It's been a fun weekend here at Antiques on Cannon. Lots of local folk and visitors out and about in town to see the tall ships, the Schooner Sultana Downrigging and the Artist's Studio Tour. Also fun because we expanded our space and converted what had been an office into more shopping fun for you!
What's been most interesting is seeing what people are responding to and how they are interacting with things. Being in the shop is a totally sensory experience - colors, textures, shapes, contrasts, the unexpected and the juxtaposed. You have to take it in, wrap your mind around it, experience the objects on many levels.
Many of our favorite treasures found new homes this weekend: the wall hanging in the shape of eyeglasses fitted with mirrors; the fabulous '60s cubist framed wall sculpture (oh how I loved that one!); that set of smashing Italian chairs (if you missed seeing them you can catch them on our website on the Newly Arrived page) - those were a fantastic find!; a very versatile 1970s gateleg table, a style borrowed from the 19th century, that folded to 9" and opened to 55"; a camel saddle, faux alligator luggage, lamps and champagne buckets, and every leopard hat we had!
And the best part - people were having fun! To quote one customer "I love this shop! I just can't leave because every time I turn around there's something else wonderful!" Or another customer's perspective: "It's so nice to see such DIFFERENT things".
Well yes, we are different. Many of our objects are one-of-a-kind and unusual. And many are things you use everyday - chairs, dining sets, coffee tables - but we have hand picked them to be fun and interesting. So when you bring that new chair home it becomes a focal point, a statement, it adds character. And you feel good every time you see it, sit in it and are complemented on it. Life's too short to live any other way!
Here's to every day harboring an adventure -
marilyn
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