Last minute specials and Christmas decor SALE!!

Hi,   Well you know it's almost Christmas .....all the adorable men were out this weekend and we had such fun helping them. I thought I would post a few specials you will really like. We are here to help you put together a beautiful decorated table and also have the most unique and special gifts. Last time to wish you a Merry Christmas and a very happy healthy 2015. This original art series on board was just placed on 30 % off sale. These hurricanes will light the way.  Made from recycled glass they are on sale for $38.00. Bisque ceramics, microwave and dishwasher safe.  The carafe and cup set is a beautiful gift for bedside...on sale for $48.00 set. A few hand blown glass pitchers available, $38.00 ea. A wonderful hostess gift or a water pitcher to grace your own table. Silver votives are an easy way to add sparkle to your table, $8.00. A couple of marble cheese boards still available $58.00 ea. All Christmas ornaments are 30% off including beautiful antique pieces, hand blown mercury glass. Harder and harder to find, genuine glass ornaments are keepsakes. Antique musical trees, 30% off. All holiday vintage glassware, 30 % off just in time to set a spectacular bar and table. A few of these popular bamboo serving pieces that even look great standing alone as decorative pieces. Everyone loves the color.... 50 % off. GET THE REAL THING! Genuine vintage Santa mugs and pitchers, 30% off!  Not just for a funny Christmas morning tradition with coffee, I use my pitcher for syrup. The cups add some whimsy placed plate side with an evergreen sprig and a place card or filled with candy. All holiday 30 % off! The spectacular glittery crowns and birds are on 30 % off sale. Crowns reduced to $77.00 will grace your table for years to come. Great gift idea. Abalone shell spoons, 20 % off totaling $34.00 set of 4. Wrapped and ready for you! Fun coasters, glassware and wine barrel lazy Susans. Important heirloom pieces, 19th century inlaid boxes from England, 20 % off! We can help you plan your tablescape! Don't stress it, it's all good! Have a wonderful Christmas celebrating with whomever you hold dear! XOXO Happy Healthy New Year! Closing at 2 pm Christmas Eve! Not everything is pictured on the site which is why most of you are enjoying seeing the current arrivals on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK.  Come on people....stay in the know and sign up so you can see the new finds.  Also we have daily flash sale specials we post only on social media! Some items sell right from INSTAGRAM ....IT'S EASY!!!!! Warmest regards, Bonny  Please note delivery and shipping is available on all items EMAIL ME with any questions. Bonny Neiman Antiques & Artisan  p.973-714-4541 www.bonnyneiman.com 315 B Springfield Avenue | Summit, NJ Monday-Saturday 10:30-5:30.

Throwback Christmas 2013

I have been so very busy (like all of you) and thought you would like a re-post of last Christmas! My favorite Christmas decoration.  A winter swan I found from a museum going out of business. My sister gave everyone a cinnamon bun tray with all the additions ready for our Christmas breakfast....great idea! This picture shows how the rustic serving pieces and all special serving pieces make your meal look more robust and important.  My sister grabbed a hotel silver pitcher to serve her breadsticks wrapped with prosciutto shown behind my old cutting board. The fried calamari looked perfect on this antique porcelain platter.  The taste was also perfection! My sister was supposed to bring a small antipasti to my house for Christmas dinner.  She assured me 3 times she didn't go overboard...you be the judge! She made 2 kinds of stuffed mushrooms one with sausage and and one without. Also homemade cheese straws. I love my sister's coffee station on the antique silver tray. LOVE this cheese server.....paper thin curls with fig spread. After the LIGHT hors d'oeuvres, snort, cocktail hour we had dinner Menu Truffle risotto with piglet mushrooms Roasted kabocha squash with pomegranite seeds, above, Standing rib roast with carmelized cipollini onion reduction Spinach gratin Whipped potatoes with lemon Mixed green salad In my family the doneness of the meat is a major topic before the big day AND a big stress!  I am sure all of you who like rare meat can relate to this.  The pressure mounts for the hostess (especially this non meat eating hostess) as family member after family member asks question after question...  "Where did you get the meat?" "Why did you buy 2 roasts and not one?" "What temperature did you start it at?" " What pan are you using?" "Cover it!!"  Or  "Don't cover  it!" "You should put it on a higher rack !"  "We should have used the cooler" "don't open the oven! " where's the thermometer?" " stick it in here not there!!" It's  TRULY hysterical!! And the BIG stress is if my father chimes in with concern about the meat because, of course,  you DO NOT WANT TO DISAPPOINT THE ITALIAN PAPA !! So I did what any great chef du village would do.....asked my husband to be in charge of the meat!!! He can obsess about qtips so you can imagine him the week before Christmas. He bought 2 new thermometers!   I was completely confident as I went about all the other tasks of the meal. It became a reason for male bonding pictured above.  He put a post it on the oven warning everyone NOT to open the oven because that's another thing this family of cooks does....walks through the kitchen and opens pots and ovens. Let's just say my Thermidor oven is very unreliable. I suspect the temperature did not reach the necessary 500 degrees With the parade through the kitchen I didn't say one thing until he took it out and decided it was done because of the temperature. It was  a gross grey on the outside and I said "I'm not serving it like that!" Without missing a beat, he went down to his workroom and came up with a blow torch and crusted that roast to perfection!  And I announced as I often do "And THAT'S why I married him!!" He really is Macgyver! I don't have a finished platter picture because all hell breaks loose carving and getting it to tableside hot and not overcooked!  As you probably can tell we all do well under stress, HA! and you feel as though you finished a great marathon when it's reported how delicious it is.  And don't think it would be sugar coated with polite comments of deliciousness.  Two years ago it was overcooked and as soon as the platters were brought to the table "the people" let us know.  I don't know why people don't like the holidays.....it's always so exciting!  I realize when your kids get older their participation in the planning and cooking of the meal replaces the excitement of the gift giving Christmas morning and it's really fun. Love silver trays... I always have one favorite Christmas pic, above. The  fact I got my granddaughter to nap on Christmas Eve I considered a major score! I am hosting Christmas Eve this year which will only bring more great comments and memories. Wishing you holidays of warmth and laughter and wonderful things in 2015. Not everything is pictured on the site which is why most of you are enjoying seeing the current arrivals on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK.  Come on people....stay in the know and sign up so you can see the new finds.  Also we have daily flash sale specials we post only on social media! Some items sell right from INSTAGRAM ....IT'S EASY!!!!! Warmest regards, Bonny  Please note delivery and shipping is available on all items EMAIL ME with any questions. Bonny Neiman Antiques & Artisan  p.973-714-4541 www.bonnyneiman.com    Trouvaille 12 Beechwood Road  Summit, NJ Monday-Saturday 10-5:30

