Rowley Antique Market Part II: Put a ring on it
Rowley Antique Market Part III: Thrifty decor
A lot of my favorite house tours on Apartment Therapy incorporate finds from thrift stores and flea markets. (See exhibits a b c d & e) Now you, too, can banish the Ikea from your apartment after a few trips to the Todd Farm Antique Market in Rowley, MA.
The price of furniture in Rowley varies widely depending on the style and condition of each piece. There are also literally hundreds of teacups ($2-5), plates, and serving platters there, including a ton of Fiestaware ($5-25). Here’s a sample of what I found last Sunday:
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- CD cabinet ($25)
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- Teacups! ($3 each)
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- Velvet-lined jewelry box ($15)
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- Teacups ($2 each)
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- Dresser ($50)
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- Retro dining set ($295/set)
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- Antique typewriter ($50)
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- English bone china ($18/8 plates)
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- Mahogany banquet table ($125)
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- Mahogany server ($110)
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- Antique file cabinet ($115)
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- China cabinet/hutch ($125)
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- Lamp ($25/pair)
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- Retro stools ($45 each)
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- Fiestaware
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- Chair ($95)
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- Chair ($45)
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- Chair ($35)
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- Upholstered chair ($25)
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- Saarien chair (knockoff or real? $55 each)
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- Fiberglass chairs ($125/pair)
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- Teak dining chairs ($40/set of 4)
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- Antique Heisey crystal teacups ($5 each)
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- Handpainted Chinese cabinets ($700/pair)
Now what do you do with what you bought?
- How to paint furniture
- 10 Common Thrift Store Finds (and ways to use them for DIY projects (Apartment Therapy)
- Grow a teacup garden
- Reupholster your chairs
- Send big upholstery projects to the prison or take an upholstery class
- Buy upholstery fabric in the cheap: Cambridge MA | Atlanta | Somerville MA | Watertown MA | Rhode Island
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ohhh, this looked fun