Vintage Goodness (books, lighting and more)
Today I thought I’d share with you a bit of vintage goodness from a recent outing my husband and I went on.
(Phoebus area of Hampton, Virginia)
I took a bunch of photos hoping to share all the great things I saw with y’all here.
Like this really neat old typewriter….
I love old typewriters.
And anything old and vintage really.
Like this red chair.
I really wanted to take it home with me.
But have no space for it. Darn.
And this old “ice crusher”….
Love the colors of both! I think I needed to bring the chair and ice crusher home.
Old radio…
Vintage toy tractor in a window.
How about this old bookstore? LOTS of vintage goodness in here.
And I do meant LOTS.
There were books EVERYWHERE.
Every crevice and cranny was filled….with books.
I have never seen anything like it.
Follow me down the hall…see the chair back there for reading?
And around a tiny “corner” to another little reading nook….
Continuing down towards the back of the book store.
Look at all of those books. Sigh.
I could have stayed in there for hours.
I loved this cozy little entryway along the street.
And this business storefront.
Old made new again.
This was a really cute little “pet spa”.
Old vintage pocket watches…..
A little retro fun.
Not my thing but fun to look at.
I grew up with these everywhere….now, obsolete for the most part.
Not to mention, nowhere to be seen except as a novelty item inside this store…for sale.
And check out this place….not much to look at from the outside.
But there are treasures galore.
Wait until you see what’s waiting inside.
So many lights.
And I was fascinated with these old ones here….
I don’t know why but I just loved them!
But that is just the downstairs. Now I’ll show you what’s upstairs.
But first, this little cubby of a space before you go.
Sorry for the quality of the photos. These were all taken with my cell phone.
Now leading upstairs from that little area….
Even more, every inch of space has a light fixture of some sort.
And a pretty mirror. :)
Look what we found upstairs.
PARTS
All kinds of lighting parts. Every single thing you can imagine or would ever need.
Really. I wasn’t kidding. It was huge. I only got a few shots of it.
Apparently they sell a lot online. I can’t even imagine.
It was mind boggling to see in person.
I hope you enjoyed seeing a bit of vintage and more today.
Have a great weekend! xo
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I remember most of those items. I still have a typewriter like the one in the picture and an old radio similar to the one you showed. The lamp store is mind boggling. I’ve never seen so many lights and parts in one place!!!
Oh my gosh I’m salivating over that vintage lighting store – could spend a day in there! I’m an avid reader but that book store is overwhelming. What if you wanted the book on the bottom of the pile? A game of book Jenga anyone. LOL
I know, it’s crazy! So much stuff for lighting..who knew? I surely didn’t know this was a relatively short distance from my house! And yes, lol, Jenga book store for sure. ;)
Nancy
I love love love all those lights! I would so love a spa bathroom with a chandelier of some kind, but that’s not gonna happen in the house we’re in now….lol….
You and me both!!! On both!! ;)
Nancy
I have that same red high chair. I sat in mine when I was a baby. So did my brother and sister, my daughter, granddaughter and grandson. My mother had it for years and all the kids who came to her house used it. I have it in my kitchen in the corner. I really love it.
Hi Judy,
That is so funny! We had one growing up too, it was a little different but quite similar to this one. (but not a high chair, it was a high “chair” seat (no tray) with a step stool at the bottom of it)
So great that you still have it. :)
Nancy
I love seeing stores like this with so much OLD stuff. I am disappointed to walk into an ‘antique’ store only to find mostly ‘collectibles’. And those books – WOW – wonderful.
Hi Mary,
Me too! I could browse for hours and just take it all in.
Nancy
OMG, I am head over heels in love with that lighting store! Wish we had places like that around here (CT).
Hi Marcia,
Maybe you do and don’t know it! I’ve lived here most of my life and never knew this store existed until recently. :)
Nancy
What a fun outing! The lighting at Cody’s looks incredible. Thanks for sharing the website.
I had a tractor like the one in the store window when I was a kid.
Hey Paula!
Oh fun…the tractor was very cool. I was sad that store was closed!
Nancy
Holy smokes, that chandy shop!!!
-andi
I know, right??!!