Saturday Was Mostly Spent On The Road Messing Around Central Illinois. We Started Out At The Belleville Flea Market And Ended Up In Springfield Illinois At The Barrel Anique Mall. Status: Tons Of Good Stuff!

This place, Barrel Antique Mall Springfield Il., was a pleasant surprise.  It's always nice to find a vendor in an antique mall hawking the Vintage Modern.  Sometimes it's just a one or two...maybe a few...vendors with a piece or two available, but this place had booth after lovely booth of good stuff!

After Dropping Off The Factory Cart Coffee Table At My Booth In Creve Coeur Tuesday I Made The Thrift Store Rounds And Did Alright. I Left Half A Dozen Odd Smalls In The Booth But These Bits And Pieces Were Found After That. Status: Wanting For Tags.

OK, I was going to try and get away with saying that I found all these wonderful items but the Girlfriend says she'll just rat me out in the comments if I do so I'll just go ahead and admit it, she picked that fantastic grey Melmac divided vegetable serving dish.  like I could have ever fooled you guys...you know who's nuts for the plastic 'round here.

I've Got Some Good News And Some Bad News. Bad News: Closing The St. Charles Shop. Good News: Got More Booth Space! Status: Deja Vous?

Seems like just yesterday I was pontificating upon the beginnings of setting up shop in an antique mall...wait, it WAS just yesterday! Little did I know that I'd be shooting pics of my Own new empty booth space today. Life IS funny that way...or at least it THINKS it is.

How's About A Quick Look Through The Winchester VA Craigslist? Surely There Are Some Stylish Bargains To Be Had Up There? Status: Not My Turf!

It's been a little over a week since we poked around someone else's back yard.  Let's stick our collective nose into the Winchester Virginia craigslist and see what truffles we can unearth!

More Pics From The Randolph Street Market In Chicago. And Believe Me...This Isn't Even The HALF Of It! Oddly Enough Though, The Flea Isn't What I'd Call Huge...Or Even That Big. Status: Well Curated!

THIS is what happens when a flea can pick and choose who sets up.  Instead of wildly random vendors, you can see a focus develop.  It's not so narrow as to end up with just 25 buyers walking around either.  My guess, it takes a delicate touch and a spine of steel.  Don't know if I'd want that job!

I've Got Some Empty(ish) Shelves Down At The Green Shag That Are Wanting For Some Smalls. I'm Tripping Over Smalls 'Round Here! Status: Getting Tagged.

I don't really have to look too hard to find more items to populate my booth space at The Green Shag Market. I've got a spare bedroom full of smalls and lots of stuff hidden in the garage that I've got to get pulled out. Sometimes it's just a matter of deciding that it's time to let something go.

I Dropped By The Green Shag Today To Do Some Re-Arranging After A Few Items Sold Today. Found Some Neat New Items Available From Other Vendors. Status: Come And Get It!

Isn't this a most attractive lounge chair?  I just about want it for myself!  It's just so sleek and lovely.  I didn't look underneath for a maker stamp.  You find lots of danish style lounge chairs but very few with this level of style.  If you think you might like to pick it up you better act quick.  I doubt it'll be in the shop long!

Phones Suck At Taking Photos...Who Knew? But Sometimes A Mister's Got To Do What A Mister's Got To Do. Status: Witco - Booth 28

I was at The Green Shag a few days ago delivering something or another to my booth but somehow failed to bring the Real camera.  And then I saw this: a quite large Witco sailing ship art piece.  Pics were being taken...proper camera or no.

The Saturday Morning Estate Sale Swag. Not Quite The Score I Was Hoping For But We Takes What We Can Get. Status: Not The Full Monty.

This is just a portion of the estate sale takings from Saturday morning.  There was lots to choose from and I think everybody who showed up got their due.  I missed out on some of the cooler items but some were just a little out of my comfort zone, price wise and others were just gotten too before I could spot them.

I Stopped In At The Green Shag Market Today To Check On My Booth And Drop Off A Lamp. Took A Few Pics While There. Wanna Take A Look? Status: Quick Peek.

Check out the sweet teak, danish vanity seat.  That is purdy.  This must have just come in to the mall because it wasn't present last Sunday when I was messing around there.  I'm down at The Green Shag about twice a week...actually at least Once a week but almost always more, and I always try to make at least a quick run through the place to see what's new.  This time I actually brought the camera and shot you some pics!

Teak, Steel And Glass. No No...I'm Not Speaking Of Some Modernist Home In The Sunny Southern Californian Desert. Just The Local Thrifts And The Thrifts Yield Much! Status: Smallsville.

So I know it looks like I've really been killing at the thrifts lately.  I guess I have.  But hey, that booth space down at The Green Shag Market isn't going to keep itself filled with all vintage modern goodness!

Flea Markets And Antique Malls Have Been Good To A Mister But You May Remember How The Thrifts Have Been Leaving Me Wanting. Not So Last Sunday! Status: We're Back Baby!

It's not such a huge haul but it's good stuff.  We stopped at the Value Village on a whim after a glorious meal at the Shaved Duck in South City and "what the What?" I found something good to bring home!  Finally.  It's really been far too long.  So two small lots?  I'll take that, thanks.

Somehow...I Managed To JUST Squeeze The "New" Display Into Booth 44 This Afternoon. AND What's New At The Booth. Status: More Better?

I dropped the new display off today at my booth in the Green Shag Market along with a few new small items. I'm using the word "new" here pretty loosely. It's just "like" new! Don't you just love when you read that in a craigslist ad? Not new...just "like" new.

Even In The Middle Of Nowhere Mr. Modtomic Can Sniff Out The Bargains! Orange To Yellow Nesting Mix Bowls By Pyrex. Status: Mine All Mine!

One day while we were in Lake George NY it started drizzling on us so we decided to go for a little drive in the country side.  We picked a random side road and drove.  We were kinda looking for a good place to get some local eats but we found a little thrift shop instead and BLAM...score!