I want a Barn.....

Seriously, I want an old barn...

Not to raise chickens, cows, or store a tractor in, but a barn to sell antiques and junk out of. Just like this....

Don't you just love the polka dot grain silo? And the hot pink bicycles out front? If you saw this from the side of the road wouldn't you stop and shop?  This is just one of the barns filled with antiques and flea market finds that I visited while in metro DC.

Every month the ladies at Flea Market Chicks hold a tag sale in the barn below, in Buckeystown MD (about 45 minutes from my dad's house).

It's so neat. The barn is two stories and has an adjacent building (shed) filled with furniture just waiting to be picked up and loved on by someone who still thinks it has potential. That's my favorite kind of furniture.

This is the only time I wish I had driven 12 hours to DC instead of fly. And isn't it ironic that most of time I visit DC, I drive. I could have filled my van up with all kinds of goodies just from this one building. Then I walked inside...

I couldn't get a very good picture because it was busy and filled to the ceiling with stuff. Just within the first two booths I could have bought a farmhouse table, patio dining set, and some really cool vintage metal lockers.

Then I walked upstairs. Even more great stuff. I have never been so inspired and frustrated all at the same time... :-)

Now the only downside is that it's an old barn, which means no air conditioning. I'll admit, it was kinda hot but I'd sweat it out any day to go back and shop there. I mean, who can't appreciate a beautiful crystal chandelier hung from the rafters of an old barn (no comment from any of the men that might read this blog)....

 As I mentioned at the beginning, these two barns are just tip of the iceberg when it comes to great junking and antiques in the metro DC area. So if anyone is interested in going on a road trip let me know... We just need an empty trailer, a babysitter, and cash. I know some people up there that would give us a place to sleep. :-)