07/13/2026
Today I started the 3rd piece for the Furniture Flip Bash. Preparing the drawers, I found a piece of paper stuck under one of the dresser drawers. It was a receipt from July of 1984. Turns out, this piece was purchased (and/or paid to be refurbished) at George Neumann & Son of St. Clair Shores, Mi. They were a family ran furniture store that specialized in quality antiques, and selling & refinishing estate furniture. How amazing is it that after 42 years, this 1920’s Lowboy found its way to me?!
This gorgeous fella is roughly 100 years old, and is in incredible shape! If I didn’t have to paint him, I’d keep him just as is.
He’s an Art Deco- Jacobean Revival style dated between 1920 & 1930, pre-world war II. During this time furniture was transitioning from the Roaring 20’s Art Deco to the more traditional styles we see in homes today. This stately fella was produced out of Illinois manufacturer, Landstrom Furniture, founded in 1879. Known for their hand-crafted dovetail drawer joints (something I learned years ago to look for when aging furniture pieces).
A sucker for Historical fiction myself, These pieces stories (the known and unknown) is just one of the many reasons I love this work so much! This one pulled at my heart strings a bit, thinking about the era that followed its production, likely sold for food, or water. Was it sold at auction after the home was lost to the banks during The Great Depression?! We will never know, but we can be sure he has so much life left in him.
Excited to share what is in store for this piece, and for the new family that will love it again 💙 The Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit I am so honored to flip this piece, knowing its profits will benefit local Detroit individuals and families
