You enter into a meadow with tall grasses and wildflowers. Goats, chickens, and kittens run about. You come to a clearing and notice a collection of the most beautifully displayed antiques...painted wood, silver, white linen. Suddenly a woman in a white ruffled apron whisks by with an enormous silver bowl of frothy whipped cream. No, you are not in a dream...you are at the Barnhouse flea in Battleground Washington! We had so much fun at the Barnhouse summer flea market last weekend! All of the 20+ vendors outdid themselves with gorgeous displays - you wanted to take EVERYTHING home! The vintage patina on every shelf, table, book, vase, and garment is alway so charming - a whitewashed pearly glow of goodies. I was so fortunate to meet the lovely and talented Heather Bullard - editor of Flea Market Style magazine. And they were serving up the best coconut cake I have ever had. You really can find an excuse to eat cake at 10am when it's THAT GOOD! Let's just say my Honda Element was full on the way home. Thanks Joe and Jermonne (the Barnhouse Boys) for making a beautiful event for everyone to enjoy! (Debbie and Laurie, the lovely ladies of Worthy Goods, have more pics of the event here).
Oh, my. So much time and care has been taken to create such a beautiful display. Will have to remember this for next year!
Posted by: second storie | August 09, 2010 at 07:55 AM
how funny - I had found your blog yesterday and couldn't for the life of me figure out "who" you were... and then, thanks to heather and her post about ink and peat - i now know! i wish i could have met you at the sale as i have heard about your shop from all of those fabulous friends in the portland area - maybe it is time you opened another shop in seattle... just a thought... :)
xx
Posted by: kimberly | August 10, 2010 at 06:36 AM
I am going to have to go next time! Don't live to far away..:)Such prettiness in every place.
Posted by: Andrea | August 10, 2010 at 02:06 PM
It is on my to do before I die list - get to a Barn House sale which is a bit of a trip from England ! It's one of my guilty pleasures to look through the Barn House blog when my shop is quiet , such inspiration.
Posted by: sue | August 11, 2010 at 06:50 AM
this looks like so much fun http://www.thepinkandblueblog.com/
Posted by: Ms Pink | August 11, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Wow...what a fabulous time! Wish I lived closer:) :)
Posted by: simpledaisy | August 11, 2010 at 12:54 PM
Look at those pieces really classic
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Posted by: Ann Quinn | August 17, 2010 at 03:47 AM
that was such a nice post...
Beautiful... hopefully you found some treasures
:)
deb
Posted by: deb | August 19, 2010 at 09:31 PM
This is beautiful! I would love to experience a day browsing here. I really loved the lace trimmed umbrella!
Posted by: Scentsy Candles | August 23, 2010 at 09:48 PM
Wonderful pieces, a shame I live so far away...
Posted by: Jose | August 26, 2010 at 07:16 AM
Hi Pam! By the end of the day we were calling the coconut cake "CRACK CAKE" because of it's addictive qualities :0)
It was great seeing you and the settee looks so good in the shop!
Posted by: Laurie | September 02, 2010 at 07:34 AM
Fabulous post! very appealing images!
Posted by: grace | September 10, 2010 at 01:05 PM
its good for those old and comfy looking stuffs love
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