Artist in Residence?

Do you have an artist 

in residence at your house

who might be in need of some 

vintage studio furnishings?

If so,

please stop by 

blue cardinal

 soon, ok?

We have a vintage adjustable

drafting table, an adjustable stool,

easels, old paint sets and palettes,

brushes and more! 

We even have four or five

large finished oil paintings

rolled and ready to be stretched

and framed for your walls.

Drop by and take a look,

won't you?

It might even inspire

the inner artist in YOU!

The stool and the table both are adjustable!

Still life setting we put together for the vignette, but there are many other items
in the shop to choose from to create your version of a still life scene.

We're in PRINT!!!

So excited 

to share

some great news

with all of you.

Blue Cardinal

received 

a wonderful mention in

 Chicago Home and Garden 

Magazine!

Best Design Shops on the North Shore

NORTHERN LIGHTS: From the studios flourishing in its leafy lakefront suburbs to the boutiques along Green Bay Road, the North Shore has something for every design lover

BY TATE GUNNERSON

(Click on link below to read full article.....)

Here is the Link:

Thanks so much

to Tate Gunnerson

who wrote the article!

THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU 

Very exciting news 

and a completely 

unexpected surprise

for our

 antique shop/booth.

Hope you will come by

and visit us soon at 

Blue Cardinal!

What's Hot and Not

Happy New Year!

Come in and see

what's new.

We received 

a press release this morning

from a local

Chicago vintage organization

and major promoter of Chicago 

vintage events and sales - 

They reported

 their 2012 findings

from vintage and antique

market sales

from the past year.

 Their founder,

vintage style guru,

Melissa Sands, 

put together a

current list 

on what is HOT

and what is NOT right now.

Here it is:

Hot, hot, HOT!

 

Anything from the 1920s Menswear Contemporary Vintage Luggage Wood and metal Lamps   NOT, not, not! China Cups and Saucers Cookie Jars

Blue Cardinal has lots of luggage!

Good news!

We carry everything 

on the HOT LIST 

with the exception of  

vintage men's clothing

at 

Blue Cardinal.

Sweet wooden hand-painted twin bed 

Unusual industrial pieces 

Great lamps and accessories

Antique and vintage tins

Wood and metal  

Lots of plaid  

And...

we even have a handsome

red fox for sale.

(Have you been looking for one of those?)

 

So come in

and find the latest

trending

 vintage items

for your home, ok?

Thanks for stopping by!