What can you tell me about...?Antique Trader editor-at-large Kyle Husfloen has answered that question thousands of times in his popular column "Kyle on Antiques" published in Antique Trader and The Antique Trader's Collector Magazine & Price Guide.Here Kyle compiles a varied selection of some of his favorite columns. Kyle shares historical information about the items, along with an estimated value.Furniture, clocks, jewelr...

America's No. 1 Selling Price GuideFor nearly 30 years, Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles has been the leading source for information on antiques and collectibles. Filled with expert advice, vetted values and 4,500 color photographs, Antique Trader provides the clearest and most dependable picture of this amazingly diverse and magnificent market.Inside you will enjoy a variety of new collecting areas, as well as old favorites. Includi...

Valuable flea market finds...A peeling, antioue vanity in muted sea green...An elegant, cracked chandelier...An enormous, slipcovered sofa with deep, cushions...Comfort, the beauty of imperfections, the allure of time-worn objects, and the appeal of simple practical living: these are the cornerstones of what has come to be known as the Shabby Chic style. Like the cozy familiarity of a well-worn pair of faded jeans, the dilapidated elegance of an Italian viIla, ...

“This is a fun and painless way to give yourself a firm grounding in the wide wonderful world of antiques and collectibles.”Kyle Husfloen, Managing Editor, Antique Trader Weekly and Antique Trader’s Antiques & Collectibles Price GuideDo you love to poke around estate sales and antique shops, but can’t tell the difference between Queen Anne and Queen Victoria furniture? Do you dream of owning that old Oriental rug or Meissen figurine — but worry that the dea...

Watercolor is taking the art, fashion, and home décor worlds by storm. The result is an explosion of amazing new work by contemporary artists. This volume surveys the current revival of this loveliest of mediums, in portfolios from more than 20 of today's top watercolor artists from around the globe. From the evocative visual journals of Danny Gregory and Fabrice Moireau, through the fashion-inspired portraits of Samantha Hahn and Virginia Johnson, to the indie art stylings of Jane Mount a...

75 unique designs for attractive, efficient, environmentally friendly homes.Now available in paperback, this collection of 75 plans for small homes offers more than 500 usable blueprints and other illustrations for a variety of living spaces suitable for every environment and style, from a New England farmhouse to a sophisticated townhouse in the city to a Santa Fe ranch.The designs include site drawings, floor plans, elevation drawings, section drawings, p...

From the country’s most popular interior design magazine comes a stylish, in-depth look at what it takes to make any room beautiful. House Beautiful Style Essentials: What Every Room Needs is an inspiring and hardworking handbook that shows readers how to create the rooms of their dreams by revealing what “every room needs.” Chapters like “Every Room Needs a Hiding Place” provide clever ideas for storage and organization, while sections like “Every Room Needs Something Shiny” give...

This new edition of The Bottle bible is loaded with listings, current market values and trademark data for 50 years of bottles produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. With this book in hand, the tools to positively identify and accurately assess bottles in your collection are at your fingertips.Review tips for spotting reproductions, determining rarity and identifying factors that affect values and for 50 plus categories of bottles (with 20 new areas) including bottles from Av...

A revised and updated edition of the best-selling resource for art teachersThis time-tested book is written for teachers who need accurate and updated information about the world of art, artists, and art movements, including the arts of Africa, Asia, Native America and other diverse cultures. The book is filled with tools, resources, and ideas for creating art in multiple media. Written by an experienced artist and art instructor, the book is filled with vital facts, data, readings...

"Drawing is the connection between eye, heart and hand."--Linda WesnerDrawing is a fundamental skill for artists in any medium, a wonderfully direct means of expression and the driving inspiration behind this provoking collection. Strokes of Genius 3 celebrates drawing as an art form in its own right, featuring work from 95 of today's brightest artists.In this brilliant collection of drawings, 95 contemporary artists explore the subjects that touch their hea...

The take-it-with-you collecting resource... Warman's Bottles Field Guide, 3rd Edition America's favorite pocket-sized guide helps you identify, value, buy and sell bottles like a pro. All new photos and listings, plus five new chapters: Crocks and stoneware Food and pickle bottles Ginger beer bottles Mineral water bottles Soda fountain syrup dispensers 300 color photos and 1,500 listings with current values Tips for identifying, buying and selling bottles Top ten bottle collecting destinat...

Unlocking the Secrets of the Puzzle BoxHave you ever thought inside the box? These bandsawn boxes could be the most intriguing and fun projects you've ever made.Author Jeff Vollmer describes his boxes as key-and-slide--cut a dovetail key, cut a slider piece, cut another key, cut another slider. That's the puzzle or "combination" you use to get to the chamber or heart of the box.Then you cut out the guts of the box to create...