About a half an hour outside of Baltimore is the city of Ellicott City, MD. Until recently I had never been to Ellicott before, but had heard it was a great destination for antiquing. One day with a little free time on my hands I decided to head down and see what the city had to offer. Lining the quaint streets of their downtown historic district were several antique shops with lots of window eye candy. I stopped in a few stores all of which did not disappoint. Here's a look around one of my favorites
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They had a nice selection of vintage purses as well as lovely costume jewelry.
I saw several pieces of drinkware I wouldn't mind owning.
More cool purses :-)
They had a very impressive inventory of lighting.
If you're really into antiques/secondhand shops it's definitely worth the drive, as Ellicott has a densely populated offering of stores. You're sure to find something you fancy, just be sure to go early in the day so you have sufficient time to comb through all their selection.
Such a lovely store! I love antiques for their aesthetics, quality, and the history that comes with each peace. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe quality and aesthetics is what gets me too. Goods are not made as sturdy these days. You have a great weekend as well Yuko!
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DeleteWe lived in Ellicott City for 8 years and my favorite thing to do was wake up early on a Saturday and head over to see what treasures awaited in Historic EC! Enjoy it .... it's such a tucked away treasure!
ReplyDeleteLucky you for having an opportunity to live there. After my visit I told my husband we should think about moving :-)
DeleteJust discovered your blog. My son went to school at Goucher and we spent a lovely four years visiting before he graduated. I would love to return for a visit and see some of the areas we missed. Will keep tuning so I can visit vicariously through your postings. Ellicott City looks like a great place to put on my list.
ReplyDeleteThat was supposed to be, "tuning in."
DeleteHi Kristien. Thanks for stopping by! What a coincidence, I live not too far from Goucher.
DeleteOooh- gorgeous stuff! I love antiquing.
ReplyDeleteI live out on the West Coast and one of my biggest dreams is to spend a month in the fall just driving all the way up the East Coast for some great antiquing. I love the look of your area . . . all those wonderful old houses on tree lined streets. Beautiful place to be starting your family!
Thanks. I grew up in the midwest, and I must say antiquing along the east coast has been much better than in that region. Location wise for secondhand shopping I'm a lucky girl :-)
DeleteI love the blue and white china in the first picture!! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was beautiful too Fran.
DeleteI love your blog! Have you been to Pinehurst Wine Shoppe? It is the local wine shoppe for the neighborhoods you write about, located on Bellona Ave. I couldn't find your email (so I'm sorry this is in a comment but I hope you see it!) but I wanted to invite you to an event there tomorrow night (Tuesday July, 15, 2014). Email me if you are interested mckenziewild1@gmail.com or just show up, starts at 7!
ReplyDeleteHello. Thanks so much for stopping by, I'm glad you're enjoying the blog. Yes, I've been to Pinehurst once or twice before. It's not too far from my house. Thanks so much for the invite, I'll shoot you an email.
DeleteThank you for stopping by my little blog =) The costume jewelry is simply famtastic!! ~Ashley shehimthem.wordpress.com
ReplyDeleteOh great shop! I"ll have to keep this in mind, a few people have said it's a fun place to go on a Saturday for a 'staycation' -also have you been to Kensington Maryland? there is antiques row there -really great!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a wonderful staycation spot. I went to Kensington once for a dinner party once, but have not had an opportunity to shop there. I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!
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