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dozen years ago Chris Haycraft owned a painting business in Nashville, Painting Perfection, an interior/exterior full service operation which he enjoyed, but when the 2008 recession hit, Chris was given an opportunity that has become Outlaw Antiques.
“I was in it just enough that I liked it better than painting,” Haycraft said. “I kept painting, and did antiques on the side. Once a month I would drive to New York, fill my trailer with antiques, and fill a 30-yard dumpster full of scrap metal. It took me five years to empty that property.”
“I was offered the painting contract on all the repossessed homes from Community First Bank & Trust,” Haycraft said. “A CFB&T Sr. VP said, 'go in, clean out whatever is there and paint each property'. I started getting all this free stuff, so I started selling at a flea market, it was a hobby.” His hobby escalated quickly. Another of his clients had a father in the antiques business in New York. Haycraft ended up buying an 8,000 sf milking parlor full of antiques, and set off on a multi-year adventure. 12
Clarksville Living
By Tony Centonze Haycraft started selling in Tennessee, Texas and Massachusetts, at major shows which he still attends each year. “The bigger shows, with drive time, can take me 13 days” Haycraft said. “I'm pickin' and selling the entire time. I grew up going
