Warehouse 405 Vintage Market does it again!

Last year I swooned over the new location accessorized for our shopping pleasure by some of the best creative minds of the antique consignment store circuit. And this year’s return of the pop up shop Warehouse 405 Vintage Market didn’t disappoint!

The warehouse was festive with Halloween decor flowing into harvest vignettes and even a touch of Christmas.

But what got me and what always gets me is the unconventional use of items you would normally claissify as “junk” that are incorporated so masterfully into a display that they look like something you can’t live without.

For example, this light probably looked outdated hanging in a home with a half spindle partition wall by the front door, wood paneling and olive green shag carpet.

But here, among the Halloween and with the backdrop of that fabulous blue rake…it becomes something desirable again. A charming little antique. You can appreciate the softly painted orange leaves against a gentle sky blue. This is what I always liked about the older Pottery Barn catalogs, Pottery Barn circa 2006. They had a knack for showing items in the background that most of us had discarded when they were worth another look.

You might have to have an eye for it. An eye for seeing the potential in the ordinary. And pairing the right colors and texture together is what can take a flea market find and transforms it into desirable home decor.

I mean, another great example is the patina of this old work bench…

I have been in countless homes where one of these sits forgotten in a basement, covered in spider webs and surrounded by paint cans. They look completely dingy and beyond repair, until you pull them into the right display where the color is a welcome addition and their years of chips and scratches just adds character.

And let’s not forget those stainless steel flashlights I saw at the last event. Here’s a version of them again. A little black mixed in this time to really look spooky next to the witch picture from the Wizard of Oz.

And what about an old Bingo card? Standing alone a single Bingo card is pretty useless and insignificant. But somehow, here, the aged color of the cardboard, the curve of the numbers, even that tiny little star above the “N”…it has appeal. It makes you take a second look and consider…

And that is the true magic of this event and why I keep coming back to appreciate the minds of the crew that puts it all together. In a world of disposable products it is nice to see trinkets and odds and ends arrive at a different destination then a landfill. These were all items someone once chose, and it is nice to see them saved…

…to see them sustain….

…to see them remain...

It’s nice to see them chosen again.