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Dumbo Flea Starts This Weekend!

June 12, 2009 RH 1 Comment

Brooklyn Flea is launching their newest location this Sunday in DUBB (down under the Brooklyn Bridge). The Dumbo winter market has closed shop for the hot weather and they are moving it outdoors, right on the waterfront.

The market will feature many of the same great vendors, plus some new “nicer” merchandise. “Nicer”=more expensive?

Fort Greene is still there on Saturdays until the winter holidays and Dumbo will be on Sundays.

Ms. Reclaimed Home is cutting out for the summer months and returning in September full force. I didn’t do July and August last year because the gal can’t take the heat. I’m not not doing the remaining June weekends due to scheduling conflicts (completely disorganized life). I should have some supercalifragilisticexpialidocious inventory when I return in the fall.

Van Loaded for BK Flea Tomorrow

May 1, 2009 RH 2 Comments

This mid century credenza system takes up my whole damn van and will eat my entire booth space, but it’s pretty cool anyway. That’s actually 2 credenzas plus the drawers. It’s stamped “Made in Germany” but I don’t know much else about it. It looks extremely well made (Can’t go wrong with those Germans) and the interior is nicer than the outside. Like, I wanna live inside of it because it makes me smile. Asking $395 for the whole shebang, but I’m willing to split it up.

Naked Guy comes from a tag sale I did last month. He belonged to another dealer and I ended up falling in love and buying him. He’s been chillin in my garage until today. I had hoped to decoupage or paint him, but I figure I’ll put him out as is for now since I didn’t have time this week. Sadly, he doesn’t have a stand so he just kinda leans. Asking $125.

The antique school desk is from yet another 2 day estate sale. I grabbed it when it didn’t sell after the first day. I’m thinking it’s 1920’s-30’s? Asking $120.

If it doesn’t rain, I should be in space C7 or C8 at the Brooklyn Flea. As always, all prices are negotiable. Sshh…don’t tell the big spenders.

This Week’s Flea Offerings

April 24, 2009 RH 2 Comments

I’m taking a double space at the Ft Greene Brooklyn Flea this weekend. I’ve been collecting furniture faster than I can sell it and I’ve gotta move it along. Need to shed some of those larger pieces, man. Anyway, I’ll be in the double wide space W3. Come visit! Make an offer on anything. I’m easy!

This chair had what looked like a pillow case covering the seat. I prettied it up with some matte black paint and new upholstery. Problem is, I’m not the best reuphosterer in the world. But ya gotta love those “hide the flaws” tacks! $175.

Lovely double Jenny Lind spindle bed. Comes with unoriginal metal rails. Lucky for me, I didn’t have to do anything to this bed. It looks perfect as is. $225.

I cleaned out a Park Avenue apartment during the week. The woman had been there for over 40 years until she decided to move back to Italy. She had some Spanish and Italian antiques that I’ll have to price out. I got this set of 2 mid century German nesting tables. $150 pair.

This lovely enamel top table measures 39.5″ x 24.5″ closed and opens up another 20″. That’s right. I took a picture of it in my van. And I call myself a professional photographer. $150.

Brooklyn Flea Starts Saturday!

April 15, 2009 RH

The Brooklyn Flea Dumbo pop up lives on, but the outdoor Ft. Greene market is bouncing back for it’s second season starting this Saturday. Yes, it was Sundays last year. No, supposedly, it has nothing to do with THE MAN.

I’ll fill you in on new vendors later this week, but the girl’s gotta sell her own stuff first.

“Dirty Barbie” is a filthy crack ho. The first in my series of Barbie alterations. I have many Barbies and zero time. It may be my last in the series. She’s even got a hook on her back so you can hang her like a mezuzah. 25 Bucks and she’s yours for keeps.

You’ve seen this coffee table as a work in progress before. If you’re a regular blog reader, that is. Well, four months later, I finally finished! It was a light weight piece of crap, but I spent a lot of time making it fabulous. $265

I started the little orange table back in January also. Then it sat in my living room with the coffee table. Gold detail and poly protection and call it a day! 60 bucks.

