the Vintage Furniture Scene

sweet pair of rattan and faux bamboo bedside tables sold a few weeks ago.

I love furniture. I love rearranging it, finding new pieces, enjoying them for a bit and re-selling it to buy something different. For a long time it's been a 'problem' of mine--just ask my husband. Thank goodness for finding outlets! Thanks to my booth spot at the Handmade Emporium, I've met a lot of others with a similar quirk. It's awesome to chat with other vintage-lovers in person, creatives with a keen eye for a retro-gem...and to be encouraged.      
*stereo/record console still available.

 Well, the point is, we're selling more furniture which has been intimidating before now. Mid Century, Hollywood Regency, Country, Deco, and on and on. What I like, I buy and I sell. While I'm not a big fan of refinishing I'm beginning to learn that it's doesn't have to be the drudgery I've always considered it to be, but I'm genuinely more interested in preserving the original intent of most pieces--the look and feel the designer meant it to have--than repainting or even recovering. However, sometimes there's no hope of having a functional piece without some major clean-up...
All that said, I'm learning as I go and gleaning information about furniture sales and resales from some pretty awesome folks that I've managed to surround myself with. My mother (who started this visionary training when I was but a wee lass), some sweet friends who brain storm and teach me without asking for much in return, and a little thing most folks call the 'internet'.
(brass/glass shelf: SOLD)

For those of you interested in what comes from Gremlina Vintage, skip on over to the facebook page. We'll list most things there first and foremost. From vintage audio equipment to make an audiophile drool to some sleekly lined chairs and back to a store-it-all hutch to make yer grandma green with envy, we'll have it. So, check it. AND. We will ship or deliver, so shop. Whether you're in Greensboro, NC, Brooklyn, NY, Memphis, TN, Austin, TX or anywhere--shop.
(*danish chairs Available HERE)

Nothing beats a good cover...

This is a gift to anyone who sees it, from me. (& Bon Iver & his new album). But, I have to explain that covers of songs I secretly belt at the top of my lungs by artists I love seem to justify my eclectic and at times embarrassing music choices. Bonnie Rait can't be topped, but for me the magnificence here is about the combination of 2 things that I adore separately anyway...hope you enjoy as well.

Other good combos like these that quickly pop into my head:
If I Were a Boy :: Reba McEntire
Wonderwall :: Cat Power
Your Song :: Ewan McGregor
Cheesecake :: frozen yogurt. (you can apply it to more than songs)

You have any faves?

new vintage-esque glasses. My mom didn't wear glasses til she got old (sorry mom), but I really think I look like her in this picture. A compliment to myself ;) (not that looking like dad isn't a compliment, but I suppose there are always mixed feelings when people tell a grown woman she looks JUST like their father)

and are you on Instagram? find me: gremlina

Indie Market FRIDAY!

I LOVE this month's poster--a very good representation of what the market looks like. 

If you're a local folk-al, we're pleased to offer 20% off anything in the shop, for pick-up at the market!

Out-of-towner? enjoy 20% off one item in the shop (through Sunday Aug. 7th)  & we'll just have to ship...

COUPON CODE: 'FIRSTFRIDAY'

Don't you have a QRC?

Not sure why I think this is so incredibly sweet, but I do. Go ahead. Scan it.

make your own here.

I want to be a shop owner

Thank goodness for Etsy. It's worlds more exciting than selling on Ebay--if you ask me. You constantly feel surrounded by the universe's coolest people and their handmade our searched out one of a kind goods. I really like being a part of that.

sweet granny shoes--my first vintage sale on Etsy in 2009

I'm thankful that I had a place to start creating a shop and selling the things I find and have a passion for. Vintage is in my blood and it's difficult to imagine a life not being on-the-hunt for some sweet artifact or amazing trash/treasure. So, thanks Etsy.

BUT. In my blood is also the craving to meet and motivate people. Matching people with things they love, and that give them joy on any level is thrilling for me. Thrilling. And, while there is some sense of this connection when a sale is made via our online shop, that face to face experience is a wee bit more complete.

If the shoe fits. If the dress flatters. If the retro owl clock will go perfectly with a kitchen's decor. The smile and glimmer in a person's eye when a match is made--can't be beat. We all win. The junkyard is spared a little room, I may earn a few dollars, and someone goes home with a product that pleases...this is good.

Here is the passion I have; like that of a matchmaker. I see things and just know that its home is waiting. I have accrued quite a lot on my own, not to mention the overflow at my mother's house...and I'm anxious to have a store. I'm anxious to have a meeting place for these great things. Our local Indie Market has been a fix once a month for these past 2 years, but I want more! Tell me, is this incredible to ask? That this stay-at-home mama of 3 (one merely 9 weeks) have a humble little shop?

This post is just to throw it out into the universe, not that it isn't already there. There are many things I want to do in my life: a little farming, a lot of loving, and a little store. That about sums it up.

**all these images are of sales over the last 3 years.**

First Friday THIS week.

Friday is supposed to be BEAUTIFUL, and we'll have some BEAUTIFUL sights to see, so make a plan to visit the Indie Market & tell your friends!