vintage spaces
“I’m not excited about the pieces that most people are looking for inside the house, like a Victorian loveseat,” Haley said. “I want the stuff the family tossed into the garage and forgot about.” If the garage fails to produce anything gasp worthy, Haley heads down to the basement, where she can usually find pieces that have long since been tossed aside. But Haley’s one, unmovable rule never changes. “Whatever I buy, I have to love,” she explained. “And it doesn’t have to follow any sort of rule of design. I don’t want something just because it’s old; I want it because it’s cool to me. If it’s in my home, I want it to be cool.” Left: The pass between the dining room and kitchen fosters the beckoning view to a bonus room at the back of the house, which features a sitting area and a cheerfully painted piano. Above: The small home doesn’t skimp on kitchen space with room for a breakfast bar, an island, and lots of natural light.
it’s that one time that you happen to stop in and find that one piece that makes it all worth it.” One example of those finds is the heavy, gilded picture frame that hangs on Haley’s yellow, chevron-inspired kitchen wall. It’s a thick, gnarly, square frame that any antique shopper would drool over, and Haley found it for $5 at a garage sale. Amazing discoveries like this are what keep Haley on the hunt. And over the years, she’s learned a few tricks of the estate sale trade. One of those tricks? Start in the garage.
VintageKC / Fall 2013 19
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