Basements are just that, basements !! A place to build rec-rooms, man caves, hobby rooms etc... If I wanted high end furniture to impress my snobbish friends, I would put it where it belongs !! In the living room !!. Basements are a place to kick your shoes off and put your feet up.
-- Edited by hemi43 on Monday 7th of April 2014 08:43:18 PM
I,m not a collector , some people over do it though . I figger people can do what they want . its good that way , makes more people for me to laugh at ..77.
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I,m as cool as Milner , but axeually a bit more like Beckwith
I love automotive memorabilia. It's such great sight to pull up to a rodders garage and see a functioning Eco air meter mounted on the outside wall. And the sound of a functioning one with the dinger going off!!!
To me there are automotive themed and recreation themed caves.
They can be distinctly different or co mingled. There's the jukebox, fuseball, slotmachine, pinball, billiards, coca cola, Betty Boop type environment, more suited to a recroom and the Snap-on, cabinetry, flooring, lifts, nostalgic garage equipment, tin signage type, chrome environment suited to a garage. I do think an Eco air meter on a pedistal is more suited to an automotive themed cave, just as a jukebox would be more suited to a recroom. But it's totally up to the owner, what the feel should be.
There's a big crowd out there who are into rust. I had a guy in the other day looking for old rusty ( translation: patina) tailgates from 30s and 40s. He wanted to make foldown shelving and seating for his cave. What a great idea!
Wow !! I thought they were all different automotive chemicals, but then realized they are all basically the same but from different companies. Amazing how things used to be !!
Hang in there! A good women will appreciate the better pieces of your collection as well.
the trick is to make her a deal that for each piece you can no longer display or keep.......she has to get rid of a pair of shoes. And its only fair you get to choose the ones she has to get rid of.
Hang in there! A good women will appreciate the better pieces of your collection as well.
the trick is to make her a deal that for each piece you can no longer display or keep.......she has to get rid of a pair of shoes. And its only fair you get to choose the ones she has to get rid of.
I cant believe I just told you that. lol
Janice , men will pay for all your womenly secrets!!!
Automotive memorabilia is a great conversation starter, it puts a smile on the faces of anyone that walks in the room.
Just like our vehicles we are preserving the past by collecting memorabilia from another life time. Instead of these things winding up in the junk yard we are taking them and appreciating them and putting them on display. Your providing a chance to see a piece of history.
And to think I have two of them over my desk area in the garage. I guess I'm an "Artist". Oh excuse me I only have one 24 incher in the attic. Those over my desk area are only 18 inchers
-- Edited by Rochie on Tuesday 8th of April 2014 05:04:46 PM
the trick is to make her a deal that for each piece you can no longer display or keep.......she has to get rid of a pair of shoes. And its only fair you get to choose the ones she has to get rid of.
I cant believe I just told you that. lol
