Kitchens Changed in the 1940s Into Family Gathering Places
If you visit my shop “Kitsch N Stuff” you will see that I am very fond of red kitchen collectibles. I love color combinations of red and white, red and yellow, red and green, red and black… colors associated with the postwar kitchen of the 1940s and […]

Starting in the 1940’s the bathroom gained as much importance as the kitchen. The colorful era began interest in coordinated kitchen and bath accessories .
Home magazines dedicated many pages to improving living spaces with color, wallpaper and patterned decor. Many of the companies that made tin kitchen canisters and range sets also produced colorful bathroom […]

Saying Good Bye to Plastic Storage Containers
I took a giant leap forward a few days ago, I emptied my pantry of all the inexpensive plastic storage containers that have been “growing” in there for years. When these lightweight adorable containers first came out, I was hooked, adding more and more sizes and shapes to my […]

In my antique shop Kitsch n Stuff at The Collinsville Antiques Company, I am known for my colorful displays of housewares and kitchen collectibles from the 1940s and 1950s. Whenever I am in a particularly creative mood, I am apt to completely pull apart my shop. But in the matter of a few hours, I […]

Cooking a Brisket Takes Time

Finally after three years of trying to successfully cook a great Brisket for Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Years) I finally mastered this tradition. I am thankful to the Editors of “The Kosher Palette” (see below).

What I learned by trial and error is that you need to cook a Brisket for hours, […]

A Vintage Baby Nursery is Charming
Many young couples today are discovering how charming vintage and retro accessories can look in their baby’s nursery. Not only are these collectibles colorful and attractive, but they are often one of a kind and reasonably priced alternatives to expensively made objects.

Hunting for Baby and Nursery Collectibles
There are many […]