Even though the name says so, this store is not really a traditional antique store -- it's more of an up-cycle and handmade crafts seller.
Duluth Antique Marketplace just opened...all of the local antique stores said we should check them out and see what they're all about. No one we talked to had actually been there yet.
I'd say that only one in 20 items in this store is actually an antique or something vintage. (But there seems to be more antiques in the basement.) DAM seems to mostly be a store with "up-cycled" merchandise, home-made crafts, reproduction antiques, and a few vintage items. I didn't see any hardcore high-end antiques. I saw a lot of things made out of painted wood, corrugated tin, pottery, and galvanized metal...you get the picture.
Despite not really being a traditional antique store, I like what they're trying to do here. The store is large, bright, and everything is displayed nicely. There are a lot of bright, modern looking grays and whites. Everything still smells like new paint.
There were two women scrambling around (The owners? Managers?) that we talked to quite a bit. They were very nice, energetic, and obviously very passionate about their new store.
Not really my thing...but good for people that like this type of style.
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