Extravaganza week showroom hours

Please mark your calendar for my upcoming hours during the Antiques Extravaganza! I am minutes from the Kutztown Renningers show field and I hope you can join me after your visit or before. I have many items I will let go for a song. I need to move them along as I do not want to store them and all this stuff is coming back to my house by mid May. Dealers welcome to load up on bulk items. Some items are restored and I am not ‘giving’ those away and will keep them until they sell online but others I will part with at a good price. Come negotiate a deal. I guarantee you that you won’t find much mcm at the show field….I never do. That said, I am planning on being here Thurs and Fri 4/25 and 4/26 11am - 6pm and SAT 4/27 8 am - 5pm.

Please, tell your friends! I have failed as a business owner because I don’t tag everyone I know in every post I make. Social media fails me daily, but I will not stoop to the @everyone or @followers levels so people see my posts. I can guarantee you I have beautiful things for way less than my competition is asking. And I am open to your offers or negotiations because I want out of this. I will be out of the showroom before the end of May and I will start taking my high end stuff out as soon as extravaganza is over. Come see my handmade pillows, lots of art and kitschy fun things I have found. I have some great things looking for homes. Think of it as a make your own sale. Cash is king but I can take PayPal or Venmo too. If you want to preview earlier reach out and I can meet you there. I will not be available next weekend as we will be camping in NJ. I also want to remind you that I connect with people for my job and often work nights and weekends. I try to make appts and sometimes they are last minute. I ask for appts from you guys so I save that time. I do the same for them. I have a kid graduation in May and we are very busy right now. But all in all, I will drop most things to accommodate you. Thanks for sharing my hours with your mcm and classy friends. I was at west elm outlet over the weekend and was astonished that even at their outlet prices their stuff costs way more than vintage. If you have friends buying new repro…..fill them in!

Hope to see you all in another week!

XO MALISSA

The booth 👆🏼 is open 10-6 WED-SUN!!!! Located on the right just inside the door at Fleetwood Antique Mall, 14129 Kutztown Rd Fleetwood, PA 19522. My showroom is the little building just across the parking lot.

Showroom Features Special Pricing and LAST CALL to visit me and shop in person!

The time has come for me to crawl back in to the underworld from which I came. I am giving notice that I will be leaving the showroom at the end of May. It has been fun having the space and I really wish it would have helped me sell more, but at the end of the day, I am spending a lot of money to be there and it’s just not supported by my sales and ultimately, I do all this work for nothing. If you want to come before I move and save on some great collectible pieces, please come! I am looking to unload as much as I can before I move what is left back into my house. This means I am open to making deals on my already low local prices for furniture items. I will be keeping my booth space for now and you can shop there during Mall hours. I will probably not be buying a whole lot going forward but I am in negotiations to buy a large lot of gorgeous mid century chandeliers and flush mount lighting. The house is getting flipped and I am hoping to take them in to rehome. If you are looking for any lights stay tuned. If there is one thing I learned throughout the journey- if following your passion is not getting you where you need to be, take those skills somewhere that will. I am actively interviewing for jobs and I will find the right one but first I need to clean up my hobby and my house and prepare for what’s next before I poke my eyes out with an ice pick.

Here are some teasers I will offer reduced pricing on for showroom shoppers. Please tell me you want the sale price when you come in! Message me if you want to purchase on my website and I can adjust the price for you! My online shops are open but you will pay more there. My Chairish shop is now at 30% commission and it’s totally sad. I have not increased prices there yet but probably will be relisting some of my restorations and higher end items as my margins were tight in those to begin with.

I’ll be in and out of the showroom in the coming weeks…..I have a laptop full of cases I am working cause I can’t leave the job that is killing me slowly until I find another…….but there is a new life to look forward to……

XO Malissa

Why is this still here? Freakin awesome teak Canadian made gentleman’s chest. I am only asking $800 for it but will consider an offer if you will be picking it up at my house and paying cash. The left side features 2 shelves and 2 more hidden drawers. So much storage in great Scandinavian style.

