Simply Sincere
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Editor’s Letter
Simply Sincere
Well St yled Home
Fl Flea ea Ma Marrket Dé Déccor FALL 2013
IT DREW ME LIKE THE SUN DOES A SUNFLOWER—a thick tome, lying at the far corner of a
EDITORIAL
“May I touch?”
Editorial Director: Jacqueline deMontravel Editor: Elaine K. Phillips Art Director: Gabby Oh Managing Editor: Karen Wilhelmsen Contributing Photographers: Bret Gum, Mark Tanner, Jaimee Itagaki
The vendor nodded. His ball cap wobbled on his head
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vendor’s table, its time-wrinkled pages lifting in the ocean breeze.
and I stared, shocked he’d let just anyone handle something so fragile. The pages were rough beneath my fingers as I raised them slowly, my eyes lingering on the handwritten Latin words and metallic blue, red and gold illustrations. It was the most beautiful thing I’d ever held. And it was just sitting there, at the Santa Monica Antiques & Collectibles Market, waiting for the right person to buy it. “It’s over 400 years old.” The vendor leaned his elbows on the table to the left. “And I’m asking only $150. Sure, it’s worth more, but if it goes to someone who can sincerely appreciate it, that’s all that matters.” But what is “sincerity”? It’s frank honesty, a selfless respect for something that prompts you to preserve its purity—and a through-line for this issue. Because Tara and Percy of Jersey Ice Cream Company value “sincerity,” they’ve relied on local salvage to restore a 19th-century farmhouse to its original rustic style (see page 52). Similarly, Desire to Inspire blogger Kim Johnson’s 1920s bungalow fuses her beloved Eastern and Western traditions, including authentic details to
Corey Amaro, Kathleen Birmingham, Elle Blake, Charlotte Colville, Margie Monin Dombrowski, Alison Glass, Debbie Kane, Jolene Nolte, Meg Padgett, Lacey Saggio, Susan Thomas Springer, Vanessa Valencia, Sarah Yoon
ADVERTISING Gabe Frimmel - Ad Sales Director [email protected] (714) 200-1930 Donna Silva Norris - Senior Account Executive (714) 200-1933 Shanda Ogas - Advertising Sales Executive (714) 200-1959 Eric Gomez - Ad Traffic Coordinator John Cabral - Creative Graphic Designer
OPERATIONS Gus Alonzo: Newsstand Sales & Marketing Manager Celia Merriday: Newsstand Analyst Amit Sharma: Business Analytics Manager Mohit Patel: Newsstand & Production Analyst Alberto Chavez: Senior Logistics & Facilities Manager
EDITORIAL, PRODUCTION & SALES OFFICE 22840 Savi Ranch Parkway, Suite 200 Yorba Linda, CA 92887 (714) 939-9991 Fax (800) 249-7761 www.fleamarketdecor.com Flea Market Décor © 2013 by Beckett Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.
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allow both aesthetics to shine (page 22). And as antiques dealer Nathalie
BECKETT MEDIA, LLC 4635 Mc Ewen Road. Dallas, TX 75244
Masset upcycles antique linens, she brews her own all-natural dyes that
SUBSCRIPTIONS, ADDRESS CHANGES, RENEWALS, MISSING OR DAMAGED COPIES (800) 764-6278 (239) 653-0225 Foreign Inquiries [email protected] [email protected]
exactly replicate hues popular in 18th-century France (page 90). Perhaps “sincerity” is on all our lips because it’s inherent to all our lives. While many antiques are smart investments, we rescue well-worn vintage items and quirky antiques for other reasons: to keep them out of landfills, to honor our history, to pass on our memories. And because, after all, our love for them is truly sincere.
BACK ISSUES www.engagedmediamags.com BOOKS, MERCHANDISE, REPRINTS (239) 280-2380 DEALER SALES (239) 280-2380 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, NEW PRODUCTS OR TO CONTRIBUTE A STORY OR PHOTO Karen Wilhelmsen: [email protected]
Cheers, BECKETT MEDIA, LLC Nick Singh: Executive Director Erin Masercola: Business Unit Editorial Director
Elaine K. Phillips
6
FLEA
MARKET
D É C O R F a l l 2 0 1 3 • f l e a m a r k e t d e c o r. c o m
Editor’s Letter
Simply Sincere
Well St yled Home
Fl Flea ea Ma Marrket Dé Déccor FALL 2013
IT DREW ME LIKE THE SUN DOES A SUNFLOWER—a thick tome, lying at the far corner of a
EDITORIAL
“May I touch?”
