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PERSONALIZED GRAVITY Vintage shops allow for a more personalized home than items produced en masse. This means a space more tailored to, well, you. “You’re naturally pulling out what you actually love,” Breehl says. “Pay attention to what you are consistently drawn to — maybe it’s a color, maybe it’s a shape.” LAYERED UNIVERSE Beautiful design leans on textural layering. Vintage items crafted from metals, ceramic and glass easily generate intrigue. “Definitely mix things,” Breehl says. “Go to a thrift shop and find a brass candlestick or tray. Stick it on your shelf with all your newer, glossier things, and I promise it’s going to feel immediately better.”
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Vintage in Vogue Secondhand items offer a retro feel that can’t be replicated and a sustainable way to spruce up your space. home magazines or mood boarding on Instagram, there's endless inspiration for retro-inspired decor. This, coupled with a rise in home renovations, has brought the vintage niche into the eye of homeowners. Though the trend’s affordability is evident, the quality that vintage items add to a room is priceless. “It just brings out a whole new life and beauty that you can’t replicate; only time can do that,” says Megan Breehl, who sells her own vintage pieces through her online shop, The Sunday Collection. Here are her tips for getting the most from thrifty expeditions. WHETHER YOU’RE SIFTING THROUGH
QUIRKY CORNERS Breehl’s home is full of conversation starters thanks to her collection of textiles, old European postcards and book illustrations. But piquing interest is as much about placement. “I have a small frame right above my stovetop, and it makes the room feel very cottagey because it’s kind of quirky and cozy and weird.” HOME MAKING Breehl emphasizes there are no rules to how a piece may be repurposed, citing the china bowls she uses to hold her candle matches. Ingenuity breathes life into the decorative process. “Shop with a good conscience of, ‘I’m giving an older item a new life' versus having to constantly have new things made.”
More information at thesundaycollection.com/shop
LOCAL SHOPS
COURTESY THE SUNDAY COLLECTION
RETRO DEPOT Attenson’s Antiques & Books
Prepare to enter a time warp when walking into Attenson’s. Minutes melt away while combing the eclectic array of fantastic wares. You’ll find costumes and jewelry, toys, paintings, delicate china and more. Nostalgia for a time in which you never lived hangs in the air — or is that just the aroma of antique books? 1771 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-321-2515, attensonsantiques.com BY BECKY BOBAN
Northeast Ohio is no stranger to the quirky. From antiques to rare finds to the oddly distinct, these shops have the garden variety of vintage glory. Souvenir
Vintage treasures await you on the corner of Wyandotte and Madison avenues in Lakewood. Original posters with slender 1920s font and figures in sleek 1980s garb, novelty experimental books and a jacket that looks like it came from The Matrix are but samples of its 20th century mementos. 13700 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-2458616, souvenirllc.square.site
West of Venus Vintage
The ceramic figurines that watched you from Grandma’s cabinet have reconvened at West of Venus Vintage. Specializing in the kitschy mid-century, it’s the perfect place to find the oddball pin, a ghostly pair of champagne goblets and dramatic prints — for the devout and folklore enthusiast alike. 10024 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, 440-728-5959, etsy.com/shop/westofvenusvintage CLEVELANDMAGAZINE.COM
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