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Antique and vintage are two terms that refer to the age of an item. An antique must be at least 100 years old while a vintage item must be at least 20 years old. There are two schools of thought in the vintage world. I will therefore demystify in detail each of the two terms to make the difference between antiquity and vintage.give. It is at this very moment that I inform you that the 2000s are now vintage!    ANTIQUITY An antique is a collectible such as a piece of furniture or a work of art that has great...

I know, this famous slow living, slow food, slow fashion, in short, slow tout is still not very clear as a movement. It's not just posting a pic of your morning coffee on your linen duvet cover along with a book you'll never read. In fact, slow living is more a way of consuming and living everyday life more slowly.  To avoid searching, I inform you that the word slow, in English, is used as an acronym in this context: S = Sustainable - Sustainable, which has little or no impact on the environment; THE = Local - Which encourages...

The concept of vintage shop is quite wide. You will find as much antiques as vintage or second-hand objects, treasures with personality to decorate or simply to spoil yourself. My primary objective is to breathe new life into an item that has already been created. This nostalgic boutique, headquartered in Quebec City, is the culmination of a dream and a passion. My life mission is to add beauty and a bit of history to every home. Over the past few years, I have changed niche several times before finding my own identity for the store. Sometimes I tended to come...

The concept of unisex thrift store that I propose is simple, there is no division between men and women. All second-hand clothes are available and collected for the human who wishes to give new life to an already created treasure. Finally an inclusive space with only one section and where the prices do not vary according to the genre. The best part about it is that I like to think that I created the very first unisex thrift store in Quebec.  This fabulous idea came to me during one of my many visits to thrift stores. I constantly noticed young...

I am aware that you are intrigued to know who is behind this page, since I do not present my face often and share little about me. I reassure you, I am neither a robot nor an algorithm. Regarding the name of my shop, I'll let you know right away that it's not because I'm small! So here is some information about me and my passion for vintage. I was born in the mid-1980s, in a small village in the Appalachian region. I grew up with nature, very close to a wheat field, in a family of 3 children. Back...