Tiny's Store Liquidation!

Well, it's been a fun run (and I even managed to make a little bit of spending money).  Circumstances have made it necessary for me to work for the family law firm, meaning I just don't have the time to hunt down deals or sit at the shop.  But on the bright side, my law degree has not gone to waste and I can still write winning summary judgment briefs (woo-hoo)!  And Tiny's has been a fantastic experience.  I met other Lambertville dealers and learned a lot about antiques, pricing, haggling with customers, and how to survive in a brutal retail economy.  Hopefully this is information I can take forward with me should I ever try this again.

As of this post, Tiny's has 2 weeks left in my TINY room on the second floor of Broadmoor Antiques in Lambertville.  Luckily (for me), there's not much inventory left! The majority remaining is original art, which I've priced as close to cost as possible in an effort to clear out.  So if anyone's interested in any of these pieces, here's your chance.

Here's a peek at what's left:

Anyone for an antique folding school bench for 20? Currently in storage.

This antique parlor table is so cute; it has recently been refinished and has brass embellishments and beadwork all around.  Currently priced at 100, but if there are no takers I'll go down.  You can see it in the front window of Broadmoor antiques.

An antique wheelbarrow from a Lancaster barn would be perfect filled with potted plants on a covered porch (currently at 100) . . .

. . . and this 19th century cast iron English Pub table has a new marble top.  I will take 300.  Similar tables sell in antique stores for 600-1200.  Great for a sunroom or conservatory.

If you prefer a cast iron pub table REPRO, this one's in very good condition with a concrete top (currently in storage).  Will take 50!

I have quite a bit of art left, and original at that! I have priced all larger works competitively at 50-150.  Smaller UNFRAMED works are priced from 10-40.  Stop by and take a look!  This handpainted theorem is currently in storage but is one of my larger pieces (priced at 100).

This very large Crate and Barrel print is currently in storage . . . will take 30!

I am bringing more items to the Broadmoor as they sell and will keep you updated.

Last day is February 28, 2013!

April 2012 Additions

Wrought iron window grates for 80 each, a cottage dresser for 420, and a 1940's wire dress form for 140!

Tiny's Has Moved!

Hi folks! Guess what? Tiny's has moved! My showroom is located on the second floor of Broadmoor Antiques, 6 North Union Street, Lambertville . . . I'm still as Tiny as ever, but since it's a co-op, my hours are now bigger! Open every day except Tuesdays, 11-5.
My old location on the canal will now serve as my warehouse.  I will be holding monthly sales, and of course, am always willing to meet you by appointment!

Check out the latest additions . . . a 30's sideboard painted French Blue . . . a gorgeous 30s carved and veneered library table . . . an amazing carved Victorian-era lovebirds chair with ram's-head arms and garlanded trim . . . an antique inlaid mahogany octagon side table . . . antique iron window grates . . . the list goes on and on!

I'm Sick of Winter

. . . but I'm never sick of vintage.  I'm busy sprucing up new inventory to prep the shop for spring! Look forward to Tiny's Sidewalk Sales from May through the summer months.

Currently on offer, a gorgeous oak side table/vanity with glass pulls, methinks from the early 1900s:

Don't forget this pretty antique gesso frame, painted and repurposed as a shabby chic mirror:

And what about a vintage chair, transformed for the farmhouse table with an authentic grainsack?

See y'all when the weather warms!



Baldelli Pottery Banks

I love mid-century modern decor, so it's no suprise I'm always on the lookout for fun finds from the 60's and 70's for the shop.  Recently, I scored a pair of ceramic animal banks from Baldelli Ceramiche, an Italian pottery maker located outside Perugina.

Baldelli produced a range of these banks, featuring different animals in various shades, for sale in US department stores during the 60s/70s.  They are highly collectible today -- especially the coveted cat bank, which resembles the work of mid-century Scandinavian artist Lisa Larson.  I sold this orange version of the cat earlier this year via my etsy site:

Ready to start your own Baldelli collection? Visit Tiny's online shop today!



Matilda The Vintage Dress Form

Hi there, Tiny's customers.  Meet Matilda:

Matilda is a vintage dress form.  She has quite the bod.  And if you peruse Pottery Barn or Restoration Hardware catalogs, you know is SO HOT right now (Zoolander fans, anyone?).  Check out her original cast iron stand and her distressed finish.  To die for!

