Author: Valerie
Northgate Mall is hopping on the weekend. The Boy did backflips on the bungee jump, and we all rode the Carousel (having kids is such a convenient excuse), ate pretzels and orangeade for dinner, and did a lot of people-watching. At 7pm, an announcement came over the intercom alerting us to the Northgate Mall Curfew…all those under 16 years old without an adult had to then leave the mall. We also played the surfing and driving videogames and found various technological wonders at Tiger Direct, which is quite a geek hangout (no offense; takes one to know one) on a Saturday night. What fun!
Author: Valerie
What does the Yard Sale Addict do on the off-season? Why, estate sales and auctions. Here are two happening tomorrow:
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TRIANGLE ESTATES SALES – OUTSTANDING DUKE FOREST HOME ESTATE SALE - FRIDAY DEC. 7 AND SATURDAY DEC. 8. 2722 Spencer St., Durham, NC 27707. Numbers given at 8AM, door opens at 9AM-4PM.
Come join us for an exceptional estate sale in beautiful Duke Forest. This 1967 contemporary style home features great mid-century Eames era furniture mixed with quality antique and vintage pieces.
Sampling of contents: Pr. Of Saarinen womb chairs, set of 4 Breuer style Italian leather and chrome chairs, set of 4 Breuer style leather and chrome bar stools, Eames era leather couch, 75” soapstone sink (perfect for garden or darkroom), paintings (including an original Laxman Shreshtha OOC, well listed Indian artist), prints, German grandfather clock, paperweight collection, old books, Victorian photo album, vintage and costume jewelry, Hitchcock style bench, antique French dining table, set of 6 Louis XV style dining chairs w/ original paint and caning, walnut stepback cupboard, Victorian cradle, antique coffee grinder, Roseville pottery, NC pottery, Waterford, sterling silver (including Redlich, R&B, etc ), linens, kitchen items, beds, office furniture, foreign coin collection, Gilbert 1950’s robot erector set, more toys, Wallace Nutting photos, Pitts and Spitts smoker/grill, garage items, quality1940’s four piece painted vanity set, old tiles, vintage blanket chest, Mason Hamlin pump organ, pair of alabaster table lamps, Christmas china, several mantle clocks, Weller wall pocket, woodworking tools, English antique lapdesk, 1940 World Series baseball signed Lew Riggs, and lots more…
Directions: From Chapel Hill, take 15-501N bypass to Cornwallis Rd. exit 106. Turn right. Go .6m to 3rd left onto Spencer St. 4th house on left. From Raleigh, take I-40W to exit 270. Turn right onto 15-501N. Follow directions above. From NC751 (Academy Rd.), turn west onto Cornwallis. 3rd right is Spencer to 4th house on left. Plenty of parking on street.
Sale agent: Sandy Stallings, Triangle Estate Sales. 919-357-1161 or email tarheels2300@embarqmail.com
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www.305Southantimall.com
Anti-Mall Closing Sale!!
Sat. Dec. 8th 9am-2pm
We have filled up the 4700 sqft music venue with all kinds of great treasures,
furniture, vintage knick knacks, & all kinds of great goodies.
All kinds of great vintage holiday decorations, retro bicycles, and tons of
great X-Mas gift finds. Do not miss this!! This is years of collecting
& pack ratting. Please help spread the word and forward this newsletter
on to everyone you think would enjoy and appreciate this sale.
Thanks again to everyone for all the support!!!
Author: Valerie
We did our part to bump the consumer economy into the black today. Drove the kids and my mom over to Guess Road to the Black Friday Yard Sale for a little reduce-reuse-recycle and then to Everything But Grannies Panties, also off Guess Road, for raw materials for making gifts–vintage glass jars for cocoa mixes and linen napkins for embellishing. Score of the day was a pillow set that, as predicted, coordinates that purple painting to our not-purple couches; 4 bucks, sweet!
Honey conquered a small bit of his Do list and reports that the auto parts store was having a huge sale and it was a madhouse. The idea of a bunch of men elbowing each other over tire rims tickles me. But the headlights were 25% off, and who can argue with that?
Author: Valerie
I found this notice at the Play House: “Our vendors know their suppliers, we know our vendors, you know us, why shop anywhere else?” If your house is not full of toys getting recalled for lead paint issues, this may be news, but parents are thinking about local lead-free toys for Christmas.
[more local vendors here]
Author: Valerie
…a lot like Christmas shopping. The mall was packed on Sunday, with both people and goods. If it is not a big spending season this year, there are going to be some great sales come January. Eh, my shopping is mostly done, I just needed a warm pair of pants. You know how you’re not supposed to grocery shop when you’re hungry? New rule: don’t shop for clothes when you’re chilly!
[more local shopping ideas here]
Author: Valerie
I have vague recollections of Durham from the late 80s. Didn’t have a car, so everything would have been within walking distance. I was just thinking about a shop near Old Hillside High that a trendy friend dragged us to for dangly 40s-style earrings and long white satin gloves (to go with the Knights in White Satin prom theme, of course). I’ve been puzzled where this shop was/is, and driving by these shopfronts being renovated it hit me! DSA = [that old high school that we thought was Hillside but now I know was Durham High School]. There it is. I can’t wait to see what goes in there.
Author: Valerie
There are signs all over the buildings at the corner of University Drive and Shannon Road telling us that University Marketplace is coming soon. I hope that we’ll still have the great view of the sunset from what is now the 15-501 side of the parking lot. We’ll be watching out for the demolition of the old Kroger because that sounds like a fun field trip!
Author: Valerie
The Mothers of Multiples of Chapel Hill and Durham is having their fall sale on Saturday September 22nd, 7am to noon. I have found very good items there in the past, both clothing and equipment. Last time I got there just in time to see another mom buying the last jogging stroller at an obscenely low price, and kicked myself for days for not getting up earlier. There’s coffee and cake there; just slip your shoes on and go!
Author: Valerie
I was surprised there weren’t more yard sales in Durham today. It was a gorgeous day for it.
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