By Dr. Lori Verderame No matter your age, getting a new vehicle as a holiday gift is always exciting. New automobiles, motorcycles, or bikes are tried and true holiday offerings that will thrill a close friend or family member. While […]
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Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Valuable Weather Collectibles
by Dr. Lori Verderame Functional objects are not often viewed as collectible mainly because we use them daily, rely on them in our daily life, and don’t consider them to be precious or rare. Yet, when it comes to something […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori – How to make Money at your garage sale
By Dr. Lori Verderame Here are my tips on how to make money at your garage sale. Are you considering taking all that old junk out of the basement or attic and selling it to buyers on your front lawn […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Collectors excited by pending Barbie movie
By Dr. Lori Verderame With the new Barbie movie coming to a theatre near you this summer, complete with a top-secret plot, collectors are ready to buy, sell, trade America’s favorite doll. Get ready because the sales will be active, […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Value trends in 1980s Jewelry
by Dr. Lori Verderame Today’s jewelry trends cater to designs that are dainty, diminutive, demure. That was not the case in the 1980s. Such dainty and feminine jewelry was out in the 1980s. Brash, big, bold, powerful statement jewelry was […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Spring Cleaning Tips for your Collections
by Dr. Lori Verderame Spring cleaning has its drawbacks and its advantages. The drawbacks are many as no one really enjoys house cleaning all that much. But, once the house is clean, there are some obvious advantages like the discovery […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori – Colorful Winter Brooches
By Dr. Lori Verderame When it comes to dressing up, the cold weather offers opportunities to add accessories to an outfit like scarves, gloves, hats, etc. In winter, we tend to don our best clothes and jewelry to bring some […]
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 […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: Valuable Coffee Grinders
by Dr. Lori Verderame Since coffee is an age-old hot drink, coffee grinders date back to the 9th Century AD. As coffee served many people from diverse cultures worldwide, grinding coffee beans was essential. Today, the machines for grinding coffee beans […]
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori: 21st Century Yard Sales
by Dr. Lori Verderame Most people think of yard sales as simple. Move stuff from inside your house to the front lawn, tack up a few home-made signs around the neighborhood and wait for the crowds to arrive, buy, and […]