Editorial Director: Jacqueline deMontravel Editor: Elaine K. Phillips Art Director: Gabby Oh Managing Editor: Karen Wilhelmsen Contributing Photographers: Bret Gum, Mark Tanner, Jaimee Itagaki
The vendor nodded. His ball cap wobbled on his head
CONTRIBUTORS
vendor’s table, its time-wrinkled pages lifting in the ocean breeze.
and I stared, shocked he’d let just anyone handle something so fragile. The pages were rough beneath my fingers as I raised them slowly, my eyes lingering on the handwritten Latin words and metallic blue, red and gold illustrations. It was the most beautiful thing I’d ever held. And it was just sitting there, at the Santa Monica Antiques & Collectibles Market, waiting for the right person to buy it. “It’s over 400 years old.” The vendor leaned his elbows on the table to the left. “And I’m asking only $150. Sure, it’s worth more, but if it goes to someone who can sincerely appreciate it, that’s all that matters.” But what is “sincerity”? It’s frank honesty, a selfless respect for something that prompts you to preserve its purity—and a through-line for this issue. Because Tara and Percy of Jersey Ice Cream Company value “sincerity,” they’ve relied on local salvage to restore a 19th-century farmhouse to its original rustic style (see page 52). Similarly, Desire to Inspire blogger Kim Johnson’s 1920s bungalow fuses her beloved Eastern and Western traditions, including authentic details to
Corey Amaro, Kathleen Birmingham, Elle Blake, Charlotte Colville, Margie Monin Dombrowski, Alison Glass, Debbie Kane, Jolene Nolte, Meg Padgett, Lacey Saggio, Susan Thomas Springer, Vanessa Valencia, Sarah Yoon
ADVERTISING Gabe Frimmel - Ad Sales Director [email protected] (714) 200-1930 Donna Silva Norris - Senior Account Executive (714) 200-1933 Shanda Ogas - Advertising Sales Executive (714) 200-1959 Eric Gomez - Ad Traffic Coordinator John Cabral - Creative Graphic Designer
OPERATIONS Gus Alonzo: Newsstand Sales & Marketing Manager Celia Merriday: Newsstand Analyst Amit Sharma: Business Analytics Manager Mohit Patel: Newsstand & Production Analyst Alberto Chavez: Senior Logistics & Facilities Manager
EDITORIAL, PRODUCTION & SALES OFFICE 22840 Savi Ranch Parkway, Suite 200 Yorba Linda, CA 92887 (714) 939-9991 Fax (800) 249-7761 www.fleamarketdecor.com Flea Market Décor © 2013 by Beckett Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any material from this issue in whole or in part is strictly prohibited.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
allow both aesthetics to shine (page 22). And as antiques dealer Nathalie
BECKETT MEDIA, LLC 4635 Mc Ewen Road. Dallas, TX 75244
Masset upcycles antique linens, she brews her own all-natural dyes that
SUBSCRIPTIONS, ADDRESS CHANGES, RENEWALS, MISSING OR DAMAGED COPIES (800) 764-6278 (239) 653-0225 Foreign Inquiries [email protected] [email protected]
exactly replicate hues popular in 18th-century France (page 90). Perhaps “sincerity” is on all our lips because it’s inherent to all our lives. While many antiques are smart investments, we rescue well-worn vintage items and quirky antiques for other reasons: to keep them out of landfills, to honor our history, to pass on our memories. And because, after all, our love for them is truly sincere.
BACK ISSUES www.engagedmediamags.com BOOKS, MERCHANDISE, REPRINTS (239) 280-2380 DEALER SALES (239) 280-2380 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, NEW PRODUCTS OR TO CONTRIBUTE A STORY OR PHOTO Karen Wilhelmsen: [email protected]
Cheers, BECKETT MEDIA, LLC Nick Singh: Executive Director Erin Masercola: Business Unit Editorial Director
Elaine K. Phillips
6
FLEA
MARKET
D É C O R F a l l 2 0 1 3 • f l e a m a r k e t d e c o r. c o m