I’m kind of torn about selling this table. It’s just too perfect for a small Brooklyn apartment and we’ll be needing something like this IF we ever finish our renovation. Measures 35″ wide x 19.5″ depth but opens up to 61″ with the leaves. Yeah, I know, right? I’ll stick $435 on it and if it doesn’t sell, I’ll be happy to keep it. It is missing the 2 leaves though. I see that you can buy blanks for as low as $30 or get custom ones made for $500. Which do you think I’ll do?

Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market

April 6, 2009 RH 3 Comments

Yesterday was opening day 2009 of the Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, CT. I had heard so much about it from other dealers, but I never had a chance to get there myself.

My girlfriends and I trekked over from Beacon. Our first impression was that it was smaller than we had thought. We all agreed that it was no Stormville. But still, there was plenty to see and we spent the entire afternoon. Oh yeah, about the afternoon….this is an early market! Vendors start setting up about 5am and people are there with flashlights looking through their trucks. I know this from hearsay as I was in bed at 5am. We didn’t arrive until 11am when the booths looked fairly picked through. By 1pm, vendors were starting to pack up.

I was a bit shocked by some of the prices. I saw tschotckes there for $20 and up that I would be selling for $5. The fact is that vintage and antique prices have come down quite a bit due to the recession. It’s like nobody told some of these vendors. Hey, more power to them if people are still paying these prices! Personally, I think you can find better bargains at the Brooklyn Flea, but maybe I’m a bit partial.

Not everything was overpriced. There were deals to be had, especially towards the end of the day. We picked up a kick ass velvet painting of a dog for $5. The ultimate in kitsch decor! My friend bought a lovely shabby chic Victorian dresser for $50.

My best find of the day was the skeeball! I didn’t get a deal on this, although I tried my darnedest. But it was too cool to pass up. 1910 from Asbury Park. I shall try to sell it, but if I don’t get the $325 I need, it’s going to find a new life as a hall tree in my Bed Stuy brownstone. Picture some shelves, some hooks….not a bad little find.

Tag Sale: Take II

March 6, 2009 RH 6 Comments

The estate sale down in Westchester last weekend was such a huge success that we decided to do our own in Beacon. This one will consist of antiques and vintage items leftover from other sales, stuff from Mario’s clean outs and pieces I want to move along so I can make room for new merchandise. My spring line, if you will. We’re also taking on some consignments from local dealers. There’s a garage full of cheap, cheap goodies, plus an apartment full of reasonably priced better stuff.

I just started photographing some of the merch and uploaded to Flickr. I’ll have more photos up by next week.

This sale coincides with Beacon’s Second Saturday. Come for the day, stop by us, go to DIA, go gallery hopping at night! I’ll get the list of openings up here soon too. How does that sound?

WHEN: Saturday, March 14

TIME: 8:30am-4:30pm

WHERE: 69 Verplanck Avenue, Beacon, NY

Helloooo Fussball!!!!!!!!

Lovin’ My Ebay Finds Today!

January 23, 2009 RH 8 Comments

I’ve been rediscovering Ebay after a bit of a hiatus. Reason being, I need to come up with some smaller items for the Dumbo market since the larger stuff was not walking away with the Eurotrash shoppers. My lazy ass is too slow to come up with all of those upcycled Reclaimed Home specialties by next weekend, so I’m getting by with a little help from my Ebay friends.

I purchased three lots last week. Two of them arrived today. The dolls and the salt and pepper shakers. I’m in love with all of them! I don’t want to sell them.

How cute is this baby? I have to figure out if this stuff is worth anything before incorporating it into other pieces. Anyone know anything about dolls?

At least this one was just a head, so I won’t feel bad about ripping it apart. I wish they were all just heads. Less work for me.

The best part about the doll package was that they all came in this case. Am I the only one who’s scared of dolls? This bride looks like she’s dead in a coffin. Kids play with this stuff?

Ok, I might have to keep this one for myself or ask my mom if she wants it. My father did a mean Geraldine impression.

The flip side of Flip is Geraldine! Too bad the voice pull doesn’t work. That would be killer!

