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Celebrating Our Antique Shop’s 2024 Best Sellers and Predictions for 2025 -Whether you’re hunting for collectables or seeking to refresh your space with vintage flair, we’re excited to help you discover unique treasures in the year ahead.

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As we embrace 2025, sustainability isn’t just a trend—it’s becoming the standard. With growing awareness of environmental impacts, incorporating antiques, secondhand treasures, and collectables into interior design is a thoughtful and stylish way to create unique, eco-friendly homes. This approach celebrates reuse, creativity, and individuality while contributing to a greener future. The Rise of Sustainable Decor Sustainability means more than just recycling—it’s about embracing timeless pieces, reducing waste, and giving items a second (or third!) life. From antique furniture to second hand fabrics, here’s how you can integrate sustainable finds into your home: • Repurposing Fabrics: Use vintage pillowcases, blankets,...

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The term Art Glass refers to pieces of glass purely made as a sculpture or decorative purposes with no main function. Historians called the Art Glass phase the "Brilliant Period". In the 1900s it was replaced with the term 'Art Nouveau'. The term Studio Glass is used to talk about modern pieces. Glass can also be combined with other materials or techniques including Sandblasting, Copper Foil, Engraving or Painting. Glass can be decorated in many different ways by mixing colours, frosting, staining,over-lays and more. At Antique Alley we have Art Glass paperweights, animals, baskets, vases, koru, wine stoppers, dishes and...

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