Gringo Jones.
I'm on a quest. I've been wanting a headboard for my guest bed (the bed I actually own as opposed to the bed provided by the university) for quite some time. It's a queen sized bed and I could go the traditional route and purchase a headboard from the usual suspects (Pottery Barn, Restoration, Pier 1, etc.) but I'm trying to be creative.
Ideally, I'd really like to find an old school, amazing door that I can turn into a headboard. I've seen it done before (in magazines and on websites) and think it's the coolest thing since me (and here you thought I was going to say sliced bread.) I figured some good places to look would be either a Habitat for Humanity restore (though most if not all of their doors are not going to fit what I'm looking for) or antique stores.
So today, with the weather being BE-U-TIFUL and with a free afternoon, I ventured down to Shaw Ave to do a little antique shopping. And I stumbled into the mecca store, Gringo Jones Imports.
The store is like none I've ever been in before. There's three floors total (a basement, main level, and upstairs) with each floor having multiple rooms plus an outdoor and outhouse area all filled with items for sale. You could get lost in that place (and wouldn't you know I did). I came across this sign on the top floor (after I saw the three dogs when I first entered) and couldn't help but chuckle (after I promptly checked the bottom of my Rainbows. Phew. No poop.
And two of the best finds I came across:
An antique mantle! This was just one of several I found in the basement and had actually seen a website where someone used an old mantle as a headboard. They ranged in price from $250-300 which is more than I wanted to spend but I still found them pretty cool. And wish they had been more like $100.
This door also rocked my world. It was in an area surrounded by crap and things marked "layaway" and "sold" so I'm not quite sure it's status. It was exactly the kind of door I want for my headboard but it was also GI-NORMOUS and I don't have room for it. Let alone trying to figure out how to transport it. And I'm sure it was pretty $$. And nevermind the fact that it's too big to use as a headboard. But I bet it'd make an excellent dining room table top if you had a banquet room you needed to fill.
There were also some pretty cool antique pieces of furniture (chairs, dressers, serving tables, entertainment centers, wardrobes, etc.) that I found to be really cool. Sadly, I'm not in the market for any furniture at the moment.
All in all, a good way to spend part of my day.
Cheers.
Ideally, I'd really like to find an old school, amazing door that I can turn into a headboard. I've seen it done before (in magazines and on websites) and think it's the coolest thing since me (and here you thought I was going to say sliced bread.) I figured some good places to look would be either a Habitat for Humanity restore (though most if not all of their doors are not going to fit what I'm looking for) or antique stores.
So today, with the weather being BE-U-TIFUL and with a free afternoon, I ventured down to Shaw Ave to do a little antique shopping. And I stumbled into the mecca store, Gringo Jones Imports.
The store is like none I've ever been in before. There's three floors total (a basement, main level, and upstairs) with each floor having multiple rooms plus an outdoor and outhouse area all filled with items for sale. You could get lost in that place (and wouldn't you know I did). I came across this sign on the top floor (after I saw the three dogs when I first entered) and couldn't help but chuckle (after I promptly checked the bottom of my Rainbows. Phew. No poop.
And two of the best finds I came across:
An antique mantle! This was just one of several I found in the basement and had actually seen a website where someone used an old mantle as a headboard. They ranged in price from $250-300 which is more than I wanted to spend but I still found them pretty cool. And wish they had been more like $100.
This door also rocked my world. It was in an area surrounded by crap and things marked "layaway" and "sold" so I'm not quite sure it's status. It was exactly the kind of door I want for my headboard but it was also GI-NORMOUS and I don't have room for it. Let alone trying to figure out how to transport it. And I'm sure it was pretty $$. And nevermind the fact that it's too big to use as a headboard. But I bet it'd make an excellent dining room table top if you had a banquet room you needed to fill.
There were also some pretty cool antique pieces of furniture (chairs, dressers, serving tables, entertainment centers, wardrobes, etc.) that I found to be really cool. Sadly, I'm not in the market for any furniture at the moment.
All in all, a good way to spend part of my day.
Cheers.
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