Another week begins more fabulous sales….
Here’s a look at this month’s finds at The Bee Cottage in Excelsior….
Enjoy!
-Katherine
Tuesday’s Tops
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Summer Break
The kids have been out of school for weeks now, summer is winding down and before we know it, the leaves will be falling. While the days are still (relatively) long, The Occasional Saler is going to take full advantage. Yes, for the month of August, there will be posts to the blog every Tuesday and Thursday only. But never fear – the weekly sales listings will continue to be updated, as usual.
{‘blog on vacation’}
*image via http://jocelynemontcharmont.wordpress.com*
Enjoy the last days of summer, and get out there and hit the occasional shops!
-Katherine
Tuesday Top Pick: Storage Fit for a Pro @ SHR
The Rockford and Buffalo shops are open this weekend!
{among many wonderful pieces, this blacksmith’s tool kit at Second Hand Rose caught my eye}
Second Hand Rose ~ 609 Soo Lane, Buffalo
phone: 763-684-0124
secondhandrosebuffalo.blogspot.com, facebook.com/pages/Second-Hand-Rose-Buffalo
Thu-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm
Click here for a full listing of this week’s sales.
-Katherine
Friday Find: Pin-striped chair at The Nature of It
With a week off from occasional sales, I had to go back into the archive for today’s Friday Find…
This chair sold immediately at The Nature of It in Carver last Thursday – and I can see why! What a beautiful chair!
Have a great weekend!
-Katherine
New Kid in Town: GET FRESH Vintage
Exciting news...Sue Whitney of JUNK MARKET and JUNK MARKET Style blog is opening her own shop in Lanesboro! Official opening date is August 3, but if you’re in town, stop by and see if the doors are unlocked! For more info: GET FRESH Vintage.
GET FRESH Vintage
116 North Parkway, Lanesboro, MN
Grand Opening: August 3, 2012
-Katherine
Inspiration: Aged Iron Benches
This antique iron bench from The Brass Peacock (notice the griffin heads on either arm rest!) got me thinking, ‘what happened to good, solid, American-made iron benches?’ Not that dislike wood, but one doesn’t often see intricate carvings and motifs carved into wood the way one sees beautiful iron work.
Looking around online, I came across many beautiful benches. Here are my tops:
-Katherine
A Vintage Bike + Flowers = Instant Vacation Scene
How many times have we seen photos of idyllic small towns in France or Italy that include a vintage bicycle with a basket full of flowers and thought ‘how dreamy’?
In a follow-up to yesterday’s vintage bicycle post, I thought I’d share this photo that I took last week at Haupt Antiek in Apple Valley:
I offer this formula for a wonderful display in your own yard:
1. Purchase (or dig out from your garage) a vintage bicycle. It can be freshly painted, or have that lovely distressed look.
2. Lean it up against your house or a fence – preferably a place with cascading vines.
3. Add flowers to the basket. For more impact, hang additional flowering plants on bicycle wheels, frame and seat.
And voilà! Instant European countryside scene, right at home!
-Katherine
Inspiration: La Tour de France
In honor of yesterday’s completion of the 99th Tour de France, I give you vintage (this is The Occasional Saler, after all!) bicycles:
Vive la vintage!
-Katherine
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Tagged Italian bicycle, Tour de France, vintage bicycle, vintage bicycles, vintage bikes, vintage Schwin
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Friday Find: Bar None – How Quaint in Shakopee
You guessed it – this week’s find is from How Quaint in Shakopee. Besides the great finds throughout the house and yard, the gals at How Quaint have put together the cutest little ‘Asian Room’ out back in the shed. There were a couple of cool, quirky lamps as well as a dresser and a buffet. But my favorite piece was this lovely vintage Chinoiserie-style bar:
Notice that the top of the bar is flipped back halfway – so that you can reach in and grab some booze or juice or ice. The bottom cabinet has special spots for holding bottles, too. But this fantastic piece could be used in a million different ways. (A desk! A buffet! A console!) It’s just so cool…and only $189!
And How Quaint is having its 6th annual Customer Appreciate Cookout this Saturday from 12-4pm. With free food & refreshments, it’s a perfect time to stop by!
How Quaint
714 1st Avenue East, Shakopee
952-465-3887, how-quaint.com, facebook.com/HowQuaint
Next Sale: This week! Thu 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm
-Katherine
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This Just in: Romantic Homes’ Top Flea Market Shops
Congratulations are in order: the Romantic Homes August issue is out, listing its favorite markets for pretty vintage finds and two Twin Cities markets are on the list: Haupt Antiek Market and A Gathering of Friends. Bravo!
Haupt Antiek Market
Next sale: Starts tomorrow!
July 19-22, Thu 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm
7570 W. 147th Street, Apple Valley
651-329-3871, hauptantiek.com, facebook.com/antiquesminnesota
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A Gathering of Friends
Next Sale: October 4-7, 2012
Held at Bachman’s – 6010 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis 55419
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-Katherine