Wake up, log on, hit `buy’

Forget EBay alerts. If you want to shop antiques from home, set an alarm for 8 a.m. Wednesdays — when 500 new items appear on www.1stdibs.com. The website, launched for dealers and decorators in 2001, has opened its e-doors to the public. Browse about 250 sellers in the U.S. and Paris. “They’re all knowledgeable, professional retailers,” says founder Michael Bruno. The high-rent prices reflect it, though the site has a “make an offer” program. This Paul Frankl cabinet, below, from Modern One of Los Angeles, will likely go for the $12,500 listed. According to the seller, the cabinet boasts more than midcentury lines: It is currently shown in the film “Mr. & Mrs. Smith.”