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Architectural Antiques and Design is a new/old shop in Charleston. Formerly known as Architectural Antiques Warehouse...or the as I liked to call it, the shop I could never find (I would drive by at least three times, each time, before I found the shopping center). I am sad to say that the previous owner, Terry, passed away unexpectedly on the day of her 60th birthday party. While coping with her death, Terry's family had hired someone to sell the contents of the shop in an estate sale. But good friends, Brad and Jeff, couldn't let that happen! Despite the tough economy, they wrestled up the funds to buy the shop in its entirety and maintain the legacy that their dear friend Terry started.

If you have ever been in there you know it is a haven of fabulous finds but you gotta hunt for them! Which is something I love to do but I imagine the layers of dirt and grim, the aroma of cat urine and the falling ceiling probably deterred many folks! After making the necessary structural repairs, the new owners vow to maintain some of the old shop's charm while also incorporating their own flair. Using skills from their previous careers with shelter magazines, staging and interior design, Brad and Jeff hope to make the front of the shop more retail friendly with some creative merchandising and one-of-a-kind pieces. They will be re-purposing many of the shop's architectural objects into functional items like lamps, tables, art, etc.

They have a lot of work in store for them (get it, in store!) but they are making a dent!

This is some of the "hunting" I was referring to...

This backyard full of iron pieces, Turkish jars, cement statues, etc. will stay as is.

These guys are super nice so I encourage you to stop by and chat them up!

1011 St. Andrews Boulevard (Highway 61)
Charleston, SC 29407
Next to the Hokus Pokus (look out for this sign)

Happy Hunting!

My dad and I went to Savannah last week to do a little shopping. It has become a bit of a tradition for us at Thanksgiving...a lil' father/daughter bonding. We hit up antique malls and some of the home decor shops. It's great, my dad follows me around and asks "What is that? Where would you use that? What are you buying that for?" It cracks me up but if I didn't love him so much it might put me over the edge. We laugh at all the "tourists" in line to eat at Paula Deen's restaurant then we stop for some lunch at Soho, a restaurant/art gallery that has the best grilled cheese sandwich I have ever had (and I am quite the grilled cheese connoisseur!).

The Paris Flea Market
A great shop that has country French inspired items and one-of-a-kind flea market finds. Also a great place to pick up design books. And this time of year it is fun to see how they take their style and decorate for Christmas!

I love the deer antler wreath!

SCAD Shop
A shop filled with student's art and creations from Savannah College of Art and Design. They have everything from oil paintings to dog clothes to organic soaps. I love seeing what creative minds come up with!

In typical Sidney fashion, I got a migraine so we had to cut the trip short however we did get to hit up a few of the main stops like Jere's Antiques a HUGE warehouse, I am talking 33,000 square feet HUGE, filled with antiques as well as a few other antique places along the river. All in all, it was fun and I bought some stuff that will be for sale on my new online shop, Eclectic Finds, debuting in January!

Mark your calendars for this premiere sales event! Lux Antiques and Interiors is holding a sale in downtown Charleston at a 16,000 sq. ft warehouse in the Upper King Street Design District filled with quality items from top Charleston Stores and Designers!

Many local stores like GDC, Aquisitions, ESD and Circa Lighting are participating. As is yours truly, Eclectic Interior Design Group featuring some special to-the-trade items and discounted prices! So please come out and shop, shop, shop!

Thursday Semptember 23 - Sunday September 26 | 9am-5pm

Click on Lux Sale Event for more information.

Or join them on FB under Lux Antiques & Interiors.

While on my way to Atlanta, I stopped off in Columbia to do a little shopping! One of the places I HAD to go to was MACK HOME, a store my good friend's cousin, Marnie Clayton, opened a while back along with fellow designer Anna Kemper and manager Heather Jenkins. Marnie is not only adorable but a fabulous designer with a great eye! I can attest to that as I have spent some time with her at market and she always amazes me with what she finds! See for yourself...

Be sure to check out MACK HOME next time you are in Columbia, South Carolina!

A few other places I like to hit are House of Rugs on Carlisle Street, City Market Antique Mall on Gervais Street, Old Mill Antique Mall on State Street and Chic Antiques on Huger Street. If you know of anything I am missing out on...leave me a comment!

I bought a lot of stuff both for clients and my new online shop. But here are some of the things I had to pass on...

These draftsman stools were awesome but SO uncomfortable I couldn't handle it!

Reframed this original art would have been killer!

Suzanne Kasler...

I want to be you when I grow up. What's that? I am a grown up. Dangit, I need to get busy.

These are images of a house she designed using only Ballard products. I think she nailed it. Nailed it! Ok, so she has designed four collections for the company so it was probably easy for her to find items she wanted to use BUT despite that, I still think she has managed to put her own design aesthetic into each of these rooms. AND it proves that you don't have to have a lot of money to have good design. Just good taste. Can I get an amen?

I dig this quote of hers:
"If you bring in a few contemporary pieces and put them next to your antiques, it makes the things that are crusty and old look even more special."

For more of her House Beautiful interview look here.

So it seems I have a slight obsession with design books. So much so in fact, that I decided I needed to purge! Hence the mass amount of posts over at Objects offering these great books to you for a steal. Some are priced as a set but most are priced individually however if you purchase more than one, you get 25% off of your pre-shipping total so start shopping!

I have said it before and I will say it again, I want to be Suzanne Kasler. Not in a creepy way, but I would like to have her career. And what a cool office! Mine looks eerily like it...minus the size, minus the staff and minus the style. Poo! Now that my office is empty(ish) since I just dropped off a massive load of goods at the Lux Antiques and Interiors Sale...I think I am going to do a lil' re-design much like Jennifer Jason Leigh recreated her look in this terrifying movie. (But hopefully my new office won't kill it's twin, a puppy or a man with a stiletto.)

Here is her book, it is inspiring! Go buy it.