DON'T PANIC! Our Gift Guide 2014!

Okay, don't panic!! There is plenty of time left to finish off your shopping list (or maybe start). We will ship out your selections pronto and you can feel great about giving a true one of a kind treasure or something that has been carefully chosen to sit alongside heirloom pieces to last a lifetime.  Everyone feels so special when unwrapping a vintage or antique item. It's not something you can find in a department store.   Sissys jewelry has been extremely well received since their arrival a couple of months ago. With earrings starting at $10.00 and vintage statement necklaces and bracelets, some with handmade chains, we understand why new buyers tell us their one of a kind pendants and funky detailed necklaces are real conversation pieces for them. New arrivals are added weekly. EMAIL ME for details. And for the lover of exotic luxury, genuine ostrich skin leather clutches ($285.00) with horned back crocodile handles. EMAIL ME for details. Interesting antique boxes from the 1800's are a go to keepsake gift that spans the generations. Useful and beautiful, these 19th century treasures will add importance wherever they are placed AND  provide a stylish catch all . I love this special gift as you know the box will be with them forever and the special quality will grow along with the lucky recipient. With the restored interiors these boxes have intricate inlays , mother of pearl and most even lock with the key! Prices range from $395.00 on up. EMAIL ME for details and additional photos. For the art lover a small original oil painting is always appreciated.  Did you know it's harder to find a great small painting than a large one? On an easel stand a small work of art makes any side table or bookshelf look more important. Pricing starts at $175.00. EMAIL ME for details. For the adventurer on your list you can choose from the collection above. A vintage framed cowboy mixed media, horn candle holders( $265.00 set of 3) bleached antler, vintage binoculars with leather case ($175.00), a mounted vintage brass propeller ($275.00),  a mounted whale vertebra ($745.00) and a turtle shell on stand and horn coasters $64.00 set of 4). These items add the texture and interest each room needs and we feel nothing is better than a sculpture created from nature. EMAIL ME for details. It's been FREEEEEZING here so a cozy blanket is always a great gift!! ($85.00-$165.00) Soft knits in stylish graphics they will feel good and look good too! EMAIL ME for details. This is just a small sampling of what we have for the cook in your life. Everyone's "go to" mixing bowls this vintage set ($64.00)  indestructible. Items pictured include a stylish vintage Italian pitcher ($245.00), measuring  cups ($38.00), mid century dessert set with cake plate in an iconic graphic ($85.00 set),   whimsical kitchen towels, $18.00, and a vintage enamel bread bid ( $185.00)  in pure white to hold not just bread on the counter but crackers and even fruit!  Also available are mortar and pestles in LARGE and medium sized and various French kitchen bowls to use and also add character. One of 3 stone serving platters above, ($295.00) to add another texture to your table. Also available as a serving plateau for $225.00 For the designer in your life this genuine moose antler looks great on a table or console but we also used it for entertaining with crackers piled alongside the cheeses.....SPECTACULAR!! Decadent and eye catching. Our crowns ($110.00) have been a hit with or without candles inside for your tablescapes. LOTS of vintage glassware on hand.....always well received , our holiday collection is pictured above.  Fun and festive to give or use, OUR Santa mugs are the REAL THING.  100% vintage.  When these cuties come out Christmas morning, everyone chuckles.  We have also used them as place card holders at Christmas dinner with an evergreen sprig or filled plate side with special candy. EMAIL ME for details. For the Christmas collector, 4 holiday trees available (starting at $185.00) with mercury glass ornaments....rare finds, hard to, part with I have to say.  Antique mercury glass has the sparkly luster we all want this time of year. EMAIL ME for details. For a great hostess or teacher gift we took French honey or preserves,  nestled them in one of our our useful ceramic bisque cups, added a seashell and bamboo spoon and BAMM! For $25.00 everyone's happy!! Soy based candles in a variety of vessels $34-$38, handmade coasters $54.00 , sparkly selenite candleholders $24.00 as well as one of a kind candlesticks, a staple during the season, are just a sampling of the dozens of special pieces on hand for all your gift and entertaining needs. It's such a wonderful time of year and we all hope you stop by the warehouse to experience with us this great space decorated for the holidays. With it getting darker earlier now it illuminates in late afternoon ..we all just love being here and thank many of you for your warm compliments and for enjoying the special gifts and unique home accessories I have collected for you. I will be returning to my store after Christmas where we will recreate the magic!!  Don't forget to have FUN! XOXO  Please note delivery and shipping is available on all items  EMAIL ME with any questions. Not everything is pictured on the site which is why most of you are enjoying seeing the current arrivals on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK.  Come on people....stay in the know and sign up so you can see the new finds.  Also we have daily flash sale specials we post only on social media! Some items sell right from INSTAGRAM ....IT'S EASY!!!!! Warm regards, Bonny    Bonny Neiman Antiques & Artisan  p.973-714-4541  www.bonnyneiman.com 315 B Springfield Avenue | Summit, NJ Monday-Saturday 10:30-5:30.

