The Rural Society Antique & Garden Sale is THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY!

Our first ever Rural Society Antique & Garden Sale is THIS WEEK!!

Friday May 13th 9am-5pm

Saturday May 14th 9am- 3pm

For more details including a map and address visit Warwick Farm 

For photo albums from some of our dealers visit our The Rural Society Facebook page.

VINTAGE FURNITURE, DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES AND GARDEN FINDS FROM A TALENTED GROUP OF DEALERS INCLUDING URBAN FARMHOUSE, LISA MARTON,  PAGE PRICE, SHERRY DAVIS, CYNDI NEAL, JANET CLAYTON, RUSTY FLETCHER, POLLY MCCORMICK , PAT WARTHEN AND MORE!!

urban farmhouse in Thornville WILL BE OPEN during the sale

(Please note, most vendors will accept cash or check only, no credit cards, also, this is a farm and parking will be in a grass field, heels and cute little shoes not encouraged, we'd love to see your boots! Sadly the antiques and gardening show at Bryn Du is not happening this year so we put this show together to replace it. Hope to see you all there! PLEASE share with your friends and spread the word and thank you in advance!)

It's 4:23am......we're are you antiquing today?

And we're off to WAYNESVILLE!!! Packed the trailers and trucks last night, stopping for coffee, bags of ice and water (record temps off 88+ expected today) and then hitting the road. All the antique shops will be open plus 40 some vendors set up in the streets and we're one of them! We will be in front of our dear friends' Betty and Don's American Pie antiques shop. Plan your Sunday accordingly! ;-) I'll bring back plenty of pictures too and hopefully an empty trailer. Hope to see you!

Bryn Du Antiques & Gardening Sneak Peek...

In about 2 weeks we'll be packing up our special stash of great finds for the Antiques and Gardening Show at the Bryn Du mansion in Granville. Check my side bar for dates and times. ((Round up your girlfriends! On opening day there is a brunch preview for early bird ticket buyers!)) All details are on the Bryn Du Antiques website. Since I'm like a kid at Christmas for these things (it's so hard to stockpile inventory at home for them, I want to take it all to the store as soon as I find it!) I thought I would let you peek at a few of them. Just a peek now...*****The shop will be closed on Thursday, May 13/Friday, May 14/Saturday, May 15 (I will be there Wednesday loading truck and trailer, feel free to swing by.)*****

Shop closed this week...see us at 42 Main Street in the historic Ohio Village!

If you go to just one show this year...this should be the one.

Country Living Fair 2009
September 18-19-20
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
For more information click here
To revisit last year please swing by my blog posts from September 2008, remember this?

The countdown begins...

Don’t miss the 2009 Country Living Fair! Back in Columbus,Ohio again!

Tickets are always available during the Fair at the box office but DISCOUNT advance
tickets and EARLY BIRD tickets are only available until September 14! For as little as $15 for a weekend pass - you get 3 days of shopping, learning and activities.

Check out a list of guest and presentations here. Exhibitor list here.

Click here to purchase discount advance tickets online or call 1-866-500-FAIR.


Here's a few attendee comments from the 2008 Country Living Fair at Ohio Village:

My mom and I attended the Country Living Fair, all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!
Came all the way from Wisconsin. It was well worth the 12 hr. trip.

Loved the location, setting- came from upstate NY and loved all of it!

CLICK HERE to read more.

Fair Hours: September 18-19-20 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Rain or Shine!
Most exhibits under cover in buildings and tents.
Location: Ohio Village at the Ohio Historical Center, 1982 Velma Rd.,
I-71 at Exit 111 (17th Avenue), Columbus Ohio. Across from the Ohio State Fairgrounds.Tickets:

One day $12 door/$10 advance*
Weekend Pass $20 door/ $15 advance*
Early Bird Weekend Pass $30 advance only.*
Enter Friday and/or Saturday at 9 a.m. and beat the crowds!

Fair special subscriptions $5, if purchased with a ticket or at the fair. There will be many locations at the Fair to purchase a special subscription. Bring your address list, makes a great gift! (can be used to extend a current subscription too)

*Regular Parking Fees apply - $5 per day per car

Lodging: Click here to download a 2009 list of some nearby lodging.
Use the list as a guide. There is literally tons of reasonably priced lodging near the fair including four hotels that have set aside a block of rooms for Country Living Fair at a special rate: Extended Stay Deluxe, Ramada Plaza, Hyatt Capitol Square and Holiday Inn Express. Country Inns & Suites are offering a special Country Living Fair 15% discount in all of their 6 hotels in the Columbus area.
Details on lodging list.

It's going to be great! Fair info @ www.stellashows.com

More Bryn Du photos...

more starfish strands coming to the shop...they looked so good hanging in multiples from the branches of these trees, especially with this vintage Florida set

THORNVILLE SHOP CLOSED THIS WEEK, Please come see us at Bryn Du!!

Busy, busy, busy...

My apologies for being absent from the usual blogging. It's been crazy busy! Which is a very good thing and my thanks to everyone for the continued support. We hope you enjoy urban farmhouse as much as we do!

All kinds of new shipments have been arriving just about every day. Some via UPS, Fed Ex and my truck, which is still full as I have been unpacking and pricing the other arrivals. More fantastic finds will arrive tomorrow and next week. Some will wait in the wings specifically for the Antiques & Gardening Show next week and some is already out at the shop, disappearing fast and getting rave reviews. (Your feedback on our products is very important to me and influences future purchases. Please let me know if there is something you love and don't ever want to be without or if you felt that "um, not so much" feeling. Thank you!)

I also brought in some fresh herb, washed zinc-look terrariums. They are overflowing with basil, oregano and thyme. They smell simply intoxicating! They are wonderful Mother's Day presents, something she'll enjoy all summer. If she would rather be cooked for than do the cooking,not to worry! We have loads of other simply perfect presents for all the special moms in your life.

We stopped at Bryn Du this week to look in the "Laundry House" which is where we will be set up, inside and out. The building is beautiful, I could easily live in it. Below are 2 photos I took with my phone of the inside of the front room...just wait until you see it transformed from storage area to a "Bryn Du urban farmhouse" beauty!

We've been scouring the state for all kinds of garden statuary, fountains, urns, wicker & more for your garden or patio (or inside!) Only one little teaser picture...don't want to spoil all the surprises!

Brought the sunshine with me...

(photo credit - 15 year old Zach Maughmer)

We are back in beautiful Ohio and it looks like the sun has followed us. I wish these guys could too! They DID follow us through the bay on two of our day trips. If you have the opportunity be sure to hitch a ride out to Egmont Key (a beautiful, uninhabited island) with Captain Frank and Captain Hans.

Janet did a wonderful job holding down the fort and also managed to find time to "hunt & gather". She scored LOADS of ironstone, vintage cottage style lamps, a tall, carved dresser and more. She also tells me she has lots of other goodies she is squirreling away for our 3 day show at Bryn Du in Granville. Be sure to check us and 20+ other collectors out in May, click the logo to the right for details.

I have been through 8 different Ohio counties in the last 24 hours and have a truckful of finds parked in my driveway. Some coming in to the shop and others being revamped and restyled for their May debut. I also have been ordering all kinds of new goods. The laid back charm of old Florida has seeped back into my veins and has inspired several of the orders in addition to a desire to redecorate my whole house! Now where is that husband of mine..."Honey? Do you feel like painting the living room this weekend? Honey? Hello?? Do I smell fresh cut limes? Hmmm..."
(photo collage from "A beach cottage" blog...not Florida but Australia, very inspiring...be sure to visit for some wonderful photos of her beach cottage makeovers and more")