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SALE

Monday, June 7th, 2010

You guys spoke and I tried to listen. We are going to go ahead and do a big sale!

Mark your calendars, gas up your cars, put on clean underwear because we are having an all out ESTATE SALE at the Brick House. All of this and MORE will be available for your shopping pleasure on Saturday, June 12th from 9am till 4pm. 

Mod Orange Chaise, Eames Knock Off Lounger, 1960′s Mosaic Tile Coffee Table, Brass Laurel Lamp, Brown Saltman Hexagon Tables, Mod Table Pair, Rattan Hanging Egg Chair…

Yeah, you want this!

OMG. So much crap for your house!

Orange Eames Rocker, Lamps! Brown Saltman Hexagon Coffee Table, Monkey Pod Raw Edge Table, Black Krueger Metal Arm Chairs, Lane Side Table with Storage, Did I mention Danish modern LAMPS?

George Nelson Style Slat Bench! Holler.

Brown Jordan Faux Bamboo Patio Chairs, Freestanding Malm Fireplace

Check out that Fuzzy Bench.

Lamps!

Brass Faux Bamboo Bar Cart, Panton Flower Pot Lamp, Retractable Red Lamp, Big Ass Yellow Lamp

This AWESOME mid century sofa. New upholstery and barely used.

Plus there are tons of bric-a-brac including Studio Pottery, Dansk, Rosti, Art Glass, Blenko, Catherine Holm, Alexander Girard, Terrariums, Paintings, Needlepoint, Kilims, and so much MORE.

I got too much stuff, and it’s overwhelming to list it all online. I’m going crazy just trying to figure out what to do with all this crap it till Saturday.  Hopefully I can sell a lot of it at the sale and then Craigslist the rest of the bigger ticket items. If there is anything you desperately want RIGHT NOW, please email me at contact@the-brick-house.com and we can discuss. Sorry homies shipping is a-making me crazy! I know I suck!

When I went to go post the sale on Craigslist it reminded me not to worry too much…

Please come! I swear that it might be fun. Maybe there will be something delicious to drink and some music bumping to get the party started…

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Yard Sale

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Hypothetically….

If I was to have a big old yard sale, would it be of interest for people to come out to Hemet and buy my crap? My consignment space is a total miserable failure so I’m shutting it down. This whole “going out of business” thing sucks since I’m packed to the gills with crap and have no real storage space, plus we really need some cash to continue working on the exterior. Big plans in the works…

I was thinking that before the summer kicked into total high gear (where my real job takes over every spare second of time) I could have a sale on Saturday, June 12th. This is a depressing option. I’m depressed. I also don’t want to just give things away for nothing – which I totally believe should be the yard sale pricing structure. If it was like a reasonably priced estate sale-ish thing would that be fun? Heavy on furniture and vintage (lite on baby clothes and junk – which seems to be the only stuff at every garage sale around Hemet). What do you guys think?

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Brick House Vintage

Monday, March 1st, 2010

We officially ran out of room – room in the house for furniture and room in the garage for storage. As a remedy to this overabundance of vintage I opened a consignment space!

This weekend we went over to the Beaumont Antique Mall and started packing all our leftover vintage into a small rented space. This is an experiment of sorts to see if it is more effective (and a bit easier) than Etsy. After closing my Etsy shop for a brief break I just couldn’t ever get back into the swing of posting, packing and shipping. The shipping just KILLED me and this short break has become pretty permanent.

Things started to pile up…

I kept thinking about this guys consignment booth that is nearby the house at this antique mall off the 10FWY on the way to Palm Springs. I inquired about available space and there just happened to be a spot right next to him.

I didn’t have any shelving for all my “smalls” (that’s what the ladies told me to call my accessories) even though I’ve been on the hunt for a few weeks. So, I resorted to a bit of a Home Depot ad hoc solution with small cinder blocks and a couple of 8′ long pine boards – dorm room style. We also took the lazy way out by not painting out the sad lavender wall color and bluish floor. I was thinking black floors and white walls, but seeing this as an experiment and not wanting to invest a whole lot of cash we kind of  just stuck stuff in.

We still have more to things to add, and if it goes well maybe we might pimp out the space a bit more. The whole thing made me a little depressed; I already miss my stuff like some sort of crazy hoarder!

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