In the market...

On a hot and steamy Sunday last weekend, the fam and I headed to the Ann Arbor Antiques Market. I’ve always enjoyed browsing such places, but I haven't been to this market for a few years. It definitely seemed to have less vendors than I recall, but it was still full of possibilities! There were a great variety of items to sort through, from trinkets and kitsch to real treasures. Beautiful and interesting items caught my eye that day, but I was on a budget and supposed to be just browsing...

I did snag a good deal and added a few more old wooden printing blocks to my alphabet collection. (score!) A popular trend at the show was the idea of using found objects as art pieces. One booth had mounted a vintage car grill and a very large weathervane as objets d'art on its walls. I loved the graphic nature of this look and was particularly impressed with the booth from Worden Select Objects. The booth was outfitted with a clean white backdrop like a gallery, allowing the colors of the antiques to really pop. The huge globe hanging from the ceiling was so striking! The display was really visually interesting and merchandised beautifully. I totally wanted to live in this fabulous booth!

The Antique Market takes place one weekend a month through the fall and I hope to get back again this year. Hopefully, I’ll have more time to peruse the show and discover more unique pieces. Maybe I can check it out next month when it’s not so dang humid!