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One That Got Away: Murano glass lamps

ONE THAT GOT AWAY | Murano glass lamps and lessons learned. I’ve been meaning to start this series for awhile — posts about pieces that got away. I feel like this is a subject that resonates with ...

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Spotlight: Boucherouite Rugs

SPOTLIGHT | Boucherouite rugs (or the very best and coolest rag rugs out there). So rugs have kinda been a thing for me over the past year. I’m not sure what happened exactly, but all of a sudden ...

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Spotlight: Kaoru Kawano, MCM Japanese printmaker

SPOTLIGHT | Kaoru Kawano | Midcentury Japanese Printmaker Artist “Born: 1916; Hokkaido, Japan Died: 1965 Nationality: Japanese Art Movement: Shōwa period (1926–1989) Field: Woodblock ...

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Vintage love and shopping during COVID-19

SHOP NEWS | Whelp. WHELP. Shopping during COVID-19. It’s a whole thing. My new shop space opened today at Trunkshow Raleigh (1526 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604). It’s a little ...

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W&B vintage fashion: love, rediscovered

REDISCOVERING VINTAGE FASHION | Will and Bequeath vintage fashion … for the love of clothes, y’all. Hey friends. It’s been awhile. Blogging sometimes feels like a bit of a ...

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The Hollow Rock pop up is a wrap!

DEBRIEF | Whelp! It’s the Monday after the Will and Bequeath Hollow Rock POP UP and I am … exhausted. EXHAUSTED. As my fellow “thriftsketeer” (did I type that right?) ...

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Hollow Rock Pop Up! May 4, 2019, Durham, NC

TAG SALE | Hello friends! Will and Bequeath vintage is making a foray into IRL sales. Whut whut! So … changes are (yet again) afoot. The last few months have been interesting. When I ...

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Hey-o! Costume jewellery is happening now

SHOP NEWS | Costume jewellery is up! It’s all happening. Well, I did it. I listed three items. It’s really happening, y’all. Will & Bequeath vintage is back up and running! ...

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Will & Bequeath: On starting small

SHOP NEWS | Life remains a little overwhelming, not going to lie. I’m in the midst of a house renovation (some new flooring we’ve needed pretty much since we moved in, but have been ...

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Target’s decorative gold turkey is the ultimate thneed

RANT | Confession: I’m done my Christmas shopping already. Not only that, I’ve been done since before Halloween. Sure, if something jumps out at me, I might add in an item here or ...

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Flippers are annoying (so maybe I’m annoying?)

PET PEEVE | Earlier this year I sold a mid century style dresser for $250 to what I thought was a local couple shopping for personal use. But … flippers are annoying. Really effing ...

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Will & Bequeath vintage is back!

SHOP NEWS | Three years ago I had a baby. I first opened Will & Bequeath back in 2012 after leaving my last, traditional, non-freelance office job (in advertising, on the copy editing side), ...