Art Department at The Stock Exchange

You never know what hidden gem you will find here at The Stock Exchange.  We love our art department - it is eclectic and quirky and has something for everyone. 

Here are some tips for when you bring your artwork home.  It is important to take the time to measure and know how to properly hang it. Most people have a tendency to hang pictures too high. 

This is the Rule of Thumb - the center of the image should be at eye level. Hang your pictures so that its midpoint is between 57 and 60 inches from the floor. Go for the lower end of the range if most members of your household are on the short side; in rooms with ceilings higher than eight feet, artwork can be hung a little higher than 60 inches.

Above a sofa you typically want to keep the bottom of a single art piece or grouping about 8 to 10 inches above the back of a sofa. You can tweak the measurements a few inches to allow more room for placing your arm on the back of a sofa or to accommodate a very high wall.

When working with groupings, think of them as a single unit - a grouping should be no more than 6” apart at the most and 2-3” usually works best.

So now that you know how to hang your artwork properly, take a look around your house and see how you did with yours. And remember not every wall needs to be filled with an art piece.

Here is what we are featuring now:

Le Tilleul Dans La Cour Provencal Landscape

Serigraph by Elisabeth Estivalet

                                                                 Original Oil On Canvas

Look What I Found

I don’t know about you, but my entire house is furnished with Stock Exchange unique finds. Everywhere I turn it’s “I bought that at The Stock Exchange”, “...and that”, “oh, and that too”.  My kitchen is full of someone else’s passed along treasures. My living room is decorated with rugs, lamps, side tables, coffee tables ... for crying out loud - I even sleep in some else’s bed! (oh, that didn’t come out right).

If you compliment my outfit on any given day I can guarantee you that I purchased not just one item, but sometimes my entire outfit here from The Stock Exchange.  As the youngest of four girls I was always complaining that I was never able to buy anything new - EVERYTHING in my closet was a hand me down from my sisters. I hated that word! Who would have thought that as an adult I would be so thrilled that my entire closet is second hand-me-downs from someone else’s closet!

We hear this all the time from our customers and now we would like you to share your stories. Did you wear a dress to a wedding that everyone wanted to know where you got it? Was your husband SHOCKED that the kitchen table you brought home was only $150 dollars? Did you furnish your child’s first apartment from here? 

Do you recognize this blouse? I wore it to a Christmas party (everyone loved it!) and then I used it for the Christmas mannequin for our window this year. 

I wonder who wore it first?

Share the love - we want to hear your stories and see your pictures.

LOLA™ Designs at The Stock Exchange

There is no better time than now to check out our LOLA™ collection.

LOLA™ designs and creates beautiful, high quality, handcrafted jewelry which mark important moments in people’s lives with meaningful symbols including angels, compasses, sand dollars, and more. The pendants also include inspirational words engraved into the back, further imbuing every individual piece with love.

LOLA pendants are often given as gifts, to bring courage, strength, hope, comfort and joy to family and friends who have overcome adversity or continue to be challenged. Pendants are also given simply to express friendship, gratitude and love, and are cherished by those who wear them as a means to carry with them a feeling of great honor.

People are moved to wear and share their LOLA pendants triggered by important and often unexpected events in life. Whether it’s an Angel given to a mother bravely fighting cancer, a Compass given to a student starting college, a St. Christopher given to a constant traveler, or simply a Sand Dollar that carries the memories of a beach vacation…when you wear LOLA you feel the love. Love one, love all.™

This month we recommend the Celtic Knot.  It is designed around two hearts intertwined. There is no beginning or end, the lines are continuous. This symbol represents the deep, eternal, enduring bond of love. Unbreakable.

If you have a chance, check out the LOLA™  website ~ we know you will love it!

www.lolacompany.com