mother/daughter antiquing...

sunday mom and i took a little day trip together, which is a rarity these days because my mom is so super busy, all of the time. my parents recently bought a house on the westport river and are renovating it (they're using my company as their general contractor but i am NOT working on this project for obvious reasons- conflict of interest to say the least), so we stopped by to see the progress on the house....

this is a photo my boss took from the river back in november 2009

we stopped at partners village store & kitchen for sandwiches (BEST egg salad sandwich i've ever had by the way) before driving down to new bedford, ma to scope out some antique shops she had heard about. i have to admit i was skeptical. new bedford used to be considered 'the whaling city' in the nineteenth century because it was one of the most important whaling ports at the time. however, it's taken a sharp decline in the past couple of decades and it sort of a rough neighborhood now. but i was pleasantly surprised at the city's charm; despite tough times much of the area has maintained its charm.

we visited 3 antique shops in total, all MASSIVE facilities in old mills/factory spaces which took a while to get through. the first one we went to was by far the best, in fact, it might be one of the best antique malls i've been to ever. acushnet river antiques company was a a wonderful building full of so much variety of furniture, light fixtures, decorative accents, & architectural elements and all a excellent prices! seriously, you can spend hours in here. mom & i will definitely be coming back, and often. we bought a few fun things... my major purchase was this allsteel barrister bookcase in army green. i am in love with it! i'm thinking of storing a few quilts i've collected from antique shows in the lower 1/3 and then maybe some of my white bowl collection in the upper 2/3's, but still tbd...


i also picked up these two tin molds in a fish pattern. i think i might try to find several more and hang them on the wall like a school of fish, don't you think that would be a super fun idea?...


the second store we visited was sort of junkie, i won't name names, but it kind of wasn't worth our time.

the third one, new bedford antiques at the cove, was the largest of the 3. it definitely had more than the first place but you'd have to do more intense sifting through (some of it was plain ole' junk), but it's definitely worth a visit...check out their photo gallery, they show a lot of their good stuff in those pictures. in the way back of the store was a lot of great furniture that wasn't too expensive, and with a little bit of elbow grease, paint and some new fabrics could be made into very cool pieces i think. someday, when i have a bigger house i'll definitely be checking it out again to furnish my new digs with.