Green is the way to go.

Yes we are going GREEN!

Actually we have always been green here at Cookstown Antique Market. York Region Phone Book has added a new ECO FINDER section to their phone book, this is a list of environmentally friendly businesses and they have recognized Cookstown Antique Market for our Eco friendly efforts and they have selected our business to be included in this section.

What better way to recycle than to buy previously loved furniture, lighting, linens, and house wares of all kinds. Our harvest tables made from reclaimed pine is another great way we are helping to protect the environment. Are you looking for unique architectural salvage to be used as a design element? Look no further than the two booths by Flik and Company filled with many unique items. Amano Fine Furnishings has beautifully refinished furniture from small tables to an extraordinary French armoire. We also have dainty sachets brought to you by Gifts From The Garden Shed. They are made from vintage linens lovingly reinvented as sachets and filled with imported French lavender for a beautiful and relaxing gift for yourself or someone special. A new selection of Victoria Magazines from 1997 and 1998 has just arrived ready for some delightful summer reading.

Our Flea Market is once again underway for the season with lots of bargains for everyone. Why not drop in this long weekend to see for yourself the great deals to be found.

For the summer we are hosting a Penny Drive for the Humane Society. Bring your pennies for our piggy bank and we will roll them. Help us help them build a much needed shelter.
REMEMBER JUST 1 CUP OF PENNIES = $3

Upcycling - Better than New

There is a new term being used by environmentally conscious decorators and designers and it is “upcycling”. What is upcycling you ask? It is the skill of taking something destined for the landfill and transforming it into something of greater use and value. Upcycling is the new way to say “make over,” as in find a great old flea market chair, whose upholstery and finish have seen better days, and make it better than new. If you are willing to bargain hunt you can pick up a piece of furniture for a song, then it’s worth splurging on chic new fabric and refinishing it. If you are handy, do the job yourself; if not, get a professional to do it. Either way, what you end up with will be a gorgeous unique piece that will be the envy of all your friends and well worth your investment.

There are some who question the idea of spending more money to make a piece over than what you paid for it in the first place. However, you will have a customized piece that no one else has, and most likely at a fraction of the price of a brand new one. You will also have the satisfaction of knowing that you stopped one more piece of garbage from going to our bulging landfill sites.

So just how much will your project cost? Let’s take a closer look at a project from page 70 of the July 2009 issue of Style At Home magazine. A well-used but solid wood chair, purchased for $25 on Craigslist.ca, is upcycled into a glam dining chair that will grace a pretty table for many years. Total cost to transform the find: about $325 – a price comparable to what you’d pay for a new chair of equal quality, but now it is a one of a kind piece that you won’t find anywhere else..