Our Hopeful Home: Red Arrow Highway Junkin Trip

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Since moving to the Chicago suburbs over 14 years ago I've discovered a great area along the lower western edge of Michigan that harbors a treasure trove of quaint little antique and vintage shops. Most recently I managed to squeeze in a visit to a few shops in this area during one of our daughter's college visits. It had been a while since I'd perused these places, so I was very happy to get the chance to reaquaint myself with a few old friends.

Lakeside Antiques Michigan brick antique store

We started out at Lakeside Antiques in Lakeside, Michigan -- a lovely, two-building set-up with more than enough junk for just about any serious junker.

The main building welcomed us with this lovely sign. Too bad it wasn't for sale. If it were I would have bought it myself. The second building housed a bit more upscale vintage merchandise. We thoroughly enjoyed taking our time while exploring both buildings. We also visited the Sawyer Antique Mall and Harbert Antique Mall the next day on our way home. Sorry, no pictures of those beauties.

Since it's been so long since my last real junkin trip, I think I went nuts with the photos. But I did try to categorize most of them to make it a bit easier on the eyes.

Vintage Pottery

Chandeliers

I love vintage chandeliers.

vintage crystal antique chandelier lamp shades

Mirrors

There were mirrors galore, both big and small. This one is actually a sconce as well.

I absolutely loved this full length gilded beauty.

Luggage

Vintage Signs

Tins

Textiles

We had wool stadium blankets like these when I was growing up. They also had some vintage Pendleton blankets -- WAY out of my price range!

Pretty vintage fabric.

Vintage tea towels. I remember my mom having a calendar one.

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vintage Italian hand-carved marble top console table set

There were also a few items that I just truly fell in love with, starting with these vintage marble-topped tables.

I did not, however, love the price tag.

vintage wooden kneeler prie Dieu altar prayer

I was also quite enamored of this piece -- I think it was some kind of church kneeler, perhaps even the kind that used to be placed at the altar, like a prie Dieu or prayer kneeler.

This galvanized farmhouse tub on wheels is a real dream come true for me.

And I would most definitely love to put this in our master bath!

And that's just the tip of the iceberg! It really was great to get out there and flex some junkin' muscle -- and for all that "shopping" I was actually quite restrained. I only came home with two small items, one of which I recently shared with you in Thrill of the Hunt #74. I'll be sharing the other find in an upcoming post.

Well, that's it until next time, friends!

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Red Arrow Highway Junkin Trip!

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