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BEST ANTIQUE STORE
Vintage Hardware
Astoria, Oregon
Runner-up: Farmhouse Funk, Astoria
Honorable Mention: Phog Bounders Antique Mall, Astoria
By LYNETTE RAE McADAMS
Settled in and feeling at
home in their fifth (and they
say final) retail space, Vintage
Hardware owners Becky
Johnson and Paul Tuter have
put their all into making their
new downtown spot better
than ever before — and if you
know anything about these
two, that’s saying a lot. The
design duo, who joined forces
with each other nearly a de-
cade ago, have knocked down
walls, created new space, and
flooded their 10,000-square-
foot location on Marine Drive
with streams of natural and
enhanced lighting, setting
the perfect stage on which to
display their overabundance
of talent.
The recent move, which
happened last fall, was
difficult and unexpected, but
perhaps, in the end, worth it,
says Johnson, adding, “our
customers keep telling us it’s
their favorite spot so far.”
Take some time to wander
through the vast array of
inventory, and it’s easy to see
why.
Fashioned in small
vignettes that each embrace
a theme, the store’s displays
feel so authentic and charm-
ing that it’s a bit like shopping
in a museum. Renewed and
recycled, or “upcycled” items,
are tinkered with, repaired
A Gypsy’s Whimsy
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B EST G IFT S HOP !
PHOTO BY LYNETTE RAE MCADAMS
PHOTO BY LYNETTE RAE MCADAMS
Displays at Vintage Hardware make a stroll through this
award-winning antique salvage shop a pleasure.
Check out Vintage Hardware’s new home at 1162 Marine Drive.
and repurposed in the studio
spaces of the artist/owners
before hitting the floor, where
they each play their own
dramatic role. Here, Under-
wood typewriters pair up with
vintage lamps and household
furnishings, authentic ship’s
wheels point the way to
an enormous rack of glass
fishing floats, and a line of big
game trophies guard a wall
full of decorative knobs and
drawer pulls — one of the
store’s best sellers and which
Johnson refers to as, “jewelry
for your furniture.”
There are four-poster beds
and luggage trunks from the
last century, fine porcelain
toilets and hinges from Victo-
rian kitchen cupboards, ornate
armoires and the rugged
frame of an old covered wag-
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on. Dishes, banisters, finials,
bedsprings, lushly upholstered
chairs, music stands, clothing,
dress forms, window shutters,
architectural columns, old
farm tables and so much more
— all come together in a
grand hodgepodge of creativ-
ity that’s fit for any antique
lover or homeowner looking
to refurbish or restore.
Bring your list of must-
haves for your retro remodel,
Thank you
B est B arista
fo r reco gn izin g
u s fo r o u r
u n iqu e flo ra l
d esign s
a n d gifts!
5 years in a row !!
T HE PAST 15 YEARS HAVE BEEN MAGICAL ,
AND WOULDN ’ T HAVE BEEN THAT WAY
WITHOUT YOU !
Open Tues T HRU sat 11-6
1139 Commercial Astoria
503-338-4871
1213 Com m ercia l St.,
A storia 5 03-325 -8265
and get some help tracking
down those hard-to-find
items, or simply roam the
store looking for inspira-
tion for your next project.
Whether you’re looking to
complete one of your own
ideas or needing to borrow
one of theirs, it will soon
be obvious how Astoria’s
Vintage Hardware defended
its title as Best Antique Store
once again.
971 CO M M ER CIAL , ASTO R IA | 503-325-3571
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N o. 1 Eighth
(8th) Street, Astoria
503.325.4540
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