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Corner House Antiques · Thomas and Kathleen Tetro AmericanAntiqueWicker.com Located in the Heart of the Massachusetts Berkshires Route 7, Sheffield, MA 01257 (413) 229-6627 |
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"Corner House Antiques is a showcase for all things wicker. The 2-story barn with its museum quality collection has garnered a national following. Berkshire county is a purveyor of so many fine old things that the state made it official by naming it the Antiques Capital of the Commonwealth."" Anthony Everett - WCVB - TV, BOSTON, May, 2017  "I also frequent shops in the Berkshires. My favorite Stick Wicker dealer is Corner House Antiques in Sheffield, Massachusetts. I have a whole set of their pieces on my porch" Heather Wells - ELLE DECOR, November, 2016  "Thomas & Kathleen Tetro of Corner House Antiques in Sheffield, which specializes in antique American wicker furniture, said that wicker, often elaborately fanciful, was popular in many American homes during the Gilded Age..."BERKSHIRE EAGLE, June 5, 2011  "Stick Wicker chaise lounge available at Corner House Antiques"...Danny Seo's Quick Picks from 1st dibs.com1st dibs Style Compass, Jan 2008  "The allure of antique wicker is its artistic, often sculptural quality. A fine example of wicker can be enjoyed as a useful piece of furniture, and appreciated as a work of art as well",Thomas & Kathleen Tetro, Corner House AntiquesNew England Antiques Journal, May 2007  "...Wicker Wonderland at the Corner House ... A two-story barn is packed with pieces from the Victorian through Deco eras gathered by owners Kathleen and Thomas Tetro." Home Companion, April-May 2006  "Strands of reed have literally woven together the lives of Thomas and Kathleen Tetro and their business Corner House Antiques, for nearly thirty years." The Country and Abroard, April 2006  "Kathleen and Tom Tetro fill their renovated barn with antique wicker furniture so that it's literally hanging from the rafters."Architectural Digest, October 2004  "Since 1977 they have offered antique wicker in a big way." New York--Pennsylvania Collector, August 2002  "Tom and Kathy Tetro, owners of Corner House Antiques have carved a precise and focused niche. For the past 23 years the Tetro's have specialized in antique wicker furniture and have become one of the pre-eminent dealers in the United States."Berkshires Week, August 2000  "Sheffield, Massachusetts dealers, Kathy and Tom Tetro...maintain an inventory of over 300 wicker pieces at Corner House Antiques..."Yankee Magazine, June 1997  "Tom and Kathy Tetro who own Corner House Antiques in the Berkshires show about 75 pieces of restored wicker and another 400 untouched pieces in a barn nearby [their home]." Architectural Digest, August 1994  "Tom and Kathleen Tetro eat sleep and breathe vintage wicker. When the sun streams through the windows, the Tetro's porch is an endless summer."House & Garden, August 1990  "Housed in a charming shop...are hundreds of pieces of wicker..."Home & Style, June 1992  "Even more unusual furniture is displayed at Corner House Antiques in Sheffield, where Thomas and Kathleen Tetro have gathered an impressive array of antique wicker furniture."Berkshire Magazine, November 1991  "The owners of this house [Kathy & Tom Tetro] have created an airy, romantic decor for their sun porch with a mix of wicker in different styles...."Time-Life Books, 1989 |
 "I love wicker. I love mixing wicker into things. And this is a couple, Tom and Kathy Tetro, who have amazing pieces. They live in a beautiful house, they have this collection back in their barn, and they restore it. And I think their prices are fair, too. I almost stole a piece they had on their porch — a Heywood Wakefield settee pair. I want it so badly." Adam LippesNEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, August, 2015  "Find wicker pieces at Corner House Antiques, a two-story barn, owned by Thomas & Kathleen Tetro and totally devoted to antique wicker... Pieces can range from the most basic utilitarian design to ornate and opulent..."WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE, April 2010  "At the Tetros' Corner House Antiques, located in a large Sheffield barn, two floors are filled with examples of each wicker style many of which were carefully transported to Chatham for the historical museum's main summer exhibit."CAPE COD LIFE, July 2008  "An 1890 Victorian wicker rocking chair with a hand-woven tennis racket theme is perfect for sipping lemonade on the porch. Available at Corner House Antiques, Sheffield, Mass"Passport, Summer 2007  " {the goods} ... from the highly intricate and fancy Victorian style to the much simpler, open crisscross weavings of the Bar Harbor design at Corner House Antiques" Berkshire Living, July 2006  "The thrill of the hunt - for antique hunters, thar's treasure in them thar' hills. Sheffield may have more antiques stores per capita than any other town in New England... vintage wicker at Corner House Antiques." Berkshire Living Home + Garden, June 2006  "Tom and Kathy Tetro, owners of Corner House Antiques, have been specializing in 19th and early 20th century American antique wicker since 1977. Their shop's wide ranging inventory includes all styles of antique wicker furniture in as found and properly restored condition."Living With Antiques, June 2003  "The interior of the wrap-around porch is furnished with a variety of styles of American antique wicker at Corner House Antiques, Sheffield, Massachusetts"Living With Antiques, August 2002  "They have studied, deconstructed, and resurrected hundreds of pieces [of antique wicker] over the years. Their interest and enjoyment of the endless variations of these mostly hand-made pieces has never waned..."Northeast, June 1998  "Kathy and Tom Tetro are virtuoso dealers in antique wicker...They are even sought out by museum curators; some of their pieces were displayed in a wicker retrospective at the Smithsonian Institution in 1993." Boston Globe, May 1997  "Corner House Antiques -- wicker, wicker everywhere." Travel & Leisure, August 1993  Vintage wicker rockers, sofas, chairs, tables, trays, lamps, and accessories are all available at Kathy and Tom Tetro's Corner House Antiques, Sheffield, MA."Berkshires Week, August 1989  "Wicker lovers should hie to Corner House Antiques...Stacked to profusion in the two-story barn are scores of settees, chairs, tables, tea carts, loveseats & other pieces."Connecticut Magazine, November 1990 " 'Wicker Madness' - Kathy and Tom Tetro collect and sell wicker from their home in Sheffield, Mass. The Tetros have a 2500 square foot barn with a 300 piece antique wicker inventory  ...Victorian, Bar Harbor, Art Deco, Stick Wicker woven from reed, rush, willow and rattan."Country Living, August 1989 |
 "Every quarter-century or so, Americans rediscover wicker. Be ready for the next big rush..." Pete PrunklANTIQUES ROADSHOW INSIDER, May, 2014  "Owners of Corner House Antiques, Tom and Kathleen Tetro have become pre-eminent dealers in the field of antique wicker..."BERKSHIRE DESIGNER SHOWCASE, June, 2011  "...Tom & Kathleen Tetro are an excellent local resource on American antique wicker and may be reached at Corner House Antiques, Sheffield MA, 413/229-6627 or www.AmericanAntiqueWicker.com."BERKSHIRE HOME STYLE, July 2009  "None of us had any idea that wicker is what it is says Mary Ann Fritsch, co-curator of the American Antique Wicker exhibit on display at the Chatham Historical Society's Atwood House Museum. It's an art says Thomas Tetro, a part time resident of Harwich Port, who with his wife Kathleen owns Corner House Antiques in Sheffield"The Cape Cod Chronicle, June 2008  "Love - Learn - Locate: antique wicker chairs Corner House Antiques, Sheffield, MA"House & Garden, July 2007  "Where to find it.... AMERICAN ANTIQUE WICKER, Sheffield, MA.....Educational website! Up to 400 pieces of antique wicker in stock."Old House Interiors, July 2006  "Corner House on Route 7 in Sheffield places its emphasis on 19th- and early-20th century American wicker furniture" Passport, Summer 2006  "Kathleen and Tom Tetro have specialized in American antique wicker since 1977 and own Corner House antiques in Sheffield, Massachusetts"The Antiquer, July 2003  "Congratulations fo Tom and Kathy Tetro on 'weaving' a successful life and successful business together. Happy 25th anniversary to Corner House Antiques...many more!"Northeast, June 2002  "The wonder of wicker...Victorian, Bar Harbor, Art Deco, Stick Wicker or Lloyd Loom ranging in age from the 1870s to the 1930s, Tom and Kathy Tetro have it all in their barn at the corner of Route 7 and Old Mill Pond road." Litchfield County Times, September 2001  "Tom and Kathy are nationally recognized authorities on wicker...their shop is filled with couches, chairs, sets and off-beat pieces."Boston Globe Magazine, August 1997  "Those shopping for antique wicker furniture--whether a chaise lounge on which to loll, or an entire suite of matching pieces--should stop at Corner House Antiques."The Paper, October 1997  "A visit to Corner House Antiques reveals an inventory of hundreds of pieces of antique wicker of all the different styles and in all manner of finishes from 'natural' (unpainted, stained), to 'original', to 'custom'".Northeast, June 1995  "Where to find it [antique wicker]: Corner House Antiques, Sheffield, MA."House & Garden, May 1993  " "The Berkshires - Beautiful Scenery, Fantasitic Antiques & Art'...Sheffield is one of the county's antiques oriented towns. You'll see vintage wicker at Corner House Antiques." Antiques & Art, Summer/Fall 1990  "Tom and Kathy Tetro combine considerable talent with a love of history in recreating and reweaving antique wicker." Berkshire Magazine, September 1990  "The Tetros' shop, Corner House Antiques, in Sheffield, currently overflows with antique wicker, as does the new barn they built to accommodate their large inventory which sometimes reaches 500 pieces from the 1930's and earlier." Springfield Republican, October 1989 |
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