My favorite salt and pepper shakers are these clowns because it’s two sets in one if you turn it around.

I’m in love with the fawns as well. All of these were made in Japan.

Brooklyn Flea Heats Up In Dumbo

December 9, 2008 RH 1 Comment

The Brooklyn Flea is moving indoors for the winter! The last day of the outdoor market in Ft Greene will be December 21st. It will return in April as the weather warms up.

Since Brooklyn can’t live without her antique and vintage goodies, Jon Butler and Eric Demby (flea fathers) have decided to launch a temporary pop-up market in an empty storefront at 76 Front Street.

The Dumbo flea location will be open on Saturdays and Sundays, 11-6 and runs from January 10th to March 29th. Hours and dates may shift due to unforeseen events or indeciciveness.

There will be approximately 30 antiques and vintage vendors and this heated space with electricity will be a bit more upmarket than the Ft Greene location.

Gothamist

NY Mag

Market Report: Braving The Cold Pays Off

December 8, 2008 RH

Yeah, I set up my booth at the Brooklyn Flea yesterday in those arctic temperatures. The sun was scarce, the wind was fierce, hey I rhymed!

Less than half of the outdoor vendors showed up, which meant less competition for those of us who did. Ah, but would the shoppers show? Well, there weren’t crowds of people, but those who were out there weren’t doing it because it was fun. They were there to shop. Or they didn’t realize there was an indoor show going on as well.

The photo above is of Gifted, the indoor show. I went into the Masonic Temple briefly to use the facilities. After suffering the cold all morning, I felt like a homeless person crashing a lavish party. The place was packed. People were hanging out, smiling, shopping. They were warm! I did my thing and returned to my freezing spot.

Did I make money? Yes! People bought things without too much bargaining because I earned it after working outdoors all day (They said so!). Would I do it again? Nah. I’m a wimp. I’m going indoors for the rest of the season.

But hey, if you want to pick up some extra money with your crafts or vintage items, here’s your chance to grab a spot at the Brooklyn Flea. It ends on December 21st and reopens in April, when spaces will be harder to get.

If you’re a shopper, please support those brave vendors who are sitting out there freezing their tokheses off. They’ve earned it!

Vintage Explosion!

November 14, 2008 RH 5 Comments

My Living Room! 🙁

How did this happen? How did the tschotskas eat my house? I keep buying all these wonderful smalls for the Flea and I’m not selling them as fast as I’m purchasing. They are taking over!

My Dining Room table! 🙁

So you know what I’m doing this week? I’m putting together some vintage holiday baskets. I took some less expensive items and I’m making theme presentations for the holidays. Although I took the time and effort to carefully construct each container, I’ll allow shoppers to substitute items because I don’t want them giving me tsoris.

“The Victorian” consists of a vintage bear wearing some antique lace attire, a figurine, 2 framed ballerina prints (not shown here) and 2 photos in a sewing basket that’s 1940’s but looks old. I have this priced at $65. That basket is what makes it pricey.

The Man Box is $40. This has a timer (maybe from a darkroom), a manly ceramic figure (ARRG), a drunk guy ashtray, a bell and an antique planer. All in a manly Herman Munster lunchbox.

This is The Patriot. Vintage flag pin and scarf, plus a shower/window curtain set. I’m throwing in a spare Obama/Biden sign. Well, that’s not vintage but goes with the theme. And it’s free. I haven’t found a container for this yet so it might just go in a basket. $35.

I also put together a toy one, a camera one a New Years one, a cooking one……I did twenty! I hope they sell. :0

Trapped In My Flea Booth

November 10, 2008 RH 1 Comment

This post was written yesterday at the Brooklyn Flea.

I’m on my own today so I can’t be walking around shmoozing with vendors for your flea finds. My hands are too cold to write and I have nothing to say. Screw this. Wanna see my booth?

And here are my neighbors to whom I am thankful for bathroom breaks.

