Wednesday, July 31, 2013

vintage bottles

Amy sent us this image of the vintage bottle collection she is gathering from shopping at Archive Home. We really love the Gordon's Gin bottle, but all look great together as a collection in this beautiful spot. Thanks for this great image. We love when you visit us at Archive Home. 

                  special finds at Archive Home


Gloria Battista Collins, a talented and spectacular floral designer, event planner, and new friend, posted this on our facebook page. She shares a moment in her home.  Many items including the pewter pitcher (see flowers from Gloria's garden) and the great old glass come from Archive Home.
Beautiful spot Gloria.  Thank you for posting and sharing.






Wednesday, July 24, 2013


For those of you who have visited Archive home, you know by know that we are obsessed with letters.  Letters for the wall, desktop, greeting cards, collage, artwork, we collect it all and are so happy to share them with you.  Look at this beautiful sign.  Kim sent this to us after she bought these letters from the shop. Thank you Kim for sharing your "sacred space" with us.
Archive Home Chair at home
Many customers have come in to show us where their Archive Home purchases have ended up.  Many are repurposed, many are simply placed in a beautiful environment.  We are happy to begin with this great chair in this wonderful spot.  Thank you Marcia for sending us this image. We love the "Ocean Beach" chair and it looks great at your home.


Thursday, June 20, 2013

back to school
                                                               photo:bette blau

It has become very clear that "School" is a decorating style, and we like it.
Letters, typewriters, wastepaper baskets maps and even eyeglasses are now found objects and even art. We have sold all of these including illustrated charts used to teach reading, vintage notebooks, stamps,staplers,tape dispensers,school maps,globes, flash cards and old school chairs,to name a few. Customers of every age buy,or at least appreciate these objects.Everyday there is someone remembering and sharing a story about a teacher or explaining to a child what a typewriter or rotary phone is. "See you press the key and it prints a letter." 

"Can you still buy the ribbon?" The answer is yes. Online. We have sold typewriters in every color to every age. Some are bought for a child's birthday. Others as a graduation present or Father's Day. Writers collect them and graphic designers use them. We find them. 
Once we had a pink "Royal" typewriter,for only a few days. People stopped their cars and didn't park, just to run in and ask the price. Pink is always more expensive and so is red. Customers still come in to inquire about it, "it sold months ago." They are always disappointed.

We have a nice blue smith and corona and a grey metal Royal in the shop now, letters for the wall, beautiful mud australia to hold pencils and a wonderful carafe for water - if you don't have a fountain.

Thursday, June 13, 2013



introduction to wood

Wood is such an integral part of our lives. Tactile to the    touch,rough,smooth,splintery,glossy. Filled with texture,color, richness and depth.Wood is a beautiful aesthetic that is ever changing.Shrinking and expanding,becoming more enriched with use over time and providing a lifetime of pleasure. At Archive Home our wood selections are sourced from sustainable woods that are food safe. Our vendors, reaching across the globe, are selected for their quality as well as their beauty and function. From Scandinavia to South east Asia,to Harlem, NY, our ever changing  products are a great for gift giving,or to keep for yourself. 


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

toys
                                                                                                                                      photos: bette blau
The world of tin and other metal toys is new to us. Often, we find them and get them for their patina, color and design.  They speak to us and bring us back to when our kids were younger. We love finding them.

I have 2 sons,and my older one loved cars and trucks.Bordering on obsession (I wonder where he got that from) we spent hours watching construction sites and traffic jams. Living in NYC,we hardly made it a block without stopping to observe.That time spent watching was invaluable and has translated to a minor obsession of mine.

I found these at a garage sale upstate and knew I wanted them.
Some are Marx toys, which are highly collectible, 
http://www.marxtoymuseum.com,
others are tootsie toys, also very collectible. Either way,like the bottles, we go with our gut and really choose what we like, collectible or not.