I shared a recap of my day shopping the Lucketts Spring Market this year HERE, but I wanted to share what I purchased and where it ended up in my house. You can see my wish list for the day HERE and, I must say, I did pretty well on my list! Lucketts doesn’t disappoint. The number one thing on my list was concrete pieces for my garden. I already have some beautiful antique planters that belonged to my Oma and great-grandmother along with some other pieces I’ve acquired over the years. I love concrete furniture, planters, fountains, birdbaths, and statues in a garden. To me, they are timeless and I love how they get better with age. The more staining and lichen the better! I don’t even mind chips and missing pieces as long as they are still functional.
So, before I even got to the event, I was one of those people and messaged @dutchhouseofantiques about a piece I spotted while she was sharing what was ready to load in her truck on Instagram. It was a concrete cat statue and just what I was looking for. It’s pretty common to see concrete dog garden statues, but I haven’t seen many cats, so I didn’t want to risk not getting it. She held it for me, which was a good thing because it was a hot commodity! She probably could’ve sold five of those concrete cats.
I also bought three antique concrete planters she had styled with the cat and a concrete frog that was once a part of a spitter fountain. The planters are larger than the ones I already own and have a beautiful patina. The cat went by the front door…
The concrete planters went in the back and were planted with lavender.
And the frog is in one of my garden beds until I see if I can turn it into a fountain again, which would be so fun.
I also bought a split wood garden trug from @hearthandhomemercantile. They are actually opening a store just down the road from me in Middletown, MD, in a few days and I’m so excited to get to shop their gorgeous antiques more often. The trug I bought was sitting on the chair on the left of this amazing display.
This is the kind of piece that will move around, but I used it on our ottoman to display some mock orange cuttings and books.
I’m planning to use it for collecting cuttings once I have more herbs and flowers to harvest.
Sticking with the outdoor theme, I bought a handmade woven hat from JBS Mercantile. It’s the one on the right. The one on the left is just a cheap hat I got to wear to keep the sun off my face at the beach, but I wanted to find a hat that would look nice hanging on hooks in the open and I could pair it with something nicer than gardening overalls if the occasion arose. I have become very sensitive to the sun the past few years to the point of breaking out in hives if I get too much, so hats, UV shirts, and daily sunscreen have become a must-have for me.
This hat is handmade from natural palm straw, has an elastic band that gently hugs your head, offers UPF 50 sun protection, and has a leather strap that can be tightened to keep it from blowing away. It really is perfect. My mom bought one in a slightly different style because they were so nice. It’s made by Tula of Austin, TX and you can order or find a retailer from their website HERE.
I also bought a couple of small terracotta pots and mini glass garden cloches…
As I shared yesterday, I bought two myrtle topiaries from @hipandhumbleinteriors…
From @the_past_restored, I bought a brass weight they were using to hold down the pages of a large book. It was probably part of a balance scale set, but I thought their use of it was brilliant, so I bought it to use as a pageweight.
I also bought a small concrete frog from them. I love how his little face is looking up. He seems so hopeful.
And, the big buy of the day was this antique iron bootscraper set in a chunk of rough-cut marble also purchased from @the_past_restored. It was about twice the budget I had set for a bootscraper, but it was pretty fabulous and I spent less than planned on some other pieces, like the concrete planters, so it all evens out. I am going to bury it a bit so it’s really set in place, but the weight of it keeps it steady while I’m wiping the mud off my boots. Our soil is mostly clay and my boots can be caked with mud when working in the garden after a good rain. This has been such a practical purchase and it’s a special piece as well.
There were a few things on my list that I spotted but didn’t purchase because of the price or just being unsure if it was 100% what I wanted. I saw a few tiered iron plant stands, which was something I was hoping to find, but the ones I saw were $300-400 and that was a lot more than I wanted to spend. So, I decided to wait, and that waiting paid off. I’ll share about that in another post.
It was another great Lucketts Market shopping trip and I’m already looking forward to the next one in October…
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Fabulous finds, all of them! I love that birdhouse on the front of your home — details, please (unless I missed it in a previous posting). Thank you!
Yes! I am going to share about that in a separate post. It’s a very cool piece!
Lovely to share the tour of your goodies from Lucketts ! The thing that caught my eye though was the collection of wood clogs ….. I have a pair with my mom’s name painted on them that my poppa brought home from the war and would love to hang them but have been stumped on how to do it. Would you mind sharing your secret ? Thanks for sharing your creativity !
Sure thing! I just screwed D-rings into the heels. It just makes a small hole, holds them in place on the wall, and can easily be removed.
What you find and purchase when you’re out and about are some of my favorite posts. Great finds!
The frog would make a cute addition to another bird bath, or make a water feature out of him that could be used in your kitchen garden near the side door.
The frog would make a cute addition to another bird bath, or make a water feature out of him that could be used in your kitchen garden near the side door.
The little woven basket on your shelf above the hats could have been a summer handbag like one I carried in the mid 60’s to high school! They were all the rage to carry when you wore your summer shirtwaist dress to school. What a lovely memory!
Oh my! I love the dovecote! And the whimsical trellis below too. Will be beautiful once it grows up and over!
That cat is unusual and somewhat sphinx-like. I like it. I’m now wondering what I can add to our front porch to add interest.
I was hoping you might be able to help. I have inherited a garden table and chairs in a similar condition to your loungers. I like the grey and touches of lichen but they need at least a little sanding of rough edges and there are some areas where the wood is cracking. I tried a little wood oil but it made it much darker and dull, which isn’t what I want. Could you recommend a product or approach? Thank you.
Of all your Lucketts finds, I love the vintage frog spitter the most! I have an old concrete frog in my side garden that belonged to my husband’s late grandmother who collected all things frog. The green paint is mostly faded and chipped away now from him now but that’s what makes it so special.
I found some nice shells for my collection and a vintage Japanese made painted plate with an Asian theme from the Lucketts show. I did think the show was somewhat smaller in size this year but maybe it’s my imagination. Thanks for sharing!
Is your “split wood garden trug” a Day basket?
Love all all your finds. We have always called the leather string to hold a hat on a “stampede string lol.
Love the concrete cat! Now I have something new to add to my “wish list!” Years ago, we had two antique concrete bunnies on our back door step. A friend found them buried in his yard, and he gifted them to me. One night, the bunnies were stolen from our back door step, along with a metal trellis. (It was the week before Mother’s Day, so I had the good grace to hope the thief wanted to give his mother some special yard treasures, and I hoped she was enjoying my bunnies and trellis!) Luckily, we found another set of bunnies not too much longer. Those concrete pieces acquire such a great patina as they age!
Isn’t it fun, I have the fountain frog, the single toad, and the cat is blue in my case. I own many antique ginger pots too. In my last garden, I had a granite deva from India, she held a metal doorpost in her former life. Because of the hole the post left, I could pull a fountain tube through it, she stood next to my pond pouring water into it. Gave a lovely sound. You could use any concrete tub to make a small pond. I have one in my current garden for the blackbirds to bathe in and hold my shrimp collection. Inexpensive, and it works.
Love the dovecote and trellis underneath. Please share sources for both! I really enjoy your posts and look forward to new ones!
Wow…I do remember seeing the frog. I wanted my sister to give it a home but she passed on it. You found many more treasures than I did. I did score a pair of concrete planters too! My favorite purchase was a gray kneeling bench which works beautifully in my family room! Can’t wait for October! I even purchased my own wagon for my goodies! Hope to see you there!