local stores and services: Clearing Out Your Cambridge House = Part V - Consignment Shops Near Cambridge - 08/22/09 02:02 PM
It's time to clear out your house - or perhaps grandma's. One way to earn some cash for your unwanted furniture and accessories it to call a consignment shop. There are a couple of really good furniture consignment shops near Cambridge.
Consignment shops take your items and pay you a portion of the sales price. Each shop has its own flavor - some look very much like antique shops, others have more of a mix of items - the old and the not so old.
Most consignment shops follow a schedule of price reductions. The longer your item is in the shop … (8 comments)

local stores and services: Appraisers, Auctions and Antique Dealers - Clearing Out Your Cambridge House - 08/16/09 05:25 PM
Selling your house often entails selling your stuff.  Whether you've just inherited a houseful of grandmother's treasures or you're a collector who's looking to downsize and won't have room for your collections in your new home - what are you going to do with all that stuff?
If you think there are antique or valuable items in the mix you may want to consider calling in an appraiser before you start pitching items or selling them for a pittance at a garage sale. It's always good to get an expert's opinion - you never know what might have value.
Many of the … (7 comments)

local stores and services: Tags Hardware - Porter Square - Cambridge - 08/12/09 12:24 PM
Tags Hardware in Porter Squareis the place to go when you're moving to Cambridge or Somerville.  It's one-stop shopping when you've just moved into your new place.
Opened in 1957 and still run by the Shapiro family, Tags is a combination hardware store - home store.  Over the years the store has expanded into more and more home accessories and has many stylish choices - while still maintaining a full service hardware store.
Upstairs you'll find home decor and accessoriesincluding everything you'll need to outfit your bath, a wide variety of kitchen implements, dishware and small appliances, placemats and napkins, candles, laundry … (11 comments)

local stores and services: Porcelain Patch & Glaze - Watertown MA - 08/10/09 03:21 PM
Porcelain Patch & Glaze - Watertown MA  Got some ugly colored tile in your house? A stained bathtub sorely in need of sprucing up? Or a battered file cabinet that's too shabby for your office?  Time to give Porcelain Patch & Glaze of Watertown Massachusetts a call.
Porcelain Patch and Glaze offers electrostatic refinishing services that will transform appliances, fixtures, tile and even furniture.
I discovered Porcelain Patch when it was time to sell my condo.  I lived in an early 1970s building.  In the late 1960s and early '70s colored appliances and fixtures were all the rage.  In my complex … (12 comments)