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Wanna’ spread something? Spread this.
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Spring Open House
The Spring Open House is almost here!
Gather your besties both far and near.
Diamond Antiques is the place to be, to shop and snack and look to see.
See what? You say?
The answer is clear. The sunny delights we have collected are here!
Set aside this one day of the week. To visit and shop at Diamond Antiques!
Dappled Diamond
Posted in General on February 21, 2020| Leave a Comment »
So I was probably the only person in the area that was threatened by the sun. Lol
Why? Because The Stillroom is in full sun! Now that the earth is spinning us toward spring, I am finding the shop slowly coming into full sunlight. I am not really complaining. I find solutions!
So, for a quick and visually pretty fix to diffuse the sun from the window space that I occupy, a friend suggested lacy, vinyl looking panels from the store. Great idea! It was perfect for shading the space a little. The lace pattern made for very easy measuring and cutting. I’m pretty happy with the results. Especially now that it looks like we are having a few days of perfect sun coming up.
I am now on the hunt for vintage lace curtains to replace the vinyl because they will be more fitting for the space. This was a quick way to add dappled sunlight. Who doesn’t enjoy dappled sun?
They hang low enough to soften the light but you can still peek inside from the sidewalk.
There are lovely things to see on the window wall and that little bit of window cover is easier on the eyes. Now the tea, dried florals, hats, gloves, jewelry and biscotti, sunny seeds (ironic) and the chocolate goodies and sweets can live in harmony with these sunny, beautiful days coming up!
Speaking of biscotti, the Cherry biscotti from our local biscotti bakery in Greensburg are in stock and they are deliciously cherry! I can not tell a lie, I ordered a lot of the cherry biscotti because I just know these are going to sell fast. These are my new favorite flave. Bright and cherrful and flecked with cherry slices, they are actually pretty to look at! I also restocked the fabulous lemon coconut too. A perfect way to take a lovely break. Hot tea and a sweet side.
Stop in to the delightfully dappled Diamond Antiques and Gifts and visit The Stillroom Tea Shop as we start to bid Au revoir, do widzenia, addio, slan or goodbye to winter.
Spring open house is on Tuesday March 3rd from 12-8! That is right around the corner! woot woot!
Diamond Antiques & Gifts
311 East 6th Avenue
Tarentum
Tuesday-Sunday 10-5
Closed Mondays to dust and restock.
The Stillroom Tea Shop is right inside the door!
412-721-6357
@lequitalee for rando pics of this n that.
Buy it here!
Posted in General on February 18, 2020| Leave a Comment »
These are bundles of French Lavender that just arrived. The color is deep and the perfume is excellent. The bundle on the left was purchased in the Strip and is $14.00. You can drive to the Strip, fight traffic, pay for parking and most likely have to walk blocks on crumbled sidewalks and weave through crowds.
Unless you are shopping the Strip for fun, that’s cool.
But, why would you pay $14.00 for a half of a bundle of French Blue Lavender in the Strip when you can take a pleasant drive through your very own neighborhood and go to your neighborhood gift store and not only find the very same French Blue Lavender, but with your hard earned dollars get double the amount for $18.00?
You don’t have to pay to park or navigate crowds or potholes.
When you walk into Diamond Antiques and Gifts hang a sharp right and go up one step and you will find yourself in The Stillroom Gift and Tea Shop.
On Wednesday, February 19th in the shop you will find the aforementioned French Blue Lavender bundles.
When you step through the door of Diamond Antiques you are greeted with a view of two floors of the best in Antiques and giftware and so much more!
You just have to see for yourself. We do not disappoint!
311 East Sixth Avenue
Tarentum
Tuesday-Sunday 10-5
Closed Monday to dust and restock.
March 3rd is the Spring Open 🏠
It is lovely 😊
Posted in General on February 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Pittsburgh artist Ryan Numair
Posted in General on February 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
This fabulous artwork was done for me by Pittsburgh artist Ryan Numair of @deadofnight.art. I can’t remember how I stumbled upon Ryan’s work but it was a lucky discovery for me because I love the Day of the Dead holiday and the beautiful traditions behind it. Ryan’s depictions of this art and commissioned pieces are just terrific! I had this done for Mike and Anthony’s milestone birthdays last month. The idea for the drawing was based on a Christmas gift from them about 25 years ago. Mike and Anthony bought me two concrete gargoyles that served as bookends over the years. One was hunched over a computer and the other was sucking it’s thumb. They represented our life at the time as new parents and Mike’s career as a newly minted “computer guy”. Ryan needed a bit to go on so I told him about Anthony’s love of Legos as a child and his developed skills over the past ten years as a designer and sewer of NASA memorabilia from the moon landings. Anthony has done work for Adam Savage and also has a piece in the San Francisco museum of modern art! (proud mum) This is why he has a sewing machine in his lap. Their combined love of the band Wilco finds these loves sitting atop of what has come to be known as the Wilco towers in Chicago. The towers are on the cover of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot lp. The starry night in the background finishes off this perfect piece of art. It now hangs in the office of State Street Networks in the Detective Bldg. in East Liberty. A million thanks to a great up and coming artist! You can check out Ryan’s work @deadofnight.art
Posted in General on February 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
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The Stillroom 