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Rio Heywood Wakefield Low Dresser Restored

The finish was in sad shape. As you can see there are finish issues on the front and side of the cabinet. I finally got to the last dresser in our Rio set. The restoration was straight forward just...

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Rare Lighted Carlo of Hollywood Frames

As you can see these frames need some attention. Hello all you Hepcats! We are pleased to announce that we have acquired our first set of rare lighted Carlo frames. Since we have collected Carlo I...

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1961 Phil Brinkman Prints (Double Signature)

Excuse the reflection, That darn glass makes it difficult to get a clean picture. Mel and I came across these prints a few Second Sundays ago. I was soo excited to find them. At first I thought they...

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Carlo of Hollywood Fish Watercolor

Hello All, Mel and I have chased the “Fish” Carlo watercolors for a long time. They are soo hard to find. I have only seen one set on Jillian’s Carlo of Hollywood blog spot. A while back Mel and I...

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Heywood Wakefield Revival

This group of sad-looking Heywood Wakefield pieces are a part of my next series of projects. If you study the photos above you will see that these have been used and abused. Look at these two sad...

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Brown-Saltman Desk And Chair Completed

This set was in pretty rough shape! You might remember me blogging about this desk sometime back. Our friend Vic allowed us to buy it because she wanted it to be restored. Though this set needed a lot...

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Carlo Of Hollywood “Copy Cat”

Here is the original Carlo of the fighting cats (excuse reflection). We have always loved this Carlo and wondered how difficult it would be to duplicate. There seems to have been a drought for Carlos...

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Tiki Bar Update

Today, I performed a quick resto on these pieces. I used my old faithful “Awesome” cleaner that really removes staining, dirt & grease. I just spray it on, let it sit for a few seconds and wipe it...

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Carlo of Hollywood Commisioned Work!?

I love this Carlo because it is soo detailed. The great thing about our blog is that many of our readers share their stories with us. One of our readers Mollie informed us she has a Carlo of Hollywood...

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Heywood Wakefield Dogbone Bed

At last it is done. We finally got our Heywood Wakefield bed done. I restored it a while ago but it took some time to sell our old one. We are really happy with the way it turned out. The finish has...

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Carlo of Hollywood Desert Trio

Hello all! Just a quick post showing the trio hung together. The glass in the large desert Carlo arrived broken so I replaced it with plexiglass. On a piece this large the weight of the frame &...

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Check Us Out At Our New Antique Booth

We are still adding items and things always change so check back often. Mel and I re-entered the antique dealer market again after a short time away due to being too busy to keep up a booth. We are now...

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Tiki Room Is Done………For Now

These cushions look great after being reupholstered by Bill at B&T Upholstery. After a lot of work and searching for the right items the Tiki room is done. The last thing needing to be done to...

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Carlopalooza! (Major Carlo of Hollywood Score)

We have not found a large stash like this for a long time! I couldn’t stop smiling for like 8 hours! Mel and I went to Midway Antique Mall a week ago to initially stock our new booth and when we came...

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Count Carlo

I was recently contacted by one of our readers named Robert. I was so excited about the information the email revealed about Carlo. I have asked him to please send me copies of the correspondence...

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Another Carlo Cash Raided

This is an original tag that would have been on a Carlo of Hollywood piece. This is the rarest of the rare. Most of these tags were discarded. Mark is going to include this in our purchase. Mark and...

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A Closer Look

Hello all, Now that we have our new Carlos home we are able to take better pictures of them. We are very happy with these and look forward to trying to find a place to put them all. This is the largest...

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1951 Reglor Fish Lamp Restoration

This lamp will look fantastic once done. It even has the glass panel that sits in the holder. Mel and I reached out to a seller on Ebay that had put this lamp on sale many times without any takers...

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Westinghouse Radio Restorations

I have always thought these little radios were cool. I was able to purchase two of these online but they were not in the best of shape. These streamlined powerhouse radios are also known as...

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Retro Framed Chalkware Figures

The figures were in really great shape and needed just a little touch up. The background was faded to gray. Mel and I came across these at an antique store in San Jose. As I am sure you all know by...

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