WHIMSY Antiques

Friday, January 28, 2011

all you need is love

love is in the air!

and in our shops too

we have many items for your valentine, come see what's in store!

♥

happy february!
♥

Monday, January 17, 2011

Live What You Love

After a few months of a big advertising campaign locally using of one of Whimsy faves-

"Live what you Love"

in our ads, we did a simple window to honor our ads.

Simply stated, it was whites, woods and nuetrals.

I found a great antiques poster out there in blogland and made a timepiece poster to honor

the saying which you can see in these pics.

The time to buy antiques is when you see them.

I guess people got the messages we were quietly trying to convey, and soon

things from the display vanished pretty quickly.

I hope you are spending your time on this great planet and surrounding

yourself with treasures that "speak" to you.

I look around at my home, and even though many of my vases have chips,everything seems less than perfect, and my treasures are estate and flea market finds, I honestly love everything I live with. I am living what I love--my vignettes makes me happy to look at and

bring a special feeling of contentment.

Visit Whimsy soon and pick up a few amazing pieces that will help you enjoy your space.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Vintage Junkin' in the Desert!

Over the holidays, we took a drive out to the desert and one stunning

day, drove over to Joshua Tree. Of course we had to hit a few shops and my next

few posts will include some visuals that were rather appealing to me!

What do you think of this artists work? He collected junk and painted, sanded, painted, sanded

and repeated his process and I assume some other magic and created what I

found absolutely stunning!

His use of color and form were beyond words!

The pic below is the back of an old motel chair!

Who knew a stack of film cases and box springs could be so exciting?

They awed me.

Love the colors and my shadow stayed in that spot for way too long!

Everywhere I looked I found something equally pleasing to my senses.

The interiors were just as thrilling.

In Palm Desert, there was a nifty place that I need to go back to ...

called Ace!

Stay tuned for more adventures on our short trip soon!

You know I brought some awesome treasures back

for Whimsy!

Stop in soon and see what we found!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

A closer look at the WHIMSY magazine article!

In case you aren't able to get ahold of the Carpinteria Magazine--

here is a closer look at some of the images.......

I was so thrilled with the editorial as well--

it was beautifully written by Fran Davis

and photographed by the keen eye of Liz Muraoka.

Thanks for browsing --hope you enjoyed seeing

Whimsy on the pages of the great Carpinteria Magazine!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Wee Lil' Whimsy

Oh, how we love babies and children at Whimsy!

Now, we have devoted a whole room to the precious children where you can find vintage
decor and all sorts of treasures to inspire (even grown-ups)!

For instance, check out the folk art sand toy! You don't

have to be a child to love folk art!

Some sweet vintage holiday decor is taking up residence in the room right now.

Just a few snapshots to give you a quick look.

Stop by Whimsy at 5042 7th Street in Carpinteria, CA

to see our latest addition....

WEE LIL' WHIMSY

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Check us out in this great Magazine!

We're in the new Carpinteria magazine!!

A while ago, we were told that Whimsy was going to be featured in the

Winter issue of the gorgeous Carpinteria Magazine.

Our challenge was to create a Fall/Winter look in the heat of summer,

when the photographer was going to shoot for the article.

It was actually a blast to redo an area with a purpose in mind,

and they seemed to appreciate our efforts as they snapped away.

It was wonderful to see the creativity the folks at the
magazine have, as they put together a perfect
selection of photographs for the spread.
We were so pleased that they covered both our stores!