What a wild summer! I can’t believe it’s almost over but before it officially ends I wanted to share some of what I’ve been up to.You might know my family has a house in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard. We love it because it’s a short walk to town where we...

Hello everyone!   Provincetown, Massachusetts is the last town on Cape Cod. While most people don’t have the opportunity to make it out to the tip of Cape Cod—you MUST make time.  Provincetown is an amazing hotbed of creatives. There are writers, painters, and students working during the summer; you will...

On most buying trips, we work almost non stop! It makes for a lot of driving and not much sightseeing, while this is definitely efficient for our buying purposes it does not always satisfy the traveler in both of us! If you have been checking out our Instagram feed you’ll...

We are always looking for fun vintage, and antique shops in New York because while we always have a a great selection of things... Sometimes you just need a quick shopping fix. A spot that Kelly recently discovered? Odd Eye in the East Village! Its a fabulous spot on 5th...

Hey Everyone! We decided to take a quick trip down to Miami to check out the US Antique Shows Original Miami Beach Antique Show. Our good friend Toma Clarke Haines was hosting tours throughout the show, so we took the opportunity to explore a market that we are less familiar...

Welcome back! Happy New Year!!!! We hope you had a chance to learn about the incredible “papier a cuve” technique that we featured on the blog before the Christmas holidays. There is also an IGTV video showing the entire process for you to watch! After that first amazing experience with...

Hello! We had a bit more free time than we usually do while on our trips while we were in Venice. Though we are creatures of habit... Finding a few incredible artisans who were willing to share a behind the scenes look at their practice so that we are now...

  Hi all! The Northern most towns on the tip of Cape Cod are whimsical, natural and authentically charming. Kelly just got back from her annual family vacation in North Truro. Right next door is Wellfleet, a small fishing village that has a history of being home to many artists...

Hi all! As you're probably well aware we finally received our 40' container chockfull of amazing finds from the UK, Sweden, and Italy. This is easily our best container yet and we hope you're enjoying the goodies that have arrived. What you may not know is that the container was...

Hey!Almost a week ago, last Friday, Margaret and I spent the afternoon in the Upper East Side in Manhattan! We went to see the Kips Bay Decorator Show House first, which I told you a bit about on Tuesday. After that we met our friend Sara McMillan at the Metropolitan...

We are back from Europe and have been working hard to tie up all our loose ends here in Connecticut before we make our semi-annual trek down to Round Top, Texas! We are in the middle of our busiest few months of the year and are so excited to share...

While you heard about the epic failure that was our first flight, (linked here), overall our first trip as the Modern Antiquarian Team was fabulous! Though we landed in London, our destination was outside of the city so on Monday morning we left our hotel bright and early to take...

Hello all! March and April are going to be non-stop for the Modern Antiquarian team! We left New York City yesterday, February 27th and landed in Milan this morning. We have made our way to Parma at this point and are exploring Mercanteinfiera. We will be shopping, networking and exploring...

Hi guys! Thanks for coming back to hear some more about Modern Antiquarian! With this branding shift comes our reevaluated identity! So here's what we have to share about us at this point...Who is the Modern Antiquarian? Why are we doing what we’re doing? Are we crazy to do this?...