Loot List: Antique Mall Finds from the Weekend

While most of my fellow Columbus Indiana architectural tour participants reported that they took a nap during our two hour break from sightseeing on Saturday early evening, I hit the local Antique Mall. I did not come back to the hotel empty handed…

… in fact, I found a bunch of fun stuff for the new apartment, all at very UN-big city prices.

1. Two sweet and slightly offbeat framed silhouettes (the subjects seem so Mad Men-era). The final hanging spot is TBD - they are currently sitting on the fireplace mantle.
2 & 3. A perfectly sized, perfectly worn rug for the entryway. I love the colors, especially the coral-ish orange and the yellow-green accents.
4 & 5. Another small, framed silhouette. I hung it low, in a corner, to add a little extra interest to the entryway area.
6. Birdcage. I'm a sucker for these! I already own a slightly smaller similar one, but this one was in such good shape and was priced really low. I love the little blue and white patterned pots.
7. A funky Japanese style folding screen for the wall in my son's room - warriors on horseback!
8. Two more silhouettes - these will most likely stay in the room where I have them leaning for the moment - the master bath. I'm going to paint the brown frame black to match the other one as well as removing the gunk left from the price stickers (once I remember where I put the Goo Gone while unpacking).
9. A House & Garden classic coffee table book (in great condition!) that I've had an eye out for.

This is a very rare, big haul of items for me, but sometimes the vintage shopping gods smile upon you. It's a good thing I only had about an hour at the Exit 76 Antique Mall (it is 72,000 square feet!) or I may have filled the trunk. Has anyone else had good luck bargain hunting recently? Tell us all about it...

(Images: Janel Laban)

Comments (8)

Great scores! I especially love the silhouettes and the book. I have terrible luck bargain/antique hunting, but this makes me want to give it another try soon.

I happened across a pair of brass lamps - not brass plated, but solid brass - at a charity resale shop in Houston (I was looking for a dresser for my sister - not even looking for me!). The only ones I've seen anything like it were priced at $1500 for a pair... I got mine for 1/5 that. Now I'm saving up for some new lampshades.

I was over at Cape May over the weekend and bought an old silhouette from an antique stool for $10. =) Love these little treasures. It looks so good, I don't know where to hang it..

I really like the silhouttes in the first 2 photos. I can imagine an interesting wall collection of silhouttes. But spreading them out all over the house....I'm wondering if that would be too much evenutally. But it's your house, and it should be what you like.

I too have a house full of incredible finds from the Exit 76 Antique Mall. I often go back to check out whatever new treasure that may have arrived since my last visit. Last week I was in one of the last aisles and a ceramic water pitcher caught my eye. It was a ceramic "tuscan-themed" pitcher, perfect for my kitchen!! Well I could not find a price and then realized that it was part of a 24 piece set...8 oversized dinner plates, 8 oversized pasta/soup bowls, 2 covered casseroles, and several serving bowls and a big salad bowl. Priced as a set , just so I could get the pitcher , the only item I really needed... so looking at $50.00. Thought about it....BUT, then I noticed the sale in this particular booth was 75% off...$12.50 was now the price of these three boxes of Tuscan Beauties!! I had several friends over the next night to celebrate this find!!