EVERYTHING MUST GO: Giving In to Garage Sale Mayhem

begrudgingly, it was finally time to host a garage sale

Nothing says summer in Eau Claire more than the bloom of dayglow garage sale signs flapping around on practically every street corner. Faced with a steady, insidious accumulation of stuff in my own garage, paired with my failing memory of what “treasures” I had or where exactly I had put ...

‘DARCY KNOWS BEST’: The Tales Behind Treasured Vintage Finds

a friendship forged over vintage clothing lives in Seven Suns Vintage

Darcy Parr and Savannah Smith were first introduced over a 1970s Lee Storm Rider jacket and have been inseparable since. Smith, owner of Seven Suns Vintage (305 S. Barstow St.) now offers several one-of-a-kind pieces from Parr’s personal collection for customers to ...

Elk Mound Shop Encapsulates the Art of Restoration

The Restoration Station is a treasure trove housed inside of an old-school gas station building

As you drive through farmland and past barns in the southeastern part of Dunn County you might stumble across a spot that makes you think you’ve driven back in time. The Restoration Station appears to be a 1940s ...

Egg Palace Boasts Thousands of Feet of Antiquities

you can buy glassware galore, beer memorabilia, and even the Palace itself

A collector favorite off the beaten path, Egg Palace has housed aisles of antiques and vintage goods for nearly 20 years in the Chippewa Valley. Owners Dick and Donna Berweger have spent the better part of their 50-year marriage either on the hunt for or selling their collected wares ...

NEW DIGS FOR VINTAGE: Menomonie Shop Has New Name, Location, and Focus

TC Vintage moves away from antiques and into a new shop on Broadway

Town & Country Antiques has been in the Menomonie area for the last 20 years, and even opened a second location five years ago, also in Menomonie. The second location, fittingly named Town & Country Antiques II, now has a new ...

OLD MADE NEW: Refurbished Funky Wares Ready for Your Home

Collective Charm Antiques, Studio 111 owners craft and curate some of the coolest vintage pieces in the area

Featuring wall mounted paintings, posters, sculptures, collected trinkets, comics, records, vintage lighting and clothing, and unique household items around every corner, “charming” is the perfect way to describe your shopping experience at Collective Charm...

Second Fiddle Vintage Market Returns to Add More ‘Charm’ to Your Closet

Collective Charm, Seven Suns Vintage join forces for Chippewa Falls event

Second Fiddle Vintage Market is where cloth-bound, strung, patched, and sewed vintage clothing and refurbished furniture take modern living to the next level – with the right people to style it, of course. The classic shapes, unique designs, and one-of-a-kind ...

ROARIN’ THREADS: The Vintage Wonderland of RetrosaurusRex

online store stocked with unique items aims to open real-world space in Menomonie

If you haven’t heard of Menomonie’s RetrosaurusRex Vintage, you might have seen some of its pieces on the big screen. The locally owned online and soon-to-open physical store with a catchy name has quite the tale. Sara Sorenson, the stylish red-haired creator ...

EMPORIUM EVOLVES: Beloved Downtown Antique Mall Plans Auction, Relocation

after Labor Day auction, legendary purveyor of oddities will move to smaller space

It’s not as chock-full of antiques as it was a few months ago, but the Antique Emporium in downtown Eau Claire is still pretty chock-full of antiques. There’s still a stuffed ostrich and a mounted bison head. A battle flag from a Civil War ...

Vintage Wares is sponsored by:

Hope Bargain Center
2511 Moholt Drive
(off Clairemont Ave, West Side)
Eau Claire

Vintage Wares is sponsored by:

Hope Bargain Center
2511 Moholt Drive
(off Clairemont Ave, West Side)
Eau Claire

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