That’s Stacey of Amazulu (website down at time of writing)

Amy Lapierre brings her Birdhouse jewelry

Pre Halloween at Brooklyn Flea

October 27, 2008 RH 4 Comments

Funny thing. The economy is officially in the crapper and I had my best day ever at the Brooklyn Flea. It was BUSY! And what I noticed was that it was not just your average flea market shopper buying things, there were people looking to decorate their new businesses. Looks like nobody let Brooklyn know we’re heading into the Great Depression. Ssshhh.

I did a Halloween themed booth this weekend. Well, I just brought a couple of creepy looking things and put out some chocolate. That was the extent of it. My daughter, pictured above, wore her Obama t-shirt and handed out candy. She was for sale, but I’m kind of in love with her, so whenever someone inquired, I wasn’t pushing it. I took her off the streets about 15 years ago and she’s been in my home ever since. The hubby says “Sell!” but she needs to go to caring adoptive parents.

Baby in a Box was a big hit. I had the idea to do this kind of thing months ago, but finally HAD TO make one for the Halloween weekend market. That was my excuse anyway when people were totally creeped out by it. “It’s Halloween”! Little did they know I mutilated my dolls as a kid and I’ll be creating more “Abused Doll Art” in the future. Baby sold around midday after being photographed more than Paris Hilton herself. She’ll be going into the window of a clothing boutique in Dumbo.

I trekked all the way over to the booth next to me to report about this week’s flea find. I’ve been meaning to talk to “Long Island Eddie” for weeks now, but he always looks too busy. Well, I finally caught him! Eddie, sans website at the moment, works out of….guess where…..Long Island. He makes his furniture out of reclaimed barn wood. The flea prices are wholesale and they are pretty affordable. Of course I can’t find the price sheet I took from him, but I seem to remember tables being in the $400’s? Not bad for a hand made reclaimed job. LIE (Long Island Eddie) is in space C 7-9 every Sunday.

Flea Find: Aswoon

October 20, 2008 RH

I worked the flea on my own yesterday so I couldn’t walk around with my camera and schmooze. But I did see something really cool on my way to get coffee!

Aswoon (that would be Susan Woods Studio) was part of the Greenjeans furniture festival. Their Dumbo showroom, which just opened in March, gets recycled just like some of the furniture material they use. The space is available for events and shoots.

But let’s talk furniture. Each piece is like a sculpture. I don’t know the cost (since I couldn’t schmooze) but I’d be afraid to use this stuff. I’d just want to keep it in my house and look at it. And keep it away from my pets, of course.

New Flea Market Coming To Bed Stuy

October 7, 2008 RH 2 Comments

Be on the lookout for a new flea market coming to the southern tip of Bed Stuy this November. The market will be across from Foodtown/Restoration Plaza on Fulton. If my guess is correct, that would be the empty lot I grabbed from Google satellite.

We’re talking a monthly market, open 7 days a week. The organizers provide tents and the rent is $1200 per month, which works out to about $40 per day. There will be approximately 50 spaces, including arts/crafts, electronics and clothing. No food.

The neighborhood is in a transitional state right now, so my feeling is that it’s pretty much anything goes as far as what would sell. There are old school brownstone owners, young hipsters, fashionable people and Sunday church ladies to name a few.

The website isn’t up yet, but if you want more info, contact Woody at 718-864-2876.

Fall Furniture Festival

September 24, 2008 RH

Coming this October to the Brooklyn Flea: The Fall Furniture Festival curated by Greenjeans.

Every Sunday in October, 5 to 6 furniture designers out of a total of 15 to 20 will be highlighted. Most of the furniture will be designed and constructed in Brooklyn, but a few upstaters and out of staters managed to finagle spaces. A 20×60 pod will be situated near the handball courts so it will be easy to spot.

Greenjeans closed their Park Slope store in the spring and will re-open in Dumbo in early 2009. They have been working the flea and getting positive feedback, so they spoke to Mr. Flea, Eric Demby to see if they could take it up a notch. If the fall fest goes well, it will become bi-annual, including during May’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair and BKLYN Designs.

You can see a full list of the eco-friendly designers on the festival site. We’ve already covered some here, including Uhuru, Counter Evolution and Nightwood.

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