Spent a fun day a little while ago visiting loads of antique malls and vintage stores with my mother and aunt. There's a number I'm familiar with in Carlisle since my parents were stationed in that town for a year and we used to visit them frequently together. While I have a favorite thrift shop in my new town, I haven't spent a day exploring any antique stores locally yet (should get on that...). Sometimes I get lucky in antique malls and walk away with pretty vintage dresses in just my size or a stack of old National Geographics perfect for my collages, but most of the time it's more about just browsing. It's fun to poke around and see all the random things people have collected from matchboxes to brooches and appreciate all the neat items that are out of your budget like Victorian dresses or ancient slot machines. I only walked away from this venture with a small touch lamp, but it was definitely worth the trip just to spend some time appreciating all those old curiosities. It's also nice inspiration on how to decorate your house (if you enjoy the cluttered, mismatched look, which I do).
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maybe you should visit Indonesia, there are alot of vintage market here...
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That purse is beautiful!I love the gold accents.
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I'm just starting to get into the whole vintage-thrifting scene, but I'm loving it! Everything is just so much more unique when it's vintage :)
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Oh those Tiffany lamps drive me crazy!!! I already have 6 - fake, obviously - but if I lived in the U.S. with all of those vintage malls I reckon I'd go nuts!!!
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Great photos (love that painted chair!), and this dress is beautiful on you! I love antique malls! :)
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I've never seen an antique store that big. I like buying tiny antiques that I can afford, like a serving platter on my brass seal. My local charity shop has really cheap National Geographics. They're almost free.
ReplyDeleteYour dress! Where's it from?
ReplyDelete@Linnea G, it's by Trashy Diva.
ReplyDeleteLoving the print of this dress and that brown leather bag!
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Antique malls are so fun! I like looking for vintage ads there, but it's so fun to look at all the random stuff there. And your dress is so pretty :)
ReplyDeleteYou're totally in your element. Wonderful photos of so many lovelies and curiosities. What you're wearing is a go-to outfit for me: pretty floral dress, denim jacket, crossbody bag, and those Sam Edelman sandals. You nailed it. You always do.
ReplyDeletei so much love the antique stores...you are lucky to be there... great shots...
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are beautiful! They really make me want to go antiquing again...it's been far too long since I've been to any antique stores.(:
ReplyDeleteLovely outfit, by the way! I love the print on that dress.
~Vicki
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I also love mismatched look when decorating a house! Love posting pics of vintage markets in Madrid too, enjoyed yours! xx
ReplyDeleteThere's an antique mall near my work I've always wanted to check out! Looks like fun. I actually thought it would be the same thing as a thrift store but I guess not?
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