White Elephant Shop

Hello friends!  I'm here today to talk about a White Elephant.  Specifically, a fantastic antiques store nearby with that name.  You can visit them here.  On a whim and a supportive nod from husband I ventured to visit this store's outlet on Saturday.  I walked in the door and... yippee!  Everything in the outlet is 50% off the listed price, and there's even a special room with 75% off treasures.  If you can brave this unheated special room, with its' drifts of snow for character, you may just find your heart's desire.

This serving bowl had me when I walked into the store:

  

Two lovely china pieces with my favorite color combination:



A pretty white gravy boat(?) and a rustic whatchamacallit (pitcher?):

This old white platter (on bottom in photo) has lovely rim detail, as well as subtle crazing and aged wear on it.  My husband chuckled when I told him I liked it that way:



Lastly, these 3 heavy oval platters will come in handy for serving:

These finds fit right into the French Farmhouse look I'm going for in the kitchen.  There will be a future post when they're put in place.

I'm linking to White Wednesday and Vintage Inspiration Friday to share these treasures.  Be sure to visit the White Elephant shop if you're in the area.  It's located on Rte. 133 in Essex, MA, where there are a great assortment of antique shops downtown.  Not to mention the famous Woodman's for fried clams.  Yum!