This is the second year the weather has not worked out in our best interest at The Springfield Extravaganza Antique Show and Flea Market. Last year was freezing. Just plain freezing. This year it was raining, gusting winds, raining, blazing hot, raining, storming and humid.
Day one our spirits stayed high. My friend Emi and I just kept dealing thru the wind, rain and heat. It went really well. For me, the most popular items were the Mid Century pieces. A few shabby items sold, but the Mid Century flew out from under the tents.
I loved this set and was thrilled with the family it went home with.
These two honeys went home with some happy ladies. The orange chair gently rocks and the round chair swivels. Did they ever make fun chairs way back. I don’t see these types of action packed seating at Pier 1, World Market or Kittles ….
Here’s the swivel.
Just so everyone sees the coral dresser, here she is. The girl this went home with had never been to a flea market before so I felt compelled to ask her if she wanted to ask me to bargain. She said, will you not charge tax? Another reason Mother Nature would be a good business partner – she isn’t asking nobody nothing!
The green dresser didn’t sell. It is so graceful. And I honestly can not understand why she was left with me.
I am actually not taking it still being in my possession very personal. I modeled it after a Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint color, and her green items haven’t sold at her Lucketts sale so far either. Maybe folks aren’t ready for green yet? I still adore the color and believe buyers will be clammering for it here soon! I’ll be ready then!
The next show is June 13/14 at The Ohio Expo Center. It is The Salvaged Treasure Marketplace. Jennifer Kerr from Tiny House Vintage and Art will be there also. She had the concrete planters I Instagrammed. (@ivenad) She had a ton of other really cool finds! And was the owner of the tent carcass at the end of the weekend.
Here’s the picked over carcass.
Always looking forward to the next show!! Especially b/c it’s all inside!!
The Furbished Home 