Start It Off HAPPY!

Hope you'll join us on New Year's Day from 9 AM to 3 PM for some old-fashioned prices (1/2 off on all holiday items), complimentary brunch and boy, have we got a DEAL for you! For one day only, you can deal with our dealers to get the best price possible on ANYTHING in the store!!!

See our web site for more details, and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Past Due Tuesday ~ Pet 'O My Heart

Welcome to Past Due Tuesday, where all things vintage get their due by sharing them with others!

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For what purpose was the artist or maker of these vintage and unmarked ceramic figurines attending to at the time of their creation?

A menagerie of spaghetti canines, dapper dogs

smoothly finished ducks

collies with collar ruffs like a lions.

They just beg to be noticed, and will sit still long enough for us to do so!

One place we can be sure that the kitties will sit peacefully next to the dogs is our own curio shelf.

For what purpose....?? Just to make us SMILE!!!!!!!!

Now it's your turn! Please share your passion for vintage items by following these simple guidelines:

1) Post a picture of something vintage that you love, on your blog and tell us all about it! What’s the story behind it? Do you have an entire collection of them? Where’d you get it? Who did it belong to? What do you use it for, etc?
2) Add a link to your blog (in the MckLinky area at the bottom of this post).
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5) Visit and comment on as many of the other bloggers who are participating in “giving vintage it’s due” as you can, and have fun reading & learning about vintage items every Tuesday!

Party Like An ELF!

We ROOMIES never do anything half-way! With Christmas spirit in the air, we donned our elf ears, hats, pointy shoes and were ready will beg, borrow or steal a reindeer to get to our Room With A Past ELF PARTY! Luckily, all we had to do was pass through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then walk through the Caldecott Tunnel.





We loaded up candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup, had the World's Best Coffee and played some games. There were a few snowball fights instigated by cotton-headed ninny-muggins but

we soon were happy once again and it was just nice to be with another humans that share our affinity for elf culture.

We made paper chains, laughed til we cried, and smiled (it's our favorite). It was overheard more than once as we snuggled good-night, that we all "feel really warm when I'm around you and my tongue swells up."

What's YOUR favorite color?

The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear, so we want you to know that we all are singing "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" right now just for you!

Happy Holidays,

The ROOMIES

Past Due Tuesday ~ Have A (Glass) Ball (Ornie)

Welcome to Past Due Tuesday, where all things vintage get their due by sharing them with others!
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All that glitters is not gold. Some of it is glass! And today we are featuring what is all around us this time of year--vintage glass ornament bulbs. Traditionally found hung as reflective mini fun house mirrors (come on, we KNOW you've looked at your face in one at least once in your life, right?) on REAL Christmas trees in the 1940's and 1950's, they have many other more "modern" uses in today's holiday vignettes, too.


Layered in large clear vases and jars, they are lovely! Or add them as embellishments to your tired wreaths hung on your front door for a smile every time you come and go!

Use them in crafts, or make a centerpiece using bulbs of your theme colors nestled in a long vessel on your holiday table.

Even if they loose their colorful "skins", they still have life yet. You can soak them in warm water, and the skins will slough away. Then you'll be left with shining silver glass. Crush them (carefully) to a pulp to produce glitter (which will eventually tarnish) for even more creativity throughout the holidays and the new year!!!

Now it's your turn! Please share your passion for vintage items by following these simple guidelines:

1) Post a picture of something vintage that you love, on your blog and tell us all about it! What’s the story behind it? Do you have an entire collection of them? Where’d you get it? Who did it belong to? What do you use it for, etc?

2) Add a link to your blog (in the MckLinky area at the bottom of this post).

3) Feel free to add the "Past Due Tuesday" button to your post or your blog’s sidebar.

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4) Test your links and make sure they’re working! If your link gets deleted, it's because you missed one of the guidelines, so just reread them and repost again!

5) Visit and comment on as many of the other bloggers who are participating in “giving vintage it’s due” as you can, and have fun reading & learning about vintage items every Tuesday!

Surprises For You "In Store"

Who are these women? Why are they wearing pajamas and slippers? Knowing the answer could save you some money, get you a breakfast buffet, and save you from a day of football and parades! Find out what you'll have to smile about by signing up HERE on our email list, and get our monthly announcement that will give you the scoop!

Past Due Tuesday ~ Home Tweet Home

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Although the trend of "all birds, all the time" has cooled somewhat over the last 3 years, the popularity of bird cages hasn't flown the coop! More common are vintage metal cages (on a stand if you please), but


every once in a while, like now, we are in a flux with bamboo and wire cages.


The ones we have at the shop are not marked, but we believe all of these cages to be not of USA origin; most are imported from China. They are probably from the late 1970's although they could be newer too. When they've been painted, it's hard to tell.


Because their design and textures are so eye-catching people love to use them "as is" to decorate, or they like to put plants in them for display. And even though birds can tenaciously chew their way through the bamboo, with a little trickery you can house a real (small) bird in them. You must first keep your bird in an all metal cage for at least 6 months. When they learn they can't defeat the metal bars, they won't even try to chew through the bamboo ones! (Consult your feathered friends veterinarian for more information before trying this).

Now it's your turn! Please share your passion for vintage items by following these simple guidelines:

1) Post a picture of something vintage that you love, on your blog and tell us all about it! What’s the story behind it? Do you have an entire collection of them? Where’d you get it? Who did it belong to? What do you use it for, etc?

