Shop At My Dream Canvas New Collection

Hello 2025! It's been a while since I was here. So today, I am excited to launch a new collection at the Shop At My Dream Canvas 

As you are well aware, I love curating a collection of unique, vintage and one of a kind accessories for your home aka The Shop at My Dream Canvas. These new pieces bring together my love for thrift stores, flea markets and vintage finds. Apart from the brass collection I source from India, I am so excited to take you on this new journey with me. This unique collection is locally sourced as I treasure hunt around town and in my travels😊 Come with me on this treasure hunt and let’s find some fun pieces for your home.  We ship within the United States only. These are limited pieces and tend to sell out quickly.

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I do hope you will enjoy this collection as I really had fun putting it together just for you.

What is Vintage? Join In With Your Views!

What is vintage? 
This has been a question at the back of my mind for a few years. I have been fortunate that I have had the opportunity to use family heirlooms as part of my decor for years. Not all my heirlooms can be called "vintage or "antique" but quite a few of them can! For me, the attachments to these pieces are purely sentimental. They have very little to do with their current value. However, I have always been intrigued and fascinated with objects from a bygone era. What can I say, objects from my Grandparents' time and older fascinate me way more than ones from my parents' time :) My quest to know more about my heirlooms motivates me to do research on the Internet and read books about them. There are times that I have stumbled upon information that shows that some of the items I own have a ton of history and value.  Some, don't. This process is becoming a hobby and I love it :)

The same thirst for antiques and vintage finds has been my inspiration for the "Antique Store finds at The Shop At My Dream Canvas." I have inadvertently used  terms like vintage and antique in the past, but I try not to do so today unless I have evidence of the provenance. It has always been my endeavor to trace the history of each product that I list. I do my research online.  I also grill the antique store owner while purchasing the product!

Off late, I am dismayed by the use of the term "vintage " across the blogging world and on other social media platforms! The Indian brass products  sourced for "My Dream Canvas" are certainly not vintage or even old for that matter! They may draw inspiration from a different era but cannot be sold as a vintage item or as an antique. The style may bring out an old world charm but that is about it. Similarly, the silver toned items listed are not silver but a type of metal designed to give it a silver look. Please do yourself a favor and look carefully before you buy. The term vintage is being used frequently by businesses and online stores to give you the illusion that you are buying something old and valuable! So called "vintage textiles" and vintage products are everywhere and the term is being seriously misused! 

At my end, I shall persevere to find out the history and vintage of the products that I source from antique stores and flea markets. If you are a buyer, feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions! MDC wants to curate a beautiful collection for you.  A collection that you will cherish through out your life :)

During my research on the term vintage, I came across this article in Apartment Therapy which gives a pretty clear insight into this topic. I am sharing a few lines with you...........

"If antiques are things that are 100 years old or older, what are vintage pieces? The definition of vintage is trickier. According to Merriam Webster, the term vintage relates primarily to wine and is an altered form of the French word vendage, meaning "the grapes picked during a season." One of its secondary definitions is "a period of origin or manufacturee" (e.g. a vintage 1960s Mercedes) or "length of existence: age." Ruby Lane provides a much more helpful explanation, noting that "an item described as 'vintage' should speak of the era in which it was produced. Vintage can mean an item is of a certain period of time, as in "vintage 1950's" but it can also mean (and probably always should) that the item exhibits the best of a certain quality, or qualities, associated with or belonging to that specific era. In other words, for the term vintage to accurately apply to it, an item should be somewhat representational and recognizable as belonging to the era in which it was made." Ruby Lane also suggests that 'vintage' should not be used in reference to objects less than 20 years old"

What are your feelings on this topic? I would love to hear your views?

Image: My Dream Canvas

Vintage Love

For those who read my blog regularly know by now of my love for vintage and antiques :-) I love antique spoons. They add so much character to a table. With our busy lives elaborate parties with silverware maybe a thing of the past. However, they do make interesting displays.

I am fortunate enough to own a few vintage silver pieces. They are my pride and joy. I was sorting out a few things and found these tucked away in my kitchen drawer. My mom gave these to me and they all belong to my grandmother. My Grandmother was one of the most elegant women I have ever known. She was the sweetest person on earth and most of the lovely things I have belong to her. If she were were alive today....... I would have asked her more about these spoons. I like discovering the history behind just about everything :-)

I have a few more lovely pieces given to me by In laws. I shall share them with you soon. For now I am trying to figure out how to display these lovely beauties. I would love some suggestions? Anyone else out there who shares my love for Vintage spoons??

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