The introductory page of a website like mine couldn’t be other than the words of my dearest poet. This excerpt was always very close to my heart because it always felt like: it is about me.

My whole life so far has been imbued with a sense of duty, whether it’s studying, working, or raising children. What I would have the desire and talent to pursue as a hobby didn’t come up for decades because, as the quote writes, I hummed like a meadow while faithfully carrying out the tasks life entrusted to me. I raised three sons without a father and took care of my seriously ill mother for many long years. I couldn’t count on anyone else but myself.

Seeking my own pleasure was an unknown concept, I thought my ultimate virtue lay in my humility and self-denial. Until the summer of 2018, when God brought me to Gödöllő, this city is blessed with wonderful geographical, historical and cultural values - probably due to the spirit of the place -, where a lot of creative and talented people live. This is where not only my passion for antiques began, but also my flare-up love for furniture painting and for decoupage techniques.

Naturally, this required not only a change of residence, but also a significant reduction in the amount of daily burdens. The two were inseparable and fortunately happened almost at the same time. As they say, I was in the right place at the right time. I am unspeakably grateful that my new life could have started two and a half years ago. I certainly had a love for beauty before, but apart from attending drawing school in high school, unfortunately I didn’t have many opportunities to meet the arts directly. Now that I finally have the time and opportunity to look into my soul, to interview myself, I already know how amazed I can be at the sight of a wonderful painting, porcelain, masterfully crafted furniture, or any artistic, born-of-soul creation. And from here it was only a step to discover the desire for creation in myself. With the time that finally could be devoted to myself, that desire could turn into realization. The birth of these beautiful objects created this site, with the undisguised goal of getting feedback from others: is there anything for me within this realm of creation? Can I cause happiness with making these beauties available?

The name “Kincses Almárium”* was born in my heart a year ago: a picture of a beautiful old piece of furniture appeared in front of me, which when we open it, we discover more and more beautiful treasures in it. I wish as many of you as possible to open this wonderful almarium and find in it many, many beautiful treasures that will bring joy to you and your loved ones!