Easily the best smelling store on Antique City Drive!…read more Where this stop didn't have a ton of items...it is one of the nicer little shops downtown. Some of us like to dig and don't mind getting our hands a little dirty...getting a little crusty, musty, and dusty. My girlfriend doesn't... Lol This was her type of store. This is a well put together little shop... And did I mention how great this place smells...?

This was my favorite store in Walnut, IA! When you are antique shopping, it can get a little…read moreoverwhelming and it's hard to find the stuff that you want...specially when you already have something in mind. But the owner at Mabel's Old Fashioned Rose was the nicest and most helpful person in Walnut! He asked us what we were looking for, and right away showed us a couple pieces, and gave us suggestions of other thing we could add to our collection. I would definitely be back to see what else he has in store.

This is one of what I would consider to be the two main antique malls in Walnut IA. The other one…read morebeing Walnut Antique Mall. We spent a lot of time in these two places... Granaray Antique Mall has two levels and lots of offshoot rooms to explore! Cases, rows of shelves, and furniture! This is the mall that I would call a "guy's mall!" A lot of dark wood, brass, antlers, etc. But there's something for everyone here too... Everything from smalls like jewelry to furniture that probably weighs several hundred pounds. I picked up three brass firehose nozzles priced at $20 ea, but the vendor had their case marked at 50% off. Nozzles that should have been $30-$40 ea market value I walked away paying $10 ea. I left happy. Well worth the 1+hr trip from the Des Moines metro to Walnut on a beautiful Friday before Memorial Day! Granary Antique Mall and Walnut Antique Mall are two must stop destinations on your trip into Walnut IA!

This was a great shop with lots of choices. I collect…read moreShawnee brand corn theme items and I found a great bowl at a super price. I also collect WW2 items and found a 60 year old post card to Encourage army enlistments. Pretty hot here now. No ac. But it was worth the effort.

Would have been helpful to know they aren't open and you have to call them to open store. Maybe ok…read morefor some but not a fan of doing that. Cute looking store on outside though! Sure there were great things in there!

Terrific prices and a huge selection of antiques in two buildings--the little store and another big…read morebuilding. Tom knows his stuff and is super friendly!

This shop seems to specialize in the larger furniture items...as the name implies…read more It has a real rustic feel to the shop. Lots of dark wood. A lot of piles. I found the barrels and saddles fascinating. Not that I need to own either one...but I'm a bourbon fan and having grown up around my grandfather I've always had an inclination towards the "old west." The owner was friendly enough and we engaged in some casual conversation before we left the store. Probably not your dream location if you are looking for smalls, but don't not stop here because of that... You never know what you are going to find. Like a buffalo figurine collection that someone had unloaded that was randomly staged on an old bureau in the front room.

We arrived in Walnut around 1100 AM on the Friday before Memorial Day…read more.. There is parking on both sides of the main street in town (Antique City Drive)... Our parking spot was right outside of Rusty Farm Girls Primitives which made it the logical choice for our first stop Rusty Farm Girls Primitives is a nice little shop with a mix of mostly vintage and few new items. Some neat commercial items... Like the collection of sewing machines I snapped a picture of. We were greeted right away when we walked in and we found ourselves browsing both the upper and lower levels. Well laid out...the varied selection of items here is pretty cool. A great first stop on our tour of Walnut's antique shops!

We love spending time in the Walnut IA area! We stopped back in here this weekend. Somehow we…read moremissed a couple of shop on our first go around. Bear Trap Antiques was one of them... We were greeted right away when we walked in. A soft spoken older woman behind the counter who I assume was the owner. We were on our way home to the Des Moines IA metro after spending a few days in Lincoln and Omaha NE. There is a TON or stuff here! Two floors. Everything from higher end items to rough, crusty, and dusty. Lots of smalls to some larger items. I walked out with a couple of piano shaped tricket boxes and cocktail shaker. My girlfriend picked up a couple bracelets. Two things I should probably mention... There was a little standing water in the basement/bottom floor over by the glassware. Not enough that the place smelled musty or that it impacted any of the merchandise. It's an older building. It happens. Just be aware. The second thing. Cash only. There is an ATM nearby if you need it. Bear Trap Antiques is definitely worth a stop if you are in Walnut!

I found the shop to be crammed full of neat antiques. A great variety of different things. I also…read morefound the proprietor to be friendly and helpful. She was willing to negotiate price which is refreshing. I found many of the items to be reasonably priced. This is an small town antique shop not a boutique. I found it to be a little dusty... But that can be where you find the best deals!

I really liked this shop...even if I did mistake it for a bar at first. Lol…read more Lots of neon in the front and the smell of cooking pizza wafting through the store (the owner's lunch as it turns out)... Very well organized, lots of interesting items, and the owners were very personable. I enjoyed our conversation with them a lot! Two floors...so don't miss the downstairs!

This was a fun little shop that lends to that old addage... Don't judge a book by it's cover…read more The first thing I noticed when I walked in was A LOT of linens. Linens really aren't my thing. Then, as we were looking around, we started finding a few other smalls tucked here and there on the shelves... The owner is a character! She's not what I would call quick when it comes to ringing someone up and getting them out of her store. But she's engaging and the conversations are fun...! You don't mind that you had to wait a few extra minutes. One thing about this shop. She doesn't take cards so make sure you have some cash in your pocket or locate an ATM.