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Friday, March 23, 2012

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I spent ALL day at the shop. Really, all day,  I just got home at 8pm. Two new vendors {and the last two we are taking} moved in today {more on that later} so I had fun chatting with them while I reinvented my own space.

I painted another smokey grey side table. Sorry, bad picture for some reason.

She sort of matches the one pictured beside her below. I think these should go to the same home.
I can't tell you how many people have almost bought my two tiered smokey grey table. I think it is waiting for the right home.


Below is another, larger, side table painted high gloss grey and distressed.
This table is beautiful in person and I wish I had a space for it in my own home.


I added a ton more mirrors. These seem to be good sellers for me.


I added four new vintage doors to my space. I really want to define my little shop from the other shops in our little vintage market.
The patina on the blue door below is beautiful.


I hung a new chalkboard sign above the desk with thanks from Holly {new vendor, I can't wait to introduce you to her}.

You can also see the other doors I added to define my space. The black and white fabric {hanging behind one door} came from the front door of my home. I have a plan to change mine at home, so I swiped it today.


Oh, and do you see that sweet footstool in front of the grey magazine stand? That is new, I finished that this week.

Below is the space right behind mine which will be Kennesha's in a bit, but for now we have this fantastic sofa to fill the space. that Erin scored today. Doesn't it remind you of the Friends sofa? It is for the shop so we can hangout and pretend we are on Friends. Behind it are more doors I bought this week.


The space is really coming together and us girls are having a blast. Every week the shop looks bigger, better, and different with more fantastic vintage pieces. 
From now on I am going to be open Fridays 10a-2pm, as well as Saturdays noon-4pm starting next week.

9 comments:

  1. I want that chevron upholstered chair! LOVE!
    Would be perfect for my office! :) I love your shop and everything in it! Wish you lived closer! You'd like me as a customer! :)

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  2. Ok, so I'm for you opening another store on the East Coast...preferably New York!:)
    Love the stool(I actually just rec'd the same fabric this week in my newest fabric order), love the chevron, those mirrors...everything is beautiful!
    I have a question: do all you vendors split the cost of the building? Or do you own it and then take in new space renters? Im wondering how the competition factor goes but it sounds like you all get along well which is wonderful.

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  3. I just LOVE your stuff. What are your hours for today? I was thinking about stopping in....

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  4. Do you have a pricing formula? I have started selling pieces I have refinished and have no idea how to determine price. I've been kind of inconsistent. What do you do?

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  5. Pricing is tricky. I take a lot of things into account. See what others are selling for in your immediate area. I also think that for my furniture I am my customer. What would I be willing to spend on a piece if I were to buy it? For me sharing a space with other vendors helps, we all stay within the same price range on items even though we all sell pretty different styles of furniture. Price something higher if you spent a lot of time and money on special paint, hardware, and drawer liners. You can can always price something high and if it doesn't sell mark it down. Also, I sold things for a lot less when it was out of my home versus a shop and people sort of expect that. Hope this helps!

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  6. Very helpful, thanks!

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  7. Was just going to comment that I so wished I lived close so I could browse in your shop. It's just darling..... then just read you are in Tacoma!!!! I'm a blogger from Olympia. Nice to meet you!! Can't wait to browse your blog some more. Love your style!!!

    Jen
    athomeinthenorthwestblog.com

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  8. Hi There....just found your site and all your goodness! Love the concept of the "joint" market. I will have a booth up and running in a few weeks but I like this idea. There was another question regarding competition with your other vendors....how has this been working out. Do you make all the choices and decisions about what is offered at the market? Just curious. Looks awesome and I am your newest follower.
    Kelly

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