Milne Antiques — Attraction in City of Kingston

My husband and I bought two lamps from this store. One we took home and the other, a classic arco floor lamp with the marble base, they needed to go over, to make sure it was all secure, and then would deliver. The lamp arrived on a Monday and looked great. But on Tuesday evening the arc, with the large shade attached, fell out of the marble onto our couch, striking a toddler. Luckily, no one was hurt. When we looked to see what had happened we saw that the screw they'd used to reattach the arc to the base was way too small for the weight (see attached picture). I called up the store the next day and was told they didn't do refunds but would send someone out to fix it. I explained that I didn't trust their workmanship anymore and wanted them to take it away and give me a full refund. The woman on the phone kept implying that we had done something to the lamp--she just couldn't understand what happened. My husband, a lightening designer, got on the phone and explained about the small screw and she just didn't get it. They sent out a guy who refused to take it away but said he would go into town and buy another screw to try to fix it. We insisted he take it away and were told that they might not refund our money. Eventually, after many phone calls, they said they would mail us a partial refund. We were told that the owner was on vacation and couldn't be reached except by the assistant. I said to have her call me and several weeks later still have heard nothing. We called them several times since then but have not reached anyone. We finally complained to our credit card company and hope to get all our money back--we don't see why we should pay them anything for having a dangerous lamp in our home for a day. At one point, the woman even said to me that if she'd known I had a toddler in my home, she would have suggested I not buy the lamp. To which I responded, if your products are likely to break onto toddler's heads you should not sell them. And also, I don't think only kids shouldn't be hit in the head with lamps. I think adults and even pets should be safe. So, if you have any living creatures in your home either avoid this store or be sure to give the sales woman a very through inventory of your present house hold, expected guests, future family planning, etc, etc before...

Milne is my most favorite place to shop for antiques and home decor. Always an amazing selection of well-curated furniture, art, rugs and objets d’arts. I have many MANY special pieces in my home thanks to Milne. They also do custom work like slipcovers and custom curtains and reupholstery (I’ve had several made and they are great!)and did you know they also do staging? Rebekah has helped me stage several properties over the last few years and the results are so well received, usually my buyers end up buying a lot of the staging, because she always has the perfect pieces for the spaces. I also find their prices to be much better than many of the antiques dealers in the area. Go to Milne, you...

I visited the Milne Antique shop in Feb. 2019 while on a trip to upstate NY with my girlfriend. As soon as I set foot in the store I felt as though I was transported into a time capsule of sorts. There were so many different antiques sourced from different places! It was almost too much to take at once.

The staff was very helpful and friendly while I searched for trinkets and tchotchkes for my home. While there I came across a stunning navajo blanket, some vintage chinese storage tins, and some phenomenal pottery. They also have a fantastic selection of art, furniture, pottery, and much more. I had a blast during my time there and look forward to paying the antique shop a...