Flea market shopping, antiquing and vintage consignments

In the heart of North Carolina is the town of Asheboro.  A town worth spending the day in... browsing antique shops, looking for treasures in the vintage and consignment shops and enjoying a bit of lunch and a cup of coffee.  

The town murals are interesting and fun, painted by one of the local artists.  

Up and down main street you can find all kinds of shops.  

And all kinds of treasures!  

I found a few of my own treasures, one being, the old bankers lamp, or desk lamp with the green shade.  I have been looking for one of these for quite some time.  A real bargain at $15.  

I am always on the look-out for shops like these!  I love finding small towns filled with lots of wonderful old treasures.  

Are you a flea market and antique shopper?  

Hope all of you enjoy your day.

Antiques and junk and my finished painting

One of my favorite things to do is shop at antique shops, flea markets, junk stores, and consignment shops.  Not far from our house is a small country town that is filled with all of these kinds of shops.  Talk about a fun day....!

This is an old Homer Laughlin china plate I found for $6.00.  The color is a creamy, almost sepia tone color, which I love.  I am planning on hanging plates like this above the buffet mirror in the dining room.     

 As you can see I don't have any hanging yet.  

I also found a galvanized watering can.  You can always use one of these in the garden, right?  Only $12.00.  

It amazes me how much stuff you can find and how many ideas you can get from exploring shops like this.  

On the way home Galen and I saw a rainbow!  We were heading straight for it.  Can you see it?  What a beautiful sight.  

  

Oh, and I finished my garden potting table painting, finally.  It's already hanging on the wall.

Enjoy your day!