My delicious new favorite hot spot!

Something new and FRESH has blossomed in the hood!

Tucked in the heart of Old Town Goleta is a wonderful new

addition called Goodland Kitchen.

I felt the vibe instantly. It represents everything I love. Real food from local farms

prepared nutritiously and deliciously .

The details visually also speak loud and clear to me and I asked if I could snap a few to share on

my Whimsy blog. The lemons perched in the window next to my another favorite of mine

Edible Santa Barbara

Local products fill the artful displays....

Inviting tables welcome you to sit and relax and really enjoy the special food.

The pickles that Julia prepares are the best pickles I have ever tasted!

Seriously, the fruit infused ice water is worth going in to try!

Bottled water available too!

Have you ever had cinnamon-y beets?!

The talented women behind Goodland Kitchen--Melissa and Julia.

Love the vines and the sign banner with picnic tables to enjoy outside.

The old La Esmeralda Market has been transformed and is brimming with

culinary awakenings for everyone to enjoy!

Oh, and the chocolate chip cookies that we grabbed on our way out

that sat in this brown bag---the BEST!

Hope you can take a break and head over to 231 S. Magnolia Avenue

in Old Town Goleta off Hollister. Goodland Kitchen open for breakfast and lunch.

Check their website for days/hours.

Enjoy!

Summer Fun in store at {WHIMSY}

Lot's of delicious vintage finds in both the shops!

Here's a quick peek at the Whimsy on Linden.

Vintage cameras always in stock! Great for decor or for using!

Check out the awesome graphics of this antique sheet music!

Got some fun tote bags, with nautical images

recycled out of coffee sacks!

A whole rack of vintage cashmere sweaters!

Hollywood vintage glitz!

Cool old bins!

An array of doll heads!

Great decor items!

Plate racks, vintage paint by numbers, cool old Schwinn!

Cool ol' colorful trims!

Copper concepts!

Vintage dresses and lots of school maps!

Stacks of vintage goodies...

Vintage advertising signs...

Vintage sign letters...........

More vintage ads and signs!

How about a Seaside Wedding?

Having our stores located in the gorgeous seaside town of Carpinteria, California

has inspired a number of themes and windows in our two Whimsy shops.

We thought a beach or seaside wedding window was perfect for June and all

the weddings that happen around this time...

This window has been popular with our customers so far--we have sold many vintage wedding

toppers, and mercury glass seashell candle holders and some old galvanized buckets

with chalkboards painted right on for a number of great concepts you might dream of!

We have always rented our vintage items to some catalogs that shoot around

here like to the great folks at Pottery Barn, and with all the recent requests to

do so, we have officially launched our vintage rental program!

Come on in, get inspired, and take a look at some great

vintage items you may want for your wedding or event !

Where did our followers vanish to, dear blogspot?

We were so honored to have you following our blog and there was a major

glitch with blogland, and all our followers have disappeared.

We would be so very happy if you would kindly sign up to follow us again,

it's lonely here without you!

Thanks so much,

Karen

Urban Habitat

An inspirational building with high woodbeamed warehousy ceilings,

is the home to a great furniture and decor business called Urban Home.

We found ourselves there by chance in Burbank, CA.

In between my dreaming of having a Whimsy in this cool space, I admired the feel of the

dark woods and eclectic accessories.

My eyes were open for a cool new light for our dining room and you will

see some really fun ones here!

The wall art was different and really graphic.
Loved the mirrored effect of this grid!


I asked the man working about this straw hanging light which

was more than fun and wild but he wasn't able to locate a price for me!

Needless to say, I am always drawn to the vintage looking

decor! Loved the clockface/mirror.

If you are ever in Burbank, take a stroll into this fun large space

filled to the brim with new, but really cool decor.

http://www.urbanhabitatstyle.com/

A doll of YARD SALE I went to....!

Every year a remote neighborhood has a multi house neighborhood sale

and a few weeks ago, we headed out to this year's version.

It was really a huge disappointment BUT, we walked up a steep driveway to find

the most amazing doll collection I had ever seen in my zillion yard sales I have been to.

I am not a doll person, but can you imagine how long it took to set up her displays?

They were priced for a high end auction, not a yard sale,

so I admired, asked to snap a few pics--then hopped

in our truck to see if we could locate some amazing

treasures somewhere else for our Whimsy shops!

I don't think I ever get tired of Saturday mornings...in fact I

often dream on Friday nights about hitting the perfect sales

and scoring fun fun old finds. Some weekends are dreadful and we come back with very

little--while others we have so much pouring out the sides of the truck--that we have to run home and drop off a load and head out to pick up the rest.

It's almost Friday and ...then you guessed it.............it is Saturday morning and I

get to do my favorite thing----HUNT and GATHER! I love my shopping days!

Good luck to all of you, my fellow bloggers who love the thrill of the hunt, just like me.

Spring into Whimsy for some New Finds!

Our window on Linden features a vintage Schwinn bike with

lots of baskets ready to fill with farmer's market goodies or flowers or beach gear!

Check out this fantastic beauty college vintage suitcase that

is lined with an amazing blue and white polka dot liner!

I am in love with the all original chippy white

antique cabinet that once belonged to a begonia

farmer and hasn't been moved from his farm in 90 years!

Our country garden display welcomes you to our store

at 962 Linden Ave. We have 2 wonderful bell cloches displayed in and on the cabinet.

Look at the huge one on top left of the vintage cabinet!

Our very own copyrighted A, B, Seas...that Alan and I created!

You can choose from our original photos and spell out any word.

4x6 photos are $2.95 each and we will gladly ship to you!

Choose from, sea glass, driftwood, seashells, seaweed, sand, and

pebbles letters! Give us a call. These are mighty popular!

Some great new finds in our vintage clothing spaces.

Cool dresses and cowboy boots, always!

Find some cool coastal decor!

Several different sizes and styles of our seahorses!

We have fun mermaids, too!

Love the selection of totes in both or shops. A new shipment from London

just in of unique totes! Check them out at Whimsy at 5042 7th Street!

How about this 50's trike for your little one?

Love the original paint and this puppy is solid!

They don't make 'em like this anymore!

Love the Swan table, too! Original paint and decal. Perfect for a bedside

table or in the living room next to your fave chair!

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Hope to see you soon at WHIMSY Antiques!

{2 stores---2 styles}

5042 7th Sreet

962 Linden Avenue

Carpinteria, California

open every day at both stores!

Call us if you see something you want shipped

(805)684-1222 or (805)684-7211