Christmas planter how to!

WEBSITE UPDATE and CHRISTMAS PLANTER HOW-TO!!! My son came home this past weekend for his annual trip to "get the tree".  He is VERY "tree specific", lets call it, but I have to say he must be evolving because when he placed his find in the family room this year the size didn't warrant removing every piece of furniture from the room. HE LIKES IT BIG!!  He does a masterful job of placing each light and then scoots back to the city and I have 2 ladders around old tannenbaum for a month while I try and make it look less like Rockefeller Center and more like home....I truly LOVE Christmas but, probably like you, feel a little stressed with all the opportunities for fun.  I showed a picture of the store planters last week on the blog and many of you commented on them so I thought I could give you a how- to with my own, above. Very easily done. I went to our larger garden center and bought Red branches 2 red artificial fruits I poked on green sticks from the gardencenter 2 picks of artificial magnolia leaves ( love the copper color) Some cedar branches with seeds Some cedar branches without seeds Some evergreen boughs 3 "bricks " of oasis foam Take the 3 bricks and place them hole side down in water, below They absorb the water and also are easy to poke with stuff but so is dirt already in your pots. Cut with a knife to fit.  The planter above is 12 inches in diameter First the plain cedar  Then add some cedar with the seeds.. Then add the evergreen for some form Then add the magnolias in the center...the brown color is a nice contrast...and then add..... red sticks for height.  I really wanted full red berry sprays but they only had short ones.  When I cut them I noticed the garden center had  sprayed healthy branches....the branches weren't even dried out yet . The fruit....you should try and find plastic as in very cold weather the foam ones usually crack and show the white styrofoam underneath. VOILA!! I must add that everything looks great in an antique real stone beautifully aged planter. EMAIL ME for pictures of planters I have available. I placed an antler to bring a little lightness to it. Pinecones also look great! On Thursday night I had fun hosting a workshop for the UPENN Metro club ! Such a great group of women who were pleasantly surprised at how creative they really are! Keep us in mind for your group meetings where we are happy to open our home for you....book club, home and school meetings, etc. Next week The Bar Method gals will dance in for their holiday party here. Surrounded by beautiful art and comfortable room settings, its a fun night out for all. Pics will be on Instagram and Facebook! Not just the tree has to glitter! Sissys jewelry has been so well received....one of a kind treasure to give and receive It's such a wonderful time of year and we all hope you stop by the warehouse to experience with us this great space decorated for the holidays. With it getting darker earlier now it illuminates in late afternoon ..we all just love being here and thank many of you for your warm compliments and for enjoying the special gifts and unique home accessories I have collected for you. I will be returning to my store after Christmas where we will recreate the magic!!  Don't forget to have FUN! XOXO  Please note delivery and shipping is available on all items  EMAIL ME with any questions. Not everything is pictured on the site which is why most of you are enjoying seeing the current arrivals on INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK.  Come on people....stay in the know and sign up so you can see the new finds.  Some items sell right from INSTAGRAM ....IT'S EASY!!!!!  Warm regards, Bonny    Bonny Neiman Antiques & Artisan  p.973-714-4541  www.bonnyneiman.com 315 B Springfield Avenue | Summit, NJ Monday-Saturday 10:30-5:30.