It's been over 6 months since my last blog post. I  have to admit I never meant for it to be so long between posts. After the success of our March show, we started acquiring furniture and making plans for our scheduled next show October 20 and 21.

We were just going into Summer when my beloved sister-in law Barb (the fourth member of our Junkstyle South group) was taken from us. Within the last 3 years, my mom and I and my sister and her husband had all moved to New Smyrna Beach to be with Barb and my brother Tom. Her loss was a terrible blow to all of us. For a while I didn't think Junkstyle South could go on but we finally decided that Barb would want us to do just that.

We had just gotten going  when hurricane Irma decided to change the plans again. Unlike many people in Florida we did not have a lot of damage but were without power for over two weeks.

Enough excuses - the show must go on and it will with any luck Friday and Saturday October 20 and 21.

I do think we are working on some great pieces. Here's a photo of Jan and her coffee table just to whet your appetite.

I promise to write here more often in the coming days.

Here are a few more photos taken before our opening. I'm happy that we had such a good selection. Much of it sold, so now we are already on the hunt for more. We've found some great items and are ready to get started working on them. I'll try to keep you posted.

Here are a couple of preview photos for tomorrow's first Junkstyle South Opening. It took Jan, Mom, Barb and I (along with help from Tom and Jim) two days to set everything up. I think our new space is going to work out well.

Remember, we are at 2605 Guava Dr. in Edgewater. We will be open from 9am -4pm tomorrow and Saturday.

We've all been working really hard on projects for our first opening this week.

I thought you might like to see some of our local ads.

These next few days we will be setting up our displays, one of the fun parts of this business.

 Jan and I on Canal Street

Barb at the Bouchelle Clubhouse

Our weekend went well. We talked to lots of lovers of Vintage and are hopeful that many of them will be able to come to our first show at the warehouse Friday and Saturday March 17 and 18.

Needless to say, we hit the ground running today. We have a lot of work to do in a very short time.

We're excited to be a part of the Antiques and Vintage Market on Canal Street in New Smyrna Beach this Saturday March 4th from 9-4. It's our first show here in Florida, and we'd like to make a good impression. We've finished some nice projects and are also showing some antiques that I brought from Iowa.

On the same day, Mom and Barb will be set up at the Clubhouse here on Bouchelle Island for the annual Yard Sale.  They will have mostly small items featuring mom's shell crafts. This sale will be from 8 am to noon.

We hope to see you at one of these events.

Quite obviously, we filled the shelves!

 And  we started working right away. The bottom two photos are of items we are auditioning for  the Antiques and Vintage Market on Canal St in New Smyrna Beach Saturday March 4. We are excited to get some things out there and introduce our selves to the Central Florida Market. Jan and I will set up on Canal Street and on the same day Mom and Barb will be doing the Bouchelle Island Yard Sale at the Clubhouse on Bouchelle Island. That's where Mom and I have condos.

We are also very excited to announce the dates for our first occasional sale. It will be Friday & Saturday March 17 & 18 (9am-5pm) at our new facility - 2605 Quava Dr. unit A, Edgewater Florida.

We hope to have many great pieces of furniture and decor available. We are hitting garage sales and resale shops looking for inventory. It's tough work but somebody has to do it.

You'll want to get in on this first show. Remember it will likely be several months before we open again.