The Cape Exchange

Great Vintage Wrought Iron

Michele — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:16:21 +0000

Don’t you just love vintage wrought iron furniture? For me, it brings back memories of going to my Aunt Ruth’s house for summer vacation, sitting on her front porch and talking to neighbors as they walked by. I love the old wrought iron furniture because is sturdy and lasts forever, if you just give it some love and a little bit of care. We buy it whenever we can, and in various stages of wear and age. The first thing we do is wire brush any rust areas. Then we spray it with a good primer. After that we are ready to give it new life. This year we are very much into fun and colorful so we are painting with bright colors and using colorful cushions. We created a 3 piece set in Rustoleum’s Paprika Red with yellow and red floral cushions. It looked great and sold quickly. We also tried a 3 piece set in Lagoon Blue. With brightly striped cushions it too was a hit. Today we have a very nice 3 seater sofa. We painted it a Navaho White and added bright floral cushions in shades of blue, tan and white. The cushions are comfortable. Sitting on it makes me want a glass of fresh iced tea with lemon.

New Consignment Items April 25th and 27th

Michele — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:41:25 +0000

Monday and Wednesday we welcomed 3 new consignors in addition to a few veteran consignors who brought us an array of interesting items to sell. Monday we got some beautiful B & O Railroad Demitasse sets in the Capitol pattern. It’s amazing to me that this lovely china has survived for so many years in such good condition. We listed it and sold it in the same evening. Some of the other items that we received and will be listing for sale very shortly include a pair of Skookum dolls, a nice new golf bag, vintage 35mm film camera, vinyl LP collectible sets, assorted camera lenses and an antique platter and soup tureen that were used to serve guests at a long ago Atlantic City hotel . Every day is interesting. We never know what to expect.

Happy Easter Monday

Michele — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:50:52 +0000

The weather is predicted to be warm in Annapolis this week. It is time to start thinking about cool drinks in the warm sunshine. We have outdoor furniture for you. Great old wrought iron with fresh paint and new cushions will make your outdoor time more enjoyable. We have lagoon blue set and a paprika red set

New items Monday April 18th

Michele — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:34:42 +0000

Yesterday was a drop off day for consignors. We took in boxes of DVDs, PlayStation games and action figures in the morning. The DVDs are listed on Amazon and the action figures will be put on eBay. A little later in the day we received Daisy collectible air rifles, brand new in the boxes. They will soon be listed on Amazon. In the afternoon we got some very nice vintage glassware – Tiffin Rambler Rose, in several sizes. We will be listing Cordials, Cocktail glasses, whiskey and juice glasses on eBay. The last appointment brought in some mid-century Steubenville American Modern Russel Wright dinnerware. Everything is in very good condition and should do well on eBay.

New website launched

Michele — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:09:28 +0000

Finally! The new and improved website for The Cape Exchange is here. We have been working hard to get it launched and we are very excited about all of the features of this new site. Take a few minutes to check it. On the Contact page there is a form that you can use to send us a message and let us know what you think.