You like Matilda? I'm sorry (actually, happy!) to report she's already been promised to another.  Taken! Don't wait too long, Tiny's customers . . . the best stuff goes in a snap.

The Latest and Greatest

Just in time for Christmas, I rescued this sweet thirties dresser with the beyond-awesome glove box.  Painted and distressed for that Anthropologie look.

Another great shabby-chic rescue is this cute French Provincial nightstand, shabbified for you.  I really enjoy the cut-out "windows" on the sides.

There's new chachkas in the offering, too! The discriminating collector should have some fun. How about a vintage Jere-style owl? (owls are THE thing right now, in case you weren't informed).

These vintage wood bowling pins are becoming quite collectible, now that they've been replaced with hard plastic pins.  Less durable, sure, but somehow more loveable.  Put one on your shelf and you'll look very "Restoration Hardware."

Bombe? Bombay? Okay!

Thanks to the wonderful customers who purchased my aqua sideboard (on to a new life as a bathroom sink!) and the cottage white dresser . . . I am busy painting new inventory to fill their places at the shop.

In the meantime, come in and take a look at this adorable marble-top bombe chest with brass detailing. A 20th century repro, most likely, but awfully cute.

If you're looking for a larger storage solution, this modern repro from Emerson et Cie fits the bill. It is in absolutely gorgeous condition with pristine burlwood veneer and drawers lined in premium Italian paper. And why not? It was made in Italy! I was so excited to see those words stamped on the reverse . . . how often do you see anything other than "Made in China" anymore?

Post-Hurricane Deals

Tiny here . . . yeah, it's been awhile.  Let's just say I've been inundated lately, as has everyone within a 30-mile radius of the Delaware River.

Damn that Irene.  They should have named her Imelda.

But on to the good news:  the shop stayed dry, if humid.  And Tiny's has a new slew of furniture for the fall season!

First, an adorable 1920's dresser, painted cottage white . . .

Next, a 20's/30's sideboard, dressed up in aqua blue . . .

And finally, an immense, gob-smackingly gorgeous Jacobean cabinet (I'm thinking 30's).

Come on in and be gob-smacked in person!

P.S.:Thank you summer customers!  The furniture has sold at a nice clip, despite the Recession-That-Never-Ends-But-Is-Supposedly-Supposed-To-Be-Over.

Antiques Are Gross!

Just finished cleaning up an antique double-seater school bench.  This was one of those items originally slated for the shop, but then I fell in love and decided to use it in our kitchen.

Love the wrought iron detail on this one . . . and if the stamp on the side is to be believed, it dates from 1887.

So as I'm cleaning the underside, I feel something stuck to one leg.  I take a peek: it's brown and oval-shaped.  A spider egg from those months in the garage?  Nope, couldn't be . . . it's way too hard.

I try to pry it off with my fingers.  And that's when I realize . . . what does every kid sneak in school?  And where does every kid plaster it when the teacher catches them with it?

That's right: GUM.  Calcified, fossilized, 100+ year-old chewing gum.  Eewwwwww.

I rushed inside to Purell my hands.  Hopefully whatever living organisms that gum harbored died a long, long time ago.

Happily, though, the bench turned out cute:



Out With the Old, In With the New!

Well, it appears you all are fixing up your beach houses for the season!  That's what I glean, anyhow, from the recent set of pieces that all went to the Jersey Shore.  See ya, white cottage dresser!

Ba-bye, little blue sideboard!

Have fun at the beach, pine bench!

And now, let's welcome the new crew.  This pretty antique oak dresser was lovingly cared for by its former owner.  It was professionally "ebonized" -- coated with layers of rubbed-in paint, then polyurethaned for protection -- and the finish is like new.  Best of all, the mirror is in top-notch shape and the drawers don't just open, they gliiiiiiiide open with no catching or sticking.

Also introducing . . . the cutest shabby chic desk EVAH!  Painted and distressed with love for you.  I love all the carved details, as well as the original brass drawer pulls.

And who doesn't love a sweet iron bench sitting in their flower patch?  After doing my research, I'm pretty sure this is a repro . . . but who cares?  It's too adorable to pass up!





Summer's just beginning . . . stop by Tiny's! Your beach house will thank you.