Khristi Zimmeth

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HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments Paul Gilbert remembers buying the print at an estate sale in California in 1990, he told DuMouchelles’ appraiser Renee Fessel and the crowd gathered for the recent Trash or Treasure session held at the downtown gallery and auction house. “I don’t know much about it but it hangs in our hallway,” he added, explaining that he paid $125 at the time.

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments It’s hard to open a shelter magazine or catalog without a mention or photo of mid-century modern design. Since its introduction in the late 1930s, the sleek style has developed into one of the most popular and longest-lasting worldwide. What is less known, however, is the role Michigan, in general, and Cranbrook in particular, played in its rise.

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments It doesn’t get much cuter than the vintage poster Marilyn Hersh recently brought to the Michigan Design Center for appraisal. Featuring a smiling sledding child and a dog in the snow, the long-time family piece recalls a simpler time and, at more than 100 years old, is officially an antique.  Hersh shared some background in the email she wrote to the column asking for an appraisal.

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

HOMESTYLEKhristi ZimmethSpecial to The Detroit NewsView Comments 'A Peaceful Place' weekly winner of Garden Photo ContestCoexisting with nature is a process, as we see in "A Peaceful Place," this week's photo pick. Gardener Patricia Hambleton of Washington tells us, "We are incorporating more native plants while still respecting the long-ago planted nonnatives. The tree far right in the bed is a paw paw. We have several and yes, they do bear fruit.

3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Khristi Zimmeth

Christina Kean could definitely be considered a Trash or Treasure success story. An avid antiquer and a dealer with a booth at the Conservatory in Clinton Township and a shop on Etsy, even Kean occasionally finds herself stumped. “The research is my favorite. I have learned a lot. However, sometimes I find special pieces, even one of a kind, that are out of my knowledge and abilities,” she explained on her Instagram account, Domestic Artisan, after her appraisal day.