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Jeff’s Warehouse they arrange midcentury modern furniture and pieces from other eras in vignettes so you can better visualize how your purchase might look in your house. The 35,000-square-foot Jay County Antique Mall in Portland is housed in a factory building that still keeps its historic ambience. Owner Pat Daniels offers everything from painted furniture, midcentury modern collectibles and jewelry to soaps and candles for shoppers on a budget. She says they often get tour buses filled with people who are all looking for something different. “I work hard to keep a mix of items because not everyone likes the same thing,” she said. “I want to keep it interesting for everyone.”

The Original Treasure Mart Mall in Kokomo is located in the historic Diamond Plate Glass building, which affords four floors and space for 70 vendors. Prices of articles on consignment are reduced by 10% each month, so returning shoppers find new items and new prices every time they go. The Treasure Mart Antiques Mall also has 70 vendors in 25,000 square feet on one level. Studio Black Antiques is not a mall per se but rather a large, quirky antique store that locals say is a must-see.

Vintage Treasures Antique Mall in Fort Wayne covers some 20,000 feet in a brightly lit open-concept space. Along with antiques and collectibles they offer vintage relics that they take pride in seeing their customers refurbish and put to new use.

Michigan City’s Hoity Toity features “fine to funky” merchandise. PHOTO: Hoity Toity The original owners of The Antique Market in Michigan City opened their store on their own property with 40 vendors in 1990. Since then the building has had multiple additions, and the number of vendors has grown from 40 to 140. They’ve won several “best antique

National Road Antique Mall in Cambridge City has more than 90 booths under one roof. PHOTO: Richmond-Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bureau

store” awards, perhaps because they keep their offerings to antiques only—no fleamarket items, nothing newer than 30 years old, no reproductions and no gift items.

Michigan City is also home to several other antique emporia. Try Good News Vintage for hand-picked and curated vintage finds, Hoity Toity (“fine to funky”) and Nanni’s Over the Fence for everything from farmhouse to midcentury modern, Victorian to industrial.

In Chesterton Yesterday’s Treasures offers everything from vinyl records and rare books to heirloom furniture, and they’ll go one better. They rent out their objects for photo shoots or parties, and they also maintain a gift registry and wish list. Three Wicked Apples carries antiques as well as gift items, and the I.S.O. Unique is a consignment shop with a constantly changing lineup of objects.

One of northern Indiana’s newest treasure troves is America’s Antique Mall in Highland. Within its 55,000 square feet you’ll find handmade goods, high-end art, home décor and more. There’s even a full-service cafe so you can spend an entire day here.