What a gorgeous day at the flea market….
My just turned 18 year old boy (here on my bulletin board)
came along. Made him a thermos of cocoa and off we hurtled into the
brisk and clear Sunday morning before 7 am. Just look at that sunrise.
So many vendors go out of their way to catch your eye…
Loved this vendor’s full coat rack of vintage frames…
Everyone loves Big Daddy’s Antiques …and owner Shane Brown is such a
nice guy. He really is always my favorite stop at the Flea. I have friends who’ve
visited and have been blown away by his enormous warehouse in Los Angeles…
If you get on his email list they send out reminders, and offer to put anything
you see on their website here on the truck to bring up north for the monthly
Alameda flea market. His displays are always incredible.
The trumeau is reproduction, huge, available
in several colors and sizes here …
Shane had many black and gold framed prints
Nice strong visual/traditional statement able to hold
its own against the heavy industrial…
Wire multi-compartment baskets filled with
jingling glass test tubes, rough bowls filled with
succulents, huge twisted wood balls…
At 7:30 his guys are still pulling things off his truck
setting up his “rooms”
Lots of industrial…with personal touches here on the drawers…
“Collier”, “Manchon”, “Raccord” … Collars, sleeves, connection….
Shane had his guys fill this metal cauldron with
sand and then set and light a quantity of votives
that flickered in the morning breeze…
Faux bois style mushroom trees on the industrial
table behind, wrapped at the base in burlap…
Magic in the midst of 800 vendors set up on
acres of asphalt, with the huge cranes used to
unload cargo off the bay stalwart in the distance…
Chopping block table with industrial pot rack…
Under “custom tables” here
Shane was almost apologetic when he gave me a price on one
of these gorgeous antique vellum books ($750)
C’est la vie. They’ll be well worth it to someone.
Love the row of milk pails at top
Gorgeous wheat colored cabinet
hit by the early morning sun…
I always come to the flea market with an open mind
but I needed a few of these long antique bread baskets…
and grabbed Big Daddy’s last two.
Always leave Big Daddy’s wishing I could buy more
Across the way …
a bit of quiet reflection on a busy day…
Beautiful as always, lovely lady. Thanks for the treat.
ohhhhhhhhh, those frames!!
there is no way i can find so much gorgeousness in one place in hong kong.
thank you for sharing.
I love the industrial organizer!! I could use at least a half dozen of those! :0)
Have a lovely day,
Stephanie
Fabulous photos, I adore them. Especially the one with all the picture frames.
I am normally too busy haggling to take photos, but will try and remember to take the camera the next time that I go.
A bientot,
Leeann x
I like your baskets! I really liked that trumeau too! I miss going to the Long Beach one every month..Itwas always fun…..Maryanne xo
Now this is my idea of real glamour. You have such an eye, not only for your choice of objects to photograph, but the way you photographed them. You made me feel as if I was in Paris.
Beautiful, merci.
Tishx
Trish, you are indeed the lucky one to have your 18 year old son accompany you to The Pointe!
I begged, cajoled and used my very best guilt on my son to join me on Sunday to no avail.
Although he did come and meet up with me later for a sausage and a triple shot mocha before taking me home.
I wish I had remembered to email you so we could have met up there… oh well, there is always next month!
It really was a glorious day at The Pointe 🙂
~xo
I love these frames . I’m sure I would love to go ” chiner” to Alameda. I have to think about it
Hi Trish,
Thank you for sharing your photos … of the setting up, of the Flea Market.
What a lot of wonderful treasures there ~ love the vintage frames and the antique bread baskets, you got.
How lovely that your Son went with you, great when they do things like this.
Hugs
Carolyn
I miss the Alameda market. It was one of my favorite things to do during my time in the Bay Area. It looks like you had the perfect weather for it as well. Great finds and wonderful photos!
Thanks for taking us along on your treasure hunt. Are you going to use the baskets for bread or do you have something else in mind? I WILL get there one day…until then I shall be content looking at your wonderful images. ~jermaine~
Missed Alameda this month. Always great finds. Enjoyed discovering your blog. Great posts. Thanks, Daniel
An amazing market, thank you for sharing the images of these fab finds!
Karena
I just found your site. I was hunting around for lampshades and Google spit me out here! Love your postings. I was at Alameda that day too and posted about Big Daddy’s on my blog. Our photos look almost the same–I guess we like the same stuff! By the way, like you, I was there with my sister and my 20 year old (daughter, not son). I also love to garden and am crazy about French stuff. We should grab a cup of coffee at Alameda next time!–Sue
ps–never did find your posting about French linen lampshades…any advice about how to find it on your blog site?
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