Let's Talk Vintage #90: Check Out My New Check-Out!

Welcome to "Let's Talk Vintage!"

This is where many of the junk lovin' types gather every Tuesday morning, starting at 9.

You can join in, too, if you have somethin' to share about somethin' vintage! Even if it's just items you sell. It is all welcome here. Just please leave a link back to this blog post.

This week I am sharing some of the new changes that I have begun in my brick and mortar shop, Vintage & Co.

A friend of mine texted me about a shop about 25 minutes away that was going out of business that sold scrapbook and paper crafting stuff. Well, the thing that got my attention was when she typed "THEY ARE SELLING THEIR FIXTURES."

I didn't waste much time getting over there and while they were in their third week of selling out to the bare bones, I did happen to spy the check out counter that had not sold yet.

I did some measuring....mumbled some hmmms.... and then some uh-huhhhs.... and went back to the shop and did some more measuring and some more mmmm-hmmms.

Then, after wheeling and dealing a little bit the shop owners and I agreed on a price!

And, VOILA! The new Vintage & Co. check out area!
I have a place to wrap fragile items and to put my computer on... and if I want to hide my lunch, I can do that too!

It is not glitz and glamour but I love it!

This was how small it was before, with just the one counter.

 

My other plans include painting the one wall as a focal point in aqua and add shelving and one of those fun ampersands I see in all of the stores. Can't wait!

Now Let's Take a Look at this Week's Features:

Up first is Cecilia of My Thrift Store Addiction. She scored some nifty thrifty souvenir state trays... and my favorite is of course, Pennsylvania.

Bernideen of Bernideen's Tea Time Cottage Home and Garden Blog shared her potting bench makeover and her beginning thoughts of "Time Began in a Garden."

And last but not least, is Vintage Eves post about some of her spode... her title was so clever! And the spode, well, it speaks for itself!

Thanks so much, Ladies!!!

If you've been featured today or any other time, feel free to grab the LTV graphic for your blog side bar or one of your posts! Thanks so much!

Let's Talk Vintage #77: Movin' In

 

Hello and welcome to "Let's Talk Vintage!"

We're glad you're here!

 

You are welcome to link up with our

fun party if you have a blog post about

something vintage or something vintage you sell!

You can just stop by to read, too.

 

 

This week I'm working on setting up my

new shop... moved some things in yesterday.

 

My hubby worked on a check-out counter

on Saturday... it is really neat. An old

piece that looked like it was a bar in

someone's basement. When we found the

bead board beauty it was covered in

layers of dirt or what looked like dried beer!

Ugh!

And it also had some lovely green kitchen

tile as the top! Now it is clean and painted

white again with a chalk board top.

 

It has been redeemed!

A really cool transformation.

 

Soon I'll show how I transformed this table!

I love it so much now that I don't want to

sell it... but that is the point of

having a shop, right?

 

 

We're pretty excited about getting

more things into the shop and all

set up. This is a piece my friend Kathy

will be bringing to the shop.

I can't wait to see it all finished.

 

 

It has been very interesting

to see how I've gone from only

selling vintage to actually working

on painting furniture and other

pieces! I feel like I am getting

in touch with my artistic side!

The hubs enjoys helping me, too.

 

I'll have more photos in the coming

weeks... but for now I'm going

to go right to the features.

Stay tuned!

 

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Now for this week's features:

 

 

Kicking it off is Cecilia of

My Thrift Store Addiction...

She shared a few ways to

repurpose stuff for the garden!

 

 

Next up is Diana of

Adirondack Girl at Heart...

Love her repurposed vintage

crate, she never disappoints!

 

 

and My Sweet Cottage shared about her

day with the daffodils in Skagit Valley, WA.

 Great photos and neat info on some 

of the most prolific bulb farms in the U.S.

 

After sharing these features I realized

I chose posts that were mostly about

gardens, flowers, and farming!

The perfect theme for spring!

 

(And speaking of spring,

thank you all so much for

your kind comments about

my LuRay dinnerware.

So sweet!)

 

 

If you were featured... be sure to grab

this LTV Feature button and place

in your post or on your blog side bar!

 

Now it's your turn:

 

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