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we did not want any replicas, reproductions or reasonable facsimiles—we just didn’t care for substitutes, and we still feel that way.”
After closing the shop in Manassas and taking a year off from selling, Donna and her partner opened another shop in Viewtown next to the Post Office. “We did fairly well there, but felt we could do better,” Donna said. “Meanwhile, we’d been looking for a house—we loved the area so much we decided to settle in Rappahannock County.”
Donna decided that she would open her next shop in Washington, and then had to wait for rental space to become available. An opportunity arose in March, and “Mostly Yesteryear” opened at the south end of Gay St. on June 1.
“We believe that we found the ideal spot, in this lovely historical village, to locate our antiques and collectibles shop,” Donna said. “And, last but assuredly not least, everyone we’ve met here has been most helpful, encouraging and interested in our endeavor.”
All of the antique furniture in the shop is mahogany or walnut. “I was raised with mahogany and walnut furniture, and I polished it so much that I fell in love with the flow it gets,” Donna said. “I think that oak is cold in comparison.”
The furniture on display includes a Duncan Phyfe, Lincoln drape style sofa dated flam 1819 to 1910; an Eastlake style matching mahogany table and chest; a walnut dining table with eight chairs; a mahogany slant front desk; and a mahogany coffee table. Donna plans to add some Oriental pieces to the collection soon.
“I’m nowhere near finished decorating yet,” Donha said, “I have to keep going through boxes to find all of my things.” Donna said that she has found most of her pieces at auctions, and that it is very hard to sell something she found, bought and has kept for awhile.
“I buy what I like so I can keep it if it doesn’t sell,” Donna said. Besides bringing in more merchandise, Donna plans to put up a suggestion box for people who did not find what they were looking for in the shop. “If I know what they’re looking for, I may be able to help them since I’ve probably already got it at home,” Donna said. “We have really felt that we are welcome, and we sincerely hope that “Mostly Yesteryear” doesn’t ever disappoint its patrons.”
Woodcarving
lessons offered
Free woodcarving lessons will be offered at Colvin Run Mill Park 1-4 p.m. Sunday, July 7.
Members of the Northern Virginia Carvers Club will provide instructions and tools at no cost, with a small fee for the wood to make small animals, birds and decoys.
The park is on Route 7 in Fairfax County, about five miles west of Tyson’s Corner. For more information, call 534-1845 or 560-1447.
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