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What luck to be driving through Brimfield, Massachusetts the same weekend as the Brimfield Antique Show? I swear I didn’t plan this it was just luck! We were driving from Michigan to Portland and we were literally driving right through the show so of course we had to stop. Unfortunately we had a flat tire […]

How is it that The Found Cottage Mercantile Market was already a full week away?! It doesn’t seem possible. I feel like just yesterday we were running around getting the final details in place and getting the gates ready to open. It seems crazy to work so long for something that is over in one […]

The Mercantile Market is less than a week away and we cannot WAIT to welcome you to the Ottawa County Fairgrounds for our third market event. With so many friends coming from out of town I thought it I would share some of my favorites in the area. I put together this quick guide to […]

putting on a market is an insane amount of work. it takes organizational skills, an absurd amount of computer work, calculations and financial skills and more. but when it all comes together it is one of the most rewarding things I do on an annual basis. this is going to be our third annual Found […]

i’m gearing up to head to allegan flea market next weekend. (PS if you want to know where all the flea markets are subscribe to my flea market alert list or join my flea market insider group) i haven’t had a ton of luck in the past month but the more i’m out and about […]

i was scrolling through my photos from earlier this month and i couldn’t believe i forgot to share my allegan finds! it’s almost time for the next allegan flea market and i thought not only should i share my finds with you, i should probably put them away. i finally bought a piece of furniture […]

our pentwater cottage has been about 7 years in the making. when we bought the house we thought it was going to be a one summer fixer upper. 7 years later we are finally hanging some of our pentwater art on the walls. what is it about hanging pictures on the wall that makes me […]

what a weekend for markets! there were so many good ones going on! if you are not on my flea market email alerts list you can join here. we are all sharing our current weekend flea market hauls in my flea market insiders group. join the conversation here. the springfield antique extravaganza has been on […]

i was on a roll with our green living room and then inspiration just kind of stalled after the holidays. there is still this big blank wall space that i can’t decide what to do with.. i’m thinking a gallery wall might be coming soon… i also thought about replacing this big coffee table with […]

last week i got a little stir crazy around the house and took a hammer and nails to a bunch of the rooms in my house and finally hung some artwork. why is it that i am so scared to put a hole in the wall? it’s not hard to replace or fix? my friend […]

it’s flea market season in michigan! the allegan flea market had it’s season opener this weekend despite the random snow (two inches) that came down saturday night. however it was melted and gone by sunday afternoon and i was out and about on the hunt for treasure for both personal and shop. i found a […]

if you have been following along on our southern trip over the last week you joined me in touring the most amazing antique store in alabama. i have been to alabama a few times and have never had the opportunity to go to this place until  yesterday. we had a gloomy morning and needed to […]