Fall updates!

Can you believe we are headed into fall?! My first born will be moving into her college dorm this Friday! It seems like she was just a little one! Camping season is also in my near future! We don’t camp in the summer! Ha. No A/C in the vanagon and although he’s running good, sitting in hot traffic is no fun. My days at the showroom will be limited as we head into fall but I will still try to get here at least once a week. Don’t be shy about scheduling an appt! I can promise good tunes and chatter and I won’t pressure you to buy, in fact, I am that friend who will tell you if it’s not a good idea! Ha. Things are slowly starting to move again as summer is always busy, even for my shoppers. That said, if you are eyeing something, you may want to commit! I am STILL looking for homes for the pink couch and chair set. Cannot believe it’s still here! If you are interested and want to see, hit me up. My mcm light up houses from World Market are half way to sold out so if you’d like one of each, get here pronto. One style is last one! Glad you guys love them too! I only saw 2 larger ones so far pop up on their website for this season. The rest are more like German cottages and not mcm. No sign of the Halloween mcm houses! I have major regrets of not grabbing those on clearance last year!

NEW! I added Satya Incense, soaps and room spray to my booth and showroom, Nag Champa is my fav but there are many more here including citronella! Perfect for lighting up fireside, at camp or in home. One thing us VW camping folk love is our incense! I have bundles in the booth and have some individual boxes in my showroom- mainly because of how the fees are charged. If you buy direct from me in the showroom we don’t worry about that, otherwise I just bundle them to make it ‘make sense’.

I have been adding some small collectibles from my parents as they just did a major basement clean out. I add to the booth as space allows but my backstock is in the showroom. I will try to keep up with restocks during this busy time. I also want to mention I appreciate you all! You are a part of my business and while I will continue this, I am looking for paying opportunities to help my daughter with her education. Hoping I can ‘do it all’ but no promises! Ha. Your support is even more crucial to me as I try to cover my rents and shoot to be in the black. I won’t pay to keep this dream alive! Ha. I still have a great selection of stuff and I need to make room so when I get the next message with a house that needs me to buy, I am ready!

I will be participating in a textile workshop to learn about linen in the coming weeks at the Philly Design Center for the IFDA. Looking forward to seeing my design friends and keeping my brain full of useful info so I can assist my clients with choices! I love that part of my job. While I am not a designer and I love staying hyper focused on the items, I do love helping you make design decisions and knowledge is power!

Have a great week and reach out if I can help you! My shipper Manny is covering the east coast down to florida, Chicagoland runs every few weeks and just added Tennessee/Kentucky to his service area. I have a set of chairs going with him in a few weeks. I hire him direct and generally his prices are very good! If you’d like a price let me know! 🫶🏻 Chairish has seemed to get the memo on price increases and have adjusted their price points. It is still worth going with them on some items especially if west coast or weird area.

XO Malissa