Our “Artsy” Antique Booth at Deja U in Dayton, TN

 

So what is an artsy antique booth and where is Deja U… you might ask?

Deja U is an antique store in the quaint town of Dayton, TN.

My mother and I have decided to rent a booth there.

She has the antiques and I have… well… my artsy, creative “stuff”.

I hope to sell some of my creations/projects along with my paintings there… or at least try… while mom will sell her antiques and collectibles.

Let’s take a tour of the place… shall we?

First… I will start with the street we are on…

Here are some of the neighboring shops…

Dayton is currently under a town renovation… I love small towns like this!

AND… I have to show you this truck across the street from Deja U…

“The Gentlemen Farmer… Fine Heritage Hogs” … Awesome!  :)

That’s a new auction house behind it.

OK

so now… onto DEJA U.

It’s a small antique store in the heart of town.

Here are some of the other booths inside the store…

Cute stuff!!

Now I felt our booth needed a little rusty bling…

Here are some before shots….

 

The walls were painted yellow and it had some old wall paper on the back wall.

I painted it all a cream color.

I knew I wanted to add my Pallet Bench and Farm Table Bench for display as well as a rusty awning or two.

Thankfully it rained the weekend after painting and I was able to get a decent weathered look on my sheets of metal I bought at Lowes… same process I used to rust my kitchen awning.

Here is the booth now…

It’s not very full because mom’s stuff keeps selling… but… that’s a GOOD thing!!

My wall…  my little painting “gallery wall” is below….

I hope to get some more paintings and creations in there… not sure if it is a good place to try and sell them but it can’t hurt to try… right?

I love the look of the awnings and the benches together… especially with the windows and valances.

We have a great space here in Dayton, TN

and

if you are ever in town… stop in Deja U and say hello and tell them I sent you!  The folks there are very friendly!!

Dayton’s Strawberry Festival is this weekend… it’s a HUGE festival and draws thousands of people!

Hoping to get some good strawberry shortcake… or something strawberry this weekend!