Us

I'm so pleased to be a guest blogger here at VintageLights.com blog!

Patrick is the creative expert behind this business, and since I can't add anything about the beautiful vintage fixtures he restores and sells, I'll talk about the man himself.

A typical day: Patrick is at the computer by 5:30 AM, checking emails and updating the web site, blog, and facebook accounts. At 6:45 we go to Yoga class, and then it's back home to change, maybe do some gardening (the poppies and cannas are amazing this year!) or work on accounting, and then he heads off to the shop...

From mid-morning 'til 6:30 PM it's a mix of packing and shipping orders out, emailing and taking phone calls from customers and other dealers, and of course, working on fixtures: sandblasting, painting, rewiring, and putting all the parts together. He may stop by Keystone Antiques on Cortez St., where approximately 100 of his ceiling and wall fixtures are displayed, to meet with a customer, answer questions, or chat with interested visitors, or he may schedule an appointment with a customer at the shop. Folks who stop by the shop are always stunned by the sheer number of fixtures, in various stages of readiness, on shelves or hanging from the rafters!

Patrick doesn't consider any of this work - it's absolutely what he loves doing and wants to be doing.

We regularly schedule road trips, too, to check out antique shops, to visit other dealers across the country, and sometimes just to hang out at the beach! Last summer we combined a trip to Block Island (Rhode Island) with a stop at the famous Brimfield Antique & Flea Market Show in Brimfield, MA - what an incredible experience, and yes, Patrick did find some treasures to ship home. This fall we'll again be at the Pasadena annual Craftsman Weekend, October 15 - 17 - stop by to say hello!

What else? Besides growing the business, Patrick's priority is growing our lives together, and making sure we have time together to share the pleasures and problems of our day. And, yes, even with his seemingly full schedule, we have a wonderful home life, too - we hike Thumb Butte, shop the Farmers' Market, have friends over for a barbeque dinner, hang out on the Courthouse Square in the evening, go dancing, and sip martinis on the deck... I have the best life, with the most wonderful man!