Category Archives: Antiques

Little Rock Vintage — Part 2

Though more predictable and conventional that Hillcrest Junk , Midtown Antique Mall is my favorite place to shop while in Little Rock. Located at the intersection of Rodney Parham and Markham, this mid-size antique mall has a hugely varied selection of vendors and merchandise — from super-swanky to your very basic booth. That’s my favorite...

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Wisconsin Treasures, Part 1.

Okay, so I told you about Odana Antiques in Madison. One of my favorite booths there has an amazing selection of children’s books from the 30s and 40s. I have to decide how much I’m going to spend before I even enter the booth or else I’ll end up spending waaaaay too much money. This...

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Wisconsin Antiquing Adventures

So, the husband and I are back from a lovely 3-day stay at Sundara Inn and Spa in the Wisconsin Dells to celebrate our second wedding anniversary. (To whoever had two years in the betting pool on how long the marriage would last: sorry!) This is our third time staying there and I highly recommend...

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So ugly it’s cute.

I got this vase at a yard sale for $5. It’s big, about two feet tall, and heavy. I was simultaneously repulsed and attracted to it. The colors are kind of muddy, earth tones, pretty far away from my usual palette.The flower (lotus?) is wrapped around it in a kind of creepy way, like it’s...

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Musings on my thrift store obsession.

I have summers off. Which is AWESOME. Seriously, why aren’t we all public school employees? (Oh, wait, I’m remembering our last staff meeting and all the bureaucratic crap involved with working for a big school district. Never mind.) This summer I got into the habit of hitting  thrift stores on a regular basis. Like, every...

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