2) Add a link to your blog (in the MckLinky area at the bottom of this post).

3) Feel free to add the "Past Due Tuesday" button to your post or your blog’s sidebar.

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4) Test your links and make sure they’re working! If your link gets deleted, it's because you missed one of the guidelines, so just reread them and repost again!

5) Visit and comment on as many of the other bloggers who are participating in “giving vintage it’s due” as you can, and have fun reading & learning about vintage items every Tuesday!

All The Trimmings And $100 For You!

We've got trees trimmed all over the store and are almost ready to open the door at the shop for our December Opening which starts TONIGHT!!!

One of these trees has a $pecial ornament on it, and it could be yours just for coming in! Let's see if we can peer through the fluffy forest and find it:


This one sure is pretty, but it's not the "$pecial" one.



Ooooooh so pink and sweet, but not the $pecial one either.



Hey, that's cute, but still not what I'm looking for.






Wait, what's this?????



There's a bird in this tree who's all 'a twitter!

WOW! He's trying to tell us something! What's that? This i$ the tree?!?!? It has a $100 gift certificate attached to it! "Tweet, tweet, tweet-tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet*!"

*Translation: "Win this tree and a $100 gift certificate to Room With A Past by coming in during our sale this month and filling out a raffle ticket! You can get MORE chances to win by bringing a friend, a canned food item to donate to the CC Food Bank, or when you make a purchase! A drawing will be held on Dec. 13th. Need not be present to win!"

Past Due Tuesday ~ Santa Baby

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We're deep in SANTA MODE here at the shop, so we donned our snowshoes and set out in hunt of the jolly vintage ceramic Santa's who have taken up residence for our upcoming sale this month! He's a busy guy, but let's see if we can catch him before he dashes off with his reindeer to his appointed rounds.

Looks like Santa threw a shoe! That would make a cute planter!


His eyes-how they twinkled!
Santa head sugar and creamer. Look at those blue eyes! These are the only ones that were marked. They say "Thelma" on the bottom.



His dimples how merry! Santa "tumbler".



His cheeks were like roses
Spaghetti Santa (these are getting harder to find, but they remain as popular as ever).



his nose like a cherry!
Big Santa cookie jar giving us Santa's famous wink!



His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow
Santa pitcher and mugs. There's those clear blue eyes again, giving us another wink!



And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow.
More Santa mugs!



Santa salt & pepper set



But I heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

Now it's your turn! Please share your passion for vintage items by following these simple guidelines:

1) Post a picture of something vintage that you love, on your blog and tell us all about it! What’s the story behind it? Do you have an entire collection of them? Where’d you get it? Who did it belong to? What do you use it for, etc?

2) Add a link to your blog (in the MckLinky area at the bottom of this post).

3) Feel free to add the "Past Due Tuesday" button to your post or your blog’s sidebar.

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5) Visit and comment on as many of the other bloggers who are participating in “giving vintage it’s due” as you can, and have fun reading & learning about vintage items every Tuesday!

There's A Little More Room For ROOMIES!

What do you do when you've come to the end? You don't always have to stop. One remedy is to create your own destiny! Take a clue from Harold and his Purple Crayon.


Don't let a closed door stand in your way.





Enlighten it!



Do something out of the ordinary that will really floor people!




And you'll never run out of ROOM!

There's always more room to be had at our next opening on December 10, 11, 12 & 13th.

Past Due Tuesday ~ Baby Days

Welcome to Past Due Tuesday, where all things vintage get their due by sharing them with others!

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When was the last time you wore something soft and soothing (which probably smelled good too!)? Seems like when you're 18 - 45 years old your fashion sense is whatever is in style at the time, and comfort takes a seat in the very back of the vogue train. Speaking from experience, this ROOMIE can say that things start to lax again at the other end of the life curve. Yes, winter fleece sweatpants start to look better and better every year. But I digress. Think back to when you were very very small, and were carefully wrapped in something cute like this:


Can't you just smell the cloud of baby powder from the 1940's to 1950's from here?


Tiny buttons, ties, minute needlework and nursery animal shapes makes these baby wraps so precious. Even if your own babies are grown, can't you imagine displaying these on a clothesline, making pillows or something out of these? After all, CUTE is always in style!

Now it's your turn! Please share your passion for vintage items by following these simple guidelines:

1) Post a picture of something vintage that you love, on your blog and tell us all about it! What’s the story behind it? Do you have an entire collection of them? Where’d you get it? Who did it belong to? What do you use it for, etc?

2) Add a link to your blog (in the MckLinky area at the bottom of this post).

3) Feel free to add the "Past Due Tuesday" button to your post or your blog’s sidebar.

(To add the button & image to your sidebar, follow these steps:

A. Save the image on this post to your computer.

B. Go to your add page layout page and click on the sidebar Add Gadget.

C. Scroll down to where you see add picture, click on that. Now select the image from your computer to download.

D. Now add the ROOMIES blog link in the link window and click save.)

(Please be sure to have your post up before linking in.)

4) Test your links and make sure they’re working! If your link gets deleted, it's because you missed one of the guidelines, so just reread them and repost again!

5) Visit and comment on as many of the other bloggers who are participating in “giving vintage it’s due” as you can, and have fun reading & learning about vintage items every Tuesday!