The Brimfield Antique Show.
For five days, in May, July and August, from sunup to sundown, 6,000 antique dealers from across the country gather in a gigantic field and displays wonders of time's past for purchase. In a few words, it's amazing and almost unbelievable.
Brimfield draws a lot of merchants and buyers from stores far and wide across the globe. This is where Anthropologie gets its great beat-up store decor, where set designers find the perfect antique for period pieces and where stylish Japanese and New Yorkers interior designers (think the Ace Hotel) invade small town New England in search for the one statement piece that will set their home, bar or hotel apart. All alongside everyday peeps looking for old stuff.
It would take all five days (maybe more) to properly comb through the roughly 84 acres of antiques. There's everything from neon signs to Eames chairs to clothing, jewelry and purses to art to wooden boxes, glass jars and brass candlestick holders. Furs. Tables. Car parts. Eyeglass. Literally, anything and everything you could ever want.
I can't wait to go back in July. I've got my eyes set on an old industrial cart and a great farm table.
LOTS 'o pictures on this post. There's just too much to share.
xo,
eb
The line of cars goes on for miles.
(also - the pros and veterans rent a uhaul to bring home all their goodies)
My friend Millah matching the tents.
Wait? Are we in the lobby of an Ace?
This is the cart I want.
Millah finding hidden treasures.
This was my favorite tent. All outdoorsy stuff.
Very Colorado.
My dad would love this one, too.
Who doesn't need this??
Purchase #1: A giant light bulb
Purchase #2: 1940s / WWII Propoganda
Purchase #3: Brass anchor candlestick holder
Purchase #4: An array of glass bottles
Purchase #5: Richard cufflinks + tie clip
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