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Bio
Martin Swinton
A lifelong lover of all things old, Martin was born in Toronto, Ontario and spent time in Malaysia as a child.
Martin learned to restore furniture when he was a teenager, has worked at an auction house and owned an antique shop for ten years.
His television appearances include HGTV, Canadian Living Television, Breakfast Television,Daytime and Toronto Living.
Martin is a graduate of the University of Toronto with an Archeology degree. Martin teaches courses on antiques and he writes a regular column "Let's Talk Antiques" for the Town Crier newspaper and "Antiques 101" for the Home Advisor.
His personal areas of interest are Asian art, European furniture and the Arts & Crafts movement. As well, he collects phonographs and replicas of antique cars.
Martin is a member of the Monarchist League of Canada. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Andrea.
Andrea Swinton
Andrea takes care of the "back of the shop" - everything from paying the rent to talking to the accountant. Her strong organizational skills ensure that these tasks are completed promptly. She brings experience in marketing, public relations and communications to the company and she is always looking for low cost (free), high impact marketing opportunities.
Andrea graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Due to Andrea's strong organization skills, all these degrees, diplomas and certificates are kept individually in sheet protectors in a clearly labelled binder and naturally are in alphabetical order.
When Andrea is not updating the blog, she is power walking through the neighbourhood or doing yoga. Andrea collects coloured Depression glass. Andrea is a member of the Sports Clubs of Canada and has a Toronto Public Library card.
Andrea lives in Toronto with her husband, Martin.