoiding Heirloom Damage by Dr. Lori Verderame
About a week ago, a friend called me in a panic. She realized that her sump pump failed and there was water all over her basement. After calling in the plumbers and the clean up team, she called me to ask if there was any way that she can save her beloved childhood scrapbooks. She told me, “While you had always told me not to store my scrapbooks in the basement, I had them up […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Top 10 Valuable Valentine Collectibles
by Dr. Lori Valentines Day falls on February 14th and honors the Christian martyr, St. Valentine. Persecuted by the Roman Emperor in 273 AD, St. Valentines feast day is now highlighted with the gifting of flowers, sharing symbols of love and sweets like candy and cakes, and sending romantic cards. While St. Valentine presented the flowers from his garden to young lovers in order to promote the Catholic sacrament of matrimony, the February 14th holiday […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Online Selling in the Age of Covid – 19
by Dr. Lori Verderame When you think of eBay.com, Etsy.com, Rubylane.com, Facebook marketplace, Chairish.com, and other sites for online selling, you probably think about electronics, toys, kitchen items, jewelry, paintings, magazines, clothes, doorknobs, bikes, celebrity autographs, and just about everything—old or new–else! Working or non-working condition doesn’t even matter when it comes to selling stuff online. Many people are selling online and I’m showing them how to do it with instructional videos about how to […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Dumpster or No Dumpster? Dr. Lori’s Antiques Quiz
by Dr. Lori Verderame When cleaning out grandma’s attic, are you making decisions based on memories, just guessing an object’s value as you go? When it comes to your valuable objects, would you recognize the treasures from the trash? My quiz game, “Dumpster or No Dumpster” will help you to use your antiques knowledge to determine whether you should throw something out or keep it. You may have already done this when you were downsizing, […]