Thursday, July 23, 2009

Antique Stores, Salt Lake City UT

I'm not sure where I got my love for all things vintage. Maybe a combination of my grandmother and mother. My mother is an artist and has an eye for beautiful things. She was once a fashion designer in New York and then in Dallas for a few years. She can spot a well made clothes from a mile away and on the flip side she can also tell when I purchase cheap clothes from Forever 21 (a cheap thrill) or stores in that genre. My grandmother, the wife of a wealthy oil man in West Texas was also a lover of beautiful things. Her house was filled with beautiful chandeliers, vases from around the world, and the most interesting dishes for hosting big gatherings of her Texas friends. I thought I would share with you a few of my favorite antique stores around the city. Salt Lake City has a great amount of vintage stores and I am seeing more and more pop up all around. There are a few new ones I've spotted around 900 East and 2100 South and along 3300 South that I will be checking out soon. I have also seen a few new consignment shops downtown around 3rd East in the antique district. But here are my personal favorites:

Emily Jayne
800 East 800 South
Vintage furniture, dishes, decor and a small children's area with toys and decor. Their goods are divided up by color. antique stores in Salt Lake City The awesome slider bench we found at Emily Jane's
consignment stores in Salt Lake City
Abode
1720 S. 900 E.
A Paris Flea Market with unique small gift items, furniture, clothes, and kitchen items.
Home Again
1019 E 2100 S
Antique and classy furniture.
More Vintage Shops in Salt Lake City:

Capital City Antique Mall
959 S West Temple
A huge warehouse full of antiques from jewelry to bikes and art. The warehouse is divided into sections up so that people selling their possessions each have a small booth like area.
Retro Rose
207 E. Broadway
Lots and lots of fun items, mostly smaller antiques and clothes. I've found lots of pyrex dishes here, fun vintage napkins, log brand iron skillets, and a garden hat that I wear daily! They even have fun vintage shoes. Their goods are divided up by color.

**Vintage shopping tip: most of the time you can negotiate price. A lot of the vendors will just call the owner of the item to see if they are willing to sell at the lower price.

7 comments:

  1. Thanks for the list! I love anything that takes me to the past, to perhaps a simpler time. You would have to drag me out of an antique store...

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  2. I want to go shopping with you! Can we make a date?

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  3. Being from SLC myself, you are dead on with these amazing stores. I love EmilyJane any thing in the sugarhouse area.

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  4. I moved to New York a year ago, and I miss Home again so much! The little Hudson Valley city I live in has a few new consignment shops, but I have yet to check them out... Thanks for the virtual postcards. :)

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  5. Catherine, you're very welcome! I hope you can find some great spots for antiques in Hudson Valley City!

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  6. don't forget about the Retro Rose... 50's, 60's & 70's... everything but the ordinary!

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  7. oh yes! I love Retro Rose. I have found several treasures there!

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