Real Names: Sandy and SteveLocation: Sacramento, California and Twin Cities, MinnesotaBackground: Decorative Interior Painting (Venetian Plaster and faux, decorating) NEW to REI.

She told me she's sold her jewelry, her possessions, her furniture..yesterday she sold her car.....she's in a world of pain right now...

One analogy I've heard used before is buying a vintage watch or used piece of electronics... do you want to buy that at a garage sale being sold directly by the owner, or would you rather buy it in a store, sold by a salesman, backed by some kind of guarantee?

So what did you end up going with Larry Frank...subway tile or faux marble large format and how did it turn out?

I'm a 31 year old jewelry designer and fabricator living in NYC.I have no experience in real estate aside from riding shotgun when I was a kid with my mom during her open houses and property showings. 

I also used that primer on my kitchen counter, then a faux granite with latex and a coating of epoxy clear finish.

I have a jewelry company based in Midtown Manhattan by the diamond district.

I use the 2" faux wood blinds from JCP.

Sellers cannot give faux buyers the right to violate the law. 

I have a few sources of reasonably priced furnishings and my listing states that they are antique / vintage / pre-owned.