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A Very Vintage Holiday celebrates the joy and sentimentality associated with all the major holidays on the calendar, from Easter to Halloween to Christmas - and many more. Vintage decorations, customs, history, and lush images offer up great comfort, connection, and continuity in this fast-paced world. Each holiday is opportunity to slow down and connect. There's a mindfulness associated with carving pumpkins, dying Easter eggs, or stringing popcorn and cranberry garlands that helps us to bond with loved ones in ways that both conjure up good memories and enable us to make new ones. Coupled with beautiful photographs, tips on collecting, and secret shopping haunts, A Very Vintage Holiday offers a 360-degree look at all the traditional and joyful ways we celebrate holidays and gives suggestions on how to make family heirlooms, vintage finds, and holiday activities work for today's audience.
About the Author
A fan favorite from the PBS series Market Warriors, Bob uses his personality and expertise to strike deals at flea markets all over the country. Prior to PBS, Bob was the Host of Minute Makeover on ShelterPop, where he inexpensively transformed rooms. Bob also hosts the popular web series Flea Market Minute, where he interviews flea market vendors and shoppers worldwide. Regularly featured in media outlets including The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Huffington Post, The Associated Press, The Boston Globe, Parade Magazine, House Beautiful, ABC, CBS and FOX, Bob delights in sharing design, antiques and bargaining advice.Bob's love of design has been ingrained in him since he was a latchkey kid in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Often "refreshing" his mother's house before she returned home from work, Bob got his inspirations from old movies and attic treasures. He began collecting antiques at the age of 7, while tagging along with his older brother, thus beginning a life-long love affair with garage sales, flea markets and thrift shops.Bob Richter's passion for collecting holiday décor also began when he was a boy. One day his father, who would take him to auctions, handed Bob a box of beautiful ornaments, including a blue jay, a Santa Claus, some bells, and other special figures, and said, "It's time you started collecting something and I know you like Christmas." So collect he did - and still does. That original box has grown into a collection that hovers at around 2,500 and counting. Bob is also a Tastemaker for "Vintage and Market Finds" on the high-end shopping portal One Kings Lane where he curates special sales with art, antiques, and rescued objects. Specializing in a marriage of comfort and smart design, Bob offers up a fresh take on living with "stuff." His tongue-in-cheek mantra, "More is More," speaks to his love of art and antiques, which he culls from around the globe. As a contributor to PBS.org, Bob has profiled Pop Artist Peter Max, written about art pottery, WWII collecting, vintage Christmas décor, vintage clothing, and more. He has also served as Guest Editor of NYCArts and offers antiques advice in eHow and The Intelligent Collector.As a contributor to The Huffington Post, Bob covers antiques, design, travel, museums and lifestyle.In addition to his other endeavors, Bob is a Communications Professor at New York University.
