A Picture is Worth?

Here is a sampling of fresh inventory in the shop. We have tables, chairs, rockers, buffets, pottery, pictures and frames, interesting suitcases and as if that weren't enough a fun wood carved eagle. I'm going to let the pictures do the talking (well mostly).

This high chair matches 4 chairs that come with a round pedestal table that also comes with 3 leaves and table pads!

Take a look at this Mission Oak buffet - it is very pretty and in very nice shape. And did I mention it is HEAVY? Please bring some help when you come for this one - and if you could come on my day off I would greatly appreciate it!

Shabby white is always IN in our shop!

Benches, steps and shelving are also always IN.

This is a very nice rocker with some super detail on the back.

Look at that gold frame and the small drop-leaf table it is setting on. The table has a small drawer in the front that doesn't show in the photo.

We've got the cart if you've got the goat. I'm sure you will need this red and white quilt also to complete the look.

Here's a great glass doored cabinet for your collections. It also has a drawer on the bottom and the shelves are adjustable. We are buying 7 days a week so come see what else we have found!

Lots of "New" Stuff Just In!

The shop looks like fall currently with some nice furniture including tables, barrels, drop front desks, a nice highboy, vanities and dressers. To all this we have added pumpkins and vintage Halloween decorations and a few Thanksgiving items! With the nice weather we have been having, this is a really good time to get out and shop for some special items and with that in mind we have been doing just that! I hope you will come see!

This picture shows a really huge bowl and a really huge cedar chest. The bowl is priced at $140 and the cedar chest is $95. You can also see a great twin-size iron bed and a grandfather clock.

The turkey sign shown here is for the directionally challenged Thanksgiving guest! I love it! It is tin and priced at $20.

Here we have one of the nice vanitys (or is that vanities?) we currently have in stock. This one has a full length mirror in the middle. It is priced at $175. Take a peek at the santa in the display case on the right hand side. It is celluloid and is standing on skiis and holding poles. He is from the 1930's and is priced at $30.

And here is the next vanity - it is a cute cottage piece and matches the dresser on the left side. They are priced individually at $130 each.

Now showing another cedar chest, this one smaller in size with metal decorative bands and priced at $85. You can also see a old sled - just the start of the winter and Christmas items we will be bringing out.

I like this corner in the Blue Room. It has a tractor seat stool, nice oak framed mirror, old farm table, quilt, stained glass lamp, and a milk bucket. What's not to like?

The Green Room is the temporary home for this nice mahogany chest of drawers with a serpentine front. It has lots of storage and a great mirror. Please bring help to load when you come to purchase this beauty as it is VERY heavy. It is priced at $$220.

Have you got a tire horse tire swing? We do! The ticket to us just said "Blackie" and it took me 3 days to figure out what we had bought! He's pretty cute and priced at $24.

This may be my favorite piece of furniture currently in the shop. It is a china cabinet on a table - I think it has always been that way as the wood and finish all match up but it is a little different than the cabinets we usually get. The configuration makes it a super piece. Marked at $385.00

Late Summer Sale!

Before I get to the details of the sale, I want to show you a few pictures of new merchandise in the shop. You are looking at an ice box, oak and in need of a little TLC but nice, some copper flash grates and a nicely framed family picture probably from the late 1800's. That's what nice about having a shop - you can put all kinds of unconnected stuff together any way you want.

The principal thing I was wanting to show in this photo is the iron bed, twin size and really cute. We have the rails as well and it is all ready for a new home. Also showing is part of our extensive collection of Coke items. The bed is marked $125 - now try to find a new one that nice at that price!

This picture features a dresser with mirror. Nice detail on the mirror and the whole thing is marked $155.

Or how about a cedar chest? This one is larger than usual and is marked $75.

Then we have a small drop front secretary just right for a guest room or hallway or a nice spot to drop your mail and keys. I know you can find a place for this piece - $125.

This corner in the blue room shows a VERY LARGE corbel, a 36" wide exterior door with beveled glass and a Miller neon sign to name a few things.

