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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Monticello Antique Marketplace in Portland, Oregon

This blog isn’t about SISTERS ANTIQUES. Aren’t we supposed to blog about ourselves and promote our businesses??? Sometimes. But this blog is all about a wonderful antique mall in Portland. I love it. My friends love it. And I don’t get there nearly as often as I’d like to...

Last week, I was lucky enough to tag along on my boyfriend’s business trip to Oregon. The first stop was a business meeting in Portland. Even better, he prearranged his meeting at Monti’s Café, right next door to MONTICELLO ANTIQUE MARKETPLACE just for me! That gave me an hour and a half to stroll and drool... Oh my gosh. Seriously. Incredible. I’ve been a dealer in malls for twenty years and I’ve NEVER seen anything like Monticello.

When I came into Monticello’s, I went to the desk and showed them my camera bag and announced, “I’m going to take some photos!”

And the cute gal at the counter looked at the other cute gal at the counter and said, “Ummm... o-k-a-y...” And I proudly marched toward the back where they were hosting their 8^th Annual Fall Event – The Fall Premier Show. Camera on and ready to shoot!

Over a hundred photos later, I’ve pared these down to about a dozen. Nothing more to say. And really... the photos speak for themselves. Make sure you visit next time you are in the area: www.monticelloantiques.com

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

SISTERS ANTIQUES at Pacific Galleries

I just returned from re-stocking our huge mall space for the second time in three days! Isn’t it funny how the bed of my pickup truck is totally full as is the entire back seat and most of the front seat… and once I put everything in its place, the space seems to absorb everything! How does that happen? Now I need another load!

Here are a few photos:

This is on the right side of our corner, looking up to the “second floor”. This is the biggest space in the mall. I hired one of the very talented dealers to build a four-foot deep ledge on the back walls with a staircase coming down the side.

Talk about a lot of white walls to cover! This was quite the challenge, but I bought a couple of huge drama school backdrops from an auction and hung them on one wall. They aren’t for sale just yet… what else can I put there?

Hmmm… didn’t look so cluttered when I was looking at it but the photo tells another story!

The other second story wall… still need more to cover all that white!

Coolest-ever vintage hair dryer with its original beautician’s chair.

These iron gates are sooo heavy! They say “Pine Acres” and were attached to an enormous rock wall surrounding a house on Pine Lake (Sammamish) from the 1930s.

Love the old iron chair with burlap seat and back (there are three!). Note the 50s RC Cola thermometer on the post behind!

This is absolutely the coolest antique mall! It’s in Seattle, near the stadiums where the Mariners and the Seahawks play. It’s always full and there’s a waiting list for new dealers. There’s a little (or a lot) of everything here and it takes forever to wander around and see it all. Definitely worth the visit!

Monday, April 11, 2011

2nd Saturdayz

WHAT A BLAST! SISTERS hasn’t done a show for nearly five years and I was privileged to be invited to be a vendor at 2nd Saturdayz this past Saturday.

This is a local show held in Seattle at Magnuson Park (Sand Point) on the second Saturday of every month. What a group of wonderful vendors! The camaraderie is unbelievable… everyone is positive and upbeat! And the customers make it so much fun as well.

May will mark 2nd Saturdayz one-year anniversary. To celebrate, there will be a ROAD TRIP! The show will be held in Snohomish to allow for the 30 regular dealers as well as several who are on the waiting list to do the show in Seattle.

Amazing what great photos you can take when you show up on show day by 6:00 in the morning! Sorry I didn’t include everyone… but this will give you an idea of what you can look forward to in the upcoming months.