new antique fireplace tools
The first thing I bought specifically for our house was a pair of antique “cannonball” andirons. My mom and I went to an antique store as a diversion from a tense period of waiting for our offer to be accepted and I received a call from our realtor on the way that the deal was done. So, I was shopping with more intention and excitement. I spotted this pair of andirons and they immediately spoke to me. As with most antiques I feel drawn to, I can’t always explain why one piece speaks to me and another doesn’t, but my mom pointed out that they look like the andirons that were in my Oma’s fireplace and I think perhaps her mother before her. It was intuitive and familiar and, in this case, I had an explanation. I knew we had a woodburning fireplace for the house and, while I
