Wise decorators know that stylish items can be found in more places than just high-end retail showrooms. From vintage boutiques to flea markets to antiques auctions, yesterday's treasures can be affordable and have modern appeal.Classic, or Neo-Classical in this case, never goes out of style.

It's August and corn is king!

We bet both Autobots and Decepticons were among the visitors to Kovels.com this week.

The outlook is bright for jewelry collectors. Jewelry again topped the list of search phrases used by visitors to Kovels.com during July 2007. A lucky lover of retro jewelry paid $294 for this playful jelly-belly penguin pin by Trifari at a recent Skinner auction.