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antiques, architectural salvage, Karen Tashkovski

ReHouse

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I am considering switching out my front door for this one (above).

ReHouse Architectural Salvage is located at 469 W. Ridge Road, Rochester, New York 14615.  I follow them on Facebook and am one of their top fans.  Today was finally the day that I took the ninety minute road trip to visit this fabulous shop.

Architectural salvage is just such a beautiful thing.  I live in a 126-year-old bungalow with plaster walls, hardwood floors throughout and lots of mahogany details.  I prefer to update my house with period craftsman furnishings.

I’m not ready to pull the trigger on this door situation yet – there are other things that are pressing, like paying my taxes and getting a plumber to fix my bathroom sink.

So happy that this store exists, though, and I will be back in the spring.

***From their web-site

ReHouse Architectural Salvage Store

Our Architectural Salvage store features over 16,000 square feet of display space filled with quality items both modern and historical. And we get new items every day!  Stop in and browse. Whether you want to get a great buy, find a unique item, or save the planet, there is bound to be something for you!

Location:
469 W Ridge Rd. (map)
Rochester, NY
(We are just West of Dewey Ave. on the South side of the road.
Parking behind the store, drive in on either side of the building.)

Hours:
9 to 5 Mon – Tue
9 to 5 Thu – Sat
(closed on Sunday and Wednesday)

antiques, art, art exhibition, art gallery, Karen Tashkovski

Little Falls Showcase

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While the rest of the nation watches televised weather reports indicating a snow-mageddon approaching the east coast, Penny and I just returned from a trip to Little Falls, New York (from Syracuse) via the New York State thruway, which was dry as a bone, and coupled with the sunshine, it was a glorious, albeit cold, day for a road trip!

I think the actual storm is coming later in the day tomorrow.

We both had artwork in the Christmas exhibition at the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts (410 Canal Place, Little Falls, New York 13365) and went there to pick up our work, as the show had ended.

While in the vicinity of the gallery, we had lunch then decided to check out Showcase Antiques (375 Canal Place, Little Falls, New York 13365).

Over thirty vendors are represented in this wonderful shop!  There are several aisles of items in glass cases, as well as individual booths that are curated as mini shoppes – vintage clothing, army paraphernalia, antique furniture, record collections, etc.

It is one of those places you must revisit regularly, as new “old” merchandise is always added.

I will be back for one of these crisp 1963 $2.00 bills (above).  Apparently, everything in the shop is pre-1975, which means that fifty-year-old things are antiques.  It is really weird to think that stuff I played with as a child is now an antique, lol.

And Pyrex bowls (above) are highly collectable these days.  We had the mint green ones back in the day.

I love this desk (above).

And this oak one (above) .

So fun!  Thank you, Penny!

 

antiques, Karen Tashkovski

Owego Redux

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Oh, Early Owego Antique Center, how I love thee.  This is my second post about this location  (see the first one here).

I love that wow moment when you drive over the bridge overlooking the Susquehanna River that takes you into Owego, New York.  It is a sort of time portal because you feel like you are in seventy-five years ago.  The antique shop is in the old J. J. Newberry building – the signage is still on the Tiffany blue facade.

There are two floors of everything you probably need if you are starting or adding to collections.  I have an affinity for hand painted metal or wooden trays, old coins, blue glass and chickens (aka cocks).

Thank you, Joyce, for a fabulous day in your neck of the woods – Binghamton, Vestal, Endwell, Endicott, Owego!!!!!  So fun! <3

antiques, Karen Tashkovski

Charlie Blonde

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Charlie Blonde Antiques, 2801 E. Main Street, Endwell, NY 13760, is an antique shopping paradise.  Located in a former grocery store in a plaza that was also once home to a pool shop and a restaurant, it boasts over one hundred vendors showcasing furniture, glassware, toys, clothing, books and lots of blue things.

They are open Tuesday-Sunday 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM.

Follow them on Facebook.

antiques, Karen Tashkovski

Soflea Chic

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The Eclectic Chic is located at 2044 Glenwood Plaza, Oneida, NY 13421. It is a multi-vendor antique and gift shoppe.  It has expanded since the last time I was there to double its previous size with even more vendors including my sister Sophie’s Soflea business.

You can find Soflea in this new section at the bottom of the ramp.  She sells a curated collection of milk glass and fine china, mirrors, furniture, brass trinkets, books, candles and other bespoke items.

There are so many vendors in this amazing space, each with their own unique collection of goods.  There really is something for everyone.  It’s so much fun to wander around and admire the vignettes.  Oh, and they have shopping carts too.  You pay at the register up front.  In addition, there is a restaurant and a sweet shop.  Did I say so fun? YESSSS!

The Eclectic Chic is open from 10;00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday – Wednesday and 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday – Saturday.

 

antiques, ceramics, Karen Tashkovski, pottery, retail, shopping, vintage

Dalton’s

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Shopping for Stickley furniture at Dalton’s is a lesson in the history of the early 20th century’s Arts & Crafts movement.  Proprietors David Rudd and Debbie Goldwein have been in the business of selling antique/pre-loved Stickley furniture for over forty years at this establishment.  Their customers include celebrities and other prominent A&C lovers nationwide (and someday, me, and maybe you!).  Their business is both in person and on-line. The furniture sold at this shop is original Gustav Stickley pieces and early works by Leopold and John George Stickley, items that pre-date the Audi family’s tenure at Stickley.