Now about that sale - we are giving 50% off on most things on the veranda right now and will be having some other sales throughout the shop starting later this week. I'm thinking 20% off furniture and advertising as a start. Fall is coming and we need to move some things out and make room. Please come see us!

Fresh Merchandise, New Dealers

Here at Brickhouse Antiques we have been busy buying and selling and conducting estate sales. We have also welcomed 2 new dealers and a new consignor and feel like the shop is full of good things at good prices. In the view above, you are seeing a Tiffany style stained glass hanging light. I never get tired of stained glass and really love the fact that this one is only $165.

This red rattan chair is part of a 3 piece set including sofa and coffee table. It has a wonderful summer look and is comfy also. I think it would really nice on a porch or maybe in a lodge setting. The set is $210.

Here is the sofa and you can just see the top of the coffee table - you really need to drop by and take a look as it is much nicer than my photos indicate.

Speaking of nicer than my photos, here is a shot of one corner in one of our new dealers' rooms - as you can see they have gone for drama in black and gold and rich wood tones. There are some nice chairs and lots of great accessories. This is a new look for Brickhouse and we are excited to welcome Ronda and Russ.

Here is another view, you can see a roll top desk and other interesting items. The desk is marked $415. There is alot going on in this room, please come and check it out!

Further along in the shop, we have a new dealer who is specializing in lustre ware. He has some really beautiful pieces - this photo can't come close to showing the beautiful colors. I have discovered a latent interest in lustre ware - particularly in large groupings like he has done. We are also happy to welcome David! If you come in and wonder where I am, look in the Ivy Room where I am probably oooing and ahhing!

Here is a second view of the Ivy Room. Come see what you think of our new dealers. We try to have the best of the best here for you!

Spring Things Happening Here

New in the shop is this stained glass window, 43 1/2" x 41 1/2", which depicts a small town with a star over one of the buildings. Hmmm . . . I think I know what town this might be. Anyway, it is priced at $475.

Another "star" that just came in is this 1948 Rockola Juke Box. It is so beautiful and works really, really well. Don't you love the light-up colors in the front and of course it is fun to see the record play. It is priced at $4,000.

This picture shows a vintage Pepsi machine, late 40's or early 50's and yes; it works great, and a nice mantle. The mantle is a classic design with columns in the front and is priced at $375. We also have a Mission oak mantle that probably is pictured in a previous blog. The Pepsi machine is $650.

This is a bad picture of three really nice items. 1) steel lockers - think high school days, 2) a washtub on a stand - think icy tub of your favorite beverage and 3) an old wooden wheel - these have gotten so hard to find so please think about this also. I apologize about the darkness of the photo but that means you will just have to come in and take a look for yourself!

This is a view of our Veranda. The outside area where we keep lots of vintage yard and garden items this time of year. See the cute bench, the arbor with attached fence and the 1940's glider? This is just a few of the things we have collected. We have several more gliders not pictured but they always go fast.

This is a better view of the glider and a shot of two metal signs - our dealer who brings in the signs and other advertising items has filled his space and then some. He has other soda pop, oil and gas and so much more. This picture makes the veranda look deceptively bare, don't believe it. We are adding more as items disappear.

This is one corner is what we call the Ivy Room. Recently this room has gotten a new look with the addition of a new dealer in the back half who specializes in lustreware or is that luster ware or lustre ware? I'm confusing myself now so I will just refer you to the following picture and you can see some of what he has brought in.

Can you see the bright glazes and the shine (luster) on the pieces here? Most were made in Japan and have a definite oriental influence. I really like the colors.

This ice cream cone forms the basis of what Lisa calls "the diet area." We have some scales and other items from a drug store and it all resides in what has turned out to be the industrial zone of our shop. Work benches, fans, lights, iron and other delights line your way to the Veranda or when you have explored there and come back in, see you to the Ivy Room. I hope to see you in one area or another of the shop very soon!

Progress!

