I have been restoring vintage lights since I was a teenager in the mid-1970s. An Interstate highway was being rammed through the city where I lived, and I ran (steps ahead of the bulldozers, and with my shag haircut flying) from one incredible building to another, and from one incredible house to another, and salvaged everything I could.
My poor, bewildered parents. Their garage was soon chock-a-block with what I thought were treasures beyond compare. But which they thought was just useless flotsam. I did though once overhear my mom say: “Well, at least he’s not out doing drugs.”
However, when all their boring lights were systematically replaced with the most stunning lights they had ever seen – and all for free, rewired, and restored – they soon had second thoughts about the flotsam. (I paid for new parts by mowing lawns!)
Fast forward many decades.
One day I realized I had a pile of old lights rusting away in my basement. I hauled a few out, restored them (bringing back many old memories), and listed them on eBay.
At the time I had no idea, not a clue, that I had just radically changed my life.
Within months my life was unrecognizable, and I was working full time restoring vintage lighting and selling the fixtures across America.
My new e-commerce website is now online. Whoee! Please feel free to shop and purchase here:
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A Slip-Shade Dazzler
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Continue ReadingA Low Lovely
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Continue ReadingAn Astonishing 1940s Lightolier
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Continue ReadingStars! Arrows! Oh My!
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Continue ReadingA Low LaSalle
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Continue ReadingA LaSalle Deco Chandelier
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Continue ReadingA Pair of Riddles
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Continue ReadingA Riddle Beauty
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Continue ReadingA Not Quite Pair
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Continue ReadingA Dazzling Art Deco Set
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Continue ReadingAn Alien!!!!!!!!
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Continue ReadingA Beefy Colonial
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Continue ReadingWhen Something Is So Bad…It’s Good
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Continue ReadingA Mid-Century Colonial
My online vintage lighting store. When we think mid-century we normally add the word modern. But traditional styling was still very popular in the 1950s and 1960s, and the majority of homes built during this era were traditional in style. Hence, this gorgeous chandelier: My online vintage lighting store. …
Continue ReadingSomething…Unexpected
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Continue ReadingResurrecting a Gill
My online vintage lighting store. The intrepid Cody brought to my attention to a 1930s Gill chandelier about 2 hours away. The chandelier looked so very sad. My heart went out to it. Obviously, I had no choice. I had to save it. I drove the almost 2 hours with…
Continue ReadingA Dazzling Set
My online vintage lighting store. I’ve never seen clear glass slip-shades before! The effect is dazzling! Thanks, Cody! My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingA Wheel-Cut Beauty!
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Continue ReadingAn Anthemion Beauty!
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