Homestead Antiques & Trading

We (my friend and I) have been visiting this gem of a store for a few years during my stay at my friend’s condo in the summer. We tootle down Linden Ave. and always stop at this store and a few others and always find something. Plan on spending a bit of time here for there is LOTS to see. Many different antique and «otherwise» dealers have spots in here. It’s well organized and everyone pretty much displays their wares here rather nicely and you can see they spend a lot of time washing and ironing cloth to make it beautifully presentable. This last visit this summer we found antique silk velvet ribbon, old stock from France, in every size and beautiful colors… couldn’t resist. Beautiful for making that special gift extra special by wrapping this ribbon around it or for adorning clothing, hats, weaving it through crochet work or for anything else you can think of. OK, the linens… such quality in the older cloth such as damask or pure linen weaves, heavy cottons and incredible embroidery. …not to be found new anywhere around here with such quality… maybe possibly in Portugal still, and you will pay dearly. We found a heavy cotton tablecloth, brand new from FRANCE, amazing pattern on it! My favourite is the cloth towels for the guests, to use to dry themselves off, which are used in hotels across Europe. I am never going back to the thick terry towels. It’s surprising how they really are absorbent and how soft they are next to the body because of the quality. I got a high quality woven tablecloth as well. We had a hard time choosing linens, the selection was huge. The lady behind the counter was so nice and helpful while we where having a great time in the store. We are seasoned shoppers and here we always find something. A great place to do your Christmas shopping. You will find amazing things! Anyways, we walked out with armful of goodies for very good prices and we will be back next summer.

Always worth stopping by this little great shop in Carpinteria.

This place is eh compared to the other antique stores in downtown Carpinteria. This place has a lot of cool things to look at but so old or outdated that they don’t necessarily want to buy them. The staff is annoying as I went in today and the lady must have continued to follow me and my roommate around the store for a good 15 min until we decided to leave. Items are not merchandised as cool as Whimsy antiques which is across the street. I have more of an appreciation for antiques when they are placed together in visually appealing displays.