If you’re a fan of shows like American Pickers and Antiques Roadshow, you’ve probably wondered what it would be like to discover that next big find. North Georgia is abundant with shops loaded with loot, ripe for the pickin’. The Savvy Picker recently returned to the North Georgia mountains and offers tricks of the trade while sharing her fabulous finds.
I sure had a heyday shopping at Vintage Blessings! This antique mall is something to crow about, and if you need the inspiration to do just that, take a look around for the bevy of roosters you can find in this artfully staged shop.
When you stop by Vintage Blessings, make sure you have some time on your hands. The store has two floors loaded with interesting stuff and lots of great pieces outside too. I knew right away I’d be starting a pile at the register, and pile it up, I did.
Before I even got out of my car, I’d fallen in love with this piece: a vintage wire TOM’s industrial display shelf. It didn’t have a price on it, but the super-helpful vendor manning the register made a call and came back to me with a price of $64 (it was on sale). I had a one-word response to this information: SOLD!
It is a pleasure to look around this shop, as most of the vendors display their wares in attractive and interesting ways.
Downstairs, I found some colorful hand-painted Italian restaurant plates. These happened to be from the booth of a vendor who was there. She offered them to me for $3 each if I purchased the whole stack. Done!
I love the colors and the theme of these plates and am tempted to keep these for myself, but I will probably put them in my shop for $10 each.
When you visit Vintage Blessings, make sure to take a trip upstairs. I found a few of my favorite items on the second floor. These included an Arts and Crafts style oak end table for $12 and a cute cherry-red distressed end table, also for $12.
I was thrilled to come across a whole bunch of Russian nesting dolls priced from $6- $10. These routinely sell in my shop for $15 to $68 a set, so I purchased all the doll-shaped ones in stock and two owl sets too!
Additionally, I found something here that is on every vintage seller’s list of wants: a whole collection of reasonably priced uranium glass! I bought all they had and then texted a photo of the dishes to one of my regular customers back home. He purchased the whole lot for about triple what I paid, and I didn’t even have to put them out on the floor where they’d take up shelf space.
Other scores from Vintage Blessings include this gorgeous hand-painted bucket, the metal chicks (shown below in my space, along with the aforementioned red stool), and a beautiful ceramic pigeon that looks perfect in a Victorian bird cage I had in stock.
I’m thrilled with all the purchases I made here and loved the friendly people I met while visiting Vintage Blessings. It was definitely worth the trip.
Vintage Blessings is located at 640 Helen Highway in Cleveland, Georgia, and is open seven days a week! For shop hours and more information, visit them on Facebook at Vintage Blessings LLC or call (706) 865-7782.
Who should visit: Folks with time on their hands who enjoy exploring lots of merch!
Score of the day: Tom’s wire rack
Predicted profit on rack: $200+
Re-seller takeaway: Always be on the lookout for uranium glass and carry a blacklight flashlight with you if you can.
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