To those who know me, I'm sure you aren't surprised that it took me months to figure out how to get more than 5 photos on each blog! Here we are - 10 pictures, count'em! Of course, they are in the opposite order from what I originally intended but no matter! That's progress. Speaking of progress, we are continuing to get ready for our upcoming 7th Anniversary Open House (March 14-15) and to that end here are some spring ideas - a screen door and wash tub on a stand. Check that screen door closely and you will see two vintage door pushes. The top one is Coca Cola and is priced at $240 with the bottom one saying Forest Hill Milk and the tag says $95. I actually like the Forest Hill Milk one the best. The wash tub and stand are priced at $35 and the door is $75.

This is another view of more advertising items including RC, Coke, Bubble Up, Sunbeam Bread and several others. The dealer specializing in advertising continues to bring in some really fun and one of a kind items. There is so much here you will just have to come in and look for yourself!

We haven't neglected adding more furniture to our inventory. Here is a nice wash stand or commode and a marble topped dresser. The commode is open on the bottom which makes it nice to display rugs or other things and is priced at $75 with the dresser coming in at $345. We have lots more furniture also.

Do you see the sticks in the jars? Those are vintage drum sticks and we think they look interesting and artsy standing among the drawers and boxes. They also happen to be on a fun shabby table (comes with one leaf) that sells for the amazing price of $45! The drum sticks are $12 per jar and the drawers are $6.

Do you need an oak desk? This is a very nice one that has a lot of storage. The bottom door on the right opens up to dividers and cubbies. We have it priced at $95 and it won't last long!

This metal cabinet has 40 drawers and is displayed in our industrial area. We are having fun searching out and displaying a surprising array of items from boxes to corbels to drill bits to neon signs to hardware to boat motors to fans and even a pair of concrete lions! It's a different look but one we love.

We have started a spring garden area (inside for now but heading for the veranda later) and it includes some McCoy pots and vintage garden books as well as other items.

You are looking at a stainless steel milk bucket topped with glass to make a table beside a metal bench. The bench is $60 and the bucket is $20.

Here we have a large bookcase secretary (or at least larger than most we find) and it is priced at $450. I like the look of the decorative stencil on the door.

And last but certainly not least, here is a German grandfather clock. It has a very attractive case and Westminister chimes. It is priced at $850 but I'll tell you a secret - we plan to have it on sale during our Open House March 14 and 15! There will also be other great sales and some surprises and of course no Open House is complete without triple chunk brownies and other goodies! Mark your calendar and hurry on in! See you then!

Getting Ready for Open House

Our 7th Anniversary Open House is scheduled for March 14 and 15 and we are stocking up for some sales and our annual free item give away. This give away is our favorite activity of the whole year. We choose items in each of our 11 rooms and mark the price tag FREE. Each customer can take one item and these are at least a $20 value. It is really fun to see our customers find and take home some neat things! The first year we had to convince a few people we really meant to give away FREE things. The photo above shows a Mission oak fireplace mantle that has been decorated for the Open House - it is priced at $385.00.

Here we have a nice oak cabinet with spoon carving on the front doors. It has a lot of storage and has a nice look for a small price - $235.

I think this cabinet would make a nice kitchen island. It has a shabby look to the front and a nice wood top. The back could be painted or left as is and it is priced at $195. The top display has a Watts pottery advertising bowl and some ice cream bowls and scoop.

We have filled this jelly cabinet with vintage kitchen items and the top is covered with Hoosier cabinet jars. The jelly cabinet is priced at $185. On the right side you can see one of several pieces of stained glass that we currently have in stock. These windows are $50 each. Above the window a door is just visible - this is part of the architectural salvage that we have in stock. We usually have a number of doors and windows and other fun things like columns and corbels.

This small vignette is part of Lisa's vision for the green room. We are showing a small writing desk with a shelf on top backed by a brass headboard. I like the brass piece much better here than on the floor as part of a bed. It just seems to give the corner and the desk some depth. The headboard would also look fine on a wall for artwork. Now that you know what we are planning and some of the new stuff that will be here, mark your calendar and plan to attend our Open House March 14 and 15! We'll keep buying, selling and finding nice things for you!