The
Old House Revival Company has long been the place to come if you need a stained-glass
window, a church pew or a stray Doric column. But manager Valerie Friesen acknowledges
that the definition of “old house” is shifting. These days, customers
are also snapping up non-standard-size heating vents for mid-century houses, groovy
’60s globe lights and over-the-top ’70s bronze-tone cabinet hardware.
In response to this, OHRC has just opened the rest of its building to a multi-vendor
antique mall which, on a recent visit, offered up a bounty of mid-century modern
gems such as an orange vinyl Mod daybed. —Alison Gilmor |
