Now On Etsy

If you love my finds but live to far away to pick them up in person your problem has been solved.  I now have an Etsy shop.  At first I was not sure if it would be successful, but much to my surprise I sold two items in the first week!  I now have a sidebar on my blog where you can view my Etsy sale items.  If I blog about an item that you would like to purchase just ask me to post it on Etsy.
Here are the two items I sold.

 
Rare Heywood-Wakefield School Desk
Picked for $50
Sold for $100

Mid Century Bullet Planter
Picked: $30
Sold: $100

Pick Of The Week

Although many items were picked this weekend one item stands out among the rest.  This solid teak frame mid century lounge chair takes the cake.

Picked

Picking on Thursdays is a different experience than picking on the weekend.  There are very few sales on Thursdays but everyone is itching to get out and find some treasure.  This means that there is lots of competition for good items and that you have to go to sales you would not normally go to.  That was the case this Thursday.  I went to a sale three blocks from my house.  The craigslist ad for it was not too impressive, just a bunch of items from a storage unit.  This meant I had to open my scope and look outside of the the mid century furniture and industrial items I usually look for.  On a cluttered table I found a box full of old medical bottles marked "$5 for all bottles".  I was not sure what they were worth but I was sure that they were worth more than $5.  I took them down to Seek the Unique and sold them for $90!

The Store I Call Home (Update)

My home inventory has changed considerably since my first post.
Enjoy.

 Entryway Left: Teak Desk $150, Side Table Floor Lamp SOLD $50, 1940s coffee table $50, Desk Chair $50

 Entryway Right: Antique desk SOLD $100, Dresser in background SOLD $350

 Sitting Room: 12 drawer dresser SOLD $170, Chair & Lantern NFS

Living Room: Surfboard Coffee Table $150, Herman Miller DCM Chair sold $200,  Floor Lamp SOLD $100

Gone Pickin'

In addition to doing quite well at the Portland Flee this weekend I also managed to pick quite a few sweet vintage items.  Here are the highlights.

 Vintage TV Trays: Sold to White Rabbit Vintage

 Pedestal that I will use for a custom piece of furniture

 Distressed Kampkold Cooler: For sale $50

 9 typeset trays 

 Antique Armchair: Sold to Seek the Unique

 Shelf and Mid Century Art: Sold to White Rabbit Vintage

 Bronze Serving Platter: Sold to White Rabbit Vintage

 Accordion Hooks: Sold to White Rabbit Vintage

 Bar Stools to be reupholstered for the next Portland Flea: Sold for $100

Frogs: For sale on Etsy

Portland Flea

The first ever Portland Flea was this Saturday.  The Portland Flea is the brain child of Kate Keefe Sullivan and Andrea Jones of Seek the Unique.  Their goal is to create a flea market in Portland that compares to the markets of London, Paris, and Brooklyn.  This first event was a modest but successful beginning.  Over 20 handpicked venders arrived dark and early at 6am to begin setting up.  Quality items were found in each booth.  I spent $170 before the flea opened at 8:00am.  About that time people began trickling and they began buying too.  My bar cart and two ottomans sold almost immediately.  Sales remained strong throughout the day but so did the rain.  Unfortunately the forecast for sunny skies was replaced by driving rain which drenched a couple of my items.  All in all it was a great day and I am looking forward to the next one on October 15th.

 8:00am: The early birds are getting the worm

 All the super sweet stuff at my booth

 Front & Center: Custom made ottoman complete with cup holder and PBR

Sold: $75

 Impulse Buy: 25 cent matchbooks

 Sold: Globe bookends: $20, Gooseneck lamp: $25, Card Catalog $15

 Sold: Antique trunk coffee table $120 & 120mm Mortar Case $35

 Trunk Coffee Table Section

 Antique Glass

Sold: Vintage patio chair set $80

 Flat files still available $400

 The bar cart was the first item to sell $60

 Heather quilting in the rain

 Yes, it rained a lot

Then it rained some more

Before and After

I picked up this trunk at the North Portland Flea Market.  I took it home and sanded the wood panels on top and bottom.  I then stained them with Minwax Special Walnut.  Finally I attached 6'' mid century style legs to the bottom.  Sold for $150

Sold!

I have sold quite a few items lately. Here are a few highlights.

 Vintage sofa set

Picked at an estate sale: $150

Sold the next day:$350

Picked at an estate sale: $45
Sold the next day:$125

Modern Lounge Chair

Picked at an estate sale: $40
Sold the next day:$100

 Danish Dresser and Mid Century Floor Lamp

Dresser picked on Craigslist: $15
Sold: $75
Lamp picked at garage sale: $20
Sold: $100

Antique Steamer Trunk

Picked at Goodwill: $30
Sold: $75

Early 1900s desk chair

Picked at a garage sale: $30
Sold: $100

Lounge Chair Frames

Picked at a barn sale: $15
Sold to a local vintage store: $100

Mid Century Dining Set

Picked at estate sale: $200
Chairs sold for $300. Kept table for my home

Herman Miller and Sturgis Shell Chairs

Picked at North Portland flea market: $40
Sold Herman Miller Armshell chair: $125
Sold Sturgis Shell Chair: $35

Vintage Living Room Set

Picked on Craigslist: $130
Sold: $125

Moroccan Coffee Table

Picked at North Portland Flea Market: $60
Sold: $150