Old Advertising Stuff

I LOVE old advertising pieces. While some people collect art and use it to grace the walls of their homes, my home is filled with vintage advertising pieces. I guess you can say, I look at some of the old advertising pieces as "folk art", one of a kinds. The sign above is one of my very favorites. It is in a small bathroom off the hall that is decorated with a beachy theme. I saw something yesterday about old advertising and it made me take a second look at what I've collected and filled my home with over the years. Below are just a few (yes, I have quite a bit of this stuff)of some of my favorite advertising pieces.








Sometimes when I'm at Country Roads and chatting with my customers they will ask me what do I collect. Maybe because I've got that whole "blonde, left-handed, Gemini" thing going I like to collect a lot of different things, including old surfboards out around my pool. I am trying to thin out a few things that I've fallen out of love with or really just had a quickie fling with, and am no longer interested in them! But some of my stuff, well, I don't think I could ever part with them. So, if I some day show up on the show "Hoarders" you will know that I warned you ahead of time. I just think in our homes, we not only need to surround ourselves with those we love, but the old vintage stuff we love as well. And hey, if you need a little extra cash you can always sell it! That is a good reason to be a hoarder, right? I think it is most definitely and excellent reason!!