 ANTIQUE LIQUIDATORS
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Feb. 17, 2006 Antiques and salvage shopping
For a great selection of antique furniture and all manner of collectibles, make a day trip to downtown Snohomish. In Seattle, you'll find rich clusters of antique stores around the Greenwood, Ballard and Pioneer Square neighborhoods, too.
Antique stores aren't the only places to find cool old things. Salvage stores are great bets for old porcelain sinks, lighting fixtures, stained-glass windows and bits of molding or iron gates saved from the wrecker or remodel.
Antika
(Greenwood/Phinney Ridge)
This shop contains a wealth of carefully chosen European antiques and collectibles from the 1920s through the '50s, grouped sensibly so it's easy to compare style, quality and price.
Antique Importers
(Pioneer Square)
The English influence is evident here, with 4,500 square feet of oak wardrobes and tables that date back at least 100 years, sections of terra-cotta chimneys and a wide selection of beveled mirrors and stained-glass windows.
Antique Liquidators
(Eastlake/Lake Union)
Three floors hold a positively sumptuous array of furniture, mostly from Europe with a fair showing of Indian pieces.
Antiques at Pike Place
(Downtown)
Sparkly things are the order of the day here, with cases upon cases of reasonably priced vintage wedding-ring sets, Christmas jewelry and the occasional tiara.
Bogart, Bremmer & Bradley
(Ballard/Crown Hill)
This place specializes in American, high-end stately furniture from the 19th century in a positively genteel setting.
Earthwise
(Sodo)
At this SoDo showroom of found booty, you might encounter $45 velvet paintings, $22,000 mahogany bars and everything in between.
Fremont Antique Mall
(Fremont)
A walk through this place is like a tour through America's collective consciousness for the past 100 years.
The RE Store (Ballard)
(Ballard/Crown Hill)
This salvage shop has a vast warehouse packed floor to ceiling with inexpensive, recycled home materials.
Second Use
(South Seattle)
Here, where the thrill of the hunt leads to treasures untold, recycling is what it should be: a second chance for cast-offs to find aesthetically pleasing new lives.
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