WHAT ONCE WAS OLD, IS NOW NEW.
Rustic, vintage, classic, and old-school are all terms that have been used recently when individuals are seeking an item from an antique store. Whether it is for decorating your garden or home, these timeless pieces that you find at an antique store all tell a story. While walking through the different corners of the store, you might come across a distressed window or a Star Wars Pez dispenser. These items were passed down from a previous owner and is now waiting for a new individual to add the item as collection piece in their home.
Ventura has a plethora of beautiful, one-of-a-king antique shops that are ready to be discovered. Each store offers something different, and every item on the shelves are unique. “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” and the best way to find this treasure is to go antiquing.
The inside of this beautiful shop is Lavender Blue. The store is filled with distressed stools, window frames, vintage dressers, and signs to fill your home’s empty walls. Lavender Blue also offers multiple classes that include Milk Painting 101, Wire Cloche with Base, Metal Pumpkins, and more. Owners Rob and Mary Livingston, launched their store in 1997 and wanted their store to showcase their love of taking something old and making it wonderful again.
Right next door is the Tattered Door, which is filled with little gadgets and trinkets.
As you “walk through the Tattered Door [you] step into a yesteryear of treasures! Vintage, vintage inspired, antiques, collectibles & shabby chic finds await you...” – Tattered Door (Facebook About Section). The store owner says that many of the patterned, hand sewn coin purses, and seasonal stuffed ornaments; bunnies for Easter, trees for Christmas, etc. are made by her mother!
When you walk through the Tattered Door you feel like you stepped into a familiar place. It is homey and cozy, with the perfect finds for every room in your home.
Lastly, one of the best places to explore treasure is at the Ventura Antique Market. This Antique shop is a market filled with different types of jewelry, pocket knives, clothes, and much more. You step in and you feel like you are walking into a museum. There is an essence of history and past that surfaces when you walk through the doors. With a multitude of different items, you are in for an adventure when you walk into Ventura Antique Market.
Main street has a handful more antique stores that have themes ranging from gorgeous hardwood furniture, Hawaiian shirts, Coca-Cola bottles, postcards and pictures, to turquoise jewelry, and so much more. Whether you’re looking for that next sequin outfit or a porcelain dresser knob, you can find all these treasures while antiquing in Ventura.
