Displaying Vintage Tablecloths In Stacked Vertical Wooden Soda Boxes In Your Antique Booth Or Shop

Displaying Colorful Vintage Tablecloths In Your Antique Booth

If you vintage linens you know how hard it is to  display 1940s and 1950s coloroful tablecloths in your shop or antique booth.

Limited Space In Your Antique Booth

When you have limited space you may not have the luxury of being able to hang textiles and tablecloths on a rack. Over the years I have tired many different ways to store and display tablecloths.

Wooden Boxes Form Cubbies For Linens

Recently, I decided to try displaying my tablecloths in several vertically stacked old wooden soda boxes which form cubbies which wortk well for folded linens. I'm not saying that this idea is perfect, because I still have to routinely fold and tidy up my tabelcloths for  sale. But, I do have to tell you, that the system of narrow snacked wooden boxes is working better than other previously tried displays.    

C. Dianne Zweig is the author of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes. She is also the Editor of I Antique Online an actively growing internet based resource community for people who buy, sell or collect antiques, collectibles and art. You can find Dianne’s fabulous retro and vintage kitchen, home and cottage collectibles at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT, a 22,000 feet antique emporium with an in-house retro café. To read more articles by C. Dianne Zweig click on this link: C. Dianne Zweig’s Blog Kitsch ‘n Stuff Email me at dianne@cdiannezweig.com Visit my website, CDianneZweig.com Dianne is a member of: The American Society of Journalists and Authors The Society of Professional Journalists

Aqua and Orange Look Great When Displaying Antiques And Collectibles

"Pop" Your Antiques And Collectibles Displays With A Surprise Color

just had to share with you how fabulous orange and turquoise or is it aqua look paired together. If you really want top "pop" a display, think out of the box. This adorable and colorful display joins several hard to display objects together in a terrific look. The aqua oval painted frame really is a very attractive backdrop for the orange book and table. Grouping similar objects together by color is a great way to display your antiques and collectibles. But don't forget the "surprise" which is accomplished with the touch of "aqua". Very sweet indeed.

This idea was spotted at Antiques On The Farmington, Collinsville, CT

C. Dianne Zweig is the author of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes. She is also the Editor of I Antique Online an actively growing internet based resource community for people who buy, sell or collect antiques, collectibles and art. You can find Dianne’s fabulous retro and vintage kitchen, home and cottage collectibles at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT, a 22,000 feet antique emporium with an in-house retro café.To read more articles by C. Dianne Zweig click on this link: C. Dianne Zweig’s Blog Kitsch ‘n Stuff Email me at dianne@cdiannezweig.comVisit my website, CDianneZweig.comDianne is a member of:The American Society of Journalists and AuthorsThe Society of Professional Journalists

Antique Booth Ideas: Using The Center Of Your Booth

What Is In The Middle Of Your Antique Booth?

If you sell antiques in a booth in an Antique Mall you know that space is very precious to you. Here is an important question....what does the middle of your booth look like? Some dealers like to keep the middle of their booth open and airy, encouraging people a good view of the contents of the booth. But you can also gain more display space by using the center of your booth in a number of clever ways.
Creating A Center Aisle In Your Antique Booth

With proper planning, you just may be able to create plenty of walk around space and still utilize the center of your booth effectively. Many dealers have created a center aisle in their booth using narrow shelves and or tables which essentially cut the booth into two halves. This idea works well when you have a full booth which can support a center divider made of low and open shelves. Remember you do not want to make the center aisle to tall so that visitors can not see whats in your booth.

Using The Middle Of Your Antique Booth With One Main Shelf Or Fixture

An alternative to creating a row of slender shelves in the middle of your booth is to add just one shelf in the center of the booth. You can angle the shelf as is shown in the second picture or use one central fixture which can be accessed from all angles as is shown with the pink wide shelf shown in the bottom picture.

Photos taken at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT

C. Dianne Zweig is the author of Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes. She is also the Editor of I Antique Online an actively growing internet based resource community for people who buy, sell or collect antiques, collectibles and art. You can find Dianne’s fabulous retro and vintage kitchen, home and cottage collectibles at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford, CT, a 22,000 feet antique emporium with an in-house retro café.To read more articles by C. Dianne Zweig click on this link: C. Dianne Zweig’s Blog Kitsch ‘n Stuff Email me at dianne@cdiannezweig.comVisit my website, CDianneZweig.comDianne is a member of:The American Society of Journalists and AuthorsThe Society of Professional Journalists