You see an old gold frame at a thrift store or in a relative’s attic and your brain goes straight to “This has to be worth something.” Or you’re staring at a “vintage” frame in a home store that looks ...
It used to be, in our grandmothers' day, that a distressed piece of furniture meant that it had been around for generations, and much of the paint had worn off in areas that had been rubbed by hands ...