This image released by Aileen Weintraub shows a vintage dresser adorned with bouquet of flowers in a vase converted from an oversized novelty salt shaker in a bedroom at her home. Weintraub is a veteran of grappling with hand-me-down furnishings. Her recently published memoir, Knocked Down, details the months she spent on bedrest in a house filled with items her husband’s family owned for generations. (Aileen Weintraub via AP)
By Melissa Rayworth Associated Press As we move through a world of disposable things, it’s easy to forget that previous generations kept nearly everything. Furniture…