Rudd is a former decades long President of the local Arts & Crafts Society and current President of the Gustav Stickley House Foundation.  It was such a pleasure to chat with him as he shared the provenance of the exquisite pieces displayed in vignettes alongside pottery from the same period, accessories – candlesticks, ashtrays, and books, lamps, clocks, really everything you need to fill the living room of a Craftsman home.

Gustav Stickley owned a factory on what is currently Burnet Avenue in the Eastwood neighborhood of Syracuse, a hop, skip and jump from this fabulous antique shop located at 1931 James Street, Syracuse, New York 13206.

It is a beautiful thing to see the care that has been taken in keeping the Mission-style spirit alive.  I felt like looking for a portal in the store in order to time-travel my way back to one hundred years ago, especially when I stared at  that photograph of Gustav on the wall, lol, it reminded me of the movie “Somewhere in Time” with Christopher Reeve.  I am in love with this period of furnishings and I am probably the only one in my family to have this passion.  I didn’t grow up with it.  Mom liked a French Provincial living room and Colonial-style bedroom furnishings.

Some of the pieces at Dalton’s are a better bargain than buying new and others costs tens of thousands.  In addition, they have an affinity for Native American textiles and pottery, and the collection is quite impressive.  It’s all for sale even though everything is museum quality.  You can sit on the settles and chairs as you imagine living with them in your own home.

I took so many pictures of this chair (above) – I can’t stop thinking about it!  LOVE!

Currently, there is a selection of wood-block printed designs by Rochester-based artist Laura Wilder.  They are displayed beautifully in oak frames.

If you wish to luxuriate in this experience, Dalton’s is open Monday-Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.

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M-B Antique Week 2024

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The huge multi-vendor Madison-Bouckville Antique Week antique show is in full swing this week on Route 20.  Today was a beautiful day for this shop-and-hike phenomenom.  They are open every day until Sunday, August 18, 2024, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

The themes I responded to this year:  horses, Americana and of course, Mr. Peanut!

Will someone please buy me this squash blossom necklace?  It is perfecto!

antiques, jewelry, Karen Tashkovski

Squash Blossoming

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Spending time hiking around Route 20 today for the preliminary Madison-Bouckville Antique Week event is the stuff of legend. And by stuff, I am specifically alluding to the elusive squash blossom necklace.

I stumbled upon so many of them, as well as Southwestern turquoise bracelets and rings, on this glorious seventy-eight degree weather day!

There are four hundred dealers set up on both sides of the street. So much to see and find! In addition, food vendors including a lobster truck, pepper the grounds. Janine and I bought fruit-infused lemonades. So good!

They will be open tomorrow from 8:00AM-5:00PM. You should go. You will love it. <3

antiques, holiday, Karen Tashkovski, store

Smith & Bell Trading Company

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Hidden inside this nondescript building in the village of Camillus, New York, you will find a most wonderful shopping experience. Smith & Bell Trading Company (25 Main Street, Camillus, New York 13031) is part antique store, part gift shoppe and all home decor. It is currently dressed in a rustic holiday vibe.

Proprietors are Matt and Katie Smith. They opened in 2019. Current hours are

MonClosed
TueClosed
WedClosed
Thu11:00 am – 04:00 pm
Fri11:00 am – 04:00 pm
Sat11:00 am – 04:00 pm
Sun11:00 am – 03:00 pm

I love the way everything is merchandised. There are some antique furniture pieces for sale, which also lend themselves to little vignettes – shelving for unique frames and text paintings, a Buffalo check station, a sporty man-cave area, pet-friendly booths and Santa centers.

This Christmas and every Christmas – I recommend that you shop local. You will find something for everyone here! <3

accessories, antiques, furniture, Karen Tashkovski

Rummage Heaven

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Amber Road is off Route 20 in what is technically Marcellus, New York. But once you park your car in the lot, pop up the stairs and walk into this former church, you’d swear you were in heaven. That is, if antique shopping is your jam. It is mine.

Rummage Heaven is gorgeously merchandised. It is so fun to peruse the different rooms filled with furniture and accessories while enjoying the light reflecting from the beautiful stained-glass windows. I wanted to live there.

Everything is reasonably priced to sell and I will say that the items depicted in these photos may not be here next week or even tomorrow. There is a high turn-over due to the fact that this off-the-beaten-path shoppe is hardly a well-kept secret.

I’ve been fan-girling Rummage Heaven on Facebook – loving everything they post. I finally got the chance to visit and I was truly blown away. The space is airy and light, easy to walk around (and there were a lot of customers there for a weekday afternoon). It is a magical place. Everyone was so nice. The employees even call it their happy place.

They are open from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday and 10:00 am – 4:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Rummage Heaven is located at 3165 Amber Road, Marcellus, New York 13108. Call for more information –  (315) 272-9236.