Tiny dining set for 2! Not mcm but almost as cool. I recovered the seats, aren’t they cool? $150 in my booth. See it and take her home WED-SUN 10-6! Summer hours are here!!!

Cute iron patio set with amazingly perfect cobalt vinyl cushions. Only $150 in my booth! Grab them for summer now!

Matched pair of regency end tables. Excellent condition. $300 at the showroom.

Marble topped Weiman drum side table. Exquisite! Special showroom sale price $350. Must see this beauty!

Blond table set. $75

One step closer!

I am so happy the German cabinet has found a home! I only have one large piece left and that is the teak gentlemen’s chest which is in my garage. If you are interested in it let me know! *Pics at bottom of this update.

The large beautiful NuLoom rag rug is now available! 8’6” by 11’6” and so darn colorful. Lightly used in my low traffic showroom. This rug retailed for $600. If you have been looking for an area rug in this size, you know they are not cheap. This rug features a chevron weave of bright solids and vintage Indian saris. From pink to greens, cobalt, orange and red, it’s got you covered! Come see it by appt or buy it now on my website. I am having issues with the pics loading but working on it. For $100, it won’t last long! Message me to make an appt to pick up or see it!

I am thinking about my plans for extravaganza in April. Who wants a buy more save more sale?? I need to move some stock as my plan is to move back into my house storage asap- thinking end of May but I have to decide by next month. Appreciate everyone who helps me accomplish this. I try to be open on Fridays and weekends as my schedule permits. I have been interviewing for full time positions so at anytime I could lose availability during the week. It’s been fun but I need to get back into a job so I can help my kids with their education. Multiple things are failing me including inventory accessibility (mcm just not turning up in my circles as much anymore- the 90 year olds are mostly downsized or already passed and my boomer (late 70s) parents hated this style and had money to redecorate throughout their lives so they don’t have much of this stuff either unless it was leftover from my Grandmother. Also, the price of retail space is just not worth it in my area. I don’t sell ‘country’ and that is what people want here. I knew that going into it and was not putting pressure on myself to make it locally, however, online sales have been less than stellar. Heck, I have only had 4 orders amounting to $250 or so on Etsy since Jan 1st. That’s just not cutting it to support my space. I am currently working hard just to pay my rent. I have never paid myself for doing this and I give it my all. Working for free is a total drag. I’m over it and I am worth more. I tried. I don’t think I failed, however. I started this journey by buying things at the thrifts and reinvesting that money into more and better inventory. I have not once tapped into my own funds since. This business supported itself. I have become versed in so many things from touch ups to upholstery work and shipping things around the country! I know so much more than I started with and I built viable skills here. I will walk away with monies I have stashed if I leave sooner than later so that is why I am going to move fairly quickly on this. I will continue to operate online and via my booth and fb meets until I can sell down the rest so I am not going anywhere per say, but I will be closing the showroom. I wish more would have attended my events and shown support cause I really enjoyed using my space like that but time after time I tried and just could not get anyone to join me. Thanks to those who have shown up, chatted with me and generally made me feel like I am somebody. It means the world to me to have those interactions. Your calls and emails too. I just spoke with my friend from the Hamptons the other day who called to chat about some things he is looking for. I will let him know if I see any and connect him. Not because I want to be involved in the transaction, but because I truly want him to find what he desires and I enjoy him enough to pass the info on with no financial interest in it. I have been told I am too kind, perhaps. If that is why I fail, then so be it! Please plan to stop by before I close up shop and take something special home. I still have some really nice things in inventory. MESSAGE ME FOR AN APPOINTMENT and watch my socials for planned open times.

XO MALISSA

See below. Canadian teak gentlemen’s chest- think Magnachest only better. So much storage, I’d keep it myself but it’s just a tad too wide to add to my bedroom. Only asking $800 locally. See deets on my website. It’s awesome and a great piece for your collection.