Eclectic doesn’t begin to describe the varying collections of merchandise ready to sort through in the Linden Avenue shops ... time pieces, Victorian accents, furniture, bric-a-brac ... keep looking, you’re bound to find something! Below, medicine flasks, apothecary jars, and beverage bottles carry the same theme of green at Homestead Antiques where there is a large variety of heavy glass containers. Gardenscape, greenery, and outdoor furniture are part of the fun of exploring at Magpie.
OPPOSITE PAGE, Alan and Karen Clark are the creative dynamic duo behind the highly successful and very popular Whimsy. Their two stores are as much as an outlet for their artistic expression as they are about selling antiques.
The Whimsy owners like to think of themselves as purveyors of good feelings. “We chose the name Whimsy because it em- bodied the feelings of what we wanted to create,” Karen says, “a place filled with lots of unusual, interesting, fun vintage items.” She’s most pleased, she says, when a mixed-age family comes into the store, and every single family member’s attention is caught by something. “That’s how I know I’m doing something right—when people get a good feeling.”
Pansies and snapdragons nod from claw-footed bathtubs out- side Whimsy Town and Garden on 7th Street. Inside, a suspend- ed boat floats above a space filled with nautical maps, ships’ brass fittings, shell mirrors, lobster pillows and mermaids— testimonial to the shop’s seaside theme. On the walls, huge tin stars handcrafted by Amish artisans catch the eye. Every nook and cranny is filled with cream-colored crocks, dishes, baskets
Antique: an-t ˉ 60 CARPINTERIAMAGAZINE e k adj being in the style or fashion of former times
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