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Yankee "Craftspeople"
...Yankee Craftsman is a unique antique lighting and furniture experience. I almost feel like I'm stepping back in time to an early twentieth century New England Barnkyard.
Tour The Barn
You can see the barn from Commonwealth Road shortly after entering
Wayland from Weston. The Yankee Craftsman workshop has the largest
collection of antique lighting devices in New England.
They are considered one of the country's leading authorities on
antique lighting and furniture restoration. Let's park and step inside.
Step into their barn and you're faced by a huge room of antique
collectibles and various antique lighting devices hanging from the
ceiling. All the antique light fixtures automatically turn on and
light your way as you step forward. This room is large, but it's
only the beginning.
The next room is small, over a hundred styles and sizes of
reproduction shades
... I move on.
The
art glass shades
, antique and reproduction furniture are wonderful.
Antique Lights and electrified gas fixtures continue to light my way
through. There's an old style cast iron stove to warm the room on
cold days. I head upstairs.
Clearly, the best is saved for last. The space upstairs is the
size of a warehouse. I am surrounded by antique furniture: chairs,
tables, armoires, chests... Nearly anything you may be looking for is
represented here, and you have choices.
Best of all, I look up,
An
antique chandelier the size of a small car
is hanging from the ceiling. I speak to one of the craftspeople,
Gary. He explains that it's one of two twin antique chandeliers
originally made for and hung in Harvard's Vanderbilt Hall in 1925.
It is recognizable piece of Harvard's Medical School History.
The solid brass chandelier has been hand polished and looks new.
In addition to all I see, Gary tells me there are even more
unrestored antique lighting devices in storeage.
If you don't see it here, just ask, we probably have any style,
era of antique chandelier you might be looking for.
Complete with animals and picnic tables, visitors (not shoppers)
are invited to relax and enjoy a piece of Old New England.
Yankee Craftsman creates a unique way of shopping for antiques.
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